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This week's Weekly Theme Word for Seldnacs was "Fall". Considering it's late April, that may have meant it as in, falling. However. I immediately had this pic in my mind. So :3

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A Thorny Adversary

Lena was just trying to catch some lunch when a scream forces her to change plans.

POV: 3rd person Warnings: None Word Count: 879

Lena’s ear twitched, and she stopped her prowling to scratch it. The blue flame on it flickered from the movement, but with all the glowing plants around her, that shouldn’t startle any potential prey.

Strange, though. Lena’s spiral markings glowed a little more brightly amidst her black fur as she gazed into the future, looking for some sort of imminent threat to set off the itch, but nothing. Hm. Maybe sometimes, a twitch was just a twitch.

Back to the matter at paw, then. She’d smelled a mouse just a moment ago, and now slightly opened her mouth to locate the scent even better. Just a little bit further…

A high-pitched yelp ruined Lena’s attention and sent the mouse skittering away. Not that she cared, not this time; the yelp had sounded far too familiar, and there was exactly one thing allowed to torment her little apprentice, which was Lena herself. Twigs and brambles tried to hold her back, but whenever they would catch her skin or fur, she just liquidized the area, letting them slide off harmlessly. No bothersome plants would stop her from saving Sky.

It didn’t take her long to spot Sky’s sand-colored fur through the green bushes, back turned towards her. With an impressively loud hiss, Lena leapt over the fennec, paws just barely missing Sky’s glowing white wings, fur bristled, claws unsheathed. When she landed, the blue glow of her bared fangs reflected from— the leaves of a thistle bush.

She turned towards Sky, who was rubbing her nose with a paw. “Uh, sorry?” Sky offered sheepishly. “I didn’t know you were in the area… Or that you’d come running!” She stepped closer to Lena. “Sooo… I guess that means you do care about me!”

“Well,” Lena said, and quickly groomed her chest to cover up the embarrassment of trying to start a fight with a piece of vegetation, “I didn't expect my apprentice to be foolish enough to scream because she didn’t manage to see a bush bigger than she is.” Once Lena’s chest fur was nice and shiny, she moved on to her paw. “And as your mentor, it would have been my duty to protect you from any actual threats.”

“That’s so nice of you!” Sky lowered her torso to the ground, behind still high and tail wagging quickly. “So, since you’re here anyway…” There was a playful twinkle in Sky’s brown eyes, all the more noticeable thanks to the two glowing stripes on her cheeks.

Lena lifted her head to look at Sky, but kept her paw raised. “Don’t push your luck, kitten.” When Sky took another step towards her, Lena swiftly batted at her, claws of course sheathed.

Sky jumped back, flapping her wings and hovering a little above the ground. “Aw, come on!”

“My lunch got away thanks to you.” Lena’s tail tip twitched. “So I’ll have to find something new.” She paused, faced with Sky's big pleading eyes, then sighed. “Maybe afterwards, I can teach you some more.”

“What if I helped you?” Sky landed again and neatly folded her wings against her body, almost covering up the white splotch further back. Not like it mattered; Lena knew Sky didn’t actually need the wings to fly. “You know, if I caught you something!”

“And you think you’ll find something faster than I can?” She had confidence, if nothing else.

“Well, maybe not faster,” Sky admitted. “But if there’s two Seldnacs looking, then that’s twice the chance of finding something, right? So even if I’m not faster than you in general, I might get lucky, and then you’d have your food sooner!”

It didn’t seem like Sky would give up on the plan that quickly, and in a way, it was a little endearing. “All right. Show me your forest hunting skills.”

“I came here to practice those! Look!” Sky kept her tail still and ducked close to the ground, moving forwards quietly. Seemed like she had indeed trained, even if she was still a little clumsy when it came to avoiding all the little twigs, branches and roots that littered the forest ground. And bushes, apparently.

Lena circled Sky, nudging her slightly here, pulling one of her legs into a better position there. “Fine, you can try to help. You go that way, I’ll go this way. And remember to keep your legs on the ground while you’re here.”

“I will, promise!” Though Lena had no doubt Sky meant what she said, the fennec’s feet were again hanging a paw’s width above the ground.

Lena bit Sky’s foreleg, just gentle enough that her teeth wouldn’t pierce the skin, and yanked her back down. “Don't forget to look where you’re going, I can’t save you from every thistle you might run into.”

“Yeah, I learned that lesson.” Sky rubbed her nose one more time. “Okay, I’ll go, and I’ll be back with some nice lunch for you before you know it! See you!” And off she ran, though to her credit, her paws did in fact touch the ground with every step.

