Post by ✽Boop✽ on Nov 27, 2017 14:42:55 GMT -5
A Continuation of The Warren, but This Time It's Just the Two of Us
The Land
The Warren lies on top of a hill, surrounded by a meadow. The Warren consists of various holes in the ground, around a cluster of beech trees. These holes tunnel deep into the ground, and the rabbits create more branches as necessary. Many flowers grow around the meadow, which the rabbits treat as a delicacy.
Towards the south, the meadow stretches some distance away, with a forest visible in the distance. A farm lies to the northwest, with a vegetable garden.
The Burrow
The main entrance is at the base of a beech tree, and is considerably larger than the surrounding holes. It opens up to a large room under the beech tree roots, this is known as the Honeycomb. The Honeycomb's space is partially broken up by tree roots. Other burrows branch off from this room, leading to chambers deeper underground. Individual rabbits or families choose which burrow to sleep in, and during the mating season many pregnant does will dig their own burrows. There are a number of holes surrounding the main entrance, that lead to various burrows.
The Ranks
In this roleplay the roles go like this: (Some of these deviate from the book)
Chief Rabbit- Head honcho, the rabbit who makes the big decisions and is responsible for the warren's morale during tough times. The other rabbits place a -rah honorific after the chief's name when referring to him/her.
The Owsla - A council of rabbits picked by the chief. They can help the chief with decisions, but otherwise they aren't much different from the other rabbits besides their title. One of the Owsla is picked as Successor.
Successor- The rabbit chosen to become the next chief if the current chief dies or retires. The chief chooses.
Everyone Else - Self explanatory. "Mothers" are does that are either pregnant or raising a litter.
Screenname:
Name:
Description:
Personality:
Rank(see above):
Backstory(optional):
Other:
Members of The Warren
Chief Rabbit
Flax - Sandy colored doe with blue eyes. She is average sized. She has a motherly nature and tries to lead and judge fairly. (✽Boop✽ )
Successor
Not one chosen yet
Owsla
Rye - Dark brown buck with tan underbelly, sand colored eyes. Average sized. He is serious and responsible, though sometimes a bit too serious. (✽Boop✽ )
Spice - Reddish brown buck with black eyes. He has somewhat of a muscular build, although he is not much bigger than his sister. He is dutiful and honest, though not very charismatic. He is loyal to his chief and to his sister, who he cares deeply for. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Pine - Black doe with green eyes. She is strong and reliable as an Owsla member. However, she can be somewhat sharp-tongued. She is very critical of others and it doesn't win her many friends. Her brother is Pepper, and they look like mirror images of each other. (✽Boop✽ )
Mothers
none
Everyone Else
Basil - White buck with grey splotches, there is a splotch around one eye and one ear is grey. He has green eyes. He's average sized. Basil likes to have fun, and sometimes shirks work. Brother to Nutmeg. (✽Boop✽ )
Nutmeg - White doe with ginger splotches and brown eyes. She's a bit small. She's very docile and can be timid. She has a very squeaky voice. She likes being around other rabbits but hates drama. Sister to Basil. (✽Boop✽ )
Ginger - Reddish brown doe with black eyes. She can be a little bit sassy and headstrong at times. Despite her rudeness, she really cares for her brother Spice. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Sweetpea - A light grey Netherland Dwarf doe with pale greyish-blue eyes. She is seen by her friend Chestnut as an absolute sweetheart. She can be very softhearted at times, even being a pushover if Chestnut isn't around. But if someone messes with her while he's there by her side, she can become an angry little furball (high-pitched squealing included. Though she can't do much more than that). She loves flowers and often jokes about becoming part of the Owsla. Sweetpea and her friend escaped from their human owners after Chestnut felt tired of being trapped in a cage. They have been inseparable ever since. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Chestnut - American sable buck with light brown eyes and a bit of a stocky build. He is a laid-back and cheerful buck who rarely leaves Sweetpea’s side. He prefers life to be simple, though he enjoys being free from humans. Chestnut used to live with humans until he escaped, taking Sweetpea with him. Since then he has mellowed out a lot. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Clover - Thin white doe with black eyes, and a tad on the small side. She prefers to be quiet and to listen to other’s opinions rather than giving her own. That said, she is approachable at times when she isn’t in a sour mood. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Flax - Sandy colored doe with blue eyes. She is average sized. She has a motherly nature and tries to lead and judge fairly. (✽Boop✽ )
Successor
Not one chosen yet
Owsla
Rye - Dark brown buck with tan underbelly, sand colored eyes. Average sized. He is serious and responsible, though sometimes a bit too serious. (✽Boop✽ )
Spice - Reddish brown buck with black eyes. He has somewhat of a muscular build, although he is not much bigger than his sister. He is dutiful and honest, though not very charismatic. He is loyal to his chief and to his sister, who he cares deeply for. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Pine - Black doe with green eyes. She is strong and reliable as an Owsla member. However, she can be somewhat sharp-tongued. She is very critical of others and it doesn't win her many friends. Her brother is Pepper, and they look like mirror images of each other. (✽Boop✽ )
Mothers
none
Everyone Else
Basil - White buck with grey splotches, there is a splotch around one eye and one ear is grey. He has green eyes. He's average sized. Basil likes to have fun, and sometimes shirks work. Brother to Nutmeg. (✽Boop✽ )
