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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 12:17:29 GMT -5
(Okay now it looks good except, again, for the spirit. If his animal is a cave lion his name would be Aesu, since that's the established word for cave lion. There are also two other characters, one living, who already have that animal and name, so while that doesn't mean your character can't also be a cave lion I wouldn't recommend it. However, as I said, a fang cat- the tribe word for a saber-tooth tiger- is another large feline that lives in the area, though it's not quite the same as a cave lion, and the name could remain Tendua, since even though it's mentioned that Daru, the second ancestor, was a fang cat I can easily change that to something else at this point. Sorry for the trouble with the spirit animal ^^' ) (you're totally fine my bad it was super late when i was joining and i was too tired to focus -_- but i got sleep so i'm good now lol. and ok, i'm fine with changing him to a fang cat and i appreciate being able to keep the name!! i did a little research and saw that the snow leopard lives in colder, drier climates - is that something i could use as well? If not, i'm fine with keeping fang cat!) (hm. That's a tough one because yeah snow leopards do live in this sort of climate, they're Asian, not North American. But really I wanted this to be a bit more on the realistic side [besides of course the characters not all being completely Native American in appearance] so I'll probably have to say negatory on the snow leopard. Sorry)
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Post by Puck on Mar 21, 2017 13:43:12 GMT -5
Name: Dekah Symbol: ಮ Animal: mouse Age: 23 Gender: Female Relationships: Brother is Gelaar, sister is Miri (deceased), father is Lusiir (deceased), and mother is Nan (deceased). Role: Finder Appearance: Fairly thin and fairly tall, at 5'9, Dekah looks like she'd sway in the wind. Her skin is a very deep brown, so dark that her tattoos are hardly visible in certain lights. Her chin and cheekbones are sharp, her forehead is a bit large, her nose is wide, her lips and her eyebrows are thick. Dekah's down-turned dark brown eyes appear black except in bright lights, and seem to make her appear sad at all times. Her curly black hair is compressed into dreads that barely touch her shoulders. Her hair is rarely put up, always down, doing whatever it wants. Dekah stands mostly like a stick: thin, fairly curveless, and besides her broad shoulders, seems to take up the least amount of space as possible. Dekah has a decent number of tattoos aside from the symbol on her neck, and the ring on her right arm. Most prominent is a massive snake curling around her right leg with the symbol for snake ( م ) in honor of her sister, Miri. On her right foot is the symbol for spider ( ف ) in honor of her mother, and on the left foot is the symbol for hummingbird ( ك ) in honor of her father. Personality: Dekah is quiet and reserved, partly because she prefers to listen in a conversation, partly because she's uncomfortable and awkward in social situations. When a conversation can be extracted from her, it's usually fairly boring, and her personality usually adapts to that of whoever she's speaking to, because despite usually keeping to herself, she cares a little too much about what others think of her. She wants people to like her while simultaneously trying to distance herself from them emotionally. This is her feeble attempt to form new bonds like those between herself and her family members while making sure she doesn't have to lose anyone else that she cares deeply about. Dekah cares for the tribe and will do what she can to help, but still will put her own needs and her family's needs first, even if her family consists of only herself and Gelaar now. Though the smarter of the two remaining members of her family, Dekah feels lost and confused without her parents and sister. Despite the fact that they don't talk very much, and that Gelaar is the older and stronger of the two, Dekah has found herself taking on the role of his protector. Skills/Weaknesses: Dekah has above average senses of sound, smell, and sight, which coincide with her role as a finder within the tribe. She's generally resourceful and smart, though she definitely does worse under pressure. Dekah is also, in no way, athletic. Sure she can sustain long walks, but she has no strength, and can only run for short periods of time before being winded. History: When Dekah was born, the white mark disappeared. What was assumed to just be a symbol of her own misfortune ended up being an indirect omen of her family's bad luck and the massive emotional impact it'd have on her. While, yes, Dekah has suffered with many near misses with fatal illnesses, which have left her as emaciated as she is, she's managed to survive despite it all. The string of health issues in her childhood spurred on her desire to become a finder, to search the lands for the medicine needed to keep frail children like herself from dying far too young. Dekah is the youngest of three, with Gelaar 3 years older and Miri 7 years older. Dekah was 10 when her sister and father (both hunters) sustained serious injuries from a mammoth which took her sister first, and her father a few days later. While Lusiir was a bit distant, her sister was, at the time, her best friend and biggest influence. Her death took a massive toll on Dekah which