Premium contest/2022-04 - Significant Symbols

*Significant Symbols*

Have you ever gone shopping for a nick-knack or some sort of symbol that could remind you of, or to represent a life event or profession or a grand experience? Well now's your chance to design some!

1. Design a symbol that represents life events/profession/experiences (must remain 15/15/15 with the last 15 being the noun ONLY)
2. Design a show for the symbol - 500 characters or less.
3. Design another symbol that represents life events/profession/experiences (must remain 15/15/15 with the last 15 being the noun ONLY)
4. Design a show for the symbol you designed in 3 - 500 characters or less.
5. Design one last symbol that represents life events/profession/experiences (must remain 15/15/15 with the last 15 being the noun ONLY)
6. Design a show for the symbol you designed in 5 - 500 characters or less.
7. Please follow ALTER RULE 21 in regards to using profession's in alterations.


Example of Submission:

1. a twisted runestaff symbol
2. Carved from oak, the symbol is about the size of a silver coin. Remarkable detail has rendered a life like image of a twisted oak runestaff.
3. a broken lockpick emblem
4. Words words words that make up a show.
5. a small black cauldron
6. More words words words that make up a show.

Entries that do not include all requirements and follow the guidelines will not be considered eligible. Contestants have until 11:59 p.m. PT on April 30, 2022 to get entries to me.

Ten winners will be chosen from the submitted entries.

Like all Premium Monthly Contests, entries are subject to change based on the discretion
of the GMs and QC. Entries will be judged during the first week of May. Zoelle
will not judge this contest except in the rare case of a tie. The winners will be
announced as soon as possible afterwards. Zoelle reserves the right to make any changes
to items that she, or QC, deems necessary.

Please direct any questions to the Premium Contests folder on the official message boards.

REMINDERS: THERE IS NO GUARANTEE ANY WINNING ITEM WILL BE CREATED IN GAME!

~Zoelle~

Winners

Top Ten Winners, in alphabetical order:

• Gespry
• Kayse
• Niadja
• Nodyre
• Obelin
• Raelee
• Rohese
• Vaikhen
• Vincien
• Yukito

Entries

Aethyra

1. a tarnished etched silver locket
2. This ancient locket seems to be fused shut and is no longer attached to a chain. The etching on one side is mostly worn away but appears to vaguely resemble musical notes. Curiously, the other side of the locket is clearly etched with a perfectly striated feather emerging from a tiny lockpick rather than a quill.
3. an amethyst and silver talisman
4. This rounded oblong talisman is no bigger than one's thumb and has been rubbed smooth, perhaps by worry or a wish for luck. It appears at first glance to be a common river rock, but the glimmer of sparkling amethyst and streaks of silver laced throughout tell a different story. Upon closer examination, an engraving can be seen on one side of the stone of a hummingbird in flight. 
5. some polished pink prayer beads
6. These highly polished pink pearl  prayer beads are threaded alternately with tiny silver beads onto fine silver filaments that have been woven together for strength. A short series of alternating pink pearls and silver beads dangle from the center of the set, ending with a carved rose quartz heart. Inside the heart is a freely rotating small carving, also in rose quartz, of a winged figure with wings wrapped around a smaller figure in a protective embrace.

Arianiss

1. a maoral fox sculpture
2. The sculpture is small but lifelike in the form of a fox positioned in saunter.  Carved into each side are saddle bags in the shape of locksmith toolkits.
3. a twisted multicolored shard
4. Four pieces of crystal are twisted together to form a multicolored shard.  Each crystal has a different hue, and the entire shard resonates with holy energy.
5. a gold Pennant Chase trophy
6. The trophy is fashioned completely from gold.  On the base, in striking detail and with a triumphant pose, stands a figure with their arm raised into the air with a Pennant Chase baton pointing upwards.  The figure wears a small backpack overflowing with pennants.  On the front of the base is a plaque that reads, "Pennant Chase Champion."  Beneath the base there appears to be remnants of a label that couldn't be fully removed with "...thousand silvers..." the only details that can be made out.

