jasonwolf

((OOC: Just wanted to let people know I won't be around for a while due to a family crisis. Please do not remove me from the dedicants list as I firmly intend to return when I clear up these problems.))

you have a hawk named wolf...

Thanks Ouity, and people wonder why i say you're my favorite :P. Personally I do really hope to get my character to get that honor. I've tried to write his character to have a closer connection to animals than to plants when it comes to his basic natural ways. He finds great pride in being part of a family who reveres wolves so much they use Chirr (wolf) as their last name. He finds the animals of the world give great lessons and he's used those things he learned from observing them in his own life. Even the very way he sits perched on a branch reflects the peregrine falcon, observing always ready to take flight.

So I have a question I need to bring up here. Today I accidentally sparked an argument on shape shifting today. The three main things I heard from the others were its not a thing, its a secret, and its meta. I have 2 quotes from our wiki (yes its a wiki but you can see last time it was edited and all that, and who goes around messing with wiki's like this) "yet the true extent of their powers is unknown" we have no official limit to druidic powers. I referred to highly skilled druids doing it, and my characters intent to serve nature enough to earn such a gift. Druidism (Nature's Communion, Control of Nature, Blight Healing, Nature's Healing, Shapeshifting) Shapeshifting right there at the end. I understand the implications of wanting to have a flying shapeshift, and can accept those as a problem, but overall I want to know whether or not this is a possible thing. Finally I didn't see this as meta having seen a druid do it before. I'm pretty sure it was Ouity ((sorry if this is false)). it may have been back in Anthos with somone else and I'm getting things jumbled up I admit I did go on a major hiatus for a while. (about 3-4 months)) Besides that my character spent over a century studying the druids, and after starting his dedicancy continued to read and learn all he could. He's read about 1/2 the books in the library by this point. Considering a druid can walk through a tree to travel around the world I do not see how shapeshifting is such an out there question. EDIT: I did find an older thread about shapeshifting going over that you cant be a flying of sea animal. I concede this, but would suggest it gets added to the new guides to prevent misconceptions again. Though Its also reminding me that I'd like to point out "flying" doesn't necessarily mean flight itself. but dashing through the trees at high speed gives a similar sensation, and the closest an elf could feel.

I just dont want to lose all my stuff again because I'm bad at PvP. I've practiced RPing for 7 years, and can use knowledge of actual swordplay and archery to out reason an opponent.. PvP... not so much.

ever so slightly broken. ever so very slightly. but there no real perfect balance in the end is there?

Trust me I've reasoned all of them. Currently Ironwood, for his enduring will to defend nature. The ironwood is a stupidly strong tree which quite frankly I wish i could make weapons from. Cause Jercio is also more willing than most druids/dedicants to defend with violence, but still has the needed restraint. He'll just be the first to pull his falchion or tomahawks out. Falcon/hawk would be for his acrobatic characteristics of soaring in the canopy and his swift strikes against those who have done wrong. Like a peregrine divebombs a mouse. Dragon is his overall want to become that unstoppable defender of nature. He wants to spend his centuries keeping balance protecting the wilds, and so on. He will use the power given to him to defend the treasured land like a dragon protects its treasures. (but yeah if I cant oh well.) I would go wolf, because I wrote the character hoping that, but ya know of course there was one already. I was very new to the server. this was my first guy, so i knew nothing. Oh well i like where he's gone though.

So I had a question about druid titles. Is dragon a valid title, or all they all evil. i dont remember that being in the lore, but it has been a while. I know many have caused issues. Besides that I have so many interesting ideas names. Ironwood, Falcon, Hawk, Volcano, Typhoon, Tsunami, Gorilla, Ape, Penguin, Coyote, Fox, and more. its so hard to choose! and im only on my 3rrd task...

Time to run through ever cipher I know!

I've just become a Dedicant. I'm so proud.