prompted her to get the snake tattoo as soon as she was old enough. Miri's death changed Dekah forever, and after her father and sister's deaths, Dekah tried to distance herself a bit from her remaining family members and the tribe as a whole. Even so, her mother's death when she was 17 devastated her, and only seemed to bring her closer to Gelaar, who she'd now risk anything for. Though she is not as emotionally close to him as she was with Miri, she's taken on the role of his protector all the same. -------- Name: Gelaar Symbol: အ Animal: Hawk Age: 26 Gender: Male Relationships: Sisters are Dekah and Miri (deceased), father is Lusiir (deceased), and mother is Nan (deceased). Role: Hunter Appearance: Tall, bulky, and a bit imposing, Gelaar stands at 6'1, a tower of muscle. His dark brown skin seems to mask his red tattoos oftentimes. His narrow, close-set eyes are dark brown, but appear black in most lights. Gelaar has a wide nose, sharp cheekbones, square jaw, large forehead, and thick, black eyebrows that point down a bit. His curly black hair is compressed into long dreads that come down to his lower back, often a massive and free range of hair. When hunting, one dread is tied around the rest to keep them out of the way and in place to a degree. Gelaar has, at the moment, a fairly short beard, only about an inch in length. He has broad shoulders, and a formidable layer of muscle under his skin. In terms of tattoos, Gelaar has the symbol on his neck, the ring around his left arm, and two mammoth tusks on his upper back. Personality: Gelaar isn't necessarily outgoing -- he won't actively and repeatedly pursue conversation -- but is very open and and friendly to most members of the tribe. His emotions can bubble very close to the surface, and anger is no exception, especially when a hunt goes poorly. However he never takes out his emotions on others, physically or verbally; instead he tends to find a useful outlet or simply stews in his bad mood alone. Luckily, emotions pass very quickly for Gelaar and these things don't last very long for him. He can occasionally be a bit absentminded and is by no means proficient at gauging the severity or danger of a situation. Gelaar is a natural born follower, he does what's asked of him and to the best of his abilities, and knows for a fact that he will live and die as the tribe and Asa-kel demand it. Skills/Weaknesses: Gelaar is very strong, athletic, and in general, built for hunting. He is highly skilled with spears, and fits in fairly well in most social situations. He also happens to be very impulsive, and when he sets a goal, will often have tunnel vision towards that goal. As well, Gelaar isn't very resourceful, he likes to have things set out for him, and sticks rigidly to what he knows; this is to say that Gelaar is no leader, and simply does what he is told with little to no second guessing. History: As the middle child, Gelaar felt that he got the short end of the stick. In his mind, Miri was his father's favorite, Dekah was his mother's favorite, and he felt that he was simply there in the background. He resented this fact for years growing up and became quite the little rebel within his family. Up until he was 13, Gelaar was as stick thin as his sister, Dekah, and found that he wanted nothing more than to be chief, and nothing else, to garner the respect and recognition he desired. However, when Miri and Lusiir passed, something in him changed. Yes, for the coming years he mourned them, but he was overwhelmed with a sense of guilt, like he never really connected to them as much as he should have, so he became significantly closer to his mother and Dekah. At the same time, he realized that the tribe was now two hunters short, and he worked as hard as he could to try to fill the gap his sister and father left within the tribe. He quickly found joy in the role and continued to learn not just because the tribe needed more hunters, but because he liked being one. Other: Aside from his hawk, Gelaar has a totem that is a piece of bone from his first kill, a young buck. ((I'd finish Gelaar's form but I am. dead. I'll also probably fix Dekah's over time (like add more appearance stuff) so idk if you wanna add it to the front yet? up 2 u)) ((Okay, I edited Dekah's appearance & history, and finally finished up Gelaar. Also I added the symbols & stuff for snake, spider and hummingbird if that's okay? If someone wants those animals but wants to change the names I'd be totally cool with that. Also if you're cool with adding them, I think Miri=snake, Nan=spider, but Lus=hummingbird, just to add a little bit more ~pizzazz~ ya kno?))
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 13:44:30 GMT -5
(yep sounds good! Adding now.)
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Post by Puck on Mar 21, 2017 13:48:23 GMT -5
((thanks! idk how people can make character forms like its nothing. Mine take me hours and I still just end up posting them whether i like them or not because im just like 'ok i have worked on this long enough, time to post'))
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 14:00:56 GMT -5
(lol I'm generally pretty good at characters so it's usually easy for me, but I can see where it could be hard for some, especially if you're finicky about what the finished character is like. I think I'm gonna go ahead and make two more characters though... an elder and a child, since we don't have any elders and I have an idea for a child lol.)
