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Published: 2015-04-06 15:19:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 939; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 0
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Morgan and Khorrek crawled towards the crest of a small dune. The sun that shone during the day had made way for drizzle, making the sand stick to their clothes and skin. The group had decided that simply walking into Olde Ronne’s farm might not be the best of ideas. No one - even Khorrek - wanted to step right in the middle of a fight. The thief had volunteered to sneak to the place and make sure it was safe. Morgan had volunteered to check if Khorrek’s definition of ‘safe’ was not too far off from the word’s true meaning.

'I thought you said that wyvern  was the size of a horse,’ Morgan told him while she peeked over the dune top. ‘You were chased away by that?' 

'I swear, it was bigger the first time I saw it!' 

The wyvern sat in an iron cage and hissed at everyone who came near. It was guarded by the men clad in dark clothing Khorrek had seen earlier - soldiers of the Holy Army indeed. They carried the cage away from the farm, probably without Olde Ronne’s approval. The drake was an ugly little thing, as large as scrawny goose. It disappointed Morgan. Khorrek's stories made it look much more... Well, more. 

She sighed. 'It's clearly not big enough to be dangerous.' 

'Puh. Wait until it breathes fire!'  


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More info about Morgan and Khorrek:
   


Little Ugly is part of a fantasy world I am working on, called 'a State of Equilibrium'.
 
Here is where I will dump more art and info about my OCs and my world:
queenofeagles.deviantart.com/g…

And here is the prologue of my story:
Prologue - a State of Equilibrium
There was that feeling again. Despite suffering from it for years, he still hadn't found a way to ignore the sensation. It was terrible: as if thousands of needles were burning their way through his skin, flesh and bones. It was part of his 'gift', telling him he had to wake up. Luckily, the feeling lasted less than a second and formed only a fraction of the misery that already darkened him.
He rose. He stood in the middle of a sea of grass, blades forming ripples in the wind. The pieces of his plate armour clattered against each other. Dark blood stained the otherwise shining metal, but it wasn't his.
Why did he wear armour? He didn't need protection; a wound was something he didn't care about. Better leave it behind... He fumbled with the clasps while he became more familiar with the place his travels had brought him to. Only a few gnarled trees stood scattered amongst the flat landscape. Their dark, twisted branches clawed at the sky and made the place look even more desolate than i

Paper; around A5, normal Moleskine book.
Background: Texture

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Comments: 32

Moltenkitty [2016-08-30 11:15:33 +0000 UTC]

Eeeee he's so CUTE!! XD And WOW Khorrek, thinking it was the size of a horse... xDD

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queenofeagles In reply to Moltenkitty [2016-08-31 08:04:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you! Haha! Stories can grow to unbelievable proportions in just a short time

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Moltenkitty In reply to queenofeagles [2016-09-07 07:06:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh ikr! XD And you're welcome <333

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ejeans7 [2015-10-11 04:23:41 +0000 UTC]

I'm stupidly fond of this little guy now, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

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queenofeagles In reply to ejeans7 [2015-10-11 17:19:36 +0000 UTC]

hihi, there is nothing to be ashamed of, right? who doesn't like wyverns? Thank you, I am glad you like him!

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ejeans7 In reply to queenofeagles [2015-10-18 16:34:34 +0000 UTC]

I'm drafting a wyvern sweater pattern...

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queenofeagles In reply to ejeans7 [2015-10-18 20:39:34 +0000 UTC]

XD yaaaay! that's just lovely

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ejeans7 In reply to queenofeagles [2015-11-08 16:10:50 +0000 UTC]

  (Is it sad I'd like to knit little stocking caps for each of his little spines?  I'm putting way too much thought into this... )

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queenofeagles In reply to ejeans7 [2015-11-09 15:35:06 +0000 UTC]

oh, no! It's great! maybe you can attach little pom poms at the ends of them - that will look so cute

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ejeans7 In reply to queenofeagles [2015-11-09 20:01:29 +0000 UTC]

I've got a lot of colorful scraps I don't know what to do with... I'm thinking stripes, tassels, pom poms - everything, as long as none of it matches!

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queenofeagles In reply to ejeans7 [2015-11-10 13:04:50 +0000 UTC]

lovely! XD ohh, add bells too! then you can hear him too

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AstaDaBlasta [2015-06-01 15:18:14 +0000 UTC]

The textured background works wonderfully with this guy. Your sketches are really beautiful. 

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queenofeagles In reply to AstaDaBlasta [2015-06-01 20:32:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Those textures make it a little bit more interesting to look at, otherwise my whole gallery would turn white...

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DameOdessa [2015-04-15 20:18:49 +0000 UTC]

Aww, such a cutie! I love wyverns, this one is truly marvelous

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queenofeagles In reply to DameOdessa [2015-04-16 09:43:11 +0000 UTC]

wyverns are awesome ^^ I am glad you like this little one

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DameOdessa In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-20 21:14:33 +0000 UTC]

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Vixenkiba [2015-04-13 11:57:16 +0000 UTC]

Aaahw, the poor goat-sized wyvern! I hope Morgan will free the poor beast from its misery. Is it still young then, that it's so small?