Lena shook her head and turned the other way, carefully sniffing the air. There had to be more prey hidden somewhere between all these roots, after all.

[okardare]

Been working in this in my free time :0 My character Amaranth sleeping in the ruins of what once was part of a house, or a forgoten tower.

I wanted to try to tell some kind of story with the landscape, I almost never draw Amaranth with structures in the background, so I wanted to try drawing a small castle this time.

[tyummy-rp]

do you believe in magic? | open

pu! ekaw, pu! ekaw, pu! ekaw

The words echoed in Tara’s subconscious, an attempt to pull her from a deep slumber. Her phone was lit up, 3:33 AM shining on the screen. Witching hour. In her bed, Tara was sat up right, mouth moving, words falling from her lips, though she was still totally unconscious.

Slowly, her eyes fluttered open, glowing a soft purple color that seemed to illuminate the darker space. She was still her, but there was something new inside of her, something propelling her forward.

“sdrac torat.” Again, a voice that was hers but foreign to her filled the room as she sat on the middle of her floor. “tlas.” Both her Tarot Cards and salt seemed to appear from nowhere. She doesn’t question it, in the moment is all makes sense. On the floor, she draws a protection circle, followed by a star on the inside. “Seldnac.” with that command, mini tea lights floated from her closet, “thgil.” The candles situated themselves into the proper spots on the protection circle before lighting themselves.

An hour later her room was filled with various items, tea lights the only source of light in the room. Her eyes were still glowing, a map spread out on her floor, a locator spell of sorts being done. She was missing something, and whatever was inside her was guiding her towards it. “Em wohs.” Tara was leaning over the map, focusing on the feeling bubbling inside of her. Blood dripped onto the map, an answer to a question she still didn’t understand. Bringing her hand up to her nose, she didn’t flinch, just took the location and left.

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Hours later, Tara could be spotted on the quad. The sun had finally come out, but she hadn’t even noticed how much time had passed. Her arms were full of books, cards, various vials and ingredients, heading back to Alpha. She was still in her PJ’s, still in a trance, and eyes still glowing purple.

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Sky (Seldnac) definitely loves surprising others! She wants them to be positive, though she has occasionally startled her friends quite a bit.

Mikki (Seldnac) likes to do it when he's trying to woo someone, and yes, positive ones like small gifts.

Which OC likes surprising others? Are the surprises typically negative or positive?

[kaluawoo]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Servamp (Anime & Manga), Original Work, Seldnac'Rae (Open Species) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Snow Lily | All of Love & Original Character(s) Characters: Snow Lily | All of Love, Original Characters Additional Tags: Original Character(s), Seldnac'Rae, (Seldnacs are the species of the OC), crossover of sorts Summary:

Emmy, a wolf Seldnac'Rae, uses a portal to a human world after being told of a child in need of help - But runs into a rather strange man intent on helping the kid, too.

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Idk, I usually don’t mix fanfic and original stuff, but listen. Emmy tends to adopt human(oid) children in need of a home. Lily tends to adopt human children in need of a home. I had to let them meet lmao

[lycan-sakura]

My part of an art trade with Reblod on Deviantart and it's his Seldnac "Sun Reign". One of Sun Reign's powers is flight so he's spending a nice Autumn day rolling around on a fluffy cloud. 😁 He's such a cute character and was fun to draw. Sun Reign belongs to Reblod.

[pombullian]

Some more pen drawings with Vincent and Vixie. These were the rest of these types of drawings I had for now, I may make more in the future. Hope you guys enjoy this! Tags- #art #traditionalart #animals #colored #coloreddrawing #fantasy #drawing #pen #pendrawing #ocart #oc #seldnac #bluepen #redpen #canine #dogs https://www.instagram.com/p/B32E8eFHujB/?igshid=efjlihuilkyc

[lumiklyde]

Neo Galaxy Tye and her Seldnac’Rae girlfriend Photon Stream

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Doodle for this week's Weekly Theme Word, "Flower"! Showing Leah with a flower that was probably put there by one of her kids.

Bay cats are hard to draw ngl. They have different Shapes than other cats. I need more practice.

Seldnac'Rae are an open species by FelonDog

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A Call Unanswered

On a warm day, Shivers hears something calling her from beneath the ocean's waves, and she leaps, bound to follow the call.

