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Once there were many universes, separated by a powerful barrier known as the "waters between the worlds."
Travel between these universes was next to impossible, except for those who specialized in such travel. These travels were entirely under the control of the traveler.
Until the waters shattered.

This group is about wanderers of many kinds--hikers, pilots, space explorers, time travelers, etc, and even universe hoppers.
It is especially about those who find themselves... displaced against their will, like many of those in my own Shattered Waters multiverse.
As such, the group can include fan art from many sources, OCs within that fan art, and entirely original works, according to the skills and preferences of the artist.


Rules:
1. Be respectful
2. Submit to the correct folder please.
3. Read the rules and submission rules before doing so.
Thank you :D

Submission rules:
Submit to the correct folder. If you believe we need more folders for certain types of artwork, comment or note me.
The group may accept mature deviations--at my discretion--but these should be filtered into their own separate folder; they should never be submitted into anything else. I want this to be a fairly clean group, though, so keep that in mind when deciding which "mature" items you're willing to submit.
Please see my blog on "folders", or the individual folder descriptions, for more details on what should go in each one.
What else I will or will not accept, or what folders it should be submitted to, will be decided as I go; this is my first group and I trust my fellow deviants to help me out.
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Guide to Writing SummariesThis is to all of my fanfiction.net peeps, and to anyone who wants to learn how to write a quick, less-than-five sentences summary of their fanfiction or story. 
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Shattered Waters magic structure--notesA long time ago, a distant and faded memory to even the oldest of realms, the worlds were separated by a powerful barrier.
Vast seas of pure magic flowed between one world and another, transcending time and space, and denying access to any who did not have the courage or the skill to cross them.
There were few, then, that knew there were other worlds to find.
The dragons, in their many shapes and kinds, were travelers by nature, and not unfamiliar with magic.
Then there were the mages, and the creatures they often summoned to act as familiars.
And there was one kitten who, it was believed, learned to cross these seas through sheer force of will.
And there were still other beings who knew the way.
There were also the Wandering Ones, bound to the magic as it was bound to them.
They were not vessels, but living embodiments of this magic. Their natures directed the flow of the magic: where it flowed, how strong it was, how best to use it. And how it was used changed that flow again and inf
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The Graft Prologue Part 4--Voalt"Denizen, you rotten cutthroat!" Kaly yelled from under the pirate. Her voice was only slightly muffled by the floor. "Get off of me or I'll–"
"Or you'll what?" Denizen snarled. "Throw a cantrip at me?" He glanced at Adheera, but the other female only stared with wide eyes; she did not approach. He returned his attention to the healer beneath his knee. "I could crush you before you breathed another word if you raised your blade again."
Kaly stilled. Denizen knew she could still fight, if she must; he'd sparred with her often enough over the years, and watched her do tricks he could never match. And he hadn't attempted to injure her; he had her pinned, nothing more.
But most of her magics were focused on healing, not battle. And even she had lacked the skill to heal the last three people who had gotten him this angry.
"Let me up," she said again, her voice shaking more than it should have. "Please."
Denizen narrowed his eyes, but he finally decided her weaknes
The Graft Prologue 3--Fahd"All hands!" Fahd called. "Storm brewing! All hands on deck. You, too, rookie," he said to Jericho, son of the late merchant captain Remington. "Go help with the rigging."
"Yes, sir," the youth replied. He ran to do as ordered.
Denizen climbed out of the hold. "How are the skies?"
"Blacker than the bottom of the devil's heart, Captain," Fahd replied. "I've only seen the skies like this in the desert storms."
Denizen grunted.
Fahd gripped the railing and peered out, trying to see with his night-born eyes what the rest of the crew could not. "The storm is between us and port! Might be we could sail around it in four days–"
"We may not have four days," Denizen snapped. "Bilge! Get that rookie! Ask him if he knows anything about birthing!"
"Aye, captain," the rat-like woman replied. She scurried up the ropes to find Jericho.
"Foul time for foul weather," Denizen muttered. "If that mage would wake, might be we wouldn't have this problem."
