Since veins and skin are different colours I'd say the starker the shade of the flesh, the more the veins would stand out.

Isn't that just you, with dirty hair, etc?

And Tajalli, again, I don't care. That's just you repeating your previous argument clothed in commenting on the desc itself. Shove it.

It would depend on the complexion of the skin and how close to the surface the bloodvessles are.

My veins are visible, it depends on how pale you are and why you are that pale.

Yrael, you posted your description in this thread, which is where others give their input. I gave mine, no need to react as such to it. It didn't seem that what I meant to say, had sounded, so I repeated. So sorry for trying to be clear.

No, I responded to your criticisms, and we both ended up blatantly hostile.

As long as the actual desc of the armour doesn't conflict with what you write about it in your description, I don't see why it's a problem. After all, people can't see what the armour actually looks like unless you show it off. If you've specifically selected that armour because that's how you want your character to look, why shouldn't you describe it?

It would be much more of a problem if you described scars all over your chest, legs, back etc. that wouldn't even be visible.

Errm... you could never see arteries, as arteries are always in the central area of the body, far away from the skin

Actually, you can. LOOK AT PLATE ON YRAEL.

Most people just don't bother with it.

You're half right.

I'm not that pale, damnit. Also my hair is long, my eyes are hazel, and my nose is far from aquiline. More roman. It's about as much me as your avatar is you.

(Sorry, Achaea convert. ) I am definitely doing that ALL the time now.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work for weapons-- but it is nice to see what people are wearing.

Also doesn't let you see anything beyond the first ring, or the first flower, and so on. It's still good for the most part, though.

Achaea has it too.



It's either LOOK AT 2 RING ON SHAYLE or LOOK AT RING 2 ON SHAYLE. I forget which offhand.

Well, I should say that I hadn't played Achaea for a fair while before I came here... Now I am educated, and will be running around looking at everyone for the next few days at least.

Longer, better, updated;

He is a fierce dracnari and is tall and very well built. He stands at around seven and a half feet, his height exacerbated by long spines that jut in a crest from the top of his head. His face is draconic and somewhat bestial, a long muzzle with long, very sharp-looking teeth and two flared nostrils at its end. His eyes sit just above the muzzle, and are long and narrow, with slitted pupils and bright red irises that fill his eye completely, with no white visible, eyes that one imagines would gleam in darkness, filled with an inner flame of some kind. His scales are a dark, dark green, a shade infinitesimally short of pure blackness, and glinting with a bright polish, reflecting light in all directions, like a lake in the deepest night. Long, sharp spines follow the line of his head, starting with longer, backwards sloping ones to the front, more like curved blades, shortening and becoming more upright to the back, sharp and dangerous looking points. They continue down his back, poking out of the clothes he is wears, through holes expertly rented through the fabric, just the right size. His figure is very well muscled, with wide shoulders and long, ropey arms, ending in hands with very short fingers, but long, wickedly pointed claws, able to manipulate tools and to shred the flesh of those who are his enemies. His torso narrows to a slim waist and hips, giving his torso a roughly triangular shape, giving him the figure of one who has spent a good proportion of his life training his strength. His legs are placed on either side of his body, rather than below it, and stand straight, with no angle, his powerful thigh muscles clearly visible and rounded. Down each leg a row of small spikes moves down, stopping about half a foot above his ankle. His long, sharp foot claws are shining and curved, like black obsidian daggers from his feet. There are four claws on each foot, three at the front and one at the back. His tail is unusually long, over one and a half times his height, with spines down its length ending in about a foot-long spine with a dangerously sharp tip. As a result of this tail, and his legs, he stands with a forward-leaning posture, making a roughly 150 degree angle with his legs. As such, he walks with an unusual gait, a half-stalking, half-stomping gait, the muscles in his legs flowing smoothly under the hard scales. He has somewhat of an air of vitality around him, a sharpness and energy that fills and animates him, the deep flame in his eyes testament to his dracnari nature.

Well, I've been deliberating changing Ryleth's description lately and wondered what the wondeful people here could make of it. At the moment the old one stands at:

He is a nimble shadowcaster faeling and small for his race, making him a
miniscule creature. His black skin is flecked with splashes of grey and red
which seem to dance eerily when he moves. On his head are a pair of horns which
used to stand proudly but are now blackened and twisted, cloven by a terrifying
force. Bits of velvet still cling on, twirling when the wind blows strongly. His
flame red hair is matted and interwoven with black oily feathers.

RP wise:
-Used to be from Seren, hence the cloven antlers after renouncing Hart
- Really leaning towards the trickster side of his personality - perhaps a but foppish here are there
- He is the Masquerader, changes often personality wise as amuses him - perhaps can bring that out somehow?

Any stabs at a description or suggestions?

He is a glistening undead mugwump and has dark midnight blue skin. His deepset
eyes are pure black orbs, spinning around inside of his head. Skin hangs down
from his face to create a small pouch between his head and neck. His body is
void of hair, as far as the eye can tell. Along the back of his slender arms are
fins that run from shoulder to elbow, and then from elbow to the base of his
hand. His hands are webbed completely, having no distinction between fingers, as
are his toes. The back of his thighs and calfs also have long thick fins. Along
his back he has two medium sized fins, running on either side of his spine,
starting out big at the top of his back, and tailoring down to almost nothing
near his lower back. His ears start at his head with the basic shape of human
ears, but as they get farther back behind his head they thin out and spread
out, lined with ribs every inch. They taper at the very top of his ear into an
uneven, jagged line. He's not particularly built, but is neither a stick. He is
medium sized for his race, and doesn't seem very imposing. He is wearing a
backpack smeared with mud and dirt, an onyx pendant of a gruesome jackal, a ruby
ring carved with flames, a friendship ring of pure jade, a simple ring of
bloodstone, a twisting ring of amethyst, a ring with one crimson eye, a twining
swans ring, and imperial crimson silk robes of House n'Kylbar.

Thoughts, comments, edits?

I felt compelled to try to pretty yours up just a tad Seraphi (not that mine are works of art) Cleaning up a few redundancies, and making it a bit more flowery- I tend not to go into such minute detail, but aim for more of an impression that generates a "feel". See what you think- take what you like, even if it's nothing.

He is a glistening undead mugwump and has midnight blue skin. His body is devoid of hair, from the tips of his heavily webbed appendages, to his glossy smooth pate. Inky black eyes, discernable only by their rapid movement, sit deep within a skull framed by ribbed, webbed ears, while a slough of skin drapes down into a pouch below his head. Streamlined fins adorn the entirety of his arms and calves, with a pair racing down the length of his back. Though only of moderate build, his dense musculature speaks of a sinewy strength.

i dont know about all that but people that come around especially newbie people probably alts that come around look at me and send me ooc tells sayings your to tall for your race that -pisses me off to no end- i've been the same hight for 100 years. just because you come up and say im to tall i'm not changing it for you. well thats my rant about descriptions relivant or not.