[Plotnotes] Shakune

[Shakune]

Goals & their progress

Akajia's Gnosis

- Sneaky Sneaky threads X
- Stealth: 5XP/50 (to reach expert)

Xyna's Gnosis

- Business oriented threads X X
- Mention of business development X

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Relations

All of these characters are NPCs that have formed some important part of Shakune's history, and are thus contained only in Flashback threads. This info is for me to keep track of these characters to avoid contradictory information occurring in threads.

Kinsha :

Relationship Biological Mother
Race, sex, age Chaktawe, female, 40 years(approx)
Last seen 13th Spring, 502AV
Status Unknown location, unknown health status. Worked as a prostitute in Zeltiva throughout Shakune's childhood, was addicted to drugs.

Pa Salt :

Relationship 'Stand in Father' (no biological relation), former Captain and employer.
Race, sex, age Human, mixed: SvefraxHuman, male, approx 74 years as of 512AV
First met 13th Spring, 502AV
Last seen 2nd Summer, 512AV
Status Unknown location, presumed dead. Adopted Shakune in Spring 502AV, was captain of the ship The Lady Luck, which is now missing.

Johnny Whitevine :

Relationship Former lover, shipmate
Race, sex, age Vantha, male, 37
First met TBD, 508AV(?)
Last seen Late Summer, 512AV
Status In Avanthal, presumed alive and healthy. Joined crew of the Lady Luck in 508AV but returned to Avanthal in 512AV. Married a woman called Skyler in 499AV, with whom he has two daughters

[Shakune]

Main Plot for Shakune

The Story So Far

After a visit from an old friend, Shakune learns that Archie 'Pa' Salt, the enigmatic and mysterious man who adopted her when she was a teenager, previously had a wife and family of his own when he lived in Sunberth. This news was both shocking and unwelcome in Shakune's world, completely destroying her previously held images and beliefs of Pa Salt. She had thought him to be a lonely man, and believed herself to be his only child. With that no longer true, Shakune felt like an imposter, a poor replacement for the children he had had before.

There was, as there usually is, more to the tale. Pa Salt's wife, Bridie, had died whilst giving birth to their fourth child Edgar some twenty years prior to Shakune's birth. Another son, Declan, had died in infancy, but two remaining children named Roseanne and Lark had presumably survived their childhood, though Pa Salt had never mentioned either of these to Shakune in the decade that she knew him. Keen to find out what fate befell Roseanne and Lark Salt, Shakune turned her attention to the graveyard. Though she found nothing to represent the deaths of either of these, she did find the graves of Bridie and the two deceased infants.

A few nights later, Shakune discovered the ghost of Bridie Salt, who had been loitering around Sunberth since her traumatic death. The spirit had no recollection of dying, and seemed to be stuck in the past circa forty years ago. She often asked for her husband and their children, and when Shakune could not think of a reasonable excuse for their absence, Bridie would be thrown into a mad hysteria. These turns, however, disappeared as quickly and dramatically as they appeared. As a whole, Bridie was a palliative and calm ghost, if a little depressing to be around.

With no real leads on what happened to Roseanne and Lark, and with Bridie utterly incapable of being any help whatsoever, Shakune needed to turn to other sources of aid.

Summer 515AV :

- Sex and Pastries (Matthew): Shakune uncovers that two children of the surname 'Salt' were sold into slavery.

- The Poltergeist (Richard): On the anniversary of Bridie's death, the ghost falls into a particularly aggressive fury.

- A Friend Indeed (Solo): Shakune speaks to Helen Hastings, the daughter of Bridie Salt's best friend. Having once been babysat by Bridie, Helen had few pleasant things to say about the dead woman, but she did inform Shakune of what fate befell Roseanne and Lark Salt immediately after the death of they mother. According to Helen, the two children stayed with her family frequently, due to their father's work frequently taking him away from the city. The addition of Roseanne and Lark Salt, however, proved to be too much for Helen's fragile-minded mother. Helen reported how one day, the two Salt children simply stopped coming to her family home, and she never saw either of them again.