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Post by Puck on Mar 21, 2017 14:03:16 GMT -5
((Now see if I was gonna make two more characters, they'd be done at like midnight tonight, maybe. But guessing from how fast it took you to make Maadua, it'll take you no time at all))
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 14:32:36 GMT -5
Name: Tem Symbol: ᱑ Animal: Weasel Age: 13 Gender: Female Relationships: Laega (father; deceased); Aika-haatsu (mother; deceased); Tsuka (half-brother); Kekem (grandfather) Role: Child Appearance: A rather small but long-limbed and slender child, Tem really looks like her counterpart animal. She has weasel-like features from her light chestnut-brown hair, which looks golden in sunlight, to her almost beady dark brown eyes and her elongated, pointed features. Her skin is surprisingly pale, but tanned slightly with sunlight, and she has freckles scattered across her high cheekbones. Her hair is cut straight across at about her chin, and she generally wears her bangs tucked behind her ears. Tem is not especially fond of jewelry of any sort, and prefers to dress lightly, unless it is very cold. She generally wears a short dark brown elk skin dress which comes to about her mid thigh, with a pair of tawny knee-length buckskin shorts beneath that. She generally goes barefoot, though she does have a pair of mammoth leather sandals in case the ground is very cold or wet. Personality: Tem is a trickster and a free spirit, as her animal would imply. She enjoys getting into things that she shouldn't, especially if she isn't caught. She is very sneaky, always coy and cheeky, and generally always seems to be up to no good, even when she isn't. Tem is the master of finding loopholes in things, and thus somehow always manages to talk her way out of getting into trouble. She is curious about the world, to the degree of being nosy, and thus enjoys eavesdropping on the conversations of older tribe members. When not sneaking about, she is outgoing and social, and enjoys being the center of attention. She especially loves breaking norms and eliciting a shocked reaction from others, and doesn't hold much stock in tradition. Being so curious and wild, she has attempted to scale the wall and sneak out of camp multiple times, sometimes getting a decent distance into the trees before she is caught. Tem refuses to be tied down or controlled in any way, though unfortunately this lack of planning or foresight means that as her fourteenth birthday grows nearer, she has no idea which role she wants to take. For now, she pushes that problem from her mind and has lately been wilder than ever, determined to live up her childhood while it lasts. Skills/Weaknesses: Tem is sneaky, agile, flexible, and clever, very good at improvising and talking her way out of situations. She can be quite manipulative as well, and knows how to play others. However, she is a bit of a sociopath, in that she finds it difficult to relate to or empathize with others, and thus has little attachment to her tribemates, making her feel a bit out of place. She tries not to be introspective and not think about herself or her problems, and instead simply lives spontaneously. This means that she is always able to appear chipper, but it also means that she does not really know herself or what she wants, and has no plans for her future. She is not very physically strong, nor is she artistic, and is quite impatient and even petulant when she doesn't get her way. All in all, despite her high intelligence she is very immature. History: Many years after his first wife Syuura died giving birth to Tsuka, Tem's father Laega remarried Haatsu, Tem's mother. It was several years before they decided to have a child, as Laega was afraid of losing Haatsu in the same was as Syuura, but eventually Tem was born. Haatsu survived, and the family was happy for two years until Haatsu died suddenly of an unknown illness. Like with Tsuka, Laega then grew distant from his second child, until he was eventually killed by a mastodon in a hunt when Tem was five. Like Tsuka, Tem grew up rather alone, as many superstitiously considered her and all of Laega's immediate kin as being bad luck. To get the attention she felt she needed, Tem became a bit of a wild child, a habit which has remained ever since.
Name: Kekem Symbol: ᨒ Animal: Bison Age: 54 Gender: Male Relationships: Addie (wife; deceased); Aika-haatsu (daughter; decased); Tem (granddaughter); Maadua (brother; deceased); Maguura (nephew) Role: Elder; former hunter Appearance: Kekem was once an imposing man, standing about 6'1" and with broad shoulders and a generally large build. In his old age he is no longer as imposing, with a somewhat bent back and weaker muscles, though he is still large. His silver hair is very long, coming down to about his mid back, and he generally wears in it many braids. His beard, too, is quite long, with strands braided. His eyes are dark green in color, and seem to twinkle with humor. His face is lined, and his hands shake when he holds things. Though he is rather frail, though, he still has a strength of spirit, and despite his age it seems as though he still has many years left ahead. Personality: Kekem is a wise and introspective man, generally content to sit by the fire and watch his tribemates go about their business. He is rather soft-spoken, and always carefully considers his words. He is level-headed and a good advisor, considering the needs of his tribe and telling his tribemates what they want to hear in a way that will benefit them rather than lead them astray. He is gentle, caring, and kind, and only wants to leave the tribe better for having had lived. However, he was not always like this- when he was young, he was arrogant, reckless, and a bit wild, often letting his impulse and temper get the better of him. He was angry for many years that his elder brother Maadua was chosen as chief rather than him when their mother died, but after he caused a terrible hunting tragedy due to his arrogance and impulse, which forced him to reconsider himself, he realized why and changed his ways. Still, he still has a spark of that old temper even though he keeps it under careful control, and at times it may shine through, usually when others will not listen to his advice and begin to head down the same path he did. Skills/Weaknesses: Kekem is wise and logical, as well as very caring. However, he still has some temper, and is very stubborn, remnants of his youth. Though his mind is as sharp as ever- sharper, even- his body is beginning to fail him and he cannot move with the same ease as before. Though he is not necessarily unhealthy, he finds many things far more difficult to do, and even his eyes are now beginning to go. History: Kekem was born as the second child to the chieftess, and grew up believing that he was meant to be the next chief. At fourteen, he chose to become a hunter, and though his skill was apparent he was less than an ideal leader. When his mother died when he was 21, he wholly expected Hazu- the shaman at the time- to choose him over his brother Maadua as the new chief. This was not the case, however, and he carried much bitterness and anger towards both his brother and the shaman for many years. He put more effort than ever into hunting, going after progressively larger and more dangerous prey, until he made the mistake of targeting a massive bull mastodon. Though his hunters were elite, they were few, and even a large group would never dare go after a bull mastodon of this size. The resulting fight killed several of his hunters, and he was badly injured in the process. He spent much of his recovery alone, contemplating his life and the path he had taken that had led to this outcome, while lamenting that it was his mistake which had gotten fine hunters and people killed, and yet he had lived. He decided that Asa-kel was giving him a second change, and thus changed his entire attitude and demeanor. He married his wife Addie, and not long after they had a daughter, Aika-haatsu. They were happy for a long time, with Kekem becoming well respected within the tribe. Addie died about eighteen years ago, but Kekem was determined to continue being the kind of man that she would want him to be. Once he reached his fiftieth winter, he retired from hunting altogether so that he could continue to guide the tribe instead of risking his life hunting. Other: Kekem has four totems: one of his wife, in the shape of a wolf; one from his daughter, in the shape of a salmon; and two from his time as a hunter. One is from his first kill after his recovery- a brown bear- and one is from his last kill before retiring- a bull elk.
