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Post by cptsisko on Mar 19, 2017 23:45:43 GMT -5
I'll definitely work on my characters soon, but I need to head to bed lol
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 19, 2017 23:46:12 GMT -5
Name: Addie Symbol: ∴ Animal: wolf Age:10 Gender: female Relationships: Aika (mother); Saadin (Father, deceased) Role:Child; future shaman-in-training Appearance: Addie is currently a smaller child, though due to her young age she has plenty of time left to grow. She has soft, round features, along with a relatively curve-less shape; even for a young child, she's very androgynous in physique, with an almost delicate, bird-like build. She has pale skin that is dotted all over with freckles, especially on her face and shoulders, which match nicely with her full head of vibrant ginger hair, which sticks out all over the place and is no longer than her shoulders. Her eyes are a striking contrast to her hair, which resembles the fires that burn in the center of camp; a deep blue-green, they're more reminiscent of a deep, clear pool of water hidden within a cave, and sparkle with the joys of youth. She looks like any other child her age, indistinguishable except for her left foot, which is rather oddly twisted; it looks almost like she broke it and it healed wrong, though it was like that when she was born. The deformity doesn't seem to cause her much pain, though she walks with a bit of a limp, more out of the foot's awkward position than anything else. Her typical attire is the pelt of a fawn, wrapped about her skinny body like a dress with one shoulder strap, soft and light brown. She usually goes barefoot, as her deformity makes it difficult to make a pair of shoes that fit her right. Being under 14 years of age, her only tattoo is the standard one of her symbol, which rests at the base of her neck. Personality: Skills/Weaknesses: (please balance these; don't have a ton of great strengths and, like, one minor weakness, or vice-versa) History: Other:
Name: Aika Symbol:ق Animal: salmon Age: 40 Gender: Female Relationships: Addie (Daughter); Saadin (husband, deceased) Role: Finder Appearance: Personality: Skills/weaknesses: History:
Putting this here bc it's easier that way
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 19, 2017 23:49:47 GMT -5
Name: Maguura Symbol: ཌ Animal: Mastodon Age: 48 Gender: Male Relationships: Jeyshi (wife; deceased); ? (son); ? (daughter); Aesu (daughter; deceased) Role: Chief Appearance: Maguura is a massive man, standing at about 6'3" with a broad build and strong muscles. He has wild long black hair which comes down to about his mid-back, and a massive beard to compliment it, both of which are often braided in places for decoration. His eyes are dark brown in color, appearing almost black, and his skin is dark copper. His hair has become streaked with silver and gray, mostly around the temples, as has parts of his beard. His face is lined, and lately there has been a weakness in his demeanor betraying his age and illness. Maguura's favored outfit is a pair of pants made from brown bear fur, a simple but sturdy pair of boots out of mammoth hide, and a large cloak made from the pelt of a musk ox. As chief he does have a couple other articles of clothing as well, but these are reserved for formal occasions. His tattoos are in red, as he was a hunter before he was chief, with his marriage line and one of the dots representing his children covered with black. He also has many other decorative tattoos, mostly on his right arm and back. They are mostly animals and reflect his accomplishments as a hunter and, subsequently, chief. Personality: Maguura is a loud and jovial man for the most part, easy to get along with when in a good mood. He cares for his tribemates individually and tries to help them with any sorts of problems they may have. He is fond of telling and hear stories around the campfire, and likes to get to know the others in the tribe individually. Still, he is not always so jolly- when angered, he becomes like a storm, ominous and sometimes destructive, though he would never hurt a member of his tribe who did not deserve it. Even so, such is the change that some say lightning crackles in his beard when he is enraged. He can punish harshly for mistakes, especially if it's stupid or deadly, but once he feels that punishment has been well served, he forgives easily. Though he can at times be stubborn and blinded by his own idealism, he tries to be realistic and logical, and will always listen to the council of the elders and shaman, even if he ultimately decides that they are wrong. Skills/Weaknesses: Maguura is a very good hunter and fighter, though due to his size he is better suited to cornering and taking down larger prey- such as bears and mastodons- more directly, as opposed to sneaking up on smaller forest prey such as deer. He is a fantastic tracker, but- again due to his size- sometimes finds it quite difficult to move through dense forests. He has always had relatively poor eyesight, something which has only gotten worse with age, but he has always still managed to function well enough regardless, as his other senses compensate. As of late, his hearing has also begun to get worse, making it more difficult for him to get around with the combination of bad sight and hearing. History: Maguura grew up as a normal child within the tribe, though he showed his aptitude as a hunter from an early age and quickly gained respect as a hunter. He married Jeyshi when they were quite young, and Takoda was born a few years later, followed by their first daughter Aesu who died suddenly at about six months old. Maguura was bitter and depressed about this for a long time, growing distant from his tribemates and his wife, but after his mother died he realized that he needed to cherish his loved ones while they were still around and thus reignited his relationship with his wife and son. A while later, his second daughter was born, almost like a second chance after Aesu. When his father died, Maguura was chosen as chief as the only son, though no one would argue that he wasn't a fine choice. He has led the tribe successfully for many years since. Other: Maguura is in possession of six totems- one from his wife Jeyshi (carved like an otter) and from his father Madua (a bear). The other four are from animals- a fang cat inherited from Madua, a wolf that he killed single-handedly, a mastodon hunted in a time of starvation, and a vulture he once shot out of the sky.
