Post by wildroze on May 17, 2017 16:41:28 GMT
Nature Dryad
[Native Race]
Basic overview:
Natives of the forests of a far away isle, Dryads live in peace together but are a dying breed. No one truly knows how they were created though the Dryads themselves believe a higher power watches over them and created them oh so long ago to protect the forests and nature. They are plant based people that often have humanoid forms and walk on two legs. Their heights and colours differ greatly depending on whom their parents were as their way of reproducing is very different from any other race.
The dryads will take on the form of their other race donor but still will have the facial features and basic body structure of their dryad parent.
Appearance:
The basic and most commonly found Dryad is that of human offspring.They were the first created and often lived close by human settlements but never fully left their forest homes. All Dryads often have large round eyes akin to a doe and slick bodies that glide fast and easy through water, over land and even sky. They are often feminine in appearance but throughout their growth can choose to take on shapes to fit the world around them. These shapes however can never reform after being formed. If for example one wants more mass to look stronger they will always keep that mass. This Mass isn’t muscle and has limits such as the race’s height
Mating:
Dryads can not mate with one another. As the dryads are agender reproducing is impossible.
A ‘donor’ of another race is needed to create a child together. The two combine their dna’s though the donor giving up blood that the Dryad can absorb into their person; in this way they do not reproduce like other races. Once it is willingly accepted into their own bloodstream they can create a sapling that will grow on their body for two months before being able to be carried around in a pea pod like contraption. With in six months a baby will be born with the mixed dna of both the dryad and it’s donor. Dryads can refuse blood to be accepted into their body but can however force the donor blood through different means.
There are only a few exception to this rule that can not give their dna.
Culture:
Dryads do not have a proper concept of leadership. The only thing they need to survive is water and sunlight meaning a need for a colony is overrated at times. Some choose to stick together but it always seems to be more of a group effort then a led society. Young children when born attach themselves quickly to their parents or guardian being helpless for the first few years of life but maturing fast and easily making it on their own after age six. Their bodies never really age past twenty only starting to show old age when they are past a hundred years old. Before death Dryads tend to merge themselves completely with nature being able to live life from then on as just watchful eyes but never again able to speak, move or feel. Only sight and sound are what is left and even that tends to fade.
Naming:
They often name themselves after something within nature or to do with nature. Adding elven prefixes or their way of spelling it is also not uncommon. Calling yourself outright ‘Rose, Daisy, Tulip’ is very frowned upon though.
Clothing:
The Dryads aren’t in need of clothes per say. They have modesty and tend to cover up their private parts with foliage of some kind but that is it really. They have no shame in wearing large leaf dresses or outfits and accessories with pinecones or other flowers. More civilised Dryads tend to wear clothes with a lot of freedom in movement and not that covering so the sun can still hit their body.
Human Dryads [flora]:
The Human Dryads are some of the most colourful beings alive. They have adapted to take on the shapes and colours of the plants they are living with and that are around them to blend in and show they are part of the valley of flowers and forests as well. They commonly take on the type of plant that could survive and live in the same climate as their dryad parent. Their colors and shapes can still change of course.
[the donor being an albino has no effect on the plant whatsoever but perhaps a paler complexion]
The skin colour:
Their skin colour is often a healthy grass or stem green.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Depending on what flower they are shaped after it could be anything. Though the colours are never too neon or too bland rather a nice balance between both.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; green, lilac, honey yellow and brown.
Their sclera can be; yellow, green, lilac and never white.
Height:
They range from 5’5 - 5’9, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 150 years.
Dwarven Dryads [fungus]
The Dwarven Dryads are very peaceful creatures. They are of short slim stature and have rather spongy skin and body parts akin to a mushroom caps softer side. They often wear caps that come in red with white spots or brown and have hair that is rather fixed in place. Being adventurous in spirit they release spores when situations get a little overwhelming for them.The spores are too small to have any effect on anyone but sneezing perhaps. People that are sensitive to pollen would also be sensitive to the spore clouds. Sneezing can also be a cause of dropping them. The spores can actually grown mushrooms over time so one can see where a fungus Dryad's lives very easily.
