Nyrva Dragonwood’s Existence in Alternate Realms
Nyrva Dragonwood in Alternate Realms
I admit this is the first post I’ve made on here or my main site in several weeks; and long overdue. But hey! I’ve got a bit of a fun one…
Nyrva Dragonwood as a sprite from Gaia Online – existing on Gaia in an account under her own name. (That I obviously own. Amusing; a lot of guys think she is a real girl and try to hit on her! One of these days I may do a post of screen shots on my main Oslaania.net page…)
I’ve recently got more into more online gaming and as a result have been able to have more online presence, especially with respect to my characters; particularly, my original character, Nyrva Dragonwood.
Nyrva Dragonwood’s Primary Realm of Existence is the one I created for her in the fictional world I have been developing for her with the novels I have been working on, and the back story I have been developing for the world to base them on which is now bigger than just Nyrva Dragonwood, or the novels that would feature her. (Just like how the “Star Wars” movies are now part of a huge “mythology” larger than the movies themselves for people into “Star Wars” – as I understand there is now a huge Wiki on the subject and history of that world. Same thing here. Nyrva Dragonwood is just one little character from this world now, I have been developing for her. So what I discuss on my websites is nothing compared to what I’m working on…)
However since I’m playing online and using Nyrva, I thought I would share some of the “Alternate” realties she is now part of in some of the alternate worlds she has become part of as a result of my online play…
Nyrva Dragonwood is who she is… a Female Wood Elf, related by blood to the Forest Elves from her country she was born into. Period.
This is Nyrva Dragonwood’s appearance as I draw her with a brief “bio sketch” as I define her in my fiction. Keep in mind when you see her in other games or places I’m about to mention – this is the character represented – just in an alternate universe.
Here’s Nyrva Dragonwood again on Gaia Online – I play her as herself – just within the world of Gaia.
I have since recently joined the game “World of Warcraft” – as such, Here’s Nyrva Dragonwood as a “Horde Blood Elf” – but just under the name “Nyrva” since they don’t allow for full names on the game.
I have her here, snuck into the territory of the oppressively evil “Alliance” – the evil Establishment who seek to enslave all of the land under the rule of monarchs and the “Church”, etc. so it fits well! Nyrva can’t be a “Wood Elf” on “Warcraft” but she can be the closest thing in appearance- which is the “Blood Elf” — the funniest part is- what they call “Blood Elves” and part of the “Horde” look more like what I would use as “Wood Elves” or “Forest Elves” and make as part of the “Alliance” – what they use as “Night Elves” have green hair, big ears, war paint/tattoos, etc – I would make those guys “Dark Elves” in my story, and make those guys “Horde” on “Warcraft”. But no matter. So Nyrva here is part of the “rebels” or those who are part of the resistance! lol! I love it!
Having a bit of fun with one of the quests… (I loved having these guys! They’d help me beat up anyone I attacked! Was fun to watch, I felt sorry for the monsters…)
I won’t give out too much personal information about my personal playing – but two servers Nyrva can be found on when I’m on are…
Mok’Nathal (PvE/Normal)
Feathermoon (RP)
I have also joined a PvP server but I won’t say which one… yet! Not until I gain some levels with her! But on Mok’Nathal (PvE/Normal) I have her past level 29 PvE – I do go into PvP battles from time to time and am starting to take duels. I DO sneak her into Alliance territory once in awhile as you can plainly see- I’ve captured two pets from the area so far.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
Mok’Nathal and Feathermoon RP Data (RP Server) Character Data:
Nyrva Dragonwood is an adventurous kind of girl. She is NOT into the “cause” – she does the quests to “pay the bills”. She considers herself a “Wood Elf”, not a “blood elf”.
Nyrva WILL sneak into enemy (Alliance) territory for her own purposes. She has NO love for the Alliance for them killing people she has loved. However she does not love the war. She does what she must to get by. She does love adventure however…
It will be hard for a Guild to claim this girl for their own…
She wants a Guild of Wood Elves to join.
Another shot of Nyrva in Alliance territory…
How about a conveniently-censored image of Nyrva wandering around in the buff in Alliance country? I have stripped Nyrva of her gear sometimes in-game. 