Name: Tsuka Symbol: સ Animal: Crow Age: 27 Gender: Male Relationships: Hazu (mentor/former shaman- deceased); Syuuru (mother; deceased); Laega (father; deceased) [or if anyone else wanted to be his father that could make an interesting plot lol] Role: Shaman Appearance: Tsuka is a bit odd-looking, many of his traits almost seeming mismatched. He is rather small and quite unimposing, standing only about 5'7" and with a slender frame. His features are quite delicate for a male, with narrow shoulders, long eyelashes, and full lips. His skin is a light copper tone, and his shaggy hair is naturally two different colors: for the most part it is a dark sable brown, except on the right side of his head, from just above his right eye to about four inches behind his right ear, where his hair is a light blonde color. His large almond-shaped eyes are similarly mismatched: the left is a golden-brown color with a ring of black around the outside of the iris, while the right is a forest green color with a yellowish hue in sunlight. Tsuka wears his hair with the blonde part shaved short, about an inch long, while the brown is left much longer. Overall it comes down to about his shoulder, though the front is a bit longer. He braids parts of it with white beads and black feathers. As the shaman, he- unlike most members of the tribe- has a couple outfits he can wear, though still only about two or three. His usual outfit is that of a simple sleeveless shirt made from soft dark brown buckskin, loose pants of varying types and colors of fur- mostly browns and grays- dark brown buckskin moccasins, and a cloak made from the pelt of a white bear, which is large enough to cover his entire body if needed and has the head intact, which he uses as a hood on occasion. He has many tattoos covering his arms and torso- all in dark purple as is the shaman color- which consists of the many symbols he knows of the spirit language, mostly in rings around his arms as well as lines down his chest and back. Personality: Tsuka is generally quite reserved, to the degree of often being considered aloof by his tribemates. Though he is reasonably well-respected within the tribe- being the shaman- he does not really have any close friends, and prefers to keep entirely to himself when not needed for something in particular. He is a quick and logical thinker, and is generally good at giving advice to those who come for it, but though he is good at helping others with specific problems, he is less skilled in less formal and purposed conversation. That is to say, he is bad at casual interaction, and is easily confused by the subtleties of this, leading him to say and sometimes do stupid things simply because he doesn't understand what others are saying or doing. To avoid this, he generally just avoids any kind of casual interaction. He is sometimes known to be a bit abrasive, as he has a habit of being quite blunt when advising others. It's not that he cannot be subtle or kind- he just prefers to be straightforward and to tell it like it is. He sees no time in wasting words or time on unpleasant things, though he might linger on simple pleasures for far longer- he could waste an hour simply watching the rain. Despite his aloofness and abrasiveness, Tsuka is actually quite caring, and may sometimes show this when no one is watching by doing small things in the background to help out others. He is very quiet and is generally one of those people that is easy to miss in a crowd, despite his notoriety, and as such often finds himself accidentally sneaking up on his tribemates and surprising them when he speaks. Skills/Weaknesses: Physically, Tsuka is reasonably agile and well-balanced, his movements careful and almost dainty, but because of the efficiency with which he moves, he finds many tasks easy which others may find difficult, such as climbing or swimming. However, because he has lived his life almost exclusively within the camp and has not had much training in the way of hunting or fighting, he is a bit out of shape and his muscles underdeveloped, so he is not very strong and has very limited endurance. Besides that, it is not unlikely that he may have asthma, and thus outright running, or any similar movements that are rather strenuous, may cause him to have difficulty breathing. History: Tsuka's early childhood was wrought with misfourtune. His mother died in childbirth and his father promptly abandoned