About the Bird
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Basic Description & Reference
Pale skinned human face allowed unruly tendrils of fine hair to brush past and almost obscure it, the locks entwined with feathers and hued such a dark green as to almost appear black unless illuminated. Large lime orbs embellished with elaborate dark eye liner in an Egyptian style seemed to glow; hawk-like burning focus contrasting playful smirk on full, pierced lips. Wickedly hooked but surprisingly dexterous talons ending in razor sharp claws seemed to replace hands and feet while unfurling upon her back were the wings of a huge raptor, their midnight coloured feathers reflected the light into an oil slick rainbow with brilliantly contrasting iridescent turquoise markings. Sprouting from just above her rear like a burlesque dancer's fan were tail feathers also not unlike those of a bird of prey.
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Pictures of Imkihca by various artists. All art belongs to original artist & me, please do not take, modify, trace or redistribute. If you'd like to know more about a picture please ask.
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Basic Infomation
~ General Appearance:
Mostly similar to that of an average Caucasian young adult human woman. Slim build with soft but tough pale skin. Two very large feathered wings grow from her shoulder blades; Most of the feathers are iridescent black and reflect the light into shades of red, green, blue and purple (much like a Raven) while accent feathers and markings are bright, shimmering turquoise green (like a Peacock). Matching tail feathers that mostly fall to around knee length grow from the base of her spine just above her rump and can be flicked and fanned out to express emotions as well as to aid balance and flying. Two much longer turquoise tail feathers very similar to a Peacock's split from the rest of her tail feathers on either side of her rear and trail on the floor displaying large, eerily realistic dark eyeball markings. Legs and arms are humanoid up to her hands and anisodactyl feet which are scaled and are more like those of a bird or dinosaur, ending in large, black razor sharp talon claws. Slightly pointed elf like ears
~ Identifying Marks:
Unusual colouration for a Phoenix caused by a rare genetic mutation. Several body modifications including; A split tongue. Three tattoos: A galaxy of stars in varying sizes and styles but all in black starting below her right shoulder and winding down her side to her right hip, a small black top hat with a green ribbon and bow around it on the back of her neck and a black silhouetted heart shaped padlock between her shoulder blades. Thirteen piercings: One right ear lobe, Two lower lip (one on each side), one bridge, one surface nape, both nipples, three navel (one upper, two diagonally lower), two micro-dermal implants on lower back either side of her tail feathers and a VCH. Many faint and faded scars all over body (most are barely visible). Sharpened canine teeth and an overbite
Nude Reference
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~ Facial Features:
Large, luminous, lime green eyes with intense bird-like pupils. Full lips accentuated by an overbite. Small but pointed nose. Bar pierced through the bridge of her nose, rings or studs through her lower lip on both sides. Wears elaborate Egyptian styled black eye liner and coloured eye shadows that compliment her outfit most of the time. Sometimes seen wearing a full face black leather plague doctor bird mask with Silver metal rimmed eye holes or thick black metal half rimmed glasses (Very rare, she wears contacts to correct her vision but doesn't like others to know this. Without her glasses/contacts Imki has the vision of a regular human which is incredibly bad for her species)
~ Hair:
Shoulder length, dark green/black messy, slightly curly/wavy unstyled hair. Fine and soft. Often covers one eye. Matted, braided and even a few dreadlocks with beads, feathers from her own wings and other decoration stuck into the mass. Always loose but never dirty despite it‘s appearance. Sometimes wears a Black top hat with either the Ace of Spades, a smoky blue/grey or a opalescent white feather in the brim. Also known to wear other headwear that may accent her current outfit
~ Clothing:
Usually dresses in distinctive clothing designed to ‘stand out from a crowd’ using a mixture of cyber, gothic, lolita and fetish styles (Era allowing). Most clothing is handmade or at least customised by herself and even though it looks well made is generally rather delicate and prone to falling apart. She will never wear shoes and hates having her toes/talons restricted. Outfits can vary depending on situation, era and my personal mood at the time but her accessories generally stay the same no matter what clothing; Two crude, tarnished silver curved daggers with backwards pointing spines along the outer blade hidden in her clothing, usually kept in garter's around her thigh and arm. Always wears a silver ankh on a large chain around her neck