The skin colour:
Their skin colour ranges from white cream to soft pale pink or even mixed in browns but is always rather pale in complexion.
Their hair colour ranges from:
White, light brown, light pink and cream
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; all shades of brown to dark shades of red.
Their sclera can be; stained white [never crystal clear white.]
Height:
They range from 5’1 - 5’6, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 150 years.
[More examples]
Elven Dryads [topiary]
Elven Dryads often call themselves natives to the land as well. They resemble large trees coming in all shapes and sizes. They have elven ears from their donor counterpart and bark patches on their skin. Their type of hair resembles the leaves of the tree they look most like as even birds find their heads nice nests to lay eggs in. They are one of the stronger types of Dryads as their skin is still the same as the others but harder in certain places due to bark. They also grow moss and ivy over their bodies at times but it is easily removed.
The difference between elves only helps with the colour pallette of the Dryad in this case. A wood elf Dryad would have more earthy tones as a dark elf would have dark hues and need less sunlight.
The skin colour:
Depending on what tree they look like the skin colour differs. Though they are often darker than other Dryads.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Depends on what type of tree they look like but nice greens and cyan hues or more tropical greenish yellows are found most commonly.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; cyan, green, brown and gold.
Their sclera can be; yellow and green.
Height:
They range from 5’10 - 6’6, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 300 years.
Orcish Dryad [shrubbery]
our almost bordering on black in some cases. Their hair seems like a tamed bunch of brambles and thorns while they sport large curved horns like that of a ram. They aren’t as large and brutish as orcs unless they wish to build their mass that way and are rather messy and brooding physically.
The skin colour:
Dark swamp like colours almost always green and sometimes brown.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Brown, black and green.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; brown, black and green.
Their sclera can be; yellow and green.
Height:
They range from 5’8 - 6,2, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 200 years.
Merfolk Dryad [algea]
The Merfolk Dryad are the most shy of all of the Dryads often sticking to their prefered surroundings of swamps, oceans or river streams. Their hair is long seaweed like tendrils most commonly flowers such as lilies and lily pads growing or adorning their bodies. They are very decent swimmers being able to breath underwater for a long period of time but not being able to deep dive as they fear not being able to get to the surface fast enough. Frogs and small fish see them as friends and companions as they are seen sitting on them or surrounding them like pets would. Their eyes are large orbs that only have a small slither of sclera shown.
The skin colour:
The colour of grass after it doesn’t get sunlight for a while. So a very pale green.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Cyan and green.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; brown and black.
Their sclera can be; yellow and white.
Height:
They range from 5’3 - 5’9, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 150 years.
Fey Dryads [sprites]
The Fey Dryads are also known as spirits or pixie’s and are the smallest of the dryads. They are the same size as fey and rarely ever smaller than them. They don’t really have hair past a few leafs they style into short hairstyles and ponytail like contraptions. The wings are made of small fluttering leaves instead of insect wings and they aren’t as good at flying as their fey counterparts but are able to glide and hover. A large leaf cut into small pieces or even clovers are what they use to dress themselves being that small that it makes the perfect item of clothing for them.
The skin colour:
All shades of green
Their hair colour ranges from:
Different colours of green yet tend to go more blue and yellow hues at times.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; brown, green and yellow.
Their sclera can be; yellow only.
Height:
They range from 4’2 - 5’1, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 50 years.
Amasis Dryads [acorns]
The Amasis Dryads rarely say a word. They are tiny young looking creatures almost given no human features but their basic body structure. The creatures depend greatly on others to do things for them and love to help out whenever possible. The acorns are very small and clumsy and have a flower with matching leaves growing out of the top of their head. Floppy animalistic ears fall on each side of their head as they adorn a face that has barely any features but eyes and a mouth.
The skin colour:
Cream and green
Their hair colour ranges from:
They do not have hair. Their head is often covered in green leaves or moss.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; Black and brown.
Their sclera can be; their eyes are solid. No sclera.
Height:
They range from 3’9 - 4’8, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 50 years.