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 21, 2017 14:43:41 GMT -5
ngl, for a moment I freaked out when I saw that you put Addie as Kekem's dead wife then I remembered xD))
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 14:55:01 GMT -5
(lol yeah. I'm generally trying to limit making dead tribe members into new animals just so I can leave as many as possible open for anyone who joins to make up themselves. So I'm recycling a lot of names.)
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Post by Puck on Mar 21, 2017 15:37:00 GMT -5
((see what i mean? fas t))
Gelaar awoke in his tent, groggy and confused, he opened the tent within moments of waking to peek outside. He saw the last rays of the sun stretching out in the sky as dark clouds loomed overhead. This was certainly not how things were when he went to sleep, and he had to stop himself for a minute to figure out how long he'd been asleep. Midday to evening. That, he determined, was probably fine, as he put on an extra layer of furs for the cool night and fully emerged from the tent, straightening himself to his full height, arms raised above his head as he stretched. Scanning the camp, he noted the food being cooked, he noted the twins quarreling between themselves, and he briefly watched his sister prod at one of the bonfires. The tribe seemed to be in a lull at the moment, almost as if it were asleep when Gelaar was.
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Post by 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖊 on Mar 21, 2017 15:40:53 GMT -5
Name: Yserei [ee-SER-ay] Roleplayer: Ƭнα∂яιη Age: 24 Gender: Female Animal: Golden Eagle Symbol: Ԅ Appearance: Yserei is relatively petite, standing at just above five-feet. Despite her small stature, she is lean and toned and agile. Perhaps Yserei's most striking feature is the color of her hair; it is a deep red, glinting with copper undertones. The color is reminiscent of blood, and can be unsettling for some people - Yserei included. Despite the unsettling shade of her hair, Yserei is rather beautiful, as such things go. While she personally cares little about her outward appearance, aside from being clean and semi-presentable, there are others who take appearance importantly. Her facial features are smooth and proportioned, with high cheekbones and a relatively straight nose, save for a small crick near the beginning, in between her eyes. There is one scar on Yserei's face, running from the tip of her left eyebrow, across the bridge of her nose, to the bottom tip of her right eye; it was earned when a large bird of prey tried to steal one of the smaller hare's she'd netted, and instead of getting a talon on the hare, the bird managed to rake a talon across Yserei's nose. Her eyes are a dark blue-green that seem to lean, more often than not, towards the bluer shades. On her right arm is a red band, marking her position as a hunter. On the base of her neck is the symbol for her name-animal, Ԅ. Across her back, there is a tattoo scene of one of the greater hunts she participated in, taking down a rather large fang-cat. She has a tattoo wrapping around her right side of an eagle, talons extended, beak open in a fearsome screech. Yserei is slender and agile, as stated above, and is quick on her feet. She's a rather masterful climber, and scale almost any surface with ease. Yserei's hair is long, and she will often pull it up and away from her face, but she is not against letting her hair fall down to the middle of her back. Personality: Yserei is bold and independent, strong-willed, and above all, stubborn. She's not afraid to stick her nose in someone's face to assert her dominance, and while it can sometimes come across as aggressive or overbearing, Yserei is not a totally domineering person. She simply is dedicated to standing up for her beliefs, and making sure that her own needs are met, as well as the tribe's. She's opinionated, though, for the most part, she can work well with others. She's a genuinely good person, but can be easily irritated by questions she deems pointless or stupid, and by too much social interaction. She's sort of a lone wolf, and though she's perfectly happy on her own, she is dedicated to keeping her tribe fed and safe. A lone wolf will still be loyal to the pack, and Yserei is no different. Yserei is a natural leader, and will take control if necessary; she's good at delegating some tasks, but tends to hold on to the tasks she deems as more honorable; one of her greatest desires is to prove her honor. At times, Yserei feels inadequate, partly because the role she's chosen is male dominated, and partly she is not the son that her father wanted. Skills/Weaknesses: As stated before, Yserei is an agile climber, and a relatively fast runner. She is ambidextrous, and can use both hands independently of one another. She can be charismatic and a leader if necessary, but she can be overbearing and aggressive. She's not very strong, and because she's petite, she sometimes struggles to participate in the hunting of larger animals. Because she is opinionated, Yserei sometimes fails to take the opinions of others into account before rushing headlong into a decision. She's impulsive and young, but highly intelligent and,when she slows down, can recognize the strengths of others. History: Yserei was born as the first and the only child of Lus and Jehaarr, much to her father's dismay, as he had hoped for a son. He didn't really know how handle a young girl, and as a result he tended to treat Yserei as if she were a boy. He was tough, rather stoic and unemotional, and didn't stand for excuses when he decided that his daughter had failed at a certain task. He instilled self-independence, loyalty, and hard-work into his daughter, and despite many attempts, Jehaarr died before he and his wife were able to conceive again. Yserei was thirteen when her father died, and her mother seemed to wilt in on herself. Lus become a shadow of the woman she once was, and Yserei was forced to raise herself and teach herself the necessary skills when it came time to hunt. As much as Yserei wishes her mother hadn't been destroyed by Jehaarr's death, she does not hold too much resentment towards her mother. She gets frustrated with Lus, but she loves her mother very much. {{Wip?}} Kin: Lus (mother), Jehaarr {moose, ҷ} (father, deceased)
