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Post by cptsisko on Mar 19, 2017 22:17:13 GMT -5
That sounds really good, Mads! Do we have a death ritual yet? Because I might have an idea for one based on your expanded rituals above
With either character, especially the female, there could always be an added drama of some elders not seeing the chieftain as fit for their duty and leaning more towards their sibling in terms of leadership.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 22:20:39 GMT -5
It sounds like your female character and robin's might be a bit similar then, so whether you want that to be the case or not would be up to you. I would say the male is probably a good bet for this though.
And no we don't have a death ritual yet, that was my next priority. What you got?
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 19, 2017 22:24:18 GMT -5
So since white is the color of Asa-kel, it's only fitting that when someone returns to her, they're clothed in white. Additonally, those attending the funeral will adorn themselves with white. They'll be carried to the designated burial spot, and buried with flowers and a carving of their animal. The shaman will lead a prayer and a song before the person is buried.
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 22:25:16 GMT -5
I think male would definitely be the best. I don't know why, I can't make quiet, practical, calm girls. My girls always end up wild or super xtra.
I like the marriage and newborn. I think death ritual definitely needs something to do with burning. Maybe a separate ritual for chief(tess) and shaman? As foreshadow too.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 22:31:58 GMT -5
Yeah the tribe burns their dead so that their bones can't be stolen by Jek-durr. Also clothing everyone plus the dead entirely in white may not only be inefficient but impossible, since their only form of clothing is animal pelts and there aren't really many white animals. However, it would probably be possible for the dead to be carried to the place where they'll be burned under a white pelt, which has probably been painted with intricate designs. White flowers when there are flowers available would be good too. And as for a carving of their animal... perhaps they are burned with a stone carving of their animal, and after the fact that carving is removed from the ashes and put into a cave or something with the carvings of everyone who has died? As a sort of gravestone even though they wouldn't have a grave. Also, at some point a bone of theirs would have to be taken to be made into their totem. It would most likely be a tooth, as that would be the easiest and least gruesome sort of bone to take.
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 22:32:58 GMT -5
I had a sort of idea where the tribe burned the bodies of the dead, and what was left over (such as bones, teeth, etc.) could maybe be ground down to make tools with and such. Perhaps the tribe believes that the spirits of the dead will make those things somehow stronger?
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 19, 2017 22:34:36 GMT -5
You make a very fine point. And probably the carving would be put in some sort of cave with the carvings. The tooth idea sounds cool!
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 22:35:32 GMT -5
Yeah it's a bit similar to that with the totem that they make. They're really careful about what they do with the rest of the bones though because they believe that the bones contain the spirit of the dead and if they're not careful, Jek-durr will steal the bones and devour the spirit.
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 22:36:22 GMT -5
Maybe white beads at least are worn to mourn the death.
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 19, 2017 22:37:54 GMT -5
Jek-Dur more like,,, Jerk-Dur.
Maybe white beads, or white feathers. Or both.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 22:39:05 GMT -5
Yeah white beads would be completely manageable, I like that.
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 22:44:35 GMT -5
Ooh, that could be a plot involving the death of the current chief(tess) perhaps. Like maybe someone accidentally mishandles the bones and a bunch of elders freak out about Jek-durr or something
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 22:51:10 GMT -5
Whoop came up with more tradition on the stone totem.
So, after a child has received their name tattoo at a year old, the shapers of the tribe begin to work on a stone totem for the child, which will never be seen by anyone but the shapers until the child turns 14. After the child has chosen their role, they are presented with the stone totem, in a sense handing their spirit and their fate over to them to do what they will with. As it has been worked on for 13 years at this point, the totem is extremely intricate in design. When a couple gets married, they give each other their stone totems. This is also the totem that they will be burned with when they die, and which will be put in the ancestor cave (that's what I'm calling it lol).
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 22:52:11 GMT -5
I really like that! Omg
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 22:53:50 GMT -5
Kinda excited for my character to be married now this is so intricate and I love it.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 22:56:57 GMT -5
Actually slight adjustment: the proposal is presenting the stone totem (or life totem I'm currently calling it). Once the couple is married the totems are sort of shared, since the two are considered to have their spirits bound together.
Edit: New idea as well. Though the life totem is carefully shaped for 13 years, it is only carved with very simple designs and is not painted when it is first given to the 14-year-old. The person will do that themselves over the course of their life, adding carvings and painting the totem. This makes it more personal and meaningful to each individual and truly reflective of who they are and how they see themselves.
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 19, 2017 22:59:11 GMT -5
That's so cool! And kinda sweet. I love it tbh
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 23:10:03 GMT -5
Oh man. Trying to think of made up word names is hard.
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 23:12:54 GMT -5
You are a life saver.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 23:14:38 GMT -5
lol no the lady who runs that site is a life saver
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 23:18:55 GMT -5
Hmm... I think I'm gonna go with Adii or stg for my shaman, to mean wolf
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 23:20:40 GMT -5
I'm thinking eagle or saber-toothed cat, or american lion or bear. I dunno. ugh animal picking.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 23:26:02 GMT -5
My main's animal is definitely gonna be a crow. As for the chief, not sure. Probably a bear or mastodon.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 23:28:28 GMT -5
Name: (made-up word) Symbol: (can be any text symbol, though don't use alphabet letters or commonly-used symbols such as common Latin letters or punctuation marks. Foreign letters from different languages work best) Animal: Age: Gender: Relationships: Role: Appearance: (include tattoos) Personality: Skills/Weaknesses: (please balance these; don't have a ton of great strengths and, like, one minor weakness, or vice-versa) History: Other:
Here's the joining form if y'all wanna use it to sorta organize your thoughts. I probably will use it.
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 23:32:39 GMT -5
Already have it copied and pasted into my drafts lol
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 23:34:58 GMT -5
Name: Symbol: Animal: Age: Gender: Relationships: Role: Appearance: (include tattoos) Personality: Skills/Weaknesses: History: Other:
oh boy. I can't wait to start making this character.
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 23:36:22 GMT -5
shades I am excited to see what you come up with!
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 23:39:55 GMT -5
Oh man. I haven't truly created a character in a few months. Not since Timothy, James, Jason, and Binx were in the batch.
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 23:41:50 GMT -5
Same same. Skylar is literally my go to for everything
Ngl probably gonna keep the redhead look for Adie too
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