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Published: 2016-09-20 20:27:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1909; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 6
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Description Sapphire is meek, shy and is generally self-effacing and soft-spoken. She believes that peace and kindness are by far the strongest tools living beings have and will try to reason with even the most evil of creatures if it will prevent a battle. She's a very small kobold, standing a mere 2'1'. Her physical strength is lacking and her weight is a laughable 20 pounds. 

Sapphire's best strengths lie in her powers of healing and negotiation. If a battle is inevitable, she enters combat with regret (though no hesitation) for the lost chance to prevent bloodshed and will avoid killing unless absolutely necessary. She has even been known to heal those whom she has defeated if there is any possibility that their spirit can be salvaged.

But if you think any of this is an excuse to cross her, there are some other things you should know. Sapphire is a powerful cleric and a bishop of the church of Sarenrae. Using her divine powers, she has overthrown demons, devils, and even had a hand in destroying an ancient, nameless god of pure evil. She has powerful, loyal allies (including the goddess herself, who will swear divine retribution if one of her clerics is killed in service of her) and carries a magical sword in the Goddess' image; wielding it in a deadly fighting style of spinning dives and lunges that make her relative physical weakness a moot point. She has an almost unnatural amount of willpower and her size, speed, and natural armor make trying to physically harm her a very difficult proposition.

Though her sword and her magical power of choice have the power to deal damage without killing, she will not hesitate to perform a lethal coup de grace to finish an evil that is beyond cleansing once and for all. She has befriended dragons, Paladins, Clerics, warriors, and even a lich in her travels and people take an almost instant liking to her wherever she goes in spite of her species. As a result, she'll almost never be alone in her travels. 

As someone who is also a capable Warpriest, she has also been known to take on an angelic form in fights, igniting her magical blade with the heat of the sun with hardly a thought.

Basically what I'm saying is, if you somehow managed to get on Sapphire's bad side, YOU DONE FUCKED UP.

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So, you might think that her golden color is a part of her transformation in this picture. But surprisingly, that is NOT the case! You remember this picture: ryusuta.deviantart.com/art/Sap… where I said there was an alternate version? Well, a gold-scaled version IS that alternate version. At a certain point in Sapphire's travels, she opts to allow her scales to become a golden color rather than the blue she was born with. When she goes so, her eyes turn white and blue, effectively swapping the gold and blue coloration. Here is the other version I had made back then: sta.sh/01c39yvucdtz

Anyway, I wanted this picture to be both intimidating and visually pleasing. Sometimes it's hard to find just the right balance for glow effects, but ultimately, I just kinda gave it my best shot. 

It's funny, I really sometimes feel guilty talking about Sapphire because I don't want to bug people. but every time I do so, people like to see and hear more, so... I don't know. I guess here it is. I hope you liked this, guys. I put a ton of work into it. 

One last note: I was literally IN THE PROCESS of uploading this when I realized I had forgotten her tail and had to go back and add it in. Better late than never, I guess. XP
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Comments: 86

Ryusuta In reply to ??? [2017-01-20 14:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Rat-Man1 In reply to Ryusuta [2017-01-21 03:40:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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HawkxEye2001 [2016-10-24 14:27:37 +0000 UTC]

when i first saw this,i thought you were being like Mercy from Overwatch
until i read the description....

in other news...AWESUM!!

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Ryusuta In reply to HawkxEye2001 [2016-10-25 06:33:48 +0000 UTC]

Aw... Thank you! That means a lot to me!

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bubbles46853 [2016-10-13 19:21:52 +0000 UTC]

That...is...awesome.

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Ryusuta In reply to bubbles46853 [2016-10-14 03:01:50 +0000 UTC]

Aw... thank you! ;w;

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bubbles46853 In reply to Ryusuta [2018-02-22 21:30:46 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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JDPtheShapeshifter [2016-09-22 03:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Seems like I'm not the only one who has a makeover dependant on being crossed or not.
I mentioned about a second "true" underlying personality for myself, if you remember. Did you get this idea from me?   

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Ryusuta In reply to JDPtheShapeshifter [2016-09-22 20:26:26 +0000 UTC]

Nope. In fact I don't even know what you're talking about.

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JDPtheShapeshifter In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-23 17:43:13 +0000 UTC]

What I am referring to is what I hide under the extremely happy-go-lucky behavior. Despite the fact that I'm hiding a different behavior and personality under the happy personality, the happy personality is just as real.

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Ryusuta In reply to JDPtheShapeshifter [2016-09-24 12:33:44 +0000 UTC]

Hm.

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Altinat0r2000 [2016-09-21 20:09:03 +0000 UTC]

You can tell this is like Super Saiyan since this was posted 5 months after the other Sapphire picture linked in the description.

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Ryusuta In reply to Altinat0r2000 [2016-09-21 20:37:53 +0000 UTC]

That's how you can tell it ISN'T. XP

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Ekairim [2016-09-21 07:12:04 +0000 UTC]

i like this character, it really shows how evil have to hide.
she seems the person who would not kill unless it is the right thing to do, both morally and justly. and would protect her followers, friends and the innocent to the bitter end.
she befriend Paladin's, Clerics and even a Lich, nice! and dragons... yea, there are a few good dragons around. the questions is, which ones? 

also, i like her look, the armor looks shiny and simple wile been graceful, the wings and sword really make her stand out as a angle. and the face really says "be nice, okay?" 