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Post by 𝕛𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕤 on Mar 21, 2017 15:45:08 GMT -5
(you're totally fine my bad it was super late when i was joining and i was too tired to focus -_- but i got sleep so i'm good now lol. and ok, i'm fine with changing him to a fang cat and i appreciate being able to keep the name!! i did a little research and saw that the snow leopard lives in colder, drier climates - is that something i could use as well? If not, i'm fine with keeping fang cat!) (hm. That's a tough one because yeah snow leopards do live in this sort of climate, they're Asian, not North American. But really I wanted this to be a bit more on the realistic side [besides of course the characters not all being completely Native American in appearance] so I'll probably have to say negatory on the snow leopard. Sorry) (ok no problem!!! i think it's all done then!)
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 16:01:31 GMT -5
(Alright Tendua is added! And my only comment thus far on Yserei [love her name btw] is that a stag really would be considered a deer, since a stag is just a male deer, and we already have a deer. However some similar animals that are not claimed could be mountain goat, big-horned sheep, and moose, and though elk is listed in the spirit words it's only because it's mentioned in the intro, but I can change that again to something else.)
(Also because I'm weird and really enjoy family trees I'm making a family tree for the tribe and I'm looking for a way to fit everyone on there somehow. Thus far I have all my characters and Takoda [as the son of Maguura], as well as Illoe and her siblings since Illoe is marrying Takoda. You should be able to see the tree here if you're interested.)
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Post by Salted Squid on Mar 21, 2017 16:09:16 GMT -5
Name: Tem Symbol: ᱑ Animal: Weasel Age: 13 Gender: Female Relationships: Laega (father; deceased); Aika-haatsu (mother; deceased); Tsuka (half-brother); Kekem (grandfather) Role: Child Appearance: A rather small but long-limbed and slender child, Tem really looks like her counterpart animal. She has weasel-like features from her light chestnut-brown hair, which looks golden in sunlight, to her almost beady dark brown eyes and her elongated, pointed features. Her skin is surprisingly pale, but tanned slightly with sunlight, and she has freckles scattered across her high cheekbones. Her hair is cut straight across at about her chin, and she generally wears her bangs tucked behind her ears. Tem is not especially fond of jewelry of any sort, and prefers to dress lightly, unless it is very cold. She generally wears a short dark brown elk skin dress which comes to about her mid thigh, with a pair of tawny knee-length buckskin shorts beneath that. She generally goes barefoot, though she does have a pair of mammoth leather sandals in case the ground is very cold or wet. Personality: Tem is a trickster and a free spirit, as her animal would imply. She enjoys getting into things that she shouldn't, especially if she isn't caught. She is very sneaky, always coy and cheeky, and generally always seems to be up to no good, even when she isn't. Tem is the master of finding loopholes in things, and thus somehow always manages to talk her way out of getting into trouble. She is curious about the world, to the degree of being nosy, and thus enjoys eavesdropping on the conversations of older tribe members. When not sneaking about, she is outgoing and social, and enjoys being the center of attention. She especially loves breaking norms and eliciting a shocked reaction from others, and doesn't hold much stock in tradition. Being so curious and wild, she has attempted to scale the wall and sneak out of camp multiple times, sometimes getting a decent distance into the trees before she is caught. Tem refuses to be tied down or controlled in any way, though unfortunately this lack of planning or foresight means that as her fourteenth birthday grows nearer, she has no idea which role she wants to take. For now, she pushes that problem from her mind and has lately been wilder than ever, determined to live up her childhood while it lasts. Skills/Weaknesses: Tem is sneaky, agile, flexible, and clever, very good at improvising and talking her way out of situations. She can be quite manipulative as well, and knows how to play others. However, she is a bit of a sociopath, in that she finds it difficult to relate to or empathize with others, and thus has little attachment to her tribemates, making her feel a bit out of place. She tries not to be introspective and not think about herself or her problems, and instead simply lives spontaneously. This means that she is always able to appear chipper, but it also means that she does not really know herself or what she wants, and has no plans for her future. She is not very physically strong, nor is she artistic, and is quite impatient and even petulant when she doesn't get her way. All in all, despite her high intelligence she is very immature. History: Many years after his first wife Syuura died giving birth to Tsuka, Tem's father Laega remarried Haatsu, Tem's mother. It was several years before they decided to have a child, as Laega was afraid of losing Haatsu in the same was as Syuura, but eventually Tem was born. Haatsu survived, and the family was happy for two years until Haatsu died suddenly of an unknown illness. Like with Tsuka, Laega then grew distant from his second child, until he was eventually killed by a mastodon in a hunt when Tem was five. Like Tsuka, Tem grew up rather alone, as many superstitiously considered her and all of Laega's immediate kin as being bad luck. To get the attention she felt she needed, Tem became a bit of a wild child, a habit which has remained ever since.
