{ ADVENT DAY 9 } Candles [CLOSED - Winners!]

Yesterday, I posted a brief introduction to one of Eyre's important races, the Spiritkin (over here if you missed it! { ADVENT DAY 8 }). So today I'm going to have a little contest centered around them!

Spiral, one of my NPCs, is collecting stories about the fey Spiritkin. There are so very many different types of spirits on Eyre, it's almost impossible to count. She wants you to tell her about a Spiritkin that you've heard about or encountered! With her is a very bed-headed little elnin that seems to be quite interested in the idea of storytime, and will likely follow you home if you tell them a good one.


CONTEST SPECIFICS:

* The purpose of this contest is to create and describe a type of Spiritkin.
* By submitting your ideas to the contest, you will be giving me permission to use the concept for future events/stories/etc within the Mana universe (even if you don't win). I will credit you for the concept if used.
* Spiritkin are creatures based on fairytale and legends. There are many Spiritkin on Eyre with analogues to our own myths (such as the Dullahan) but are typically different in some way. There are also, of course, types that are completely specific to Eyre (so you're welcome to get at creative as you like, they don't need to be based on any existing creature or myth).
* The Spiritkin are always bound by a set of rules (or jinxes as many people call them) that they cannot break and that determine the way they react to just about everything. These rules can be absolutely anything, from not being about to touch the color blue, or only being able to use their left hand to open doors, etc anything at all!
* The jinxes also apply to what happens when something upsets or pleases a Spiritkin. Like receiving a golden brick on your doorstep for giving an old treefolk a nice back scratch, or conversely getting your garden infested with poisonous frogs because you kicked a fey toadling off a hiking path.
* Spiritkin are generally a neutral race as long as you play by their rules.. but do not be fooled! They are terribly dangerous if you break a jinx or otherwise upset them in any way. A harmless little grey gremlin taking sugar from your kitchen should be ignored unless you want to wake up with needles in your ears.
* It is also important to note that Spiritkin are not bound by conventional physics or common sense. They can appear/disappear as their rules allow (one common jinx is the inability to vanish or teleport if you maintain eye contact with them). And just because you're carrying an easy and friendly conversation with a beautiful fey elf, it doesn't mean that at any moment she won't turn into some horrible vision of decay and drag you into an early grave for letting her see your uncovered wrists.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

* Create your own type of Spiritkin! Describe their appearance and where they like to live.
* Tell me about their jinxes, how do they act and what kinds of things they're known for.
* Very important: tell me about what kind of interactions make them angry or scared and which ones make them happy!
 Examples: The Dullahan is a terrible creature that will always attack you if you see it.. Unless! You have gold on your person, it hates gold and will not go near it
  House elves will clean your home at night, but only when you are sleeping. If you thank them for their hard work in any way (like leaving treats out for them), they will vanish and never reappear. It's best to ignore them.
* You can just give me the straight facts about the creature, or for bonus points you can tell me about them in a short story! (Please not too long, I have a short attention span xD)
* More bonus points if you draw/sketch the Spiritkin for me!
* Post your entries at my comment below so that I can keep track please!


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Q & A! Will add any answers to questions and stuff here if they come up:

Q: Do Spiritkin have a specific appearance? Or do they just look like anything your mind can imagine?
A: Pretty much anything at all! I would encourage making them at least a little.. odd.. in some way. Like if your Spiritkin takes the shape of an animal, have some part of the body be unusually shaped/colored/etc to mark it as an unnatural creature. 

Q: Can Spiritkin die? Do they kill each other?
A: Technically, it's possible. But it would have to be by some very special/dramatic methods. In most cases when a Spiritkin is rendered unconscious or otherwise defeated it is usually banished back to its home realm instead of being outright killed. And sure, Spiritkin could kill each other under the right circumstances/motivation. ^^

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