#oc: ptarmigan

[willoillo]

Today's prompt for @wof-october-prompts was OCs so I drew Elegance and Ptarmigan~

Sooo fun OC backstory time -- Ptarmigan originated as "Elegance's friend Ptarmigan" where it wasn't entirely clear if he was a real person, cuz every story she told about him was wild and TOTALLY unbelievable.

Turns out no, Ptarmigan is very much real, he just LOVES telling tall tales and Elegance is the kind of dragon who takes pretty much everything she's told at face value xD

I can't show it in a black and white image but Ptarmigan is supposed to be an Icewing/Skywing hybrid? The dark scales here are a reddish-brown, like the real bird's feathers.

[ravewing]

royal skywing family portrait

top - queen markhor ; left - prince ptarmigan ; center - princess cathartes ; right - prince condor

think these guys are cool? consider checking out the story they're from on my wattpad (@ravewing) :)

[filurig]

some stuff involving non sapient creatures in pareidolia, first image is some animals that tomtar have domesticated, second is a remake of gloson, which is a vätte but is, contrary to most other ones ive made, not a sophont and is instead domesticated by trolls. more info below the cut...

ive already talked about the tomteget in another post, so i wont go into detail about them here, but the one shown in the picture is gullmar's goat (and he is there as well as ucan see). tomtar also keep a domesticated breed of wolverine and ermine, used for some different purposes - wolverines more as guarding/herding animals and ermines to hunt. tomtar don't actually tend to hunt a lot of large prey at all, and what they do hunt is sort of limited as a lot of game birds are sacred to them due to folklore (basically ptarmigans, corvids, grouses, capercailles and things in those veins..). therefore despite how small ermines are they can hunt most of the quarry they prefer such as hares, ducks etc - especially bcs the tomte variety of ermine is bred to be a bit larger and more robust. they can also just be kept as companion animals for many tomtar. wolverines meanwhile serve well as guarding and herding animals due to their size and strength. there is a notable regiment of wolverine fighters in the midlands front - where interested tomtar are trained for combat utilizing the power of the wolverine - the one pictured though is a regular herding/guarding animal though. there are probably some smaller tomte hunting groups that try to go for bigger game with them such as wolves etc. but its definitely pretty unusual. tomteget goats are basically universal across tomte cultures, but the tomte wolverines and ermines are a bit more limited, more occuring in northern cultures historically. although as time goes on they have been spread further south, especially as the midlands front was established and increased the communicative network between different disparate tomte societies. 2. this is just a remake of the gloson from that older post bcs i wasnt really happy with the design - its a laaaaarge animal but didnt really feel like it proportionally bcs i stuck too closely to the normal eu swine proportions... things are mostly the same about them though. the orange parts of the horns glow!

[hr-bananabird]

New OC I'm designing cause I was inspired by a dumb song.

[crumbpigeon]

a study of Leyendecker's June Graduate painting, but I made it my astronomer tiefling boy instead ✨

[recipe-for-monsters]

Warm cuddles

[theboxfort]

Can you believe it guys? Christmas, just a [Day Ago]. Christmas is [yesterday]! Woohoo! I am so happy about this information. Chr

[shepfax-art]

my sister sprung a Humblewood campaign on my family this holiday season. here is my character Pteal 😌 (pronounced Teal) they're based on a willow ptarmigan (pronounced tar-miggan)

[felikep]

these are two ocs of mine and their child , ptarmigan (( father )) and condor (( mother )) and the egg of their dragonet golden eagle

this took me like 3-4 hours and i had lots of fun with it ^_^

[nan0-sp1der]

Rest assured, he is harmless. He's just a small, petty little thing.

Just... Don't barge into my dorm room without my permission. Or his. He is a bit territorial.

I have a bit of a dilemma.

I seem to have recently acquired a companion of sorts on a recent mission to a particularly winter-y area, and... Well...

I have named him Columba, after a constellation just south of Canis Major and Lepus. I have already fitted them with their own device to stabilize their atomic resonance and avoid any upsets.

Debating whether or not I will devise a translator of sorts for Columba, unsure how much chaos that would create. We will see...

[andonkurage1025]

If my OCs were birds, they would look like this illustration.