Another shot of Nyrva on Alliance turf…
Nyrva does NOT love Undercity. She believes it is a spawn of Hell and hopes it will fall. She trusts the orcs even less. But she believes the Alliance is also a source of oppression as well. Not wanting the rule of the factions, Nyrva attempts to fight alongside her fellow elves who seek to fight for justice and bring harmony to the realm.
Just for fun, I took a screenshot I got playing World of Warcraft from Undercity then imposed one of my drawings of my character Nyrva Dragonwood into the scene- when I’m playing a little SD sprite on Gaia Online or a blood elf on “World of Warcraft” whether on a PvE/Normal server, PvP, or RP – this is who it’s supposed to be.
This is not something that will normally be featured on Nyrva.org – and in fact, a couple of my other chars are also on World of Warcraft and Gaia Online. I will cover that more in-depth on Oslaania.net itself since that’s more hobby focused. This is more about my characters themselves. But since this is about Nyrva Dragonwood in another world I’m putting it on here.
In closing – let me add one thing- I’ve played for only a few weeks in World of Warcraft -
And it seems that you Alliance players out there, as I play a hunter – the only way you cowardly Alliance players can win in PvP scenarios is to get behind someone and attack. You can never seem to face-on attack your opponents and have a straight-on fight. So I will just make one straight statement:
Alliance Hath No Honor!
Compendium: Raiya Dragonwood
Raiya Dragonwood
Raiya Dragonwood – cropped headshot. Nyrva Dragonwood’s younger sister.
(Rae-Ya)
Brief Bio Data:
- Name Raiya Iriah Dragonwood
- Gender Female
- Race Elf
- Height 44 inches tall
- Weight 51 lbs
- Birthplace Riverwood, Oslaania
- Tribe Dragon Wood Elves
- Clan Wood Elves of Oslaania
- Date of Birth 7th Day, 5th Month (called “Targus”) 1833 A.O.M. (Age of Messiah)
- Age 26 Yarr. This is roughly 26 earth years old. But she is the physical, emotional, and mental age equivalent of a 10 to 12 year old human female elf children age 1 year every 2 earth years until they are 40 yarr – aging slows to 1 human year for every 5 earth years.
- Occupation None
- Religion Messianich Protestant
- Social Disposition Socially conservative, traditional girl. largely uneducated
Conception and Design of Raiya Dragonwood
Conceptual “cel” art of Raiya Dragonwood. The young sister of Nyrva Dragonwood. Raiya is a female wood elf of the Dragonwood Elf clan. She was separated from Nyrva during raids by Archanian Dark Elves during the Inqusition invasions in purges to exterminate Wood Elves from Oslaania. Both Raiya and Nyrva seek to find each other and other members of their family and elf tribe. This is a reconception of the character. There have been earlier conceptual drawings of Raiya (formerly called Ruth, but now “Raiya” in favor of a more “Elfin” sounding name) but this one was created to make her look more like her sister Nyrva.
I will not be sharing too many details about Raiya’s involvements or what happens to her in the story at this time. She was originally to be brutally killed by a Dark Elf. I decided not to do that. What exactly happens to her is not yet fully decided at this time, and even so, is not yet to be fully disclosed. I am beginning a policy of not releasing too much details about the specifics about characters in my fiction — I want there to be more surprises. However, I don’t mind sharing some of the characters who will grace the pages of my fiction, Raiya being no exception. But she doesn’t die, that I’ve decided.
This is all there is for now. Additional works of her will be added as they become available. But on a limited basis. Until the release of the novel, some details about this character are being kept “under wraps”.
Compendium: Shadowmere
NOTICE:
In light of a recent copyright violation by a gaming website that decided to claim my character “Shadowmere” as being part of some kind of game, I must stipulate that my black unicorn character “Shadowmere” is an original character of mine created in 2001 for my own original fiction efforts and has nothing to do whatsoever with any kind of role playing games. The origins of my character “Shadowmere” are explained in this article.
Shadowmere – Bio Card
A picture of the Black Unicorn – Shadowmere – This is actually a 2010 rework of an original drawing I did of Shadowmere from 2004.
