#oc: makora

[kohhomaru]

Uuhh … hear me out.. I been reading the manga and sukuna vs MAHORAGA was sick… but you know..

Just imagine.. 🫣

Wait is this an oc?

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OC Interview: The Pirates

Thank you for the asks @willtheweaver , @phoenixradiant , and @kaylinalexanderbooks !

For this one I'm gonna use my Pirate Polycule.

Were you named after anyone?

Istek: "Just a bird." He imitates a seagull, flapping his arms and squawking. "The name my parents gave me might have been...but I don't use that one anymore."

Dati: "Nope. Just a tree."

Sihunu: "My great aunt. Never met her. Heard she was unbearable to everyone but my mother."

When was the last time you cried?

Istek: "Cried...cried...I'm not really sure? Not that I don't cry, I just don't really remember. It might have been the last time I saw a baby seal...damn things are too cute."

Dati: "About a week ago. Sometimes memories sneak up on you I suppose."

Sihunu: " Last time I cried? What counts? I stubbed my toe and a few tears came out this morning, but I dunno about really crying..."

Do you have any kids?

Istek: " I do! My son Lat! Named him for the great hunter Lat, I was hoping if I named him for a big man he wouldn't be a runt like me!" He laughs.

Dati: "Lat might not have come from here." He gestures towards his crotch. "But he is my son just as much as he is Istek's."

Sihunu: "Yeah, Lat. He's fine now but I swear he came out sideways..."

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Istek: "I try but I'm not good at it...now Sihunu...she knows a thing or two about sarcasm."

Dati: "I would but I don't think Istek would be able to understand me if I did. I save it for when I'm with Sihunu."

Sihunu: "No, never, not once..."

What is the first thing you notice about people?

Istek: "Well damn, it depends on the person right? Sometimes its the way they talk, their eyes, their clothes. With Narul it was the fact that his bicep is as big around as my waist!"

Dati: "Their eyes, more specifically what they're doing with them. Where they're looking, if they are worried or angry...that sort of thing.

Sihunu: "Their hands."

What is your eye color?

Istek: "Dark brown as they come, almost black."

Dati: "Hazel."

Sihunu: "Brown. Istek says it reminds him of cedar wood."

Scary movies or happy endings?

Istek: "I don't know what a movie is. I do love happy endings though...but I tingle down my spine is good too...eh i can't decide."

Dati: "Not sure what a movie is, but I prefer happy endings. There's enough scariness as it is."

Sihunu: "I love a scary story, don't know if that's the same thing as a movie or not."

Any special talents?

Istek: "Ask my Dati and Sihunu." He winks. "But uh...I guess I'm a good dancer and singer too. Get me a drink and I'll do both for ya."

Dati: "Hmm...I can juggle pretty well, I'm pretty good with knots...I don't get to do it much but I'm a damn good cook."

Sihunu: "Ah, mostly boring things, weaving and cooking. I used to be a bell dancer, but its been so long since I wore the bells my joints are too stiff to get back to it now."

Where were you born?

Istek: "Little farm in eastern Makora."

Dati: "It was a little village on Knosh just out of sight of the beach."

Sihunu: "The island of Ninetu, off the coast of Kishetal. I was born in my father's carpentry shop."

Do you have any pets?

Istek: "Nope."

Dati: "Istek."

Sihunu: "Istek."

What sort of sports do you play?

Istek: "I'm a captain! I don't have time sports! Well...maybe some wrestling."

Dati: "I used to box."

Sihunu: "None anymore. I used to swim and have footraces. Bell Dancing isn't a sport, but it should be considered one."

How tall are you?

Istek: "Shorter than I ought to be, tall enough to make you regret asking that."

Dati: "About 5'6. Taller than Istek."

Sihunu: "I'm the tallest. 5'8."

What was your favorite subject in school?

Istek: "School! Ha! Ask me what my favorite kind of silk was? Did I prefer eating beef or lamb each night? Do I like better wearing gold or silver? How rich do you think I am?"

Dati: "We didn't have anything like a school. A man from my village taught me how to read the currents, so maybe that?"

Sihunu: "Never went to a school, never had a tutor except my mother."

What is your dream job?

Istek: "Captaining the Westwind with Dati and Sihunu! I'm already there!"

Dati: "Being on the Westwind with Istek and Sihunu."

Sihunu: "Being with Dati and Istek doesn't matter what we're doing. I'm stuck on land while Lat is still growing up...I don't get to see them while they're at sea."

Tagging @illarian-rambling , @roach-pizza , @nothing-mancer , @mk-writes-stuff , and whoever!