A selection of Imki's clothing
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~ Personality:
Rather erratic and flighty, will flinch at unexpected loud noises. Dislikes keeping still for long periods of time and will fidget should she have too. Very short attention span. Can be very irritating, arrogant and rude to strangers but is known to quickly warm up to people. Loves feral creatures, especially rodents (They are one of the few things that can hold her attention for hours) but hates wasps (Will run away screaming like a little girl before she even knows what‘s going on and has no idea why). Enjoys annoying both friends and strangers alike and will quite often pick someone at random when bored to subject to her own personal kind of silly torture. Can get very passionate and/or aggressive about certain subjects or with the introduction of alcohol or certain drugs (to which her small body mass causes her to be rather intolerant too but tends to work them out of her system quickly thanks to a high metabolism). Enjoys being nude/skimpily dressed. Loves to be the centre of attention, provocative, flirty and a tease. Sadomasochistic tendencies spurred on by cockiness thanks to her rebirth ability can cause her to pick fights she knows she has no chance of winning. Very secretive about some things and will absolutely refuse to speak about them even with close friends. Has a rather morbid and immature sense of humour. Enjoys luxury and the darker things in life. Very low morals, is not afraid to flaunt her many body modifications to attract more business but fails to tell clients the risks associated with modifying one’s body when you don’t heal like she does, will also do just about anything if offered enough money (or is lacking some of her own) from theft and vandalism to prostitution and assassination. Very vain, loves her own reflection. Unashamed scavenger, will quite happily pick over someone else’s leftovers
~ Special Abilities:
Can fly. Great vision (When contact lenses are in). Can manipulate fire but not create it (Fire under Imki’s control always turns bright green/yellow). Immune to being burnt by flames (Only true of regular fire. Does not apply to hot metal branding/hot water scolding/magically created flames/etc.). Highly resistant to heat & hot things. Rebirth ability; should death occur due to any non-magical means (i.e. she's been stabbed with a normal metal sword) Imki will implode (Like an explosion but in reverse) in a burst of bright green flames that will leave behind a feral chick version that grows at an accelerated rate back into her former self (Plus a new scar if a wound was made from whatever caused the death) after a few days. She is not invincible, magic flames, magical weapons and a few other forms of attack are especially damaging and can cause problems with her rebirthing so she will avoid them at all cost. (I'm not a God modder, Imki has her weaknesses for a proper death but I don't want to give too much away, I would rather you don't perma-kill my character anyway but if you really wish to know them whisper/message me). Incredible immune system and fast natural healer, very, very rarely gets ill
~ Talents & Skills:
Fast reactions, gymnast-like flexibility, excellent flyer, incredibly good at winding people up and rolling her own cigarettes, moderately good at sewing, dress making, drawing, painting, dancing, singing, tattooing and piercing (uses crude, traditional/tribal style methods that are not always the most sanitary and can lead to health problems. In modern settings everything is done using modern methods & sterilised but Imki would still be classed as a ‘scratcher‘).
~ Possessions:
Always carries either a small, green, leather shoulder bag containing basic cigarette rolling materials and a lighter, a small, black, leather bound, handmade notebook and pencil and a small money purse containing a few medium currency coins from many different continents or a large green and brown leather bag containing the same things as the smaller bag plus a larger rough paper leather bound sketchbook with basic art accessories, a decorated black & white metal tin containing more rolling materials, a herb grinder & a small glass pipe, a small metal torch & fuel, a small silver coloured make-up case & various make-up products, a medium sized silver metal lockable box containing her tattoo inks, needles and the rest of her body modifying equipment, a basic sewing kit, a basic medical kit, a few provisions and a silver metal drinking flask (Modern era changes include the addition of a slim smart phone, a green laptop, matching accessories & MP3 player as well as a few other minor updates to items)
~ Weapons:
Mainly uses talons for fighting, two curved, backwards serrated silver daggers kept for backup and being cruel. Occasionally carries a decorated long bow and quiver of arrows, only uses this for hunting (In modern settings this is a modified and decorated rifle kept in a case that looks similar to a camera tripod case)
