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[doubtspirit]

Tatzelwurm

[that-spider-witch]

Mythological animals that I think should be used for Arknights character designs

I posted this on Reddit, might as well post it here too.

Arknights has a lot of myth-inspired characters already beside the obvious dragons, angels and devils: We have Pegasi (the Nearl family), Griffins (Archetto). Hippogryph (Hellagur), Phoenixes (Fiammetta), Kukulkán (Ho'olheyak), Cerberus (Ceobe), Typhon (well... Typhon)... you get the picture. 

So... why not add some more mythical animal-inspired designs? Here are some that I think would be awesome to have in the game.

Cadejo:

What they are: The Cadejo (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈðexo]) is a supernatural spirit that appears as a dog-shaped creature with blue eyes when it's calm and red eyes when it's attacking. It roams isolated roads at night, according to Central American folklore of indigenous origin. In some variations of the myth, there is a good white cadejo and an evil black cadejo. Both are spirits that appear at night to travelers: the white cadejo protects them from harm and danger during their journey, while the black cadejo (sometimes an incarnation of the devil) tries to kill them.

What I think would be cool: A Perro Dollkeeper that switches between "white" and "black" mode in battle, giving some really nice flavor to the "doll" mechanic. Bonus point if HG goes the Archetto/Ho'olheyak route and give them Sarkaz or Caprinae horns while still having them be of Perro race, as lots of Cadejo artwork represents them with goat horns and/or hooves in line with the whole devil aspect of the legend.

Kamaitachi:

What they are: Kamaitachi (鎌鼬) is a Japanese yōkai often told about in the Kōshin'etsu region. They appear riding on dust devils and they cut people using the nails on both their hands that are like sickles. One would receive a sharp, painless wound. The name is a combination of the words "itachi" meaning weasel, and "kama" meaning sickle. In the Musashi region and Kanagawa Prefecture, they are called "kamakaze" (鎌風, "wind sickle"), and in the Shizuoka Prefecture they are called "akuzen-kaze" (悪旋風, "evil whirlwind"). 

What I think would be cool: Seriously, why do we not have an Anaty operator based on these guys yet? Why wasn't Shirayuki one? It is not like Arknights has not based characters on yōkai before (Suzuran and Utage immediately come to mind), so where's our sickle weasel at?

Tatzelwurm:

What they are: In the folklore of the Alpine region of south-central Europe, the Tatzelwurm, Stollenwurm, or Stollwurm is a lizard-like creature, often described as having the face of a cat, with a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby, with four short legs or two forelegs and no hindlegs. The creature is sometimes said to be venomous, or to attack with poisonous breath, and to make a high-pitched or hissing sound. Anecdotes describing encounters with the creature or briefly described lore about them can be found in several areas of Europe, including the Austrian, Bavarian, French, Italian and Swiss Alps. It has several other regional names, including Bergstutz, Springwurm, Praatzelwurm, and in French, arassas.

What I think would be cool: ...okay, I will be honest, I just find the idea of a lizard or serpent-tailed catgirl or catboy really cute (Bonus points if they have cute venomous little fangs). Yes, the idea of putting serpent tails were you wouldn't expect to find them has already been used for both Utage and Ho'olheyak, but not only are both of those examples also based on mythology (The Nue for Utage, Kukulkan/Quetzalcoatl for Ho'olheyak), but their designs also seem to be decently popular with the fandom, so why not repeat the formula?

Simurgh:

What they are: The simurgh (/sɪˈmɜːrɡ/; Persian: سیمرغ, also spelled simorgh, simorg, simurg, simoorg, simorq or simourv) is a benevolent, mythical bird in Persian mythology and literature. The Simurgh is depicted in Iranian art as a winged creature in the shape of a bird, gigantic enough to carry off an elephant or a whale. It appears as a peacock with the head of a dog and the claws of a lion – sometimes, however, also with a human face.

What I think would be cool: As with the Tatzelwurm, I just want to see what HG could design based on this. There's no doubt in my mind that such a character would have to be a Liberi, just like Ho'olheyak, Archetto and Hellagur before it. I want HG to give us what initially seems like a new Perro or Lupo waifu, fluffy wolf/dog ears and tail, with just a easily missable peacock feather on her hair to foreshadow her true inspiration... and then when the character actually comes out they reveal her as a Liberi seemingly out of nowhere, big majestic Simurgh on her E2 art background, all Lupoknights players utterly jebaited. Let's keep this trend of weird Liberi going, please!

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[dragon-discourse]

Tatzelwurm

Name: Tatzelwurm, Stollenwurm, Bergstutz, Springwurm, Praatzelwurm, Arassas

Type: Folkloric

Culture of Origin: Alpine folklore

Description: A lizard or snake-like creature with the head of a cat, and two to four legs.

Myth: N/A

Facts:

The various regional names are all descriptive.

Tatzelwurm mean “clawed wurm.”

Bergstutz means “mountain stump.”

Stollenwurm means “tunnel wurm.”

Springwurm means “jumping wurm.”

Tatzelwurm were said to attack livestock and people.

Some accounts give it poisonous breath.

[skybalancer]

#day17 #tatzelwurm #swissalps #matterhorn #mabsdrawlloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2019 #mabsdrawlloweenclubpromptlist #mabsgravesdrawlloweenclub #mabgravesfanclub #watercolorpainting #artoninstagram #dailypaintings #dailyartwork #dailyartchallenge #winsorandnewton #winsor&newtonpaper #alpineflowers #illustrationartist Tatzelwurm also called Alps Dragon is a cryptid reported in several areas in Europe, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and many other places in the European Alps for hundreds of years. It has several regional names including Stollenwurm, Springwurm, Arassas, Praatzelwurm and Bergstutzen. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xC7KmJHxl/?igshid=vbjpjssnaq5h

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I am! I love that book and I’m excited to see the new one! Maybe I’ll see you there!

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If you’ve done extensive research you probably don’t have to worry. It’s not like you’re gonna grow an weird-looking alien arm out of your back, haha! 

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I definitely change my URL too much,  I think I'll stick with this one for a while though.

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[twofacedamazon]

praatzelwurm replied to your post:[[MOR]I want to write smut….

Please don’t, you’re my sister and if you shared it I would read it and it would be weird.

then don't read it

[upthewitchypunx]

Hey your birthday was a few days ago, yes? I hope you had a wonderful birthday, and I wish you harmony and success in the coming year! Congratulations, petal! -Wolf

It was! It was excellent. Thank you!

[upthewitchypunx]

Hello PDX witchy! I'm in need of an opinion. I've a book by the author of Kristoffer Hughes, and his credibility seems fair, but I'd still appreciate a second glance, if it's not too much an imposition, petal. I'd also be asking a few others, if you'd not spare the time for this. Hope it's no bother, and harmony to thee! Also, my witchling friend has given me the name 'Wloflace', opinions on that? I do think I'd use it, in all matters of witchyness.

Hello! Sorry it took me so long to get to this. I looked them up and it seems to be books on Druidry, which I don’t think I know enough about to have an opinion. Anyone else around here with more info?

hrm, Wloflace or wolflace? I don’t really have an opinion it it. That’s up to you.

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YOU ARE NOT 5'4! Who are you trying to kid here?You're like at least 5'10.

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PURPLE! Also the arizona can bothers me.

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1. I have strings hanging from my roof because I had paper cranes hanging off of them but they fell off.

2. I have a lot of art sort of on my walls but mostly on the floor because it fell down

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10. There is a drawing of my sister and I as weird demon things actually on my wall, not on a piece of paper, legit on the wall

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