#Mo'o

[askstormscall]

"Did you have a good time, sister?" Raiden said, his voice light. They met at their appointed spot when they were ready to depart. Neither expected to walk with such gifts but they were happy all the same.

"Yes I did, brother!" Mariko chimed. "I met this wonderful Cresselia. I thought I had offended her but she was quite nice! Then I met a tiny Goomy and!"

Mo'o, awaiting at the shore, watched the pair as Mariko continued excitedly. Look at that smile... a quiet thought as she noticed the young man smiling. She couldn't recall the last time she seen him a picture of ease. "I know you both have plenty to share but we must get going. Remember your song?"

"Oh! Yes, Mo'o! You are right!"

They both seemed to take a look of longing before setting off upon Mo'o's back. There was plenty to speak about indeed.

The Trio has left the event!

[starryknight-dragonarts]

(This creature is directly inspired from Hawaiian Mythology)

The Mo’o are a rare reptilian shifter race, isolated to a few volcanic islands amongst the Ocean, some believe they are actually a sort of dwarf island dragon, but they lack the wings of other Draconic species. In their true form they appear to be a Gecko-like semiaquatic Lizard with shiny black scales that resemble obsidian and have a deadly corrosive gas breath that can burn into stone and metal let alone flesh but becomes a poisonous murk when released in the water. All true Mo’o are Female and have the ability to shift into a mostly Human-like form that bears a few reptilian features like eyes, scattered scales, and their tail. No matter your leaning towards the appearance to scaly ladies their natural pheromones make them nearly irresistible to humans who they desire to mate with.

Thanks to the isolation of their islands Mo’o sightings are few and often unsubstantiated, many folk often mistake them for a common lizard-folk or a Yuan-Ti, but because they can’t rely on men always coming to them sometimes a Mo-o matriarch will swim to the mainland once to mate or kidnap men with their seductive abilities and take them home to serve as male concubines.

A Mo’o Matriarch will lay many eggs but very few of them will be another true Mo’o keeping their numbers purposefully restricted because Mo’o tend to be territorial to one another and sisters may fight among one another over land, and control over servants. The rest of the eggs laid by a Mo’o are worker drones sometimes nicknamed Mo’obolds.

(Stat Sheet will be available soon once I have established a means to purchase it)

[daikaiju-chaos]

Here's a reference sheet I finished back in April, even though her role is just to be a boss fight.

She is standing at a standard height of 231cm, capable of spewing a breath to poison and confuse foes in a drunken daze. This is where all the spice went. Hopefully I'm not moidered for this.

I created Nahesa after learning about what mo'os actually are in Polynesian/Hawaiian mythology, thank you Lockstin. They aren't dragons, they're just sexy, shape-shifting gecko spirits (usually female, but Wikipedia does list a male individual. There is probably more, but I wouldn't know. I'd actually be happy to learn more about them if anyone has info to share).

And yes, she's designed after Salazzle, I couldn't not, black scales n'all, poison too.

Question for those who know the mythology better than I, how'd I do in making this mo'o?

[galaxybraindesign]

Mo'o are female shapeshifters that appear as beautiful maidens or water dragons. The live in caves and ponds to guard freshwater sources. They are omniscient and have immense powers — which can be used for good or bad. If you respect the land, the Mo'o might bless you with abundence of food and water, but if you disrespect the land, they might wreak havoc. When a Mo'o is slain, its body becomes part of the landscape in the form of mountains and islets.

[rosynova]

some silly guy posting <3

[aceofwhump]

Whumptober 2024 - No.5: SUNBURN & HEAT EXHAUSTION

Hawaii Five-0 5x23 "Mo'o 'olelo Pu" During a solo outrigger trip, Kono encounters bad weather and must fight for her life.

@whumptober

[ask-the-golden-god]

@askstormscall

A bottle drifts to a soft fall in the library. Its weight is heavier than normal as if it was carrying something other than letter. Inside was a letter and a warm iridescent feather, its rainbow hue bright beneath the light.

"Dear Goomy, I am... not good at this! I have never made a letter before. You will be my first! I'm so glad I have met you at the party. You helped me in a way I would have never thought about. Mo'o says this was a best way to maybe reach you. I hope me and my brother will keep to work things out and I hope your days will flourish after helping me!"

*Cepheus was awfully confused by the bottle that had drifted in through the sky light in the library. Where has it come from? Why was it here? He gave a looked to Kel who shared the same expression. Seems they were not expecting anything like this to happen. The duo slowly approached it, getting a much clearer look at the contents contained within. When Cepheus saw the delicately iridescent feather in the bottle, his face immediately lit up. There was only one Pokémon who had that stunning colouring - the unique lugia he had met at the beach event! Seems she had sent him something.*

Cepheus: Yo Kel, seems things are chill with this. It’s from that Lugia I’d met.