💊煤廼(Susuno)→Demoiselle Crane

🐦迅霆(Jintei)→Rock Ptarmigan

🌸櫻花(Ouka)→Pink Robin

👓ティフォン(Thphon)→Owl

[willoillo]

Sooooooo... uhhhhhhhh... I made a new OC...

This is Ptarmigan, he's an Icewing... maybe hybrid? He grew up in Possibility. And he's the kind of dragon who always has an uncle that worked at Nintendo.

[ravewing]

the skywing delegation

left to right – alpine, ibex, prince ptarmigan, shrike, prince condor, princess cathartes

[scrollwyrm]

Since everyone is very desperate, here are some good WoF OC names:

MudWing:

Mallard

Pochard

Rouen

Wetland

Landslide

Otter

Heron

Rivulet

Delta

Teal

SeaWing:

Gull

Pilotfish

Oceanic

Emerald

Cobalt

Navy

Pilchard

Aqua

Lapis/Lazuli

Wobbegong

Balleen

Angler

Lamprey

Marlin

Carp

Tuna

Koi

SandWing:

Barren

Drought

Pincushion

Coyote

Fennec

Python

Speckle

Quail

Taupe

Pale

Sting

Grain

SkyWing:

Falcon

Hawk

Ardent

Harpy

Igneous

Kea

Roc

Wildfire

Pheonix

Goldcrest

Conflagrant

Sizzle

Dove

Flicker

RainWing:

Parrot

Cacao

Fern

Redwood

Kapok

Salamander

Heliconia

Howler

Rafflesia

Jaguar

Gecko

Ginkgo

Apricot

IceWing:

Leopard

Blizzard

Freeze

Hibernal

Brumal

Flurry

Snowbank

Peak

Shard

Grouse

Ptarmigan

Skua

Lemming

Beluga

Ox

Elk

NightWing:

ScrollWriter

DawnFinder

StarSpeckle

DreamGiver

Hypersthene

Spinel

DarkTalon

Ending

Majesty

Oracle

Solar

SunSpot

ShadowClaws

AshScales

Faith

SilkWing:

Cecopria

Atlas

Adonis

Brimstone

Painted

Checkerspot

Birdwing

Alcides

Chrysiridia

Urania

Meadow

Marbled

Verdes

HiveWing:

Ant

Insect

Beetle

Bug

Grasshopper

Harvestman

Click

Hornet

Thrip

Cade

Stick

Mosquito

Thora

Damsel

LeafWing:

Maple

Cypress

Pine

Oak

Yew

Acacia

Foxglove

Nightshade

Crocus

Oleander

Wisteria

Aspen

Sakura

Sycamore

Rhodedendron

Yucca

[hr-bananabird]

New OC, Raichi! His nickname is Lychee.

[the-oracle-at-delphinitely-not]

fun names for WOF ocs

Rainwings: Starfruit, Hummingbird, jaguar, Banana, Treefrog, Papaya, marmoset, Macaw

Seawings: Conch, Current, Sunfish, Angler, Angelfish, Lobster, Hammerhead, crest, Hagfish

Sandwings: Scorpio, Heatwave, Savannah, Safari, Gila, Fennec, Armadillo, Aardvark, Aardwolf, pronghorn, ringtail, thorny devil, Caracal

Skywings: Kite, Calcite, Eagle, Hawk, Wildfire, Diatomite, Breccia, Limestone, Scoria, Puma, Ibex, Condor, marmot, Ptarmigan, Catamount

Icewings: Sleet, Polar Bear, Snowy Owl, Iceberg, Frostbite, Icefloe, Snow Leopard, Lemming, Beluga, Puffin, Tern, Caribou,

mudwings: Ibis, Heron, Alligator, Delta, Mudslide, Caiman, Swamp, Toad, Cypress, Egret, Anhinga

Nightwings: Mistsearcher, Constellation, any astrological sign, Nightfall, Midnight

Leafwings: Venus Flytrap, Pitcher, Canopy, Magnolia, Juniper, Vine, Water Lily

Hivewings: Dung Beetle, Blue Dasher, Fire Ant, Mosquito, Firefly, Dragonfly, Harlequin, Ladybug

Silkwings: Painted Lady, Palos Verdes, Glasswing, Swallowtail, Atlas

Hope this helps someone! It was a lot of fun to make!