"You would trust our lives to a half-
The Graft Prologue 2--Denizen"What do you seek?" Denizen muttered. He resisted the urge to pace, and he glared out at the other ship as though it were to blame for his present immobility.
Pacing would mean struggling with the gods-damned robe that kept wrapping itself around his legs. Tripping over it, possibly, or simply opening it to expose his scales to the air.
To expose his scales to the sun. The other crew must've seen his ship hidden beneath these cliffs. Even in the evening light, only a blind man could miss so large a ship. But they couldn't know whose ship it was. Not yet. They couldn't know that The Deep waited for them. Letting that light reflect off his scales would be the quickest way to betray his presence.
"What do you see?" he asked, addressing his First Lieutenant.
"Ierne's colors," Fahd replied. "Merchant sigil."
Denizen glanced at Fahd curiously, but he didn't question the claim. Not even keeping an eye dark with an eye patch would give Denizen the vision to pierce the dying light like t
The Graft Prologue 1--RemingtonThe merchant Remington shifted his feet. He tried to keep his eyes on the ship's course, but he found his gaze pulled towards the straits.
He didn't know why he was here. He had no business along this stretch of coastline, no dealings with the things that sailed these parts.
He was no coward to run from danger, but right now he wanted nothing more than to return to the island. To see his son safely back with the boy's wife and daughter.
But his esteemed passenger had other ideas.
"Steady, captain," the councilor said. "You can sail those cliffs, can't you?"
"The cliffs aren't the trouble," Remington replied. "Sir," he added after a moment. The merchant captain outranked all but a very few of Ierne's political leaders, but their tradition of going about masked and shrouded in public made it difficult to identify his passenger. Even the councilor's gender could only be guessed at.
Always best to treat the office with respect, Remington's father had often lectur
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Amber Character BioName: Amber.
The name itself is a temporal paradox—when Leonard first met her from his perspective, that was the name she'd introduced herself with. But when Earth One's Mick and Earth X's Leo first met from hers (vis a vis a time travel mission), Mick recognized her and called her by that name, confirming that he would know her very well at some point in her future.
(Likewise, this is why she prefers to call call Len "Leo" after meeting the Earth One version.... this and the fact that she'd met him as a child when he still went by the name of Leo.)
Where the name came from in Timelines 1.0 and 2.0 (both without Len or Leo's participation on Rip's mission, and thus without that initial meeting from her viewpoint) has never been revealed.
Sex/Gender: Ambiguous. The identities Len is most familiar with utilize a female persona according to the traditional definition of the word; she has confirmed she is quite capable of taking male and other roles, though her a
Majummed Bio--Earth OneName: Full name: Leonard Snart.
Nicknames: "Lenny" to his sister Lisa. "Leo" to his grandfather, to Amber, and to Doctor Henry Allen. "Captain Cold" or "Snart" to Team Flash and assorted villains.
Occasionally "Leo" to Lewis Smart when the older man is bullying him into compliance.
League name: Majummed (full name roughly translates to "frozen wasteland," but he is usually only introduced as Majummed)
Age: 40's
Gender: Male
Species: Variable.
Leonard: Human.
Majummed: Metahuman.
Clothing: Leonard: Parka and goggles. Occasional other outfits as the situation demands. Normal civilian attire.
Majummed: Futuristic armor fashioned to resemble standard League of Assassins attire.
Preferred Weapon: Leonard: Pistol, cold gun, fists, shark knife, random debris
Majummed: Standard League dagger and scimitar. Psychically-controlled ice in the form of a beam resembling that created by the cold gun. Abi
Majummed Bio--Earth TwoName: Civilian name: Leonard Snart.
League name: Majummed (full name roughly translates to "frozen wasteland," but he is usually only introduced as Majummed)
Age: 40's
Gender: Male
Species: (Meta) Human
Clothing: Standard League of Shadows attire.
Frequently goes in disguise as a civilian
Preferred Weapon: Standard League weapons. Solid ice fashioned in the shape of a League sword. Can levitate smaller pieces of ice when distance weapons are preferred.