Name: Kekem Symbol: ᨒ Animal: Bison Age: 54 Gender: Male Relationships: Addie (wife; deceased); Aika-haatsu (daughter; decased); Tem (granddaughter); Maadua (brother; deceased); Maguura (nephew) Role: Elder; former hunter Appearance: Kekem was once an imposing man, standing about 6'1" and with broad shoulders and a generally large build. In his old age he is no longer as imposing, with a somewhat bent back and weaker muscles, though he is still large. His silver hair is very long, coming down to about his mid back, and he generally wears in it many braids. His beard, too, is quite long, with strands braided. His eyes are dark green in color, and seem to twinkle with humor. His face is lined, and his hands shake when he holds things. Though he is rather frail, though, he still has a strength of spirit, and despite his age it seems as though he still has many years left ahead. Personality: Kekem is a wise and introspective man, generally content to sit by the fire and watch his tribemates go about their business. He is rather soft-spoken, and always carefully considers his words. He is level-headed and a good advisor, considering the needs of his tribe and telling his tribemates what they want to hear in a way that will benefit them rather than lead them astray. He is gentle, caring, and kind, and only wants to leave the tribe better for having had lived. However, he was not always like this- when he was young, he was arrogant, reckless, and a bit wild, often letting his impulse and temper get the better of him. He was angry for many years that his elder brother Maadua was chosen as chief rather than him when their mother died, but after he caused a terrible hunting tragedy due to his arrogance and impulse, which forced him to reconsider himself, he realized why and changed his ways. Still, he still has a spark of that old temper even though he keeps it under careful control, and at times it may shine through, usually when others will not listen to his advice and begin to head down the same path he did. Skills/Weaknesses: Kekem is wise and logical, as well as very caring. However, he still has some temper, and is very stubborn, remnants of his youth. Though his mind is as sharp as ever- sharper, even- his body is beginning to fail him and he cannot move with the same ease as before. Though he is not necessarily unhealthy, he finds many things far more difficult to do, and even his eyes are now beginning to go. History: Kekem was born as the second child to the chieftess, and grew up believing that he was meant to be the next chief. At fourteen, he chose to become a hunter, and though his skill was apparent he was less than an ideal leader. When his mother died when he was 21, he wholly expected Hazu- the shaman at the time- to choose him over his brother Maadua as the new chief. This was not the case, however, and he carried much bitterness and anger towards both his brother and the shaman for many years. He put more effort than ever into hunting, going after progressively larger and more dangerous prey, until he made the mistake of targeting a massive bull mastodon. Though his hunters were elite, they were few, and even a large group would never dare go after a bull mastodon of this size. The resulting fight killed several of his hunters, and he was badly injured in the process. He spent much of his recovery alone, contemplating his life and the path he had taken that had led to this outcome, while lamenting that it was his mistake which had gotten fine hunters and people killed, and yet he had lived. He decided that Asa-kel was giving him a second change, and thus changed his entire attitude and demeanor. He married his wife Addie, and not long after they had a daughter, Aika-haatsu. They were happy for a long time, with Kekem becoming well respected within the tribe. Addie died about eighteen years ago, but Kekem was determined to continue being the kind of man that she would want him to be. Once he reached his fiftieth winter, he retired from hunting altogether so that he could continue to guide the tribe instead of risking his life hunting. Other: Kekem has four totems: one of his wife, in the shape of a wolf; one from his daughter, in the shape of a salmon; and two from his time as a hunter. One is from his first kill after his recovery- a brown bear- and one is from his last kill before retiring- a bull elk.
