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RED | MERPERSON

APPEARANCE (LAND FORM)
SCALES
Stark white, they cover much of her arms, legs and neck.
FINS
White with black spines, on her forearms, calves and behind her ears. Her arm fins have especially long, venomous spines, extending well past the fin membrane itself. The ones on her ears and legs are shorter and non-venomous.
HORNS
Though the technical term is supraorbital tentacles (example here). They sit right at her hairline, and are white-scaled with black stripes.
OTHER FISHY BITS
Gills on her neck, thin white webs between her fingers and toes, and straight black claws which she usually files down and paints gold. Her teeth are unnaturally sharp.
SCARS AND MARKINGS
Three prominent scars on her right side: two punctures, then a slash. Picture a crooked semicolon with an extra dot. Thanks, Rotans!
A golden rune in the form of three golden triangles at the base of her throat. (Upside down, not a Triforce.)
APPEARANCE (WATER FORM)
SCALES
Now extend partway up her sides and back as well, and cover her shoulders.
TAIL
White, with black stripes in the pattern of a clearfin lionfish.
FINS/SPINES
In addition to the arm and ear fins, she gets paired fins at her hips and a small dorsal fin on her lower back, with poison spines lining her spine from the shoulders down. Hug with extreme caution.

APPEARANCE (FOG FORM)
During the fog, Red takes on an eerie, partially-inorganic appearance:
* HAIR: Still the same shade of red as ever, but with a drifting, insubstantial appearance like living flame.
FACE: About two-thirds of her face is covered in a "mask" of white carapace, featureless as a mannequin (don't ask how she manages to breathe with her mouth covered and no visible nostrils, it's a mystery,) leaving her right eye and cheek uncovered. Her visible eye is bright red, with no white and a large, fishlike pupil. Her horn-tentacle-things disappear entirely.
SKIN/SCALES: Her scales turn jet black and spread to cover most of her body from the jawline down, with scattered patches of bare skin. (inspo: pre-boss-fight Sybil)
FINS: Made of separate, overlapping, feather-shaped carapace plates, black on her head and and stark white everywhere else. The tips are sharp, and still venomous. There's a little spacing between the segments when fully spread out.
WATER FORM: Her dorsal fin is made of black plates like the ones on her ears. Her tail is stark, glossy white (including the fins,) with no stripes.
Basically, I'm drawing a lot on the look of Processed Sybil, except she doesn't have extra arms or misplaced eyes and also she's a mermaid.

MONSTER ABILITIES
SENSES
Enhanced sight, hearing, and especially smell, more so when underwater.
SIREN SONG
Singing or humming can entrance listeners, inducing calm and/or luring them closer.
VENOM
Lionfish venom causes severe pain and occasionally temporary paralysis. Some monsters may be resistant or immune.


Visual reference 1 by [tumblr.com profile] bakemeats! (mild nsfw alert)
Visual reference 2 by [plurk.com profile] questionableveracity!
Current Residence: Bavan, in a poolside house with Boxer ([personal profile] n_ll).
Occupation: Singer at the Typhon Theatre in Bavan.
Alignment: Unaligned as of 12/7/15.
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CHANGE TIMELINE

[personal profile] silentcrash 2015-09-21 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
  1. August 29, 2014
    • Enhanced senses.
  2. September 1 through 21, 2014 (progressive)
    • Scales gradually appear.
  3. September 7, 2014
    • Straight black claws replaced her fingernails. (The old ones fell out, possibly in the punch. Sorry, Bavan party people.)
  4. September 11, 2014
    • [FOG ONLY] Bright red fish eyes.
    • Being based on a highly predatory fish species, she gains a preference for fish over any other food. The fresher, the better.
  5. September 23, 2014
    • Arm, head, and leg fins grow in.
    • The fins on her arms are the largest, bearing long, venomous black rays. The venom causes severe pain and sometimes temporary paralysis.
  6. September 26, 2014
    • Webbing between her fingers and toes.
    • She needs to enter water at least every few days or she'll become ill, and on land requires extra water to stay hydrated.
  7. October 5, 2014
    • "Horns"/head tentacles.
    • Siren song.
  8. October 10, 2015
    • [FOG ONLY] Patches of black scales across much of her body. Superseded by 10/31/14 change.
    • Gills.
    • Aquatic form (tail and such).
    • She can now dive as deep and long as she likes with no ill effects, and is unaffected by cold water.
    • She must "feed" by drowning a human at least every few weeks.
  9. October 31, 2014
    • [FOG ONLY] Her body from the jaw down, except her fins and tail, is covered in black scales.
    • [FOG ONLY] Her tail fin gains long, venomous spines like the ones on her arms and back.
  10. December 13, 2014
    • As a reward for freeing the Fourth God, she regained the full use of her voice.
  11. December 13, 2015
    • She lost her voice once more after breaking her alliance with Liewen.
    • Tikbalang reward: She now has to cannibalize humans instead of drowning them, and gets sharp teeth to do it with.
    • A new, fancier fog form.
Edited 2015-12-07 04:44 (UTC)
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PROFILE CODE- no longer used, leaving it up here in case anyone wants it

[personal profile] silentcrash 2015-09-21 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
originally from [personal profile] lovespeople's info post, I just trimmed it a little for my use

Edited 2015-10-18 18:54 (UTC)
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SPINE RED: 10/17/15 - 12/6/15

[personal profile] silentcrash 2015-10-18 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
See this asshole? For the duration of the event, Red kind of looks like that.

Tail: Her lower body is replaced with a long snake tail, the upper surface of which is white patterned with gold "eyes", the underside of which is gold. The tail ends in a black-tipped arrowhead which is much less sharp than it appears and features an ominous eyespot.
Hood: A cobra-like hood extends from her shoulders to the crown of her head. It's bright red, with gold eyespots on the inside.
Mane: From the base of the hood to her lower back, a short(ish) white mane runs along her spine.
Etc. Her eyes are snake-like, but still bright blue. Her tongue is inhumanly long and forked. She retains the claws from her mermaid form. Her wrists are encircled with gold markings resembling cuffs or shackles.
Monster Abilities: Naga heat vision, tremendous dexterity, poison immunity, greatly enhanced sense of smell, the ability to creep people out by unhinging her jaw, and an unfortunate tendency to break mirrors. Since she's a constrictor-type naga instead of a venom feeder, her venom won't liquefy a victim's insides, but is still pretty dangerous and unpleasant.
Edited (ended early due to plot stuff) 2015-12-06 20:50 (UTC)
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