Verena Lorak's Plotnotes

by **Verena Lorak** on August 4th, 2013, 1:33 pm

Interview

General Information :

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Family :

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Drugs and Alcohol :

Likes and Dislikes :

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Life & Death :

by **Verena Lorak** on August 25th, 2013, 4:17 am

Things to Work On!

Lorak Stuff

✓ Lorak Family History - here
Lorak Family Tree
The city-wide disease thing in Kenash + the Rise of the Lorak from slavery
✓ Build up family NPCs (most of it)

Verena Stuff

Thread about learning surgery the first time
Flashback threads: Relationship with Caedmon Paille
Flashback thread: Betrothal to Cassius Paille
Flashback thread: First time studying medicine
✓ Flashback thread: Hallan (WIP)
Flashback thread: Meeting Bellara
Find an appropriate - or inappropriate - scandal for Verena. Failure during practice? Weird romance thingies? Involvement with slaves?

by **Verena Lorak** on September 15th, 2013, 1:19 am

Short Term Experiences

Make a friend! Or two! Or three!
Visit two different plantations!
Kiss a fellow PC and feel guilty about it
Get drunk
Get involuntarily drugged
Save a slave from getting punished
To marry or not to marry, that is the question . . .
Find out more about the Rujaros
~~Argue with another PC (shouldn't be too hard)~~
~~Treat a someone's injury - preferably PC~~
Complete Seasonal Challenge if possible

Long Term Experiences

Know more about Eyris
Earn Lykata somehow
More Healing Marks!
Fail in a surgery
Kill someone unintentionally
Have a mental breakdown
Get kidnapped by Rujaro

Character Development Plans

Despite her discomfort about how things work in Kenash, Verena never questions it or do anything against it. She was mostly kept away from the harsh truths about the slavery. Verena did not even realize that most of the slaves that she had met were those in better conditions. Unfortunately, she has little clue about just how horrible the slaves were treated.

Slowly, Verena will found out the truth as more slaves rebelled and she was trapped in between. Here are some events that I plan to build up into one significant moment for Verena and change her views about the Dynasty and actually do somthing.

Eye of the Storm - Verena visited Bloodflower Plantation only to see how bad the field slaves' living conditions were, finding it vastly different from Whitesnake slaves'. To make it worse, a riot broke out and Verena witnessed the slaves being cut down in cold-blood.
Whitesnake Blues - Verena's mother is exiled from Kenash and forced to kill a slave for the sake of their family's reputation. Hallan, Verena's slave, was also punished simply because people started to speculate about an affair between the two. After which, Verena decided to leave the town for a few seasons.
Behind Closed Doors - A young female slave was delivered to her from Kiala Radacke's estate who was obviously in shock and covered with signs of violence. Only later did she know that the slave was forced to give out sexual services in the Caged Sun.
Need more ideas . . .

Skill Goals

Skill	Current Proficiency	Goal
Medicine	Competent	Master
Herbalism	Novice	Master
Philtering	Novice	Expert
Drawing	Novice	Expert
Auristics	Novice	Expert
Gardening	Novice	Expert
Poison	None	Competent
Writing	None	Competent
Cutlass	None	Competent
Unarmed Combat	None	Competent

by **Verena Lorak** on December 29th, 2013, 6:13 am

Rough Timeline

Date of Significant Events	Location	Age	Description
Winter 67th, 493 AV	Kenash	0	Birth. Marked by Rak'keli
Summer 77th, 502 AV	Kenash	8	Studied medicine for the first time.
Fall 45th, 502 AV	Kenash	8	Death of Calamur Lorak, Verena's father.
Winter 67th, 509 AV	Kenash	16	Meeting Caedmon Paille for the first time.
Spring 3rd, 511 AV	Kenash	18	Taught herself Auristics from books
Winter 67th, 511 AV	Kenash	18	Caedmon promised that he would marry her on her 20th birthday.
Winter 80th, 511 AV	Kenash	18	Hallan was brought to her and she healed him.
Spring 51st, 512 AV	Kenash	18	Verena's betrothal to Cassius Paille was announced.
Summer 3rd, 512 AV	Kenash	18	Verena officially took over the Mortal Solace

