THE TAUR AU MEME

[luce_felice]

Welcome to the Taur AU Meme! Here, you can play your characters in an AU where they have been born and lived as taurs - half human top, half animal bottom beings! Whether you stick to traditional centaurs or mix it up with some unusual or exotic species is totally up to you - so long as it's a taur, anything goes! Feel free to play with the setting, too; if you want your tags in a desert location, a forest, a mountain, anywhere, go for it!

If you wish to play out NSFW material such as sex or intensely gory violence, kindly have it fade to black and take it to a locked post please. Otherwise, go nuts and have fun!

PROMPTS

1: Ah, the watering hole! The perfect place to congregate with fellow taurs of all species. Maybe you're just here for a drink, or to fetch water to bring home. Maybe you're here for gossip or to size up anybody new who's moved to the area, or you're new to the area and you're looking to size up your neighbors - or maybe you just want to be that obnoxious asshole and try bathing while everyone else is having a drink!

2: Uh-oh, a storm's blown in! Rain, snow, hail - whichever you choose, it's bad, and you're going to have to find some cover before the elements push you to the brink. But wherever you decide to shelter, it's likely you're not the only one who's picked that spot. Can you share the space, or will you fight to see who gets to stay and who has to leave?

3: There's a sense of something wrong in the air. It comes as a whiff of smoke, a tremor in the ground, but there's trouble coming either way, and you need to get out of dodge fast! Will you leave your fellow taurs behind, or warn them if you find them? Maybe they're caught up in the trouble and you're the only one around who can help! Or maybe you're the one in trouble...

4: MAN...they may resemble you from the waist up, but they don't see any sort of personhood in taurs. Perhaps you heard the far-off pop of a gunshot or the chop-chop-chop of an axe against a tree trunk - or you've tangled with some and managed to escape with your life. Either way, they won't hesitate to hang your pelt above their mantles, so either keep away from them or lay low as you lick your wounds. Just don't stay alone either way, there's strength in numbers.

5: WILDCARD! Feel free to come up with your own situations, silly or serious or simply fluffy.

Comments

Arthur Lee | OC | Clydesdale Centaur

[hisheadintheclouds]

[There is quite a large centaur walking about. The upper body of a human with strapping muscular built and tall, dark fluffy hair and soft brown eyes. The lower half was a dark colored coated clydesdale draft horse built, also very large and muscular with white feathered legs along his hooves. He's about 12 feet high, yup him big.

He's pretty shy and keeps to himself. Often found hiding under a tree trying to read his book or singing a folk song for the fairies and dream orbs.]

2.4

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Oh hey, a cave! That's pretty handy shade for getting caught in a summer rainstorm, much less like likely to get struck than any of those big tall trees. This little human with crazy pink hair's just going to skip inside until the lightning passes.]

La lala lala~!

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur was deathly afraid of storms, as it reminded him of some very horrid memories. He shivered trying huddle himself close away from the loud thunderclaps. Then he heard someone else come into the cave. As he peeked out for a moment. Wide eyes as he realized what that someone else was human. Making a surprised loud gasp he quickly and scampered back behind one of the cave walls.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Hey, at least it's dark, so if he stays nice and quiet he might-- or he could do that, welp, too late.]

Huh? What was that?

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur trembled as he tried backing up, but then he gave out a pathetic yelp as one of his legs backed up into some rocks making him fall backwards, flailing his arms and legs out as he fell down with painful cry. Ow his back, giving a groan as he struggled to get up.]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Such centaur, very grace, wow.]

Oh, whoa! Are you okay?! I can't see you but that sounded like it hurt a lot and like I should totally check on you!

[hisheadintheclouds]

[He tries so hard and gets so far, but the in the end it doesn't really matter.

Arthur let out a whimpered equine like noise as he tried to scamper back.]

N-No-! Please, d-don't-!

[spontaneouscombustion]

Why not?!

[hisheadintheclouds]

I-I...

[His words caught in his throat as he trembled, gripping the ground as he looked to the side.]

I'm a-afraid...

[spontaneouscombustion]

Aw, of what? The storm?

[hisheadintheclouds]

[She seemed to be nice, perhaps this human will be alright. He slowly calmed down as he took a breath as he nodded within the dark. Trembling as another thunderclap was heard outside.]

Y-Yes...

[spontaneouscombustion]

Aw, poor guy... I's okay, the lightning won't get us in here, we should be fine.

[hisheadintheclouds]

I-I-I know...

I just-I-I... I d-don't like it.

[Holding himself as he let his legs curls up under him.]

5 with I suppose an unseen touch of 4

[scattered_rose]

[Centaurs weren't the only magical creatures in this valley, living under the canopy of the forest. Pegasi hugged the skies, unicorns roamed the secret pathways of the deer, satyrs and fauns formed their own little parties, and there were other, more reclusive ones deeper in the brush.

Today there was a hoof suspended in midair, held up by a rope snare that looked like it'd been worried at some. Following the hoof down showed it belonged to a satyr, currently letting his arms dangle down as he took a break from trying to free himself. He looked absolutely miserable, though whether it was embarrassment or the blood rushing to his face was hard to tell.]

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur was coming across the valley. He seemed to be just following his usual route to find a nice quiet spot to read the book in his pack. When he thought he saw something in the distance. And indeed he did. His eyes widen as his leg bucked up at the sight of the satyr stuck in the air by the rope. He gave a soft gasp as he came over, quickly looking around and listening to make sure no humans were nearby before he carefully came closer.]

O-Oh dear, humans were here weren't they... Don't worry, I-I can help.

[He reached into his pack and took out a knife and began to cut the rope.]

[scattered_rose]

[He looked up at the sound of hoofbeats, eyes widening slightly at the side of the centaur that emerged. He twisted around so he at least could raise his head and not be staring upside-down.]

Yes please. Thank you.

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur adjusted his legs as he lowered his arm to hold the Satyr with other arm as he cut the rope till it broke. Catching him before he fell with his arm, and guiding him back on his own hooves.]

There, a-are you alright?

[scattered_rose]

[Once he was back on his feet he staggered a little, catching himself against the centaur when he swayed backward, before pushing up again with a muttered apology.]

Ugh... Yeah, just gotta let my world reorient itself.

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur lowered himself bending his legs a little, as he reached out his hand to gently hold his shoulder to try and help balance.]

Yeah, sorry you fell into one of those traps.

Lucky it was a rope though.

Those are bit easier to get out of then some others.

[scattered_rose]

Yeah, I think it was a rabbit snare, and I just put my hoof in the wrong spot.

Thank goodness it wasn't one of the others, I'd be in much worse trouble.

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur nodded as he gazed down toward him.]

Mm, yeah... Those humans think they might win something grand if they tried capturing us.

Granted they're not all like that, but a lot of them are rather careless in my opinion.

[scattered_rose]

[He nodded, looking up at the rope for a moment.]

I agree. Hunting animals for use and food is one thing, hunting for sport is something else entirely. And too many of 'em leave their trash around, dirtying up the valley.

[hisheadintheclouds]

It honestly is ridiculous.

[He gave out a equine like snort. He scuffed his hoof.]

Never mind anyway, i-it's not much we can do about it after all.

[scattered_rose]

Not at the moment.

[He grunted, then shook his head and with it the issue, glancing up.]

Thanks for freeing me, you came along at the right time. ...I'm just glad no one I knew saw me, it wasn't exactly a dignified position.

[Short, sheepish laugh.]

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur chuckled softly as he shook his head.]

Ofcourse, being captured like that in my opinion is nothing to laugh at. I'm glad I was able to help you.

[He held out his hand in greeting.]

The name is Arthur by the way.