Safi'Jiiva

Monster Hunter Ask/RP blog for Safi'jiiva and my hunter OC, Elizabeth. AU / Other Fandom friendly.

[kushasfrozengale]

A collaboration art featuring Ivory (Me), Vernon and Maya ( @dragonkingteo ), Koumi ( @elderchameleos ), Hellyn ( @warlock0103 ), Elizabeth ( @true-sapphire-star ) and Rookie ( @scoutsart )  elderchameleos and I took the liberty of drawing Magatsu and Elizabeth respectively

So yall know those “Draw the squad” memes? Well dragonkingteo showed us this particular one and the rest was history haha. I had a lot of fun on this lil group project!

[dragonkingteo]

{{ I love so much the result of this “Draw the squad” collab XD The two cousins back to their shenanigans }}

[true-sapphire-star]

((A fuckin +.

Thanks for drawing liz for me bro <3))

[ask-valstrax-deactivated2021050]

Valley's Sapphire Wanderer and Wastelander

After a extremely long flight, Kusonamina ended up landing in the valley by mistake. "Wait, I think I'm at the wrong place, and that flight absorbed most of my energy. Do I have enough to get to where I need to go? He formed a small about of dragon energy then it disappeared in his hands. "looks like I don't have enough to fly back, probably only enough to walk and talk. I should probably walk around and see what is this place and figure out what to do"

The valstrax then walked around the valley, looking around to see what all was here. "This is nothing I've seen before. Maybe because I'm from the old world and this area could be apart of the new world. It's interesting to put in a few words. Guess I'll keep walking around" he continue to walk to see what else was in the valley

@true-sapphire-star

[true-sapphire-star]

The day had been largely quiet for Safi, consisting of their usual routine of waking up, scouting for food, and then finding various items to entertain themselves. Sure, they had been off of the island several times recently, exploring the reaches outside of the Secluded Valley, but was quickly finding less and less to do within the comfort of their own den.  Placing the final couple of rocks down on their small rock castle, they stood up and stretched, getting their wings ready for flight. It was about the time of day to hunt for food, and they were looking towards finding whatever fish or fruit that they could use to fill their empty belly. Slowly they hopped up from ledge to ledge, using their wings to push them upwards quicker, before alighting on the edge of the crack to their den.  Safi paused for a moment to sit in the sun, leaving them quite easily noticed among the rest of the dusty valley.  @ask-valstrax​

[true-sapphire-star]

Star Light, Star Bright

It had been many hours since they had started flying, spurred on by an instinct to protect the source of energy that gave them life. Soaring through the starry night sky for such a length of time without rest was tiring, but Safi continued to press forward towards the anomaly they had felt in their essence.  The Everstream - the life that fueled all monsters in the New and Old worlds, could be likened to a tumultuous ocean. Certain creatures would hold more weight, with greater depths to their well of water, granting them vast powers. Others had much, much shallower shoals. And yet, like any body of water, it would encompass all areas it was allotted, existing in every shred of life it touched. And yet, there managed to be an area that it avoided. A tear- a slit that the energy refused to touch, outlining the void it surrounded instead. A hole that Safi felt rip through their essence like a fresh wound, awakening them from sound sleep and spurring them forth to investigate.  They couldn’t see the hole that the Everstream encompassed, but they could feel they were getting closer to the threshold. As they grew near they could feel suction, tugging them ever closer to the rift. But by the time they realized the suction was too strong to divert course, they were rocketing straight towards the tear- And suddenly they were through. A vicious cold coursed through the young dragon, seizing their muscles and collapsing their wings. The Everstream, the very energy their entire existence was created from, was suddenly fleeing, wisping off of them in licks of blue flame. They plummeted while wreathed in this volatile essence, a sapphire comet streaking through the starry sky and towards the base of a mountain tall enough to scratch the heavens. Safi could feel the Everstream’s energy evaporating off of them, but could not yet feel the slow thrumm of magic that took its place.  It wasn’t long before they struck down into the rocky earth with a cacophonous boom, the final wisps of Everstream energy flickering out in the scorched earth. They would emanate a small whine as they began to shift, slowly coming back to their senses and shifting their battered limbs. An unfamiliar being in unfamiliar territory.  @aurelion-solstice

[aurelion-solstice]

The great celestial dragon had winded himself through the clouds, eyes attentively watching the mountain he called his home for the time being. It was when his scales felt the shift of the air he turned his gaze elsewhere. The sky rippling with energy that disrupted the flow of magic to the peak. He remained still, attentively feeling the ripples of the disturbed flow before finally concluding that something big had happened. He was usually never disturbed by the change of magical auras, but this was something more. Like a giant mass of rubble dropped into the calm glass surface of a lake, he could almost pinpoint where the disturbance had come from.

