Kyo Coyote {Character Sheet}

by **Kyo** on July 25th, 2013, 11:23 pm

Kyo
Coyote

Appearance

Race-- Kelvic
Gender-- Male
Age; Birthdate-- 6 years old (appearing in his mid-to-late twenties); 3rd of Spring, 509 AV
Birthplace-- Unknown, somewhere within Sylira

Human:

Height-- 6' 2'' (187 cm)
Weight-- 170 lbs

Kyo's human form is that of a tall, young man with pale, reddish-brown hair that bleaches blond in the sun, a light smattering of freckles across his nose and shoulders, and crisp blue eyes. From the get-go this Kelvic's inhumanity is evident; it's clear as day that Kyo is not human, and the fact doesn't seem to bother him at all. With pale flesh that burns and freckles instead of tans, he's likely to be sporting at least some evidence of sunburn at all times in the warm seasons. His singular disregard for clothing most likely aids in this affliction, but Kyo is not likely to be found wearing anything more than he strictly has to. Utter nakedness is certainly preferred in both forms, though he has come to realize that the human-forms dislike such displays.

Scars and Injuries--

Nonpermanent, Past :

33rd of Fall, 515 AV Right eartip shot off by arrow.
88th of Fall, 515 AV Intentional scar carved into the flesh of his chest on the left side over his heart, in the shape of a U for Ulric, though the U nearly curves fully into the shape of an O, (permanent scar

).

Winter, 515 AV Kyo is still too thin, and the bones are sharp in his face and hips and wrists. He's generally worn down with dark circles under his eyes and a slowness, a stiffness to his actions.
33rd of Winter, 515 AV (captured by pirates) Received a deep cut to the right cheek and a shallower nick to the right side of the neck by a knife that will end up scarring. He has some bruising and soreness from being hit and kicked. He received a lash to the back by a whip, which did not break the skin but which may temporarily leave a mark.
33rd - 66th of Winter, 515 AV (on the pirate ship) Kyo is becoming slowly more malnourished as he is fed little and refuses to eat, trying to lose weight so he might slip out between the bars of his cage. He's getting very unhealthy, weak and unsteady on his feet. He doesn't have much energy and has to take breaks to rest and catch his breath. He has been hit multiple times, namely in the stomach.

Human-Form Gallery :

Coyote:

Height (at shoulder)-- 2' 4'' (or approximately 70 cm)
Length (of body)-- 3' 0'' (or approximately 91 cm)
Length (of tail)-- 1' 9'' (or approximately 53 cm)
Weight-- 50 lbs

As a coyote, Kyo is a bit larger than average, with a longer body, taller shoulders, and a particularly lengthy tail. He appears just as gawky in coyote form as in human, at his full growth but nevertheless retaining an almost adolescent awkwardness. In the summer months the Kelvic looks especially scrawny due to his thinner coat; in the fall and winter he tends to bulk up some, and gains a fuller appearance. The base color of his coat is the customary color of any coyote, a pale whitish-tan, which appears most clearly on his belly, chest, neck, and chin; his back appears darker in color, a brownish mix that will certainly grey with age. Streaks of red run the length of all four of his legs, plus the underside of his tail; the same bright color adorns the length of his snout and the backs of his fuzzy ears. The tip of his tail has been dipped in a darker, deeper shade of chocolate. A sharp black nose and curiously intelligent brown eyes finish the picture, as well as paws that still seem just a little bit too big for a canine of his frame.

Coyote-Form Gallery :

by **Kyo** on July 27th, 2013, 3:41 am

Character Concept

Personality:

Friendly--
The standout characteristic of Kyo's personality is his friendliness, his absolute adoration of all sorts of people. He is eager to help anyone in need for nothing in return, due to his Kelvic nature and the long, lonely times he spent far from civilization.

Curious--
Kyo is interested in all things human-form, though he still doesn't understand why people need so many things, or what those things are used for. Displays of skill or talent are particularly fascinating: though sometimes the things people do confound him, he has to admit that their practices are intriguing, and most of the time even useful!

Daring, or Foolhardy--
Despite having lived a long portion of his life in the wilds, this Kelvic retains a readiness to overlook or underestimate danger. Perhaps because he's never truly had to face dire consequences for his unwary actions, Kyo is likely to wander where he likes and do as he pleases... even if it means getting in serious trouble.

Naive--
Kyo hasn't been among people long enough to realize that there are good people and bad people, or a range of grey in between. Every person he meets is automatically a friend; the potential for betrayal and heartbreak is infinite. Most would probably consider him a simpleton for having such an inherent trust of others.

Lonely--
Within his soul is an emptiness that he didn't consciously recognize for a long, long time. He's beginning to understand what that emptiness is... and it leaves him lonely and frightened, sometimes to the point of illness. Kyo has become mentally and emotionally troubled, an aspect that he is unfit to deal with alone, and which may be his undoing.

Needy--
Because of his loneliness, Kyo is afraid to let people go. If someone near him is in trouble, he may respond negatively, too terrified of failing to know what to do. If there aren't many people around, his need to be near to others increases. He may try to physically attach himself to someone; to hold their hand, or give a hug, or sit too close. It's very difficult for him to control these urges when they come up; the terror and the loneliness are too great.

Behavior:

Kyo does not have many behavioral ticks. He tries to replicate the social constructs that he sees other people doing simply because he does not want to affront others' sensibilities (ex: he will wear clothes because he knows human-forms dislike bareness). He may come across as somewhat childlike, and indeed he does love kids. He's not above playing, or silliness in general.

by **Kyo** on July 27th, 2013, 11:47 pm

History

Pre-Creation:

Kyo does not much remember his extreme youth. What he does remember is a boy. The boy he thinks of is small, though still much larger than himself. He remembers this boy running away and Kyo chasing and chasing and together them laughing. He remembers the boy's shining dark eyes, his black hair like the night sky, and his smile. Whenever he thinks of this friend, Kyo feels a burning-tight joy in his chest. And loss. For his boy is now gone from him.
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They are going someplace, him and his boy and the others, and Kyo is running and playing with the dogs. There is the shouting of humans in his ears, and the creaking of great big wheels, and the feel of the tall grasses against his face as he runs.