Shadowmere – Bio Info
Biographical Info and the Origins of the Character Follow
Name: Shadowmere
Sex: Male – Unicorn Stallion
Race or Creature Type:
Unicorn(Unicorns in my fiction, though looking like horses, are a race of intelligent, sentient beings.)
Height:
19 hands (from front hooves to shoulders) roughly around 6′ – Shadowmere’s measurements and size are roughly that of a fully grown male Clydesdale horse.
Weight:
Unknown. Est. 1800-1900lbs
Birthplace/DoB:
Unknown
Unknown
Age:
Unknown – Said to be at least 3-4000 years old. His age and origins are unknown.
Occupation:
Divine Servant, Watcher, Guardian
Religion:
Serves only the Creator, Iysus, God.
I drew this picture of Shadowmere, then imposed him against a composite image created from photos I took at a local park.
(In light of recent legal concerns, having to issue a DMCA notice against an infringing website, I could not only produce the original pencil drawings of this artwork, but the actual photos used to create the composite scene!)
Shadowmere’s origins…
Basic “background sketch”
Shadowmere is of the sentient race of Unicorns in my story. Little is known about him, and very few people have spent any real time around him. He is elusive and mysterious in nature and actual sightings of him are so rare he is often dismissed as being a myth – it would like someone in the real world claiming they saw “Bigfoot”. There are individuals fortunate enough to have had encounters with him. The most noted one is the story of the Great Flood of Eethos – he was said to have been aboard the Ark with Noahkhi – the man who feared God and was place aboard the Ark with his family to escape the flood. The “Bible” of Eethos makes a mention or two of Shadowmere’s encounters. Because of this, many of the present day believe Shadowmere was a unicorn that lived “once upon a time” and that he doesn’t exist anymore. In spite of it all- Shadowmere’s rumours and legends have been popular among commonfolk, old and young alike for many generations. It is not uncommon for children to want to dress up as “Shadowmere” for occasions requiring costumes.
Teachers of the Sacred Texts and philosophical scholars of Eethos generally regard Shadowmere as a figure of the Sacred Texts and of Eethoian Mythology, and not an actual creature who exists in the present day. There is the famous story of the scholar who actually encountered Shadowmere but instead of inform his other scholars (due to fear of ridicule and rejection based on the “popular” doctrines about Shadowmere, the discovery of the scholar’s writings about his encounters with the legendary beast did not surface until long after his death, as found in his diary in his estate by his family and friends. In the world of Eethos, Shadowmere is a famous source of inspiration for artists and poets alike. But since little is known about his actual appearance, the artistic works vary. However, they all depict a mighty black unicorn that appears in the dead of night. Some of them depict him as a dark and frightful creature. That is the dark side of the Shadowmere Legend- some believe him to be an evil beast and a daemon, and an encounter with him will spell certain doom for the unfortunate victim.
Shadowmere in reality is a fair and gentle, wise beast who is benevolent in his dealings and actions. He does allow the occasional living soul a chance to know him. But since he desires worship of the Almighty and not himself, he keeps such encounters to a minimum, but he only allows people to know he exists and that he is not the scary, evil creature some fear him to be. Shadowmere can also be a quite happy and playful individual as a unicorn in spite of his age and demeanor. (“all work and no play…”) But he takes seriously the role given him. He watches those whom God would have him watch over. And he prays for the souls of people he encounters both good and evil. In spite of the worst rumours about him, Shadowmere has never harmed a living soul. In the story as written, Nyrva Dragonwood is one individual who has one of those rare encounters with Shadowmere. But to dispel many rumors and misconceptions about himself, Shadowmere, in the books Nyrva Dragonwood appears in allows himself more extensive encounters with living souls so that new stories about him can be told, and some of the old rumors put to rest. Nyrva’s immense love and fondness of unicorns is one factor that compels him to giver her a rather extensive set encounters with himself. But he rarely bothers with scholars- just like the one mentioned- none of them ever use the opportunities he has given them. Many of them are quick to dismiss them with their own sets of “learned reason”.
The black unicorn Shadowmere – one of my original characters. A recurring side character in my fantasy.
