S'hazende

[S'hazende]

S’hazende

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Appearance


Race: Kelvic
Gender: Male
Animal Age: Four Years
Apparent Human Age: Seventeen Years
Birthday: 1, Spring, 509.
Birthplace: Cyphrus


Appearance Animal: An 18hh horse as black as the midnight sky. S’hazende has no markings or colours that stray from the jet-black of his skin and coat. His mane and tail are quickly growing with a wild, wavy curl to them and are considered long for a horse his age. The hair on each of his fetlocks have grown to a length of about three to four inches and tend to get longer (as does the rest of the hair on his body) during the colder seasons. His muzzle is a soft as velvet and warm to touch. He has a muscular neck and hind quarters with a powerful kick that could knock a full grown man flat on his back. The man is so comfortable in his animal form that it has become hard for people to recognise whether or not he is indeed a Kelvic. He moves with a fluid grace that makes it seem as if time is standing still, but has the temperament of any wild stallion found in the grasslands.





Appearance Human: S’hazende stands at six foot three in his Human form with long, ebony hair that curls down to the small of his back. His face is dotted with a light wash of freckles and a fine smattering of facial hair. His eyes, two chocolate brown orbs that almost look black without closer inspection. He is lean and board at the shoulder with masculine, agile limbs. The man often appears dirty when travelling out in the Sea of Grass as he seldom likes to waste valuable drinking water. He is more often than not dressed in a plain black pair of trousers and long sleeved, simple shirt. He wears the skin of a large wild dog on his back which he faced his death against on the first day away from his family. The young Kelvic rarely smiles unless he is nervous or otherwise given reason to. In his human form the man can often come across as shy and even stand offish, though deep down he is a curious, happy individual who is content to spend his days alone or in the company of good, honest, hard-working people, especially is they are Drykas.


Character Concept

S'hazende is a determined, wayward Kelvic that has worshiped the ideals of the Horse Clan people since he was very young. His goal in life is to become a proficient survivalist able to live off the lands and fend for himself and a loved one should he ever be lucky enough to find that perfect someone.


Character History

S’hazende was born in Cyphrus to a Human couple. His parents were surprised to find that their son had been born a Kelvic, with each accusing the other of disguising their history and not revealing that they carried a Kelvic gene. As people of the Cyphrus region, S’hazende’s family travelled a lot, living off the lands and rarely returning to the cities.

S’hazende’s father, Shay, was a skilled survivalist and knew the lay of the land like the back of his hand, studying all types of plants, stars and landmarks throughout their travels. In the four short years S’hazende spent with his parents, his father tried to teach his wayward son the basics of survival, entrusting him with a book titled ‘The Hunters Guide to Survival’.

It was S’hazende’s mother, Azande, who attempt to teach the boy valuable skills like reading and history; telling him stories of the Drykas people and the horse clans. Of course S’hazende was fascinated with tales of the Drykas people and longed to run free with their horses.

The day finally came when the small family stumbled upon a group of riders and traders heading for Endrykas and S’hazende was accepted by the Drykas people to protect their children and help them move from place to place as a young pack-horse. Saying goodbye to his parents wasn’t easy and he remembered the two holding each other as he followed his new kin towards the rising sun.

The thrill of adventure surged through the young Kelvic’s veins as he spent the ensuing weeks with the horse clans, quickly becoming proficient in their native tongue and getting to know some of the children. It was rare that S’hazende would ever take his Human form unless he was to hunt or rest in his tent on a wet night.

The Drykas people seemed friendly for the most part, though it wasn't long before S’hazende realised that the beautiful stories his mother had filled his head with would never come within reach of the young male Kelvic. He was little more than well liked slave who cost little to nothing to keep and rarely put a foot out of line.

As the days became longer and longer and it felt as if Endrykas was far from reach, S’hazende found himself spending more and more time away from his beloved Drykas of the horse clans. He would run with the horses or explore the lands about the camp, never straying too far for fear of becoming lost. He slowly began to increase his knowledge of the land and how the Drykas people worked.

It wasn’t till late one night that S’hazende remembered the book his father had gifted him and as the rain poured down around his tent, the young male sat reading his father’s words in the dim light, sure that he would become as skilled as his father one day if he continued to work hard and follow his wise words throughout life.