Then there is some noise, loud to hurt his ears like screaming and breaking. Some of the dogs are running one way, and some of the dogs are running into the trees, and Kyo is confused. He cannot see his boy through the foul burning and smoke. But the other dogs are rushing around him, and something tells him RUN, so he goes with the group that smells of fear because he doesn't want to be with the group that smells of rage and blood. From then there is a lot of running, and days passing, and hungry bellies and howling nights. Some of the dogs split up. Some of them die.

Eventually, Kyo leaves his group. Time has passed. He is old enough to be on his own. He is looking for something that the others don't seem to care about, and his wishes are dull in their understanding. He never sees them again.

Before he finds what he is looking for, he finds something else to keep: a mate. He finds his girl off by herself like him in the trees, and they go together because they are both alone. Then they are together always. They travel. Kyo is always going, never stopping. His feet hurt. His heart hurts. He calls out into the woods for something that isn't there. He doesn't know what he is calling for, though he thinks of a boy, his boy, lost and gone. Sometimes he can't eat, or drink, or sleep. Sometimes he catches a scent like humans and runs far, but his girl always stops him before he gets too close. Before he gets hurt. And then they go together and hunt together and sleep together, though they never have pups together...

...until they find the wild dog with her body shivering and shaking, and the quivering little doggy-pups nuzzling for her milk, even as she dies.

Kyo's girl wants to kill them, or leave them to be killed. But Kyo doesn't know why. He feels something for the pups that he doesn't need to understand. He decides that these are now his pups. And they could be his girl's pups, too. He gets her to raise them. But she doesn't like going near them. So he is the one that stays with them through the days and the nights and licks them clean and digs a burrow-den, and she is the one who hunts to feed them, but there is not enough food for all. Soon many are down to some, and more die until there is only one son and one daughter. These two are the strongest. The coyote pair brings them up until they can walk, and then when it is time to go the son and daughter come too. And they all run together for a while. Until Kyo's girl is killed, and then it is just him and the pups.

The pups get big. Bigger than him. They are now dogs, and they make Kyo remember running with the other dogs, and it makes him hurt and be sick because he remembers his boy and how he loved dogs and how he loved Kyo. He howls and cries out for that which he cannot find but it doesn't come to him, so he doesn't get better, only sicker. He is hungry and lost and lying in the grass and smelling the grass to feel at home, and he knows that he will not hunt for anything but what he needs to find, and what he needs is not mouse or bird or any small scampering, flying thing for his jaws but something else for that aching heart inside him that whines and whines like it is bleeding.

Soon all he can do is lie on the ground and pant and whimper. So his dogs kill deer for him so that he might eat. Before the lonely sickness, Kyo had taught his dogs to get the neck of the deer and hold on until the prey stops moving. But the strong dogs can get their teeth on the neck and rip it open for the blood to go spilling in the dirt. This blood Kyo can lap up and get strength from. The dogs will sometimes hunt other things, but deer are the best. The dogs are the best hunters for deer he has ever seen.

Kyo gets strong enough to go looking again. His dogs don't mind running with him. They like sniffing around with their coyote, who is now more young-brother to them than father or father-brother, as he had once been. Every strange scent makes him go into a flurry, running fast towards things his dogs tell him are bad to see. Strange animals. Strange things that are not animals. Everything strange is bad to them. Kyo doesn't care about bad. He will find what he is looking for. But his dogs, like his girl, stop him from sniffing out those animals that are like how he can be, those humans. His dogs don't care if he turns into his other one because they can scent that he is the same. But that form is not for this place. That form is easily hurt in the wilds, scratching its pale, hairless flesh on bushes and jamming its long toes on stones, and it is not good for Kyo to be looking with its bad eyes and ears and nose. Besides. Four swift paws are faster than two stomping feet.

The dogs follow Kyo, but their pack also follows the deer, and the pack is chased constantly away from territory and prime hunting by the wolves. They go on a long journey to find a better place with no wolves, and running makes Kyo think that he is getting closer to what he is looking for. Sometimes he goes back to being sick, and then his dogs are more his father and mother than sister and brother. He doesn't run with other coyotes again. He doesn't get another mate. Girls don't like coming near his big grown snarling dogs, and Kyo does not care. Kyo doesn't want another girl. He remembers his old mate, and he howls for her. But he is always the sickest when he thinks as far back as his mind will go. Back past his dogs and his girl, back past running with the other dogs in the wood. Back until he remembers the creaking of the great wheels and the feel of the grass and the shouts in the air, and how happy he had been playing with that boy that he has never stopped looking for.

History Continued

Post-Creation:

Kyo's memory of his youth is growing stronger with time. He now recalls that the boy he so fondly remembered, a Vantha by the name of Ulric Frostfawn, was his bondmate, and that as a pup he lived with Ulric's family up near Avanthal. Ulric's family became Kyo's family, his mother and father and siblings and others, but Ulric was the one he really loved, the one he was willing to do anything for. Kyo mostly remembers the happy times, choosing to think of those instead of the bad.

The bad that he remembers was very bad. On an ill-fated journey the family caravan was attacked, some slaughtered, most taken captive. Ulric was taken with them; Kyo managed to escape into the woods.

Not long after, a few years at most, Ulric was killed and the bond between boy and coyote was broken. The pain of it tore Kyo apart, causing him to live in permanent sickness at the separation from his boy, and eventually causing him to deny that Ulric had ever died. The coyote-part of him latched onto Ulric's last command, which had been to run, and so Kyo spent the years isolated in the forest with only his dogs for company, running and searching for one that was dead.