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DAY 15 (ARTBLOCK)

As some things that I do to handle a artblock is do fanart. In the case is a fanart/ oc. Since a want to my oc (that I'm reforming) have some reference to Makoras Mask .

Im healing from a burnout so was inevitable that a artblock was comin...

Artblock have been a very frequent scenario for the artist on social media. Sadly, isn't a ghost that haunts only me...

I'm brazilian, you see, so i stumble on some words, slangs or metaphors that make part of other language... on tge case being the english language . Therefore, the sensation of total sore on the brain and every part of your body twitching and begging for mercy are a effect that a artblock after burnout is expectable for lots of persons, not just artist though...

AniwaY, hope you all are ok and safe.

Oh, soon I will post sonething more edible than my rumblings.

See ya there.

[canofsouup]

I drew probably my favourite oc at this point in time Makora! I love pony tail boy so much. Lol

[m-herra]

And now a brief pause from Narek for his sister, Makora

[unolvrs]

[spoiler warning: mahoraga] jjk, word vomit ━━ behind the scenes

apology in advance because this isn’t organized at all. i just wanted to word vomit.

ok, so i was rewriting good thoughts, good words, good deeds because i really want to achieve this ending, yeah? and we all know jjk is heavy on buddhism (ex: gojō satoru’s parallels with buddha, etc.), so i did some research about buddhism in a way that parallels my ocs.

lots of things happened in my process of creating a reasonable cursed technique, then i realized while designing the ‘curse’: oh, this is kind of like mahoraga, huh. so we all know that mahoraga is based off of on one of the twelve heavenly generals of buddhism (十二神将, jūni shinshō), makora (��虎羅大将, makora taishō).

but then, i thought: isn’t makora’s zodiac a monkey... and then it sunk in—mahoraga. right. so, mahoraga is, in layman’s terms, somewhat of the equivalent of a naga in the sense that they are part-snake. the mythology gets more complicated but the point is that this.

mahoraga’s full name is the eight-handled sword divergent sila divine general mahoraga (八握剣異戒神将魔虚羅, yatsuka-no-tsurugi ikaishinshō makora) according to the wiki page. and if you squint and look at mahoraga’s features, you can see that mahoraga possesses one of the ten scared treasures, specifically the sword, yatsuka-no-tsurugi (八握剣). you can see the eightfold wheel on its head too which is one of the oldest symbols of buddhism and something many of you may be familiar with.

the point is that after rereading the whole mahoraga debacle, sukuna said this:

as someone who knows a lot more about shintōism than buddhism (i’m sorry, papa, rip to you) this made me SCREAM because some of you may remember my theory about tengen being based off of on myōken bosatsu (妙見菩薩) or also known as ‘exalted star king’ (尊星王, sonsē-ō), the deitification of the north star. we know that tengen started the spread of buddhism in japan which is why he has a cult following him around, and that cult literally has star all over their name and has a ‘star vessel’ thing going on.

according to the wiki, tengen started the spread of buddhism around the nara period and the whole sorcerer thing. the worship of myōken in japan started around the 7th century (nara period), and this somewhat started the onmyōji, equivalent of the sorcerers during the heian period. (we also know that the gojō clan and okkotsu yūta’s ancestors is abe-no-sēmē, literally the most well-known onmyōji aside from his kamo master/mentor.)

(note: at this point, i took a break from this word vomit and i have no idea where i was going with the shintōism thing so let’s ignore that.)

but as i was saying, the point is that there must be a reason why the yamata-no-orochi was mentioned because the yamata-no-orochi is from shintōism, was slayed by susanō-no-mikoto who is a shintō god. is this the same thing with tamamo-no-mae being a cursed spirit (i had a whole spiel about it here; same link as before)? but anyway—

the ten sacred treasures, which mahoraga was using, has the ability to grant wishes, even as far as bringing someone back from the dead. here’s a link with some comparisons of megumi’s shikigami with the ten sacred treasures: link. so sukuna is definitely just using megumi to revive himself. that’s it 😟‼️ that’s the whole ‘gotta keep you alive schtick’ and ‘interesting’.

it’s been an hour since i wrote this...

and this is so disorganized. i wanted to delve into the shintōism / buddhism in jjk too + the ten sacred treasures in depth + sukuna lore. this is so disorganized 💀 i just wanted to do some research for my fic but then, this happened.

if you want a more organized version of this / specific things about jjk lore you’d like to ask about or specifics concerning the ten sacred treasures + megumi’s cursed technique, i don’t mind doing some research! i’m going back to school next month so milk out my free time, please.

...i should also make a tag for this lore-delving stuff...