I drew him in pencil and photoshop. His pose was inspired by similar pose of a horse doctored up as a unicorn in a book by horse photographer Robert Vavra. (His books provide great references for drawing both horses and unicorns.)
The moon-bow was something inspired one night as I was walking home with a full moon and saw a full moon in the sky with a full moon-bow. So I decided to create one for mood in this drawing but of course, there’s nothing like seeing the real thing.
Photoshop was used for the background.
ORIGINS OF THE CHARACTER
Shadowmere originated back in 2001 when I wanted to come up with some unicorn characters. He was originally a neutral character, neither “good or bad” and he orginally was so mysterious it was not possible to know anything about him. Original drafts of the parts of my story where he appears depicted him as a frightful creature people were afraid of. But that was toned down to just him being a mysterious black unicorn stallion. Unicorns in my story, while not “magical” as they are in most stories are Divine servants of God. So any powers they have are “given” them “from Above”. Thus Shadowmere would have to be a good guy by nature.
Shadowmere’s name was inspired by one of my all time favourite computer role playing games that was out on the old Apple II computers in the late 1980s, “Wrath of Denethenor” - the use of the name is an “omage” to “Wrath of Denethenor” and is the name of the city you visit in the game to find the doorway to Mystenor- the mystic dark land where you take on and finally defeat the evil wizard Denethenor.
Even though my unicorn’s name is borrowed from a game, my character itself has nothing to do whatsoever with any kind of game; unless I decide to create my own game based on my fiction some time in the future, or license someone else to do it. “Any resemblance to any other character of similar name or appearance Is purely coincidental”. My character “Shadowmere” is not a standing “property” in and of itself, but it simply a character in my fiction and that I draw, and then he is a supporting or secondary character at that, who makes some appearances in the story I am writing.
(I always wondered if “Denethenor” was borrowed from “Denthenor” of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy? But I wish someone would make a PORT of this to the Macintosh or the Playstation 2! Serious! That is an all time favourite game! If I ever win the lottery I’m going to approach some people about acquiring some “rights” and hire the original game creator as a chief consultant and director! Imagine it as a 3D high end fantasy RPG that plays like a first person shooter (perhaps in the playing style of “Grand Theft Auto” or “Kingdom Hearts”) And this time add a spell that lets you throw those damn wizards like they do to you on there! haha!~ But anyways. And I still love to rob every vault I see on there! haha!)
Artwork
About the same time the development of my fiction was underway, I had also rediscovered my love of drawing and cartooning. And while my skills at the time were rather shoddy at best I have spent well over a decade working on development. But because I work full time I could not spend more than a few hours a week on this new hobby- and to this day this has not changed. So I do the best I can with the time I have available. But as a result of my growing and changing drawing skills, Shadowmere was another character that underwent many developmental changes. But he was always a black unicorn. There is a limited amount of artwork of Shadowmere available because I always found him to be a difficult character for me to draw – an all black unicorn from horn to hoof- and I wanted him to look a certain way. My first drawings of Shadowmere began to surface along with my first writings about him in 2002.
In spite of other galleries I may have on the web, this is the OFFICIAL website page for this character! All other information can be quickly dismissed. This page contains artwork and all information currently available about the character.
Plot synopsis ©1997-2011 and beyond by J.Williams, all rights reserved and this may not be used in any way without express written permission.
Shadowmere has several encounters with the protagonist Nyrva Dragonwood, a female wood elf who is extremely fond of Unicorns. And they know it too. Despite the fact that she comes from a tribe of elves already on high the “endangered species” list, she literally risks her very life in the story for a rare opportunity to meet the Unicorns, including the mighty Shadowmere, in their own forbidden homeland; the Valley of the Unicorns itself.
Characters, art and plot synopsis © by J. Williams. All rights strictly reserved. Unauthorized use is a violation of all copyright laws.
NOTICE:
In light of a recent copyright violation and theft of intellectual property by a gaming website which is attempting to represent my character as belonging to some kind of roleplaying game and giver credit for my work to persons other than myself, I feel it necessary to state the following:
The Black Unicorn SHADOWMERE as depicted on this website, as well as any pages on the website oslaania.net is my own original character and IS NOT PART OF ANY GAME NOR IS HE INTENDED TO BE A REFERENCE OF ANY KIND TO ANY GAME. He is part of my own original fiction created in 2001, and is not to be confused with any other medium. Any resemblance or similarity to any other such property is purely coincidental.