In Fall of 514 AV, Kyo came for the first time since Avanthal to a human city: Riverfall. He spent a little time in the city but his time there was unpleasant, marred by a strangeness that caused his mood to spoil. Eventually, fearing the effects of the city, he and his dogs left, hovering outside of the walls and waiting for the chance to return in peace.

That chance came in Spring of 515 AV, when the curse on the city was lifted and the bad-feelings were gone. Kyo returned, and became interested in helping at an orphanage, but unfortunately fate was to strike again. It seemed that Riverfall was plagued by weird happenings. First had been the curse of bad-feelings, and next came the doors.

The doors were something that Kyo could not make sense of, something unnatural to the wild world he had lived most of his life in. Magic. They had the ability to take someone to alternate dimensions, something the simple coyote did not understand. Eventually he realized how they worked, and he lost himself in them, as they presented illusions of his long-lost bondmate. The torture of searching, always searching for his boy became too much, and Kyo, heart-broken and half-mad, was forced to leave the city again in the late Summer of 515 AV, and this time he had no intention of ever returning.

Instead, he followed a tenuous trail, searching for something that he did not want to find: confirmation of his boy's death. A girl he had met in Riverfall had been to one of the doors with him, and could offer him the reality of what she had seen there: no boy, just magic. Though Kyo dreaded to illness the possibility that the one he loved might be dead, he pursued the girl's trail across the Sea of Grass to the tent-city of Endrykas, arriving there just as Fall began.

When he finally reached Endrykas, however, he was weak from travel and malnourishment and anguish. Too weak, he argued, to search out the girl and settle things once and for all. He allowed himself to recover, slowly adopting his ways to those of the Drykas people, even finding his first-ever job at a place called the Pride. He was too afraid, now that he was near to his goal, to approach the girl and ask her whether or not she had seen his boy.

As the season wore on, his resolution that his boy was alive and waiting for him wore down as his denial grew faint. He had nightmares about losing his boy, and once a dreamsee spoiler below given by eating the bittersweet fruit of a strange tree, but dreams were not enough. Finally he realized, with the coming of the Winter snow, that his boy was truly dead. Waiting to die from the hurt of loss, even wanting it, he fell back into sickness.

Caiyha's Dream :

Mainly due to the care of his dogs and the people of Endrykas, he managed to pull himself together, but the him that now existed was no longer complete. He no longer had the lie to rely on, the lie of his boy's survival, to give his barren life some meaning. He was confused. He wandered the cold of the Winter and exposed himself to more risk than necessary: to the snow and the elements and to the bite of a knife when he carved, with help, a symbol of Ulric deep into his chest.

He was lost. At the start of Winter, 515 AV, a kind man name Dravite Blackwater invited Kyo to live in his pavilion, offering him a new purpose and a home. Kyo agreed, and began to seek a new life, if one that was dull and empty, searching for a place --for reason-- amongst the Drykas people.

by **Kyo** on July 29th, 2013, 6:38 pm

Knowledge, Skill Points, & Equipment

CLOTHING

Clothing maybe-likely to be worn:

Simple, tan cotton tunic (falling to just above the knee, with loose quarter-sleeves and a very loose neckline)
Simple, brown cotton pants (loose-fitting)

Other clothing:

Typical undergarments
Pair of sturdy, old brown boots
Simple leather belt
Dark brown wool cloak (hooded)

EQUIPMENT

Waterskin
Brown leather backpack containing:
- Comb
- Brush
- Razor
- Bar of soap
- 1 week's worth of food
- Eating knife
- Flint & Steel
Heirloom (unknown)

LEDGER

ITEM	PRICE	TOTAL
starting gold	+100.0.0	100.0.0
2 Akinva Deerstalkers (1 male, 1 female)	-40.0.0	60.0.0
RF grab bag donation	-10.0.0	50.0.0
cash-in Riverfall housing	+500.0.0	550.0.0
common living expense Fall 514 AV	-135.0.0	415.0.0
poor living expense Winter 514 AV	-45.0.0	370.0.0
season's rent Spring 515 AV	-18.2.0	351.8.0
common living expense Spring 515 AV	-135.0.0	216.8.0
common living expense Summer 515 AV	-135.0.0	81.8.0
1 Dynakuva Painted Desert Dog	-20.0.0	61.8.0
poor living expense Fall 515 AV	-45.0.0	16.8.0
money to Merevaika for Tachi-Sky*	-11.1.0	5.7.0

HOUSING

Kyo typically doesn't keep what would usually be called 'permanent' housing. However, he does keep several caches of 'things' he's found throughout the years near to human settlements (human coins and bits of clothing), especially within the Syliras/Cyphrus regions. He prefers to hide these treasures (which link him to the human world he yearns to be a part of) under rocks, in streams, in old logs, or caves, or other, small crannies that only he and his dogs know of.

A traveler at heart and always searching, Kyo usually just sleeps wherever it is he falls: perhaps tucked into a patch of tall grass, or at the base of a tree, or curled by the side of some new friend he's met. In the warm, dry seasons, he likes to sleep outside underneath the stars. His dogs prefer to be near him at night.

From Fall 1st to Fall 60th 514 AV, Kyo stayed inside the gates of Riverfall due to strange happenings that affected his lifestyle and choices. He managed to get together a residence at the Atri's Place near the Land Gates
--400 sq ft which he'd taken to sharing with his dogs. After the 60th, Kyo sold his house and disappeared from Riverfall back into the wilds, where he stayed for the rest of the Fall and the whole of Winter 514 AV. It was a difficult time to live outside the gates.

In Spring 515 AV, Kyo once again returned to the city, scruffy and in poorer condition than he had been before. Tiredly, he took money and used it to rent a small, decently-accommodated room at the Kulkukan Tavern and Inn, not that the quality of the room made any real difference to the coyote. Though he seemed weaker and perhaps a little ill or wounded, Kyo was happy to be back amongst people again.