Ooh concept: What if Kekem's daughter wasn't dead? What if my Aika was his daughter? which would make it heartbreaking that Addie is Aika's daughter's name as well as her mother'sIdk, just an idea that came to me! We don't have to do that)
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Post by 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖊 on Mar 21, 2017 16:11:05 GMT -5
{{ Okay, I can change it. I wasn't sure so I just stuck an animal xD I will finish her tonight, after lab }}
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Post by 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖊 on Mar 21, 2017 16:15:37 GMT -5
{{ Me and Glow were thinking Healo and Yserei would be an interesting match later on in the role-play. :3 }}
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 16:20:46 GMT -5
(Alright! And cool, I'm sure romance will blossom somewhere in the rp so it's cool y'all have a sort of plan lol. And Salted Squid ... yeah sure, I don't see why not. That would make Tem and Addie sisters, and Addie would be Tsuka's other half-sister. I'd also have to change Tem's backstory slightly but that's okay.)
(Edit: Also that would probably require adjusting your Aika's age somewhat, since Kekem is 54 and she's 40, making him 14 when she was born... where as he would have been probably more like 24 when Aika-haatsu was born. So your Aika would probably have to be like 30, 31 instead. That would also mean Tem was born when Aika was pretty young [like 17, 18] but if you don't have a problem with that then we can make it work.)
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 21, 2017 17:22:39 GMT -5
{ Sorry for not being here! I was super busy today rip }
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bad bitch
𝕛𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕤
if i punch myself and it hurts am i too weak or too strong
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Post by 𝕛𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕤 on Mar 21, 2017 17:33:03 GMT -5
(i'm here if anyone wants to rp!!!)
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 17:37:45 GMT -5
Maguura let out a chuckle at the question. "Of course I was. Your mother was the most beautiful woman in the whole tribe. Even if I was the son of the chief then, it was hard to believe that she would agree to marry me." He continued the design, pausing only for a moment to look towards the entrance of the tent. The light was beginning to fade- he would need to finish this soon, before it got too dark to see what he was doing. It was terrible bad luck to make a mistake in the marriage design, after all, and that would be inevitable if he had to finish it in the darkness of night.
(so in my post-apocolypse LARP there's a strain [race] called Natural Ones who are very tribal and stuff and I didn't figure I'd ever play a Nattie just bc I didn't really have any ideas for one but now I'm seriously considering using this tribe as a basis for a future Nattie character lol.)
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 21, 2017 17:42:37 GMT -5
{ do it do it do it }
Jhiki gave her sister's cheek a small peck before ducking out of the tent. When the bride-to-be wrinkled her nose and asked where she was going, all the other woman could say was "Out," and that was that. The light was fading fast, it would almost be time for things to start. If she wanted to get a peek at everything, she'd have to start wandering camp now.
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Post by shades on Mar 21, 2017 17:51:17 GMT -5
[ da'aw cute family trees. ]
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Post by coyote ◦ on Mar 21, 2017 17:55:03 GMT -5
Name: Aesu-ra
Symbol: ې and ձ
Animal: Cave Lion / Horse
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Relationships:
Haagar (father), Asura (mother).
Role: Hunter
Appearance: Aesura has coppery skin, from hours out in the sun, as well as being born with a natural olive hue. She tans easily in the summer,and can go shades darker then her natural, winter skin tone. Her hair is a dark brown, seemingly black at night or indoors, but has coppery red highlights when out in direct sunlight. Her hair is long and falls to the small of her back, and is a tangled mess of thick, heavy curls. She wears five small braids on her right temple, giving her a faux side-cut, and has wooden beads threaded through the braids. Aesura stands at about 5'4, and weighs a light 110 pounds, though all that weight is pure muscle from hours of hunting, and hunting practice. Her build is sinewy, and flexible like a cat. Her cheek bones are high and very sharp, and her eyes have a slight Asian look to them, and are framed by thick black lashes, and she usually lines her eyes with smudgy black coal. Her eyes are a bright golden-amber, with flecks of bright jade green in their depths if one looks closely enough, giving her eyes a hazel appearance from far away. As for tattoos, her two name symbols are stacked on top of each other at the base of her neck, she has a dark red arm band tattoo around her right arm, the mark of her 14th birthday, she has three black dots under her left eye for aesthetic purposes. Reference.
Personality: Notorious for her quick temper, she is quick to anger, and slow to forgiveness. It is easy to inflame and manipulate her anger, and it is the best way to get her to lose all reason. Besides that large flaw in her personality, she is a social soul, and yearns for closeness with people, and tries her best to be as social as possible. She has mastered the art of charm, or at least, in her mind she has. She can be very cunning and somewhat manipulative, and she has a knack for being a natural and fluent liar. Aesura can be lazy, and hard to motivate at times, though once she does get motivated, she doesn't let any obstacle stand in her way. She is known for being fickle and moody as well, with a dash of arrogance. Do to her two spirits, one could argue that she is a conflicted being, always fighting between two very different sides of herself, making her unpredictable and a bit out of touch with her inner self.
