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*bangs head on the keyboard*Okay, this picture feels like an epic FAIL for me. I inked it in order to facilitate coloring blahblahblah. Coloring and shading went well, but now I can't get rid of the lines. It looks so cartoony now ><
*sighs* Oh well.... It's not all bad.
In general I like the picture a LOT...I just hate the black lines. UGLY.
But anyway.....enough of my chewing myself out for my mistakes. I'd rather know what you guys think *laughs*
SO:
These are two more protoss OCs of mine. Ouranos and his young son, Neszagul.
First thing you may notice is that Ouranos' nerve cords are very light in color. That was done purposefully. I like to call him a blonde
(he's not, technically, but who cares about technicalities. I say he's blonde, so he's blonde XD).Ouranos' nerve cords were severed by scientists who were experimenting on him. He's a Khalai at heart forced to live without the Khala. His existence is tragic, but his life is enriched by his love for his son and the hope that he can save his brethren from the hands of the people that have been torturing them.
My pride in this picture is little Neszagul. This is my depiction of what baby protoss are like. Because they are pure of form, their infant bodies are adept for climbing and movement even nearly immediately after birth. Their two thumbs on each hand, long fingers, and feet allow them to cling tightly to whatever they need to, and their light, slender bodies are well-suited to climbing.
They can hold on to their parents if they themselves cannot move fast enough to avoid danger, and they can also escape to high places and wedge themselves into tight areas where they will be safe from predators.
Like nearly all baby animals, they have oversized eyes that they grow into. Their nerve cords grow with age, and their head elongates and develops a hard crest as they get older.
They learn through psionic communication with the world around them, using other creatures' understanding of the world to bolster their own.
Hope you like my ideas and my artwork. And hopefully you don't hate the lines as much as i do XD
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Protoss and Starcraft (c) Blizzard
Ouranos, Neszagul, and artwork (c) me
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N'aww <3 These two are positively wonderul! Especially the baby Protoss, you gave me the idea of them hiding underneath a parent's nerve cords with the 'cling tightly' design. I don't know why, but it seems adorable to me <3
And I'm not sure why you dislike the lines, I think it fits really well.
Though I'm actually quite eager to ask if you wouldn't mind rping Starcraft with me? You have some wonderful Protoss characters, and I'd love to 'see them in action' as it were
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Wow, really? You really like them? o.o
XD if you're interested in rping, you're welcome to visit markofshadow.com
It's my rping website. I'm going to bed right now, and most of my friends are offline, so it will be empty till tomorrow morning, but it will get active again.
In the meantime you're welcome to browse and kinda see my RPs and how I write.
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Yeah, I guess this is the first I've seen of your art style, but I like what you've out diwn.
and I was sort of hoping for a one on one 
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I don't mind one-on-ones, but I always play on a forum. It's not that I haven't tried msn/aim, it's just that I can't get into RPing that way. I've attempted a few times, and a couple of them were fun for awhile, but ultimately I always do better in a forum setting.
I tend to write very long posts and enjoy compiling RPs as if they were stories.
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Sounds fair, I typically use IM's myself, namely Steam, because I can play games whilst rping XD but also it allows interaction with the other person to flow better, so if there's an issue for whatever reason, it's easy to talk and get it sorted, or Plot discussions flow a lot easier.
but at the same time, I tend not to write long posts. Nonetheless, I'll take a look at the forums when I can, as this'll be my first real experience with forum rps, since the last one I tired shut down
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aww man, that's sad. Well my forum has been up for about....6-7 years now XD
It's small, sure, but the people who come keep coming.
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well I'll take that as a chance the forum wont die soon XD
Anyways, what do we need to do to get this rp going? As I appreciate I need an account, but I'm not sure if you make a thread specially, or if I make a thread, etc
-goes to make account and read the forum rules-
Also, where do we discuss what we want to rp? XD
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We can discuss here, over pm on my forum, or in the shoutbox. Or you can discuss in the general discussions area too.
I start lots of RPs, but if you have an idea, you're welcome to start as well. There are active RPs already going too, so you can pop in and look at those to see if any of them interest you.
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Well now I've joinned in, I will most likely jump into the group rps, but I'd still like a one on one as I do have a pair of settings I'd like to try out, on being a Dominion Research facility (an excuse to make mad things happen) and then the other being the homeworld of a seperatist sect of Protoss.
So I'm not sure how we'd start this still.