Untwisting his body he glided through the sky, the colors of his scales shifting to match that of the setting sun. Aurelion was aware that if he had noted this, then others of the mountain had as well. He knew that if there was something of that strength entering their territory they would waste no time seizing it. It wouldn’t have been the first time.

His eyes scanned the surface of the mountains areas, finding himself at the base where the trees gree thick, spare for an area which was scorched. The smoke from the flames has just begun to clear as the fire had run out of things to consume. To his surprise, there was something in the middle of that flamming crater. He squinted, trying to get a better view from his high position, eventually weaving his way down. A dragon, it lay so helplessly in the dirt as its magic was depleted from its body. Which made Sol pity it even more. He didn’t care for terrestrial dragons, but he did care if the humans had decided to do a hunt so close to his home. He worried for the others who had called the hidden peak of targon their sanctuary.

“Young blood, can you move yourself?” he questioned, head tilting to get a better look. “You are not safe here if we wait too long.”

[true-sapphire-star]

The words were initially met with groggy confusion, as Safi raised their head to look around for the source of the words. Once they managed to blink the dust out of their eyes they peered up, observing the massive form of the star forger for the first time. And as any small creature would, the young dragon startled and pulled themselves back into a low crouch, yelping slightly as they became forcefully familiar with their wounds. One of their wings ached fiercely- luckily not broken, but likely incapable of flight until they managed to rest.  A small moment of silence passed before they spoke, tense and fearful. “Whh- I... I can. It hurt..” A million questions could be seen in their eyes while took quick glances to their surroundings, desperately looking for something with a shred of familiarity... Finding nothing.  This dragon’s second sentence finally wormed its way back into Safi’s mind. This area was not safe. Would other creatures be arriving? Humans- hunters maybe? If so, then they would certainly be an easy target, especially with their connection to the Everstream missing. So they slowly rose, fighting against their aching body to move. “Its... Not safe? Where is safe? Where am I?” They tried to bite back the rest of the questions flowing forward- those could wait for later. Instead they looked to the dragon above, eyes pleading for answers. 

[ask-magala]

Tracks and Trails

They followed the wingtip and looked towards the sky, arching their head towards the sky to look. So that was north! Safi wiggled a bit at the concept of learning something new, but completely lost the rest of the context of the conversation. 

 As the Astalos took off, Safi’s head snapped back over to watch them leave. After taking a moment to ensure that they weren’t going to attack, Safi bellowed out a goodbye. “Byeeee Rrrooontteeeeee” 

Craning their head back down, they listened to Verity’s comment. “Wwhaattsss grrrowww?” Seems like they had a lot they didn’t know. Regardless, they sniffed the teeth once more and investigated the surrounding area, eventually finding a trail to follow. Pleased at their detective work, Safi let out a contented rumble from their chest. “Vveerrrittyyyy. Smeelll gooo thiiiss waaayy.” 

 Safi would start to nudge Verity in the direction of the scent trail.

Verity nodded as Safi started nudging her in a direction. Unlike Safi, she did understand the context of the conversation, but she didn’t know what “pink” smelt like. But she was glad that Safi caught the Deviljho’s scent instead. Perhaps Deviljho did not smell “pink”

“Growing is like what you are doing right now. Getting bigger.” She moved her arms, moving from big to small, to demonstrate it to Safi. “Like this. Everything gets bigger.”

The teeth were leading them north, and whatever this Deviljho was doing… it was being surprisingly stealthy. There wasn’t a single broken tree in miles. 

@true-sapphire-star

[ask-magala]

true-sapphire-star

They made a small confused noise at the concept that they were growing. They weren’t getting bigger at this very moment! “Nnoooott grrrrooowwing. Ssmmmeeelllling.” Safi demonstrated with a snort in Verity’s direction. Either way, the duo would continue northward. The fact that their target was being stealthy was lost on the young dragon… As well as the concept that they may scare the target away with too much noise. An occasional branch would snap under Safi’s large feet, and sometimes they would bump into things… Yet, they continued forward with the scent trail, just a bit more noisily than necessary.

Verity bit her lip, knowing that Safi was being extraordinarily loud for what she wanted to do. At the same time she figured the noise might be used to her advantage. 

“Yes not growing, smelling.” Verity nodded in agreement, “Keep smelling.” 

Eventually they reached some kind of gorge with no plant life. It was starting to get a bit chilly. The scent trail was still strong but no visible signs of a Deviljho, except for a few lost teeth and some drool. It was also starting to get dark.