Nutmeg - White doe with ginger splotches and brown eyes. She's a bit small. She's very docile and can be timid. She has a very squeaky voice. She likes being around other rabbits but hates drama. Sister to Basil. (✽Boop✽ )
Ginger - Reddish brown doe with black eyes. She can be a little bit sassy and headstrong at times. Despite her rudeness, she really cares for her brother Spice. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Sweetpea - A light grey Netherland Dwarf doe with pale greyish-blue eyes. She is seen by her friend Chestnut as an absolute sweetheart. She can be very softhearted at times, even being a pushover if Chestnut isn't around. But if someone messes with her while he's there by her side, she can become an angry little furball (high-pitched squealing included. Though she can't do much more than that). She loves flowers and often jokes about becoming part of the Owsla. Sweetpea and her friend escaped from their human owners after Chestnut felt tired of being trapped in a cage. They have been inseparable ever since. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Chestnut - American sable buck with light brown eyes and a bit of a stocky build. He is a laid-back and cheerful buck who rarely leaves Sweetpea’s side. He prefers life to be simple, though he enjoys being free from humans. Chestnut used to live with humans until he escaped, taking Sweetpea with him. Since then he has mellowed out a lot. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Clover - Thin white doe with black eyes, and a tad on the small side. She prefers to be quiet and to listen to other’s opinions rather than giving her own. That said, she is approachable at times when she isn’t in a sour mood. (ᴀᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ )
Pepper - Black buck with green eyes. He is smart and reliable, but quiet; contrasting his sister. His talents usually go unrecognized, which is why he isn't part of the Owsla. His sister is Pine, and they look like mirror images of each other. (✽Boop✽ )
Gingko - Gingko is a speckled brown buck with black eyes and a pattern almost like the forest floor on his pelt. He is an agreeable rabbit, though others will say that he often seems out of touch with reality. He has a tendency to space out, even in the middle of conversation, and sometimes he might even make an unrelated outburst. Once he was even seen staring up at the sky with a childish wonder to his face, then suddenly he cried out, “El-ahrairah’s favorite food is dandelions!” He then flopped himself on his back, saying “Dandelions! Dandelions!” while giggling and staring at the sky. He may be the lunatic of the Warren, but his whimsical attitude makes others love him nonetheless. He often likes to wander off on his own, much to the disappointment of his friends. And no one can explain it, but he claims to have “visions”. Whether these are actually significant or just his own wild mind, no one knows.
Families
Basil and Nutmeg are siblings.
Ginger and Spice are siblings.
Lapine Glossary
(Source: Watership Down Wiki)
Adjectives:
- Embleer - An adjective translated to stinking, specifically referring to the smell of a fox.
- Narn - An adjective denoting nice or pleasant, often in terms of food.
- Roo - Used as a suffix to denote a dimunitive, e.g. Hrairoo.
- Tharn - An adjective meaning to be under intense terror; frightened to the point of nervous stupor. The noun form of this word bears a similar meaning.
- Zorn - To be destroyed or to be killed. The noun form is identical to this word.
Animals:
- Elil - a term that refers to the natural enemies of rabbits (foxes, stoats, badgers, etc) and also to humans, who are regarded as one of the Thousand Enemies.
- Hlessi - A homeless rabbit without a hole to dwell in.
- Homba - A fox.
- Lendri - A badger.
- Marli - A doe (female rabbit).; also means "mother".
- Nildro - Blackbird.
- Pfeffa - A cat.
- Yona - A hedgehog.
Articles:
- U - The. Used as in "U hrair", meaning "The thousand", or more literally "The many".
- Flay - Food; particularly good food is called flayrah, using the suffix -rah, which literally means "food of princes".
- Frith - The sun, personified as a god by rabbits.
- Hrair - Any number greater than four. (The rabbits can only count to four, any number after that is "hrair")
- Hraka - Droppings; feces.
- Hrududu - An onomatopoeic term that refers to any motor vehicle. (plural: hrududil)
- Inlé – The moon; also the idea of darkness, fear or death (as in the "Black Rabbit of Inlé"). Fu Inlé is used to refer to "after moonrise".
- Ni-Frith – Noon
- Rah – A prince or leader; usually used as a suffix, e.g. Threarah means "Lord Threar".
- Silf – Outside, outdoors
- Tharn – Petrifactory fear, i.e. "deer in the headlights".
- Thlay - Fur.
- Fu - After.
- Silflay - The act of eating grass outside. Also means grass.
Current Plots/Sub-plots
-The previous Successor, Nettle, has recently been killed by a fox. The Warren is currently without a Successor, which means a new one must be chosen soon or the Warren could be left without a Chief. Flax has been agonizing over both the death of her friend, and her task of choosing a replacement before something ill befalls her.
Meanwhile, some of the Owsla members have started to feel competitive for the chance to be chosen.
-There is a problem with the growing amount of predators spotted in the meadow that surrounds the Warren. After Nettle's recent death, Flax has been attacked by a stoat and three other rabbits have encountered an adder.
-Talking snake?!?!?!
Meanwhile, some of the Owsla members have started to feel competitive for the chance to be chosen.
-There is a problem with the growing amount of predators spotted in the meadow that surrounds the Warren. After Nettle's recent death, Flax has been attacked by a stoat and three other rabbits have encountered an adder.
-Talking snake?!?!?!