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Derpy Hooves Beanie Giveaway!Hello everyone :] I've decided to give away this Derpy!  

Please follow the rules and you'll have a chance to win her and take her home! :heart:
1. Fav this journal
2. Please write a journal about this giveaway and link it back here in the comments.
3. Add me to your watch list :]
Each person who watches, faves this journal and makes a journal will get a number. I'll be using random.org to choose a number, and when someone's number is picked that person will win the plushie! Easy enough right? I will pay for shipping worldwide.
The winner will be announced June 2nd :iconderpyclapplz:
Any questions please ask. Do NOT make multiple accounts just so you can have a better chance. Please make this fair for everyone :iconaawplz: Thank you!
Good luck :'D
EDIT: Just in case you were wondering how big she is, 8 inches long and 3 inches across her back !
THANK YOU EVERYPONY WHO JOINED :'D I DIDN'T EXPECT SO MANY
Draw My OC Contest! Join please~~~Finally, contest time! Arrr…..I've been wanting to held a contest since….last year….haha…I was too lazy to write a journal of the contest….*sob*. Okay, now let's  get to the point.
:star:Theme:star:
Draw my Dragon and Kirin OC in any scenery
Reference:

Reference sheet : http://sta.sh/013xi9fy914i   http://sta.sh/0xa6rmqfzk1  
:star:Allowed Media & Style:star:
:star: Media : Digital art and traditional art (must be coloured) ONLY.
:star: Style: Anime (cell-shaded/soft-shaded)/manga & Semi-realism anime ONLY. NO chibis/portrait/abstract/anthro/animation/photomanipulation etc
Some examples that the style I like:
http://chaosringen.deviantart.com/art/Centaur-Warrior-364644727
http://jinkimania.deviantart.com/art/Commission-Pie66-371753047
http://yogisha.deviantart.com/art/Silent-stratosphere-371646432
http://cobi-cobi.deviantart.com/art/Atera-363609173
http://juhaihai.deviantart.com/art/
1000 Point Giveaway! (EDIT)
Okay enough of joining giveaways.....it's time to host one! :dance:
Remember the big surprise I was talking about in the previous journal? Well here it is! My BIGGEST giveaway yet! :) Total prizes reach 1000 :points:!!!! :wow:
1st PLACE: 400 :points:
2nd PLACE: 200 :points:
3rd PLACE: 100 :points:
SIX more winners will be chosen who EACH will receive 50 :points:!!!!!
I will be so broke after this...
:police: But of course there are always the rules......
:bulletgreen: Please please please fave the journal!
:bulletred: Make another journal about this giveaway and provide a link of that journal in the comments (this will help spread the word about this giveaway)
Want another entry?
:bulletgreen:You can :+devwatch: me to get your name entered TWICE! EDIT:For those who are ALREADY watching me you can still earn additional entries by faving my art! Each fave gets you ONE extra entry! (Max number of entries possible: 3)
IMPORTANT: Please be
[FINISHED]hihihihi <3
Today I've reached 1,000+ watchers * O * holy carp what the fluck kfndmslkrhfgbjnsljshfnc
Amg did you know i never thought i'd get as many as 50 watchers when i joined dA XDDD
idfhvbnmsdjufgdvbjcnlsifh anyways
To thank all my watchers.... Im going to be giving away stuff owo 
I know it's not much but I really don't have that much to give ;___; <3 Please understand
Im giving away a goodie bundle consisting of:

