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Your username: Amizade
Kin owner: Essence
Salamander name: Ember
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue, Black, Red
Colors you are not interested in: Yellow (it is as beautiful as the others, but because its yellow is similar but not the same as Essence's, I decided to leave it out)
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Scents are very important to Essence and she relies a lot on her nose. She makes perfumed salves/balms/potions and I would love for her to be able to boil some water and make some more substantial essences/oil, or even burn things for their smell. <3
Any other notes? I love the salamanders. I love the youu? :P

Your username: Amorpheous
Kin owner: Smoldering Reverie
Salamander name: Feel the Flames
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Black, Red, Orange
Colors you are not interested in: Blue
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Ember thinks of her salamander as her heart and her heart is a smoldering ember (or so she believes). Her naming dream ends with her heart burning her body from the inside out and she's obsessed with the notion of her heart burning through her chest and falling to the ground. She's also drawn to fire and smoke with a dreamy relentlessness and she'd be comforted by and in constant awe of a salamander because of the fire that it provides.
Any other notes? The blue salamander is so gorgeous, but because Ember will think of her salamander as a heart, which in her dreams is black-red-orange, the blue wouldn't work for her character.

Your username: and be blue
Kin owner: Light in the Night
Salamander name: Spitfire
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: I have literally no preference.
Colors you are not interested in: I like them all.
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Light in the Night's naming dream is one about a fear of the dark, about the importance of seeing what's around her; and yes, she is still afraid of the dark. Add to that her relationship with Lookout, a nightowl of a buck [literally lol] and she could very much benefit from having that flame in the darkness. They don't talk, much. It'd be nice to be able to see him.
Any other notes?

Your username: Appeal
Kin owner: Lack of Air
Salamander name: Moving Light
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Red, Black, Yellow
Colors you are not interested in: Blue
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Lack of Air was unfortunate (fortunate for me) enough to have gotten the same defect as her father, Slender. She doesn't lack eyes, but over them is a layer of skin. She cannot see normally, but she can see light and dark and most importantly here: fire. I would love for her to become friends with this strange creature that she can see similiar to a strange moving light, and for it to begin to act similiar to a seeing eye dog for her.
Any other notes? I totally like the Blue salamander but unfortunately the dimmer light is the opposite of what I am searching for here.

Your username: Blinded By Silence
Kin owner: The Salt in Your Wounds
Salamander name: Persuasion
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Black, Blue, Yellow, Red
Colors you are not interested in: --
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Sting has...control issues, to say the least. He's always trying to get others to do as he wishes and a little fire in the right place can go a long way to help other kin realize that it's best just to listen and not talk back.
Any other notes? The black is the most intimidating, in my opinion.

Your username: Cath Siabhra
Kin owner: Walks With Death
Salamander name: Never Goes Out
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue, Black, Red
Colors you are not interested in: Yellow
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Walks With Death is something of a priestess of death. A keeper of funeral rites and sometimes, she thinks, a medium for the dearly departed. She has Light the Way, her hound, for hunting and added strength/protection. But the ability to give the option of funeral pyres or to simply light torches at new graves or even boil water or cauterize wounds to help her in her herbalist skills would be a reason to welcome a salamander into her grove of willows.
Any other notes? SALAMANDERS <333 YES.

Your username: charLOLLI sheen
Kin owner: Reticent Smiles
Salamander name: Light My Way
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Doesn't matter, I love them all.
Colors you are not interested in: Seriously, it's cool.
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? As a newly recruited delivery kin for Rise & Co. as well as being a bit of a night owl, Smiles has been fretting making treks across the swamp away from her designated "safe spots" at night. Having a living light and companionship(aside from her grumpy turtle) would benefit her and her new tribe greatly.
Any other notes? Mostly I just want to torture her by making her a minor point of envy within the pickling empire that is her home. xD

Your username: Huni Pi
Kin owner: Muted Flash (nickname Dim)
Salamander name: Hot Step
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: red, yellow, black
Colors you are not interested in: blue
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Dim has a penchant for the less-lit areas of the swamp, and while his eyes can adjust to the darkness, he still ends up smacking into something. The glow of a salamander is faint enough not to hurt his eyes and the heat they give off would definitely be a welcome addition.
Any other notes? None

