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 Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:39 pm
Introduction
Hello there! This is my first ever quest thread for TCP. It took some time but I finally came up with what sort of creature I wanted my Kid to be. The child, Tobias Marks, will have DNA and characteristics from the narwhal.
Wikipedia on the narwhal
American Cetacean Society's Narwhal Page
Video on the Narwhal horn
More information on the narwhal will be added as I find it.
Table of Contents
-Introduction
-The Boy
-Guardian and Family
-The Artist
-Funds
-Narwhal Fact Sheet
-Reserved
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:40 pm
The Boy
Name: Tobias Marks
Gender: Male
Race/DNA: Narwhal
Hair Color: White with mottled brown/black
Hair Style: Short, with bangs in the front and the rest slicked back
Eye Color: Brown
Skin Color: Counter shaded; like a narwhal this means that his front (face, chest/stomach, and the front half of his arms, legs, hands, and feet are white while the back half is a mottled/leopard spotted brown/black. Reference
Body Type: Tobias will have a slightly bigger body type, but still be within an "athletic" shape.
Outstanding Features: Long spiral horn protruding up from his forehead (as an adult a real narwhal's horn would be about nine feet long), strong fluke tail, uneven ridge on the lower part of his spine where his tail connects, webbed fingers and toes, and a blowhole hidden on the crown of his head. Since he has a blowhole, he lacks facial nostrils but he does have the nose form/bridge, just no holes.
Personality: TBA
Family: Balthazar Marks
Abilities: Can withstand the cold, strong swimmer, deep diver (narwhals have been reported to dive as far down as 1,200 feet), underwater echolocation
Likes: The cold, winter, water, swimming, diving, seafood (sometimes seals if seafood is scarce), tusking
Dislikes: Heat, dry places, "land sports", vegetables, pack ice (Tobias: OAO;;; ), easily offended people, people who can't/won't have a good time
Liberties Being Taken:
--Narwhals have only two teeth, Tobias will have a full set.
--The horn of the narwhal is actually a tusk that protrudes out of the upper lip. Tobias will have his horn coming out of his forehead
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:41 pm
The Guardian and Family
The Guardian
Name: Balthazar Marks
Gender: Male
Age: Twenty
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 144 lbs
Job: Cafe shop clerk/part time stage manager
Race/DNA: Human, Creole and British Descent
Hair Color: Black, but he dyes it blond
Hair Style: Rough cut and hangs just below his ears
Eye Color: Green
Skin Color: Very tan
Body Type: Skinny, but he has guitarist muscle
Outstanding Features: Scar on his right ear lobe
Personality: Balthazar, like his brother, is one of the responsible ones in the family. When his brother is away at work (out of town shows and the like) all responsibilities fall on his shoulders. He left college to pretty much become a homemaker and he does reasonably well despite having cooking and cleaning weaknesses. He does what he can with what he has, and is a bargain shopper. Good deals that he finds are pretty much announced to the entire household and he gloats about what he has saved in the ways of money.
Family: Charlotte "Zafia" Marks (older sister), Phineas Marks (older brother), Markus Marks-Wendon (nephew)
Abilities: Acting, playing guitar, singing, penny-pinching, creativity
Weaknesses: Cooking, getting things done on time, cleaning
Likes: Food, Tobias, Phineas, Markus, his friends, his hobbies
Dislikes: Charlotte, Charlotte's "boyfriend", disorder
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The Family
Name: Phineas Marks
Gender: Male
Age: Thirty-five
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 178 lbs
Job: Wedding Planner
Race/DNA: Human, Creole/British Descent
Hair Color: Black
Hair Style: Kept back in a long ponytail that trails down to mid back
Eye Color: Brown
Skin Color: Very Tan
Body Type: Muscular
Outstanding Features: High cheekbones, hawk-like nose, height
Personality: Phineas is the eldest of the siblings and the most responsible. He can be stern, but he is generally a fun-loving individual who cares for his family. When not away at work he'll take time away from a normally busy schedule to plan some time with his younger brother, nephew and any friends in the neighborhood. He greatly dislikes the way his sister acts and the men she brings home, only showing his temper when something gets out of line.
Family: Balthazar Marks (younger brother), Charlotte "Zafia" Marks (younger sister), Markus Marks-Wendon (nephew)
Abilities: Organization, cooking, management, creativity, acting, singing, playing guitar
Weaknesses: Easily stressed, prone to sleeping/not caring about most things at home, too easy going
Likes: His family, his job, motorcycles, a glass of scotch
Dislikes: The men his sister brings home, "bridezillas", future mother-in-laws, lack of scotch
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Name: Charlotte "Zafia" Marks
Gender: Female
Age: Twenty-five
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 110 lbs
Job: None
Race/DNA: Human, Creole/British descent
Hair Color: Black
Hair Style: Slicked back and tied into a knob on top of her head
Eye Color: Brown
Skin Color: Very tan
Body Type: Petite
Outstanding Features: Narrow, pointed nose, very thin eyebrows
Personality: "Zafia", as she likes to be called, is quite shallow and easily angered. When something doesn't go her way she will lash out and be quite verbally abusive to whoever ticked her off. She is not around often, but when she is it is only for money or a change of clothes. She has a son but would rather have her brothers and their friends take care of him so it doesn't interfere with her ways. She's shrewd and cold and not someone to be messed with when alone.
Family: Balthazar Marks (younger brother), Phineas Marks (older brother), Markus Marks-Wendon (son)
Abilities: ....They're gonna cost you o.o;;;;
Weaknesses: Alcohol, good looking men, getting laid, cigarettes, money, drugs
Likes: Her weaknesses
Dislikes: Her "uppity" younger brother, being told what to do, being a parent (not that it stops her or anything...), being called by her real name
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Name: Markus Marks-Wendon
Gender: Male
Age: Ten months
Height: Small
Weight: Small
Job: Being a baby
Race/DNA: Human, Creole/British/Italian/Something else descent
Hair Color: Brown-black
Hair Style: Short
Eye Color: Brown
Skin Color: Lightly tan
Body Type: Squishy
Outstanding Features: He's freaking cute
Personality: Markus is your typical happy baby, only crying when injured, hungry, when woken up, in need of a change, scared, ignored, or when there is a loud noise.
Family: Balthazar Marks (uncle), Phineas Marks (uncle), Charlotte "Zafia" Marks (mother), "Dante" Wendon
Abilities: Being a baby
Weaknesses: Scary things
Likes: Shiny things, food, his uncles, clean clothes and diapers, blankets
Dislikes: Scary things, strained peas, being cold, loud noises
Friends to be added later
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:42 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:42 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:43 pm
Narwhal Fact Sheet
-The horn of the narwhal is most common in males of the species, though females have been known to grow one
-The horn is actually a tooth that grows out of the upper lip of the narwhal
-A narwhal only has two teeth, one of which becomes a horn (in the male)
-Scientists are still unsure what the horn is for and what it does, but some think it is to help echolocation
-There are instances where a narwhal can have two horns instead of one, but this is very rare
-Narwhal is descended from the Old Norse language. It means "Corpse Man"
-Dives can reach from 1,200 to 1,500 feet deep
-Male narwhals participate in an action called 'tusking', where individuals rub their horns together, probably for the unique sensation
(More to be added)
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:44 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:41 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:19 pm
How is Tobias gonna be able to support a nine-foot-long horn? D: It would be longer than he is tall!
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:43 pm
*back reads*
Oops! My mistake! D: *goes to fix*
EDIT: Okay, fixed
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