The name of the offending website is not being disclosed. The page bentobox.oslaania.net has been an inactive directory for well over a year. This image Is currently being housed at one of the site’s generally unpublished archive locations. “Nick” decided to use it to promote some game. Thanks a lot “Nick”, you never asked anyone at this website if you could use the picture!
Statement of Origin and Legal Basis Regarding Shadowmere Character:
Regarding the origins of the character Shadowmere, as depicted and represented on both Oslaania.net and Nyrva.org
The character “Shadowmere” as depicted on both Oslaania.net and Nyrva.org is an original character created and initially developed by the owner of these websites as early as 2001. Actual artwork of this character can be documented as early as 2005 with legally registered copyright of said artwork in 2007 with the United States Copyright Office. The registration includes artwork of a black unicorn stallion under the name of “Shadowmere” under said copyright. Shadowmere, as depicted on these websites, is a black male unicorn stallion, and not a horse or brown mare, and is also a supporting character for a novelization that has been in the works for over a decade. The major reason it has taken so long Is because of the amount of time it has taken to develop the characters as well as the back story, and the novelization itself has undergone several rewrites. There are currently no plans to change or omit this character from the planned novelization. He has also been a part of the creator’s online presence since 2007 on various websites including Oslaania.net established in 2010. Shadowmere has also appeared on Oslaania.net’s predecessor site “swarmingspirits.net” and other sites used by his creator as far back as 2007. Those sites and galleries however are no longer in use.
Compendium: Nyrva Dragonwood
Compendium: Cast of Characters
Nyrva Dragonwood
Brief Bio Data:
- Name Nyrva Mariah Dragonwood
- Gender Female
- Sexual Orientation Heterosexual, strict
- Race Elf
- Height 60 inches tall
- Weight 135lbs
- Birthplace Riverwood, Oslaania
- Tribe Dragon Wood Elves
- Clan Wood Elves of Oslaania
- Date of Birth 3rd Day, 7th Month (called “Targus”) 1735A.O.M. (Age of Messiah)
- Age 124 Yarr. This is roughly 124 earth years old. But she is the physical, emotional, and mental age equivalent of a 25 to 29 year old human female as elves age about one human year for every 5 Earth years.
- Occupation Innkeeper’s Cook, Barmaid
- Religion Messianich Protestant
- Social Disposition Socially conservative, traditional girl.
Basic Background Sketch
Nyrva Dragonwood was born into a critical and dangerous time in her country’s history. Oslaania is a nation of Elves and Felinians (a race of people with cat-like ears and tails, but very human-like otherwise) in addition to humans. She was born roughly two Centyarr (200 Yarr – the equivalent of two Earth centuries) after the Reformation of Aegis that brought Religious and Political Freedom to her land. Her people have a general belief in the Great Messiah (“Christ”, the “Son of God” in their world) who came to their world 17 Centyarr before her time and was killed on a wooden stake by his own people before His ressurection as prophesied. After the fall of the Rahm Empire the Church took power. But it’s Patriarchal leaders oppressed the people for many centuries. Nyrva’s ancestors rose up after receiving news of a Great Reformation arising in a neighboring country. The power of the Church was threatened and the Oslaanians revolted, overthrowing the power of the nation who controlled them at the time called Archania. The Archanians are staunchly loyal to the Church, swiftly destroying anyone who stood in the way of the Church’s or their power. Because of the revolt sparked by the Dragon Wood Elves (aka “Dragonwood”) the Archanians decreed that all members of this Elf clan and tribe must be destroyed at all costs. None were ever intended to survive.