“Are you tired, Safi?” Verity asked, although she herself looked pretty tired. They had been walking all day afterall.

@true-sapphire-star

[true-sapphire-star]

Shuddering slightly at the new onset of cold they faced, they took a moment to arch their back in a small stretch. They were getting tired, but not physically. Walking around took much less energy than Verity may think, as their stride was much longer. The young elder actually had been going rather slow just so she could keep up.... They peered down at Verity, noting the fatigue on her face. Maybe it was a good idea to rest then. As such, they swung their head up and around, looking for a good place to hunker down for the night. “Sssleeeeppp soooon. Neeeeddd Ddeeen.” Unfortunately, the gorge did not provide a good amount of cover for the large dragon. Maybe there were a couple of caves that could fit their human companion further ahead, but it was unlikely they would find a big enough cave to hide themselves here. So they picked up Verity by the hunting horn once more, gently ushering the both of them forward until Safi found a small overhang that Verity could fit under.  They set her back down and nudged her towards the opening. “Ccaaave. Ssaafe.” As soon as Verity was under they would do their best to shift themselves into a laying position in the gorge, and push themselves against the side of the ravine opposite to the cave. They were worried about hunters finding them, and it would keep them awake a bit, but they would eventually fall asleep if not interrupted.  @ask-magala

[ask-magala]

Tracks and Trails

They followed the wingtip and looked towards the sky, arching their head towards the sky to look. So that was north! Safi wiggled a bit at the concept of learning something new, but completely lost the rest of the context of the conversation. 

 As the Astalos took off, Safi’s head snapped back over to watch them leave. After taking a moment to ensure that they weren’t going to attack, Safi bellowed out a goodbye. “Byeeee Rrrooontteeeeee” 

Craning their head back down, they listened to Verity’s comment. “Wwhaattsss grrrowww?” Seems like they had a lot they didn’t know. Regardless, they sniffed the teeth once more and investigated the surrounding area, eventually finding a trail to follow. Pleased at their detective work, Safi let out a contented rumble from their chest. “Vveerrrittyyyy. Smeelll gooo thiiiss waaayy.” 

 Safi would start to nudge Verity in the direction of the scent trail.

Verity nodded as Safi started nudging her in a direction. Unlike Safi, she did understand the context of the conversation, but she didn’t know what “pink” smelt like. But she was glad that Safi caught the Deviljho’s scent instead. Perhaps Deviljho did not smell “pink”

“Growing is like what you are doing right now. Getting bigger.” She moved her arms, moving from big to small, to demonstrate it to Safi. “Like this. Everything gets bigger.”

The teeth were leading them north, and whatever this Deviljho was doing… it was being surprisingly stealthy. There wasn’t a single broken tree in miles. 

@true-sapphire-star

[true-sapphire-star]

They made a small confused noise at the concept that they were growing. They weren’t getting bigger at this very moment! “Nnoooott grrrrooowwing. Ssmmmeeelllling.” Safi demonstrated with a snort in Verity’s direction. Either way, the duo would continue northward. The fact that their target was being stealthy was lost on the young dragon... As well as the concept that they may scare the target away with too much noise. An occasional branch would snap under Safi’s large feet, and sometimes they would bump into things... Yet, they continued forward with the scent trail, just a bit more noisily than necessary.  @ask-magala

[true-sapphire-star]

Star Light, Star Bright

It had been many hours since they had started flying, spurred on by an instinct to protect the source of energy that gave them life. Soaring through the starry night sky for such a length of time without rest was tiring, but Safi continued to press forward towards the anomaly they had felt in their essence.  The Everstream - the life that fueled all monsters in the New and Old worlds, could be likened to a tumultuous ocean. Certain creatures would hold more weight, with greater depths to their well of water, granting them vast powers. Others had much, much shallower shoals. And yet, like any body of water, it would encompass all areas it was allotted, existing in every shred of life it touched. And yet, there managed to be an area that it avoided. A tear- a slit that the energy refused to touch, outlining the void it surrounded instead. A hole that Safi felt rip through their essence like a fresh wound, awakening them from sound sleep and spurring them forth to investigate.  They couldn’t see the hole that the Everstream encompassed, but they could feel they were getting closer to the threshold. As they grew near they could feel suction, tugging them ever closer to the rift. But by the time they realized the suction was too strong to divert course, they were rocketing straight towards the tear- And suddenly they were through. A vicious cold coursed through the young dragon, seizing their muscles and collapsing their wings. The Everstream, the very energy their entire existence was created from, was suddenly fleeing, wisping off of them in licks of blue flame. They plummeted while wreathed in this volatile essence, a sapphire comet streaking through the starry sky and towards the base of a mountain tall enough to scratch the heavens. Safi could feel the Everstream’s energy evaporating off of them, but could not yet feel the slow thrumm of magic that took its place.  It wasn’t long before they struck down into the rocky earth with a cacophonous boom, the final wisps of Everstream energy flickering out in the scorched earth. They would emanate a small whine as they began to shift, slowly coming back to their senses and shifting their battered limbs. An unfamiliar being in unfamiliar territory.  @aurelion-solstice

[true-sapphire-star]

The babby!