Skills/Weaknesses: Besides being a very skilled hunter for her size and age, she has always been physically adept, especially with the spear, her preferred hunting weapon over bows and arrows. She is skilled at spear throwing, and practices often. Her bow skills aren't too shabby, but she doesn't practice nearly as much as she should. On the other hand, she can't swim at all and has a fear of water, while also having a fear of the dark. Her conflicted nature also makes it hard for her to be loyal to one person or thing, and she finds herself in moral dilemmas quite often, and her ability to hold grudges for a lifetime also isn't beneficial to her.
History: When Aesura was born, it was evident to the shaman at the time that she had two spirits, and it was surmised that she was supposed to be born with a twin, one that she had devoured in the womb and taken their spirit. Her dominant spirit was the Cave Lion, while the Horse spirit had belonged to the twin she had absorbed in the womb. When someone with two spirits is born, it is often said that their spirit was stronger then their siblings, and they had over taken them in the womb due to a power imbalance. However Aesura was born at an odd time, and despite having two spirits, she was not destined to be a shamans apprentice, something that rarely happened. Her mother died in child birth, Aesura being her only child she ever bore, after many miscarriages for years into her marriage. She died because the bleeding had not stopped for a whole twenty-four hours, leading to her death. Not many in the tribe thought much of that, deaths often happened when the mothers spirit was weaker then their childs, in this case, Aesura's mother Asura, had the spirit animal of an Owl, so it wasn't odd that her strong child had killed her in birth. Aesura was left as an only child to be raised by her father and of course the Tenders. Her father Haagar had been a good hunter for the tribe, and specialized with the spear, and his spirit animal had been a Cave Bear. However when Aesura was 11, her father was mauled to death by a Cave Lion during a hunting trip, leaving Aesura without both of her parents.
Other: N/A
Okay I edited all of it I think, let me know if anything needs to be changed again <3
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 18:00:04 GMT -5
(Yeah unfortunately that concept will be firmly tucked into the "eventually" category seeing as my first alt is gonna be a fish pirate dude and unless I get an advanced membership I can only have two characters. And if I do get a third slot it'll probably either go towards the crazy bird Remnant or my cowboy character... unless it takes like 3 years for fish pirate to die [unlikely] in which case slot 3 goes to a character that basically amounts to a Fallout ghoul who worships Hollywood Undead. So unfortunately bone Nattie gets shoved in the "maybe" folder along with magic weirdo who worships Soul Eater, creepy sentient zombie kid, vampire scientist, and sad dog person.
The moral of this story is that I have way too many character concepts that I'm not gonna get to use, especially bc my main character is never gonna die.)
(Edit: The only problem I see is, again, with the name. With two spirits she would probably have the name of both, so being both cave lion and horse, if Sahaar is horse, her name would probably be either Aesu-sahaar or Sahaar-aesu [possibly without the dashes if you prefer it that way]. Of course, she could still go by just Sahaar if she prefers how that sounds, but her full name would be that of both animals.)
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Post by cptsisko on Mar 21, 2017 18:02:05 GMT -5
{ Fallout Ghoul Who Worships Hollywood Undead is my aesthetic tbh????? But I feel about having way too many characters. I've never finished an rpg before ever. Like... ever. }
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Post by coyote ◦ on Mar 21, 2017 18:09:25 GMT -5
( Oh okay I understand now, I changed it back to Aesura and ra can be a part of the word horse then? )
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 18:11:51 GMT -5
(yeah well the downside of a LARP is that unlike in an rp like this where I can pretty much just make as many characters as I want and rp them all, there's a character limit, plus if you have more than one character your time is gonna be divided between them since you can only play one at once. I'm already running into that problem and I haven't even played my secondary character yet... he's coming in as captain of a crew of fish pirates [for the sake of simplicity I'll explain that the fish race are called Salt Wise], which currently consists only of me and two of my friends [so not a large crew...] and we were supposed to bring in our Salt Wise this game, but all of our mains also belong to a Rover clan called the Okefenokees and we've started sort of getting established and possibly picking fights with the leaders of our town [oops] so we postponed bring in the SW because now we have things we need to consistently be doing as our mains. Plus one of the other guys [who is both an Okefenokee and gonna make a Salt Wise] also already has one alt character that he plays every game and you can only play two characters per game so he'll have to be selective about which two he plays every game, and then divide time even between those two. And I don't really wanna be doing the switching back and forth thing so I'm only planning on bringing one of my characters per game which means my main will be missing for an entire game now and then and my alt will probably not be around for multiple consecutive games. So basically, it's gonna get hectic lol.
And then if I want to eventually bring in any of my other character concepts I'll either have to buy a third character slot and divide time between three characters or wait for one of my first two to die. Granted, my SW is not intended to be along-lived character as it is [he is a pirate after all] but Tobias is probs gonna live a looong time... with luck at least....)
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Post by Aphelyon on Mar 21, 2017 18:12:37 GMT -5
( Oh okay I understand now, I changed it back to Aesura and ra can be a part of the word horse then? ) (yeah 'ra' will just mean horse. I'll add.)
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