Your username: Jun D
Kin owner: Little Poison
Salamander name: Cauterise
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Black, Red, Blue, Yellow
Colors you are not interested in: Nope, they are all totes cute.
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Little Poison is a thinker and a tinkerer. She would have first been drawn to investigate how the salamander's flames could work biologically, but will soon discover the scientific magic of heat application, experimenting with it in various ways, from melting resin to hold simple traps together, to boiling chemical mixtures for medical (and other...) uses. As a source of light and a warm companion, it will also be a helpful flaming friend as she works through the night on her endeavours, as is her wont. Furthermore, she will eventually join Rise & Shine, the tribe that really needs as many salamanders as they can get their hungry food-empire hooves on, where it will additionally be used to supplement the various tribal activities that depend on heat and flame.
Any other notes? I can't stop staring at how well done they are. Sorry, that's not a useful note. Thanks for the opportunity!

Your username: Lady_Ourania
Kin owner: Charred Star
Salamander name: Foretold
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue, black, red, yellow
Colors you are not interested in: N/A
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Charred often dreams that the sky is pelting the earth with stars, and her Naming Dream revolves around a similar circumstance. Finding and befriending a flaming salamander would confirm (for her) that the annual fires are started by these meteors, and that her predictions have some merit. More to the point, a sky-delivered entity would be considered closer kin to her than other Kimeti, as it seems to share in her obsessive, falling star-centric birthright.
Any other notes? Her needs are definitely less practical than some, so I understand if that's a deciding factor. xD The fact that it might serve as "evidence" of her delusions is just a fun little plot point. Thank you for the opportunity!

Your username: Lural
Kin owner: Lost Trail
Salamander name: Pathfinder
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue (To natch her eyes) Black (To be stark opposite of her colors) Yellow (Soft color still sits well with Lost)
Colors you are not interested in: Red (Just doesn't match her enough)
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Lost Trail often wanders off the beaten path, and, well, gets lost. I think a salamander to light the way might keep her from wandering off too much. The salamander would be both a flashlight, and a nag to stop and ask for directions.
Any other notes? nope~

Your username: Maxx D
Kin owner: The Sun Also Rises
Salamander name: if blue - Moonflame; otherwise - Fire in the Hole
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue, black, red, yellow
Colors you are not interested in: None - all of them either match him or his lifemate, though the yellow matches the least.
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? As the head of a food empire/tribe, Rise & Shine, Rise is always looking for ways to improve and diversify their offerings. The company is well-versed in sunning and preservation at the moment, and a salamander would revolutionalise the ongoing culinary pursuit of the tribe, opening many avenues of heat-related food preparation! (Charring! Searing! Plain ol' cooking! etc. This makes the more intense heat of the blue ones especially suitable.) These salamanders are the most important development to ever happen in the swamp for this particular tribe...
Any other notes? Having such a pet (and not eating it) would be very important to Rise also because he can't help but consider all animals, including pets, for the pickling, and the shop's flagship product was salted (non-flambe) salamander. It would be a symbolic moment of character developmentTM. The blue salamander is especially appealing to him because it's highly reminiscent of his lifemate, Moonfrost-Like-Ashes...hence a horribly sentimental name.

Your username: Peanutbutterpies
Kin owner: The Pain in your Heart
Salamander name: Guilty thoughts
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: BLUE~!, Black, yellow, red
Colors you are not interested in: ---
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Guilt (as is her nickname) is often on adventures looking for "remedies" to her twin brother's problem. She's very unrelenting and will often go on through the day and night looking and a bit of light and a companion to talk to would be very nice. She'd also use it in her tribe's (the seekers of truth) rituals, as a helper during The Feast and possible light during other events.
Any other notes? Good lord these creatures are pretty * U *

Your username: phoenix kiss
Kin owner: Cove
Salamander name: Little Glow
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue, black, red, yellow
Colors you are not interested in: N/A
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Cove is an extremely solitary sort and is also very lonely. He would benefit from having an nonjudgemental companion who won't look at him and think 'YOU'RE A HALFBREED!' -- as this is pretty much how he feels people view him.