Preferred Technique: Majummed is one of the rare prodigies who, due to his eidetic memory and the early age at which he'd began training, obtained mastery over a variety of weapons and techniques, resulting in no particular preference as he is able to adapt to a large number of situations. However, upon becoming a meta-human, his preferred method to torture his victims was always to freeze a very small part of them--sweat, tears, or a few drops of blood--and allow thos
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Tess 15: Trials and TribulationsStarling City Hall, April 20, 2000, noon
Leonard wasn't sure what to expect from meeting with the District Attorney, but whatever it was, this wasn't it.
First there had been Quentin's warning when he'd come by to escort Leonard to one of the jail's shower rooms. The room in question was private, intended to allow former inmates to clean up when they were released, unlike the larger shower room used on a daily basis by the jail's current residents, but Leonard was under no allusions about his impending freedom. He still needed to persuade the DA and a judge to go along with their plan before he could officially be released; even assuming success in that area, the threat of the Santinis made confinement to an unfamiliar city, while working for someone who had every reason to hate him at that, only slightly less worrying than confinement to a prison cell.
"If you want to make this work, you're going to have to make a good impression on her," the detective had told hi
Tess 14: Help WantedStarling City, April 18, 2000, 11:45 pm
Tess shot upright in bed, gasping and clutching her stomach.
Harrison stirred at the unexpected movement. "You okay?" he murmured. He reached out to caress her stomach. "Kicking already?"
Tess shook her head. "I think it's too early for that," she replied. "Hormones and cramps, that's all. I'll be fine in a minute."
But the sensation was far more precise than any cramp she'd ever experienced, and it felt so cold that it burned. It felt like someone had just taken a knife and started carving into her. Exactly like had happened to Leonard a few weeks ago... and would happen again if he went back to prison.
In some part of her mind she knew she was being ridiculous, that it was just a combination of pregnancy hormones and the phone call Harrison had received earlier that night. But she also knew, with equal certainty, that she had to do something to save Leonard from that fate. "Harry, I was thinking...."
"Hmm?"
"Well, you said you've got the
StargazingOutskirts of Starling City
"Getting late," Harrison said. "Anything else you'd like to do, my dear?"
Tess rolled her eyes at the question. As if he hadn't known the answer when he'd brought her out here. As if he hadn't wanted to do the same thing. "I don't mind stargazing on the beach," she replied.
"You and your stargazing," Harrison muttered. "I thought you said I was the only star you see."
Tess turned away to hide her grin. "Doctor Harrison Wells, you can't honestly tell me you're jealous of the night sky, can you?"
"Jealous?" he echoed. "Me? Impossible. I don't know the meaning of the word."
He chuckled, and Tess turned to see a grin as wide as her own.
"Besides," he said, taking one of her hands and leaning close, "what would I have to be jealous of? In the vast night sky, Tess Morgan, you chose me."
Tess leaned towards him to accept the kiss.
Harrison's phone rang. "Of all the rotten sense of timing...." he groaned. "I'm sorry, it might
Tess 13: Return to the Scene of the CrimeAmber's Lair, April 18, 10 am
Leonard peered around at his companions, but Mick and Lisa were focused on their meals and Amber and John were engrossed in their reading. That they were even in the same room with him would make things difficult, but it might be a long time before he caught all of them occupied again. Longer still if Lewis ever stopped hiding from the police.
It's now or never. He took his empty dishes to the kitchen and returned to snatch his jacket from the back of his chair. He barely made it three steps with the jacket before Lisa looked up from her own breakfast.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
Leonard tried not to wince at the question. "I just need some fresh air," he replied.
Amber snorted, gave a pointed look at the window he'd opened that morning, and returned to scowling over the books she and John had been browsing all week.
"You know what I meant," Leonard said, rather than puzzle over what sort of project they were involved in that req
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Wandering One by SideQuestPublication
Rite Of Passage cover by SideQuestPublication
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Cloak and Dagger bioNicknames: Cloak and Dagger
They've never given their true names; Wisp, their "superior" within Celestia's Royal Guard, called them by those names once as a joke, and the names managed to stick... much to everypony else's annoyance.
They do not, however, identify themselves by any sort of name (not even the nicknames) when on duty; the nicknames are effectively for social reasons only.