(In case you were wondering, yes, I have based this somewhat on elements of real human history in a parallel fantasy story setting. Melchizarius 20:45, 18 April 2011 (PDT))
Hidden by her parents and sent to a distant land to friends of her father for over 25 Yarr, Nyrva survived. She also grew up largely without any knowledge of other members of her family- as the survivors of the Dragon Wood Elf Clan (“Dragonwood” in their earlier Elvin toungue) were well scattered throughout the land. The Dragonwood Elves were one of 7 Elf Clans that belong to the Wood Elves of Oslaania- which the Archanians wish to completely eradicate and destroy via genocide. Nyrva only knew of her father and mother, but not of any siblings, and she barely remembered anyone else from her clan. After the rise of the Efrin Revolution (equivalent to the French Revolation) that crippled the Church, and with the newfound freedom of the Oslaanians to govern themselves freely, both religiously and politically, Nyrva returned to her country vowing to find any surviving members of her Clan and her family and reunite with them. But by this time, many of the Wood Elves of Oslannaia, especially the Dragonwood Elves, have already been destroyed — Men, women and children alike have all fallen at the hands of Archanian butchers.
Nyrva’s desire to reunite and restore what’s left of her family and her people will be a difficult task. And she has enemies. Unfortunately for her the Archanians have discovered her existence and have spared no cost or expense trying to exterminate her. In spite of their efforts she survives. The story involves her struggle to survive and to find her family and clan and escape with them, if at all possible. But since the Archanians also have word of other Dragon Wood Elves in Oslaania, they will be relentless until every single Dragon Wood Elf is destroyed. They have managed to completely wipe out two smaller Woof Elf Clans — the Darkwood and Greenwood elves are said to fully extinct. Little is known about how many of the Dragonwood elves are still in existence. Nyrva’s quest is far from hopeless though- she has learned of a young sister born to her parents secretly and hidden away as she was. And rumours abound of members of her family still being in existence. Will she find them and be reunited with them? Or die trying?
Origins of the Character
by Melchizarius 21:32, 18 April 2011 (PDT) – This is derived from previous writings I have written for this character.
Nyrva Dragonwood is a fictional female wood elf character I created in 1997. She was originally a character in a fan fiction I was writing at the time and has since undergone a few last name changes. However her first name “Nyrva” was always a constant. And she was originally written as half-breed (half human, half elf). I continued to develop the character and as such I liked the character well enough that I took her from the fan fiction and decided to put her into her own fictional universe. It became a question of what her surroundings should be, also who the other characters and people who surrounded her should be. Obviously a backstory for the fictional universe she was to become a part of needed to be developed.
This was also at a time when my longtime interest in Japanese Animation was resparked by the availability of some new cool anime at the time. (I grew up with “giant robots” as the central concepts in most anime) The new anime at the time was not shy about having female lead characters in an action-filled adventure and so I adapted that idea for my own work. I decided to make Nyrva the lead character as opposed to the typical role of being a supporting character behind a male lead. I figured there could still be enough action and intrigue to make the story interesting.
I spent several years developing the backstory. But because I have rewritten my fiction story several times, the backstory itself is currently getting a major overhaul. This process will redefine Nyrva’s entire background and the world she comes from – instead of my original idea of making an “alternate universe” of Earth with people like Nyrva in existence, I am making her world a whole other world with a history that in many ways parallels real human history in our own world. But with the creation of a whole new world for Nyrva and her fellow characters of course it gives me full license to do whatever I please. My original idea kept me paying close attention so that the events of Nyrva’s people would not affect the flow of real history. (Hard to explain, even harder to write that way!) So I am creating a whole new backstory with many parallels to real human events in our own world. Her world has its own Moses. it’s own Christ, it’s own “Napoleon” (for that matter) and many other parallels of events in our real world. Once I have things as I like them I am hoping the next rewrite will be more of what I want the story to be.
Nyrva Dragonwood reading the Oslaanian Scriptures revealing God while laying on a large rock – she finds herself surrounded by Unicorns.
Artwork
by Jade Dragon 22:23, 18 April 2011 (PDT)
About the same time the development of my fiction was underway, I had also rediscovered my love of drawing and cartooning. And while my skills at the time were rather shoddy at best I have spent well over a decade working on development. But because I work full time I could not spend more than a few hours a week on this new hobby- and to this day this has not changed. So I do the best I can with the time I have available. But as a result of my growing and changing drawing skills, Nyrva’s appearance has also changed. Even some of her defining characteristics, particularly with respect to hairstyle. She used to have a dome headed long hairdo with hair down to her knees in the back. I grew weary of the difficulty with drawing that so a couple years ago I made the hair go down to her butt instead. I also added spikier sideburn hair and a couple of hairs that managed to stick out the top of her head like two bug antennas. I have also adapted and changed a few of the other surrounding characters in the same manner. And changes have come also as I have sought to refine my technique. And since I am largely self-taught, and given my time constraints, it has been, needless to say, a slow process.
