GryphonStalker, Guardian of the Glade wrote:
Heya Kaolian!
It seems like you have had that Avatar (in one form or another) forever, is there a story behind it? >..> Does the dragon have a name? ^^
The avatar goes with the character backstory I started for my EQ1 ranger "Kaolian Drachensborn" who was a half elf / half dragon hybrid. I figured sure, a half elf can be half elf and half human, but that's boring! The backstory is in my journal in various pieces should anyone care to look.
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/journal.html?user=4491 Basically, the avatar is supposed to be the Drachensborn family crest. A green dragon for the Drachensborn line (we're forest dragons). The Shield represents service, and the role as forum protector. it actually has a stylized embossed dragon on it as well, but you can't really see it. The crossed swords represent the martial aspect of the job. I suppose a ban hammer would be more appropriate, but I figured a hammer and sword would look to hammer and sickle-ish. besides, I can't draw a cool looking hammer. The roman numerals represent how long I have been on the site as a poster and as an admin, in years. And the "Pax Draconis" portion means "Peace/Rule of the Dragon" in reference to the being an administrator part.
I try to update and refine it every year as my drawing skills slowly improve
You can see the sword in better detail here:
An in progress larger version. Someday I think i'll have mousepads or something with it made up to give out at fan fairs and or for contests. But I haven't gotten that far yet.
Edit: and no, I never named the dragon.
Edited, Dec 1st 2008 10:19am by Kaolian