by **Verena Lorak** on December 16th, 2014, 1:41 am

Herb	Rarity	Climate	Skills Needed	Note
Acalai	Rare	Warm	L2 Herbalism	Wood chips for incense, yellow flowers for dye. Produces sap.
Acson	Uncommon	Temperate	L1 Herbalism, L1 Poison	Touching leaves and stems produces mild rash. Ingesting induces nausea and vomiting. Helpful for combating animal poisons
Aletrid	Common	Temperate Hills	L1 Herbalism	Bundles of vines smell nice
Amur	Rare	Temperate Hills	L1 Herbalism	Dried and powdered stalks and flowers make incense.
Azhiltu	Uncommon	Temperate Hills	L2 Herbalism	Dried and crushed leaves and petals make tea for stomach pains. Flowers and seeds crushed for maroon and purple dye. Poultice can stop bleeding, or taken as a tea.
Baltsice	Rare	Warm Plains and Hills	L2 Herbalism	Buds, resin, bark, and roots create potent macerated stimulants.
Batonal	Common	Temperate	L1 Herbalism	Leaves used as cooking spice. Hot infusion as a medicine against internal discomfort.
Barridon	Rare	Temperate	L2 Herbalism, L2 Poison	Highly poisonous. Infusion causes hallucinations. Macerated oils a strong contact, injury, or ingested poison, causing extreme nausea.
Belltor	Common	Temperate forests and wooded marshlands	L1 Herbalism	Infusions relieave head congestion and headaches. A hot poultice prevents scarring and aids in wound closure. Tincture against colds and diseases.
Brinetooth	Uncommon	Any forest	L1 Herbalism	Berries can be mashed, decocted, and preserved as paste to restore strength and vitality. Wood is used in woodcarving and shaping.
Bon'mur	Common	Plains and Marshlands	L2 Herbalism	Leaves and roots can be chewed for colds or fevers. Infusion can help heal injured/sore/dry eyes. Macerated oils from fresh leaves, or tea from dry leaves. Can wake unconscious people.
Boldt	Uncommon	Forests and Seacoasts	L2 Herbalism	Wood is used as thatch, brooms, basketweaving. Fibers can be made into paper, ropes, cloth.
Bunwol	Uncommon	Any Marshlands, Fresh Water Coastlands, Riverbanks	L3 Herbalism, L2 Poisons	All parts are poisonous, causing light nausea and weakness if ingested. Macerated oils act as antidote to most plant based poisons.
Bynntip	Rare	Temperate	L1 OR L4	L1 allows to be used as thatching. L4 allows to make powder from bark, when inhaled. Allows user to glimpse the Ukalas.
Calgonquit	Rare	Mountain Forests	L2 Herbalism	Roots can be chewed to clear mind, help with meditation. Cut, dried, and powdered, dissolved in liquid gives better results
Clodgol	Rare	Temperate to Warm Hills and Mountains	L2 Herbalism	Leaves and stalks boiled and crushed make yellow/gold dye. Flowers and seeds crushed and dried for spice.
Connal	Common	Temperate Hills, Plains, Forests	L1 Herbalism, L1 Brewing	Dried flowers and roots added to hot bath for relief of aching joints and wounds. Infused to tea to indued sleep. Brewer can ferment the herb into white wine.
Dalmis	Rare	Desert or Warm Plains	L2 Herbalism	Stalks and leaves dried, chopped and mixed as incense. When dried and ground, becomes a good base for Philters.
Delaviv	Uncommon	Any Temperate	L1 Herbalism	Decocted into wine to ease and speed baby deliveries. Also flushing poisons from the body
Didiatum	Common	Temperate Wetlands and Swamps	L2 Herbalism	Root and leaves contain oily sap for insect repellant and waterproofing. If sap is reduced by heating, becomes blue ink. Leaves dried, flattened under cloth, can be twisted to make cords as strong as hemp, and can be woven.
Demona	Rare	Warm plains and marshlands	L2 Herbalism, L2 Philtering	Bark can be twisted into rough cord similar to twine. Bark dried in small chunks as incense. Resin doubles effectiveness of Philters.
Doglo	Uncommon	Any Temperate	L1 Herbalism	Berries make jams and wines. Drying and boiling out essential oils of fresh leaves makes blue dye
Elentai	Uncommon	Temperate Plains	L2 Herbalism	Chew raw or dried root to prevent infect or resist moderate to serious illness.
Emilvirute	Uncommong	Temperate	L2 Herbalism, L2 Poisons	Milky juice from stem used to induce vomiting and as poison. Leaves give rashes and blisters. Sap and plant used in numerous ointments and balms. Distilled milk used in many poisons, causing nausea, rashes, and weeping blisters.
Everlight	Common	Hills and Plains	L2 Herbalism	Clears clouded eyes or washing injured eyes. Tea infusion from flowers acts as a stimulant to focus mind and aid in meditation.
Fauxsil	Uncommon	Marshlands and Riverbanks	L1 Herbalism	Leaves and stalks eaten like lettuce. Used as infusion to help with sleep, with calming effects.
Flametoe	Uncommon	Temperate Forests	L1 Herbalism	Dried root can revive fainted people.
Gigar	Rare	Hills or Plains	L1 Herbalism	Stems boiled in milk relieve colicky babies. Dried root crushed over meats and stews to add flavor similar to ginger
Halbriar	Common	Temperate	L3 Herbalism	Increases fertility. Fresh pollen sprinkled in eyes makes them view others as more attractive. Wood sometimes used in magecrafting items tied to fertility, attractiveness, and lust.
Heldrog	Uncommon	Temperate Forests and Marshlands	L3 Herbalism, L2 Poisons, L1 Philtering	When diluted, used in salves or mixed in wine as a sedative. Undiluted used as poison that causes paralysis and stomach damage. Dried leaves and roots are crushed and smoked in waterpipes as a powerful, relaxing drug
Hommos	Common	Temperate	L2 Herbalism	Flowers use in tea for stomach pain, or as gargles to sooth sore throats. Soaked in bathes for body pains and aches. Flowers and roots can be boiled to make blue dye or dried for incense. Macerated blossoms and leaves make dark purple oil and burned as lamp oil.
Jile	Common	Temperate	L1 Herbalism, L1 Philtering	5 Berries can be eaten as fast acting poison antidote. When decocted, berries and bark me be turned into salves to soothe skin conditions or as a wound cleanser.
Kiv	Rare	Any Warm Plains or Desert	L2 Herbalism, L1 Perfumery/Philtering	Leaves dried out and mixed with the drying resin to create incense. Fresh resin is used as a perfume.
Lidgefar	Uncommon	Temperate Fields	L2 Herbalism	Flowers and seeds used in many forms to aid in blood clotting.
Magecrafter's Rose	Rare	Temperate Mountains	L3 Herbalism, L1 Magecrafting	1 Dried petal is used as a reagent in Magecrafting, providing coloring to an item similar to the plants and grants extreme resistance to color fade and blemish. Dried rosebud provides same properties in addition to granting an item a visible, glowing, midnight blue fiery aur that appears under an unfiltered full moon sky. The effect is only visual.
Midwife Miracle	Common	Any Temperate	L2 Herbalism	Many forms grant relief from many pregnancy related ailments
Odeasea	Rare	Any temperate to Subtropical Hills	L2 Herbalism	Dried roots used in perfumes. Juice made from its flowers. Crushed roots create bleaching dyes.
Rhinedale	Uncommon	Any Temperate	L2 Herbalism	Wood is used in small pieces of furniture and other wooden items. Rhinedale ash combined with water makes a paste for soothing blisters and burns.
Salialana	Rare	Subterranean (Special)	L2 Herbalism	Found only near large colonies of Zith. Used as an aphrodisiac. When root is powdered, increases fertility a hundred fold.
Tivcore	Common	Temperate Lowland and Marshlands	L2 Herbalism	Reeds often used as kindling, thatch, or animal bedding. Seeds can be ground down into ink, reeds boiled into strong paper.
Tolm	Common	Any Hills and Lower Mountains	L1 Herbalism	Used in teas and tonics to ease pain, aid sleep, and relax aching muscles.
Vyfox	Common	Any Temperate Lowlands, Forests, Marshlands	L1 Herbalism	Natural antiseptic and coagulant. Placed over cuts or applied as a poultice to major wounds. Leaves can be used to make tea to help increase overall healing.