In spite of other galleries I may have on the web, Oslaania.Net is the OFFICIAL website page for this character! All other information can be quickly dismissed. This page contains artwork and all information currently available about the character.
Added 9-October-2011 by Jade Dragon:
Aside from these dangerous encounters of Nyrva’s – much of her story surrounds her search for any surviving members of her family and her lost elf tribe. Will she ever find the surviving Dragon Wood elves? Or like her lost tribe will she become yet another extinct member?
A New Beginning
A New Beginning on Nyrva.org
Redirecting the Artistic Focus
Getting back to the roots here on Nyrva.org This site is about my original character Nyrva Dragonwood, and related characters art and fiction related to her and her fellow characters.
I’m not going to pull any punches here. Put bluntly, I’ve wasted too much time and talent on drawing hentai/echhi art of my characters over the years instead of what I’ve really wanted to do with my art and characters and focusing on the fictional elements surrounding them. As a result I’ve only attracted people interested in downloading “free porno” pics and not people who are interested in art and fictional ideas, etc. So that changes now. Nyrva.org has been wiped of all previous content to allow two things:
1. I want all previous content to disappear from Google and other search engines and allow for a complete makeover of this site’s image and focus. Since I am the site owner, I can see all the stats that relate to this website including IP addresses, where people access from (city, state, country, etc.) – that stuff is really cool to see because people come from all over and it’s really great. But I’m tired of “pornographic” searches (the kind that make you want to tell whoever is accessing to “get a girl/boyfriend!”) from google being what leads people here. So I want that to change. I want it to be more about art, fiction, fantasy, etc.
2. The focus of this site can focus more on my characters, art, and the story they are involved in, rather than showing off the “skin” of fictional characters who don’t exist to begin with.
“In the Forest Thick” – the character and art dBase- has been blocked from all access for the time being until all google search results for the site sufficiently disappear. The site itself will change a bit. It will be the only portal for Oslaania.net and Nyrva.org to feature any true “adult” content (full nudity, erotic content, etc.). But it will be forever closed off to search engines and only be accessible from internal links here on the site. The rest of Oslaania.net and Nyrva.org will be PG-13 sites.
However, here on Nyrva.org, I DO reserve the right to show occasional full anatomically correct character nudity. (Which will be more rare from now on). Parents may wish to consider whether or not they want to allow their children access to this site, along with people offended by such content. However the majority of art on this site will from now on be “PG-13″ in nature.
I do want people to take interest in this site. But I want it to be more of an art and fantasy focus, not a porn focus.
The new Nyrva Dragonwood banner graphic of her wearing a bikini.
Nyrva is of the dying race of Wood Elves in the country of Oslaania in her world. Her tribe, the Dragon Wood elves, is one of seven of the Wood Elf tribes and clans of Oslaania – once one of the largest, now it is nearly extinct. The Dark Elves of Archania, in who formerly held control of Oslaania, destroyed the Wood Elves for leading a religious Reformation- the Reformation of Eagis (their world’s parallel of the Great Reformation of Martin Luther in our world)
The slaying of Nyrva by the Dark Elves would be considered a great victory as they believe destroying the females of a race will be the fastest way to destroy the race. Aware of this Nyrva’s struggle to survive is a daily one. And yet she seeks to find what’s left of her family and her people, if any of them still live.
