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Xiani |
Physical Information Name: Xiani(Shee-AH-nee) Race - Zith Birthday & Age - Fall 501 AV, young adult Gender - Female Physical Description - 103lbs 4' 10'' Location of Kryis Colony Her black furred body is sleek and trim, making her very aerodynamic, but, her maturity shows slightly in her widened hips and slightly more feminine chest. The thicker fur of her knees and elbows are tinted with the color of copper or fresh clay, as is the hair upon her head. As is the custom of her colony, she can cut her hair whenever it pleases her - leaving all of it much shorter than her 'life-line', the thick bundle of hair upon which beads are place throughout one's life. She takes special care of her talons/claws, often taking the time to sharpen or polish after a hunt.
Personality Like all Zith, Xiani is utterly unpredictable and ruled much by her instincts. She considers everything on a 'need or want' scale, and when it comes right down to it, she would rather kill a friend than lose her own life. She thrives on adventure and things that will sate her ever growing curiousity - unlike most Zith who seem to care naught but of themselves. Perhaps this is because of the way her colony worked, if you were not strong, useful, you did not belong as part of the colony. She hates weakness, and the way others in her colony viewed her, despite the feat she accomplished in her Hunt Trial, just because of her heritage. She loves to fly, and to perform the Ku'zia other than for mating reasons - marking her as strange among her colony. When threatened, she tends to fight against whatever is the cause, and will only flee if death seems eminent. Intelligent, intrigued, and always thirsty for something new, Xiani has found her Pilgrimage to be more than just a task to regain admittance to her colon. Ethics - Xiani will not hunt or kill children - excluding the physically or mentally weak. When someone is trying to tell her why they would be useful, as more than a meal, she listens carefully before passing judgement. Likes - Fighting, dancing, flying, exploring, and chasing smaller creatures Dislikes - Lightning, rain, sharp noises, horses, the taste of rotting flesh (was forced to scavenge once), weakness Character Concept A curious, intelligent Zith who despises weakness and the way she is automatically judged by colony-mates because of her heritage. She was sent out on her Adulthood Pilgrimage, and will only be allowed to return to her colony if she commits an act of great courage or brings back a great skill to better the colony. Character History Colony Background - Was born to a moderately sized, but old colony with strange customs when compared to other Zith - children with any deformity are cast into the wilderness, elders were in charge of rearing and teaching the children, and those children must survive the Hunt and the Pilgrimage so that only the best Zith remain members of the colony. Frost-knees (elders whose fur had begun graying) lead the colony, and control the colony's slaves; Dark-fliers (Zith whose Hunt ring is blue, and whose Pilgrimage ring is silver) are in charge of hunting and bringing food, their mate at the time will share his privileges, and a child born to a mixed pair would have to undergo a trial and would receive a special ring if they prove their place in the ranks; average Zith have any other color of rings, they are usually assigned common tasks and sometimes hunts; Dirt-knees (all Zith who have normal gray a Hunt ring and Pilgrimage ring, often have lighter colored hints to their fur) are at the bottom of the totem pole and are assigned tasks such as skinning kills and cleaning up after slaves. Unbeknownst to Xiani, and all the other members of her colony, it was founded by an Eth Zith named Rychuus 150 years ago. Rychuus dreamed of a day that Zith would be able to be considered a civilization much like any other. He imagined that, under his guidance, his colony would become something the world has never seen. Also unbeknownst to Xiani, Rychuus still lives in the colony, appearing to be any other ordinary male Zith. In fact, Xiani is one of Rychuus's many children. Pre-Creation - Xiani was born to a Dark-flier and a common female who was later killed in a colony-war - her twin was born deformed and cast into the wilds. When she first took flight after being hurled from an elder female's arms a year after birth, the first ring - made of a violet stone that was harvested and shaped the day she was born - was woven into the hair that lies over her right ear at the base of her skull. As all young of that colony, Xiani was educated by an elderly slave woman - taught how to speak the Common language, the colony's history, to prepare foods, and about the outside world. By an elder female of her colony, she was taught to dance the Ku'zia (The Ku'zia dance was created by her colony in which females would paint the membranes of their wings and vie for the affections of the most prominent males. If a female was desired by more than one male, she would then be fought over in a traditional tournament.) and how to hunt. She was born in a hard place, between the highest and lowest positions. So, the fall before she reached maturity was sent on her first task - to make her first solo kill. Less than a week later, she returned with the head of a bear and received a blue hunt ring, placing her among the higher ranked hunters. After a feast in celebration, she was accepted as a true offspring of her father, bringing him great honor. One year later, the Fall of her 10th year, the time she reached maturity, she was sent out on her own - on her Pilgrimage. It has now been a year, and she has not accomplished her goal of either taking down a fierce monster, or learning something that would benefit her colony. Post Creation -
Training, Items & Skill Points
Equipment/Possessions  Cultural
One simple blue marble bead, and one amethyst bead([Pair]Heirloom) Survival
Waterskin, Hunting Knife Clothing
((Forgoing other SP item bonuses to keep character more true to nature)) Languages
Lores :
Contacts
Ledger 100 Gold Mizas [Starting Package] 500 Gold Mizas [No permanent housing] Thread List 510 AV - 511 AV -
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