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Ryusuta In reply to Ekairim [2016-09-21 20:39:54 +0000 UTC]

If you want to see which one, drop in on our weekly Pathfinder games, every Saturday at 12EST.

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Ekairim In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-22 05:47:08 +0000 UTC]

sorry, have to do stuff.

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FurrehIzzy [2016-09-21 06:37:48 +0000 UTC]

It's.. It's over nine!
Great piece of art as always~<3 love this version of Sapphire~<3

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Ryusuta In reply to FurrehIzzy [2016-09-21 20:38:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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kirby5329 [2016-09-21 05:32:57 +0000 UTC]

that looks amazing i really like it and sapphires personality as well.

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Ryusuta In reply to kirby5329 [2016-09-21 20:39:18 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad. Thank you!

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kirby5329 In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-24 02:54:01 +0000 UTC]

your welcome kind mam

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Myu98 [2016-09-21 03:29:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow. I have a character in the makes a lot like her. But not precisely like her.

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Ryusuta In reply to Myu98 [2016-09-21 20:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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Lucaro-Dragonute [2016-09-21 00:25:47 +0000 UTC]

Dat glare tho...


I just eat the evil guys like fish...

or lock them into a cell for about 5 years... EVIL IS SOMETHING TO KICK TO THE CURB LIKE THE TRASH IT IS!!!!  

gotta love HTTYD/PMD references XD

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Ryusuta In reply to Lucaro-Dragonute [2016-09-21 20:38:12 +0000 UTC]

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Lucaro-Dragonute In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-21 21:12:31 +0000 UTC]

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Bysthedragon [2016-09-20 22:50:57 +0000 UTC]

That is beautiful! I love that sword!

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Ryusuta In reply to Bysthedragon [2016-09-21 20:38:20 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it!

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Bysthedragon In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-21 21:36:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah  of course

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Malkaiwot [2016-09-20 22:10:17 +0000 UTC]

ooh, I love this! haven't considered the idea of a warpriest kobold, I have to wonder what blessings she uses? regardless kobolds are a ton of fun in pathfinder (or 3.5 even), I've played ones ranging from the silly to the terrifying and everything in between

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Ryusuta In reply to Malkaiwot [2016-09-20 22:53:52 +0000 UTC]

She uses the blessings of Good and Healing. It's actually kind of a slight multiclass experiment I'm attempting. I might retrain her back into pure Cleric, but for now, having two levels of Warpriest gives her instant buffs for herself, boosted healing magic, extra low-level spell slots (an underrated hugely-beneficial thing), Sacred Weapons, and extra Weapon Focus feats. 

Still not sure how well all of that stacks up to having full-power Cleric, but then again, I'm not into min-maxing anyway. 

Feel free to drop me a line either here or on an instant messenger client (I'm Ryusuta pretty much everywhere) if you'd like. I'm always happy to nerd out with people about these things.

thank you so very kindly for your interest in this! It means a lot to me.

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Malkaiwot In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-20 23:18:10 +0000 UTC]

I could see that being pretty handy! clerics are already super strong, but being able to dip into warpriest gives you some useful abilities and makes the character more interesting!

I'm only on a couple instant messenger things (Skype and discord) but I'm also always up to nerd out about this so maybe i'll drop you an invite if you are on either of those

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Ryusuta In reply to Malkaiwot [2016-09-22 20:40:13 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing. My Discord is Ryusuta #3652. Just be sure you let me know who you are so I don't get mixed up.

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Lord-Hayati [2016-09-20 21:58:04 +0000 UTC]

In other words, BUTT KICKING MODE.

she looks pissed, and awesome! :3

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Ryusuta In reply to Lord-Hayati [2016-09-21 20:40:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! <3

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TheSniper2 [2016-09-20 21:46:47 +0000 UTC]

It also seems that her cleric robes are dropped as part of the transformation, replaced by a magic-based or even crystalline suit of armor judging by the translucent shoulder pauldrons.

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Ryusuta In reply to TheSniper2 [2016-09-21 20:41:10 +0000 UTC]

It's actually made of pure ice.

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Blu-Elemental-Dragon [2016-09-20 21:42:51 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap Sapphire! I didn't think she had it in her. O.O

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Ryusuta In reply to Blu-Elemental-Dragon [2016-09-21 20:38:42 +0000 UTC]

She's not to be trifled with. <3

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Blu-Elemental-Dragon In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-22 00:12:48 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, no kidding.  

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corbynprower [2016-09-20 21:31:03 +0000 UTC]

quite the form D:

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Ryusuta In reply to corbynprower [2016-09-21 20:40:15 +0000 UTC]

<3

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corbynprower In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-21 22:39:59 +0000 UTC]

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Wolf-Rizer [2016-09-20 21:26:38 +0000 UTC]

Awesomeness! Don't mess with her indeed.

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Ryusuta In reply to Wolf-Rizer [2016-09-21 20:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Wolf-Rizer In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-21 20:44:54 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. 

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KombatPhoenix [2016-09-20 21:25:29 +0000 UTC]

Oh cool ^^ 

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Ryusuta In reply to KombatPhoenix [2016-09-21 20:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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KombatPhoenix In reply to Ryusuta [2016-09-21 20:46:04 +0000 UTC]

No problem ^^

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haruau [2016-09-20 20:59:36 +0000 UTC]

and the poor person who pissed her off got vaporised!

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