In late Summer 515 AV, Kyo left Riverfall for the tent city of Endrykas. There he found a temporary home in the tent of one of the Drykas, Ruari Darkwind, where he slept and recovered from what had been a long and arduous journey.

At the end of Fall 515 AV, nearing the beginning of Winter, Kyo transferred his residence in Endrykas to the Blackwater pavilion, staying with new friends and hoping to find his place in a new life among the Drykas.

SKILLS

*SP= Starting Package.
*RB = Racial Bonus.

IMAGE	SKILL	POINTS	RANK	TOTAL
	Observation	+3, +3, +4, +3, +1, +4, +3, +1, +5, +5, +4, +5, +2, +5	Competent	48
	Unarmed Combat	30 (SP), +1, +1, +1, +1	Competent	34
	Hunting	10 (RB), 10 (SP), +1, +2, +1, +2, +3	Competent	29
	Endurance	+1, +1, +1, +1, +3, +2, +3, +2, +2, +2, +1, +5	Novice	24
	Running	+1, +1, +1, +1, +2, +3, +1, +1, +1, +3, +1, +1	Novice	17
	Socialization	+1, +2, +2, +1, +4, +5, +2	Novice	17
	Logic	+2, +2, +1, +2, +2, +3, +2, +1, +1	Novice	16
	Animal Husbandry	+3, +3, +1, +1, +5, +2	Novice	15
	Tracking	10 (SP), +1, +1, +1	Novice	13
	Rhetoric	+1, +2, +5, +1, +2	Novice	11
	Bodybuilding	+1, +3, +1, +1, +1	Novice	7
	Planning	+1, +1, +1, +1, +1, +2	Novice	7
	Wilderness Survival: Plains	+1, +2, +1, +1, +1	Novice	6
	Leadership	+1, +1, +2	Novice	4
	Intimidation	+1, +1, +1	Novice	3
	Investigation	+1, +2	Novice	3
	Philosophy	+3	Novice	3
	Stealth	+1, +1, +1	Novice	3
	Tactics	+1, +1, +1	Novice	3
	Wrestling	+2, +1	Novice	3
	Climbing	+1, +1	Novice	2
	Interrogation	+2	Novice	2
	Acrobatics	+1	Novice	1
	Acting	+1	Novice	1
	Construction	+1	Novice	1
	Grooming	+1	Novice	1
	Intelligence	+1	Novice	1
	Land Navigation	+1	Novice	1
	Meditation	+1	Novice	1
	Negotiation	+1	Novice	1
	Persuasion	+1	Novice	1
	Riding	+1	Novice	1
	Scouting	+1	Novice	1
	Tattooing	+1	Novice	1
	Teaching	+1	Novice	1

LANGUAGES:
Fluent at canine body language. As a coyote, this comes naturally to Kyo.

Basic at Vani. He can carry a conversation and knows several Vani descriptors. This is a language he grew up with, and is considered his first language.

Poor-to-Basic at Common. He's a quick learner, and he already understands Common, for the most part. He's able to hack and string words together, and is slowly becoming more proficient. Kyo also grew up with Common, but Common is considered a second language.

Poor at Pavi. Kyo is currently learning Pavi and has a teacher, but will likely pick up the spoken word much quicker than grassland signs. The signs he does know are simple and emotional, or have to do with the most basic of communication (i.e. signs like yes, no, thank you, friend, etc.) or simple nouns (i.e. horse).

Poor at Tukant. He hardly knows any of it at all. Perhaps a few words or phrases.

LORE

ORIGINAL LORE:
Lore of Vantha culture.
Lore of human body language.

RECEIVED LORE:
Emotions and Experiences--
Sensation of Fear-Running
Running Through Human Obstacles

Grief: Demands pain
Inner vs. Outer Scars
Accepting death, or at least suffering
Self-harming for the memory of the lost boy

The sting of a knife's blade

Events--
Event: Caiyha's Tears
Kyo: Taken by pirates [Laviku's Plunder Seasonal Event]

Fauna--
Dynakuva Painted Desert Dog: Herders
Puppies need to be watched quite closely

Ram: A male sheep
Sheep can be stubborn creatures

Ravok Bloodbane: Unknown predatory horse

Signs of a tired herd animal
Animals often sense danger before humans

Gods and Religion--
Caiyha: The First Witch
A prayer for Caiyha

Locations--
Endrykas: The City of Tents
Endrykas: Herds of livestock that stretch as far as the eye can see
Endrykas Winters are cold
Endrykas: The Heart Fire
Rumours spread like wildfire in Endrykas
Endrykas: Always smells like smoke
Ankal: A leader in the tent city

The Sea of Grass: Wide open grasslands with many hidden dangers
The Sea of Grass: A rich food source
Always something ready to take your meal from you in the Sea of Grass

Brig: A ship's hold

NPC's--
Andre Sunshadow: A man worth impressing
Sunshadow: The trickster

Brother: Follows orders better than sister

Lightning: Stabbed and shot dead?

Mack The Captain of Laviku’s Plunder

Merram: Ramsay's granddaughter

Pack: Lazy and wayward
Pack: Knows where to score an easy meal
Pack: Loves to be around people
Pack: Is a herding dog
Thunder and Lightning: Pack's parents

Ramsay: A happy individual
Ramsay: Twice married

Sister: The smart one
Sister: The real ringleader
Sister: Trust issues

Sky: A bonded Strider

Ulric: Loved Kyo
Ulric: A bond Kyo will never forget
Ulric: Is dead

PC's (and Related)--
Dravite: Understands the importance of bonds
Dravite: Father of Löwe
Dravite: Kind, generous
Löwe: A new boy?
The Blackwater Pavilion: A new family?