What will happen next? :

Fall 515AV
TBD

[Shakune]

Personality & Characteristics

ENTJ PERSONALITY (“THE COMMANDER”)
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

- Steve Jobs

ENTJs are natural-born leaders. People with this personality type embody the gifts of charisma and confidence, and project authority in a way that draws crowds together behind a common goal. But unlike their Feeling (F) counterpart, ENTJs are characterized by an often ruthless level of rationality, using their drive, determination and sharp minds to achieve whatever end they've set for themselves. Perhaps it is best that they make up only three percent of the population, lest they overwhelm the more timid and sensitive personality types that make up much of the rest of the world – but we have ENTJs to thank for many of the businesses and institutions we take for granted every day.

The underlying thought running through the ENTJ mind might be something like "I don't care if you call me an insensitive b*****d, as long as I remain an efficient b*****d".

Strengths & Weaknesses :

Strengths

Efficient – ENTJs see inefficiency not just as a problem in its own right, but as something that pulls time and energy away from all their future goals, an elaborate sabotage consisting of irrationality and laziness. People with the ENTJ personality type will root out such behavior wherever they go.

Energetic – Rather than finding this process taxing ENTJs are energized by it, genuinely enjoying leading their teams forward as they implement their plans and goals.

Self-Confident – ENTJs couldn't do this if they were plagued by self-doubt – they trust their abilities, make known their opinions, and believe in their capacities as leaders.

Strong-Willed – Nor do they give up when the going gets tough – ENTJ personalities strive to achieve their goals, but really nothing is quite as satisfying to them as rising to the challenge of each obstacle in their run to the finish line.

Strategic Thinkers – ENTJs exemplify the difference between moment-to-moment crisis management and navigating the challenges and steps of a bigger plan, and are known for examining every angle of a problem and not just resolving momentary issues, but moving the whole project forward with their solutions.

Charismatic and Inspiring – These qualities combine to create individuals who are able to inspire and invigorate others, who people actually want to be their leaders, and this in turn helps ENTJs to accomplish their often ambitious goals that could never be finished alone.

Weaknesses

Stubborn and Dominant – Sometimes all this confidence and willpower can go too far, and ENTJs are all too capable of digging in their heels, trying to win every single debate and pushing their vision, and theirs alone.

Intolerant – "It's my way or the highway" – People with the ENTJ personality type are notoriously unsupportive of any idea that distracts from their primary goals, and even more so of ideas based on emotional considerations. ENTJs won't hesitate a second to make that fact clear to those around them.

Impatient – Some people need more time to think than others, an intolerable delay to quick-thinking ENTJs. They may misinterpret contemplation as stupidity or disinterest in their haste, a terrible mistake for a leader to make.

Arrogant – ENTJ personalities respect quick thoughts and firm convictions, their own qualities, and look down on those who don't match up. This relationship is a challenge for most other personality types who are perhaps not timid in their own right, but will seem so beside overbearing ENTJs.

Poor Handling of Emotions – All this bluster, alongside the assumed supremacy of rationalism, makes ENTJs distant from their own emotional expression and sometimes downright scornful of others'. People with this personality type often trample others' feelings, inadvertently hurting their partners and friends, especially in emotionally charged situations.

Cold and Ruthless – Their obsession with efficiency and unwavering belief in the merits of rationalism, especially professionally, makes ENTJs incredibly insensitive in pursuing their goals, dismissing personal circumstances, sensitivities, and preferences as irrational and irrelevant.

Career & Work style :

It is in the world of careers that ENTJs' boldness and drive are truly at their best. No other personality type is better suited than ENTJs to be the respected leader of an organization or team, and no other personality type enjoys it quite so much. Combining their vision, intelligence and determination to push ideas through to completion no matter the obstacles, ENTJs are a force to be reckoned with.

For people with the ENTJ personality type, the workplace is all but a natural habitat. ENTJs' efficiency and clear communication are valued, their leadership is admired, and their ability to simply get things done is unrivaled. That being said, some situations are more appropriate for ENTJs than others – these qualities all point to a managerial or executive role, making any position of comparative powerlessness highly undesirable.

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral :

A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. He avoids authority, resents restrictions, and challenges traditions. A chaotic neutral character does not intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. To do so, he would have to be motivated either by good (and a desire to liberate others) or evil (and a desire to make those different from himself suffer). A chaotic neutral character may be unpredictable, but his behavior is not totally random. He is not as likely to jump off a bridge as to cross it. Chaotic neutral is the best alignment you can be because it represents true freedom from both society's restrictions and a do-gooder's zeal. However, chaotic neutral can be a dangerous alignment when it seeks to eliminate all authority, harmony, and order in society.