Gespry

1. a silvery,demonic wolf,fetish
2. Upon closer inspection, the fetish depicts a demonic wolf-like creature commonly described as an Aishan.  Though the fetish seems to be very well detailed, the only part that seems to focus your gaze is the overly sized maw, filled with massive teeth.
3. a snow white,polar bear,symbol
4. Upon closer inspection, the symbol itself is a representation of a sleeping white polar bear, with two large paws crisscrossed under the bear’s head.
5. an ancient,Faendryl,emblem
6. The superior craftsmanship and intricate artwork of the House of Faendryl can be seen etched with painstaking detail across the face of this emblem.  Due to its ancient age, the words at the bottom of the emblem are no longer legible.

Kalyrra

1. a heavily-worn smooth stone
2. This stone appears to be a simple, smooth stone one might pick up along a river or stream.  The uniform pattern of wear on the surface of the stone indicates it has been rubbed regularly, possibly to help calm unsettled nerves.  Tiny remnants of lint suggest it has been routinely kept in a pocket, though a leather cord is tied securely around the stone to alternately allow for it to be worn around the neck.
3. a deeply-gouged engraved silver medallion
4. The raised design on the face of this medallion is poorly-detailed, suggesting an amateur level of skill from the engraver.  When closely inspected, the faint representation of a sunflower can be made out amongst the rough lines and scratches in the metal.  A deep gouge, seemingly caused by an incredibly sharp blade, runs across the haphazardly-outlined petals along one side of the medallion.
5. a tiny sephwir cricket
6. Intricate detail has been painstakingly captured in the carving of this tiny cricket.  The cricket looks happy, almost as if it is seconds away from continuing its merry chirping.  A small clump of dirt hangs onto one side of the cricket, possibly indicating it was recently dropped or placed on the ground.  An inscription can be seen along the underside of the cricket.  In Common, it reads: "I will lead you nowhere."

Leafiara

1. a tool-bearing belt
2. An array of combat tools dangle from the miniature wooden belt, carved and painted with meticulous care.  Several vials, pairs of pliers, and lockpicks peek out of one a kit buckled securely on one side.
3. a blood-encrusted slipper
4. Made of imflass yet crafted to look like its soft, flexible counterpart as it arches into a tiptoe pose, this dancing slipper features fine detail down to dried blood inside the toe.
5. a sundered shield emblem
6. Encased in a translucent glass amulet, the broken wooden shield is frayed into a chaotic mess of splinters ostensibly caused by whatever impact left a gaping asymmetrical crack from top to bottom.  Pieces of the sides suffice to make out the wording "Upld Yr Idls" written along the edges, but uneven spacing suggests that several missing letters were destroyed in the attack.

Nodyre

1. a delicate kut'zikokra emblem
2. This small crossbow appears to be cocked and loaded with a tiny bolt. Looking closely, you can even make out the bodkin tip and perfectly-trimmed fletchings.
3. a tiny vaalorn aegis
4. Decorated with sharp little spikes, this shield sparkles with hints of ultramarine and argent.
5. a svelte katana symbol
6. Affixed with an absurdly small lever at its base, this sword appears sharp enough to draw blood.

Obelin

1. an amorphous/jagged black/silhouette
2. A loose cluster of ragged rolaren scraps, cloudy glaes shards, and delicate wrought iron filigree slide freely around some hidden core of intricate machinery, producing a formless and constantly shifting silhouette which seems to absorb all light.  The effect draws the eye but leaves it nowhere to focus, resembling nothing so much as the flat black infinity of a clouded night sky.  Strange and unrecognizable letters occasionally flare with the light of a foreign valence.
3. a rampant/manticore/badge
4. Forged in the profile of a mechanical winged manticore raised upon its hind legs, scorpion sting poised to strike, this badge commemorates the victims of the krolvin attacks and the rampage of the mechanical monstrosity known as the Ravager in Ivastaen of 5121.
5. a brass-thorned/bramble/brooch
6. The smooth edges and flowing curves of the brooch lend it the air of something grown naturally rather than cast in metal, and the gleaming, needle-sharp thorns twisting at every angle provide an implicit threat.  A dark-stained haon raspberry is subtly hidden within the heart of the tangle, almost passing as a trick of the light.
In the Common language, it reads:
Ranger Guild Master