Gender: Both androgynous, and neither is willing to commit to an answer.
For sake of clarity, Cloak is usually referred to as female, and Dagger as male (this bio follows that assumption)... though some ponies have assumed differently.
Species: Cloak, a fire elemental shapeshifted to somewhat resemble a unicorn.
Dagger, an earth elemental shapeshifted to resemble an earth pony.
Eye color: Cloak: Red
Dagger: Light purple
Fur color: Cloak: Black fur with bright yellow markings, mane and tail shading from red to yellow.
Dagger: His scales' natural color are of a str
Muse 'Scattered Waters'--Plot Bunny Breeder BioAll versions
Name: Scattered Waters
Nicknames: hairbrain, scatterbrain, featherhead, flighty, etc
Gender: Female
Favorite color: blue, grey, silver, green
Attire: She wants to cosplay, but she gets by wearing the odd trinket and pretending it's related to different characters.
Currently in possession of a mood ring, a One Ring replica, Vortex Manipulator and Sonic Screwdriver replicas, and an ocarina in the shape of a dragonfly (worn around the neck).
Bio: When she is not breeding her plot bunnies, she is trying to learn to play the ocarina or draw... quite badly in both cases.
She is much in need of practice, but is frequently distracted by dragonflies, butterflies, birds, squirrels, and of course bunnies.
Suffers from ADHLAS.
Sonic-verse
Species: Bunny
Color: White, shading to light blue-grey at the tips
Pony-verse
Species: Unicorn
Color: light blue-grey
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Swift Shade bioDisclaimer: This bio is for Swift Shade, a naturally-born "bat-pony" from before the time of Nightmare Moon.
If you're looking for Wisp, a Pegasus from modern times who sometimes uses the name Swift Shade as an alias, you can find his bio right here: http://fav.me/d6hvfu6
Name: Swift Shade
Gender: Male
Eye color: Yellow, with cat-like slit pupils.
Fur color: Grey coat
Dark Blue/Black mane and tail
Cutie Mark: A river that appears to be made up of stars. A vague moonbow crossing that river as a "bridge."
(It is thought that the elementals don't truly have cutie marks as we know them. It is speculated, therefore, that Shade's "cutie mark" might be a deliberate creation of his own, as an extension of his shape-changing.)
Species: He is known, on official records, as a Pegasus.
In truth, he is a Sylph (an air elemental), the breed commonly referred to as a "Bat-Pony."
Unusual physical traits: He's
Wisp BioDisclaimer: This bio is for Wisp, a Pegasus from modern times, who wears armor resembling a bat pony and sometimes uses the alias Swift Shade.
If you're looking for the original Swift Shade, a naturally-born bat-pony from before the time of Nightmare Moon, you can find his bio right here: http://fav.me/d6hu1i3
Name: Wisp
Gender: Male
Fur color: Grey coat
Dark blue/black mane and tail
Cutie Mark: A river that appears to be made of smoke. A vague moonbow crossing that river as a "bridge."
Species: Pegasus
Unusual physical traits:
Birth and early life: Wisp was born with a weak left wing — a birth defect, if you will. The shoulder muscles themselves were strong enough, but the wing muscles and bones were weaker than normal, and he's had to work hard to make up for this weakness.
Later on: His left wing was injured in a fight against a pack of timberwolves — the same fight
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[Commission] Dismay, the Mistress of Fear by Sa1ntMax
Liara, Archer of Tridon (commission) by maximussolini
Heroes of Tridon by andre-ma
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Logo in Progress by SideQuestPubs
Liberale Changeling Union Logo by Robbedhondt
changeling hunters association logo by Robbedhondt
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New Motorcycle YouTube Channel by SideQuestPubs
New Motorcycle Channel on YouTube by SideQuestPublication
Dragon's Eye Necklace by SideQuestPublication
Thistle heathergem by SideQuestPublication
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Pet theories and Prompts
Writing Prompt: Bad TranslatorTake any story you've read or written.
Pick a favorite line, or the title, or the tagline, or even the synopsis.
