[@The Angry Goat] I meant a decidedly evil creature for a church group was odd.  =P  Not the creature itself, just the context it'd have in this particular setting.

[@Draken]  Leviathans are totally bamf monster dudes, sea dragons or GIANT SQUID, and actually they can be really terrifying because [i]you can't see them[/i].  Also tentacles.

[@Lovejoy] I'm totally game for a non-fire phoenix.  I like the idea of an ether-phoenix, a pure magic construct.  Actually that appeals to me on multiple levels.  And maybe it's less fire-hued and while bright, tends more towards yellow-white with highlights of various colors -- like blue for (most) human ether.  Now I wanna draw this!  *flails*  but I'm trying to draw Ziotea's armor as a ref, and...*flailing*

[@Drakey]  Actually, I have a concern about Madrys.  If the core is a foot in diameter, and if Madrys herself is a big metal wolf, and if one vial of ether lasts her 2-4 hours...how many vials of ether would Rodion have to pack to bring with him?  *concerned*  Unless perhasp she herself transforms into some sort of vehicle that runs off a more standard steam-ether engine.