I have paired up with the wonderful *PhaeOBrien to make this an epic event!

THEME
The theme of this contest is "Finding warmth in the cold"
However, I would like to say that this is NOT a Christmas contest. While it is seasonal, in the worlds that these characters live in, there is no Christ, and therefore no Christians and no Christmas.

THE CATCH
Your entry must include at least one of my OR *PhaeOBrien's characters listed below. We strongly encourage you to include your own original characters, although you will not be disqualified if you choose not to. If you do not have an existing OC that would fit, and would like to create one for this occasion, that would also be fine too!

CHARACTERS


(more links and info are available from the character sheets, and if you have any questions feel free to ask me or *PhaeOBrien!

IMPORTANT INFO
Literature and Visual Art entries are both accepted, but will be judged and awarded prizes separately so that pictures aren't given an unfair advantage over words!
Sorry but photography, photo-manipulations, and interpretative dance will not be accepted in this contest. However any kind of digital and/or traditional painting/drawing, 3d art, and literature are encouraged!
Entries must be new deviations made for this contest! Include in your artist comments that it is for this contest, please.
When you're finished send *PhaeOBrien and/or myself a note with your entry, so that we may collect them and display them in our journals as they come in.
You are free to romantically pair our characters with each other's or with your own characters, but I beg of you, whatever you do, do NOT pair Azyriel with Thalion romantically. She's his mother, and that's just wrong on so many levels!
Mature content is fine, just use good judgement and be tasteful, I have faith in all of you to know the difference between sexy and skanky
Entries will be judged based on creativity, incorporation of the theme, impact of the work, and technical skill. So do your best, but don't be discouraged if you're a beginner!

THE PART YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR... PRIZES!
Visual:
First Place
- Short story based on entry by *PhaeOBrien
- Free Full Commission by *Remember2Live (Up to $100 value)
- Portrait Commission by ~DayanDeVarlo
- 3 Month Premium Membership or Points Equivalent rewarded by *Remember2Live
- Features from *PhaeOBrien and *Remember2Live
- A special surprise mailed to you from *Remember2Live (Optional)
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Runner Up:
- Free Commission from *Remember2Live (up to $50 value)
- 1 month premium membership or points equivalent awarded by *Remember2Live
- Features from *PhaeOBrien and *Remember2Live
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Literature:
First Place
- Illustration based on entry by *Remember2Live
-Free Full Commission by *Remember2Live (Up to $100 value)
- Portrait Commission from *Ofride
- 3 month premium membership or points equivalent awarded by *PhaeOBrien
- Features by *PhaeOBrien and *Remember2Live
- Special surprise mailed to you by *Remember2Live (Optional)
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Runner Up
- Free Commission by *Remember2Live (up to $50 value)
- 1 month premium membership or points equivalent awarded by *PhaeOBrien
- Features from *PhaeOBrien and *Remember2Live
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*** THERE WILL ALSO BE EXTRA PRIZE ART FROM GUEST ARTISTS! I WILL UPDATE THIS WHEN I GET THEM ALL CONFIRMED AND BALANCED BETWEEN CATEGORIES***









I've been neglecting this journal a bit, I've got to update it to match the group one, but we extended the deadline, and more prizes were added. So, if you find the time, great! We'll be showering the winners with goodies at very beginning of February.
Also, if you're low on prizes to offer, see if you qualify for our Winner's Package. It supplies a journal feature, exclusive admittance into our gallery, and a llama from the staff of ACG if you meet the requirements and send in your contest results at the end of your contest. Please see our FAQ for all the details.
Note us if the deadline changes, or if you would like another contest featured.
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I hope your contest is a success!
*MeganLawler94