*Kel was still confused but trusted Cepheus. They immediately floated to the bottle, carefully levitated it with their psychic powers and took both the feather and letter out of the glass container. The subtle rainbow shine on it was truly beautiful. Not something Kel had ever seen before. Ah, of course, that Lugia with the dazzling feathers. How kind of her to leave something for Cepheus. They began reading the contents of the letter to the arceus.*

Kel: What a lovely way to be thanked. See? You helped someone on that beach.

Cepheus: Yeah yeah. It is nice she gave me one of her feathers. I mean, just seeing her in real life. Wow. Most radiant, I’m telling you.

Kel: I’m sure she was.

Cepheus: Would you be able to put the feather in the treasury please? Something like this can’t just be left out in the open. Gotta store it in the right place, you dig?

Kel: Of course.

*With a quick wave of their hand, Kel teleported the feather into the safest area of the treasury - somewhere where it would rest without fear of being damaged. They grabbed a small ballpoint pen and a sheet of paper from one of the shelves nearby.*

Kel: I am to assume you want to write a letter back?

Cepheus: It’s like you can read my mind or something! Of course I do. And maybe I should add a little something in it too from me. Could you do the writing?

Kel: Sure Ceph.

“Dear most unique lugia,

Thank you for your letter. It is most kind of you to write to me! It’s been ages since I’ve had one but I dig the vibes of it! There’s just something most excellent about writing letters. Just has this vibe, you get me?

I am glad to have met you too! It’s not often you get to see a lugia of your colouration out in the open! Truly a most radical sight to see. I am also thrilled that my words were able to help you out. That’s just what I like doing, helping others who need it. I’m sure things will go well with you and your bro but remember that it’s ok if it’s not a completely smooth journey. Sometimes these things take time, you dig? Definitely wishing you luck on everything.

Absolutely dig the gift you left me. That feather? Wow. I am going to treasure it forever. So, I’m leaving you a little something from my personal collection. I’m not sure what size you are but-“

*Kel had to pause because they knew exactly what Cepheus was going to give to the lugia. They turned to look at the arceus who had already got the item next to him. A pair of lugia-shaped crocs. Oh, why did it have to be crocs? It could have been any gift. Cepheus was obsessed with them. Kel just could not understand the obsession and shook their head when they spotted them. Cepheus looked at them with his usual chill smile, ushering them on to continue with the letter. Kel rolled their eyes, adjusted their round glasses and continued writing what Cepheus wanted them to write.*

“here’s some of the most excellent footwear you’ll ever have. You see, I just so happen to own the largest collection of crocs ever. I just love them and figured you could do with a pair for your own. And look, they’re lugia-shaped! Isn’t that just the most radical thing you’ve ever seen in your life? You can do what you like with them!

Hope to meet you sometime again soon,

The most radical goomy ever.”

Cepheus: Yeah! That sounds like a most excellent letter! Thanks for writing it!

Kel: You’re welcome. I know you struggle with spelling so I’m glad to help. Though, I have to question how you’re going to see her again. Are you going to visit her?

Cepheus: I was thinking she could come here. She’d get along with Genera I think and it’d be nice to see what progress she’s made with her brother, if you get me?

Kel: But she doesn’t know where here is. That’s why she sent the letter.

Cepheus: Oh, you are most right. Yeah, ok. Just hold the letter close to me.

*Kel did as instructed, holding the letter close to Cepheus. Using one of his levitating arc pieces, he touched the letter and it immediately began to glow a soft golden light with small sparkles lining the edges of the paper.*

Cepheus: Ok, could you add a PS to it?

Kel: Sure.

“PS I’ve been able to, through mysterious, magical means, give you a way to find me through this letter if you wanna speak to me face to face again. Like, the letter will, if you request it, become a magic portal that’ll lead you to me if you want to. I know it seems completely wild but the power of goo is strong. I’m chill with keeping up with letters but just wanted to give you the option just in case you needed someone to talk to or whatever.”

*As Kel had finished scribbling away, Cepheus was looking over their shoulder, making sure everything came out ok. He seemed very satisfied by what was written. Kel rolled up the letter and gathered the rather large (well, large in comparison to them) crocs from near Cepheus’ feet. They proceeded to attach a bow to the crocs which held the letter firmly attached to the odd footwear before giving them a tap. They disappeared, leaving no trace of ever being there in the library.*

Kel: Ok, I’ve been able to send the letter and your…lovely…pair of crocs to the location where this lugia wrote her letter. The letter should adjust to being the right size for her to be able to read.

