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Oriental Bay Owl (Phodilus badius), family Tytonidae, order Strigiformes, Malaysia

photograph by Kenneth Cheong

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please enjoy this eastern grass owl. owls are so important to me please observe him

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A pair of crystalline eyes followed the young man as he went about his duties. Duties that were supposed to have been stayed when the young man went on leave. However, unlike his compatriots, this Lt. Klivian had opted to stay and keep himself busy with nominal tasks. Family trouble, it seemed, had a fair amount of weight in the young man's thoughts and concerted effort to not be shipped out for his leave.

An Imperial thinker would've said it was a waste of an officer, sending him to do menial tasks. But what Sebastipole saw was an opportunity, a young mind searching for validation and thus open to... alternative perspectives if he could offer one.

A thin smile crossed his lips as he clasped his hands behind him and strode over to the lieutenant. His strides were long, his dark, knee-high boots giving a polished shine while the rest of his uniform, a long tunic not unlike the TIE dress uniform, seemed to eat up the light around him. This combined with the dark visor over his eyes and beneath his cap might have made him far more intimidating if he didn't still have that smile playing on his lips.

"Lieutenant Klivian," he said in low, soft tones, "still at work even after leave. Your diligence is impressive. Have you made any headway on the missing supplies?"

It was an innocent enough inquiry, though one expected when a superior officer requires a status report. The fact that he was special intelligence scouting for recruits of his own needn't factor into other's impressions...

Open Starter - Hobbie - Prefsbelt Academy 1 BBY

Uniforms, Derek Klivian was certain, especially dress uniforms, were designed by people who never had to wear them. He decided this day's only saving grace was that he was wearing a grey duty uniform, though he'd much prefer his black flight suit. The flight suit was loose, it had plenty of pockets. It never did it's best to throttle him. The young man looked at the swarms of people all dressed either identical to himself. A few outliers wore something with a bit of flare, like a cape, or showed off more rank pips.

His parents had done their best to maneuver him onto the fleet command political career fast track and he had decided to laugh in their faces and volunteered for the flight academy instead. Shove their politicking where the sun didn't shine and embarrass them in one fell swoop. And where did he wind up? Back on a command track because he just couldn't help himself, getting caught up being competitive, striving to get a little bit of praise from the instructors.

Klivian looked down at the datapad in his hands. Joys of command, datawork and struggling to track down missing supplies. He shook his head and turned away from the display of fresh new cadets. In just a couple of days he had to report to the Rand Ecliptic. Officially, he was on leave. Unofficially, he didn't want to ever see Raltiir again if it could be helped.

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Hair Brooches // Laurelin Jewelry

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oh, precious Serpent, why are you crying? [spoiler WIP for "and they were monsters" artbook]

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FB pages/The Owls Picture, Barn Owl & Barn Owl#2 by Sasi - smit

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Daily Birds

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The owl demon, Aeonios

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OTWILIGHTKING !!

info | mutuals preferred | 21+ mun & muse | written by rodi 

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There's been a slight magical accident, Owl. A bit of an experiment gone wrong, if you will. Enjoy being a harpy eagle for a couple of days until it wears off.

Owl had only just woken up after falling asleep in his avian form when the sudden change in height caught him off guard.

"Ah." Well, this was going to be awkward. Both for getting out of his aviary--as it was suited for a bird of his previous size-- and getting around and about without drawing too much attention to himself.

"Well. I suppose I'll be making my next haven at the zoo or far woods then."

The large raptor is less than pleased but is certain his apprentice will want to examine him from tip to talon. Best make his getaway while she's still asleep!

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Item: aggressively whimsical hat for the aggressively whimsical gentleman

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Le Pigeon, 1959 | Erté (Romain de Tirtoff, Russian-French, 1892–1990)

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Info ! Hidden Orchard of Las Noches

Outside of his usual duties as an arrancar, Vander likes to keep one or two pet projects on the side to keep things interesting. His most successful project has been a peculiar Wax Jambu tree he manage to cultivate in the Hollow Forest using a common cutting of the Wax Jambu, a cutting of the albino variety, the remains of his prey, and a sturdy sample of crystallized spirit particles containing reiatsu from the arrancar, Rudbornn Chelute.

By using the crystallized reiatsu as fertilizer, Vander imbued the albino sapling with hollow energy, thus giving it the ability to feed on both the common Wax Jambu and the bodies and the energies of his defeated prey. Thanks to this, the albino specimen fed not only on the nutrients of its kin, but also on reishi in the air and the reiatsu of surrounding hollows. This led to the birth  of what he calls a “leech tree” breed which feeds on the energies of surrounding hollows while producing fruit filled with an almost triple-concentrated form of the energy originally absorbed.

Naturally, this abundance in spiritual energy is bound to draw in other hollows intent on making themselves stronger. But like a great carnivorous plant, it lures them in only to sap them of their energy and use them as further fodder for its ever thirsting roots. Because of this, Vander created special cloaks for himself that protect him from the tree’s leech-like abilities. As a safety precaution, he also uses his portals to keep the tree (and its roots) neatly pruned and contained while collecting its valuable fruit. After all, the last thing he wants is for it to grow more than necessary and become a threat in need of being destroyed.

Vander also takes great pains to keep his fruit a secret from other arrancar so as to use the fruit extracts for various items and experiments. These extracts actually vary in effect thanks to the nature of the fruit’s reiatsu and where the tree absorbed it. As Vander has found out, if the tree only absorbs the air born reishi of Hueco Mundo, the fruit remains white and functions as a mere food source with minimal advantages. If the reiatsu from hollows of Adjuchas level or below is absorbed, the fruit (and subsequently, the extracts) changes color slightly and gives the user a temporary boost in strength, speed and energy. But when the tree consumes the reiatsu of an Arrancar or a being of similar level (human, shinigami, ect.), the fruit will gain a vivid flush of color resembling the hues of the reiatsu it absorbed. The fruit then bestows certain special abilities related to or possessed by the producer of the reiatsu it absorbed. Unfortunately, these abilities are temporary and only last so long as the fruit is eaten.

However, with these fruit extracts, he has managed to create specific hunting supplements which often gives him an advantage when on missions, hunting en mass,  opening long-distance portals, or battling particularly dangerous opponents. Thanks to this, Vander has had great incentive to gather reiatsu from everywhere in Hueco Mundo - especially Las Noches.

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//I LEGIT DIDN’T REMEMBER THUS CONVERSATION AND IT US SO FUNNY YO ME NOW XDDD

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Le Pigeon, 1959 | Erté (Romain de Tirtoff, Russian-French, 1892–1990)

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This European Eagle Owl’s tippy taps

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