POV: 3rd person Warnings: Mild one for a character not being able to breathe Word Count: 1611

Shivers yawned as the sun shone on her fur and sparkled on the waves below. It was… Well, honestly, it was too warm for Shivers’ liking. Even aside from her ice magic making her more cold resistant, her white fur was rather thick, trapping the heat underneath. Emmy and Leah were watching over the children, so for once, Shivers had opted to relax near the ocean, futilely hoping for a cool breeze to combat the heat. It was too warm for a nap, but also definitely too warm to play.

The sea twinkled, almost like an invitation. The air was warm, but maybe it would be colder between the waves that were hitting the cliff again and again.

Shivers had never had much in the way of impulse control. He stood up, took two steps back, and leaped off the cliff. While falling, he pulled the water in the air together and cooled it down, creating an icy slope. Now this was something to do on a hot day! The ice cooled Shivers’ paws, and he howled in excitement.

Once he felt he was low enough, he let the slide curve upwards, making a ramp that tossed him upwards, the closest he'd get to flying without the magic for it.

In the air, she turned, muzzle pointing down towards the water’s surface. Shivers dove in, cool water immediately soaking her fur and banishing the dusty warmth. Above, blurred by the waves, Shivers saw her slope melt in the heat and drip into the water.

Shivers wasn’t a good swimmer, if he was honest, but right now, he wanted to see how deep he could go. It was nice and cool down here, and more importantly, he felt like something was calling him down, further and further down.

What could possibly go wrong?

As the water around her grew darker, Shivers’ markings glowed more brightly, icy blue lighting her way into the depths.

Diving became easier the further he went, much easier than swimming had ever been before, and curiosity won over the drive to reach that mysterious call. Shivers twisted around and froze, stunned to see his soft fur replaced by smooth scales, and hind legs turned into a long fin. He twirled around twice, thrice, trying to take it all in. His scales were white like his fur had been, with the same black spots and glowing icy blue splotches. Shivers gasped, and when he realized that didn’t make him drown, he breathed in and out. Huh.

Something was calling her further down still. Shivers took a deep breath. “Hey! Who are you?”, she called back, moving forwards again, dashing through the water faster than she’d ever thought possible for someone who wasn’t a fish. Maybe she was a fish now, kind of.

Nothing answered his words, but finally, Shivers saw some figures moving in the distance. Shivers sped up, trying to reach them more quickly. Why, he couldn’t have said. He just felt like he had to get to them as fast as possible.

Soon she was in their midst. They all had scales and tails just like Shivers, but their scales glittered and shone in all the colors of the rainbow, making it hard to look at them for long enough to truly see them. Were they Seldnacs? Humans? Hippocamps? All Shivers saw was strong fins and bright scales.

The mermaids moved around Shivers, creating a vortex of swirling colors that almost made his head hurt.

“You listened!”, one of them called out, but Shivers couldn’t make out which one.

“You came!”, another added.

Shivers spun in a circle, trying to focus on one or another. “I did! Something pulled me down here! Was that you?”

“It was us!”

Was the group of mermaids growing? Shivers stopped turning, she couldn’t keep up with them. “Why’s that?”

He reached out to touch one of the Mermaids with a paw, but they were just out of reach.

“We often call ones from above to us!”, one of the mermaids answered.

Another agreed. “We want to meet them every now and then.”

“And you were right there when we needed you!”

A cloud of dust rose up when Shivers’ tail fin struck the ocean floor. She hadn’t even realized that they’d kept moving down as they’d talked. “What do you need me for?”

“Follow us, we’ll show you!”

The mermaids darted off, and Shivers felt like he should, no, like he had to follow them. He raced after them, watching their glittering shapes switch positions more quickly than his eyes could follow, moving further and further away from the shore.

… Away from the shore.

Shivers stopped, even as all her instincts were screaming at her to continue, to follow the mermaids. “Where are we going?”

“Not much further now!”, the mermaids answered. They'd stopped when they noticed Shivers wasn't following them anymore.

“But where to?” Shivers would've flicked his ear, but whatever had given him scales had also taken away his ears.

The mermaids came to her again again, swimming around Shivers like when she'd first met them. Left, right, even above her, an impenetrable wall of sparkling colors. She had no reason to distrust them, she should listen to them, follow them—but something was off. Shivers bared her teeth.

Those weren't his thoughts.

“Come with us!” the mermaids kept saying.

“Follow us!”

“We need you!”

“It'll be great!”

Shivers shook her head. She was curious, and she almost wanted to follow them just to see, but—she needed to go back eventually, return to her family. And she had a feeling she never would if she stayed with them. “No.”