him, and his white mark was accidentally wiped off before his third day. It came as a shock to the tribe when he was named as the future shaman, and this was regarded, despite all reassurances, as a bad omen for the future of the tribe. He was raised exclusively by the tenders of the tribe, as he effectively had no parents, and because of the misfortune of his first days he was regarded with aloofness and suspicion by most. Once he was about five years old and began to realize the significance of his future role as shaman, he began to spend nearly all his time with the shaman Hazu, who became to him like the mother he never had. He eagerly and willingly accepted his position once he reached fourteen, but it was only another year before Hazu died, as she had already been older when Tsuka was born. It was fortunate, because of this, that he had spent most of his early years with her, for even though he had only officially trained for one year, he was- if not entirely- mostly prepared to take on the role. It was only two years after this that he identified his own successor, something he is not sure whether he should take as a bad personal sign or a good sign for the tribe as a whole; he's not sure if that implies he will live a short life, or if it is fate's attempt to compensate for his own extremely short training by making his successor's long. Other: Tsuka has four totems in his care- three from animals, and one from Hazu (shaped as a muskrat). Two of the animals he inherited from Hazu (a rabbit and a hawk), while the other came from an injured robin he had tried to help, but which died regardless.
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Post by shades on Mar 19, 2017 23:54:46 GMT -5
Shades name idea list:
Tuarie Tikan Tihopka Telki Atsidi Sidka Totori Kokori Adoeeta
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 20, 2017 0:00:08 GMT -5
Name: Illoe Symbol: ξ Animal: Bluebird Age: 24 Gender: Female Relationships: Takoda { husband }, Jhiki { Sister }, Ruukk {brother }, Yydaea { Mother, deceased. }, Hartem { Father, deceased } Role: Hunter Appearance: Illoe, for all intents and purposes, is an attractive woman. She's tall and broad shouldered with skin the color of copper. Her face is round with high cheek bones and a wide, flat nose that points down ever so slightly. Her lips are round. Faint lines have appeared around her lips from constant smiling. Her hair is long, thick and black, like her siblings. She usually keeps it up in an elaborate braid design. As a hunter, she's well built with toned calves and arms. As a hunter, her tattoos are red and styled on her right arm. Most are for aesthetic purposes, with designs crawling up her arm to her shoulder. She has a tattoo under her eye for her marriage to Takoda. She dresses in simple buckskin clothing, though she has a few beads stitched into the collar of her dress. Personality: Illoe is sharp and quick witted, often finding it hard to keep her tongue in check. She's opinionated to say the least, and will give you her thoughts whether you like it or not. She can be rather conceited as well, but truly wants the best for her tribe and those around her. She tries to be the voice of reason for others and when the time comes for it, she can be a very effective leader. Despite her headstrong nature, she always plans things to the last detail and consults the elders. She's terrified of making the same mistake her father did. Skills/Weaknesses: Illoe is a skilled hunter. She's more effective as a trapper and small game hunter than big prey such as mastodons. She also has a lovely singing voice, hence her animal, the bluebird. She's hesitant to make large decisions without consulting anyone or a plan. Though she's quick, she often lacks the strength and size needed to hunt big animals, hence why she prefers to trap and hunt forest animals. History: Illoe was the oldest child of Hartem and Yydaea and was well loved by both of them. She followed in her father's footsteps and became a hunter as soon as she was old enough. Unfortunately, her father was always rather reckless, and got his hunting party killed shortly after her 18th birthday. Her mother died when she was 22 of a particularly bad infection, and she was left with just her siblings. Other: She has three totems so far. Her own, her fathers - a boar - and one that symbolizes her first hunt, an elk. She gave her mother's totem to her brother, Ruukk.