[Native Race]
Basic overview:
Natives of the forests of a far away isle, Dryads live in peace together but are a dying breed. No one truly knows how they were created though the Dryads themselves believe a higher power watches over them and created them oh so long ago to protect the forests and nature. They are plant based people that often have humanoid forms and walk on two legs. Their heights and colours differ greatly depending on whom their parents were as their way of reproducing is very different from any other race.
The dryads will take on the form of their other race donor but still will have the facial features and basic body structure of their dryad parent.
Appearance:
The basic and most commonly found Dryad is that of human offspring.They were the first created and often lived close by human settlements but never fully left their forest homes. All Dryads often have large round eyes akin to a doe and slick bodies that glide fast and easy through water, over land and even sky. They are often feminine in appearance but throughout their growth can choose to take on shapes to fit the world around them. These shapes however can never reform after being formed. If for example one wants more mass to look stronger they will always keep that mass. This Mass isn’t muscle and has limits such as the race’s height
Mating:
Dryads can not mate with one another. As the dryads are agender reproducing is impossible.
A ‘donor’ of another race is needed to create a child together. The two combine their dna’s though the donor giving up blood that the Dryad can absorb into their person; in this way they do not reproduce like other races. Once it is willingly accepted into their own bloodstream they can create a sapling that will grow on their body for two months before being able to be carried around in a pea pod like contraption. With in six months a baby will be born with the mixed dna of both the dryad and it’s donor. Dryads can refuse blood to be accepted into their body but can however force the donor blood through different means.
There are only a few exception to this rule that can not give their dna.
Culture:
Dryads do not have a proper concept of leadership. The only thing they need to survive is water and sunlight meaning a need for a colony is overrated at times. Some choose to stick together but it always seems to be more of a group effort then a led society. Young children when born attach themselves quickly to their parents or guardian being helpless for the first few years of life but maturing fast and easily making it on their own after age six. Their bodies never really age past twenty only starting to show old age when they are past a hundred years old. Before death Dryads tend to merge themselves completely with nature being able to live life from then on as just watchful eyes but never again able to speak, move or feel. Only sight and sound are what is left and even that tends to fade.
Naming:
They often name themselves after something within nature or to do with nature. Adding elven prefixes or their way of spelling it is also not uncommon. Calling yourself outright ‘Rose, Daisy, Tulip’ is very frowned upon though.
Clothing:
The Dryads aren’t in need of clothes per say. They have modesty and tend to cover up their private parts with foliage of some kind but that is it really. They have no shame in wearing large leaf dresses or outfits and accessories with pinecones or other flowers. More civilised Dryads tend to wear clothes with a lot of freedom in movement and not that covering so the sun can still hit their body.
Human Dryads [flora]:
The Human Dryads are some of the most colourful beings alive. They have adapted to take on the shapes and colours of the plants they are living with and that are around them to blend in and show they are part of the valley of flowers and forests as well. They commonly take on the type of plant that could survive and live in the same climate as their dryad parent. Their colors and shapes can still change of course.
[the donor being an albino has no effect on the plant whatsoever but perhaps a paler complexion]
The skin colour:
Their skin colour is often a healthy grass or stem green.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Depending on what flower they are shaped after it could be anything. Though the colours are never too neon or too bland rather a nice balance between both.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; green, lilac, honey yellow and brown.
Their sclera can be; yellow, green, lilac and never white.
Height:
They range from 5’5 - 5’9, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 150 years.
Dwarven Dryads [fungus]
The Dwarven Dryads are very peaceful creatures. They are of short slim stature and have rather spongy skin and body parts akin to a mushroom caps softer side. They often wear caps that come in red with white spots or brown and have hair that is rather fixed in place. Being adventurous in spirit they release spores when situations get a little overwhelming for them.The spores are too small to have any effect on anyone but sneezing perhaps. People that are sensitive to pollen would also be sensitive to the spore clouds. Sneezing can also be a cause of dropping them. The spores can actually grown mushrooms over time so one can see where a fungus Dryad's lives very easily.