-Chibi from me

-Pixel Icon from me
-1 month premium
-150 :points:
You can look in my gallery if you want examples
Rules to participate:
-You MUST be one of my watchers BEFORE this journal is posted to be eligible(I will be checking!) 
-One entry per person (no using other accounts!)
-You must love apple juice (Nah, just kidding)
To enter (if you are eligible):
- :+fav: this journal 
-.... thats it 8D
Because I will be picking a number from a random generator, you must fav this journal and the number yo
100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:
800 Points GiveawayHello all. As I've mentioned in the poll, I am going to make a small giveaway on the occasion of nearly 1000 watchers! Wooo!
There are 8 winners and 100 points for each to win. BUT the giveaway ends when the number of watchers reaches 1000.
RULES:
:bulletred: To enter, fave this journal and comment below that you've faved it. Then I will give you a number.
:bulletred: You don't need to watch me to enter. But please keep in mind that the giveaway ends sooner when
there are more watchers.
:bulletred: Your account must be at least 2 months old.
:bulletred: You can enter once only. No alternate/plz accounts.
I will choose winners with random.org.
♣ Good luck! ♣
Minor update: changed from 1111 to 1000 watchers.
School Chibi Contest X3
Hi there, my fellow groupmates!
We will have a contest!
THEME: SCHOOL TIME
                                     Rules
                                            Should be about School Times!
                                            Should be a CHIBI!
                                            Submit it to the "2013 Contest" Folder!
                                            Don't include characters that aren't yours have your own.
                                            With the maximum of two entries!
                                            Don't put nudity scences in your entry.
                                            Be CREATIVE!
           The contest ends at June 29(~Meowgirl07's birthday) :thumb
Made a video again :P...another fake Parashi Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGa8pPlOxuQ
It's really choppy and suuuuuper scribbly because I took like 30 seconds to draw each frame. Please fill in the gaps and gloss over the art with your wonderful imagination! I made it in Windows Movie Maker which is an absolutely evil program =o=
I'll try to fix up the ugly pictures and maybe add some color when I have time, and reupload another version later :b (don't know when though.) For now feel free to watch this one and laugh at it huhuhu
(the song is Tenkuu no Canaria, from ToS *w*b)
100 points giveawayHello there! I decided to give away 100 :points:!
:heart: Since I haven't had the chance to upload any art recently,I decided to give away something else to you guys ~
:bulletred:  1 step: All you need to do is post a comment down below! (This guarantees you one entry number.) This step IS mandatory.
:bulletred:  2 step: If you watch me you receive another number and for every fave on one of my deviantations you get more.
EXAMPLE: 
Comment=1 entry number
Comment,watch,3 favs= 5 entry numbers
:bulletred:MAX entry numbers=5 
:bulletred: REMEMBER: The second step is not obligatory,it just gives you a better chance of winning.
:heart: Please leave a comment like the following if you have watched or faved something: "Comment,watch,2 favs" so I can keep track. ^^
I will be choosing the winner via random.org

END DATE: 27 MAY 2013 6 pm GMT+3 
***Updated*** Mini 500 Point Giveaway!OK, so the big giveaway is going to be running for a while yet!
In the meantime, here's a chance to win a few points!
Something i've been meaning to do but only recently was I prompted by Atlantien1.
All you need to do is this:
Browse deviantART and find a piece of art (or more than one) you REALLY like. Something that means something to you!
Then simply make a journal featuring that piece (or pieces) of art. You could even say a few words about that piece and the artist?
Remember to comment below with a link to your journal!
Here's mine: http://moomin-man.deviantart.com/art/Art-Feature-Share-the-experience-373119121
Winners will be picked at random!
1st - 200:points:
2nd - 100:points:
3rd - 50:points:
4th - 50:points:
5th - 50:points:
6th - 50:points:
:points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points::points:
BONUS POINTS???
If y
SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part A 
:iconspreadmoreloveplz:  Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention, , comment and watch!

















