Murmim (they/them) is my player character from Paradise-Rising, an rp group. If you want specific details of round to round plot, I would encourage you to check out the group’s page on DA and go from there, as this will be brief comparatively, and more murm centric. But, the essential premise is that it is a second gathering of cats seeking to awaken their souls with magic all cats have, in order to stop the end of their world. All cats have magical half souls, and learn the color and specific shade of their soul, and also who holds the other half, over the course of their journey. Murmim was born to the leaders of a cult essentially, who worshipped the antagonistic goddess of light through the moon, and who wanted to see the world end gloriously, for retribution. The group felt cheated out of righteousness when the first wave of awakened cats “saved” the world. They sent their child to sabotage the second wave as their chosen one, essentially, and Murmim went as told. But Murmim is nothing like their parents. They are a shivery and gentle and timid thing so desperate for love, having known none, and never commit to their parents wishes. They aren’t expecting to get into the trials at all, but they do. They awaken as a black soul (invisibility and shadow powers) and find their magic to most of take the shape of moths, and be filled with constellations that can protect, but not harm. They go on the long adventure with everyone else, pulled place to place by the gods and losing much, but in everything, Murmim never loses their kindness despite great violence and adversity. They try and the connect with others, leaving little gentle things in their wake. Their soul partner is Hoshi, the golden cat who’s name means star, and who has grown to be like family to them, and they discover the shared color of their soul to be Moon. The brown she-cat is named Cyrus, intended to mean sun, and she was the first cat Murmim ever met in the course of the rp, and the first cat to ever show them kindness. She was their first love in a lot of ways, but that love was not ever romantic! She died a little before the end of the rp. Over the course of things Murm also discovered their parents had another kitten back home after they left, but she was rescued away by a kind tom cat who adopted her, essentially. Her given name was Atlas but Murm visited her in a dream and gave her the name Winnie, which she goes by. Murmim is sort of defined by that- the idea that you can fall in love with anyone if you spend enough time looking to see what makes them special. That love doesn’t have to be romantic and one love is not greater than another in Murm’s eyes. They never had any growing up; they cherished all types that came, and tried to make cats in their life feel good and heard even if that’s not what they realized they were doing. Murm has died very near the end of the story now, which is smthn I’ve been planning for years, protecting their friends but never having lost who they are, and full of love. They will remain the moon in some in between sky now, tending to those cast adrift and seeing those they love in dreams. It’s been a real adventure! That’s about as much as I wanna ramble haha. I made a playlist of their stuff for easy viewing. Some of the vids in it are unlisted as their unfinished nature or sketchy quality just made me never rly wanna publish but you can find them all in once place now. Thanks for all the kind words, and cheers! ru-vid.com/group/PLlgI19Cs77SlcRllCh48_AgEM5ijGpWBO
Okay first I want to say how well you’ve been communicating all this- You got across a lot of the specifics about this very well already (Their relationship with Cyrus for instance). But secondly wow that’s a cool story and I can’t wait to binge through everything with that in mind! Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
Oh, my heart... If only my old edgy rp character had such an interesting, elaborate story, instead of throwing herself off a cliff multiple times lol. But wow, several years?? That's a long rp! I hope you really enjoyed it and didn't let it consume your life TOO much. What a lovely story.
Man I'm actually crying this was so beautiful the story the characters everything was so brilliant and bittersweet so many emotions in just 8 minutes this was amazing
I still don't understand the full story of this RP but man these videos are so well done, the artistry and subtle bits of motion here, that it transmits an emotional story all the same. You can follow his journey so well, and that bravery of his in holding his head high no matter what is just so inspiring. Great work
Ohhh Elfie ;;;; this is absolutely beautiful and just stunning to see how Murm's story unfolded and how /you/ as an artist grew while telling their story. Thank you for letting us see glimpses of this kiddo get so much braver and become a true guiding light for their people. They're the moon, truly, and a wonder and a treat to have seen. Thank you for sharing Murmin 💕 - lions
I love how I've come to realize who this character is even just by sight. I haven't finished watching yet but if their story is coming to a bittersweet end, just know they was a wonderful character to watch and look at
murmin's journey means so much to me and seeing this ending and how much love you put into it makes me cry i will never be over them and everything you poured into this character despite everything. ugh. what a beautiful video
DIZZY YOU *CANNOT* KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS - Seriously though this is so moving... the Hadestown music is perfect, especially with the montages at the end so well synced up. The visuals are so gorgeous - I can't find enough words to say you've outdone yourself. Thank you for sharing Murmim's story.
even just seeing the edges of murmins character over the years through posts paints such a vibrant character and genuinely this brought me to tears a little bit despite the fact I really know nothing of the story, the framing of the shots and everything is just brilliant i hope wherever murmin is, it is bright
This was beautiful - thank you so much for sharing Murmin's story with us and letting us experience all the ups and down of them. Goodnight little moon, until the next time you cross our skies and give us light
This is absolutely incredible, it was worth the long wait and full of many emotions I'm so happy I found this channel from the very first video about this character.