Kaitanu: Horse Kelvic and friend
Kaitanu: The submissive white horse skin shifter

Merevaika: A bully

Ruari: A look of shock
Ruari: Drykas
Ruari: A kind stranger
A home with Ruari

Ssianya: Another Half-Snake

Voss: Not Blue-Man, Not Snake

Yra: Incredible Beauty

Personal--
Kyo: What it feels like to starve
Kyo: Part of the pack
Kyo: Using basic Pavi words
Kyo: A long distance runner not a sprinter
Kyo: Doing what’s best for Pack
Kyo: Remembering Ulric
Kyo: The cut
Kyo: Would never make a slave of an animal
Kyo: Scared of horses
Winter: Kyo's favorite season

Races--
(Drykas) Emerald Clan: Infamous Hunters under a banner of green
Pavi: A language spoken by the Drykas
Pavi: A sign-language
Pavi: A quick spoken language
Pavi: The tent-language
Pavi: Learning to use basic sign-language
Pavi: Communicating with hand signs

Ethaefal: A race with more than one form

Iyvess: Name for the Half-Snake People

Kelvics: Cannot Half-Transform
Horse Kelvics like to bob their heads

Skills--
Acting: Using body-language to communicate

Animal Husbandry: Training a dog to come to your call
Animal Husbandry: Herding calls
Dogs: The basics in caring for a dog
Herding: Driving, rounding up, and keeping animals in an area
Animal Husbandry: Teaching a pack of dogs to listen
Animal Husbandry: Reinstating dominance

Endurance: Fighting intense pain

Hunting: Grassland cows
Humans and their hunting tools

Intimidation: Bared teeth

Logic: Choosing a lone, weak target

Observation: Gathering storm clouds
Observation: Calm before the storm
Observation: The smell of the sea
Observation: The sound of clashing weapons

Planning: Working together as a pack

Skinning: Definition

Teaching: Whistling

Tracking: Following a deer trail

Wilderness Survival: Keeping hot air in a tent during snow

by **Kyo** on July 29th, 2013, 9:05 pm

Companions

Permanent--

BROTHER

Breed-- Akinva Deerstalker
Gender-- Male
Birth Season-- mid-Fall 511 AV
Size/Height (at shoulder)-- Large/2' 8'' (or 81 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- 140 lbs (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, smooth

Personality-- Brother is the more laid-back of Kyo's two companions. He's more likely to stick to Kyo's side no matter what the coyote has gotten into or where he's gone. Brother is also the one who has more readily adopted Kyo's curious nature and approach to life, giving him a certain sense of humor and willingness to accept new playmates and packmates.

Scars and Injuries--
66th of Fall, 515 AV Bashed by a ram in the right hind leg. Brother needs urgent medical care (for his leg) or he won't recover.

SISTER

Breed-- Akinva Deerstalker
Gender-- Female
Birth Season-- mid-Fall 511 AV
Size/Height (at shoulder)-- Large/2' 5'' (or 74 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- 130 lbs (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, smooth

Personality-- Sister is the dog a stranger needs to watch out for. If she feels threatened, whether or not the threat is intentional, she's likely to try to show you who's boss. Boss, actually, would be an accurate name for this female. She's highly protective of both her brother and Kyo, and while she's not as likely to follow them both into the lion's den, she'll certainly kick the lion's ass if she thinks it's time to get them back. Generally unfriendly to strangers and much more cautious than the other two, Sister has spent most of her short life being the mature one, and keeping Kyo out of trouble.

PACK

Breed-- Dynakuva Painted Desert Dog
Gender-- Male
Birth Season-- Summer 515 AV; Full-grown in Spring 516 AV
Size/Height (at shoulder)-- Medium/2' (or 60 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- 50 lbs (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, smooth

Personality-- Pack is as Pack does... meaning that Pack mostly does what he wants. Coming from the Drykas world, Pack is accustomed to being around people and he loves attention. Perhaps due to growing up in such a busy place, however, he has a rather short attention span. He, like Kyo, has little fear of consequences, though unlike Kyo he continue to have an invincibility complex. When he's not interested in something he can be quite lazy, but ultimately he is good company, if sometimes a little frustrating. Pack takes after his mother, a Drykas-bred Dynakuva called Lightning, in his quickness and athleticism, his personality, and also in looks. As of yet he has not shown many of the characteristics of his father, Thunder, except an inheritance of his talented, sharp ears.

TACHI-SKY

Breed-- Cyphrus Strider
Gender-- Female, Mare
Birth Season-- Unknown, 511 AV
Height (at shoulder)-- 14 hh (or 4' 8"; 142 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- 1000 lbs (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, Smooth
Abilities-- Connected to the Drykas web and people. While in the Sea of Grass, Sky can travel at twice the normal speed of an average horse, reaching up to 60 mph (97 kph); she will only reach these speeds for someone she likes or trusts. Being a Strider, she is bonded to someone in which she finds worth; Kyo is her chosen. Sky is luminescent in the dark.

Personality-- Sky is a feisty horse, wild and likely to stay that way. She came into Merevaika's care afraid of dogs, men, and anything above eye level; so naturally she picked Kyo, a tall canine-man, as her chosen bonded. With some training, she will have learned to accept human touch and grooming, the feel of a yvas or rope on her back. She'd respond to basic commands. She trusts Merevaika, her main trainer, much more than most people, though still not completely.

The bond between Sky and Kyo is like that between the weight of the sky on the ground; it's a certain gravity that makes them want to look at each other, or perhaps even be near. Sky is grounding to Kyo, she helps him deal with the loss of his bondmate, even though the new responsibility frightens him. But that doesn't mean Sky trusts Kyo just yet. Still, there is potential there.

Kyo has looked into Sky and seen that potential. He sees an animal that will never be completely tamed, a pridefulness or even regality in her bearing, a curiousness and wicked playfulness, stubborness, freedom, and eventually happiness. She's the sort of horse that will kick or nip her bonded for a good laugh, and play games trying to buck him off her back. But she's also the type to learn to be loyal to only the few who earn it.