[karkalicious-1]

Ok so @doobler talked me into creating a Mortal Kombat oc, so this is Makora! Shes my oceanic water goddess, a total mom friend, and likes to eat faces òwó. She ended up looking more djinn-like than I was going for but at this point fuck ittttt. I love her so muchhhhh and she is also genderfluid, going back and forth between agender and female.

[kohhomaru]

More sketches of Makora

[kohhomaru]

[kohhomaru]

I have never put so much effort into art and maybe I should but I only draw for fun - Makora oc inspired by sukunas pants

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OC Intro Istek

Hello everyone! Here is Istek "The Priestly Pirate" he was the winner of the last Character intro poll, I will be posting the next round shortly after this!

Name: Istek

Istek is not actually this person's birthname, rather it is a nickname which they have fully accepted. Only Istek is aware of the name he carried before he became a priest and later a sailor. The name Istek is not a common one, or indeed a name at all, rather it comes from the Makoric dialect of Kishic, stemming from the word Istekiwi which means "Sea Gull"

Intro continues below the cut!

Family

Father: Jatur, farmer, Commoner (Dead)

Mother: Turia, farmer, Commoner (Dead)

No siblings

Son: Lat (Living)

Partners: Dati (Living) and Sihunu (Living)

Homeland/Place of Origin

The small Kishic colony of Ulyasapek on the eastern coast of Makora

Ethnicity

Makoran Kishic and Tumulini

History

Istek was born approximately 48 years before the events of The Testaments of the Green Sea. He was the first and only son of the Makoric-Kishic Farmer, Jatur and the Tumulini, Turia. The Tumulini are one of several clans which live alongside Kishic settlers within Makora. Istek's birth name is a Tumulini one, or so he has said. Unfortunately, Turia would die shortly after Istek's first birthday, after catching a sickness which culminated in a deadly bout of pneumonia. Both Jatur and Istek would be similarly afflicted, with the function of Jatur's lungs being greatly weakened for the rest of his life. Oddly enough, it was the infant Istek, who was least affected, though he does wonder whether the sickness stunted him in some way, as he is in fact significantly shorter than both of his parents. Istek worked on his father's farm, harvesting barley, tending to pigs, and otherwise laboring. His father's weak lungs limited the work that he could do, thus he relied heavily on Istek from the time that the boy could walk and swing a scythe.

Istek was a quiet boy, reserved, shy even. His first crush was on a much older boy, much to the displeasure of Jatur.

"That sort of thing is for city people, not for us. We need more hands to work the field, you hear? Kids, ___! Now tell me, how is he supposed to give you that?" -Jatur

The two would venture into the town of Ulyasapek on rare occasions. Typically these trips were little more than supply runs, or else Jatur's ill-fated attempts to find a girl to marry his short, shy, and soft-voiced son. Often, however, they were not the only visitors, as a coastal town and a stopping port for many different ships, Ulyasapek was host to priests from many diverse cults and sects. Jatur was largely dismissive of these groups, or at times actively hostile. Priests in the farmer's eyes were ultimately a waste of time, unhelpful at best, and actively dangerous at worst. He never explained this attitude to Istek, though the boy assumed it had something to do with his mother. As is often the case, taboo proved to be temptation, and Istek, now a young teenager, began to sneak from his home to listen to these preachers and poets. Around this same time Jatur began to experience a number of symptoms, initially waved off as aches and strains from work, these initially included back pain, tingling in his limbs, lapses in memory, and stiffness (Multiple Sclerosis). As such, work increasingly fell only on Istek's shoulders.

One day, at approximately the age of 18, Istek snuck down to the village for a drink of wine and to listen to the preachers. It was then that he met Kutetu, or more accurately was reintroduced to him. Kutetu had been a fisherman who had lived in the village for some time. He had suffered from back and nerve issues very similar to those that affected Jatur. When he had last seen Kutetu, two years before, the man had been nearly immobile, hardly able to row captain his small boat. When Kutetu had vanished, it was simply believed that he had capsized or died at sea. Yet here he was, not only alive, but standing tall and healthy. Kutetu told Istek about the order of the Golden Poplar, a cult located on a tiny island north of the lands of Korithia. He told Istek of the spectacular abilities of that order's head, of his ability to heal disease, to make crops grow with the flick of a hand, and to control the very storms that blew across the sea, all he asked in response was faith and subservience to the "Golden Poplar" the supposed avatar of the sun god, Re.

Istek, naive and young, was immediately convinced and ran to his father to relay the information to him. He asked Jatur to accompany him to the island. Jatur refused, rather violently, and the two even came to blows. Jatur accused his son of falling for sagecraft nonsense. Istek denied this and pledged to go to the island and pray for his father. Istek sold all of his possessions and worked for some time as a carpenter's assistant in order to hire a farm-hand to work in his place while he was gone.

