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The old semi-out-of-date quadruped reference picture can be found here: fav.me/d7eshlt
These sketches are here temporarily while I work on a fuller reference and are just cutouts of all these conceptual drawings found here: sta.sh/214eugwc7cyx?edit=1

Theria Morgenstern is a character I made for a Mutants and Masterminds tabletop RPG, a setting very much like a homebrew DC or Marvel world. (In fact the current DC Adventures RP system is exactly M&M, just with DC characters instead of the more off-brand homebrew characters. XD) When I chose her name I had no clue it meant. I was just like "Doo, doo-doo, oh, this name looks pretty, I'mma use this one! " and when I looked it up later and it meant 'wild beast' I was like "Well then. That name fits almost too perfectly..." and then there were the therianthropes and I was waaaaaaaaaay deeper into the furry community than I had intended to go. XD Enough of that. Onto the character.

She was once an ordinary girl who did well in her studies, but her life got a whole lot more exciting and complicated when she volunteered for a seemingly harmless experiment that had much more extreme results than expected and left her with a very not human form.

Despite her new bestial form being 'furred' (actually feathered) and naturally quadrupedal she still wears clothing (highly stylized, flowing and/or loose to fit her anatomy and general minimalistic to reduce weight and drag in flight) and has trained herself to walk upright, placing her thin frame at aprx. 6'5" on her hind legs. (Previously 7'6", I scaled her down a little for now as her new body is still in an adolescent phase, but she will grow to reach aprx. 8'0")

She's generally an easy-going person who makes friends quickly and is highly motivated and goal-oriented, these traits combined with her desire to help people and do good make superheroing a natural pursuit for her. She took on the moniker Quetzal as her superhero name, representing freedom and light, and while in action wears some variation of high tech armor (now pictured!), her oldest suit being something like stylized SWAT gear and her newest resembling a simple 'bikini'-style harness set leaving her appearing mostly bare while projecting a near-invisible force field around her and housing it's power source in a (relatively) discrete 'hump' on her back between her wings. (Not anymore!)

As a beast she has enhanced senses and lightning fast reflexes. She can fly unusually fast for an Earth-creature (top speed 250mph level flight) and has the ability to manipulate light; including the ability to gain sustenance from the sun, project illusions, turn invisible, regenerate wounds quickly, and (one of her personal favorites) shoot LAZERZ from her FACE.

She has no fur only feathers (but most of her body feathers look exactly like fur until you get reeeeeeal close, like an inch away close), her feathers are white while her skin is black. Her irises are blue with a golden limbus and her pupils are vertically ovid/slit. She has two ears that are double tipped.

Her clawed wings are primarily based off of those of puffins, gannets, and murres; having a highly alterable flight surface to allow for flight in the air and underwater. When posing for pictures Theria usually holds her feathers in the more dynamic-looking shape that is used for underwater flight.

-Underwater puffin wing shape reference: img1.photographersdirect.com/i…
-Underwater murre wing shape reference: www.arcticphoto.co.uk/Pix/ZL/0…
-Flying puffin reference: shropshirebirder.co.uk/img/Cro…
-Flying murre reference: sdakotabirds.com/species_photo…
(Note the extreme way the birds can alter the shape of their wings to suit boht arial and aquatic locomotion)

Her arms are mostly human but her shoulders are bestial as her arms lack a clavicle. Her hands are clawed, and like a tiger the outer digits come in contact with the ground first while ambulating in a quadruped style. Her feet are fully prehensile complete with four finger-like toes and a thumb; something like a baboon foot hybridized with a cat or dog paw.

P.S. If you're here at this reference to draw Theria don't worry about drawing her clothed or about getting her anatomy PERFECT. (Especially not her hands and feet, I know those are especially hard for most people on any kind of creature. Take it easy. ) As long as all the basic features are there I'll be happy. (And don't draw her with four ears if you can help it. Two ears, four points, yes. Any style you feel like, as long as they're pointed. Have fun.) Go crazy with the fluff. She is quite fluffy.

Most recent update: 4/16/2014 Updated reference pictures and description details.