Credits to Kechaiya for the table

by **Verena Lorak** on March 1st, 2016, 11:29 am

Seasonal Plans - Spring 516 A.V.

Seasonal Challenge

Eat a something that contains crab, or cook one.
Eat or drink something you shouldn’t.
Get a tattoo. Instantly regret doing it.
Train your body.
Experience an orgasm.
Spend 50 GM in something you don’t need
Spike someone’s drink. (Or get your drink spiked)
Promise something, and immediately break said promise thrice.
Do something extremely inappropriate and disgusting – in public.
Spend a whole day doing nothing.
Stare a dear one without breaking the silence.
Dance with somebody.

Interesting Dates

14 – A woman is found naked in the Ebb & Flow’s rock labyrinth, having been raped and badly beaten. She is barely conscious, and keeps repeating the same word – “Surrender”. (Job Thread 1. PM if interested)

31 – It is officially the Slave Exchange Day. Slaves change masters and Dynasties for an entire day, in hopes of being taught different skills and different trades to increase their utility. Abuses are foreseen for most of them. Recollection of information about their temporary masters is encouraged.

55 – The wave heat is in full effect now. Establishments are completely full by now, and the streets are only walked by the very brave. It is hard to breathe and many cases of heatstroke spread along the city. The Kenash River loses part of his flow. (Job Thread 2. PM if interested)

62 – Most members of the Dynasties gather in the Pavilléon, in a mandatory gathering to strengthen bonds between the twelve Dynasties. Once the night falls in, an orgy takes place within – exclusively for Dynasty members.

63 – Healers are requested in all Dynasty estates. A bad case of herpes has spread throughout most members. (Job Thread 3. PM if interested)

69 – Most of the workers in tobacco plantations are affected by the toxic nature of the pesticides. Ranging from grave to mild, their condition temporarily paralyzes the work in the fields while healers are hired to treat the wounded. (Job Thread 4. PM if interested)