Gelo2006-10-20 05:06:45
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Descended from the Elder Goddess Trillillial, the trill are a race of bird-like humanoids. They are very graceful and quite tall (though their hollow bones make them rather delicate). They have beautiful feathered wings, giving them the ability to fly, and the feathers of which range from a soft silver to more robust browns. No trill grows hair on their head, rather they have a cap of downy feathers. Trills prefer high mountain ranges where their forebears built great nests. The lucidian and the trills were the primary builders of Hallifax (which was lost in time during the Taint Wars), which was a city in the clouds, an architectural wonder of crystal spires and aeromantic engineering.
Apparently, this description isn't working. There are many trills, actually most, if not all, who have hair in their description. There are even entries in the artisanal contests with trills growing hair.
I just want to let everybody be aware of how players describe their trill characters because I've encountered people saying "Please change your description. Trills dont have hair." and even "Its not lusternian, see it has hair." on artisanal entries. Personally, I think people they should have the freedom to choose how their character looks like. Hence reasons being half-breeds or being unique for thier race is incorporated into their description just to fit in-game descriptions.
And I haven't seen any trill describing their dowry cap feather in their descriptions yet.
EDIT: I stand corrected. It is a working description, but there are just many characters who aren't following it.
Noola2006-10-20 05:13:20
Noola's current description:
Not excellent, but very feathery.
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She is a feathered trill and quite tall, with a thin, delicate appearance. Her
face is a bit narrow, with a sharply pointed chin and a high forehead. A long
and straight nose sits between almond shaped, lashless eyes with irises of a sea
green hue. Soft downy-white feathers form the arches of her eyebrows. The top
and back of her head are covered in short contour feathers which appear mottled
due to the white and brown bands on each vane's barb. Long semiplume feathers
form a crest which divides her head, starting at the middle of the top, and
extending down her neck to just between her wings. These display feathers are
white and black with iridescent green, forming intricate patterns. They lay flat
along her head unless her emotions run high. The covert feathers of her wings
are mostly brown with banded white mottling while the long pin feathers are
white with brown mottling. She is wearing an earring of dangling stars through
her right ear, an earring of dangling stars through her left ear, a moonstone
and garnet ring, a dragon turtle necklace, a sleek wave-embroidered sea blue
cloak, a pair of supple deerskin boots, shimmering sapphire blue robes, a light
blue coral ring, and a purple tulip. She walks with the strongfavour of Lyreth.
face is a bit narrow, with a sharply pointed chin and a high forehead. A long
and straight nose sits between almond shaped, lashless eyes with irises of a sea
green hue. Soft downy-white feathers form the arches of her eyebrows. The top
and back of her head are covered in short contour feathers which appear mottled
due to the white and brown bands on each vane's barb. Long semiplume feathers
form a crest which divides her head, starting at the middle of the top, and
extending down her neck to just between her wings. These display feathers are
white and black with iridescent green, forming intricate patterns. They lay flat
along her head unless her emotions run high. The covert feathers of her wings
are mostly brown with banded white mottling while the long pin feathers are
white with brown mottling. She is wearing an earring of dangling stars through
her right ear, an earring of dangling stars through her left ear, a moonstone
and garnet ring, a dragon turtle necklace, a sleek wave-embroidered sea blue
cloak, a pair of supple deerskin boots, shimmering sapphire blue robes, a light
blue coral ring, and a purple tulip. She walks with the strongfavour of Lyreth.
Not excellent, but very feathery.
Unknown2006-10-20 05:16:39
when I was a Trill I had feathers instead of hair.. same with Tervic.. for Estarra's sake, he's a BIG PARROT!
TERVIC WANTS A CRACKER, CAW!
TERVIC WANTS A CRACKER, CAW!
Verithrax2006-10-20 05:17:25
Personally, I think we should just forget about races entirely and let them dillute into a mishmash of sameness.
Or... we could not do that, and let the different races keep their distinctiveness. Trill are not atavians, faelings have no fur, and you're not allowed to have antlers unless you transed Stag. If this was a tabletop game, people with this kind of description would be laughed at by their GMs. ("You want to play a six foot tall, winged furry dwarf? How's that even possible?" "Wellll mommy was a troll and daddy was a dwarf and a wizard put a spell on them so they'd fall in love and they had a kid and that kid married a winged elf and they had a kid and that kid married a cat-man and they had a kid and that's me.") It just doesn't fly.
One can make small concessions to characters with a minor influence (Pointed ears, skin colour, fishy appearance) from another race, particularly if said character is human, but mongrels with traces of sixteen different races aren't really possible. The exception, of course, are Viscanti, which can look like pretty much everything within the proper size confines.
ETA: Arguably, a hairy trill could fit under the guise of 'minor influences', but Trill should be bird-like. At the very least, they should have a hooked nose.