Sea of Grass Dogs--

PUPPIES

Breed-- Mixed Blood (Akinva Deerstalker, Imperial Watcher, Other)
Gender-- 6 Male, 3 Female
Birthdate-- 47th of Spring, 516 AV
Size/Height (at shoulder)-- Large/ranging from 2' 4'' to 2' 8" (or 71 cm to 81 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- ranging from 110 lbs to 130 lbs each (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, smooth

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Drykas--

RAMSAY PLAINSEER

Race-- Human, Drykas
Gender-- Male
Birthdate-- 13th of Spring, 468 AV
Birthplace-- Endrykas
Height-- 6' 6" (198 cm)
Weight-- 240 lbs
Skills-- Animal Husbandry 90, Weapon: Lariat 60, Tracking 60, Land Navigation 50, Wilderness Survival: Plains 45, Wrestling 40, Riding 40, Medicine 25, Horsemanship 25

Personality-- Ramsay is a good friend to Kyo, and gave him his first job in Endrykas as a herder/animal handler at the Pride. Ramsay is a dog breeder and shepherd, specializing in the breeding and training of Dynakuva herding dogs, though he dabbles in the training of light horses as well. He is a master at his craft, and was the breeder who gave Kyo his Dynakuva Desert Dog named Pack. Perhaps Kyo's first Drykas friend in the tent-city, Ramsay is kind and expressive, suited to adopting in newcomers and strays. Always smiling or laughing, he has a sense of humor as tall as he is, and a heart twice as large.
UPDATE FALL 515: At the end of Fall 515 AV, Ramsay prayed to Caiyha for children of his own but was disappointed and remains impotent. Due to this and some troubles at work concerning an adversary of Ramsay's named Andre Sunshadow, Ramsay has been unhappier of late, smiling less and showing a dark temper, esp. concerning Sunshadow.

Within the Drykas community, especially the Emerald Clan of which he belongs, Ramsay is a polarizing figure, due to his sexual impotence. Because he is a close acquaintance of the Earthshadow pavilion and holds a position of importance at the Pride, most of the Emerald clan accepts Ramsay and in general he is well-liked. However, some say that a man unable to father his own sons will never be an asset to the Drykas community, and so, too, does he have his enemies-- though as of yet they have failed to undermine him in any significant way. Ramsay currently has two wives, Aida of the Crystalstrong Amethyst and Cerise of the Deepglow Diamond, and has played the role of father to more than fifteen productive Drykas children. Aida and Cerise aid Ramsay in every way they can, and are fiercely loyal; Aida manages the business side of pup-rearing, and Cerise maintains order within and political relations to the rest of the pavilion and Clan.

Ramsay and Kyo often work together, and it was Ramsay who introduced Kyo to herding.

Other--
Ramsay's little lambs (grandchildren) (by age):

Marcol IMG

Race-- Human, Drykas
Gender-- Male
Birthdate-- 12th of Winter, 501 AV
Other-- Marcol is keen to follow Ramsay into what he considers to be the 'family business': breeding and training herding dogs. Despite being a teen boy nearing manhood, Marcol is currently more interested in business rather than fun or girls, and that seriousness tends to show in his personality. Marcol can be a bit of a grump and, when provoked, quite competitive and prone to fighting. He's almost always frowning, thinking it makes him look more mature; he tolerates Kyo as a friend of Ramsay's, but doesn't think much of him either as a human or coyote, preferring a neutral relationship.

Merram IMG

Race-- Human, Drykas
Gender-- Female
Birthdate-- 29th of Spring, 508 AV
Other-- Merram has always been small for her age and likes playing with straw dolls that she makes herself out of grass. She is friendly towards strangers and forms connections easily, despite being an only child. She likes Kyo in both human and coyote form, but prefers him as a human playmate.

Ryun (pronounced REE-yoon) IMG

Race-- Human, Drykas
Gender-- Female
Birthdate-- 87th of Fall, 512 AV
Other-- Ryun is still young yet, but tends to be shy towards people she doesn't know well. She is very clingy to her mother and Ramsay; when she's not with one she's usually with the other. Ryun likes to suck on her knuckles and is the youngest of four children. She will typically only recognize Kyo as a coyote, not trusting him as a human.

LIGHTNING

Breed-- Dynakuva Painted Desert Dog
Gender-- Female
Birth Season-- Summer 512 AV
Size/Height (at shoulder)-- Medium/2' 3'' (or 69 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- 45 lbs (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, smooth

Personality-- Lightning is one of Ramsay Plainseer's breeding/herding Dynakuvas, and has become one of his favorite dogs because she has a great personality and huge intelligence. Lightning is very very smart, with clever hazel eyes and a dark, sleek shape. Though a little smaller than most breeders, Lightning makes up for it with her personality and talent. She has a great sense of humor, much like her master's, but remains proactive and takes much pride in her work.

Lightning is quick on her feet and talented at herding, maybe one of the most naturally talented of Ramsay's dogs. She can be an intimidating figure, and acts as a matron on the herding field, teaching pups and newcomers to the best of her ability. She is not afraid of confronting those who slack off or show ineptitude.

This she-dog has a rather teasing air towards Kyo, and often accompanies him while herding outside the city limits, and sometimes acts as as guardian and Ramsay's emissary for Kyo within Endrykas proper. She is Kyo's herding teacher, and a brilliant, beautiful friend, as well as Pack's birth mother.

THUNDER

Breed-- Dynakuva Painted Desert Dog
Gender-- Male
Birth Season-- Summer 508 AV
Size/Height (at shoulder)-- Medium/2' 8" (or 81 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- 65 lbs (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, smooth

Personality-- Thunder is Ramsay's prize male Dynakuva, and as such holds the highest position within the mobile hierarchy of Ramsay's herding pack. As such, he has a tough attitude, and is not one to take slights lightly, from human or canine. Thunder has almost no sense of humor when it comes to outsiders, and is highly competitive, vain, and proud. He knows he is special, and he knows he is the best breeder. With a oddly-patterned coat, more white than gold than black, Thunder is a perfect example of Ramsay's signature coloring.