Description

The old semi-out-of-date quadruped reference picture can be found here: fav.me/d7eshlt
These sketches are here temporarily while I work on a fuller reference and are just cutouts of all these conceptual drawings found here: sta.sh/214eugwc7cyx?edit=1

Theria Morgenstern is a character I made for a Mutants and Masterminds tabletop RPG, a setting very much like a homebrew DC or Marvel world. (In fact the current DC Adventures RP system is exactly M&M, just with DC characters instead of the more off-brand homebrew characters. XD) When I chose her name I had no clue it meant. I was just like "Doo, doo-doo, oh, this name looks pretty, I'mma use this one! " and when I looked it up later and it meant 'wild beast' I was like "Well then. That name fits almost too perfectly..." and then there were the therianthropes and I was waaaaaaaaaay deeper into the furry community than I had intended to go. XD Enough of that. Onto the character.

She was once an ordinary girl who did well in her studies, but her life got a whole lot more exciting and complicated when she volunteered for a seemingly harmless experiment that had much more extreme results than expected and left her with a very not human form.

Despite her new bestial form being 'furred' (actually feathered) and naturally quadrupedal she still wears clothing (highly stylized, flowing and/or loose to fit her anatomy and general minimalistic to reduce weight and drag in flight) and has trained herself to walk upright, placing her thin frame at aprx. 6'5" on her hind legs. (Previously 7'6", I scaled her down a little for now as her new body is still in an adolescent phase, but she will grow to reach aprx. 8'0")

She's generally an easy-going person who makes friends quickly and is highly motivated and goal-oriented, these traits combined with her desire to help people and do good make superheroing a natural pursuit for her. She took on the moniker Quetzal as her superhero name, representing freedom and light, and while in action wears some variation of high tech armor (now pictured!), her oldest suit being something like stylized SWAT gear and her newest resembling a simple 'bikini'-style harness set leaving her appearing mostly bare while projecting a near-invisible force field around her and housing it's power source in a (relatively) discrete 'hump' on her back between her wings. (Not anymore!)

As a beast she has enhanced senses and lightning fast reflexes. She can fly unusually fast for an Earth-creature (top speed 250mph level flight) and has the ability to manipulate light; including the ability to gain sustenance from the sun, project illusions, turn invisible, regenerate wounds quickly, and (one of her personal favorites) shoot LAZERZ from her FACE.

She has no fur only feathers (but most of her body feathers look exactly like fur until you get reeeeeeal close, like an inch away close), her feathers are white while her skin is black. Her irises are blue with a golden limbus and her pupils are vertically ovid/slit. She has two ears that are double tipped.

Her clawed wings are primarily based off of those of puffins, gannets, and murres; having a highly alterable flight surface to allow for flight in the air and underwater. When posing for pictures Theria usually holds her feathers in the more dynamic-looking shape that is used for underwater flight.

-Underwater puffin wing shape reference: img1.photographersdirect.com/i…
-Underwater murre wing shape reference: www.arcticphoto.co.uk/Pix/ZL/0…
-Flying puffin reference: shropshirebirder.co.uk/img/Cro…
-Flying murre reference: sdakotabirds.com/species_photo…
(Note the extreme way the birds can alter the shape of their wings to suit boht arial and aquatic locomotion)

Her arms are mostly human but her shoulders are bestial as her arms lack a clavicle. Her hands are clawed, and like a tiger the outer digits come in contact with the ground first while ambulating in a quadruped style. Her feet are fully prehensile complete with four finger-like toes and a thumb; something like a baboon foot hybridized with a cat or dog paw.

P.S. If you're here at this reference to draw Theria don't worry about drawing her clothed or about getting her anatomy PERFECT. (Especially not her hands and feet, I know those are especially hard for most people on any kind of creature. Take it easy. ) As long as all the basic features are there I'll be happy. (And don't draw her with four ears if you can help it. Two ears, four points, yes. Any style you feel like, as long as they're pointed. Have fun.) Go crazy with the fluff. She is quite fluffy.

Most recent update: 4/16/2014 Updated reference pictures and description details.