As a side note, that is a poncho made of their own shed.

[true-sapphire-star]

Verdant Trees and Things Unseen

The world swirled with greens around them, as the soft trickling of a nearby stream dripped down in to a small pool teeming with whetfish and sushifish. Nearby Apotonoth made way for the giant red elder’s descent, scattering in fear of the giant newcomer and doing their best to hide. But Safi paid no attention, instead eagerly darting it’s tongue out to taste the crisp forest air and scouring the surroundings. This was so much more vibrant than the places they originated from, and as such they did their best to take every scene in that they could. Safi could hear the forest teeming with life, listening to the clicks of the blissbills or the squeaks of the shepherd hares, and the cacophonous chittering and buzzing of a myriad of new insects. Such an orchestra was nearly overwhelming to the young elder, yet they collected themselves and pressed on nonetheless. Safi pushed their way through the first set of trees, doing their best to shrink down so that they could actually fit through the opening. It took a bit of trial and error as their wings and horns got caught on branches and vines, requiring a bit of re-adjusting to properly move past the new obstacles. There were so many places to explore, but there were quite a few that were too small for Safi to wiggle their way through, or even poke their head down to get a peek at what may lay beyond the path. Still they plodded forth, eagerly observing as they gently pushed their way further into the heart of the forest.  Finding a small pond under the covered canopy, Safi’jiiva stopped to rest for a moment, lapping up large toungefuls of water and enjoying the new scenery.  @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga

[true-sapphire-star]

ask-narkku-the-nargacuga

Jones looked at the tangled mess. “You got yourself stuck there pretty good. I won’t hurt you I promise.” Once he got a better view he realized that this was quite a mess. Narkku had to assure Safi that nothing bad will happen. “He won’t hurt you. He’s nice. Humans don’t hurt me or Angel because we’re very nice and we like helping others.” Jones pulls out his knife to start cutting the wood. “Its okay big fella. Just relax and I’ll get you free from this mess. Why not talk with the two to help you relax.” The Rider said as he worked on getting Safi freed.

Narkku and Angel then sat right in front of where Safi can see them. “What do you like to do? Do you like exploring?” Narkku asked the elder dragon. Though it wasn’t long before the weather started changing to a cloudy then rainy sky. By that time, Jones got the first piece cut off from the mess. “its raining? Oh, maybe when your free, we can play in the rain!” Narkku said as it got Angel amped up for rainy games to play.

Safi would tense further as the knife was unsheathed, letting out a low whine. They would brace for pain.... Despite the fact that it never would come. “Huunters huuurt meee befooore....”  With the influx of questions from the two monsters, they would ease up a bit as their attention was drawn elsewhere. Exploring? Was that like ‘explore’? They’ve done that before. “Exxxplooorree. Yessssssss. Been toooo.... Duuusty aaarea. Fooounnd Deeevilljhhooo. Veerryy hooot.” The discussion proved rather distracting, allowing Jones to do his work a bit easier without Safi’s struggling. They would continue conversing back and forth with the two, snuffing when the first couple of drops of rain landed on their nose. Rain? Was that what this was? “Issss rrraiin whennn skyyy iss weet?” Licking the moisture off of their nose, they tried to peer back down at Narkku and Angel. “Hhhooww doo you pplaaayy in thhhe rraain?” At the chance of fun, Safi couldn’t help but let their tail drag back and forth in a small wag.  @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga

[true-sapphire-star]

Open Starter

Cold winds slowly turned to warm as Safi’Jiiva flew back towards the New World, trying to retrace its steps back to the region surrounding its former den. It felt nice to stretch their new wings, gently soaring on the drafts of winds that helped carry it back. This was certainly a lot different than its first tiring journey to the Secluded Valley, and this time the elder appreciated each new scent and sight on their path to the mainland.

