

- Okay, so I have a huge deadline for work next week and won't be able to do much on DA. To make things easier for me (and probably for you too) I extended the deadline to the 5th of June. Sorry guys, I swear I won't extend the deadline again.
- The very kind WonderlandTrades donated prizes as well: a 1 minute animated movie to fit your favourite song! Like this: [link]
- Some people ran out of time, so I changed the deadline! It is now June 1st!
- The awesome ArielaNewt has offered a headshot for ALL participants who made an entry! How kind is that?
- I have five entries, meaning there will be two winners. More entries = more prizes, so keep them coming!
- I dropped the minimum size of 500 words rule for written entries. Your entry can have any length now (I do favour longer ones though).
- The very kind WonderlandTrades donated prizes as well: a 1 minute animated movie to fit your favourite song! Like this: [link]
- Some people ran out of time, so I changed the deadline! It is now June 1st!
- The awesome ArielaNewt has offered a headshot for ALL participants who made an entry! How kind is that?
- I have five entries, meaning there will be two winners. More entries = more prizes, so keep them coming!
- I dropped the minimum size of 500 words rule for written entries. Your entry can have any length now (I do favour longer ones though).


Instead of one winner who will get all the goodies, a group of people will end up with prizes! The number of winners goes up with the number of entries.
≤ 4 entries = 1 winner
5 to 8 entries = 2 winners
9 to 12 entries = 3 winners
13 to 16 entries = 4 winners
17 to 20 entries = 5 winners
21 to 24 entries = 6 winners
≥ 25 entries = 7 winners
So that's one winner for every four entries, unless I get more than 25 of them. Oh, and with entry I mean an actual entry, not someone who promises to make one. I might end up with more winners than participants otherwise.
It's a 'draw my OC' contest, but it has a twist... In case you don't know: I'm writing an epic fantasy story, a State of Equilibrium, and I'll share seven very vague snippets from my manuscript. Your job is to pick a snippet and show what is going on. Do whatever you want, as long as I can see which snippet you picked. The medium doesn't matter: you can draw, craft, write, whatever you can think of. Also, I removed the names and genders in the snippets so that you have more room to fool around.
Your entry should include at least one character of mine, but feel free to let him or her interact with some of your own creations! I'd love to see that, actually.
Characters:
Here is a my character list. Pick one (or more) of these guys and have fun with them. It includes some secondary characters too, so the list is quite long. The more the better, right?
Story snippets:
Pick one and have fun!
1.
The fire grew. Its flaming tongues spread, formed tentacles, then solidified into legs. The ground hissed and blackened when the burning beast touched it. A big, snarling mouth emerged, filled with smoke and teeth of heat.
Xe recognised it. The element might be different, but the creature was the same. Xe pushed xer back against the wall.
Not again, please. Let it go away...
2.
'No, I just need their colour.'
3.
The forest was neither big nor dense. The trees disappeared much sooner than xe hoped, and xe ran into a fallow field.
Xe came to a slipping stop; the field was occupied.
4.
'Next time I will leave you at home, grandpa.'
5.
'What kind of magic is that?'
'Alcohol.'
6.
Character A opened the door a bit further, and peeked into the living room. Character B hadn't walked into the apartment yet. Actually, B didn't seem to want to get inside at all: B was looking at the building's walls, instead of prying open the lock of the balcony doors. If B truly was a burglar, xe was an odd one.
7. no, you don't get bonus points for picking my favourite number
'And that's why you should wear trousers.'
So for example: if you like that last sentence a lot, your entry should contain one or more of my characters and something involving much-needed, but missing trousers... I am going to regret this.
When the contest is over, I'll share the bits of my story where these sentences come from. Let's see how your imagination differs from mine

Each participant will get his/her entry featured in a journal and I'll throw

The winners get:




That's 5439 points in total, if I receive enough entries for seven winners! Seven winners: the odds have never been so much in your favour! Enter, I dare you...
And I want to offer artwork too! Instead of 777 points, you can get:







However, since I'm a bit of a busy person, I do not have the time to draw art for everyone. Therefore, I will only draw 1 digital commission and 3 pencil sketches. First person who wants to trade his or her points has first choice.
Point donations:
Vixenkiba
Rhayian
thelittleone
Donated prizes:




June 5th. Used to be May 1st, so you have some extra time!
SOME RULES
This is for fun, so please keep it fun. Be kind, don't steal things that do not belong to you.
You can submit an unlimited amount of entries, but only one can win.
All media is allowed! Writing, gardening, duct-taping, fingerpainting - whatever you want to do!
Submit your entry as a DA submission, not a stash file. I want to make a folder with the entries and I can't do that with stash files.
You must link back to this contest in the description of your entry.
Also mention which snippet you picked in the description.
Leave a comment here with a link to your entry when you are done. It would be a shame if I would miss it somehow.
Literature does not have to contain the exact story snippet. However, the contents of the snippet must be easy to recognise.
NSFW entries are allowed, as long as it fits with DA's submission rules. And please don't forget to put the mature filter on your entry if you do. I need a censored version for my own site though (if you want me to show it there).
TIPS
I've made a Guide to aSoE. You can find information there about races, creatures, languages, geography and history. So if you want to go for accuracy, please take a look at it.
This sounds like advertising, but... I've got chapters here that feature some of the characters. Go read those if you want to get to know them better. You can also take a look at my artwork. An overview of everything aSoE-related can be found here: My art and literature folders.
Be creative! I will not judge you on drawing/writing skills, I just want to see something interesting. That said, please try to stay somewhat true to my characters. Thanks!
CAN I, THE POTENTIAL PARTICIPANT OR JUST SOMEONE WHO LIKES THIS, HELP?
Sure! you can donate prizes! I've started a donation pool for points. Go to my profile page to find it.
Other prizes are welcome too! Think of free artwork, artwork features, favs, llamas, watches, or feedback/critiques. It would be best if it can be given to 7 people. If that's not possible though I can turn it into a special prize

