creature 1246, june midmonth doni, Temple Giraffe

[StarscreamsGirl]

So, any guesses or hopes on what it could be?
--------------------------------------------
Temple Giraffe - 2 Shard Donation Creature

Egg

This sandy colored egg has a golden band wrapped around it.

Temple Giraffe Hatchling (no gender dismorphism)

Temple giraffe hatchlings are a bundle of energy from the moment they hatch, only stopping to eat or sleep. Like the adults, hatchlings are social creatures and enjoy playing with other temple giraffes or their magi. As they grow, they quickly learn to use their magic, often disappearing in a shimmery haze if they are ever frightened. Out in the wild, hatchlings will never leave sight of their herd and more often than not, they will be found in the middle surrounded by adults, all of which will protect them fiercely, so it is unwise to ever try and approach a hatchling in the wild.

Adult (no gender dismorphism)

Reaching adulthood, temple giraffes calm down considerably, though they sometimes can be quite playful, but you will most often find them grazing and lazing about with other temple giraffes. They make for good traveling companions and some magis prefer them to meldops when crossing the Etain Desert. In the wild, temple giraffes are often skittish around magis and will disappear at the sight of one. This makes finding them fairly difficult unless you know what you are looking for. Despite this, they have been known to help lost travelers find their way in the desert and on very rare occasions, they may even gift the magi with an egg.

General Description

Spoiler

Towering over the grasslands surrounding the Etain Desert, the temple giraffes are easily recognizable from other types of giraffes by the golden band that adorns their long graceful neck. They are highly social creatures, traveling in small, but close-knit herds of up to ten or twenty. Because of their size and power, not many creatures will ever try to harm them. If threatened, they are able to use the heat of their surroundings to their advantage by creating a heat shield that will surround them. This shield, from the outside, looks like nothing more than a shimmering haze that all but makes them vanish from view, but if someone or something should happen to touch this shield, they will come away with severe burns, discouraging predators.

Sprites: Jrap17
Description: Jrap17

[SouthernCryptid]

Aren't June midmonths usually the Temple line? Or is that July?

[StarscreamsGirl]

Aren't June midmonths usually the Temple line? Or is that July?

temple cat was July 2009
temple dog was may 2011
Sohbek was May 2012
Thehuti Ibis was in june 2015
Wadjuto was in june 2016
Choerop was in June 2017
temple trickster was July 2018
Albephas was in May 2019
temple runner was in june 2020

So you may be onto something!!! May June and July seem to be the prime drop for them, but not always as there are some time jumps between them...namely in '10, and again in '13 and '14. So we may have another temple creature!

[Danafox]

Temple Giraffe - 2 Shard

This sandy colored egg has a golden band wrapped around it.

General Description

Spoiler

Towering over the grasslands surrounding the Etain Desert, the temple giraffes are easily recognizable from other types of giraffes by the golden band that adorns their long graceful neck. They are highly social creatures, traveling in small, but close-knit herds of up to ten or twenty. Because of their size and power, not many creatures will ever try to harm them. If threatened, they are able to use the heat of their surroundings to their advantage by creating a heat shield that will surround them. This shield, from the outside, looks like nothing more than a shimmering haze that all but makes them vanish from view, but if someone or something should happen to touch this shield, they will come away with severe burns, discouraging predators.

[BBkat]

ooooooh a giraffe sounds cute

[Hitsugaya]

Temple Giraffe Hatchling (no gender dismorphism)

Spoiler

Temple giraffe hatchlings are a bundle of energy from the moment they hatch, only stopping to eat or sleep. Like the adults, hatchlings are social creatures and enjoy playing with other temple giraffes or their magi. As they grow, they quickly learn to use their magic, often disappearing in a shimmery haze if they are ever frightened. Out in the wild, hatchlings will never leave sight of their herd and more often than not, they will be found in the middle surrounded by adults, all of which will protect them fiercely, so it is unwise to ever try and approach a hatchling in the wild.

Adult (no gender dismorphism)

Spoiler

Reaching adulthood, temple giraffes calm down considerably, though they sometimes can be quite playful, but you will most often find them grazing and lazing about with other temple giraffes. They make for good traveling companions and some magis prefer them to meldops when crossing the Etain Desert. In the wild, temple giraffes are often skittish around magis and will disappear at the sight of one. This makes finding them fairly difficult unless you know what you are looking for. Despite this, they have been known to help lost travelers find their way in the desert and on very rare occasions, they may even gift the magi with an egg.

[Real]

For a moment I thought I had my magi pages zoomed in. Didn't realize the adult sprites are actually that tall

[Aneira]

For a moment I thought I had my magi pages zoomed in. Didn't realize the adult sprites are actually that tall

That's what I thought.

Man, those eyes just stare into your soul.

Still some great work though, the hatchling is my favorite.

[DarkstarWolf]

Very pretty!

[Celery]

How elegant. I plan on celebrating my Magiversary with a few!