They rumbled a happy purr as they saw the landmass come into view, excited to explore the only slightly familiar territories of the New World. Safi maintained their height in the air as they crossed the edge of the land, watching ocean blues turn into earthen greens and browns while they soared above. Eventually they found a comfortable place to land, gently lowering themselves down to the ground and taking in the new surroundings. Safi looked around with an eager demeanor, ready to learn more about this unexplored area. (( Open to anyone who happens to be in the New World. Region doesn’t matter. ))

[true-sapphire-star]

ask-magala

Bronte spread one of her wings and pointed.

“That way, kid. If you smell something vaguely salty and pink you know you’re in the wrong direction.” Bronte snorted.

She clearly was not a fan of the Coral Highlands.

“Good luck on whatever it is you are doing.”

She crouched and then launched into the air with her mighty wings and left.

Verity was the type to be gentle around monsters, so she was glad Safi did not find her movements to be hostile.

“Yes. Teeth. Deviljho do shed teeth quite often. They constantly regrow back, did you know that?”

They followed the wingtip and looked towards the sky, arching their head towards the sky to look. So that was north! Safi wiggled a bit at the concept of learning something new, but completely lost the rest of the context of the conversation. As the Astalos took off, Safi’s head snapped back over to watch them leave. After taking a moment to ensure that they weren’t going to attack, Safi bellowed out a goodbye. “Byeeee Rrrooontteeeeee” Craning their head back down, they listened to Verity’s comment. “Wwhaattsss grrrowww?” Seems like they had a lot they didn’t know. Regardless, they sniffed the teeth once more and investigated the surrounding area, eventually finding a trail to follow. Pleased at their detective work, Safi let out a contented rumble from their chest. “Vveerrrittyyyy. Smeelll gooo thiiiss waaayy.” Safi would start to nudge Verity in the direction of the scent trail. 

@ask-magala

[true-sapphire-star]

Verdant Trees and Things Unseen

[true-sapphire-star]

ask-narkku-the-nargacuga Narkku stops as something nudged him. Angel looks behind Narkku before telling him. “Narkku, there is something behind you. It kinda looks like a big dragon.” The Astalos says as she looks at the elder dragon. Narkku looks behind him and his fur spikes up as well as his tail. “Woah! I didn’t expect that! You kinda scared me, are you an elder dragon?” The Nargacuga asks.

Safi shrunk back at the exclamation, also slightly spooked. Twisting their head to the side, they looked down at the two with one eye and let out an inquisitive warble. “Eeelder? Yeeesss. Neew.” Seemed like they understood enough at the very least, but trailed on as if they didn’t quite know how to speak properly.  When they attempted to pull back from the trees their horns clacked against the trunks, knocking their head around a bit and scattering some skittish wildlife. The movement unaligned their exit, snagging their horns in some of the branches in the process. Soon enough they found that they couldn’t move at all, and after a bit of struggling they let out a low whine.  “Sttuuuuck…” @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga

[ask-narkku-the-nargacuga]

Narkku looked at Safi trying to figure out how it got stuck. “Oh no, um, Angel, can you get Jones? I think he can get the big red dragon unstuck.” The Astalos then went back to the camp where Jones is. Narkku on the other hand took the time to at least get to know Safi. “I’m Narkku. I’m from Hakum Village. Nice to meet you.” The Nargacuga introduced himself. Hopefully this dragon has a name. Calling the red dragon Mr. Dragon would sound weird the whole time.

Angel makes it back to camp and starts tugging on Jones’ backpack. “Angel, what’s wrong? You want me to go with you? Okay, I could use a walk.” The Rider gets up and follows Angel though it would take longer for him to walk than ride.

@true-sapphire-star

[true-sapphire-star]

Another whine, a tad more nervous this time. They couldn’t tell who was going to be brought in for help, but hopefully someone friendly at least…. Safi looked around as best as they could. It was difficult, but at least they could see the other monster now. “I’m Sssaaaafiiiii.” They rumbled a friendly purr in their throat. Their vocabulary might be a little limited, but hopefully their body language put the other at ease. “Nnniiiceee to meeeeet yyyouuuuuu. Whaats a Villlaaageee?” @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga

[ask-narkku-the-nargacuga]

Guess Safi never heard of villages. Narkku wasn’t surprised though as most monsters and elder dragons don’t know what a village is. How to put this in the best wording. “A village is a place where humans live, but my village is a village where both humans and monsters live together.” Though it might take some time to show Safi.

Jones eventually reaches the area where Narkku is with Angel at his side. “Oh, hmm, I think we can get this big guy loose but its going to take a lot of slippery things. I did bring some of that soap that I got from Gildegaran so it should work if we do it just right.” The Rider then moves up to look how to do this without needing to use his sword to loosen some of the tree’s wood.