Also, can you please share this? Via journals, polls, or tagging people who might be interested. More entries means more winners!
CAN YOU, QUEENIE, HELP?
Sure, you can always ask me for more details about my story or characters, or tips if you are struggling with something. PARTICIPANTS
Let me know if you want to participate! Makes it easier for me to keep you updated.
1. Kniightshade
2. MaggiefromSpace
3. Dragonrider-Storm
4. Eleynah - Contest: It's a kind of magic...
5. KanahaniART
7. Vixenkiba
8. Redo3o
9. benltolte - 'Next time I'll leave you at home, grandpa.'
10. PikaWarriors
11. K-naille
12. cecegrace - A False Kind of Magic
13. Ausp-ice - Fire of Misfortune - Page 1 and Fire of Misfortune - Page 2
14. fluoroid -The Superiority of Crayons
15. TheStarlightPrincess - 'Next time I will leave you at home, grandpa!'
16. Pimpernel - The right colours
17. crizzle-sizzle
18. liliCartMan
19. Testaburgur
20. JeskaGrace
21. Tineelaze
22. AdrianEH
23. joygirl17 - No, I need thier colour 1 and No, I need their colour 2
24. Yatsukisamada - Orange
25. 11purplishpenguin
26. Silvermoon2819 - Entry for queenofeagle's contest
27. haijinik - moor's dilemma
f28. LogicalPine1999 - Contest entry.
29. ColovianGranny
30. Hyaroo
31. Eol42 - ''No, I just need their colour.''
32. WonderlandTrades - Contest : Skaad -- QueenofEagles (READ)
33. Aurora-Silver
34. Silvermoon2819
35. Nairuna - Entry 777 Contest of Queenofeagles
36. Xovinx - (Contest) Cheap Magic
37. Rhayian
38. Contessa-Corvulus The Odd Burglar and No, Selanji, we just need their colour
39. Illudyr
40. keokotheshadowfang - The Best Kind of Magic and Pants Solve Most of the World's Problem
41. Dragonrider-Storm - Morgan's Melker and Incorrigible, Both of Them
42. thelittleone - Oh What Magic is This?
43. CallunaDraconis - Fiery Maw
44. CresentCore - The Burning Beast
ENTRY FOLDER 2. MaggiefromSpace
3. Dragonrider-Storm
4. Eleynah - Contest: It's a kind of magic...
5. KanahaniART
7. Vixenkiba
8. Redo3o
9. benltolte - 'Next time I'll leave you at home, grandpa.'
10. PikaWarriors
11. K-naille
12. cecegrace - A False Kind of Magic
13. Ausp-ice - Fire of Misfortune - Page 1 and Fire of Misfortune - Page 2
14. fluoroid -The Superiority of Crayons
15. TheStarlightPrincess - 'Next time I will leave you at home, grandpa!'
16. Pimpernel - The right colours
17. crizzle-sizzle
18. liliCartMan
19. Testaburgur
20. JeskaGrace
21. Tineelaze
22. AdrianEH
23. joygirl17 - No, I need thier colour 1 and No, I need their colour 2
24. Yatsukisamada - Orange
25. 11purplishpenguin
26. Silvermoon2819 - Entry for queenofeagle's contest
27. haijinik - moor's dilemma
f28. LogicalPine1999 - Contest entry.
29. ColovianGranny
30. Hyaroo
31. Eol42 - ''No, I just need their colour.''
32. WonderlandTrades - Contest : Skaad -- QueenofEagles (READ)
33. Aurora-Silver
34. Silvermoon2819
35. Nairuna - Entry 777 Contest of Queenofeagles
36. Xovinx - (Contest) Cheap Magic
37. Rhayian
38. Contessa-Corvulus The Odd Burglar and No, Selanji, we just need their colour
39. Illudyr
40. keokotheshadowfang - The Best Kind of Magic and Pants Solve Most of the World's Problem
41. Dragonrider-Storm - Morgan's Melker and Incorrigible, Both of Them
42. thelittleone - Oh What Magic is This?
43. CallunaDraconis - Fiery Maw
44. CresentCore - The Burning Beast
Where you can see every entry at once:
queenofeagles.deviantart.com/f…
queenofeagles.deviantart.com/f…
That's it I guess. Let me know if you want to participate, and have fun!

about me
meet the artist | art status | commission info
about my story: a State of Equilibrium
guide | chapters | characters | artwork
meet the artist | art status | commission info
about my story: a State of Equilibrium
guide | chapters | characters | artwork