I was BADLY in need of a new ref sheet (to replace the awful 2004 one), so here it is.

Head/Piercing reference: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1369423/
Other Accessories: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1362867/

A mix of tribal and bondage styles; collar and cuffs, jelly bracelets, ankle bells, etc. All don't have to be worn at once - normally she just wears the collar, cuffs, and the tooth necklace. The tail bandage is always there, though.

No real number of stripes anywhere so if you're here because you're doing a commission for me, don't worry about counting them; the pattern is the only thing that matters.

Warzy's a shapeshifter so any animal will do (A CAT IS FINE TOO), but her 'chosen' form is velociraptor - it best reflects her/my personality, and is sort of my personal totem. She's got piercings that I don't physically have but always wanted (eyebrow, nose, tongue) in addition to the ones that I do actually have; likewise with the tattoos - I have an orange star, but it's on my back. She's not so much a depiction of me directly as she is my inner self.

Sort of.

NOW FOR SOME DELICIOUS TL;DR!

IF we want to play the story game - Warzy is a tribal girl who comes from a group of shapeshifters in the desert on the outskirts of town. It's a different world, almost post-apocalyptic but not quite. Her mother was a spiritual leader, so Warzy is looked at as a sort of holy woman. Birds are considered high spirits to them, and Warzy has her own; a blue-eyed black crow who goes by "Dublin" that she turns to when she needs to get her head straight or seek advice. (Dublin, although wise, also has a crass attitude and a bitchin' sense of humor.)

Being a shapeshifter, Warzy can take on all sorts of animal forms - her basic features, piercings and hair and markings, all stay the same. Dinosaurs are another creature revered by her people ("the ancient ones") and are a shift reserved for the spirit leaders; before earning the right to become a raptor, Warz used to knock around as a kangaroo.

Her tail was broken during a territory battle with an old flame's tribe and never quite mended itself right, so she keeps the bandage on it in order to hold it straight. The scars on her heart tattoo were self-inflicted, also a result of said old flame; in a fit of angst and rage after their breakup she clawed it open. (Argore, the ex, ended up on the sharp end of her claws after everything went down - he's not dead, but he knows better than to ever show his face near her again.)

When not with her people, Warzy can be found acting the fool with her friend Aszher (an actual raptor) and his cave-mate Tyrone (a tyrannosaur); or maybe hanging out in the garage with mechanics and craftsman Ricker (a jaded shapeshifter who left her tribe) and Ripper (a kangaroo). Friday nights she's up in town dancing and drinking the night away at Nine Lives with friends Dan'ma'ke and Diablo.

Yes, there's a story behind her - who knew?

Warszawa, all that jazz is intellectual property of Shannon Mary.