[Jericho]

I just realised how few skills the Mystriders have.

Skill name: Sonar (basic idea from my dad)
Type: Physical
Who can use it? Ohani
What does it do at minimum level? Allows communication underwater up to 500 feet.
What does it do at maximum level? Ditto up to 8 miles.
What are its limitations and costs? N/A
What are its pre-requisites? Echolocation

Skill name: Summon Shroud
Type: Mental
Who can use it? Mystriders
What does it do at minimum level? Allows a Rider to summon their dragon's shroud to surround them while up to 5 feet from said dragon.
What does it do at maximum level? Ditto up to 20 feet.
What are its limitations and costs? N/A
What are its pre-requisites? This works on the principle that myst and Rider are never too far from one another (the Rider is manipulating the way the dragon vents to push the shroud elsewhere). They have to be bonded for it to work.

Skill name: Lightning
Type: Mental, Physical
Who can use it? Mystriders
What does it do at minimum level? Can manipulate the way a myst flashes its colours, enhancing or diluting the strength of colours to make them more or less aggressive, etc.
What does it do at maximum level? Can manipulate the colours themselves, changing the way the myst responds to emotional stimuli (eg. flashing red for warning when the dragon actually wants to flash blue for feeling threatened).
What are its limitations and costs? N/A
What are its pre-requisites? Summon Myst, Myst-Rider bond.

Skill name: Summon Myst(dragon)
Type: Mental
Who can use it? Mystriders
What does it do at minimum level? Can mentally command or summon a mystdragon from up to 10 feet away.
What does it do at maximum level? Can mentally command or summon a mystdragon from up to 1 mile away.
What are its limitations and costs? N/A
What are its pre-requisites? Mystdragon bond.

[Xanth]

I've been keeping the contest open while I work on the results of the review and try to come up with some more Ohani powers, but I think it's about time to close it and give out some prizes. And wow, guys. Just wow. We've got enough entries to split the vote into four separate categories. You all are amazing!

So the poll in the first post has a category for each of the themes Malaki, Mystrider and Ohani, as well as a fourth General category for currently playable species. Please pick your favourite from each category and cast your votes by the 19th of October so I can hand out some trophies. In the meantime, I'll be sending out the cash for entries, so watch this space.

[Xanth]

And the winners are:

Numb by Pchan
Mystdragon Bond by David
Pigment Manipulation by yours truly
Nightshade by Joy

Congratulations, guys! Your winnings include the skill book trophy , and these are the final tallies:

Jericho -- 7 entries (6 themed) -- ζ1,650
Zozeko -- 6 entries (6 themed) -- ζ1,500
Maaike -- 4 entries (3 themed) -- ζ900
Faris -- 4 entries (3 themed) -- ζ900
Zephyr -- 1 entry (0 themed) -- ζ150
Alain -- 6 entries (6 themed) -- ζ1,500
Argyris -- 2 entries (0 themed) -- ζ300
Ionia -- 5 entries (0 themed) -- ζ750
Kiel -- 4 entries (2 themed) -- ζ800
Aiden -- 4 entries (2 themed) -- ζ800

Thank you for participating and for submitting such cool ideas.