Cepheus: Excellent work my most excellent friend. Hopefully they’ll arrive without getting damaged or anything.

[draconesmundi]

Do the dragons only use their magic for flight? Or are there other uses?

Magic to Produce Heat

Some dragons use it for thermoregulation! This is because I based dragon's biological magic on heat generation in brown adipose tissue, so to edit magic-producing-adipose tissue to heat-producing-adipose tissue again is a small change. Note: dragon magical adipose tissues DID NOT evolve from brown adipose tissues, as dragons in Dracones Mundi are NOT related to mammals. This is convergent evolution, different groups of animals evolving similar things.

Dragons which use magic for warmth = ice dragons, tizheruk, louhikäärme, angont, the Antarctic jaculus

Magic to feed symbiotic bacteria

Tissues inside the mouth and throat produce magic to excite bacteria which lives in the dragon's mouth. These bacteria feed on the magical energy and glow in response, giving the dragons a very badass glow. Usually fire-orange, but sometimes a ghostly blue for some species!

Fire dragon glow = firedrakes, firethroat dragons, long, azi, glowtails, flaming serpents

Blue dragon glow = ice dragons, snapdragons

Magic as Glamour/disguise?

I am not 100% certain if this is canon, I keep changing my mind, but some dragons may look like other things = the cockatrice (chicken), glowtails (chicken), mo'o (human), green wyverns/vouivre (human). Currently this is NOT CANON because I think the dragon designs work better without glamour mimicry. But I am mentioning this here in case I want to bring back magical chicken dragons.

...and that's it!

In Dracones Mundi dragons are animals, and they only really use enough magic to let them do their animal behaviours. I don't envision them doing more complex magic or devising spells, and most animal behaviours just evolve with physical anatomy and physiology, no magic needed!

[hashimasims]

Elucea: So . . . like an Elf or other Fae being in my books.

Nitäl: They're usually the offspring of a God, like your children, though usually with a mortal -

Elucea: Wait so even they're real?

Nitäl: Why wouldn't they be? Now I don't know how it's going to be for your children, if they're Gods in their own right, children between Born Gods is not generally heard of. I'm actually surprised that you are one, though your soul . . . or you rather, are the reborn daughter of Kihawahine, since as far as I know she has not died to pass the title down, though being a Mo'o, or Dragon Spirit, would make you a God to some. Though you already know all this, since you've done enough research to know about Kan, I'm assuming you've done the research on yourself as well, you just came here for a bit of confirmation, clarity.

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[inspofromancientworld]

Legendary Creatures: Dragons

By Allie_Caulfield from Germany - 2012-10-10 10-13 Berlin 313 Pergamon Museum, Ischtar Tor, DetailUploaded by FunkMonk, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22769614

Dragons are possibly the most popular and most widespread legendary creature in the world. Their exact shape varies from culture to culture, but all agree that they are serpent-like creatures. The oldest creation stories we have records of have a storm or sky god slaying a dragon representing chaos to create the world. Their mythology spans from Egypt through Europe and Asia, with related creatures being found in the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. Dragons have continued to fascinate people through history to the modern day.

By Unknown author - http://www.yiyuanyi.org/plus/view.php?aid=45093, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10576539

There is a study that shows about 39% of people are afraid of snakes, with that fear especially prominent in children, even if they live in areas where snakes are rare. It's thought that this fear is the origin of dragons since the oldest stories have dragons that more closely resemble snakes. The fear of dark caves, deep pools, wild mountains, sea bottoms, and haunted forests-all logical things for early humans to fear-may have given dragons their lairs. Another theory is that the discovery of dinosaur bones, many with their very long spines and large bones, may have given rise to dragons or perhaps have explained their acquisition of legs and wings.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/f5wski/dragon_classification/

Dragons have many forms and many names. One way to differentiate them is by the number of limbs, between zero and six, whether they have wings or not, whether or not they can fly. Dragons can be associated with any of the classical elements (earth, air/wind, fire, water) or transient phenomenon, like lightning or thunder or even rainbows. Whether they are good or bad depends on the culture and the treatment they receive from people. While all are large for serpents, they range in size from those that will fit inside a house, to those that live in mountains and even the deep currents of the ocean.

