#mishipeshu

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Today's Crossover Subject: The Mishipeshu & Kwazii

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Mishipeshu, also known as the Underwater Panther, is a mythological spirit said to inhabit Lake Superior in central North America. It is often regarded as a symbol of the lake's power, and is told to be able to cause storms, waves, and whirlpools in the lake. It is affiliated with the Ojibwe, Algonquin, Ottawa, Menominee, Shawnee, and Cree tribes.

The appearance is frequently described and depicted as a cross between a cougar and a dragon, though other accounts vary in detail.

Mishipeshu and other water-dwelling beings are generally considered bad-natured, but there are exceptions. While tales tell of the violent storms Mishipeshu causes in order to protect the copper on Michipicoten, it's also said a traveler's offering of tobacco may allow safe passage over the lake on the spirit's good day. The Algonquians regard Mishipeshu as bringers of protection, healing, and medicine.

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I'm not sure Kwazii would accept a tobacco gift, so to get past this more orange-hued Mishipeshu, you'll have to find something else of worth to offer. Switching tones here: o-m-g this one was such a "Trust The Process" when it came time to color him DX. I worry he looks moldy, but at the same time I weirdly like it? No matter the colors- long, flowy tails will always be my favorite thing to draw.

Toes apparently not I keep forgetting the TOES

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Part 1, Part 2 - (You Are Here), Part 3, Part 4 - (On Emergency Pause), Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19

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silence. turns you into a norval morrisseau-styled doodle

Mishipeshu, the dark beast of the depths. Within the lakes and seas lies this great creature, a beast of darkness that engulfs those who incur its wrath. From Lake Superior the Mishipeshu commands the horned serpents, their numbers being the legions of chaos. The Mishipeshu and their horned serpents are opposed by their eternal enemies, the thunderbirds lead by Nanabozho. Locked in an endless conflict, each time the Mishipeshu’s forces rose up from their watery abyss to strike against the earth they were driven back by the storms of the thunderbirds. The Mishipeshu first encountered his nemesis Nanabozho during the previous world. The Mishipeshu had captured and dragged Nanabozho’s brother Jiibayaabooz into the depths of a lake. Nanabozho forced the Mishipeshu out of the lake and fought the beast, with a decisive strike Nanabozho injured the Mishipeshu. Enraged, the Mishipeshu roared and tore Jiibayabooz asunder, from this roar the waters rose and flooded the earth, covering the land in its dark abyss. Described as a giant panther-like beast, the Mishipeshu’s form is distinctly recognizable, long spikes or fins traveling down its spine, two horns sprouting from its head, and glittering scales of copper. Those brave enough to dive into the Mishipeshu’s abode can find the Mishipeshu’s flaked off copper scales, though these scales may bring fortune and luck they can also bring negativity and anger the Mishipeshu. The Mishipeshu bestows its wrath on those who merely travel across its domain, drowning them with whirlpools and luring those in with transformed beauty.