WHAT AN EXCELLENT SONG CHOICE AND VIDEO!!!! I'm great I came across this, the art is wonderful and it's awesome to see Hadestown used for PMVs. It incredible to see you made an 8 minute video, it goes to show your patience and dedication to completing the video. I really like the visual motif of the butterflies and how you incorporated themes of the night in the visuals.
Can I get a summary of what happened? I'd love to hear the story, even short! This is so beautiful and Murm sounds like a great character and his story too!
I clicked on this out of curiosity and was NOT expecting to hear the first two notes of If It's True. OR Road to Hell reprise. You have excellent taste my friend 🙌
oh MAN to see the ending of this…. you put so much work into this and it shows, it’s beautiful and so emotional to see the conclusion,,, and the butterflies are so so pretty…. absolutely love the effect of the artstyle and lines, the whiskers look so cool!! all of it is so nice….
GOD THIS PMV..... I have no idea who these characters are but im enthralled fr! I actually started tearing up near the end it was so beautiful. will for sure check out other other pmv's with this character in it!
i just found this but i cant stop watching it, literally obsessed with how the visuals lineup with the song, especially as it transitions to hoshi’s pov after murmins death, i actually got emotional during the latter half of the vid, you really got across the feeling of a long journey coming to an end
goddddddd i don't fully grasp the story of these videos but i've been watching them almost religiously because they go so hard, and this goes the HARDEST of them all. they're all easy to understand even without the inside scoop on the rp they're part of. this is gorgeous, i love the style, the character, the message, the SYMBOLISM it all works so perfectly. this is so gorgeous, instant all-time fave
My gosh this is so gorgeous. I've never seen anyone so dedicated to telling their rp character's story! It's inspirational. Murm is such a tragic character; I haven't even been following their story until about ten minutes ago, but I feel so deeply for them. Seeing a story told via rp come full circle and get a conclusive ending is so beautiful. I'm glad you were able to capture that feeling, as well as their story, in this gorgeous video.
Ohhh myyy gawdddd, ok this is kinda specific but I love the way you drew the whiskers! And also how you added a subtle chromatic aberration to the lineart and backgrounds!
TJIS MAKES ME CRY I am so fascinated by PR’s lore and murmim they are so precious and interesting and this video is amazing I can’t even begin to imagine how much was put into it with all the animation and backgrounds….. just beautiful
Wait, this is from an rp? This was already kinda getting me but just knowing that... DAMN that hits me in the feels. I used to rp all the time. The stories created really are nostalgic and beautiful in their own unique way, huh? I wonder if I'll make something like this one day.
GODDDD I’ve been following PR as a spectator since the beginning (It was actually what inspired me to jump into the RP community myself) and seeing Murmim and all the other characters grow and change over the course of the last four years has been such a joy to watch. To see it all come to an end is bittersweet, but this is such a beautiful sendoff for an incredible character. You’ve put so much love and effort into Murmim and it shows in every piece of art you’ve made of them. Goodnight, moon.
Oh okay ill cry violently. This is beautiful. I can there was so much love for this character, and I can tell you put your heart and soul into telling their tale and singing it again.
I am properly late but I just wanted to say how beautiful and moving this animatic in. In 7 minutes you had gotten me deeply invested in a story I hadn't even heard of until now. I had found Paradise Rising through this animatic and it pains me that I couldn't be there to watch it happening while it was active, but just reading over what I can find I truly believe you and everyone else who took part had created something truly astonishing. Genuinely this is probably my favourite animation online I have seen so far with how you were able to capture your characters entire journey and development as intimately as you did ( and i have a bit of hadestown brainrot so bonus points there ) but REGARDLESS I hope that you know you are truly a remarkable storyteller & animator and I hope you are doing well in wherever life has led you :]
you can find me at “theartofelfie’ almost anywhere else, tho I need to make use of things more. All murms stuff is largely gonna be on DA, if you’re looking!
HECK bruh that was GORGEOUS!!!!!!! I don't even get the full story, but you've presented it so well that that's not even the most important part for me!! I also just Love Hadestown aha and characters like Orpheus who 'see the way the world could be in spite of the way that it is', like your little long-eared guy, presumably! They seemed to really touch other characters' lives, and I love that a lot! Great job!!
I have watched this little moon's story through your animatics since they first appeared on our small screens. I cannot express how wonderful you have portrayed them and their story. Can I ask, is there a place I can read how their chapter comes to a close? Would love to know what happened. If they passed before the end of the campaign or if this is the aftermath of the entire thing?
The rp isn’t totally over yet- but some people may have been compiling as they go! I’ll wait to see if it’s posted anywhere officially, but if not maybe I can round things up in time. Tysm for the interest!
Hi dizzydirections? I animating your new design furry oc In battle, with tankman, tabi, rosie, cj, retrospector, nene, and pico. Your original characters saving multiverse dizzydirections. with everyone's OCs at war too. :'(