By Jami Dwyer - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamidwyer/2844706070/in/set-72157606952714490/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4973343

Some of the myths about dragons include:

Apep or Apophis, an underworld serpent, and the Ouroborus in Ancient Egyptian mythology

Aido Wedo, The Rainbow Serpent of the Fon people

Masingi, a healer who lives in clean houses, of the Tsonga people

Kirimu, a large animal with a black hide, teeth like a dog, a huge belly, an eagle's tail, and seven horned heads that has a blood pact with the lightning god

Tiamat, a primordial sea goddess from Babylonian mythology

Leviatin, a sea monster from Jewish mythology

Nāga, one of several serpentine dragons from Hinduism which spread through Southeast Asia as the Naga or Nogo

Láwû, from the Kapampangan mythology of the Philippines, which caused lunar eclipses by eating the moon

Rồng or Long, from Vietnam, which was a water deity

Lóng, from Chinese mythology, perhaps the most recognized Asian dragon with many variations in body type, but generally long bodied

Ryū, the Japanese version of the Chinese dragon, generally benevolent water spirits

Yilbegän, the Siberian Turkic, Tartar, and Slavic dragon, a many-headed man eating monster

Horned Serpent, One of the more common representations in Native American mythologies, especially in the Southeast woodlands

Quetzalcoatl, a feathered serpent of the Aztec who was god of light, day, wisdom, and the winds and Ruler of the West, spreading to the Maya as K'uk'ulkan and to the K'ichi' as Q'uq'umatz

Amaru, a chimeric dragon of Incan mythology with multiple heads, though likely predates the Inca

Mo'o, the shape-shifting lizard of the Hawaiian people

Taniwha, Māori dragons that live in deep waters and caves or in the sea, especially with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers

Bolla, a serpentine dragon of the Albanian people that sleeps through the year except for St. George's Day and becomes a Kulshedra in its twelfth year, a hydra-like creature

Y Ddraig Goch, one of two dragons, red and white, that King Vortigern witnessed fighting and Merlin foretold the red one, representing the Welsh people, would defeat the white, representing the Saxon people

Sárkány, human-shaped dragons, most giants with multiple heads, who lose strength as they lose heads

Cuélebre, Asturian and Leonese giant winged serpents that live in caves with treasure and kidnapped xanas, which are beautiful women who live in various water features, and was a maiden cursed into that form

[askstormscall]

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An alteration in his expression she couldn't read. Anger? Hurt? All he said was, “I don’t want to...” Before she could decipher his words, the waves began to slosh violently before them, attracting her attention.  

“Here she comes,” came Raiden's exasperated voice drowned out as a creature rose from the depths.

“I am doing no such thing.”

“Yet I hear Little Song speaks her mind so loudly against you. I had to come and see.”

The Gyarados leaned in to brush her snout against Mariko's, “Little Song,” she murmured. Sounds of happiness as the two nuzzled each other. 

"Mo'o! You came to check on things?"

"I came due to disturbance of the waters... only to see your brother's temper was the source of it."

For the time being, Mo'o is available for questioning!

Artist is by @ askvekpa / @ owlisaurus

[blank-house]

hello again! i'm back with more questions this time >:] sorry if these are too many questions at once

1. would Percy play any games with lighter horror even if it's a more story-driven game? or is it an absolutely not for all horror?

2. do any of the characters have pets at home or had pets in the past?

3. this is just a guess based on their color palettes (and maybe a little the mc personalities in-game), but i'm guessing their favorite seasons are spring for Percy, winter for Jamie, and summer for Elio. am i right?

4. will there be partial voice acting throughout the game or will we only hear the characters' voices during voicecalls, like in the demo?

i'll probably be back if i can think of more questions lol

Oh please *cracks knuckles* I got all day! NOW LET'S GET CRACKING

Percy knows his limits. Gory games, he can stomach- he is studying in the medical field. But games that amp up the suspense, that wind you up and you can't tell when they're about to snip the tension-- yeah, he'd probably need one of the guys in the same room as him. He'd also commentate a lot or ask them questions so he can distract himself from the dread. Otherwise, if the game doesn't have a compelling enough story, he won't touch it haha

Jamie had a lot of pets! I can't tell you specifics, but he does love animals and he has one waiting for him at home. Elio also has a pet waiting, a turtle called Mo'o. She fits in his hand though and so he likes to put her on his head. Everyone else doesn't have one and never owned any pets before. Cameron would want to, though, but they're not allowed to bring any animals in the house hahhh

Oh, favorite seasons like in terms of the weather? If it's weather, Percy likes the Winter actually! He's a walking heater so he thrives in colder climates, plus he likes the snow a lot. Jamie adores Spring for the flowers, how pretty the world is, and nature walks. And Elio... well, it's hard. He grew up in warm climates where there's hardly a Winter, so snow and winter sports is incredible to him! But Summer's got his birthday and a long break from school. But Fall's peak cozy vibes and the temperature's always nice. But Spring is when festivals start and the flowers are in bloom... Yeah, he wouldn't be able to decide. If we're talking about in-game personalities though, the guys wouldn't have any favorites. There are season types that they seemingly click with more easily because they're reflections of themselves but that's how it is when you find someone who's just like you. Otherwise, there are no bias between personalities.

