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Published: 2020-05-09 12:42:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 67123; Favourites: 1822; Downloads: 70
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Here's the instagram post!www.instagram.com/p/B_8qY5CJvh…
So I have had this lame idea for a couple of years now but never really got into making it a thing. So since it's #mermay , I got reminded of this concept. So I decided to make it an open species ♡ (which means anyone can make a design, I'd just a little credit for the original concept, thanks~)
Use #AirmaidOC if you make your own design, I would love to see your versions!
Honestly I'd want to see much more creative designs than my rushed examples haha
Rules:
❗please don't base the airmaids colors on the birds, just base their wings on the bird's wings and feathers
❗please don't make the furries, they're human-looking only
Airmaid fun facts:
- They can't touch the ground or they lose their ability to fly
- If they want to fly again, they need to free-fall to catch wind under their wings again
- They usually fall off cliffs or buildings to be able to fly again
- If the fall is not long enough, they'll injure themselves or fall to their death
- When airmaids die, they turn into clouds
- Airmaids are able to produce a light cotton material that looks and floats like clouds, they lay their eggs in these nests
- Airmaids eat any living creatures they can catch in the sky
- There's folklore's of airships catching glimpses of airmaids where they follow them in the middle of the storm to safety
- Airmaids are female only
- Airmaids are distant to humans, they are seen just as folklore to them, something only a few believe in
- Airmaids sometimes visit earth out of curiosity and sometimes steal items and clothing for fun
- It's almost surely a death sentence to visit the ground, so it's illegal in their culture
- However, some rebels visit hot springs in the mountains to relax. This is dangerous as well, because they need to be 100% dry to be able to fly again. They need to be sure they can fall from a high place to fly again
- they don't grow legs when they can't fly. They crawl on the ground and have a snake-like movement to them. They're not graceful this way though
- Airmaids are not civilized creatures like humans. They're more like wild birds, they're good with mimicking humans if they ever come across one.
- Airmaids can have powers, but the powers should be somehow related to the environment. Be sky/weather/air related.
- When airmaids are born, their color will be based on the weather/sky color the sky had as they hatched. Their skin absorbs the light and it sticks to them permanently.
(Information may be updated later if needed)
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Comments: 128
Midnite-Wolfe [2020-05-10 02:53:56 +0000 UTC]
What a great species! The concept is fantastic, and I really wanna make one!
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UnknownSpy In reply to Fe0manTrollware [2020-05-10 12:52:45 +0000 UTC]
They aren't strong enough to catch anything bigger than themselves, but if they happen to catch a freshly deceased human or harpy, they would most likely eat them yeah.
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Virus-Xenon In reply to ??? [2020-05-10 01:01:16 +0000 UTC]
very interesting and lovely design!
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MeowMeowDoesArt [2020-05-10 00:47:47 +0000 UTC]
This seems interesting and might make an oc of this race
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starry-p [2020-05-10 00:34:47 +0000 UTC]
im gonna make one too i love this idea/ like flying fish!
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OnyxOnline [2020-05-10 00:31:26 +0000 UTC]
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Snyarhedir [2020-05-10 00:12:52 +0000 UTC]
This is so cool! Excellent use of imagination and innovation!
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victorialampini [2020-05-09 23:45:59 +0000 UTC]
This is very interesting! Very creative!
Well done!
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NikoBittz [2020-05-09 23:16:04 +0000 UTC]
My monkey brain went "OOH OOH OOH!"
Like, this is a really cool concept and I'm on a roll with drawing this week so I guess here we go lol
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MavetorrTheDeathGod [2020-05-09 23:13:30 +0000 UTC]
Can some generate and manipulate lightning?
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UnknownSpy In reply to MavetorrTheDeathGod [2020-05-10 12:53:22 +0000 UTC]
That's up to you.
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The-Sea-Cat [2020-05-09 23:10:30 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow what a neat concept! And they're so pretty!
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AkitaZeo In reply to ??? [2020-05-09 22:25:42 +0000 UTC]
>>- Airmaids eat any living creatures they can catch in the sky
What about flying tin cans filled with living humanoids? XD
That's cute idea overall~!
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Zeosec [2020-05-09 21:31:14 +0000 UTC]
This is such a cool idea !!
im so curious about them .
"Airmaids appear female only"
how do they reproduce then? magic? or are they female only appearance?
also , how do they hunt ?
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Zeosec In reply to UnknownSpy [2020-05-09 22:42:12 +0000 UTC]
oh yeah!
my brain just erased the fact that asexual reproduction was a thing
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LuckyLadyXandra [2020-05-09 21:25:22 +0000 UTC]
I really like your species Idea! It reminds me of all those mysterious stories you hear about people seeing streaks of strange moving lights or colors in the sky.
Its also really cool of you to make it an open species ^^ Thank you for sharing this great idea with everyone! i might have to make one myself!
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NetGreen123 [2020-05-09 21:16:40 +0000 UTC]
This is so cool, I love this concept! #question Can there be AirMales too?
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UnknownSpy In reply to NetGreen123 [2020-05-09 22:33:53 +0000 UTC]
as said in the description, airmaids are female only
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Danzrs [2020-05-09 19:36:51 +0000 UTC]
"When airmaids die, they turn into clouds"
My brain: *minecraft death noise*
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DreamerAwaken [2020-05-09 18:43:29 +0000 UTC]
I love this concept and I'd love to make an Airmaid! Before that I wanted to ask: can I base their color palette on the northern lights? I know you said sky colors, but I wanted to make sure the aurora was included before trying anything.
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DreamerAwaken In reply to UnknownSpy [2020-05-09 19:47:15 +0000 UTC]
Alright, thank you!! I'll post her sketch today and have her finished soon~
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AnomalysFlock In reply to ??? [2020-05-09 17:05:43 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to AnomalysFlock [2020-05-09 19:39:32 +0000 UTC]
Noo... This is just me throwing this out here and let people do whatever with this concept.
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ASleepyB0i [2020-05-09 16:44:51 +0000 UTC]
Love these bbys! Will definitely make one in the future!
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SchluffyMuffin [2020-05-09 16:23:51 +0000 UTC]
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AnArtistNamedDanie [2020-05-09 15:29:13 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to AnArtistNamedDanie [2020-05-09 15:31:50 +0000 UTC]
The rules said that don't make them actual birds. Yes, you can and should base the wings on already existing birds. And the colors are fine as long as they're based on the colors of the sky.
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AnArtistNamedDanie In reply to UnknownSpy [2020-05-09 15:42:31 +0000 UTC]
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UnknownSpy In reply to AnArtistNamedDanie [2020-05-09 16:17:47 +0000 UTC]
Oh, that airmaid is based on a dragon, since they can be based on fantasy creatures with wings.
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AnArtistNamedDanie In reply to UnknownSpy [2020-05-09 16:19:19 +0000 UTC]
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AnArtistNamedDanie In reply to UnknownSpy [2020-05-09 15:35:27 +0000 UTC]
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321PieTime In reply to ??? [2020-05-09 14:59:43 +0000 UTC]
Whenever a hat flies in the wind, its an airmaid dancing in the sky.
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AnArtistNamedDanie In reply to 321PieTime [2020-05-09 15:48:27 +0000 UTC]
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