Roelon

1. a monochrome bestial effigy
2. Carved from a small chunk of ebony, the left side of the effigy has been artfully crafted into that of a grimy black wolfish beast with contorted features. It is shown pulling away from it’s opposite side in anger or fear, while the carved right side depicts an ashen-grey man. He is expressionless, devoid of any chiseled emotion despite it’s counterparts struggle to withdraw from him. The natural colors of the wood transition subtly from dark to light, melding the two forms near seamlessly.
3. a braided silvery hair token
4. The token has been fashioned from two separate locks of hair. The first is thick and silvery, that has been woven gently around fragments of the second. It is wispy brown with stains of crimson, forever embraced with its partner into a simple braid. Binding their ends together into a loop is an old cloth. The material is faded and marred with the signs of battle, yet the faint clues of tartan still remain. The words, “Mother and Father, Always.” are delicately embroidered along the cloths edge.
5. a Wsalamir medicine bag fetish
6. The bag was once made of fine black leather bounded tightly with white cords, but time, magic, or unknown means have petrified the ancient material. Partially obstructed by wolf fur tassels that now lay forever frozen against bag are stitched snowflake patterns and Saramar runes of blue and grey, bordered by a ring of now dull frost opals.

Starletdawn

1. A black leather bound grimoire
2. The cover of the black tome is embossed with silvery-gold symbols depicting the eight phases of a Liabo moon. Raised golden bands along the spine show signs of wear and suggest this book has been lovingly used over decades. An array of dried flowers and twigs peeks from the top edge of the faintly yellowed pages, marking passages important to the owner, and contrasting with the shimmering satin ribbon that snakes its way delicately between pages and dangles from the footband.
3. A glowing silver sphere
4. The perfectly symmetrical sphere is filled with a strange substance that shifts between liquid and vapor and emits an ephemeral silver glow. Just below the surface of the sphere, twin bands of sylvankind runes rotate slowly in opposite directions. In the heart of the sphere, the swirls of silver mist occasionally clear to allow a brief glimpse of a circle of seven modwir trees.
5. A blood-filled onyx scarab
6. Covered in tiny, indecipherable runes, the malicious onyx scarab appears to be frozen mid-leap with mandibles splayed and prickly legs extended. Its beady, dead eyes stare blankly ahead over a body that appears ready to burst with fresh blood. Etched into the glistening onyx stone of its undercarriage are the words “Lessons learned are never repeated.”

Traiva

1. a ribbon-tied cedar scroll symbol
2. A cylinder of pale cedar has been carved and sanded to resemble a scroll with the top and bottom edges rolled in toward each other to protect the contents from view.  A deep azure cotton ribbon is tied around the scroll carving in an intricate bow, the four loops arrayed to resemble a dragonfly's wings.  The Aelotian word "Ne'sutara" is elegantly painted along the bottom roll in deep azure that matches the ribbon.
3. a polished rose quartz heart
4. The rounded heart-shaped quartz is polished to a high shine, drawing attention to the white inclusions scattered throughout.  One side has been flattened slightly and carefully carved with two acantha leaves following the lines of the heart, their tips curling in toward each other.
5. a red-washed oak ship's wheel
6. The wheel barely spans the width of an average human hand, but each spoke has been intricately carved into an elongated sea drake before being capped with a leather-wrapped handle.  A light wash of red stain covers the oak, and tiny garnet chips are set at the eyes of each sea drake.

Vaikhen

1. a dead wizard badge
2. Haphazardly painted on the cheap tin badge is a caricature of a wizard sprawled on the ground.  The old man is depicted with a bushy white beard, voluminous blue robes, small black X marks on his eyes, and gnarled hands that are conspicuously empty.  In bold white text beneath the image a phrase is written:  "Your spells are not enough.  Are you holding your runestaff?"
3. an exploded chest seal
4. The shattered remnants of a treasure chest are etched into the surface of the dark bronze seal.  Splashes of color mark the locations of partially melted coins and fragments of sparkling gemstones scattered around the destroyed container, while an odd greasy black spot and humanoid eyeball lay directly in front of it.  Large text below the scene reads:  "If at first you don't succeed, you're probably dead.  TRIPLE CHECK FOR TRAPS."
5. an excited puppy emblem
6. A strip of gold wraps around the edge of the fist-sized wooden disc, encircling a carved image at its center.  A woman in a simple dress lays face down on the ground, her features hidden and her arms limp at her sides.  Beside her is a small puppy wearing a leash, the far end of which is looped over and held in its mouth.  Motion lines around the puppy's tail give the illusion of rapid wagging.  Flowing script above the pair reads:  "Even if you don't want to live for yourself, live for someone else."

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