There will be partial voice acting! I was actually supposed to add them into the demo but it was more important to me that we have a demo for the jam haha. But yeah, they would be in the rest of the game.

[pokeask-magi-retreat]

@askstormscall

Raiden and Mariko stood together presenting their offers for the Magi. Although careful, it was easy to see the interest in the pair.

"We offer these gifts to you in the hopes of receiving answers," Raiden speaks first. In his hands there were assortment flowers, berries and scale from Mo'o. "We both are lost in ways more than one. I have my own problems to deal with, being a leader when I have no experience doing so. Its... hard. If there is a way to handle this better, I will appreciate the advise.

"And I wish to see the world has in store for us. I want to see but it worries me. If the world would reject me for what I am. But I want to face it strong. So please if you can some words."

[The lights descend to the pair, floating steadily in the air before them. Mariko at least could see that they were rather calm in appearance, the Jirachi tilting their head slightly as if thinking.]

[A few more moments pass as the trio look to each other, the Victini then revealing themselves briefly to Raiden as they decorate the duo with matching accessories-for Mariko an iridescent shawl, for Raiden a scarf of equal caliber. Woven through the fabric appear different flowers-goldenrod, phlox, and thistle.]

Your woes are more alike than you would think, young ones.

The strengths of a leader come with time, and with experience. But the most important trait of a leader is humility, to ask others for assistance when you have lost your way. Strength is in numbers, and while it may be difficult to open yourself to others and risk the potential of being harmed, it often opens the doors to alliances you wouldn't have dreamed of.

The world can be a harsh one, but you must be able to trust in yourself and in those around you. The potential harm that others may inflict upon you is a reflection of themselves, not of you. Strength and trust in your convictions, in your heart, and in others.

We know that these may not seem of benefit to your true forms, but we hope these articles of clothing offer you a sense of encouragement, bring to you harmony, and a sense of nobility in your actions.

(( @askstormscall ))

[brooklynislandgirl]

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Fun Facts || Accepting

Okay, so maybe it's ridiculous for a grown woman ~half way through thirty-five, even if she still looks like she's barely in her twenties~ to have a cheese-pull from her mouth ~her teeth are clamped onto the end of the mozzarella stick like the jaws of life~ and into the farthest space her arm will allow as it extends in front of her to nearly the edge of the table. If her brother were there, he'd undoubtedly pull up an old picture from when she was a small child and show Cory that this is a thing she's never grown out of. But while she dramatically consumes the snacks Andy left for them, she takes the time to consider the question. After chewing and swallowing, she dabs her lips, and narrows her eyes at Cory, but maybe in this moment Beth doesn't look as innocent as she usually does. "An' if you tell him..." comes the warning, and guarantees that the rest is going to be a good one. "I will air dry your favourite bra from his bedpost, yeah? But... back in small kid time I would sometimes take his ah.. his uhm... you know. Prophylactics ~still in dey packages~ an' use 'em like waddah balloons. Always careful to collect da evidence not because afraid to get caught, but because I nevah wanted honus an' mo'os to get hurt, you know? But to see his face tryin' t' do da mat'matics of how many he use? Priceless." She chuckles at the memory, a warm sound that takes the sting out of decades old rivalry between the siblings. "An' speaking of bras? I nevah needed one 'til I was around sixteen or seventeen, an' Panda had t' go help shop for one. Also helped me pick out my first...female products, too, ya know? Goddah give him credit for hazard duty. An' mebbe dat's TMI, but ya know, I haven' really t'ought about it in years. I t'ink I still have dat first one ~bra~ in da bottom of my closet somewhere. If I remembah right, it was pink an' had Daisy Duck all ovah it."

[blademanunitpi]

MooAnea_V3 Hau

MooAnea_V3 “Hau” – A female seahorse-dragon AppBeast inspired by the Hawaiian Mo'o, a dragon or lizard deity. Mo'oinanea_v3 has four legs for walking on land and controls both water and earth.

Posted using PostyBirb

[falloutashfallproject]

Introducing, The La Mo'o!

Lā Mo’o are a species of lizards which which will be a common sight in the mod written. They are based on the Madagascar day gecko, which in real life were exotic pets which established a large population on Hawaii. This creature model was made thanks to Cellblock Psycho and The Doc of Peppers with its lore was written by Krimson Graey!

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