The swirling wall of color closed in.

“You must.”

They spoke in unison now, their voices an echo of themselves, of each other. If Shivers had still had fur, it would be standing on edge now. He still couldn't see the mermaids clearly, and as he watched, they sped up, colors changing so fast it made him dizzy.

One chance.

Shivers blitzed forwards, swimming as fast as she could as she formed an icy tunnel around herself. The gap between the mermaids was tiny, but the ice was slippery enough to let her slide through. The cold managed to burn even Shivers' own skin, but then she was out, still keeping the tunnel around herself as she shot upwards.

The mermaids screeched, like claws on a chalkboard. Shivers' ears hurt, but he kept going, up, away. Behind him, ice broke as the mermaids tried to stop him, crunching like broken bones.

But Shivers was fast, and the ice was thick. Just once did sharp teeth break through right in front of her, scratching her scales, but then she was past, shooting out of the water.

He made a platform of ice on top of the waves. The landing hurt, but he'd gotten away, and was sure the mermaids couldn't get him up here, not as long as he stayed out of the water. Shivers sighed and took a deep breath.

Only to realize she couldn't. She dug her claws into the ice, trying to force her lungs to accept the air, but they refused. If she could've just shoved her head underwater—but the sun glimmered on countless rainbow scales circling Shivers' little platform, ready to pull her down again if she came within reach.

He couldn't let any part of him touch the water, he knew. But he was choking on the air. He couldn't stay up here, either.

Shivers' tail fin prickled as it split back into her curled tail and back legs, fur slowly replacing scales.

He dug his claws deeper into the ice, trying to combat the panic he felt at not being able to breathe, waiting as the prickling moved from his tail up his spine, hoping that he'd be able to breathe once it reached his lungs.

If it was fast enough.

Shivers' vision was darkening when a breeze tugged at her ears, and warm, salty summer air filled her lungs again.

For a few minutes, he just lay there, occasionally re-freezing the platform that was chilling his stomach while colorful mermaids waited for him to make just one single mistake. Then, finally, Shivers managed to stand up again, shivering just as much from the cold as from the experience. At least the sun would take care of one of those things soon.

Shivers headed back towards the shore, creating a bridge of ice in front of her as the end behind her broke apart and became one with the ocean again. The mermaids followed her, hoping for her to run out of magic.

But he didn't. Eventually, Shivers reached the cliff he'd leapt off of, and formed a frozen staircase on the side of the rocks. The ice was slippery, even to him, but he'd had more than enough experience, creating an icy railing around him just in case he lost his footing as he stepped further and further up.

At last, she reached the top and glanced down. The glittering scales below were visible for just a second longer before they sunk to the bottom again, the mermaids realizing Shivers would not be their prey today.

Shivers turned away, the sun already drying his wet fur. He had enough of the ocean for the time being, and family to get back to. The children would not believe what had happened, Shivers was sure, and a little smile played on his lips as he thought about how excited they'd be about the tale. Especially with a few embellishments here and there...

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Ephraim (FM), even without his magic, has a decent shot, though it'd depend a bit on the type of monster/villain and who else is there with him.

Lena (Seldnac) would get pretty far, but would probably be second to final character and then sacrifice herself in a dramatic "Oh look, she does care after all!" scene.

which oc would be the final character in a horror movie? 

[okardare]

This was originally going to be a realistic portrait of Amaranth but I really like how it looks like this, and I feel like if I keep adding detail to it I'm going to ruin it :b 

This portrait was quite experimental, in itself it is more than anything a sketch and I painted and fix some parts as I start working on the shading, to make it look cleaner.

[cheriibat]

Also @sakura-of-zendikar ; You could count it as a more gift art aswell, cuz I like his design. 😂 How sad it sounds, the pose was a huge challenge to me, as I usually never do something like this? : ' ) Drawing in my more realistic like style is hard rip. Speedpaint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEQoCQEhJaI&feature=youtu.be Contest Entry for the contest from @/felondog on dA: https://www.deviantart.com/seldnac-shenanigans/journal/Fourth-Seldnac-Contest-OPEN-811045326 

[frith-inle]

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Laith (FM): "Careful, flammable" fire mage y'know

Falfain (FM) would have to wear one of those red ribbons in her tail that at tournaments signify horses likely to kick

Lena & Sky (Seldnac): "The dog is fine, it's the cat you have to watch out for."

If your OC had to wear a warning label, what would it be for?