Or... we could not do that, and let the different races keep their distinctiveness. Trill are not atavians, faelings have no fur, and you're not allowed to have antlers unless you transed Stag. If this was a tabletop game, people with this kind of description would be laughed at by their GMs. ("You want to play a six foot tall, winged furry dwarf? How's that even possible?" "Wellll mommy was a troll and daddy was a dwarf and a wizard put a spell on them so they'd fall in love and they had a kid and that kid married a winged elf and they had a kid and that kid married a cat-man and they had a kid and that's me.") It just doesn't fly.
One can make small concessions to characters with a minor influence (Pointed ears, skin colour, fishy appearance) from another race, particularly if said character is human, but mongrels with traces of sixteen different races aren't really possible. The exception, of course, are Viscanti, which can look like pretty much everything within the proper size confines.
ETA: Arguably, a hairy trill could fit under the guise of 'minor influences', but Trill should be bird-like. At the very least, they should have a hooked nose.
Gelo2006-10-20 05:21:52
And furrikins.
This is a fantasy game though so cant blame people who would want to play a unique character. Correct me if I am wrong, but Half-breeds and other race ancestries is valid excuse ingame right?
This is a fantasy game though so cant blame people who would want to play a unique character. Correct me if I am wrong, but Half-breeds and other race ancestries is valid excuse ingame right?
Verithrax2006-10-20 05:23:47
There are no half-breeds in Lusternia; it doesn't work like that here. Some off-colour racial traits are acceptable, but there are no half-elfen or half-merian. You belong to this or that race.
ETA: And yeah, furrikin, although they have two additional constraints: They must look like an animal, and they must look like an animal that exists in Lusternia. I'm not sure whether they are limited to just mammals and reptiles or not, but I think that mammal furrikin are the norm, with reptile furrikin being something of an exotic, rare case (And fish, insect and avian furrikin being probably unheard of. Fish furrikin would make no sense with the race's abilities (Hell, even reptile furrikin as a playable character is kind of... fishy), as would avian furrikin. Insects are just too far removed from mammals, I think.)
ETA: And yeah, furrikin, although they have two additional constraints: They must look like an animal, and they must look like an animal that exists in Lusternia. I'm not sure whether they are limited to just mammals and reptiles or not, but I think that mammal furrikin are the norm, with reptile furrikin being something of an exotic, rare case (And fish, insect and avian furrikin being probably unheard of. Fish furrikin would make no sense with the race's abilities (Hell, even reptile furrikin as a playable character is kind of... fishy), as would avian furrikin. Insects are just too far removed from mammals, I think.)
Unknown2006-10-20 05:25:42
Everytime you make a half-breed, Estarra kills a gnome.. so please, think of the gnomes
Gelo2006-10-20 05:26:02
Human father and merian mother? I have heard somewhere humans breed with other races ingame. Or is that Aetolian humans...
Unknown2006-10-20 05:28:44
QUOTE(Gelo @ Oct 20 2006, 01:26 PM) 344462
Human father and merian mother? I have heard somewhere humans breed with other races ingame. Or is that Aetolian humans...
Turgeis is a merian but he looks more human than his kin, the only thing that considers him as a merian is the slits around his neck that enables him to breathe underwater thus he's still considered a merian despite his looks.
EDIT:
And Gelo are those bitchslaps between pickachu to another pickachu in your avatar?
Verithrax2006-10-20 05:30:09
The child would be either human or merian. There are no half-merians. It is acceptable for the human child to have blue skin, or for the merian to have human-esque features. But it is not acceptable for the child of the human child and a dwarf be a blue-skinned dwarf, and short, blue-skinned trill are right out.
Noola2006-10-20 05:31:08
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Descended from the Elder God Meridian, the merians are the proudest of
the races and have the richest history. It was the merian Gorob who
discovered the secrets of becoming a Vernal God and indeed became the
first Vernal God. It was the merians who were the first to uncover the
outer planes, and subsequently founded the Celestine Empire. Though
merians can point to many great and notable achievements of their race,
it must also be pointed out that the last emperor of the Celestine
Empire, Emperor Ladantine VII, was a merian and responsible for the
Taint. Merians are primarily ocean dwellers and the original race were
decidedly aquatic looking. However, with the influx of humans and given
their ability to interbreed with other races, many present day merians
look astonishingly human-like, some even growing hair. Even so, all
merians have bluish complexions (though ranging in hue) and the ability
to breathe water. Despite interbreeding with humans, merians do not
recognize half-breeds: either you are merian or are not, denoted by the
ability to breathe water.
the races and have the richest history. It was the merian Gorob who
discovered the secrets of becoming a Vernal God and indeed became the
first Vernal God. It was the merians who were the first to uncover the
outer planes, and subsequently founded the Celestine Empire. Though
merians can point to many great and notable achievements of their race,
it must also be pointed out that the last emperor of the Celestine
Empire, Emperor Ladantine VII, was a merian and responsible for the
Taint. Merians are primarily ocean dwellers and the original race were
decidedly aquatic looking. However, with the influx of humans and given
their ability to interbreed with other races, many present day merians
look astonishingly human-like, some even growing hair. Even so, all
merians have bluish complexions (though ranging in hue) and the ability
to breathe water. Despite interbreeding with humans, merians do not
recognize half-breeds: either you are merian or are not, denoted by the
ability to breathe water.