CHARACTER PROFILE PAGES COMING SOON TO NYRVA.ORG
Mychelle Blackwood – Mychelle Madness Art Pose 2012 – Bikini Version
Mychelle is a female “Felinian” – a race of human-like beings but sporting cat-like ears and tails. In my story Felinians are the miners, craftsmen, etc. and are assigned the general roles commonly given to Dwarves in most popular fantasy. (Since I generally don’t like Dwarves I replaced them with Felinians in my story). I have assigned the name “Dwarves” in my story to be a derogatory word used to describe the half-breed children of humans and elves. The fictional universe my characters come from has a book that is a parallel of the Holy Bible in our world referred to as the Sacred Text that forbids Humans, Elves, and Felinians to inter-marry and/or mate. This is not a problem with Felinians since their DNA is not compatible with the other two races anyways. However while friendship among the 3 races is acceptable, it is considered a high taboo in most cultures to have inter-racial couples between the 3 races or for sexual relations. So a child born of human-elf breeding is called a “Dwarf” and often treated as a social outcast and reject.
Nyrva Dragonwood – Poster Girl Shot 2009
This has become the almost iconic poster-girl shot of my female wood elf character Nyrva Dragonwood – and is the official poster girl shot of Nyrva.org’s parent/sister site Oslaania.Net.
This drawing was never finished. (Still in the works) It was/is to have Nyrva Dragonwood drinking coffee and talking with some friends. The other friends are still being decided on (who will be with her) and then the conceptual work and drawings have to be done in addition to the desired background.
The black Unicorn, Shadowmere – A recurring Unicorn character making several apperances in the fictional story featuring Nyrva Dragonwood.
My elf character Raiya Dragonwood in a forest scene – the young wood elf sister of Nyrva Dragonwood. The age equivalent of a 9-10 year old human girl Nyrva last saw her as a real little girl. Raiya still remembers Nyrva as well but thinks her big sister is dead. Will the two sisters both live long enough to find each other again?
Nyrva was given a strange “tip” she doesn’t grasp until later in te story – “If you want to find the Wood Elves, you must search within the forest”.
The “forest” is not what Nyrva thinks it is or a literal “forest”.
Raechelle Greentree Mistress of the Dungeon 2011 Revised for 2012 – the 2011 version had her robe open near the crotch area to “suggest” she wasn’t wearing underpants but without fully showing her genitalia. This 2012 version has been updated with a closed robe.
Raechelle (name is “Rachel” just with a more “stylized” spelling) is another supporting character in my story who makes some appearances though her role and fate have not yet been entirely decided. She’s one of the “good guys” for sure.
Raechelle Greentree “Up Close and Personal” 2008 – an up close, personal shot of Raechelle’s face.
A slight “redux” shot of Nyrva Dragonwood reading the “Sacred Texts” of her people. (Their world’s version of “the Bible”) As she reads about God and the things the Archanian Dark Elves forbade her people to read during their powerful reign, and the Revelation of their Messiah – Nyrva notices the gathering of an unusual audience. Nyrva is very fond of Unicorns. For her to have an audience of Unicorns – and one of them being Shadowmere, one of the oldest and wisest of them all, whom very few beings ever make contact, only encourages Nyrva to hold on to what her enemies once forbade as “heresy”. I added Shadowmere to this scene to make Nyrva’s glance make more sense.
She is attended by Almaya (left), a mare, and Shadowmere (right) Stallion King of the Unicorns..
This was an original crossover I did of my character Nyrva Dragonwood on the site Gaia Online. When i joined 3 years ago I thought Gaia was some kind of RPG with anime-themed sprites so I made an account named after my character Nyrva and got props to make my avatar look like her. This is from their game “zomg” (I don’t care for the title because of the game’s casual, vain use of God’s name) ,
General Mayhem from Gaia vs Nyrva Dragonwood – Nyrva now wearing a cheesy outfit added. she was originally butt naked. General Mayhem Defeats Nyrva for selecting “Hard” level then claims her for his trophy. 
This however would be an example of an outside-story crossover and not part of the normal fictional universe Nyrva Dragonwood belongs to. (with the exception of the panel on the left, and the gaia sprite of her on the lower right corner, all the characters and art are drawn by me.)
Nyrva Dragonwood was conceived by me in 1997 and 100% totally, legally belongs to me.
OK, moving on…
Raechelle Greentree at a bus stop in a crappy town not worthy of mention.
We got Raechelle waiting for the bus… which means “we’re out of here” until next post….
That’s all I have for now… Until next post…
God bless,
Jade Dragon
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