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Published: 2017-01-15 21:19:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 1016; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 0
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A creature that inspires feelings of both calm and dread, the Minokawa floats by slowly, its giant frame able to cover the Moon as it gently crosses the sky. During the day, their shadows cloak the land beneath them, and at night their many eyes beam out lights that pierce through darkness. Their eyes roam the landscape, and even creatures hiding between realms can be seen in their spotlight. Like the majority of Hiraeth's bizarre metal creatures, their motives are hazy, but the Minokawa has no qualms with creatures on the ground, and only comes down to drink and feed on minerals. They look like lost airships from afar when they perch on mountainsides, but the Minokawa moves on its own volition.


With its gentle pace and trail of colourful vapour that wisps in the wind, observing one from afar can almost be beautiful, but the romanticism is lost once you're in the air with one. Once an airship enters its space, the Minokawa is said to give chase, and ram them out of the sky. They let loose a barrage of flame and shrapnel from their mouth that absolutely devastates opposing crafts, making them akin to the mighty dragons of the south. Some have said the Minokawa can fly into the cosmos, around the Moon, and back into Hiraeth, but many pilgrims and clerics see this theory as abhorrent. Rumours from venturing knights say they fly from across the sea, their birthplace being a metal garden beyond the reaches of common travellers.
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Comments: 9

Psyknight72 [2017-01-21 23:31:23 +0000 UTC]

I love they design, it makes justice to it's fire power ! However...how fast are they ? I mean because they look quite mighty if you enter in it's aerial space but being zeppelin-like they don't look so fast

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Cosmopoliturtle In reply to Psyknight72 [2017-01-25 20:10:10 +0000 UTC]

They drift slowly but they can speed up to try and catch up to passing ships if they feel like they're too close. That being said they don't need to be super fast to cover the distance with their fire power.

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Psyknight72 In reply to Cosmopoliturtle [2017-01-26 19:35:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh right. "Who needs a lot of speed having this fire power ?"

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Kheik [2017-01-16 05:01:53 +0000 UTC]

Airships are great, and this one is just beautiful! It has such a nice story too, well done!

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Cosmopoliturtle In reply to Kheik [2017-01-16 20:43:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Kheik! n.n

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dinoboygreen [2017-01-15 22:38:31 +0000 UTC]

Bender: What's that, one of those Led Zeppelins I've heard so much about?

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Cosmopoliturtle In reply to dinoboygreen [2017-01-16 20:43:53 +0000 UTC]

XD

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Earthsongfairy [2017-01-15 22:25:21 +0000 UTC]

I can just picture it in my head, the Brotherhood of Steel attempting to capture one of these; and failing spectacularly.

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Cosmopoliturtle In reply to Earthsongfairy [2017-01-16 20:43:59 +0000 UTC]

XD

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