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Draw a dinosaur furry - do it: An RP I once madeI once made a roleplaying thread on exhibited-sim which takes place in a fantasy world inhabited by dinosaurs, including different races of sapient Velociraptorine dromaeosaurs. This was called "Clash of the Talons".
The different races can be easily distinguished by the coloration of their feathers (hence why I called them "Chromoraptors") but they also had different cultures, including the types of power they used:
Bloodtalon (Red): Bloodtalons live in the forests of Engannor and use "natural magic" to control the elements and tend to the growth and development of their forested homeland. Despite this peaceful image though, they are not beyond sacrificing their enemies to their elemental allies or using their corpses as fertilizer for the growth of plantlife. On the upper left is a Bloodtalon Hunter named Oaglor.
Ebontooth (Black): Ebontooths live in the dark, dying forests of Ebonnar and practice "dark magics" to raise the dead and suck the life force from others. Their rulers are always watching behind their backs for potential enemies in order to keep their power for as long as possible. Their dark, vampiric nature, however, is not necessarily out of malice (though to many it helps) as those who do not consume life energies end up being cursed with a condition called "the Wilt" that turns them into a shriveled, naked mockery of their previous self that only knows hunger. On the upper right is an Ebontooth Warlock named Nezbit.
Goldfeather (Yellow): Goldfeathers live in the plains of Autrus and worship "light or holy magic" which is appeased by the smiting of enemies or burning one's own molted feathers. Their pursuit of bringing light beyond the reaches of the fields (and to build their castles) of their homeland has resulted in them cutting down huge swaths of forest known as "Clearings". On the middle left is a Goldfeather Paladin named Aprunea.
Lapisripper (Blue): Lapisrippers are the largest Chromoraptor races (only because individuals grow in size every time they make a kill) and live at the savanna of Ugal. They mostly rely on brute strength and psychological warfare to conquer their enemies, but they also have an uncanny ability for things to become true if enough of them believe in something (eg. pebbles can cut trees if held by the foot of a Lappisripper). They call this power the "REEEE!" which can tapped by those with particularly loud, booming voices for devastating effect. On the middle right is a Lapisripper Shrieker named Slogonn.
Steelquill (Gray): Named for the blades sheaths they put on their wing and tail feathers, Steelquills live on the coastal region of Agrinia. Instead of magic, Steelquills rely on industrial use of metal to create many different technologies, such as guns, sentry turrets, rocket launchers (which are only used for "rocket-jumping") and even tanks. Always in need of resources to support this use of machinery, the Steelquills often invade other lands to plunder metal goods from the other races. On the bottom left is a Steelquill Soldier who calls himself Jaindo.
Orchidmaw (Purple): Orchidmaws live in the rainforests of Asesionn and have mastered "arcane magics" to make up for their small size. They once had great cities on the ground which were abandoned when a series of massive floods hit Asesionn, devastating the Orchidmaw populace and forcing them up the trees. For the past several thousand years since this incident, the Orchidmaw have now made cities almost as great as those on the ground with the use of their magic. Now the Orchidmaw are scouring the lands, both in and beyond Asesionn, in search of magical artifacts to bolster their forces. Pictured on the bottom right is an Orchidmaw Mage named Ivro.
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TrilobiteCannibal [2016-08-10 02:30:01 +0000 UTC]
why is the steel quill a team fortress characterΒ
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Oaglor In reply to TrilobiteCannibal [2016-08-10 02:39:54 +0000 UTC]
Jaindo has never been right in the head, even by Steelquill standards and may or may not have been the one who started the current war with the Orchidmaw.
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TrilobiteCannibal In reply to Oaglor [2016-08-10 02:48:05 +0000 UTC]
I see, so that makes him the soldier
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Lediblock2 [2016-08-03 01:31:41 +0000 UTC]
I'm getting a distinct Ork vibe from the Lapisrippers.
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Oaglor In reply to Lediblock2 [2016-08-03 01:50:27 +0000 UTC]
That is indeed a big part of their inspiration.
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