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~9 hours (Over a span of a few days)Experimenting with a limited colour palette, not deliberately, I just got lazy -.-
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AWWW ... This is awesome!! Inspiring for stories as already has been done by your viewer.
I have kinda wanted to write a fantasy. I created characters and their world but couldn't make evil antagonists do their jobs. So I decided to read more fantasy books and books on making stories.
I also could write up a story with your image. Mine would be a white haired half elf looking for his elf father.
The seed came from a pouch that had given to his human mother with silver coins, right before his parents had gone separate ways. His father didn't aware his existence. He grew up the glowing sapling out of the seed. The sapling whispered softly at moonlight. Looking at it, he thought about his unknown elf father, who also has white hair and could speak human language.
He and his mother worked and lived at an inn. He asked a friendly knight staying at the inn, where the elf forestland is located. The knight showed a map and it needed to cross mountains and a desert.
At early teen he left home with the sapling. When a new bishop came to the city, the church threatened his mother to get married and send his son to an orphanage. Knowing that his mother would never send him to an orphanage, he left a letter to his mother and left the inn at night.
He could communicate little with some animals in telepathy. He met an wolf pack and one white wolf guarded him thru the mountains at nights. He met a woman with a caravan who would cross the desert. Nearing the elf forestland, the sapling guided the way and he left the caravan. Thru the journey, he managed to communicate little with the sapling under the moonlight.
In the Forest of Heat with the Tree of Tranquility, he communicated in telepathy for days. With this mother tree he could hear loud and clearly of the tree language in his head. After his moment with the Tree of Tranquility, an army of elves guarding the forest came to them. The mother tree told them not to kill him.
He was able to enter the elf town because of the sacred sapling. He managed to communicate with few elves who could speak tree language. He met his father's clan leader and pin down an elf who could speak human language as his father. The clan leader sent out an owl messenger to his father but he denied having any son esp from a human. He was broken hearted but he sought further and met his aunt who also could use telepathy with animals. His grandparents were in disbelief him being their grandson. He stayed with his aunt and learned more about talking to animals. His aunt trained birds to transfer messages. So here he could talk to sick animals back in the human world. Learned to return messages to the elf town with a tamed owl.
His father was actually at a human kingdom doing secret missions and only clan leader knows. Years later when he returned to his home town to meet his mother, a war broke out and the city citadel was closed. So he decided to keep looking for his father for the time being.
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Thanks 
It's a great genre for storytelling, but I know how you feel about the process when you actually start committing to it. It's always fun creating the world and characters but when you start getting the story moving such as introducing complications (like villains) it's a real challenge! I'm struggling with this myself with another project >.>
Yes! Feel free to do so, inspiring people is what I'm striving to work towards.
It's an interesting story!
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Carrying a glowing sapling ... You know, I would have never thought of that! Your are AWESOME! Traveling alone has a similar atmosphere as Ginko guy in Mushishi. I thought adventures should be traveled in groups as in RPG party, but I guess it could be done alone.
You must be proud with the progress. I'll check that later. It would be interesting to see different imagination created from your image.
Yeah, even though in real world there are lots of bad people, creating one is hard. For me, in fantasy its hard to make believable behind stories for villain characters to choose the dark path. I saw you already created female devil character. I don't know, some evil lord should get some powers from the devil under a contract or he is a devil-worshiper?
Wow, thanks! This is so powerful image, pushing stories forward. The tree has some inspiration for elves living in forests. And the sapling a token to unknown world.
I had already created the father, mother and their child before. But since the protagonist is a kind of too young and I cannot make him to leave and start an adventure, without killing his mother. I wanted some medieval religious atmosphere so I also created angels but not evil forces. For that end, I had picked up a novel including Satan titled Under the Satan's Sun. I guess I will start reading that first and get inspired. Yeah, then hopefully I could write again. I'd like to write more stories with the glowing tree. I also want to draw about the story, if that is doable.
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Why thank you, that was the very idea that started it all!
I wish I could do more on it right now but unfortunately all my progress on my projects have slowed to a halt because of my final exams... it's a pretty stressful time.
Villains as they say make the story, and yes it's a pretty big challenge trying to come up with a believable back story and motive for said villain. My other project with the devil is all about the nature of good and evil now that I think about it. Think angels vs demons where both sides have both good and bad but neither are actually the villains. It's more like yin-yang harmony in that story where chaos is created when disrupting that balance. I guess maybe humans, like you said a greedy lord using a contract with a devil for power could serve as a villain role in that situation?
It's a good idea to read other stories for inspiration, there's a lot to learn especially in the fantasy genre. Also when you're familiar with lots of stories you are better prepared to come up with new and interesting ideas that have never been done before.
Once again I'm glad this has inspired you
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Good luck with your final and hope you create more stuffs afterwards.