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well, what sort of RP are you looking for? an adventure type? a forum story type? a "town" type forcusing on the research facility and how it works?
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I've rped for years and I've never come across these terms before
From what I can guess about these, I want a bit of a combo of adventure and town. As for the facility does have subject interaction (especially when dealing with their new hybrids) so I'd like to rp these together sessions.
Although at some point this setting will become stale, and then I'd like to have them stage some sort of break out, perhaps with the arrival or a new subject who hasn't lost their hope yet? And then I'd like to move the characters over to Tygroth to hide, as that can allow a whole range of stuff now the characters (well, mine at least) are developed, and new ones can be added.
Does this sound reasonable? As I have no idea what characters you'd want to include, whereas I do.
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Hmmm. i sort of have a research facility rp that could start up again, but it you wanted to make one, i'd l;ike to know more about these hybrids and how they came to be.
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The Hybrids? Well my main scientist character, Dr Sucrine, is a defected UED Xenobiologist who has little care about who he works for. He started out with attempting to control the Zerg, for instance using low level psychics with the dominate ability to try and brainwash a really tiny hive cluster in one of the labs. Another would be the use of cybernetically altered Overlords which recieve orders from a human computer instead of Kerrigan
But I digress, in the secret mission of SC2 the raider's visit the Castanar facility (which I'm going to assume you've played?) there's all the mutated hybrid clones. He runs a similar experiment with his own Hybrid, but instead of cloning the one he's got, he tries to improve on the base design and create his own Hybrids
So the Mark 1 'S-Class' Hybrid is more Zergling with protoss traits. This was made via modifying the DNA in the Spawning Pool of the hive cluster assigned to the Hybrid project. Then the Mark 2s are flash grown Protoss children with inert Zerg DNA incorporated into them. Then the Mark 3 is an improvement on that, with more powerful psionics (essentially high templar grade), of which there is currently only one.
But these guys weren't going to be the focus of our rp, the captive Protoss were, as there are experiments on Protoss biology and interaction going on as well (this isn't all run by one guy, Sucrine just mostly sits in his office and dishes out the money to each department.)
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That sounds pretty interesting. What time period does your idea take place in?
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There really isn't a specific period of time. Sucrine defects after Brood War, so practically he would be in the state he is now anywhere between 3-4 years after the brood war till beyond SC2. As I can't predict the future, I will not know if I have to force any events upon my little facility.
Though as for the break out I plan to have happen, I'd say that happens during the events of SC2.
Basically the events can be twisted to suit the needs of the roleplay as I so desire, but it's around SC2, maybe a year or two before.
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okay, that doesn't sound too shabby. if you feel like setting up a roleplay you're welcome to. I don't have a character to use immediately, but I'm sure i can think of one. and maybe one of our other starcraft RPers would join in.
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Daw!!!
*cuddles it and sits in the sunshine so it can be fed.*
I wonder, do Protoss deals with waste like humans/Terrans do?
You know um, using the bathroom?
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Nope. they don't have much waste. What little they have can be released in their sweat so that it can be washed away
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Oh ok. Wow quite different but yet oddly interesting. So all I'd have to do with a baby Protoss is make sure it got plenty of sunshine and regularly washed.
I wonder if Protoss have pregnancies like ours? Sorry while Kerrigan is probably my favorite character (when she's the Queen of Blades, I love to hate her), I have to admit I adore the Protoss the most as a race and characters.
Almost all of them are cool. Except for Aldaris. He was a jerk.
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XD I agree.
And yes, I do believe they carry babies the same way humans do (albeit over a longer span of time.)
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Hmmm, interesting. I'd like to see a picture of a pregnant Protoss now. XD
And what do you mean a longer period of time, how much are we talking about exactly? Sorry, just trying to get a feel for Protoss since I'm kinda new to the Starcraft franchise. It was the SC2 cinematics that pulled me in.
^.^
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Protoss live for a very long time, upwards of a thousand years if they don't get killed in battle. They are also considered to be "pure of form", meaning that their bodies are as perfect as a mortal being's body can function. Protoss reach sexual maturity around 100 years old, so it stands to reason that their development would be equally slow in the womb.
It probably takes a couple of years, maybe as many as 5 even.