Name: Jhiki Symbol: Ξ Animal: Deer Age: 20 Gender: Female Relationships: Illoe { Sister }, Ruukk { Brother }, Yydaea { Mother, deceased }, Hartem { Father, deceased } Role: Finder Appearance: Like all her siblings, Jhiki is tall and copper skinned. Though, she is perhaps the smallest out of all of them. Her figure is willowy, with long slender limbs and fingers. Her face is round, with thin lips that are always turned into a mischievous grin. Her nose is small, wide and flat, and her eyes are dark and almond shaped. Her hair is thick and black, and she keeps it short and down. It frames her face in a harsh and straight manner. She dresses in loose animal skins and doesn't particularly care how she looks. She only has the ring around her right arm as far as tattoos go, and a series of dots going vertically down her abdomen. Personality: Jhiki is cheeky, to put it mildly. She often is doing something she shouldn't and is often scolded for it by those around her. She's rather shifty and flighty, giving her the appearance that she's always nervous, much like her animal counterpart. However the more likely reason is that she's up to no good. She is good at what she does however and her sister keeps her on a short leash, which she bargains is the only reason she's still in the tribe's good graces. Skills/Weaknesses: Jhiki is an excellent finder do to her keen eyesight and quick reflexes. She's rather high strung however, and her hands often shake, making her a bit clumsy when it comes to collecting things. Paired with her nasty habit of causing trouble, she can be quite a handful to deal with. History: Jhiki was the third child of Yydaea and Hartem and was often allowed to get away with things as a child as her parents were dealing with her other siblings. She's always been a problem child, and it got worse after her parents died. Other: She currently only has the totem she received at 14. A thing to also note is that she's 3 months pregnant. It's not a big secret, and she doesn't seem to be phased by it, though she outright refuses to tell anyone who the father is.
Name: Ruukk Symbol: そ Animal: Ox Age: 22 Gender: Male Relationships: Illoe { sister } Jhiki { sister } Yydaea { Mother }, Hartem { Father } Role: Shaper Appearance: Big Boy Personality: Soft and sweet, kind of dumb Skills/Weaknesses: (please balance these; don't have a ton of great strengths and, like, one minor weakness, or vice-versa) History: Other:
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Post by shades on Mar 20, 2017 0:27:17 GMT -5
Name: Takoda Symbol: ဋ Animal: Fox Age: 25 Gender: Male Relationships: Maguura (father); Jeyshi (mother); Illoe (wife); ? (sister) Role: Hunter/ Chief's son Appearance: Takoda is lithe and willowy, it only takes a slight twist of the body to adjust his aim, to pull back his bow, and the adrenaline of the hunt buzzing through him. His skin is olive-toned, he has muscle mass but not bulky like his father, nor tall. He stands at about 5’11”, chin held even and a silent stride. His hair is ebony black, falling at the brow and parted unevenly; a singular, longer strand is braided and adorned with beads and three feathers, two white in honor of his mother, and one blue in honor of his wife. On his left arm is the red ring of his hunter status, others of pure aesthetic adorn his upper arm. He also has a red line under his left eye symbolizing his marriage to Illoe. His eyes are likened to the clouds curdling over, heavy with rain in color. Gray orbs holding natural born curiosity and warmth of the summer rain. As a hunter, he dresses light in mostly buckskin short and sleeveless shirts, pants, and arm guards for his bow. He wears a belt that holds many useful supplies in pouches for his ‘prepared’ nature, and he wears a small jacket with a hood made of the fur of a bison. Personality: He takes after his mother more so than his father. With delicate features, he has a soft face and specific tics: his brows furrow when in thought and he chews the bottom of his lip--he frowns a lot when it comes with thinking. He’s smarter than others give him credit for but sometimes he is given too much credit. His approach to a problem is meticulous, calculative. He’s cunning and stubborn, standing by his decisions with loyalty to the breaking point at best. Clever, witty and reckless at worst, pushing himself and continuously going. Takoda is pragmatic, he prefers to be three steps ahead but is willing to take a step back for others sake in a thoughtful manner; he listens and offers advice. He can be cold, he’s been chilling before but he has never turned the coldness on the innocent and kind of his tribe, there’s been anger and worry and sadness and joy and love and all sorts of warm and happy things, but never coldness. When Takoda gets truly angry he’s very quiet and occasionally loud but it takes quite a bit to get to this point. He goes off to be by himself but when he can’t get away it’s usually whoever is around him who calms him down--Illoe is logical and usually get Takoda to think rationally again. His father knows Takoda very well and can bring him back with stories and laughter. His sister is patient and can wait out the storm. He’s wholly strong in personality, a kind man who liked to have a plan, and is serious when needed, but has no problem relaxing when the time comes--Takoda oft can be in his own thoughts and prayers, or sitting by the fire and listening to the heroic stories of his tribe. Skills/Weaknesses: Physically, Takoda does not inherit his father’s strength. He does not make the large kills or even finds it practical to solo-attempt