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Welcome to My Official DeviantArt Page!Hi, I'm Mark Crilley. I'm the writer and illustrator of a new graphic novel series from Dark Horse Comics, "Brody's Ghost." The first four volumes are now available though your local bookstore or comic shop, or at any number of online stores such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
I'm also the writer and illustrator of the MIKI FALLS manga series from HarperCollins. All four books in the series (MIKI FALLS: SPRING, MIKI FALLS: SUMMER, MIKI FALLS: AUTUMN, and MIKI FALLS: WINTER) are now available in bookstores and at online sites such as those run by Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Thanks in advance to anyone who gets them. If you do, please let me know what you think; I'd love to hear from you.
You can find out more about me and my books over at my YouTube channel.
If you can't find any of my books at your local bookstore, please, please, pretty-please ask them to order it!
Thanks so much for stopping by! ^_^
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Eurovision nightGot myself some ice cream and will be making myself compfy on the sofa so I'm ready for the big, glittery, horrible music, camp, pointless politics, drama that is eurovision. It never disappoints me. :la:
Sadly I will be alone for this one. Matt had to do a concert he didn't want to do, so I will be live tweeting (humonlazydiva) my impression of the whole shebang. :D
The Echo chamber dilemmaThe promise of the Internet was that unlimited information and experiences would draw us together. But instead it seems to have driven us apart.
For years I've observed this behavior but haven't been able to vocalize it correctly. Originally I called the behavior of collective opinions as "the hive mentality" of the Internet. But that wasn't exactly right and I often got called out on it. The most prominent example was when I made a comic about a guy disagreeing with opinions and being shouted at till he remained quiet, eventually fading into the background with everyone else. The consensus of that comic was that if you disagree with someone you aren't bullied into not speaking, but instead are free to go someplace else where people who do agree with you exist. And you know what? That wasn't what i was trying to convey, but is sadly true. The Internet is not a hive mind. It's many tiny pocket echo chambers of mutual agreements.
And this is becoming a growing problem, I think, because n
SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part B 
:iconspreadmoreloveplz:  Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention, , comment and watch!

















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Twistoult
Twistoult is an aerie slightly smaller than Grandesque and is nestled in one of the only forested areas in Windsonde. They try to mind their own business but are occassionally harrassed by the Skrekrill for being on good terms with the Grandesques. They have an impartial relationship to both and mostly interact with the two for trading purposes. This is an aerie that likes to keep to itself politically, however, if it can help it.

The Twistoults are extremely creative with turning raw goods into valuable items, and they have access to many things the other two aeries do not.

They are rooted more traditionally in their belief system than the Grandesques and very much enjoy their rituals, which the Skrekrill consider "primitive". They have a god based system that has to do with day and night. Read about gryphon religion here.

Their clan system is based on what time of day or night the gryphon was born.

The Clans of Twistoult:

Living Space:
The Twistoult aeries resemble these images: |1|2|3|4|5|

Current Inhabitants of Twistoult:


Challenges:
:pointr:When submitting challenges please title your deviation T(for Twistoult)-[character name]-[rank]-[challenge #].  For example, T-Binky-Young Gryphon-1.  Then submit your deviation to the Rank Challenges gallery folder.
:pointr: Do not combine challenges, they must be done individually.
:pointr: You must complete the challenges in order!
    :bulletred:Young Gryphon
      1. Your friends tell you a rumor that the shamans will be eternally grateful if you bring them a powerful medicinal fruit.  Problem is, it only grows on Tookie Island.  Do you dare venture to this mysterious island of primitive gryphons?  Do you think your friends are telling you the truth or playing a prank on you?

      2. One of Queen Tulkiina's braided-leather tail-bands has broken.  She is very concerned that without four of them on her tail, she is out of balance with the god Balodius.  Go to Grandesque, find a Samhradh to craft a new braided-leather band for you, and present it to the Queen.

      3. You are almost an adult, but you have a bit of time left to be a kid.  Grab a friend (or friends), find a waterfall with a pond, and go have some fun!

    (Please add clan accessories your gryphon may have or carry to your character sheet before moving on.)

    :bulletorange:Adult
      1. The ceremony for initiation into your clan has just finished.  Your parents are very proud that you have reached adulthood and completed your initiation ceremony.  Show your family and friends congratulating you!

      2. Now that you are a mature adult, you are selected to transport an object of Twistoult craftsmanship to a Madadh of Skrekrill, on Skrekrill territory.  The Madadh special-ordered this item, so please handle with care during delivery!