Thunder has never liked Kyo, and tolerates him only because Ramsay has taken him in. He dislikes Kyo's relationship with Lightning, who is one of Thunder's breeding mates. He likely feels a sort of competition with Kyo, rather than camaraderie. He is a large and strong, handsome dog, and excels at all sorts of herding and showmanship. His greatest asset, however, are his ears, which are probably the sharpest ever bred by Ramsay. Thunder is Pack's birth father, though he had no part in his raising.

ANDRE SUNSHADOW

Race-- Human, Drykas
Gender-- Male
Birthdate-- 73rd of Fall, 496 AV
Birthplace-- Endrykas
Height-- 5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight-- 180 lbs
Skills-- Riding 60, Animal Husbandry 50, Weapon: Spear 40, Wilderness Survival: Plains 25, Wrestling 20, Land Navigation: 15, Medicine 10, Herbalism 10, Botany 10

Personality-- Andre Sunshadow is a stormy young man, good to his friends but prone to foul moods and bursts of creative temper. He is incredibly resilient, hard-working, and opportunistic, and believes that if he wants something he will always be able to figure out a way to get it. He's willing to deal with people he doesn't like but will let his dislike be shown; his most astringent and long-lasting grudge is against Ramsay Plainseer, a man whom was once like a second father to him and whom he now wishes to overcome through any means, even sabotage.

Andre blames Ramsay for the accidental death of his father, who was crushed by a herd of wild Striders out in the Sea of Grass on one of their animal-collection runs. Ramsay refused to accept the blame and his quiet consolations enraged the young, grieving man. Ever since that day, Andre has vowed to be the most skilled animal handler in Endrykas, wishing to unseat Ramsay as one of the best in his profession.

Sunshadow sees Kyo as a viable target for his revenge, as he knows that he cannot attack Ramsay directly. He sees Kyo as one of Ramsay's working assets that he wants to either steal or destroy, and knows that the Drykas community would not care if he harmed or even killed an outsider. As Andre has come to know more about Kyo, he's begun to dislike him almost as much as Ramsay, considering Kyo's presence to be aggravating, even taunting in a way.

Drykas Continued--

TULSA DESERTBLOOD

Race-- Human (Benshira), Drykas (not bonded to a Strider)
Gender-- Female
Birthdate-- 66th of Winter, 492 AV
Birthplace-- the Burning Lands of Eyktol
Height-- 5' 2" (157 cm)
Weight-- 115 lbs
Skills-- Weaving 60, Sewing 40, Trapping 35, Weapon: Slingshot 30, Riding 25, Pottery 25, Wilderness Survival: Plains 20, Wilderness Survival: Desert 20, Carving 15, Singing 10, Animal Husbandry 10

History-- Tulsa (formerly called Aleyah, from the tents of Yasir, of the sons of Aysaw the determined) was married to a Drykas man named Leshi Carverhund at 14 years of age when her Benshiran family was forced to flee Eyktol due to her father's selfish business practices.

Tulsa's father and her husband Leshi were of like mind, each determined to earn their fortune, sometimes to the detriment of their families; Leshi, however, had a somewhat softer heart and preferred honing his craft through his own toil, rather than solely harnessing and organizing others' skills as Tulsa's father was prone to do. Once they met, the two men became swift friends and ties between their families were created, the nomadic, aloof Carverhund pavilion similar in many ways to the tent-traveling lifestyle of the Benshira.

Throughout her marriage, Tulsa was loyal to her husband in all things, and traveled with him and a few other traders upon the Sea of Grass, doing business from city to city. Leshi rarely returned to his home city of Endrykas, tending to ignore the typical patriarchy of pavilion and Ankal; instead he focused on growing his own business and sending a penance of money home to make up for his absence. His dream was to make his carvings well-known throughout the Mizaharan land.

It was in the Summer of 513 AV that everything went downhill. The Drykas had recently suffered great losses in their community, and any and all able men were to go out to collect foreign brides and children to be integrated into the Drykas society. Leshi and Tulsa were ordered by their head of pavilion to join in the efforts, acting as guides to help escort the many women and children gathered in camps from the border of Cyphrus to Endrykas. Leshi, however, had large orders for carvings to fill and chose to once more ignore his Ankal's orders.

The next time he returned to Endrykas in the Fall of 515 AV, he was met with outrage at having betrayed the Drykas people, though he did not see his devotion to his business as a betrayal. Despite that, he was stripped of the name Carverhund --renamed Deserter, or Desertblood by the scathing community-- and banished from his pavilion. Angry and hoping to prove himself again to his people, Leshi took part in the glassbeak hunts that season even though he was not a particularly skilled warrior. He was one of three men killed by the glassbeaks, while many others were wounded.

After that, Tulsa and her young son, Lalo, were left to fend for themselves in a Drykas community that scorned them. Friendless and unwanted, neither of them bonded to a Strider, Tulsa and Lalo slowly sank into poverty.

Personality-- Tulsa is a woman who clings to her faith but who has had far too hard a life of late. She suffers from a fractured personality, a woman split three ways: into bouts of anger and loss of control; into guilt and love and hope of redemption; into deep and formless depression. Her son Lalo tends to bear the brunt of her emotions, from time to time going through negligence and even physical abuse. Tulsa, despite her problems, greatly loves Lalo and Lalo loves Tulsa. In such an unforgiving world, they only have each other.

Tulsa's faith in Yahal alternates from derision to devotion, much as her mentality switches between extremes. She has difficulty making friends and connections in the Drykas community due to her reputation as a blood-deserter and crazy woman. She believes that she is cursed, having been abandoned by a father (who abandoned his people) and by a deceased husband (who also abandoned his). Because of her subsequent fear of abandonment, she tends to cling too tightly to people too soon (as with Kyo) and can be quite demanding at times. Most Drykas who do not hate her pity her.