I also like the idea of making a contract with a devil. It has devilish charm where the devil could smile inside and wait for the end of the day to drag the person to hell. While, the evil guy could burden with fear and guilt, or go maniac and do more evil stuffs. I like to use it also. Need to create evil characters first.
I usually draw cats. So to draw characters like you with colors might take more practice. But might be fun. Or I'll give up and do just ink drawings.
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AMAZING.
Dude, I should write something for everything you draw and just be done with it. XD Is this part of a bigger project, or was it just a little idea??
EITHER WAY IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I noticed he is carrying a glowing sapling... ????????
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Ah, thank you so much for your nice comments ^^
Gosh, it would be AWESOME if you did something like that, you did such an amazing job with the last one
I can probably see this as becoming a larger project, but it started with the character where I had the idea of some mysterious traveler carrying a tree sapling on his back (for some unknown cause). The idea kinda excited me so I had to draw it :3
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Dude, no problem really- XD I don't know, I like how your artwork is so detailed; It gives me room to imagine things and still gives me a really good idea of what I should write. I can try my best, but of course, I think that the writing and stuff would follow your artwork kind of late-- it takes me a terribly long time to write things if I don't have a serious deadline and sometimes I don't even finish! D: It gets to be kind of depressing sometimes, so I've been trying to practice writing (and patience/perseverance 
Okay, so I'm going to write a short (ish..??) piece for this one, but I warn you, it may take a while. :/ Finals are coming up. And you know what that means. =.= I have a good idea in my head right now, but first- what do you think this 'mysterious traveler' 's name is?? I don't wanna mess with your perception of him by giving him a name you might not feel is right. :3
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Well in that case if my drawings are giving you ideas then that's brilliant, that's exactly how I want people to feel when they see my stuff 
So yeah, I'm curious with what idea you've got already since to be honest I don't know much about this character myself. As far as looks I think he'd be an adult, perhaps just before middle age but if you want to write about him as a teenager I don't mind. I can imagine his history with the whole tree sapling and for whatever reason he's carrying it may have started as early as that. Stuff like hair colour I'm not too certain, I do recall however when I first drew him I imagined him with green hair, though any colour will do fine. And of course his name, how could I forget >.> I never even consider naming my characters when I make them. But if it helps, his name would probably have a natural feel to it, hence the sapling. I can imagine him being named after a herb or something xD I'm sorry if I'm not being very clear, I haven't thought this character through but I'll be willing to answer anymore questions you have!
If you're interested, I do have my first sketch of him. You can take a look at him here: sta.sh/01ptqoz49v65 (Nothing very impressive, I must have spent about 10 mins heh)
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Great! That's good to know. ^^ Oh gods, finals have got to be the bane of my existence or something. =.= XD
Hmm.... Okay, I understand- I try hard not to mess with others' perceptions of their characters (cause I have OCs too, and if someone tries to mess with them, well... god had better be on their side XD) I'll make him ... hmm... mid twenties? How about that? He can look back to his teenaged years cause....
*launches into explanation*
Okay, so here's the vague idea I have been thinking about for a while. Things are subject to change of course, but so far, I'm thinking...
His name can be... Halwyn. XD (I seriously looked up herb names for that) Actually... Hmm.. I really like that name. XD Alright, so Halwyn has had the sapling from a seed, ever since he was in his late teen years and his younger sister got terribly sick. The only cure was a symbiotic vine that only coexists with the sacred Perrim Trees, that of course, ONLY grow in the (you guessed it) Perrim Forests. The thing is, this cure is not from the vine itself, but more, the fluid that the vine excretes at its base (where the vine sprouts from) which is the roots of a Perrim Tree. The vine can be seen hanging off the trees, but the fluid is specially produced only underground where the vine tendrils are intertwined with the tree's great roots. (does this make sense?) So when Halwyn's little sister got sick, he immediately set off the procure the cure for her (no pun intended XD). He makes it to the Perrim Forests all right, and sets out to dig up the roots of a smaller tree (he's not suicidal so, no, he didn't choose the super large one). However, he soon learns from the trees (yes, they probably have telepathic abilities >.< I'm sorry) that
a) the vine has only ONE base at the roots of the tree
b) this means, you have to dig up the whole friggin thing to get to the base.
c) the fluid Halwyn is looking for is needed for the survival of the trees- it also allows them to glow in the dark (bioluminescent-ness!!
d) to get the fluid, he'll have to sever the base of the vine, therefore, basically screwing the tree over
Halwyn is desperate, so despite all protests, he digs up the tree anyways, (he's probably crying the whole time, he's just a sad, guilty teenager, poor baby -hush, I call all the characters that I love baby-) The vine (vein XD woah, ironic anagram) only yields enough to fill a tiny one-inch glass vial.