After successfully hiring a hand, Istek sailed to the island. There he seeked the audience of the head of the order, The Master. The Master, according to his claims, was a 200 year-old sage whose powers originated from the Poplar which grew at the center of the island without draining him of his vitality as was usually the case for sages. Istek slept on the roots of the Poplar for three whole nights while he waited to speak to the sage. When at last he did speak with The Master, the sage was impressed and intrigued by the young man's determination to meet him. He complimented the boy on his bravery in leaving his homeland and otherwise showered the boy with compliments. Istek soon became enamored with the leader, particularly after the Master assured him that he could indeed treat his father's maladies by praying to the poplar, though it may take time, he emphasized. Istek enthusiastically allowed himself to be folded into the cult, he prayed and served in the temple or at the roots of the tree everyday with a fanatic intensity. Only a year after his arrival he was made a priest. By taking his honor, Istek was forbidden from sex, the consumption of meat, alcohol, gambling, dairy of any kind, among various other things. Despite these stipulations Istek served loyally,

The tree that sits at the center of the cult certainly does have an odd effect on its loyal followers, and it is indeed magical, though the exact nature of that magic is not so clear. Istek even slept at the roots some nights. All that time he continued sending messages back to his father, along with his meager earnings as a priest, which was just barely enough to care for his father.

Much to the young priest's concern, his father's condition, according to their correspondences, communicated by a messenger, did not seem to be improving. Istek blamed this on his own impiety, and further increased his fanaticism, going as far as having dozens of symbols tattooed onto his body in supplication to the Tree and the Master. Yet his father's condition continued to decline. Istek became increasingly distressed as he saw those on the island, those that he deemed as less loyal than himself, seemingly having their prayers and wishes honored by the Poplar. When he expressed these concerns to his fellow priests he was met with either sympathy or else hostility that he was in any way questioning the auspices of the cult.

Jatur died half-way through Istek's sixth year of priesthood, likely from a secondary ailment worsened by his disease. Istek fell into a deep depression and for the first time in his years of service, neglected his duties, and failed to show up for an evening sacrifice. When the Master confronted the heartbroken Istek, his kindness and bravado were gone, in its place was cruelty and heartlessness. Istek expressed that he had prayed for his father’s health, that he had served faithfully, and that it was all that he ever prayed for, never for himself, as such he could not understand why the Poplar had chosen to ignore his prayers. The Master explained that as a non-believer, Jatur was never due any help from the Poplar, which was directly in opposition to what he had told Istek when he had first arrived years before.

This confrontation caused Istek to mentally spiral. One day he ran to the beach, shed his priest robes, stripped down to his bareskin and rowed from the island in a stolen boat. He had no destination, no goal. He was near death, starved and severely dehydrated when he was discovered by a passing pirate ship, the Dolphin.

They took him aboard, initially with the intention of enslaving the strange man. However, fortunately, the captain of the ship, a Kishic man by the name of Busu, soon took a liking to the young man. Istek during his time as a priest had developed an impressive talent for speaking and would often tell the crew of pirates stories and poems that he had learned during his time on the island. The free and rough environment of the ship allowed Istek to grow in ways that he had never been afforded. Over the course of a short few years he garnered a reputation among his fellow pirates as brash, clever, brave, and rather loud. His nickname, Istek, was given as a reference to his "squawking." Istek shot through the ranks of the crew, eventually becoming the first mate, leading daring raids on merchant ships and even on one occasion the port of the Korithian city of Agrikolis, resulting in amongst the biggest pirating hauls in recent memory. As such there was little question that Istek should inherit the role of captain.

Istek renamed the ship, the Westwind and chose to sail south, intent on stalking the shipping routes of the southern Korithian islands. It was there that, while capturing a trading vessel, that he met the forestfolk slave, Dati.

The two almost immediately fell for one another, and soon became partners, Istek the Captain, and Dati the First Mate. And this went on for several years until Istek would fall in love again, this time on the island of Ninetu. While the Westwind was docked for repairs Istek became acquainted with the daughter of a carpenter by the name of Sihunu. Her sharp wit and wild temperament had scarred off all suitors that her father had brought before her. Yet it was these very qualities that caused first Istek and then Dati, to fall deeply in love with her. As such, both men would propose to her roughly four months after landing in Ninetu, though Istek would successfully do so slightly before Dati (a fact which he uses to tease Dati quite often.) The three would be secretly married, by an Ikopeshi priest (paid in wine) and would sneak away on the Westwind that same night, though not before raiding several of the other docked ships.