Gelo2006-10-20 05:55:02
Just as Noola posted, to my understanding, the merian race ingame recognizes the ability to breathe underwater as a qualification for being a merian, not with the appearances. With dracnaris, its the ability to breathe fire.
Silly humans and their breeding habits.
EDIT: Yes, lightzout. Emo Pickahus!
Silly humans and their breeding habits.
EDIT: Yes, lightzout. Emo Pickahus!
Tekora2006-10-20 05:58:55
QUOTE(Tekora's Description)
He is a feathered trill and stands at about 6 foot, 1 inch. Upon his face can be seen the weathering of seasons of experience, but a youthful gleam shines in his eyes. A plume of gleaming platinum feathers sprouts from his head and halfway down his back, and his wings, folded neatly behind his back, line his lithe frame. He is wearing a platinum chain stud through his left ear, a black fedora hat, a long dark coat, a platinum and garnet bracelet, an opal falcon bracelet, fingerless midnight gloves, a stunningly crafted harmony wedding ring of platinum, an onyx and diamond promise ring, a pocketbelt, a pocketbelt, a pocketbelt, a pocketbelt, polished black boots, loose black trousers, a coin pouch of crystal blue silk, and a small silver filigreed scabbard.
Yay, feathers!
Reiha2006-10-20 08:02:38
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He is a feathered trill and stands at a height of 6'8". His skin, glowing with the feel of a sun kissed touch, is lightly tanned and is adorned with freckles all over his body. Pale scratches cover his hands and feet; a bit of dirt can be seen embedded in his nails. His features, with the exception of his broad shoulders and muscular legs, are delicate. His gray pupils are muted in a lustrous field of warm amber. His wings are of vibrant autumn hues, cascading in shifting colors of brown, orange, and red. His cap of downy feathers has far less luster, and brushes gently against his chin and nape. A couple of long feathers sticks out from the top of her head, swaying back and forth behind his waist as he moves about. He is wearing a pocketbelt, a powerplex jewel, a fesix backpack, and flowing robes of midnight black.
See, some people bother checking the website and race descriptions!
Edit: They also seem to forget their spelling and gender.
Unknown2006-10-20 13:57:45
This is my personal rant too. If you want to play an angel, go celestine. If you choose a trill, you're more or less bird-like. RP points should be docked for being a trill with hair and no feathers.
Unknown2006-10-20 14:58:26
I totally agree with this, except there is the problem of that NPC somewhere that is more humanoid bird than birdlike human. Why aren't we all like that?
Oh, and for the record:
And yes, I know I have way to much blue...
EDIT: And yes, I have robes now, but it hasn't updated.
Oh, and for the record:
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He is a feathered trill and and stands at a little under six feet. His wings fan out behind him, the plumage a bright, cobalt blue, with silver pinions. The blue soft feathers covering his scalp fall freely, hanging to just above his piercing blue eyes. He has a lithe, quick figure and pale skin, with deft, slender hands and a carefree air to his movements. He is wearing a pair of voluminous black trousers, a sea-blue shirt, a black leather satchel decorated with crimson symbols, a fiery red cloak, polished black boots, and a light blue coral ring.
And yes, I know I have way to much blue...
EDIT: And yes, I have robes now, but it hasn't updated.
Unknown2006-10-20 18:20:04
Not everyone will be immediately aware of this when they make a new character, especially new players. They might not even be bothered to read the race's help file and skip straight to the stats and adv/disadvantages. Wuy had hair for a good while but now has feathers (parents are trill and lucidian so I wanted to incorporate that into the desc, but whether lucidian have hair or not can be debated... anyway whatever it's been changed now). I don't think anyone really noticed much anyway
Unknown2006-10-20 18:27:54
Just so you know, Trills can do a lot with feathers, especially if you use Marvel Comics Shi'ar as a good example.
Unknown2006-10-20 18:51:39
Agree. Trills are made in a way that their head-feathers easily substitute normal hair description-wise, only you have to change "hair" into "feathers" in the description. Or maybe it even offers MORE options than hair.
There're some limits too of course. Hard to imagine feather-dreadlocks.
There're some limits too of course. Hard to imagine feather-dreadlocks.
Unknown2006-10-21 13:33:11
I remember, once in Imperian there was a Lamira (their merian-esque race) with a black mop of hair. It just looked so weird in my mind's eye. This isn't quite as bad as that, but it seems like some folk are just going "Oooh, wingies." and not really noticing that they're NOT just humans with wings, they're birdy-people.