As he leaves, he stops and picks up one of the seeds of the fallen Perrim Tree. The seed is half encased around another seed (the vine and Perrim tree yield seeds that develop INTO each other O_O)
He plants it as his sister is given the cure, praying and asking forgiveness for how he killed the Perrim Tree. He cares for it feverishly for two days and his sister recovers. He then vows to give the seedling all the care it could ever need- AND go back and plant it one day.
And he does.
SO BASICALLY, the story is half flashbacks and half present time as he travels laboriously toward the Perrim Forest.
Gosh, that was really darn lengthy. XD Hope you don't mind.
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TL;DR
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Sorry XD I'm joking
Bravo... just amazing!
You had me already at Halwyn
I needed a reason for him to be carrying that thing around and you gave the perfect answer 
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XD XD Actually, I don't think I believed you since I saw the huge giant passage in return 
Anyways, YEAH, I'm glad I found the name Halwyn! This may sound cheesy, but I just knew it was perfect when I read it. ^^
Oh really?? XD I'm glad you added the vines too! I was digging around in the chaos I call my mind to string some events together and I thought about parasites, which led to something nicer: symbiotic relationships. XD By then, I'd been thinking about things like mistletoe (although it is a parasite) and I remembered the vines I'd noticed in your drawing... TADAAA~~ My scattered thought process!!
I like how it plants it because it's like his way of apologizing and he really has nothing else to do. All he can do is wait and pray. (and maybe some part of him was half convinced that his sister was going to die so he wanted something to remember her by. ._.)
Also, I have to clear something up. Halwyn and the Perrim sapling have a love-hate relationship. The sapling's seed came off of the tree Halwyn dug up, so Halwyn, uh, kind of killed its mother. O.O It has pretty much mostly forgiven him... but you know. Old habits die hard?? XD Halwyn is devoted to the sapling of course, but its never spoken to him or anyone else, only projects emotions, mostly disdain and basically loftiness. It's a tree. Somehow, I think that trees are either a) old and wizened or b) feel that they are superior beings. XD Halwyn resents how the sapling represents what he did wrong, how he killed another intelligent being. In a way, he half of the reason he keeps the sapling is to redeem himself, but the way the sapling seems to ignore him makes him feel like he can never be redeemed. Also, he gives the sapling everything it could ever need and is sometimes angry that the sapling doesn't seem to view him as anything other than a servant/hasn't forgiven him yet. This might be because HOWEVER deep down, they DO know each other very well, as far as entirely species go. Throughout their journey to the Perrim Forest, they do develop something more akin to friendship than an uneasy alliance. XD
Halwyn raised the sapling for about... um.. six years in total; he is 24 at the time of the story and he acquired the seed when he was 18. Perrim Trees grow at a painstakingly slow pace, part of why they are extremely anguished when one dies; they live long but it takes forever for a tree to reach maturity- they are very hard to replace. The seed has grown about three feet in six years.
Also, seeds of the Perrim Trees are aware of the world.. Halwyn often dreams of what he did to the tree from the sapling's seed-point of view due to his prolonged exposure to the telepathic being. XD
Anyways, sorry for another dreadfully long explanation~~ XD .... I have to admit. It seems that Halwyn's story will be MUCH MUCH MUCH longer than I'd first planned. XD Oh no. XD Ah well, too late to turn back. I've commited myself to this.
OOHH!! YES I DEFINITELY WANT MORE PICTURES OF HALWYN. (you giveth the inspiration, of course) ;-; .... I'm still not sure what his hair color is... he seems like more of a brown-haired kind of person. XD
Oh gosh, you are so welcome...
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Don't worry about writing too much ^^ And I don't mind this turning into something much bigger than we thought, you're right, there's no turning back now XD And yes, I agree that Halwyn and the sapling would have a love-hate sort of relationship. I'm not too sure about the bio-luminescence...I was thinking perhaps the Perrim trees glow when they are near each other...or perhaps when they are communicating telepathically. It would be cool when Halwyn finally returns to the Perrim forest, the other trees call out to the sapling and it glows as if it were answering their calls.
Another thing I wanted to say is that I feel Halwyn needs another reason for traveling (repaying his debt to the sapling would be his main reason), but like how he makes his living...a travelling doctor or researcher perhaps. Something like that would fit well with his desire to cure his sister and perhaps he felt he needed to do the same with other people around the world. And perhaps there would be something hindering him to reach the Perrim forests, after all six years have passed and he'd easily be able to return the sapling by then. Who knows? Maybe the forest moves, or is in another plane of existence all together? Maybe after all this time some humans could have chopped down the Perrim forest and the sapling is the last survivor? (Sorry, I'm just thinking out loud and and spitting out some random ideas).
