disclaimer: I'm not proof reading this sorry. Just long ass monologue might lowkey not make sense and i most probably forgot about something but it's fine whatever❤️ I also posses ZERO writing skills don't throw tomatoes at me PLEASE
I've been thinking about Amadeo and what magic abilities would they have as an ophelis for some time now hmm
The one I've already settled on is shape shifting, but I would like to keep this skill limited to switching between only two form - the true form and the disguise. Not quite sure which one is going to be which tho. The feral form (shown above) would probably work better as a disguise for them due to it being more compact (?), making it easier to hide themselves if needed.
But on the other hand the humanoid form would make it easier to blend in with humans. In theory at least - because the horn is a very inconvenient and obvious giveaway. In the end I'm leaning more towards the humanoid form being the true form and feral being the disguise. But I need to think about it a bit more. Maybe something will suddenly enlighten me.
Returning to the topic of magic and horns... I like the idea of it being rumored that ophelis have some powerful abilities but in reality it would be only minor stuff. Something subtle probably... an unusually calming presence, a sudden shift in the atmosphere, something along those lines.
And unfortunately I'm also super into the horn being the core type of cliche. Amadeo overall is lowkey a one big cliche but i don't gaf❤️
When it comes to horns... I would imagine them to be built kind of like claws... or actually more like horse hooves?? The outer layer is hard and durable, protecting the soft tissue underneath. Breaking the very tip wouldn't be harmful, but after a certain point (probably somewhere around the half of the horn's length) it would potentially cause mid to serious, often long-term, damage. Cutting most of it off would be possibly fatal hmm overall losing a part of the horn would cause deterioration of both magical skills and physical health. Basic ass thought blah blah blah
IF the horns were built similar to horse hooves that would also mean that the outer layer could come off due to some specific injuries (the same way a hoof capsule can)....... I do not want to think about this idea further ew ew ew
I don't really expect many people to read this (hopefully omg I hate sharing stuff it's so embarrassing) but if YOU did...... first of all yay❤️ thank you❤️ second of all it would be really cool if you interacted hmmm tell me your thoughts hmmm
edit: also decided to name the species Amadeo is a part of ophelis done time ago... I've been looking online if there's any info about it already existing and I haven't found anything but I still have this bad thought in the back of my head that it's been already used somewhere/ already has a meaning and it means something bad💔 so if anyone has seen it used before in any kind of media feel free to let me know yay
Drawing inspo: The unicorn rests in a garden/The unicorn in captivity 13-14th century
something ive noticed after being a hobby cosplayer for years is that in a lot of places the general consensus seems to be that wearing costumes in public is weird and/or socially unacceptable, but whenever I'm in costume in public while on the train to the con venue or having a photoshoot on location or something, people by and large fucking love my costume. they think it's so cool. kids think my costume rocks. their parents are impressed that I made it myself. random grandmas tell me my armor kicks ass. I was at a japanese garden once and barely got around to doing the photoshoot me and my homies came there to do because swathes of visitors who had never heard the word cosplay before were lining up to take a picture with me.
it's the same thing with adjacent hobbies like larp or reenactment or fursuiting, the general image of the hobby is that you're weird nerds (and probably also sex perverts) for playing dressup despite not being a child but when you're actually in costume the response from random normies is categorically positive. I inevitably get weird looks from the kind of people who think having a tattoo is an affront to god but they give me that look for just existing with blue hair and pronouns too and the people who actually talk to me always do because they wanted to tell me they love my costume. and the response that always gets me the most is when they say it looks fun but they would never dare to do the same. it's such a shame. why did wearing a silly little costume have to become an act of bravery.
A couple of years ago, a bunch of Star Wars costumers went to a state park and met for a photo shoot. The organizer notified the park staff that we were coming only to take still pictures, no video, no commercial use items. We gathered together and lugged our stuff into a fairly low traffic location, set up a portable changing tent for those who needed it and got dressed.
Our scout troopers and Jedi and Sith posed against the rock crags and forests and in dappled sunlight. We got great pictures.
And every once in a while someone would come around the bend and find something TRULY unexpected.
Most people scrambled backwards or ducked behind the nearest tree, apparently thinking they'd stumbled into a film shoot of some kind. A few took pictures from a distance.
Once we explained, all of them were delighted. How strange. How wonderous. Two little boys took pictures with every single costumer, a woman sat on a rock and just watched, one guy called home to FaceTime his brother.
The world is mundane and predictable and painful sometimes. And breaks to that are magic. Little bursts of a world turned on its head. In the best way.
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