The skin colour:
Their skin colour ranges from white cream to soft pale pink or even mixed in browns but is always rather pale in complexion.
Their hair colour ranges from:
White, light brown, light pink and cream
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; all shades of brown to dark shades of red.
Their sclera can be; stained white [never crystal clear white.]
Height:
They range from 5’1 - 5’6, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 150 years.
[More examples]
Elven Dryads [topiary]
Elven Dryads often call themselves natives to the land as well. They resemble large trees coming in all shapes and sizes. They have elven ears from their donor counterpart and bark patches on their skin. Their type of hair resembles the leaves of the tree they look most like as even birds find their heads nice nests to lay eggs in. They are one of the stronger types of Dryads as their skin is still the same as the others but harder in certain places due to bark. They also grow moss and ivy over their bodies at times but it is easily removed.
The difference between elves only helps with the colour pallette of the Dryad in this case. A wood elf Dryad would have more earthy tones as a dark elf would have dark hues and need less sunlight.
The skin colour:
Depending on what tree they look like the skin colour differs. Though they are often darker than other Dryads.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Depends on what type of tree they look like but nice greens and cyan hues or more tropical greenish yellows are found most commonly.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; cyan, green, brown and gold.
Their sclera can be; yellow and green.
Height:
They range from 5’10 - 6’6, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 300 years.
Orcish Dryad [shrubbery]
our almost bordering on black in some cases. Their hair seems like a tamed bunch of brambles and thorns while they sport large curved horns like that of a ram. They aren’t as large and brutish as orcs unless they wish to build their mass that way and are rather messy and brooding physically.
The skin colour:
Dark swamp like colours almost always green and sometimes brown.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Brown, black and green.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; brown, black and green.
Their sclera can be; yellow and green.
Height:
They range from 5’8 - 6,2, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 200 years.
Merfolk Dryad [algea]
The Merfolk Dryad are the most shy of all of the Dryads often sticking to their prefered surroundings of swamps, oceans or river streams. Their hair is long seaweed like tendrils most commonly flowers such as lilies and lily pads growing or adorning their bodies. They are very decent swimmers being able to breath underwater for a long period of time but not being able to deep dive as they fear not being able to get to the surface fast enough. Frogs and small fish see them as friends and companions as they are seen sitting on them or surrounding them like pets would. Their eyes are large orbs that only have a small slither of sclera shown.
The skin colour:
The colour of grass after it doesn’t get sunlight for a while. So a very pale green.
Their hair colour ranges from:
Cyan and green.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; brown and black.
Their sclera can be; yellow and white.
Height:
They range from 5’3 - 5’9, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 150 years.
Fey Dryads [sprites]
The Fey Dryads are also known as spirits or pixie’s and are the smallest of the dryads. They are the same size as fey and rarely ever smaller than them. They don’t really have hair past a few leafs they style into short hairstyles and ponytail like contraptions. The wings are made of small fluttering leaves instead of insect wings and they aren’t as good at flying as their fey counterparts but are able to glide and hover. A large leaf cut into small pieces or even clovers are what they use to dress themselves being that small that it makes the perfect item of clothing for them.
The skin colour:
All shades of green
Their hair colour ranges from:
Different colours of green yet tend to go more blue and yellow hues at times.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; brown, green and yellow.
Their sclera can be; yellow only.
Height:
They range from 4’2 - 5’1, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 50 years.
Amasis Dryads [acorns]
The Amasis Dryads rarely say a word. They are tiny young looking creatures almost given no human features but their basic body structure. The creatures depend greatly on others to do things for them and love to help out whenever possible. The acorns are very small and clumsy and have a flower with matching leaves growing out of the top of their head. Floppy animalistic ears fall on each side of their head as they adorn a face that has barely any features but eyes and a mouth.
The skin colour:
Cream and green
Their hair colour ranges from:
They do not have hair. Their head is often covered in green leaves or moss.
Their eye colour ranges from:
Their irises can be; Black and brown.
Their sclera can be; their eyes are solid. No sclera.
Height:
They range from 3’9 - 4’8, when fully grown.
Life span:
They live up to 50 years.