      3. The shamans feel that in order to decide what form you will take for the Final Stages you must spend time alone, meditating (a spirit journey of sorts).  Show where your journey takes you.  How does it affect your decision?

    (Please add a Humanoid or Greater-Gryphon form to your character sheet before moving on.)

    :bulletyellow:Final Stage
      1. Depending on your choice, you are now either a humanoid or a beautiful Greater Gryphon.

      ***If you've chosen to be a human the Queen asks that you take an offering of good will, of your choice, to the human village.  What do you present them with?

      ***If you've chosen to be a gryphon, the Queen asks you to lead in a ceremony to honor the god or goddess of your choice.

      2. Human: Now that you have human hands you can take your aery's crafting tradition to the next level.  If you choose to stay with your aery, make something beautiful, that only human hands could make, to offer to Queen Tulkiina.  If you choose to go live among the humans, make a parting gift for your family and friends to remember you by.

      Greater Gryphon: The rest of the aery now looks up to you as a powerful, spiritual being and leader.  It is time to begin your training as a shaman for the aery.  Show what you are learning from the other shamans or show yourself advising young gryphons in the ways of the Twistoult.
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~Peppermint334 May 26, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I have some questions for you here:
:bulletblack: When war time comes, which side is Twistoult standing on? Are they neural, are they fighting for/with Grandesque or are they on their own?
:bulletblack: And are Twistoult clans partially connected with any "job" of some kind? If yes, would you please specify which?
:bulletblack: Does gryphons of the same gang hang out with each other?
:bulletblack: What are clans linked to in this aery? And how important are they?

I can forgive you if you do not respond to all for those.
Thanks!
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~rydicanubis May 28, 2012
The submissions from the now over war event, and the description of the relationship between the aeries in this journal should give you an idea of how the aeries interact.

Twistoult gryphons do not have the same kind of militant or societal roles as the other two aeries. Some gryophons may end up specializing in certain things.

Gryphons may or may not associate more or less with other members of their clan, depending on individual personality.

You can read about what the clan system is based on, as well as the importance of their beliefs in this journal, as well as the one on gryphon religion.
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~Peppermint334 May 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks, I'll check (or double-check) theses out!
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*XxRyuu-TakehikoxX Jul 21, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
So, is it safe to ask, even though my other questions haven't been answered ;
i/e: (join request / application and griphon request)

I would like to know, if a Cheetah and Osprey mix is welcome to this colony? or do the mods pick for you??
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~shadechristiwolven May 5, 2011
umm. . . so. . . INCREDIBLY random question but: what's the flora of Twistoult? specifically, are there rubber trees?
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*SageKorppi May 11, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Sorry for the delay on the response! And yeah, pretty much any plant you'd consider "foresty" would be fine.
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~Obany Dec 30, 2010
Hmmm do you have anymore information on the living climates for Twistoult? I'm trying to figure out what kind of environment to stick Eira in. She's all white and gray. Does it ever snow? Is snow rare? Are there mountain peaks where there might be more snow then not? I'm not a super realist, but it may be unfitting to stick a white looking gryphon in the cover of tropical vegetation. C: Bottom line, is it a boreal, tropical, or varied in the mountains ?
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*SageKorppi Dec 30, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Good question! I'm unsure about snow in the mountain tops, I will have to ask Bailiwick about this.

But also, the gryphons have advanced pretty far so her being less than camouflaged wouldn't be too big of a deal except in certain circumstances, much like humans in the real world. She may have issues hunting, or being stealthy among Tookie Islanders, but otherwise she'd probably be pretty okay.
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~Obany Dec 31, 2010
Ok :D Sounds good to me C: Thanks for the fast response <3
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~Shade703 Oct 1, 2010
Uber excited about Windsonde, I was on it when it was a forum, with Calias.

I was wondering if there is some interaction with humans, would some Twistoult gryphons learn to make and perhaps play human instruments; that is if there weren't any gryphon instruments already about?

And just quickly, is there still a reservation thread or do we submit a reservation with our joining application?
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