III The Empress Moria Kanoe

Posted Jan 9, 2010, 6:23:34 AM UTC
Completion Date: 12-20-09
Time Taken: 4 hours
Medium(s):
+ Sketched in Opencanvas 1.1
+ Colored and watermark added in Photoshop CS2
Music:
+ Epilogue~Those Who Remain~ - Koh Ohtani
+ Chapter I Truth Of Brave ~ Onimusha 2 Main Theme - Taro Iwashiro

Comment:
So *Kherrigan has this awesome project called The Major Arcana Project~
After reading all the information in her journal, which you can read here - [link] , I decided I wanted to aim for The Empress. Unfortunately, school got all kinds of in the way and I'm just now being able to complete my design for the project. @__@ The deadline to have your design in is January 1st so I didn't want to drag my feet! Originally I wanted to base Moria off of a bird, the first three that came to mind were the Emperor Penguin, Peacock, and Swan. I played with all there designs, was actually going to settle on the penguin but I thought, "Meeeeeeh, its too dark and not really very royal feeling." The peacock idea was just way to flashy for me and made her seem gawdy so I ended up going with the swan instead. I thank this site - [link] for the beautiful up close photos of the Mute Swan. Such gorgeous birds~ <33333 And after several hours I present to you, The Empress - Moira Kanoe.

Name: Moria Kanoe
Race: Major Arcana
Forms: --
Age: Adult
Sex: Female
Status: --
Affiliation: The Major Arcana
Occupation: III, The Empress
Represents: Mothering, Fertility, Comfort, Nature, Beauty, Health, Wealth, and Sensuality
Weaponary: Claw and Fang, Charms, Intellect
Origin: Nasut (pronounced nah - suit)


PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Hair: A roan mix of a rosey champagne and white starting from the forehead and ending just at the wing's shoulder. The majority of which is hanging over her right side is the length of mane that waves and hangs to the ground. On the left side of her face hang ornamental beads and tassels, along with a braid clasped with gold and a large blue-green gem. At the base of her skull is a golden hair clasp affixed with another blue-green gem that holds a looped "bun".
Eyes: Blue Green (No Pupil)
Complexion: Roan (White/Champange)
Height: Head - 4'5", Withers - 3'5"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Physique: Elegantly Atheletic
Distinguishing Marks: The black mask of a Mute Swan that fades onto her muzzle in a soft peachy hue, the ridged horns that slope back starting where the ears would be located, and large white swan wings that fade to a champagne color at the tips.
Piercings: --
Clothing: -- One large golden clasp with a large blue green gem, black cord decorated with various beads, a royal purple and gold ornamental piece with blue gem, and one golden hair clasp affixed with a blue green gem.


PERSONALITY
Likes: The gift of life, beautiful things, peace, kindness shown without question, flowers, lightining bugs, butterflies, water, quiet, nature
Dislikes: Those that disrupt balance and peace
An Arcana true to her name Moira holds an air of regality and a high level of beauty. Being of a gentle and loving nature, she is patient and most magnanimous in all that she does and is. Like a mother she can be stern and scolding when needed but this also makes her compassionate and empathetic to those around her. She is the giver of earthly gifts, although at the same time, she can be very overprotective and possessive. She is highly protective of her beloved home the Taisko Forest, and when she leaves it for any duration of time the forest seals itself from entry.

Due to her beauty, Moira knows that she is quite the commodity and will often use her looks to get things done or have her way. There are not many that can resist her when she gets the certain look to her.


ABILITY
Despite having wings, Moria cannot actually fly. While she has a great wing span well over any creature, her bones are not hollow, but they are lighter than most Arcana. If she were to leap from a high enough perch or catch strong winds, Moria can glide for miles so long as there is a wind current. The only problem with this is her inability to actually "take flight" if she immediately had to escape. While being fleet of foot, the wings are a hinderance if one wants to run quickly. She also has the innate ability to be what some would call an empath, able to sense and feel the emotions of those close to her by touch or aura. This gives her a great deal of insight and makes her quite compassionate and nuturing. Moria has also been know to cause fertility in soil and plant life just by her presence, natural things around her seem to respond to her energies in a most unique way.


BRIEF HISTORY
The Third, The Empress, Moria Kanoe reigns as the physical embodiment of the tarot card "The Empress". It was at the beginning of time that she and the other Major Arcana came into existance. Moria was "born" on the planet, Nasut. There she is called Nasut T'mir, which translates to "Mother of Nasut" while other's in her close circle simply address her as The Empress.

Though little is known of how she came into existance upon Nasut, the moment she did it was her deepest desire to give life to the world and nuture those in it. Representing the attributes of Fertility, Comfort, Beauty, Health, Wealth, Maternal Instinct, and Sensuality; Moria set out with her power to make these things so. She lived among the creatures that inhabited the world she loved so dearly, offering them what only the Nasut-T'mir could. Where she set foot the ground became rich and fertile for plant life, and trees bore flowers year round wherever she stayed.

Moira bought with her on each migration her empathetic ability to better help those that did so need her. As years, even centuries went by, all in the world knew her and worshipped her as a goddess. She was showered with gifts of the harvest, riches, anything her devoted followers could give. However, Moira could not quill the strange feeling that had begun to grow in her. Yes, while she adored and love each creature as if they were her own, she yearned for a companion. One that would journey with her, one to share the beauty of Nasut with.

In the dead of the night one summer eve, Moira left her home within the lush greenery of the Taisko Forest to seek out a companion for her lonely heart. She roamed and wandered Nasut for many years, never finding another like herself. The hope had all but vanished from her as she began her long journey back to Taisko, looking to the sky with only the dual moons as compnay.

"Bestow unto me someone that might ease this ache, I beg of you.."

But what Moria did not know was that wandering too with such an ache was another Arcana, one destined to cross her path.

Songs:
"Epilogue~Those Who Remain~" by Koh Ohtani
"Chapter I Truth Of Brave ~ Onimusha 2 Main Theme" by Taro Iwashiro
"Lucia Di Lammerimoorr (Il Dolce Suono)" by Vitas


Artwork, Moria Kanoe © 2009 P. Lolla (*souls-poison)
Arcana © *Kherrigan
DO NOT USE WITHOUT PERMISSION!!! ARTWORK AND CHARACTER COPYRIGHT P. Lolla (*souls-poison); ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!!! DO NOT STEAL, ALTER, COPY, AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW!!!

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