Visit BadTranslator or a similar site, and run the chosen text through--the more translations, the better.
Now use the final translation as your writing prompt.
Writing Prompt: Wishful ThinkingPart One: General Wish
A genie offers to grant you a single wish. Trouble is, this genie is of the type who twists things around if you do not phrase your wish with care. He will also take great offense if you reject his offer, so you must wish for something.
What do you wish for, and how do you phrase the wish?
And what, in spite of your care, could go wrong with that wish?
Part Two: Dream Job
Think of a job you would love to have, from the most mundane jobs of our world to the fantastic jobs from whatever fandoms you're part of, and anything in between.
How might you be invited to interview for such a job? How would the interview play out?
What was wrong with the job offer? Why was it not as good as you'd hoped?
Writing Prompt: Typos and NaNoismsPick a major typo you've made or seen, and write a scene around it, making the typo deliberate.
This can range from a character with a speech impediment, to one speaking in code, even to an entire form of world building in which that "typo" somehow is grammatically correct.
Examples:
"I'd like to song here someday" (should've been "sing")
"My son will be perfuming at the theatre" (should be "performing")
both of which I'd seen on FaceBook, or one I made myself,
"I need to rewire that scene" (instead of "rewrite")
If I used these examples in a story, I would have forms of magic for the first two--someone using music-based spells could literally "Song" someplace, while scent-based spells would be Perfuming.
The last one might be in a science fiction universe in which a story can be built (and wired) in the same way one might build a computer.
Time Travel Writing Prompt--My Own GrandpaThis prompt can apply to any time travel story, but I've written it with Doctor Who and Torchwood in mind.
Now, then, fellow Whovians all know that Jack Harkness, will, to use Toshiko's phrasing, "Shag anything if it's gorgeous enough." And who knows how many partners the Doctor's had or will have--he flirts often enough in the reboot, but unlike Jack, he's usually inclined to be more modest, or so it seems, about any off-screen relationships.
And, of course, there are any number of time travelers in other fandoms, or original characters written by anyone who sees fit to write a time travel story.
With all of this time travel, the question--the writing prompt--therefore is, do these people run the risk of being in a relationship with family members without even knowing it? With their ancestors, or their descendents?
Could they be their own ancestors or descendents?
If they could, how might such an encounter go? What attracts them to these unknown relatives? How will the time tra
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A Few Reminders

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Reminder One: The "Original Work" folder is for work that is not part of a fandom. Exceptions can be made for cameos, but please make certain there is something in your submission that makes it clear you're doing this. An excerpt or world map for that novel you're trying to publish would go here, for instance, but not fanfiction. Or you could add that world map to the "pet theories and prompts" folder instead, as suggested by my previous journal.
The "Fan Art--OC" (here "art" refers to both the written word and visual arts alike) is for your creations within a fandom--e.g. your own personal My Little Pony made to fit whichever version of the story you follow, be it found in canon, Shadows of Equestria, or whatever else, or your "what if" Sonic the Hedgehog story... these works of your own creation, not part of official canon, but they are tied to the fandom in some way.
And that leaves "Fan Art--Canon" as fanart and fanfics focusing on canon characters.

Reminder Two: New jobs (yes, that's a plural, hopefully soon that will translate to a larger bank account) plus the recent holiday rush, plus trying to work on my own stuff means my time on this site will be sporadic for a while.
Like it wasn't sporadic already. :roll:
Anyway, what I mean is, I realize that I have very few members as yet, and fewer still admins, but those who are already part of this group don't need to wait for me to vote your deviations in. I've set permissions that way for a reason--if you're part of my group and you've got something you really want to include, go ahead and okay it yourself! And if for some reason you can't... let me know. Otherwise, the expiration period for submissions ought to be really long, so if I don't get to your deviation right away, and you don't or can't vote it in yourself, I should have plenty of time to take care of it.

Reminder Three: I don't often go out looking for things to add to this group. Not yet. If something catches my eye that I want to include, certainly I'll request it, especially if it's from a non-member (how else to let them know the group exist? ;) ) But for the members, I'm kind of trusting you to decide whether or not you're interested in submitting your work.
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