--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [hold click to zoom- fullscreen highly highly recommended, trust me!] wooooo oh boy i speedran this and it paid off :D due to my own procrastination i could only make one drawing, just like my last dtae o-o" but thats okay!! cause im rlly happy with the result :D as always i can't help but tweak with designs, i gave this lovely guy some caribou-inspired antlers and a compass necklace, along with slightly shifting the patterns to be more in-line with the species i felt suited them- clouded leopard! their spots look very mossy and i think it suits them v well also another meraki character because ofc ofc, it's p much impossible to not make them one,, i love meraki eee,, and i don't think ive talked about the spawning or element-born mechanics of that world so this will be fun n informative!! on with the bio and story! get ready to meet ranger :D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ranger she/they plant-born clouded leopard like many creatures in meraki, ranger is a direct product of her environment. she's lived here all her life, spawned swaddled in moss in the high trees. because of this, she's had no trouble getting around from the very start! ranger survived despite the absence of parents or really any other animals. independence comes naturally to lone-spawners, especially ones tied to an element- ranger is plant-born, specifically bonded with all the flora in the forest. they can't control plants like higher level plant-borns, but the ability comes in handy for navigating the woods. this particular forest is vast beyond belief and all draped in hanging spanish moss. fittingly, known as the tangle-woods! the tangle-woods are a neighbor to many other (much more frequented) zones, which means some daring travelers try to take it as a shortcut. it doesn't end well... the paths are as winding and long as the strands of moss. thank goodness for ranger, then! ranger's plant-born status allows them to tap in to the root and vine systems of the world around them. along with this, an enchanted compass, and a naturally strong sense of direction, they can find their way through the woods practically unconsciously. this even extends to places outside of the tangle-woods; if they've been there, they most likely automatically know how to get there. name a place, and they'll let their instinct, compass, and roots around them guide you! this saves a lot of foolhardy explorers from spending hours wandering in circles. that's how ranger got their name- it's pretty much their job at this point, being a forest guide. they don't mind though! in return for directions out of the wood, ranger charges a simple fee: a story. be it a memory, folktale, or gossip, she's an avid collector of tales of all sorts. exhausted wanderers often get to spend a night at her treehouse, treated with homemade tea and fables of near and far. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- fun facts about ranger! - the moss on their spots are partially real moss - her eyes are slightly bioluminescent :O - they live in a treehouse, draped in spanish moss just like the trees all around them! it has a few rope-bridges connecting to other platforms around the woods, but mostly, ranger finds her way in the branches. - ranger almost never touches the forest floor! - she can tell when someone's entered the wood, feeling through root systems to hear the trees gossiping about someone new :] i would've loved to draw some more of ranger before the dateline, but this'll have to do! ^^" if she joins meraki gang, i'd adore to design her treehouse and an anthro form aswell,, also maybe a small village or two on the outskirts of the tangle-woods, with some friends there for her :O they would actually be v fun to 3d model :eye: p.s - google "spanish moss"!! it's super cool, look at the forests full of it! that's how i imagine the tangle-woods, except more dense and with tiered layers :D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- dta hosted by zooIights !! design by them as well :D art/story by me, don't heavily reference, thank you <3 music is pliocene by cosmo sheldrake ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
