Mel's Aves form is partially inspired by starlings for color, lyrebirds for vocal mimicry and plumage (yes, I know only males get cool plumage, take me to court), and phoenix aesthetic for gold that looks like fire and for the symbolism. Her coloring is mostly black with a gold exoskeleton, with plumage that will slightly change colors depending on Imprinting. (In all of the red-phoenix pictures, you can swap the red for gold and it has the same vibe.) Her body will be smaller than her wingspan: about 6ft. or so for the core body, and the wingspan being much, much larger, like an albatross (because it's hilarious).
Her half-shift sports similar vibes, with arms partially covered in feathers and longer claws. Her coloring remains the same (black and gold, with deeper plumage colors). But the gold exoskeleton remains, looking like her tattoos have spread to her spine and along the undercarriage of feathers. Her ears are longer (not quite elven-long but not too dissimilar) with slight feather-tufts. Her eyes are brighter, too, in that hazel color that mimics the undercarriage.
Jay (Jayce's player) drew a representation of her aves form! Mostly sticking to starling colors of gold, and transitioning to more greens, purples, and blues because of Imprinting with Jayce and Viktor. More Imprinting from other characters will change her, so this is very much a "base setting" of what a bird might look like. I fully intend for her to become more and more monstrous as time goes on, as she gathers more Imprints, as people change her by their actions and how they shift her outlook.
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Her half-shift sports similar vibes, with arms partially covered in feathers and longer claws. Her coloring remains the same (black and gold, with deeper plumage colors). But the gold exoskeleton remains, looking like her tattoos have spread to her spine and along the undercarriage of feathers. Her ears are longer (not quite elven-long but not too dissimilar) with slight feather-tufts. Her eyes are brighter, too, in that hazel color that mimics the undercarriage.
Jay (Jayce's player) drew a representation of her aves form!
Mostly sticking to starling colors of gold, and transitioning to more greens, purples, and blues because of Imprinting with Jayce and Viktor. More Imprinting from other characters will change her, so this is very much a "base setting" of what a bird might look like. I fully intend for her to become more and more monstrous as time goes on, as she gathers more Imprints, as people change her by their actions and how they shift her outlook.