He also tends to explore the reaches of the beach when he's put on watch, and would use it to look more deeply into tidepools or the cliffside caves that pockmark the cove he is named after.

Additionally he figures it might be nice to have to use to defend himself if Shout gets violent again.
Any other notes? n/a

Your username: Quiet_Wolf
Kin owner: Aflame
Salamander name: This would depend on the color. Red would be "Red Flower," black would be "Underwood," yellow would be "Sun-Born," blue would be "Starseed"
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Red, yellow, black, blue
Colors you are not interested in: N/A
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Aflame, as his name suggests, likes fire and is drawn to it. He's not quite a pyro, and he has no desire to use or control it, only observe. He takes the old stories as fact (or mostly fact), and he'd be honored to be 'chosen' by a creature out of myth. I think he'd be enamored by a living fire, and would probably treat a salamander with almost comical reverence.
Any other notes? Aflame's nature is passionate, but not impulsive. Someone who's slow to act, but once he does, follows it through completely.

Your username: Samuel Carlin
Kin owner: Leaves-in-Twilight
Salamander name: Unseen
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: blue, black, red
Colors you are not interested in: Yellow
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Given that Leaves-in-Twilight is primarily a nocturnal buck, he is very grateful for anything that sheds a little more light on the darkest patches of the swamp. As a keeper of ritual and the leader, self-appointed or not, of the Shadow Walkers, he is delighted -- no, practically beside himself with joy -- to know that salamanders are -not- simply creatures in stories and would undoubtedly believe that his new little friend was a blessing from the spirit world and proof that he walked the correct path.
Any other notes? I love the blue one! So, so very cool. Eee!

Your username: Sapphire-Cyanide
Kin owner: Ashes in the Wind
Salamander name: Breathing Smoke
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Black, Red, Yellow
Colors you are not interested in: Blue
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? I would really love the chance to give him a familiar. In his naming dream, he only briefly sees black flecks of ashes drifting upwards towards the sky. But he does not know where such ashes come from as he's never had to experience fire as of yet. I figured that maybe a companion who coincides with his name and eventually shows him how ashes are created would help to develop him and give him more life with something that he relates to
Any other notes? Thanks for the awesome event! Thanking in advance because even if I don't win anything, I appreciate all the hard work and time that goes into these things. c: <3

Your username: Sarano_Krem
Kin owner: Sunlit Journey
Salamander name: Charred Path
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: blue, black yellow red
Colors you are not interested in: N/A i luv them all!
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Sun likes to venture throughout random areas of the Swamp, so he doesn't have a stable home to sleep in. The salamander will keep him warm at night.
Any other notes? Sun is a big fan of the fire festival so the fire salamander will be like a constant reminder. oh and he'll be that much closer to breeding mentality.

Your username: seru_ame
Kin owner: Dream's Desires
Salamander name: Little Star
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Black, blue
Colors you are not interested in: Red, Gold
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Dream's Desires is a kimeti who likes to explore, hunt, and actually cook his meats. And... secretly... he's a bit afraid of the dark.
Any other notes? ~pets salamanders with fireproof gloves~ They'd be an excellent addition to the Glade.

Your username: Sinbari
Kin owner: What Lies Beyond
Salamander name: Aura
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue
Colors you are not interested in: Red, Black, Yellow
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Beyond has a whole fortune teller/psychic ring business going on, and has not been able to find much to aid her in the kind of mysterious lighting atmosphere she wants in her dark workspaces. Glowy mushrooms can only do so much. :/ Plus it's nice to have a rather ..portable light that can ride along without being carried and emit light whenever and wherever she needs.
Any other notes? As much as I like the others, dimmer blue light is the best for her 'profession'. Normal hues of fire just wouldn't be mysterious enough when one is trying to convince others of spirits hanging about. xD

Your username: space crawfish
Kin owner: Sandwalker
Salamander name: Heartbeat
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue (matches her colors), yellow (also matches), black
Colors you are not interested in: Red (doesn't match)
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Sandwalker is a wanderer in harsh border territory, not quite the desert and not quite the swamp. She wanders alone (sometimes by choice and sometimes by necessity), leaving for weeks to explore and then report back to the kin she calls her family. The salamander itself would make the long, cold, and sometimes exposed night much more welcoming. The fire may help her make some previously inedible food palatable. Most importantly (and least practically), for a kin that adventures alone, a warm companion would be a great comfort.
Any other notes?
Sandwalker is part of the Borderwalkers and would love to bring her pet home to show to her tribemates.

