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Published: 2007-03-25 12:03:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 1130; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 24
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Description All things considered I probably could have shuffled this one under people, but he's still a Selkie so I feel better having him in Fantasy.
For those people who have no idea what a Selkie is: they're a mythological creature that shapeshifts between man and seal by donning or shedding their seal skin, which is integraly part of them, and can hurt them by being hurt, regardless of weather they're in it. Taking it from them also prevents them from shape changing back to thier seal form.
Selkies are freindly as mythologicals go, and have been known to court humans from time to time.
Rune here would be no acception, since as a character he's rather in love with the idea of falling in love, and tends to fall for people who aren't likely to fall back. Fortunately this never seems to hurt his feelings much, as he's almost inevitably falling for someone else shortly after being kicked in the ego by the last subject.
Rune is based partialy on the poem "The Seal of Suleskerry".
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Comments: 25

ladyarah [2009-11-03 17:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job! I just wanted to let you know that I featured this in "Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 21 - Selkie", you can find it here: [link]

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DeathsGrace [2007-04-19 02:20:31 +0000 UTC]

Selkies will forever remind me of The Folk Keeper. Good good book.

Anyhow. I luffs him! My most favorite thing is his hair though. =3 All pretty and flowy. It even seems in a perpetual good mood. ^^

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xaotl In reply to DeathsGrace [2007-04-20 09:12:14 +0000 UTC]

The Folk Keeper? *curious* Who's it by?
Really glad you like him though! <3 I love drawing his hair. XD

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DeathsGrace In reply to xaotl [2007-04-30 01:37:58 +0000 UTC]

By Franny Billingsley. It's quite a short book, probably more angled to younger readers, but I love it. Gorgeous descriptions. Lots and lots of beautifully used words... Anyway. I'll stop drooling here.

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Sombrewood [2007-04-02 14:10:21 +0000 UTC]

He has a fishing hook mixed in with his beads! *is amused greatly*

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xaotl In reply to Sombrewood [2007-04-03 23:42:45 +0000 UTC]

^_^ He does! Actually it's a bone fishing hook so it's a bit less likely to randomly maul him, but it seemed very Rune. XD

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Sombrewood In reply to xaotl [2007-04-04 15:59:16 +0000 UTC]

Yes, because metal ones are lethal. Awesome job ^^

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xaotl In reply to Sombrewood [2007-04-07 11:48:52 +0000 UTC]

^_^ <3 thanks!

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pavati [2007-03-30 13:57:53 +0000 UTC]

AHHH! i absolutly adore everything about him! his posture, his seal skin! I even Love his toes!!!

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zana93 [2007-03-27 15:38:06 +0000 UTC]

oooh nice!!

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xaotl In reply to zana93 [2007-03-30 08:48:33 +0000 UTC]

^_^ thanks so much!

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mesai [2007-03-26 20:42:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh I think we saw a play once based on Selkies or mebbe even that poem... Not entirely sure!
But he's such an adorable character! I love his happiness, as if his spirit can never be broken...

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xaotl In reply to mesai [2007-03-30 08:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Ooh an play? that would have rocked! O_O
Rune really is supposed to be my 'happy' guy, the one hard to keep down. :3 <3 glad to see he acheives that!

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mesai In reply to xaotl [2007-04-01 14:24:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah it was a really good play <3
Hoozah for him! Those happeh guys are so great to have around! XD

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PoldalleLovesnare [2007-03-26 05:08:32 +0000 UTC]

omg he's cute!!!! what a happy face!!!!! can I hug it? pwease?!!?? lol hehehe truly though such joy and carefree a feeling to this image!!!! I love it!!!! and wow...my character Tho could sympathize with that...though he's not all for the idea of "one true love" since he's not a single-lover kinda guy...though if ever one came and swept him off his feet so entirely he'd not deny it! lol...but yeah...the whole loving lots on all the unavailable/unresponsive ppl hehe yay for the hopeless romantics!

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xaotl In reply to PoldalleLovesnare [2007-03-30 08:53:53 +0000 UTC]

Rune: *HUGS!* ^_^ YAYHUGS! <3

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PoldalleLovesnare In reply to xaotl [2007-03-31 03:37:44 +0000 UTC]

yay! hehehe *snuggles him back* too cute!!!!!

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Mercurytears [2007-03-25 22:06:46 +0000 UTC]

I love Selkies! And this guy is neato, because... look at that face.

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xaotl In reply to Mercurytears [2007-03-30 08:55:34 +0000 UTC]

^_^ <3 Hee! thanks so much!

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NyteChyld99 [2007-03-25 16:25:51 +0000 UTC]

This is a great drawing of your character! I'd love to see it in color.

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xaotl In reply to NyteChyld99 [2007-03-30 08:58:52 +0000 UTC]

Its one of the ones I'm thinking about coloring, it would especially define his seal skin. I've always been in debate over what kind of seal he'd be when he shapeshifted, since I think the 'standard' for Selkie's just a basic brown seal, but for this one at least I was thinking maybe a Harp Seal.

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NyteChyld99 In reply to xaotl [2007-03-31 04:24:09 +0000 UTC]

That'd be cool. By the way I'm coming to days on April the 30th!

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xaotl In reply to NyteChyld99 [2007-03-31 12:48:51 +0000 UTC]

I just heard that last night! The rumor mill says it might be to the team I'm on? XD

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NyteChyld99 In reply to xaotl [2007-03-31 17:11:00 +0000 UTC]

I think so!

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xaotl In reply to NyteChyld99 [2007-04-02 09:37:35 +0000 UTC]

XD Wheeeee! XD

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