Kailani

[Kailani]

Kailani Pearltide

Race: Human-Svefra
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Age: 21
Birthday: 18th day of Summer, 497 AV
Birthplace: On a palivar named The Wayward Tabernacle, adrift the southern Suvan Sea
Occupation: Ferrywoman in Sunberth
Alignment: Chaotic Good

[Kailani]

Appearance

Kailani stands at five feet and eight inches tall with a lithe, athletic frame shaped by a nomadic life on the sea. Her sandy blonde hair is thick, tangled, and long, the ends flicking the top of her rear when left unbound. Its texture mimics the waves of the ocean she so adores, frequently worn in a cascade of intricate braids with bits of bone and seashell woven into the complex strands. Her skin is kissed by the sun, unlined by age, but ruddy from years of salt and brine. The shifting azure, emerald, and pearlescent waves of her Oceanus gnosis mark proudly adorn the skin of her left forearm, while the Crestwidow pod tattoo of her mother’s Pardisa, a fearsome tiger shark, marks her right. A colorful, abstract rendering of her tavan, a spotted eagle ray named Marikosh, decorates the flesh of her left thigh. Her face is accented by high-set cheekbones and a stubborn jaw with deep oceanic eyes piercing from below an elegant brow. A sparkling smile frequently graces the full lips of the striking Svefra woman, revealing slightly crooked teeth. The seafarer presents an easygoing charm in her aspect that has earned her more than a few admirers in her admittedly short life.

[Kailani]

Character Concept

Like the ocean that birthed and raised her, Kailani can best be described as tempestuous. The lively Svefra is fierce, charming, and reckless, with a vibrant sense of humor and a temper to match. Mischievous, seductive, and scrappy alike, the woman is as prone to playful teasing and flirting as she is to casual bouts of violence, so it’s best to keep on the woman’s good side. Beware to those who find themselves otherwise; she has not oft been known for her mercy.

Kailani’s main motivation in life is joy-joy and indulgence, that indulgence taking the form of whatever most suits her fancy in the moment. Whether it be dance, drugs, music, fishing, swimming, sex…Kailani is all about indulging herself in the multitude of pleasures this life has to offer. There are few lengths she won’t go to when her mind is made up, few lines she won’t cross. All in all, the nomadic seafarer has a good heart, but that doesn’t mean she’s above petty actions to get her way. Young and impulsive with the joie de vivre of her people ingrained in her very core, Kailani flits through life with an open and curious demeanor combined with the stubborn resilience of her family line.

As is the case with most of the Svefra, Kailani’s heart belongs first to the ocean and the creatures that dwell within. She can’t remember a time in her life where she wasn’t swimming like a fish herself, letting Laviku’s blessed waters cradle her like a mother’s womb. Second only to her love of the water is her love of dance, the graceful fluidity of movement so reminiscent of the tides’ harmonious ebb and flow. When she isn’t swimming, Kailani is often dancing, the activity a cathartic release no matter her state of mind.

[Kailani]

Character History

Overall, the stormy seafarer, formerly of the Crestwidow pod, has lived a charmed life upon the water, freely indulging in her hedonistic whims without a care for the potential consequences. The Svefra are traditionally a lively people, after all, and Kailani is no exception. Sex, drugs, and violence all became familiar to her at a young age, a trend which has continued into the present day. There was never a dull moment in the life of her pod, an exuberant bunch with a zest for life that outmatched even many of their fellow Svefra. Every moment was a blessing, every occasion a cause for celebration. They drank, they smoked, they fucked, they fought; nothing could touch them in Laviku’s domain. Like the tiger shark, the Pardisa of their Lia, the pod was beautiful and deadly, assured of their invincibility. Everything was shining, optimistic, full of promise for tomorrow. Until it wasn’t.

Kailani would never forget the foggy morning that sealed the fate of the most beloved woman in her life-Karigan Crestwidow, the Lia of her pod and her mother. It all started as a raid like any other, a Zeltivan merchant ship crossing into waters it had no business being in. They had both the strength and the numbers, overwhelming the vessel in short order. What they didn’t see coming were the other ships, the ones hanging back to protect their fellow in just such an event. Where once they’d had the advantage, now they were outmatched; Karigan called a retreat, hastening her pod out of harm’s way. But the retreat would come too late, a mortal wound in the woman’s gut bringing her down in a mere few hours’ time. All that cheer, all that optimism came to a grinding halt. The best and strongest of them was gone, and all because of their greed. How could they have let her die?

