Aight, I was contacted from rough and seedy ports, and I guess I can give dis a shot. But it's also 5 AM right now, so now that the drawing is out of my system I need to go pass out. I'll do the bio and coloring tomorrow; just consider this a token of my interest for now, I suppose?
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Lernaid is a massive, Greek beast of unknown origins. Her legs have been replaced with a giant, reptilian tail, and where her head and shoulders should begin, there is instead a nest of seven serpents. The giant reptile uses a twelve-foot-long bow and a set of specially-crafted arrows as her weapon of choice, though she's capable of crushing most enemies with her bare coils.
HISTORY
Some say that Lernaid was originally one of the Danaides, daughters of the Greek figure Danaus. When Danaus' twin brother, Aegyptus, commanded his own sons to marry the Danaides, it was the daughter who came to be known as Lernaid that would suggest to her father that the Danaides simply kill their husbands after the deed was done.
For the massive series of murders and petty revenge to follow, the Danaides were condemned to the layers of Hades--save for the one who had dreamed up the dirty scheme. She was cursed by the gods to bear the countenance of the snakes whose tongues she must have carried to convince her family of such affronts. In her new form, Lernaid was effectively immortal, but cursed to live as anathema to civilization. She retreated from the world, and was never heard from again--save for the time her progeny the Hydra was slain by Hercules as one of the Twelve Labors.
While such legends sound convincing, none can really say what the Lernaid's true history is, nor has she shared her story. The monstrous thing simply sells herself as a mercenary and bodyguard of the highest caliber, guarding treasure and person alike.
ABILITIES
Lernaid's greatest power is her near immortality. Bullets and blades bounce ineffectively off her scaled hide--she wears a Kevlar vest because it's the only article of clothing she's ever owned to survive long-term engagements intact. Supposedly, the only way to slay the beast is to chop off all of her heads in quick succession--if you are too slow, than the first heads will have grown back by the time you have hacked off the last. There may be other, more overblown ways of destroying the Lernaid, but no one has succeeded just yet.
The Lernaid's coils are heavily muscled and quick, giving her superhuman strength and reflexes in combat. In close quarters, she can tear foes apart or crush them between her scaley coils. At a range, Lernaid makes use of her behemoth-scaled bow. She has a quiver full of titanium shafts, in addition to a few bolts that explode on contact--for those special, demanding occasions. Lernaid's eyesight is only above average compard to a human, but she has a superb sense of smell that goes out to three miles.
Lernaid is a mute, and lacks any muscles for facial expression; she can only communicate in hissing and body language. She cannot outpace a healthy human being on foot, though she can scale buildings, and prefers to use her bow over melee combat. Lernaid seems to be as susceptible to torpid weather as any other reptile, and struggles with extreme temperatures.
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@ 3:32 PM Apr 17th