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-13 12:43:39 +0000 UTC]

ehm, nope XD Morgan is a bit too busy with her own problems to free it. I really have no idea what will happen to him, I guess he will be someone else's guard dog or something; wyverns are way too useful to kill. His life is not very miserable though; most wyverns are used to live with humans, and the small ones are pretty much the same as dogs. Flying, fire-breathing ones, and a bit more expensive XD This one is an adult, but it's just a small breed. There are many types of wyvern in my world; I just have to imagine all of them XD

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Vixenkiba In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-13 12:45:45 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh, can't wait of a species-encyclopedia of all your creatures in the story And talking about species, I'm also super interested in a detailed info-sheet on all the humanoid species you created ;D

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-13 14:42:29 +0000 UTC]

o goodness, sounds like I've got some stuff to do! There is a library in my story that's rather important, so the chances that one of my characters actually bumps into a species encyclopaedia is pretty much 100% XD weird fantasy creatures usually don't play an important role in the story; they are just there, doing nothing important besides decorating the background or something

an info-sheet about the humanoids must be doable; I've created only two humanoid species three if you count harpies as well. they are a bit special...

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Vixenkiba In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-15 11:29:49 +0000 UTC]

Okay, but I think 'human' is a humanoid species as well..? So you actually have 4 then right? Human, Sentrin, (Wood)Elf, Harpy. And, you also have some 'sub'-species, like Orion who is a shapeshifter. I would include those as well in a species guide, personally.

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-15 13:17:46 +0000 UTC]

yeah, but I don't really have to describe what a human looks like, I hope Also the number kinda depends on the definition of humanoid; if it has two arms and two legs, then I should include stuff like trolls as well, though that's not really what I mean with humanoid. Same goes for harpies; they can be so bird-like that finding their human body parts can be quite a challenge  

All sorcerers are shapeshifters; it's something magic does to them. I could make a separate guide just for them Hihi, this is kinda funny, because I already did in the story; Morgan ends up reading a book about shapeshifting. mainly to help herself with her own magical problems, but curiosity orders her to read the chapter involving Orion's magic instead. That was fun to write

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Vixenkiba In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-15 13:48:25 +0000 UTC]

Ooooeeeeh, would love to read that! Maybe in your next artwork+storysnippet? ;D

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-15 13:52:55 +0000 UTC]

maybe still need to finish my current one (from the livestream); people wanted to see some magic stuff in my artwork according to my poll, so magic they will get, mwhahaha! 

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Vixenkiba In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-15 14:03:25 +0000 UTC]

Magic is beautiful after all! And it's so nice to see your characters in action xD I loved watching the stream <3

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-15 14:21:23 +0000 UTC]

haha, my characters disagree with that, at least the four in the pic do  but I am with you! And yeey! I am glad you liked it. When will you be streaming again?

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Vixenkiba In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-15 14:35:48 +0000 UTC]

They disagree with magic being beautiful, or with them being in action?

I'll stream again maybe this weekend. This evening bbq, tomorrow evening I'm going to Amsterdam with G, and friday we'll be visiting his family+saturday, so I'll stream by saturday evening earliest xD

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-15 14:52:36 +0000 UTC]

with magic being beautiful - I don't think they have ever encountered this much action XD

jeej! I'll keep an eye on you then you are busy, what are you going to do in Amsterdam? and I want BBQ too!

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Vixenkiba In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-15 15:47:32 +0000 UTC]

...How can one NOT find magic beautiful???

I'm going on a date with G, visiting some places, shops, dinner, hotel Just doing something different than doing science for a change haha xD 

Also, with this comment I invite you and Arjen to our next BBQ! This will be when the weather decides to be nice again I was thinking of inviting you now, but the shopping has already been done and we don't have enough at the moment for 2 more people D:

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-15 16:16:12 +0000 UTC]

well, if it's used in an attack against you I wouldn't find it pretty either XD besides, there is nothing pretty about shadow magic in my world

ahh, that's so cute! have fun! something completely different than blowing up rocks indeed I'll be stuck on the beach; Friday for fieldwork at Egmond aan zee, and saturday for putting my family's holiday caravan into place - also at the beach of Egmond aan zee XD 
Maybe I should move there...

jeey! I luv BBQ! and Arjen is rather carnivorous as well XD so the next time the weather is nice eh? that's tomorrow XD or you two come over at our place; I believe our house has a BBQ... somewhere... unless someone decided to use it as a wok or something XD

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Vixenkiba In reply to queenofeagles [2015-04-15 16:20:23 +0000 UTC]

You should move there indeed lol, but don't! Then I can't easily see you again for BBQs and games and stuff! Haha, I would love to BBQ again tomorrow, but then we're in Amsterdam xD So hopefully next week somewhere? 

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queenofeagles In reply to Vixenkiba [2015-04-15 16:56:25 +0000 UTC]

Fine by me; except for tuesday (I think? need to check for sure), cause I have fieldwork again, lol! this time in bloemendaal My supervisor is going to dump me in the huge dunefield over there. and with my superior sense of direction, I will never come out of it again XD at least I have a GPS with me...

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