Guild Wars 2

Yay! I can’t wait to see what you write! Thank you so much for a fun community contest

I had to hide and then show the Nightfury on one of my characters for a guildmate to be able to see it so I’m just going with the assumption that I am the only one who actually can see the effect right now.
Also it seems visually to be bats flying around my characters’ bellies rather than a shoulder item. It would be nice if there was something more shoulder-like about it – if the bats were a little bit higher. Especially on Asura it feels like a tummy bat potion.

For such an expensive item to create I would love if the wings extended outwards from the shoulders and then dispersed into bats when you moved, reforming as shoulder wing-like projections when you stopped moving instead of the swarm of bats. Right now just reusing the same type of effect as a potion seems a little meh for the cost :/

I’m also getting an error (a different one).
I was on earlier but it seems like there might be an issue now with the servers. I’ve seen a couple other people post that they can’t get in, too.

Here are my submissions!
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1. Human
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Marian Marchant, a human born in a small village south of Divinity’s Reach. She’s stable and practical, usually putting the needs of others above her own. Perceptive of other’s feelings. Interested in understanding and helping others.

She’s 23, forest green eyes, and extremely tall. She was self-conscious about her height growing up. She was often teased by other children and this embedded in her a desire to seek out others who might not fit in and to accept them as they are, not as others think they should be. After leaving her village she has found many others her height or taller and she is more accepting of it.

She chooses to believe that her life is an incredible gift. She didn’t always think so. She was poor and her family had many problems taking care of the basic needs (food, shelter, health), but after her teenage years she was able to see the world from a different perspective and now chooses to look at her life in a more positive manner.

Biggest fear is being locked in an enclosed place; when she was three during a game of hide and seek she climbed into a wooden chest. A mean spirited older boy placed a heavy anvil on top of the lid, and several hours passed before an adult happened upon the chest and let her out. Since then dark small places make her nervous and she sometimes has panic attacks when in that type of space for more than a few seconds. Even walking under the low bridges in Divinity’s Reach sometimes triggers her anxiety.

Her prized possession is an old metal buckle. It belonged to her father who passed away before she was born. She keeps it close to her always.

2. Asura
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An Asura elementalist named Xapp (Tempestologist Xapp). He grew up studying weather patterns and ‘chasing’ storms. Now he’s got the knowledge and expertise to bend the elements and use them when needed.

He still considers himself a scientist first and foremost; even though he’s seen a lot of battles he prefers to think of himself as an intellectual rather than a fighter.

He has two progeny with Meteorologist Keiiko; a son Xankk and a daughter Kazkki. He enjoys playing Ackle-Denth and chronicling his discoveries.

Appearance: medium height for an Asura, grey skin (slightly greenish), bald (by choice), and generally favors clothes that are dark blue with golden accents.

He carries a metal baton that extends into a staff when needed. The baton itself is used often as a pointer to tap at things the less intelligent creatures (humans, Charr, Sylvari and Norn) should notice, and for poking or whapping those who should be paying attention but aren’t. When the staff is extended the bottom part curves to the right, and the upper part curves to the left, representing a flow of wind when the air pressure changes. The top of the staff has holographic swirls of particles moving upwards in a funnel shape.

3. Sylvari
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A Sylvari named Caeder. She is various shades of brown and her glow at night is a rich amber. Her hair looks like bark grown asymmetrically to one side in shades of chocolate and rich coffee. Her eyes are a light brown with flecks of green. She is shorter than average for Sylvari with a thin, tomboyish build; narrow hips, flat chested, and mildly athletic.

Like many Sylvari born at dawn she is overly curious and she views each day as an opportunity to explore and learn. She loves talking to others and has the ability to draw out things from them they normally don’t share. Her openness and friendly demeanor often inspires others to instantly like her.

Her Luminary is Aife, and from her she learned to hunt with a bow. She travels with animal companions – many of which travel in the distance and only appear near her when she calls to them. Her natural ability to communicate with others extends to creatures, animals, and sometimes even to plants (rudimentary as a feeling, but communication nonetheless).

Caeder considers herself an explorer – her goal is to travel as much as she can. She doesn’t need to discover a place no one else has been to necessarily; instead she wants to travel to places she hasn’t been to before.

4. Norn
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A young male Norn named Eikinskjaldi Orjjan. A warrior with the Spirit of Wolf as his guardian, he is loyal, strong, and prefers to battle as part of team rather than alone. He believes there is strength in numbers and the bonds of companionship of a group make a difference in battling enemies.

He is an excellent tracker and can usually find a trail even when others consider it a lost cause (he shapeshifts into wolf form to track).

Appearance: He is a medium build for a Norn and medium height. His upper back is covered in a large Celtic tattoo with a stylized wolf’s face in the middle. The tattoo extends down his spine and then wraps around his hips and down the front of his thighs. His hair is long and dark, and his face is considered handsome by Norn and human standards. He wears Koda armor having spent a good deal of time in Frostgorge Sound fighting Dragonspawn and the Claw of Jormag. He has no special love for the Koda, but does respect them.

The weapons he carries are also Kodan. He favors a greatsword and hammer, but also carries a longbow primarily for hunting for food.