Tulsa's first language is Shiber, followed by Common and Pavi.

LALO DESERTBLOOD

Race-- Human (Mixed), Drykas (not bonded to a Strider)
Gender-- Male
Birthdate-- 54th of Summer, 512 AV
Birthplace-- the Sea of Grass in Cyphrus
Height-- 2' 10" (86 cm)
Weight-- 25 lbs
Skills-- Animal Husbandry 10, Unarmed Combat 10, Wilderness Survival: Plains 10, Singing 5

Personality-- Lalo is small and scrappy for his age, due to being malnourished for some of his life. He is an agreeable child once he knows someone but has trouble trusting adults, especially men, and other children. He's afraid of being near other kids having been subject to mistreatment and bullying in the past, and tends to close off when kids try to get too near to him. As he grows into an older child he'll become a fighter, choosing to show his strength rather than use his words.

Lalo has had a hard life and shows some evidence of abuse in the scars marking his little arms and legs. Though his mother tries to take care of him he has learned that he needs to watch out for himself. He's extremely attached to his dog playmate and guardian Watcher, and will typically only act more sociable if the dog is around. Having lived in a pavilion that travels outside the outskirts of the Drykas city, he has learned to be quiet even when he is hurting. When he cries, he does so as quietly as he can.

Mainly Lalo tries to be small and unnoticed. Due to his parentage, however, he has difficulty with it; it seems everyone (especially the neighboring children) knows him and dislikes him.

WATCHER

Breed-- Mixed Blood (Imperial Watcher, Other)
Gender-- Male
Birth Season-- Spring 512 AV
Size/Height (at shoulder)-- Huge/3' 0'' (or 91 cm) (full-grown height)
Weight-- 160 lbs (full-grown weight)
Coat-type-- Short-haired, smooth

Personality-- Watcher is incredibly protective of both Tulsa and Lalo, but his protectiveness of Lalo is especially obsessive. The dog is hardly known to leave earshot of the boy that he was years ago purchased to defend; the only time he does leave Lalo's side is to investigate something that might be a threat or to try to find food.

Watcher is ready, always, to leap snarling in front of danger. He is the definition of a guardian. He's the shield between a small boy and the angry world; not only that, but he acts as a nanny and playmate and even as a mother to a child that has not had very many reliable people around to look after him.

Towards strangers and things unknown Watcher will show only distrust and dislike; the one exception is for young children. Watcher, while still wary of new people, would never hurt a child.

by **Kyo** on July 29th, 2013, 9:21 pm

Thread List

DREAMSCAPES

DATE	THREAD	STATUS
11th of Summer, 513 AV	Calico (Kalina)	ongoing
--	--	--

FLASHBACKS

DATE	THREAD	STATUS
30th of Summer, 512 AV	[Bronze Woods] Which Is The Real Hunter? (Kyo)	ongoing
--	--	--

FALL 514 AV

DATE	THREAD	STATUS
1st of Fall (morning)	(Land Gates) Arrival	completed
1st of Fall	The Road Ahead	graded
20th of Fall	the Forivec Coup, iii: a sanctuary.	ongoing
55th of Fall	[Outside Sapphire Star] From Brawl to Bloodbath	ongoing
--	--	--

SPRING 515 AV

DATE	THREAD	STATUS
8th of Spring	In the City of the Blue Men	ongoing
10th of Spring	The Trade of Hunters (Athaera)	ongoing
11th of Spring	[Alements] Bloody Determined [Caelum]	ongoing
26th of Spring	Whack-a-Mole	ongoing
42nd of Spring	A Home for All	ongoing
44th of Spring	[Rat Hole] Bad Habits	ongoing
45th of Spring	Walk and Talk	ongoing
53rd of Spring	Boy and Coyote	cancelled
80th of Spring	[Zephari] Running from the Sun	ongoing
--	--	--

SUMMER 515 AV

DATE	THREAD	STATUS
5th of Summer	Into the Wild [Zephari]	ongoing
--	--	--

FALL 515 AV

DATE	THREAD	STATUS
1st - 32nd of Fall	The Way	solo; completed (not turned in for grading)
33rd of Fall	Endrykas (Ruari)	graded
37th & 38th of Fall	A Welcome Distraction	solo; graded
41st of Fall	Need an Ice Pack [Dravite]	graded
41st of Fall cont'd	Need an Ice Pack 2 [Kyo]	ongoing
42nd of Fall	Two Heads are Better Than One [Kaitanu]	completed
49th of Fall	Not a Hunter	solo; graded
54th of Fall	Meet the Parents	solo; graded
60th of Fall	Friend or Foe?	solo; graded
61st of Fall	Caiyha's Tears	sub-modded event; graded
66th of Fall	Stubborn as an Ox (or Sheep) [Merevaika]	job thread; graded
66th of Fall, later	Ramifications	solo job thread; graded
67th of Fall	Healing Hands	job thread; ongoing
70th of Fall (and other days, likely at least the 71st, 72nd)	What Happens	solo; graded
87th of Fall	[Amunet] Darning the Hole	ongoing
88th of Fall	We All Have Our Scars (Dravite)	graded
--	--	--

WINTER 515 AV

DATE	THREAD	STATUS
7th of Winter	Ice Skates and Horseshoes [Kaitanu]	ongoing
10th of Winter	Wiley Coyote [Shahar]	ongoing
17th of Winter	One Fish, Two Fish [Dravite]	ongoing
23rd of Winter	Fancy Meeting You Here [Merevaika]	completed
26th of Winter	Strider Horses Run Faster [Jasmine]	ongoing
27th of Winter	Reaching the Sky [Merevaika]	ongoing
33rd of Winter, early	Smoky Skies	solo; graded
33rd (later) - 37th of Winter	Laviku's Plunder	super-modded event; incomplete; graded
37th - 61st of Winter	Laviku's Plunder II	ongoing
--	--	--

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