Anyway I'm quite excited about this story, I'll think about it over some time and keep drawing some content. And I'm always willing to discuss ideas, after all this has basically turned into a collab project now so like you said, no turning back now XD
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OH MY GODS OH MY GODS
OKAY
I NEED TO CALM DOWN. XD
Alright. whew. You are absolutely right in that Halwyn needs another reason to go. I've already figured it out that his family is pretty much poor as dirt and he has many siblings (and of course, his lil sis was his favorite AND the one that got hurt, naturally) and yeah. The thing is, Halwyn has been studying botany ever since he returned from the Perrim Forest and his sister was cured. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS AND THEN I SAW YOUR COMMENT. Not a traveling docter per se, but he definitely does enjoy the fulfillment of saving lives. Also Halwyn is quite the bookish type, though he's not afraid of hard physical work either. Even as he travels, he has two massive Apothecary encyclopedia's with him. He has been studying with his town's local apothecary for the six years, yet the apothecary has never given him any praise and his father disapproves of his choice. Also, did I mention that he's the firstborn? His father is of course more of a hands-on kind of guy- typical of the village, his father is yet another farmer. His father wants a hand on a farm. He doesn't want his eldest half-mindedly finishing tasks and then rushing off to study and help an apothecary that pays bare minimum....
Alright, so I think the glowing in response to telepathic communication is AMAZING-- But I also like the idea that the glowing wards off something. Okay, so Perrim tree's glow at night constantly, but when actively communicating, the glowing pulses. But as a whole, the glow wards off a creature called a Night-slighter, which feeds off of the life force of basically anything. And while animals may have more intense bursts of life when a Night-slighter preys on them, but Night-slighters are not stupid- to draw energy from a Perrim Tree would supply them enough for months on end. Cause trees make their own energy and store it as sugar- blah blah blah, more science. Animals? Psh, our metabolism must be crazy compared to theirs. Anyways, so the glowing was adapted to keep the trees safe. And yes, definitely, when the sapling is brought back to the forest, they all start communicating, welcoming it back, making for a magical scene for Halwyn to witness- the gentle pulsing of amazing blue light all around him. ~~~~
And yes, I do belive the forest cannot just be reached by anyone. More by magic, it can only be found by someone whose greatest/only desire is to find it. If you're not intent and dead-set on it, if finding the Perrim Forest isn't the SOLE thing in your heart, you won't find it. That determination is hard to come by, and while Halwyn will encounter places that sway him, that transfix him, we BOTH know that he has what it takes. ^^
Another thing, throughout the story, the sapling does not speak a word to Halwyn. This is important to remember, cause when it does speak, it has to be that much more dramatic.
Random fact: The sapling always had a soft spot for Halwyn's little sister, the one that its parent tree was sacrificed to heal. Is that a little ironic? Or unreasonable?
(Don't worry, keep with the ideas, cause two heads are better than one)
Oh, and I wrote some today. ._. XD In the beginning of the story, Halwyn is stuck in the company of a grumpy old man. XD And well... You'll see. Cause I'm going to send it to you in a note. XD
(going back? What is this 'going back' that you speak of?
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Oh yeah, THIS IS HAPPENING!
I was just thinking about Halwyn possibly having an interest in botany when you replied, and him being a sort of a bookish character was exactly how I saw him. Definitely the studious type, doesn't mind some hard-yakka but probably isn't much of a fighter. And the Night-slighters are quite an interesting addition, definitely a worthy obstacle to overcome. But it makes me think: Obviously they won't go after the big Perrim trees as you said would provide such an insane amount of life force (the glowing would ward them off anyway right?), which is why a small, lone Perrim sapling would be just perfect...o.o And yes, it is quite ironic the sapling takes a liking to Halwyn's sister, but I don't find it unreasonable.
All this development is AMAZING, I'm reading your note you sent me right now
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I mean COME ON, he travels around with a telepathic/intelligent TREE (well sapling, but meh, technicalities) , who wouldn't be interested in botany after that??? Yes, he definitely does enjoy have the leisure to curl up with a book and immerse himself- HOWEVER, I do think he should be able to defend himself adequately- What do you think about Halwyn being a good hand with a staff?? (I noticed he's carrying one in your drawing) I pictured Halwyn being pretty badass with a staff XD And if you think about it, if he ever runs into a problem with a guard carrying a sword, I could take the time to give a huge gimungous explanation about the advantages that a high-quality staff has against a sword. XD Briefly: staffs have longer reach, a staff made out of a good type of wood can't possibly be broken OR cut through, and Halwyn definitely comes by a wizard that enchants his staff to be even stronger. XD
Alright, think I'm just going to start writing this stuff over the note.
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P.S. What is his hair color exactly?? Can I make him a teenager?? O_O Should I just bombard you with questions now? XD
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