@true-sapphire-star

[true-sapphire-star]

Humans? That wasn’t a good word to hear. But... Humans and monsters living together? Certainly an odd concept. “Viillaaagee? Humaaaans do noot huuurt youuuu?” Safi began looking at Narkku up and down as best as they could, looking for injuries or scars. The only experience Safi had with humans were hunters, and occasionally a nice one here and there. But they still didn’t trust them as far as they could throw them... As soon as Jones arrived Safi tensed up, half whining and half growling. The situation they were in was certainly not a good one, especially if this ended up being a more malicious hunter. Digging their claws into the earth they pulled their head back more against the branches, snapping a couple but adding several more to the tangled mess as a result. On top of that, the force was starting to strain their neck as a result of the tugging... Their eyes flicked to Angel, seeing the Astalos unharmed regardless of it’s proximity to Jones. With a small whine they peered at Angel, pleading. “Hunnnnters huurt. Dooon’t waaant to geeet huuuurt.” @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga

[true-sapphire-star]

Update (1/14/21)

Hi all. It’s been a while. Six months, I believe? Way too long. I’m alive and well. I haven’t been affected by CV yet, but I’ve gone through a whole bunch of life changes. I graduated college online, moved two states away, had to leave my job, got a new job and moved into an apartment. I just started my job a few days ago.  I will admit, I’m struggling. This is a whole lot of new things for me, being freshly out of college and now starting my first full time job. Trying to track down bills and utilities and groceries and bleh. I’m tired 24/7. My mental health could be much, much better. Granted, it’s a lot better than it ever was compared to my lowest, but I’m still struggling on a weekly basis to keep motivated. I’m probably going to seek help for it again soon.  I’m not entirely sure why I’m writing this, but I suppose it’s to say sorry for how long I’ve been gone.  I know I said in the past that I would be back in x amount of time, months, etc. I will admit I have a hard time adhering to things like that. I am a bit of a fickle person in that sense. Regardless, that does not excuse my absence. I do still think about this blog a lot. I’m surprised my follower count has continued to increase in my absence. I expect it to drop after this post, at least a bit. It has been too long since I’ve posted anything solid and RP related.  I still RP as this muse, on a discord server in particular. Even that creative flow has become a trickle in the recent months. I enjoy building this muse, and the little quirks I have to employ when writing as them. I do want to come back to this blog.  I suppose, to put everything out in open air, I’m worried. Some part of me has a fear that I’ve failed those who follow me by not keeping up and posting semi-regularly. Maybe I have. I know I shouldn’t let this particular fear/worry get to me, but it gets under my skin a bit easier than most. In fact- it’s what killed my first RP blog so many years back. I started spending more and more time between updates, and began to worry about people judging me or thinking about me in a negative manner due to doing so. As such, it would take me longer and longer to type out responses to RP chains. And it just feeds into itself. I still have that mentality, unfortunately. I haven’t had the chance to break out of it via therapy yet. So... at this point I don’t know what I’m going to do. I would like to continue this blog. I just don’t have the ability to assess how much time and energy it would take out of me each day. Maybe I need to like.... Idk. Put out a couple of consistent updates a week. I don’t want to force myself to push forward when I’m feeling down though, since that just kills the desire to even try. And I know if I don’t set a hard limit, I’m just going to let it wait till the very end until I update, which brews stress and pressure.  I’m not asking for sympathy or understanding. I’m.... Just venting I suppose. Trying to let you all know what’s been going on and why I’ve been radio silent for so long.  In any case. Thank you all for supporting me and RPing with me. I greatly appreciate everyone in this community who has attempted to interact or read along to this point in time. You all bring a little bit of light to my days. I hope you all stay safe. - Safi Mod

[true-sapphire-star]

Mod Update (7/14/20)

Hello again everyone. Here’s a bit of another update largely to show you i’m very much still alive.

So. That CV. It’s uh... getting pretty crazy here in the USA. I’m safe, and nobody has it in my immediate family. It’s likely that I’ll contract it eventually, but for the most part I should be relatively safe? Regarding that cough... I’ve largely found out what the chronic cough was that I had, and it just requires a couple lifestyle changes to resolve. Nothing super serious luckily, but it does flare up with stress. Speaking of stress, I’m stressed to the nines and my depression is kicking like an angry mule, but still somehow holding on. Hooray for semi-decent coping methods! Some amount of relief is on the horizon though, so I’m holding onto hope. Next week is my final for my hopefully last class that I will ever have to take at my college. I’m not doing the best in it, but I’ve kicked into overdrive and I’m basically pouring all of my energy into studying.