Your username: thyPOPE
Kin owner: Westward Bound (Sun)
Salamander name: Nightwarmth
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Blue, Black
Colors you are not interested in: Yellow, Red
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? As Westfen's only current builder, Sun manages the clan home as well as ensuring that everything's in order within the bounds of its territory. Part of this is ensuring that the clan's always lit by a fire - and that the fire doesn't get out of hand. It's mainly used to keep the clan warm (especially for nighttime hunters), so a fire that burns hotter is ideal. He'd also use his salamander to ensure that the fauna around Westfen was in shape - fires, after all, can be salutary in moderation.
Any other notes? I felt the black one matched him most, and the blue one most suited his purposes (if the light emitted is less bright, he doesn't mind; light would be a beacon and a distraction at night. Anyone who steps near the clan homes should be well aware of where they are already) ; v ;

Your username: Tiarana
Kin owner: Dreamtime
Salamander name: Nightlight
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: blue black red yellow
Colors you are not interested in: none :V
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Dreamtime likes to paint the walls of his cave (with ochre of course), and having a light source would make things much, much easier for him. Plus, he'd probably use it for hunting catfish and what-have-you. And don't kin like to gather around a fire (salamander) to share stories?
Any other notes?

Your username: Umbrology
Kin owner: Strange Ember
Salamander name: Sleeps-Beneath
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Red, yellow, black
Colors you are not interested in: Blue
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Strange's naming dream was of a living ember smoldering beneath the water of the swamp. She is convinced that this somehow foretold the return of the Salamanders (after all, no other fire can burn underwater) and she strongly feels that their reappearance must also be tied in with her own destiny. She would aggressively pursue obtaining a Salamander in the hopes of determining her purpose in life. Naturally, most of this stems from a liberal dose of crazy on her part, but the alternative -- that her naming dream meant nothing, and this occurrence is a mere coincidence -- is too crushing for her to contemplate.
Any other notes?

Your username: venafydan
Kin owner: Seashell
Salamander name: Sea-fire
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: black, yellow, red, blue
Colors you are not interested in: ---
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Seashell collects treasures, keeping them in a cave. The salamander's flame would help him see his pretties even in the darkest nooks and crannies. He/she would also be a help to Sea in searching for new treasures as Sea will look everywhere, and often wishes he had a light source of his own. Sea is also compelled to collect rare and/or unusual pets and familiars.
Any other notes? Salamanders are awesome <3

Your username: Vesperiie
Kin owner: Precipice
Salamander name: Boneburner
Colors you are interested in, from most to least: Black, Red, Orange
Colors you are not interested in: Blue (so beautiful, but would probably burn the bones too fast + not bright enough QQ)
Briefly, why does this Kin need a Salamander? Precipice's tribe, The Coalition, has a monthly gathering called Ashmoot (under Culture & Traditions). It is named for the ceremonial bonfire of bones, lit at midnight after a night of fun and revelry (including Bone-picking). The next morning, as the gathered kin disperse, they step through the ashes or take some with them to spread throughout the Swamp (as an offering/fertilizer), thanking her for the plentiful game she has provided them. But of course, it is not possible without some way to start and maintain a huge bonfire D:
Any other notes? OMG SALAMANDERS HOOOOMMMGGG <3333

It's Ember!
/ ash / firebird

It's a Salamander! It's sailor mars! inspired by the white flame doe!

(oh why not?) fire makes me think of passion and Passion = love and love = marriage sometimes so why not a cute marriage one? idk XD

Bring Out Your Dead

FIYAR.

The image of bright fire fading to ash and foggy smoke came to mind.

Had to add a salamander to it.

Twitch

Inspired by fireflies (in the swamp). / the dawn / fire dancer

inspired by the white flame doe / Hot Rod heart

Rebuilding the mound!