Companions


Night: (left) 3.5 years
Type: Hunting Dog
Temperament: Easy-going, happy-go-lucky dog, with a good nature. Obeys commands and follows orders. He is protective of his master and brother and loyal to a fault.

Shade: (right) 3.5 years
Type: Hunting Dog
Temperament: Lively, clumsy, curious dog who often gets himself into trouble. Does his best to obey but often goes his own way. Shade is an escape artist who doesn't like to be tied up and gives his brother Night, hell.


Language

Fluent Language: Common
Basic Language: Pavi
Poor Language:



Injuries

Duration	Description	Scars	Lesson
1st - 9th Spring 513 AV	Various scratches and bite marks	None	Watch Your Back in a Fight

Skills

	Skill	EXP	Total	Proficiency
	Foraging	10 RB	10	Novice
	Hunting	10 SP	10	Novice
	Long Bow	15 SP	10	Novice
	Reading	05 SP	05	Novice
	Swimming	05 SP	05	Novice
	Wilderness Survival	15 SP	15	Novice
	Observation	05 XP	05	Novice
	Weapon: Club	02 XP	02	Novice
	Unarmed Combat	01 XP	01	Novice
	Tanning	03 XP	03	Novice

Lores

Lore of Sea of Grass Geography
Lore of Drykas Culture
A Special Birthday: Becoming a Man
Leaving the Nest
Black - Not a Good Color for Hot Days
Beware Lone Carcasses
Watch Your Back in a Fight
What Leaving Home Really Means
Make Sure the Enemy's Dead
Only the Unwise are Alone in the Sea of Grass
The Importance of Washing Wounds
Safety in Numbers
One Loss Puts the Group at Risk
Preserving an Animal to Skin Later
Uses of Animal Organs
Redwing: Meaning Behind a Nickname
Use Every Piece of the Animal
Learning by Doing
The Use of "Slurry" in Tanning



Possessions

1 Set of Clothing (Black)
-Simple Shirt
-Simple Pants
-Simple Undergarments
-Simple Cloak
-Simple Boots
1 Waterskin
1 Backpack which contains:
-Comb (Bone)
-Brush (Bone)
-Soap
-Razor
-Balanced Rations (1 Week’s Worth)
-1 eating knife
-Flint & Steel


Bought [See Item Purchase List Below:]

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Weapons

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Heirloom: Average Book


Housing


Location: S’hazende roams with Drykas of the horse clans, moving from place to place or wherever their trade takes them. He does not own a home [traded in house for 500gm].


Ledger

[1 gold Miza = 10 silver Miza = 100 copper Miza ]

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+600 GM	600 GM
Toolkit, Hunter/Trapper's	25 gm	575 GM
Toolkit, Leatherworker’s	70 gm	505 GM
Toolkit, Herbalist/Botanist	20 gm	485 GM
Fishing Kit	10 gm	475 GM
Sewing Kit	18 gm	457 GM
2 x Dog, hunting	30 gm	427 GM
Leather Quiver	20 gm	407 GM
Tent, one-person	2 gm	405 GM
Rucksack	1 gm	404 GM
Rope, Hemp (50 ft.)	1 gm	403 GM
Water Additive	3 gm	400 GM
Dagger	2 gm	398 GM
Longbow	75 gm	323 GM
Longbow Arrows (40)	2 gm	321 GM
Cooking Pot, Gallon	3 sm	320.7 GM
Hatchet	6 sm	320.1 GM
Bedroll	1 sm	320 GM
Medium size Leash x 2	2 gm	318 GM
Shovel	2 gm	316 GM

Thread List

Status	Date	Title	Featuring	Rewards	Progress
Solo	1 Spring 513 AV	Blood Sings to Blood	NA	6XP + 8Lores	Completed
Closed	2 Spring 513 AV	Know Thy Kin	Ra'eesah	5XP + 9Lores	Completed
Open	20 Spring 513 AV	The Spirit of Adventure!	Kavala	TBG	WIP
Closed	43 Spring 513 AV	The City of Tents	Ra'eesah	TBG	WIP
Closed	78 Spring 513 AV	Two is Company, Three's a Crowd		TBG	WIP
PM for Invite	1 Summer 513 AV	Where We Dream	Kavala	TBG	WIP