Everything in my life feels to be out of control rn, but tbh. Outside of the worldly matters that I literally have no control over? Most that’s in disorder is my mentality and my room. So, I’ll say I’m doing pretty alright all things considered.

Regarding the blog...

I... Uh

Not going to lie. I didn’t think the blog would hit 100 followers. Especially since I’ve been on hiatus. Honestly, I just checked for kicks and I really didn’t expect it. So, that’s certainly a pleasant surprise. To everyone who joined recently... Hi! Pleasure to meet you, I’m Safi Mod. Glad that you like my stuff, hopefully I’ll be back soon enough and able to contribute a bit more! Speaking of back soon enough, here’s a (extremely rough) timeline of when I might be back: July 24th is the day of my final for this summer course. After that, the most that I need to focus on is locating a new full time job as I will have graduated college at this point, and will no longer be capable of working for the school as a student. So... I can keep my current job till... about December, if I recall correctly. Once college is done, I’m going to take a week or two to myself (hopefully) to just chill and recover and get things under control again. From there, it’ll just be work and job applications until I land something.  Sometime during that week or two, as well as a little bit past it, I’m going to start looking into my muse again. I need to re-read some of the old rps to get my head on straight regarding them so I don’t make an awkward bend in the character’s personality in the middle of an RP. This... is a grey area, and I don’t know how long it will be until I’m comfortable with the muse again. In all.... I’m guessing probably a month after my final, to maybe two before I really pick up activity again. As I said, this is an extremely rough timeline, and in no way binding. So... It may be later, may be sooner, or right on the mark. Who knows. I’m going to try to make it sooner rather than later, but... Y’know. Life happens.

So.. Yeah. That’s my update. I’m gonna go back into the abyss of school/work now, so please stay safe and stay positive everyone!

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Mod Update

Hi everyone. I’m sorry I haven’t updated in a while. This is just a bit of an update to let everyone know that I am still alive during this whole global pandemic crisis. I’ve had a lot on my plate as of recent, and it’s sapped a lot of my free time and energy. I do enjoy updating this blog, but typically it takes me upwards of an hour to craft a response, even without a drawing. Yes, I know I’m slow. But because of that, I don’t have the time on my schedule to actively participate on this blog.  This upcoming week is the last week of class, then the week after is finals week. I’m swamped with group projects, last minute homework, and other assignments that are all due next week. On top of that, I’ve had a pretty unrelenting dry cough for the past... 8 weeks now? I haven’t kept an exact timeline. It’s been a bit of a ride. We’re still trying to figure out all of the details of what’s causing it, but it’s at least partially asthma, so I’m on inhalers. I’m negative for the big CV, so that’s good I suppose. But, for the past couple of months, it’s been a whirlwind of work and school taking up most of my time, a plethora of calls and visits to my doctor, and a whole lot of not taking care of myself because of familial issues and I simply don’t feel like I have the time. Most of my “downtime” goes to laying down or just... trying to do my best to decompress because I can’t handle all of this at once. My depressive symptoms are flaring back up with a vengeance, and i’m trying my best to handle them so I don’t put myself back on medication.  I’m sorry, this turned into a bit of a vent. But I digress. Things are rough right now, for us all. And I hope everyone is doing well. This blog will probably be on hiatus for a bit until this quarter is over, and then we’ll see how long after that. I only have one summer class before I graduate, but it’s an expedited course. So we’ll see how that all goes.  In the meantime, be safe and have this very rough 10 min doodle. I  hope you all are doing well. Please keep staying safe, and stay hopeful.

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HES A! GENTLE! SIMPLE! SAILOR!

(( Brother, no. Don’t make Safi boop you. ))

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May I ask what Safi's voice is like ?

(( Ooh. I actually haven’t thought about this. The trills and such are probably a deeper version of toothless from HTTYD. Regarding voice in gjinka / anthro? Probably a bit more of an accented young McAuley Culkin. Like.... Maybe also a little like he has a stuffy nose too.  Voice in full dragon though? I have absolutely no idea. I was considering Smaug from the Hobbit (because that’s an obvious one) but I don’t think it particularly fits. Probably something still a bit deep, but has that sort of childish innocence in it still.))

