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

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.

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

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."

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.

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.

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