to round up a creature twice his size. What he lacks he makes up in quick aim and a fast draw in excellent bowmanship, and spear handling. In what his father lacked due to size, Takoda takes up as a skill; sneaking up and tracking smaller prey, making his way through the dense would in clever footwork; but also can be clumsy and with a heavy footfall when distracted and oft lost in thought. When it comes to larger prey and the elite hunters, it almost is something of a timid nature that comes out: specifically getting close creatures larger and stronger than he. Takoda knows his strength in those sort of hunts come from afar with a spear, bow and arrow, or strategizing. However, sometimes trying to follow a path likened to his father, he finds himself confronting a large beast and suddenly all courage washes away. His personality is kind and demeanor strong for his people, however, some could say he can be pushed over as easily if it were mastodon doing the shoving--however, in his case it’s Illoe, his father, and sister who knock down his fortitude of stubbornness easily. History: Takoda was born to the chief’s wife as the eldest son, raised as a relatively normal child. Although his skill varied and he had no qualms with the other positions, Takoda chose to be most like his father taking the path of a hunter and fighter of his tribe. He met Illoe when they were beginning, immediately attracted to her spirit and song likened to a bluebird of her namesake. He began courting her soon after receiving the blessing of his father and her own family. After many moons he offered his life totem to Illoe and received hers in return. They wedded on the new moon of the early summer season. Other: Takoda has two totems--his own life totem and the totem of his first kill, a caribou that strayed too close in its fright, charging him.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 20, 2017 13:25:04 GMT -5
I finished up the intro and everything so once we have characters finished we should be able to go ahead and start the rp.
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Post by shades on Mar 20, 2017 13:36:15 GMT -5
Sounds good. I'm in stats and then I go to developmental psychology. Maybe eat dinner on campus. Maybe not.
For Illoe and Takoda, should their marriage of been arranged or they just liked each other and it was his and her choice.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 20, 2017 13:54:36 GMT -5
Whichever you prefer. There's not really any kind of established tradition listed for arranged marriages but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. So that's really up to you.
Also idea: since weddings happen on moonless nights and I just by chance set the moon phase to new moon, you wanna start out the rp with the wedding? It would fit nicely into everything- it would give our characters something to do and a reason to all be together at the start of the rp, and story-wise it would make sense like Maguura is sick and dying but he holds on just long enough to see his son be married and then is like "okay I can die now"
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Post by shades on Mar 20, 2017 14:00:17 GMT -5
Sounds good to me if Cat is cool with it.
Also I'm in class and snorted loudly at the end.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 20, 2017 14:04:27 GMT -5
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) yis I intend on making it very sad and dramatic
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 20, 2017 14:21:40 GMT -5
Im okay with it!!
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 20, 2017 14:27:15 GMT -5
Probably gonna cry when Maguura dies tbh
Also I have work tonight; I'll do as much as I can on the forms and then finish up when I get home
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 20, 2017 14:31:51 GMT -5
Okie dokie guys! Besides the characters, everything is ready. You can finish up your forms here or post them on the finished page which is here.
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 20, 2017 15:52:14 GMT -5
cptsisko just a couple things about what you have thus far. First, about the parents' names- Yydaea wouldn't really be a tribe name as it's not an animal name, unless it was an adjective added to an animal name due to there being two with that spirit at the time of her birth. Besides that, I'm just gonna go ahead and specify in the description that their personal totem is of course their life totem and not a bone totem.
I just want to also comment that Illoe's personality is not at all what I expected when I saw that her animal was a bluebird but I like it. Also I love Jhiki's name, and I can tell she's gonna be a fun character. Unmarried and 3 months pregnant, so scandalous lol.
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 20, 2017 15:58:33 GMT -5
I'll change the mom's name! No problem! And I'm glad you like Jhiki and Illoe! It warms my heart lol. And Jhiki is Sneaky tbh
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 20, 2017 16:01:27 GMT -5
Alright thanks, and I look forward to seeing her story unfold.
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Post by shades on Mar 20, 2017 16:09:54 GMT -5
-cracks knuckles- alright. let's work on and finish up Takoda.
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Post by shades on Mar 20, 2017 16:45:55 GMT -5
I finished Takoda's personality. hallelujah. I really was trying to bring up the best qualities of the fox while also bringing the qualities into play.
Now onto the wonderful appearance.
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