Their reign of adventure and thievery would go on for several years, as they now stalked up and down the coast, capturing ships, raiding villages, and even fighting the occasional sea monster.

This came to an end when Sihunu became pregnant. The three agreed that the life of a pirate was no life for a child, and so somewhat hesistantly, they put down their swords and spears. They came under the employ of the merchant Wadikir, a highly powerful and wealthy figure in the hierarchy of the Kishic city of Chibal.

Shortly after arriving in Chibal, Sihunu gave birth to their child, Lat.

The four of them now live in the dock district of Chibal. Sihunu has elected to remain on land with Lat until such a time as the boy is old enough to join the crew. Istek and Dati meanwhile take semi-regular jobs for Wadikir and other merchants.

It is during one such job that the pair first meet the giant, Narul.

Appearance

Istek is a short though broad-shouldered and muscular man nearing his fifties. His copper colored skin is wrinkled from the beating sun, and punctuated with geometric tattoos, a reminder of his time as a priest. The captain’s graying hair is tied up in the traditional Kishic sailor's knot and his chin is accentuated by a giant bushy beard.

Personality

Istek is loud, excitable, courageous, passionate, prideful, and more than a little flirtatious, especially in the presence of those that are taller than him (note that both Dati and Sihunu are nearly a foot taller than he is). Despite his loud and excitable personality, he can be quite clever and philosophical when that sort of thing is called for.

Gender/Pronouns

Cis-man He/Him

Sexual Orientation

Pansexual and Polyamorous

Relationships

Istek is happily partnered with both Dati and Sihunu

Favorite Color

Blue

Favorite Food

Oysters with salt and pepper.

Biggest Fear

Being unable to sail/ being useless

Sage?

No

Literate?

In numerical symbols, and some Kishic, enough to read receipts and cargo records.

An Excerpt

Narul nodded thoughtfully. Istek chuckled, and gave his arm another experimental squeeze. “Gods, these are massive! Your hands too and just imagine~”  From across the deck one of the sailors called out. “Oi, Istek, get your hands off of that man, you old deviant. I swear someone should beat some sense into you.” Istek shot to his feet, bristling. “Don’t talk to your captain like that!” “What if I do?” Narul watched as the two rough old sailors approached each other. Istek was at least a head shorter than the other man but broader at the shoulder. Narul, Suru, and Penetinos all froze, unsure of what to do. The rest of the crew seemed oddly apathetic to all of this.  Istek and the sailor who had dared to speak against him, glared at each other for a moment and Narul was concerned that he may have to step in, but then as he rose apprehensively to his feet, Istek stood up on his toes and pressed his lips to the sailor’s. The two stood like that for a moment, the sailor cupping the shorter man’s bearded cheek. When at last the two separated, Istek turned and laughed at Narul’s confused but relieved expression. “Narul, I would like you to meet my first mate, Dati.”

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OC/WIP Q&A

Thanks for the tags @illarian-rambling, @willtheweaver, and @the-golden-comet!

Rules/Premise: Open the floor for questions about your Stories/WIPs/OCs/creative processes, etc.

This seems interesting and I'm really curious what questions you have but only ask them if you're prepared to get either a small essay in response or barely a paragraph, there is no inbetween unfortunately.

I am currently working on my WIP series Testaments of the Green Sea the first three books have already been written in a sense, along with the first three chapters of book 4, however I am currently in the process of rewriting and editing parts. I welcome any questions about worldbuilding, lore, characters, anything really. There's a relatively good chance I've thought about it before or have posted about it. I'll avoid spoilers as best as I can.

Some characters

Narul

Ninma

Bop

Otilia

Hutbari

Shela

Akard

Zatar

Wadikir

Suru

Bira

Istek

Dati

Sihunu

Penetinos

Fasti

Kumad

Zenit

The Deep Sun

The Watcher

Mikrab the Mad

The War Queen

The Stars

Samarus

Some places

Kobani

The Green Sea

Macur

Kishetal

Labisa

Chibal

Korithia

Apuna

Nashawey

The Isle of the Kosheki

Makora

The Isle of the Golden Poplar

The Garden

The Empire of the Batri

Ikopesh

Some general topics relating to lore, these are just some topics, I'll answer basically anything.

Spiritbloods

Sages

Magic

Forestfolk

The Calamity

Spirits

The Gods

The Cycle

Dragons

The Awakened Races

Kiriki

Plantbrews

Arkodian Bronze

The Arkodic-Kishite War

Tamel the Mighty

Asherdul's Bane

Tagging @dyrewrites, @unrepentantcheeseaddict, @roach-pizza, @rivenantiqnerd, @pluppsauthor