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Ha, awesome!!! But wow, that's a long time to be pregnant. I wonder if maybe they have short pregnancies and childhoods though, I can't imagine someone taking care of a baby for 50 years. XP
I love Protoss as a race and characters for the most part. I only really like Infested Kerrigan as a Zerg mainly because she's the one you love to hat eand makes excellent villain fodder. I used to like the Zerg but whn I actually looked at actual pictures of them, instead of cutesy fanart, my goodness, bleck!!! Protoss on the other hand are awesome!!! ^.^ I wonder what the Xel'Naga would've thought of the Terrans though? Hey do you want to continue this in e-mail, chat or notes?
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I can't imagine that their babies would grow super fast, when it's already known that they age very slowly. It may seem like a long time to us, but to protoss who live longer than a thousand years, it's not that long at all. It's all about perspective.
I used to like the Zerg a lot too, but I developed a passion for the protoss and now I love them the most. Although I do hope to see a good ending for Kerrigan, with her no longer being infested.
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That's true. In SC2 the ending is quite interesting so far. I Can't wait to see what happens next.
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Heh. You ever want to chat sometime?
I have Yahoo Messenger if you do.
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T.T
Nuuuuuu!!!!!!!! I guess we can e-mail back and forth at least. I love to rolplay fyi.
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Cute picture. 83 Great description. It sounds preety sensible, something that I could imagine of the protoss. XD
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Thank you ^^
I'm glad you like it.
Some people say Neszagul looks kinda froglike, and others say that he reminds them of a sugar glider.
I say he looks like a baby protoss
His face is so cute...it makes me want to hug him.
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I didn't reply to this? Well that's just a crying shame. Hooray for handheld Protoss. Or, HP's! HA! /failjoke
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*cracks up* baby toss!!!! So adorable. Not quite pocket pets but still...small enough to ride on your back/shoulder everywhere you go.
and entertaining
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Yay babies!
I also have had those moments where I have ONE detail in a picture that drives me absolutely bonkers. xD
But other than that I think this still looks pretty good otherwise!
Your OCs got some awesome character
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aww shucks
Well, I'm glad you like how it came out. I love my characters, so it makes me happy that I can share them with the world ^^
Neszagul is downright adorable, imo
And Ouranos has some Niiiice shoulders XD
BTW, thanks for the fave on "Twilight" x3
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Nice depictions of your characters. You should so do mine!
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*laughs* Well, i could always TRY.
dunno how good I'd do ><
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Bah, I'm sure you'd do good. You're an excellent artist.
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Thanks. I could always try. I like drawing protoss. I need good descriptions of each of them though, unless you don't have anything specific in mind
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Well, he has medium-dark skin. He has a dark blue cape thing. He normally looks pretty angry. His skin isn't that young looking, but not that old. He has the green glowing Dark Templar blade. Much like the description of Zeratul's in the book Queen of Blades. You can choose whatever eye color you think would fit him. 
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Beautiful Description, and I have to agree 100% on the ideas about the young and how they adapt. With how nimble their fingers and toes must be after many centuries of experience and battles, it would only make sense for it to be much more enhanced when they are even just newborns.
In the books having no noses or ears, they more feel sounds and smells through their sensitive skin/hide. And that is one of the first things babies become sensitized to, touch. Makes sense for an infant protoss to want to cling to its parents as closely as possible.
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Exactly ^0^
I'm glad you like the description. I kinda pieced my own ideas together with everything I've read from DT saga and whatnot so that it made the most sense (to me anyway x3)
I definitely agree with you about touch being important for the babies, since it's how they "hear" and "smell" as well as feel.
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Exactly. I can't wait till I have the cash to get the third book, I can't wait to see how it's all wrapped up. Your journal a while back has me on the edge of my seat. I'm still re-reading the first two to make sure I'm 100% aware of everything.
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xD
Glad you like my entries. I need to update my journal soon >>
I'm just lazy *laughs*
But yeah, the DT saga is INCREDIBLE.
I absolutely love it. And the protoss. I can't get enough of those guys.
My three favorite tossies though have to be Artanis and Zeratul, and hilariously enough little Vartanil. *hugs him*
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LOL, well I need to get off my arse and do a PROPER ref of my Xerxes (no relation to 300. Seriously.) and other stuff I've had in my mind for a while, ugh.
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Hey, I LIKE cartoony stuff...
Cool idea for the 'Tossling. He kind of looks like a gremlin or something. DON'T GET HIM WET, OURANOS, OR HE'LL MULTIPLY!
I want to give both of them hugs. They're so cute!
But... what happened to Neszie's mommy? {:<
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