Consumed by her grief, Kailani took off in her casinor for some time alone; she couldn’t bear the looks of sympathy in the others’ eyes, the collective mourning that kept them all awake night after night. She needed peace, some kind of reprieve, and as much as she loved her family, she had to be by herself. Blinded and deafened by her anguish, she ignored the signs of an impending storm on the horizon, one that struck in full fury as soon as night fell. The whipping winds and torrential rains knocked her violently off course, and for the first time in the young sailor’s life, she was lost-lost and utterly alone. There was no sign of her pod, no sign of any fellow Svefra, aimlessly meandering up and down the coastline for the next two days. Surely they were looking for her by now; they wouldn’t just leave her behind, would they?

Deciding the best course of action would be to remain in one place until she could make sense of her pod’s location, she soon pulled into port at Sunberth, an anarchist and blessedly familiar city she’d visited on a few different occasions when her pod had made landfall. If she had to stay in one place for too long, at least it was in a place that held as much disdain for rules as she did, a place that called to the feral side of the nomadic sailor. Life in such a place may be wild, but so was she-wild and despondent, with nothing to lose. The perfect stop for a woman like her.

[Kailani]

Relationships

Players

 

Azcan

Azcan

Relationship: Former Shipmate/Best Friend/Lover, Bane of Her Existence
Race: Human

Azcan and Kailani's relationship was tempestuous from the first moment he stepped aboard The Wayward Tabernacle, accentuated by periods of hot and cold. Both too afraid and immature to admit how they really felt about each other, neither could fully commit, leading to explosive arguments that became renowned throughout the pod. Upon reaching port in Sunberth, Azcan unexpectedly left the pod, promising Kailani that'd he be close behind... a promise he never kept.

Angered and heartbroken, Kailani carried that resentment for the space of two seasons when she unexpectedly encountered him again after pulling back into Sunberth on the heels of a nasty storm. Their relationship was soon rekindled, the pair carrying on as if no time had passed. True to his nature, however, Azcan abandoned the Svefra woman once more, leaving Sunberth and the blue-eyed sailor behind without even a word. Kailani has sworn that she'll never fall for his bullshyke again, no matter their history.

 

Kynier

Kynier Haltara

Relationship: Teacher/Friend?
Race: Human

Kailani and Kynier met early in the Fall of 518 when he requested her ferry services to spy on Daggerhand activity around Lodestar Isle. Their association started out rather rocky when the Svefra pushed him to the deck of her ship after misconstruing a question he asked. The situation was quickly resolved, however, both handling the encounter with a touch of embarrassed humor. That fare proved far more interesting than Kailani would have expected, the pair encountering a Katalimaru and the Svefra bearing witness to Kynier's magical abilities.

Their meeting ended with Kynier extending an offer both for her to dine with him at The Midnight Gem and to teach her how to use Auristics. After nearly a season of debating whether or not to take him up on those offers, they finally met again when Kailani turned up on the doorstep of the jewelry shop to take him up on his offer of teaching her magic. She holds the mage in rather high esteem, hoping to develop a deeper friendship with the man as time goes on.

NPCs

 

Coraline

Coraline Pearltide (NPC)

Relationship: Employer/Lia of Pearltide Pod
Race: Human-Svefra

Coraline and Kailani met not long after she arrived in Sunberth, when Kai approached the Lia of the Pearltide pod about employment in the city. Her association with the Pearltides was how she came to start ferrying the citizens of Sunberth about, a job that has led to her meeting quite a few interesting people along the way. After finding out that her aunt, Azhure (the new Lia of the Crestwidow pod), was leaving her behind, Coraline offered Kailani a place in her own pod, one which she accepted after heavy debate. Impressed with her work and charmed by her demeanor, it wasn't a hard choice to bring the lively girl into the fold. The Lia is a woman Kailani holds in high regard, and she looks forward to the new adventures that come along with joining a new pod.

 

Karigan

Karigan Crestwidow (NPC/deceased)

Relationship: Mother/Lia of Crestwidow Pod
Race: Human-Svefra

Karigan was the most beloved woman in Kailani's life, the source of her strength and the backbone of their pod. Killed in a raid on Zeltivan merchants, Kailani was sure it was a loss she would never recover from. Her death and its accompanying anguish prompted the Svefra's ill-fated departure from the Crestwidows, and ultimately led to her arrival in Sunberth. The young sailor is still processing her grief over the woman's passing, mourning her absence more than she ever thought possible.