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Open Starter

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Safi listened to the back and forth conversation somewhat patiently. It… seemed like they were familiar, given the contents. While Safi could pick up on most of the dialog, a couple words fell through. What was ‘originally’? A question for later it seems, as when Bronte let out a hiss Safi’s gaze hardened into a chilling glare. The dialog faded out from their focus as their more instinctual mind took over, sizing the Astalos up. A flurry of images flew through their mind courtesy of the everstream, denoting an enraged Astalos crackling with green-colored lightning. Nimble, ferocious, paralyzing. Caution. Seemed like this one would be nimble enough to use Safi’s giant size against them but at the same time…. Upon noticing that the Astalos appeared more annoyed than aggressive, Safi calmed down a bit. They hadn’t noticed their stance hunch down more over Verity while they zoned out, preparing for any sort of fight or attack that might have headed their way. Relaxing more, they moved from a crouch to a alert laying down position, careful not to jostle Verity around too much while they did so. At the tail end of the monster’s sentence, they thought for a moment. Their name was…. Ronte? They thought. “Rrronntteeee. You heelp find deeeevillljjhooooo?” They rumbled, peering at the Astalos.

Bronte snorted.

“Ronte?… Well, thats close enough I suppose.”

She started cleaning her talons, giving off the sense that she wasn’t interested in helping. As Bronte moved, Safi could probably see that her neck was covered in old scars. Bronte was obviously an older Astalos who had seen many fights before, and lived to tell the tale.

“I’m not going to risk my life trying to find something that could eat me. You’re on your own. A bit of advice. I wouldn’t travel north right now if I were you.”

“Why not?” Verity asked.

“Some little turf war between a Legiana and some other monster, I dunno. I never liked them myself. Too up tight. No idea why my father finds ‘em attractive.” Bronte snorted. 

Verity gave Safi a pat on the side.

“Well. Looks like we’re not going to get help on this.” said Verity sadly. 

Bronte looked like she was getting ready to leave.

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Scars? And a lot of them by the looks of it. Seems that this one had her fair share of scuffles. Respectable. Maybe they could ask her for their stories later? Though... She didn’t quite seem like the storytelling type. Oh well. “Wwhhaats Noorrth?” They might have an instinctual concept of direction, but the verbal concept was something different entirely... The pat startled Safi, causing them to tense for a small moment. This hunter seemed to be nice, maybe even a friend, but they weren’t used to non-hostile contact from humans quite yet. They chuffed slightly and nudged Verity back in their own form of pat as a response. Slowly they stood back up to their full height, making sure that they didn’t knock Verity over in the process. They finally spotted the teeth, back where Bronte had perched initially, and slowly moved over to them to investigate. Surely enough, they smelled like deviljho. “Vveerrrittyyyy. Teeeeth.” @ask-magala 

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Verdant Trees and Things Unseen

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ask-narkku-the-nargacuga Narkku stops as something nudged him. Angel looks behind Narkku before telling him. “Narkku, there is something behind you. It kinda looks like a big dragon.” The Astalos says as she looks at the elder dragon. Narkku looks behind him and his fur spikes up as well as his tail. “Woah! I didn’t expect that! You kinda scared me, are you an elder dragon?” The Nargacuga asks.

Safi shrunk back at the exclamation, also slightly spooked. Twisting their head to the side, they looked down at the two with one eye and let out an inquisitive warble. “Eeelder? Yeeesss. Neew.” Seemed like they understood enough at the very least, but trailed on as if they didn’t quite know how to speak properly.  When they attempted to pull back from the trees their horns clacked against the trunks, knocking their head around a bit and scattering some skittish wildlife. The movement unaligned their exit, snagging their horns in some of the branches in the process. Soon enough they found that they couldn’t move at all, and after a bit of struggling they let out a low whine.  “Sttuuuuck…” @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga

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Narkku looked at Safi trying to figure out how it got stuck. “Oh no, um, Angel, can you get Jones? I think he can get the big red dragon unstuck.” The Astalos then went back to the camp where Jones is. Narkku on the other hand took the time to at least get to know Safi. “I’m Narkku. I’m from Hakum Village. Nice to meet you.” The Nargacuga introduced himself. Hopefully this dragon has a name. Calling the red dragon Mr. Dragon would sound weird the whole time.

Angel makes it back to camp and starts tugging on Jones’ backpack. “Angel, what’s wrong? You want me to go with you? Okay, I could use a walk.” The Rider gets up and follows Angel though it would take longer for him to walk than ride.

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Another whine, a tad more nervous this time. They couldn’t tell who was going to be brought in for help, but hopefully someone friendly at least.... Safi looked around as best as they could. It was difficult, but at least they could see the other monster now. “I’m Sssaaaafiiiii.” They rumbled a friendly purr in their throat. Their vocabulary might be a little limited, but hopefully their body language put the other at ease. “Nnniiiceee to meeeeet yyyouuuuuu. Whaats a Villlaaageee?” @ask-narkku-the-nargacuga