Myria
| Myria | |
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| Quote: | Chirp? |
| IC Info | |
| Race: | Tibetan Cat-Eating Jumping Tarantula |
| Gender: | Female |
| Eye Color: | Multiple! |
| Likes: | Food! |
| Occupation: | Spider. |
| OOC Info | |
| Source: | See the OOC box! |
| Player: | Slacker |
| OOC: Is Myria original? |
| Oh, heck no. Myria is a creation of Eric Hallstrom, a fanfic author, among other things. His website was down at the time of the creation of this article, but the Archive.org copy of the story that features her can be found HERE
No disrespect is meant by her use. |
Myria is a spider. A Tibetan Cat-Eating Jumping Tarantula, to be precise. She's been Slacker's familiar both before and after the kitsune's disappearance and reappearance. She seems to possess at least a human-level intelligence, though apparently very, very naive about a great many things.
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Physical Description
Myria is best described, as frequently phrased by those meeting her for the first time, as "Holy crap, a giant spider!" Her leg span is thirty inches, making her easily at least three times the size of the otherwise largest known spider on the planet. She has four iridescent eyes, the usual compliment of eight legs, and orange fur.
In contrast to most familiars, she doesn't seem to be able to talk, though she is quite vocal, making a wipe range of chirps, trills, and meows. She is also quite adapt at narration, a skill that serves her well and annoys Thalamasa to no end.
Personality
Myria is quite cheerful, seeming very perky and happy at almost all times. She's always excited about meeting new people, and they're always excited about meeting her, judging by the screams.
Relationships
Myria is Slacker's familiar and, apparently, good friend on top of that. She and the kitsune seem to have an almost familial bond, Myria often referring to Slacker as "Mommy" in her narration. Slacker, for her part, treats this with good humor and actually seems to relish people's reactions to her "sweety".
She also appears to have a massive crush upon Thalamasa, with frequent references to her plans to have the (much) older woman's love child, biological impossibilities aside.
Diet
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: To date, Myria has been known to eat pretty much anything that isn't nailed down. (If it can be pried up, it's not nailed down.) She seems fully capable of subsisting quite happily on things ranging from Chic Deer to random pieces of scenery, rocks included.
There has been ample evidence presented that her venom is both highly toxic and highly caustic, no doubt allowing for her ability to eat anything she can get her teeth on. She doesn't seem to realize that most creatures respond poorly to her venom, frequently referring to her bites as "sleepy kisses".
In fact, the only thing that she won't eat, pounce, or gnaw upon seems to be butterflies.