 

Kona

Kona (NPC)

Relationship: Pet, Guardian/Protector
Breed: Akinva Deerstalker

From the first moment she laid eyes on the brindle dog in Killroy's Kennels, Kailani's heart was stolen. With the Svefra far more accustomed to the creatures of fin and scale, it took the two a while to get used to each other, but even so, Kona is forever loyal to his irascible mistress. He accompanies her almost everywhere, a constant, vigilant presence at her side to protect her from the dangers of Sunberth.

Acquired in A Svefra's Best Friend

 

Layla

Layla Crestwidow (NPC)

Relationship: Sister
Race: Human-Svefra

Being a Svefra, Kailani grew up with many siblings, but Layla was both the closest in age and the closest in heart. The two were inseparable growing up, constantly getting into trouble, but as the Lia's daughters, constantly indulged. Layla was always the most beloved of Kailani's podmates, and being parted from her has not been easy. She hopes some day to see her again, and eagerly awaits the day that happens.

 

Marikosh

Marikosh (NPC)

Relationship: Former Tavan
Species: Spotted Eagle Ray

Kailani met Marikosh in the summer of 515 when she was swimming with her pod in the waters around Zeltiva. Their connection was almost instant, the Svefra quickly becoming enamored with the beautiful creature. The hours they spent together were innumerable, his presence a constant comfort, no matter what else was happening. Unfortunately, Kai has not seen him since the storm that separated her from her pod, and she misses the ray more than she misses most of her podmates.

[Kailani]

Languages

Fluent: Fratava
Basic: Common
Poor: Char

Gnosis

As a Svefra, Kailani bears the Oceanus mark of Laviku and has since birth. This mark allows her to drink salt water and convert it to fresh water, to know the direction of the sea whenever she has the misfortune to walk upon land, to know the state of the tides, and to control sea creatures and currents on a smaller scale. This ability has proven invaluable on several occasions throughout the young sailor’s life, and will undoubtedly prove its worth several times more. Laviku’s mark makes it near unbearable for her to live ashore for any extended length of time, feeling more at home in the waves than she ever could on dry land.

Skills

Skill	EXP	Total	Proficiency
Observation	40 XP	40	Competent
Sailing	30 SP, 10 XP	40	Competent
Socialization	39 XP	39	Competent
Acrobatics	2 XP	2	Novice
Animal Husbandry	1 XP	1	Novice
Body Building	1 XP	1	Novice
Cooking	1 XP	1	Novice
Dance	10 SP	10	Novice
Deduction	3 XP	3	Novice
Drawing	1 XP	1	Novice
Endurance	2 XP	2	Novice
Interrogation	4 XP	4	Novice
Intimidation	3 XP	3	Novice
Investigation	3 XP	3	Novice
Larceny	1 XP	1	Novice
Logic	9 XP	9	Novice
Persuasion	2 XP	2	Novice
Planning	1 XP	1	Novice
Philosophy	5 XP	5	Novice
Rhetoric	1 XP	1	Novice
Riding	1 XP	1	Novice
Seduction	7 XP	7	Novice
Stealth	2 XP	2	Novice
Storytelling	1 XP	1	Novice
Tactics	1 XP	1	Novice
Teaching	1 XP	1	Novice
Swimming	10 RB, 5 XP	15	Novice
Unarmed Combat	10 SP, 3 XP	13	Novice
Unarmed Combat: Brawling	1 XP	1	Novice
Weapon: Bastard Sword	1 XP	1	Novice

Calculated Resolve-30 :

Starting Resolve: 26
Skills Modifier: +4 - Interrogation (1), Intimidation (1), Meditation (0), Seduction (1), Endurance (1), Torture (0)
Gnosis: (0)
Post Count: (0)
Total: 30

Lores

 

Places

• Location: Dead Man's Swagger
• Dead Man's Swagger: Haunted
• Dead Man's Swagger: Surrounded by watery graveyard

• Location: The Drunken Fish
• The Drunken Fish: Brawls were not an uncommon thing
• The Drunken Fish: Nothing good had ever come out of there

• Location: Baroque Bay
• Location: Lodestar Isle
• Location: Shipwreck Cove
• Location: The Sunset Quarters

• Sunberth: City Layout

 

