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Description Grandesque
Syam ( sigh - am )
Melanistic Jaguar / Whistling Kite
Adult Gryphon
Male


Young gryphon ref sheet [link]
Challanges [link] [link]

Syam was born in Twistoult but was never really part of the community there. He officially left Twistoult when he became an adult. He can not speak at all. However if feels the need to communicate he can make a large variety of whistling sounds, though he rarely does even that.

Syam is of the Balach Clan and works quietly as an assassin. Assassin is a perfect combination with him as he hunts by ambush.

Appearance-wise, he is a panther, so its hard to see his spots in anything condition except direct sunlight. He does in fact have teeth under his "lips" but outside his beak, they perform no direct function and are mostly shown for intimidation or warning. His eyes are light, with a purple tinge, and has hard scales (like birds) on the front of his forelegs for protection. The ventral side of his wings are a gradient of black at the tips and grey (same color as his body) towards the body. There is a light grey-purple section of his wings found in the same position as a real whistling [link] He also has a long thin scar on the right side of his neck.

Syam is not particularly "scholarly" but more street-wise. He does not like being in medium-large groups. He will quietly slink away when things are "overwhelming". He is not completely anti-social, during events he is often in the background and out of the way, its his own way of participating in festivals. Though participating isn't exactly right, he is constantly on the watch for danger and Skrekrill scum. Syam does have a peculiar weakness for young gryphons and is often watching over them at a distance while they play, though he never interacts with them. He has come to respect Queen Titania -though skeptical at first- due to her wise decision making skills and care for her people-gryphons


Creds: [link] and `budgie for commissioned redesign of syam
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Comments: 27

Natoli [2014-09-08 08:54:26 +0000 UTC]

Very nice character  
Although as refsheet - it needs head closeup, it's hard to figure out the markings  

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rice-chex In reply to Natoli [2014-09-08 22:51:02 +0000 UTC]

I apologize for the inconvenience, you can always lighten the image if you need to, but I'm not particular to the arrangement of spots 

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Natoli In reply to rice-chex [2014-09-09 06:54:55 +0000 UTC]

yes yes, I am not saying the picure is ugly or something, I am just saying that as for ref it needs rearrangement  

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rice-chex In reply to Natoli [2014-09-09 14:34:27 +0000 UTC]

I understand but you don't need to worry about the arrangement of markings on his face, where spots are and what shape they take aren't important to me in his overall design. 

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Natoli In reply to rice-chex [2014-09-09 16:01:48 +0000 UTC]

Okay  

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REYKAT [2014-01-03 06:58:36 +0000 UTC]

like

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rice-chex In reply to REYKAT [2014-01-03 19:40:12 +0000 UTC]

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aureath [2012-02-12 05:33:04 +0000 UTC]

Those wings are too grogeous for me to comprehend.

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rice-chex In reply to aureath [2012-02-13 02:56:25 +0000 UTC]

thank you, i can't seeeeeeem to do it again lol

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WateryGrave [2012-02-02 17:46:48 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty.

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2012-01-22 17:01:27 +0000 UTC]

hi eviri, can I borrow Syam for one of my war pictures please?

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rice-chex In reply to Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2012-01-22 18:57:11 +0000 UTC]

please do!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 In reply to rice-chex [2012-03-01 02:51:11 +0000 UTC]

done [link] thanks!

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Quisum [2012-01-18 19:08:55 +0000 UTC]

Hi, would you mind if I include Syam in a skirmish scene?

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rice-chex In reply to Quisum [2012-01-18 19:28:07 +0000 UTC]

I would love it if you did!

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Regolith247 [2012-01-16 17:43:29 +0000 UTC]

Holy cow.I cant decide whether to compare this guy to Batman, Snake Eyes (from GI Joe), or maybe a stealth bomber.
I cant decide on which flavor of epic to describe this guy! Beautiful artwork!

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rice-chex In reply to Regolith247 [2012-01-16 21:55:47 +0000 UTC]

b-b-b-b-BATMAN! I love batman, maybe it was an unconscious desire for this lol. thanks!

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NivvyArt [2012-01-16 05:11:04 +0000 UTC]

Your painting style is so "regal" if I might put it that way Vintagy. I love it! Gorgeous work and character!

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akeli [2011-11-19 01:47:26 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I love this look <3 The wings are so soft <3

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catharicdissonance [2011-10-22 03:14:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful character!

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wyrd66 [2011-10-21 23:50:49 +0000 UTC]

As noted above, those wings are gorgeous. I really like his ear feathers, too.

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Supaslim [2011-10-21 04:32:12 +0000 UTC]

goodness me, this is gorgeous.

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ErithacusCreations [2011-10-21 04:22:11 +0000 UTC]

Love~

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WerewolfStripclub [2011-10-21 00:14:17 +0000 UTC]

What a beautiful new reference! And WOW look at those gorgeous wings! *_*

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rydicanubis [2011-10-20 23:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Love the new ref, beautiful wing!

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CarmanMM-Dirda [2011-10-20 19:33:44 +0000 UTC]

I love the design here and lovely artwork~

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goosechimera [2011-10-20 13:27:01 +0000 UTC]

Ah those wings are stunning!
Great character design c:

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