Monster Info

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the Ring-Spirit | harpy

1st changebird legs, feet, hands; talons | July 4-2020
2nd changehair/neck/shoulder feathers; wings | Aug 4-2020
3rd change( etc ) | ~ Sept 2020

coins
💀 current: 0 | spent: 150
deaths: 7 | memories: 5

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Required-Changes Chronology [arrival to full-monster]

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Harpy: Bestiary Entry

• [arrival]
  • June-4: turned normal human with own body; retains Millennium Ring, but as powerless jewelry


• Change 1:
  • July-4: legs turn birdlike; feet replaced by bird's feet; (foot)talons grow in
  • by July-7: hands healed/changed to resemble new feet


• Change 2:
  • Aug-4: feathers grow throughout hair, down neck, across shoulders; hair turns feathery texture; wingsplosion
  • [Aug-17 to 21?]: elbow feathers grow in; tongue grows "teeth"; enhanced eyesight get; travel form (swan) get; hunting instinct manifests


• Change 3:
  • Sept: nesting instinct manifests; bones hollow out; lungs enlarge; neck elongates; hunger get; electric weakness get; weather prediction get; speed-bursts get; "not-horns" transform into heron-crest

Additional-Changes: Coin-Purchased, Boons, Other

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Purchases: (Mana)
- return of hair-"not horns" (July 2024)

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Alignment Boons: (god boons)

Fog:

• Tier 1: (July 26-2020) | Tier 2: (August 2021) | Tier 3: (Jan 2023) | Priest: (June 2024)

  body mod:
  eyes now solid purple with glowing red slit pupils [like so, or so]
  detail:
  ^ glow dims/intensifies in relation to his mood
  
  single row of human teeth on tongue [replaced fourth mod] [like so]
  
  functional body mod:
  (hand)+(foot)talons now resemble Ring's prongs
  details:
  ^ unusual shape [seen here]
  ^ chill like metal does
  ^ glint in the light
  ^ sound metallic when tapping things
  ^ as strong as metal
  
  priest trappings:
  cloak:
  ^ gray, edges fray off into mistiness
  ^ long, 2 slits in back to accommodate wings
  ^ tall collar
  
  voice:
  ^ multitude of whispers backing speech
  ^ can turn this effect off with concentration
  
  minor power:
  curse, "Cry of Kul Elna"
  The victim hears agonized screams/wailing. How they react is up to them: maybe it blocks out other sounds, maybe it's distressing, maybe it's lowkey annoying, maybe it momentarily startles them - maybe they don't care. Covering their ears can't block the sound - but deafness might provide immunity (aka up to player discretion).
  details:
  ^ lasts anywhere from "momentarily" up to an hour
  ^ only affects one person at a time
  ^ requires eye contact be made
  ^^ "eye contact" via mirror counts, but he has to see their eyes
  ^^ the blind are just straight-up immune
  
  major power:
  projectile, "Shadow Blast"
  A ball of shadow gathers in the Ring-Spirit's hand, and he throws it at the target. The ball has no physical solidity, but hits hard, transferring the force of a powerful blow wherever it lands. It has an unsettling air to it, an uneasy vibe.
  details:
  ^ pure-force projectile, ball of dark energy; looks like shadowy sphere
  ^ ~spooky~ aura
  ^^ hits hard enough to potentially knock the target back
  
  priest power:
  ability, "Contact Telepathy"
  Can speak mentally with anyone he touches. Messages must be "sent" with some degree of intent. No mental eavesdropping!
  details:
  ^ must be touching conversation partner (physically or via possession)
  ^ messages can only be sent with intent
  ^^ however, by player discretion more might get sent than fully meant to
  ^^ a la the network's "strike-through not-really-deleted" capacity
  
  
  tier 1 basics, tier 2 upgrades, tier 3 upgrades:
  + Dyster Key
  + instinctive knowledge of Hunger
  + alternate feeding method: souls
  + increased strength & ferocity, lowered inhibitions in fog form
  + fog form larger; all feathers but wing undersides turn iridescent-black & appear to ooze darkness
  + half-underground house in Dyster [see here]
  + instant resurrection in Dyster
  + immortality; only killed by destroying the brain or the heart
  + Dyster resurrection for a Neutral: Jonathan Joestar

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Other?
October 2023 sacrifice boon:


Fog form:

image; original

image; current

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art: monster ref (hands)

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Fourth-mod tattoo, previously on back of right hand: (now gone again)

(hieratic number "4")

art: monster ref (wings)

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(topside)	(underside)
(topside as of October/2023)

(size)

art: monster ref (neck)

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^ [not fully accurate now - his neck is longer & more feathery]

art: monster ref (full)

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^ by MomeMordrid

Memories Lost

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Loss Total: 4 Memories

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1: Seto Kaiba
Kaiba who? You mean Noa? The "other" one? ...Mokuba...? Which "'other'-other" one?? "Who hosted Battle City"? Idk, some rich guy. Atem's "card games rival"? No, that was Marik Ishtar, he's not even from Japan, he's not a Kaiba. Who are you talking about??

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2: the "Undead Lock" deck/strategy
No longer remembers what his planned strategy was for the duel he has with Yugi in the Millennium World arc - the duel itself is from right after his canon point, but now he can't remember what the plan was, though he's sure he had one.

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3: Shadi's portrait
Remember when he was mildly surprised to find a portrait of Shadi in Pegasus' castle during the Duelist Kingdom arc? The Ring-Spirit doesn't.

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4: the "Atem Despairs" mini-arc
A plotline in Ryslig where Atem briefly gave up on life and existence as a whole, no longer seeing any point as he couldn't control either. (Atem and Ryou had also lost their memories of this event.)

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5: how he defeated Pegasus
No one knows how exactly manga-RS managed to defeat Pegasus in a card game to collect the Millennium Eye. Sure in the anime he used Ancient Egyptian Laser Beams, but this guy is manga canon. Well now RS has no idea how he did it either, plot hole solved.

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June 2024 Fourth Wall monster swap: Lich

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Phylactery: 1 red d10, unless otherwise noted, kept in a pocket of his trenchcoat/mantle

Endgame - World-Eater losses:

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- The length from his hell-neck. It's back to being a regular human length again.

- Harpy-level eyesight: downgraded all the way from "incredibly good" to "incredibly nearsighted".

- The memory of Monster World. He remembers he liked to play a game that involved dice. He still enjoys roleplaying and the concept of tabletop, but the details of Monster World have escaped him.