Self

• Self: A life lived in caution is no life at all
• Self: Appreciates Anja's attempt at Fratava
• Self: Attracted to Anja
• Self: Can't be good at everything
• Self: Change doesn't have to be bad
• Self: Fascinated by Charoda
• Self: Fascinated by ghosts
• Self: Hopes to never have a more interesting fare than Kynier's
• Self: Lore of Heirloom's destruction
• Self: Misses the old Azcan, despises the new one
• Self: No intention of going back to The Drunken Fish
• Self: Not a Petching Whore
• Self: Questioning the price of closure
• Self: Rabbit doesn't taste as good as fish, but it's still delicious
• Self: Should stay on Kynier's good side
• Self: Strike Now, Think Later
• Self: Stronger stomach than most
• Self: Sunberth hasn't hardened her heart yet
• Self: Unsure why Laviku marks some sailors and not others
• Self: Wonders how to carry on without Karigan Crestwidow
• Self: Won't let Azcan continue to manipulate her
• Self: Worships Laviku and Zulrav
• Self: Would rather be alone than deceived

 

Kynier

• Kynier: Can use magic to feel what other people are feeling
• Kynier: Has taken a recent liking to drawing
• Kynier: Has offered to teach her Auristics
• Kynier: Is a powerful mage
• Kynier: Isn't afraid of using magic, but uses it as a last resort in Sunberth
• Kynier: Is spying on the Daggerhand
• Kynier: May have to silence the people that learn he's a mage
• Kynier: Not a Sunberth native
• Kynier: Not familiar with boats
• Kynier: Plays the Oboe, though not well
• Kynier: Says he can swim
• Kynier: Says magic can be learned
• Kynier: Seeks to damage the slave trade in Sunberth
• Kynier: Was born in Nyka

 

Others

• Anja: Drykas
• Anja: Has a kind, peaceful presence
• Anja: Marked by Dira
• Anja: Offered to teach her Spiritism
• Anja: Spiritist
• Anja: Was married to a Svefra woman

• Azcan: Abandoned her again
• Azcan: Barely remembers the other Podmates
• Azcan: Considers Illusions and Drugs to be the lynchpins of survival
• Azcan: Has a Tear of Tanroa
• Azcan: His Tear of Tanroa shows him the happiest memory he has
• Azcan: Left the Pod with a lie
• Azcan: Marked by Ionu, the Trickster
• Azcan: Took advantage of her grief

• Ixzo: Born in Taloba
• Ixzo: Doesn't speak Common well
• Ixzo: Gentle and patient with children
• Ixzo: Has a hidden sense of humor
• Ixzo: Lived in Endrykas
• Ixzo: Marked by Priskil
• Ixzo: Night lion Kelvic
• Ixzo: Speaks Myrian and Pavi

• Kona: Likes eating rabbits
• Kona: Protective of her, even when frightened
• Kona: Scared of Ixzo
• Kona: Survived worse than a tavern brawl

• Maisa: Protective of Anja

• Marikosh: Has a comforting presence

 

Skills

• Acrobatics: Four limbs gave more stability than two

• Cooking: How to skin a rabbit

• Larceny: Damaging a room at The Drunken Fish

• Sailing: Examining a ship after an attack
• Sailing: How to navigate at sea without Oceanus
• Sailing: Keep a casinor as still as possible in a storm
• Sailing: Keeping a casinor stationary without using the anchor
• Sailing: Keeping the ship steady while a Katalimaru attacks
• Sailing: Knots and How to Tie Them
• Sailing: Opening the sails during a fierce storm could rip out the mast
• Sailing: Using Oceanus to sail with weak winds

• Stealth: Sneaking off a ship at night

 

Miscellaneous

• Drugs: Bolt Hole Blow is a cleaner, faster high when crushed and snorted

• Ghosts: Can possess animals
• Ghosts: More dangerous than she expected

• Language: Using hand gestures to make herself understood

• Lore: Karigan Crestwidow's funeral
• Lore: Riding a horse for the first time
• Lore: Seeing a ghost for the first time

• Luminance: Offers a feeling of ease and contentment

• Oceanus: Signs that another ship is nearby

• Reimancy: Can create and manipulate the elements

• Spiritism: World magic

• Svefra: Give their dead back to Laviku

• Tear of Tanroa: Plays the same memory as Azcan's

[Kailani]

Possessions

 

Clothing

• 1 simple shirt
• 1 blue wool shirt
• 1 green wool shirt
• 1 purple wool shirt
• 1 pair of simple pants
• 2 pairs of black wool pants
• 1 pair of brown wool pants
• 1 pair of simple undergarments
• 4 pairs of white cotton undergarments
• 1 simple cloak
• 1 fur-trimmed, dark blue wool cloak
• 1 pair of simple boots
• 1 pair of black leather low boots
• 1 black leather belt
• 1 blue wool dress
• 1 green wool dress

 

Toiletries

• Comb (metal)
• Brush (metal)
• Soap
• Razor

 

Foodstuffs

• Balanced rations (1 week’s worth)
• 1 pound of venison sausage
• 1 pound of pork sausage

 

Weaponry

• 2 steel punching daggers
• 1 harpoon (mounted to casinor)
• 30 harpoon bolts

 

Heirloom

• A heavy necklace made of multiple strings of seashells and sea glass, once belonging to her late mother and former Lia of her pod, Karigan Crestwidow
  
  • Lost/destroyed in When Broken Can't Be Fixed, though she keeps a cracked abalone shell that once hung on the necklace as a memento

 

Miscellaneous

Magical:

• Tears of Tanroa

Other:

• 2 backpacks
• 1 eating knife
• Flint and steel
• Dog collar
• Leash

Accommodations

Location: Cherry Bay Pier, Baroque Bay, Sunberth

Kailani lives aboard her small casinor, The Sunset Tide, clustered alongside the other ships of the Pearltide pod.

[Kailani]

Ledger

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+ 100 GM	100 GM
Starting Purchase: Harpoon and 2 bundles of bolts	- 52 GM	48 GM
Trip to bathhouse (Let the Waters Flow)	- 5 CM	47 GM, 9 SM, 5 CM
Weekend Writing Challenge	+ 600 GM	647 GM, 9 SM, 5 CM
Breakfast at the Drunken Fish (No Calm After the Storm)	- 1 SM, 6 CM	647 GM, 7 SM, 9 CM
Renting a room at the Drunken Fish (No Calm After the Storm)	- 5 SM	647 GM, 2 SM, 9 CM
Redberry juice at the Aquillar Hot Springs (Let the Waters Flow)	- 2 CM	647 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM
Purchases at Seaside Market: Clothing, Foodstuffs, Leather Goods, Weaponry (A Svefra's Best Friend)	- 36 GM, 8 SM	625 GM, 4 SM, 7 CM
Punching dagger and harpoon bolts from Seaside Market (Evil Comes in All Shapes and Sizes)	- 3 GM	622 GM, 4 SM, 7 CM
An Akinva Deerstalker from Killroy's Kennels (A Svefra's Best Friend)	- 20 GM	602 GM, 4 SM, 7 CM
Admittance and drinks at The Bolt Hole (Dance the Night Away)	- 3 SM	602 GM, 1 SM, 7 CM
NaNoWriMo Challenge Prize	+ 3000 GM	3602 GM, 1 SM, 7 CM
Fall 518 Wages	+ 819 GM	4421 GM, 1 SM, 7 CM
Fall 518 Seasonal Expenses (Common)	- 135 GM	4286 GM, 1 SM, 7 CM
Fall 518 Pet Expense (Kona)	- 10 GM	4276 GM, 1 SM, 7 CM

[Kailani]

Thread List

 

Winter 518

Winter Changes - Kailani, Kynier - 1st - In Progress
Way Down We Go - Kailani, Sinna - 5th - In Progress
A Ferry Ride - Kailani, Vasin - 10th - In Progress
To Help Another - Ixzo, Kailani - 22nd - Abandoned
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost? - Anja, Kailani - 25th - In Progress

 

Autumn 518

All is Flux - Solo - 8th - Completed, Graded
Hear Me Now - Azcan, Kailani - 16th - Completed, Graded
No Calm After the Storm - Azcan, Kailani - 17th - Completed, Graded
Don't Whistle at the Wind - Kailani, Tythos - 20th - Abandoned
Let the Waters Flow - Kailani, Tove - 21st - Abandoned
A Tale of Drowned Men - Anja, Kailani - 22nd - Completed, Graded
Fare Sailing - Kailani, Kynier - 24th - Completed, Graded
Fare Sailing, Part 2 - Kailani, Kynier - 24th - Completed, Graded
Good to You - Azcan, Kailani - 28th - Completed, Graded
A Svefra's Best Friend - Kailani, Koroshtoph - 31st - Abandoned
Evil Comes in All Shapes and Sizes - Kailani, Kelski - 36th - In Progress
Sisters of the Sea - Arinel, Kailani - 40th - Abandoned
When Broken Can't Be Fixed - Solo - 45th - Completed, Graded
Appeal to the Hunger - Ixzo, Kailani - 54th - Completed, Graded
Pearls in a Murky Sea - Solo - 60th - In Progress
A Curious Svefra - Kailani, Kynier - 68th - Completed
Dance the Night Away - Kailani, Trynne - 78th - Abandoned