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Jez Firetongue
Memories, Relationships, Animals
Physical Information
Strider – Wind
Character Concept
History
Desired Skills Working On
Lore
Possessions
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The Heart of Nature Soothes the Heart of Man More Than Any Woman Can
Memories, Relationships, Animals
Physical Information
| Race – Drykas Birthday – 5th of Summer, 491 AV, in Endrykas Age -26 years old Gender – Male Orientation – Simplest explanation is he's gay. However he'd be able to sleep with a woman for the sole purpose of having a child. He's aware he isn't really attracted to women and can't see himself ever falling in love with one, but doesn't think more about it given the same-sex taboo in Endrykas. He hides it from himself and everyone else, so while others may be able to guess he'd likely never confirm it. If pressed too far he'd probably tell a white lie about falling in love while in Riverfall, Spring 517 but that she wouldn't come back to Endrykas with him. Languages – Jez is fluent in Pavi (/Grassland Sign), the most common tongue in Endrykas, and can speak basic Common. He can manage poorly a few phrases in Nari, thanks to a group of people he met during his travels who taught him. Favoured Gods – Caiyha (his most favoured), Zulrav (relies on his faith in him while travelling), Rak'keli Life goal - Gain a gnosis mark Career goal - Join The Watch |
| Jez has maintained his good physical state from his work both within his Pavilion and handling animals at the Healing Hoof. This is useful to him as he needs to keep in pace with his feisty stallion. His hair is mousey brown and rarely well groomed, though he never has stubble on his face. His eyes are green and gentle, with a charming smile almost always present on his face. His wind marks stretch in a thin, elaborate tribal pattern down his spine, starting from a small spot on his left shoulder blade. Appearance as of late Spring 517: On the right side of his hair Jez has two decorations. One is a piece of leather braided into his hair, ending in a terminal knot that joins it to the emerald feather of a Glassbeak. This was gifted to him by a Glassbeak Kelvic and he uses it as a talisman to stay safe in the Sea of Grass. The second is a light purple piece of ribbon tied into his hair and left to flow down to the end. At the end is an embroidery pattern of a flame. It is used as a memorial for his grandfather, the previous Ankal. On the left side of his hair Jez has one decoration. It is a symbol of his high status in the Pavilion (being the oldest Drykas nephew of the childless Ankal). It is made of rope, knotted around hair, that was periodically dyed purple so that when tied into multiple knuckle knots it displays an aesthetically pleasing pattern. The rope contains seventeen knots, representing his age when he bonded to Wind and recieved his windmarks, officially becoming a member of the Amethyst Clan. Jez also wears a purple knotted necklace from which hangs the fang of his grandfather's prized hunting dog. It is a symbol he keeps on him to remind him of his family. Jez's Sash - Picture coming soon Jez has various decorations hanging from the wide sash around his waist. One of these is a Tyet decoration, which has a unique pattern of knots hanging from a metal rings that the sash loops through. It's counterpart is attached to Wind's yvas, a shared symbol of the joining of opposites and of their protection over each other. Similar to this is their shared trinity knot decorations, though these pieces aren't identical. The one on Wind hangs like a small charm whilst the one on Jez is large and triangular. These shared trinity knots represent the uninterrupted death and rebirth cycle that relates the Drykas and their Striders. Another decoration is the line of bar knots hung over the sash, symbolising major storms Jez has experienced. It is tradition to keep this going in his Pavilion, and then to release one of the knots during a dry spell in hopes of signalling to the Gods to release the rains. He has multiple simple strands of ribbon ending in terminal knots hanging from the sash that have embroidery representing different Gods to him, such as the tree blowing in the wind for Zulrav and the triskelion for Caiyha. Jez also has multiple knotworks symbolising adventures with Wind, or just decorating empty gaps in the sash. From the 11th Spring 517 AV Jez also keeps a strip of leather tied around his left forearm so that he is always ready to use his shortbow. Permanent Injuries - 48th Spring 517 - scar from infected nonvenomous snake bite on right arm - 54th Spring 517 - scar from deep knife wound on left palm - 58th Spring 517 - scars from wolf attack on shoulder and chest Injuries This Season - 56th Spring 517 - fractured first, second and third metatarsals in right foot, medical treatment started on the 58th Spring 517 - healed on 7th Summer 517 |
Strider – Wind
Wind is a strong, eleven year old dun stallion strider. His legs are socked in black and his cream complexion seeps slightly into his long, dark brown mane. His dark eyes are full of fire and passion, and he compliments Jez well. They ride together full of energy, almost daily. From a fairly expensive blood line, Wind cost Jez relatively little due to having such a feisty and difficult to handle temperament. Of the pair, the most elaborate knot work can be found over Wind, tied to his yvas. All sorts of complex patterns, including good luck knots and pan changs, act as amulets and symbols of their adventures together. |
Character Concept
| Jez is a member of the Firetongue pavilion, in the Amethyst Clan. As neither the oldest nor youngest child in his large family, Jez grew up without the pressures of looking after the younger kids or aspiring to be like the older ones. He is an entertainer, always ready for a laugh or a joke; loud and boisterous, he rarely thinks ill of anyone and often speaks his mind. He is very protective of his family and is always caring towards them. He enjoys long rides with Wind, who accompanies him almost everywhere, and though as a rule he is against fighting he’ll defend his pavilion if he feels he has to. He has two main goals in life; to become closer to the goddess Caiyha, and to join The Watch. |
History
| Jez's uncle Beka (61) is the Ankal of his Pavilion. Jez’s father, Fenrir (55), and mother, Carla(48), had children together, of which he is the oldest. After him comes Farrah (22), Salva (20), twins Caleb and Liam (19), and the only girl of the family, Kai (18). He also has an older half-sister, Rosanna (28), born to his father and a deceased mother, and an older half-brother, Valko (26), born to his father and Moanna Windrunner, a svefra. Jez’s mother cared closely for him, but after a few of his younger siblings were born he became fairly independent and spent most of his time messing around and cheering others up. When Jez was very young his grandfather (father of his father), the previous Ankal, gave him a knotted necklace holding a fang that belonged to his favourite hunting dog, which he has always worn since. His grandfather's death hit him hard, causing him to become withdrawn for a period of time, before he discovered the comfort his religion could bring and praying to the Gods brought him out of it. Jez’s father rarely paid him close attention, and so Jez was pleasantly surprised to find that he had been presented with an expensive strider mare, hand picked by the Ankal. The mare, Papus, however, had bonded to his youngest sibling, Kai, instead. Not one to bear grudges, he had congratulated her and carried on with life, slightly disappointed that he had yet to find his strider. The Drykas’ of the Firetongue pavilion were known to bond at a fairly young age. Early on his seventeenth Spring he finally found Wind thrashing around on the opposite side of Endrykas. They had an instant connection and the stallion was his for a small fee. He finally earnt his wind marks and was fully accepted. Around this time he began to develop a real respect for the gods and goddesses, especially treasuring Caiyha and the way she maintains the balance in all life. Since then he has hoped to grow as close to her as possible. In Winter 512AV Jez was horrified to find a mass outbreak of pox. As close as he was to Salva, his often ill younger brother, he secluded himself for most of the Winter to avoid catching the pox and passing it to Salva. In Fall of 516 Jez was glad to see his kin return to a more spiritual lifestyle. In Winter 516 Jez focused on his work, saving money to fund a trip to Riverfall that was inspired by his friend Rena. Spring 517 saw Jez learning a lot through travelling, surviving multiple injuries, and becoming more in tune with the core of Drykas culture, the Web. |
| Skill | Level | Source | Ability |
| Animal Husbandry | 14 | 5 starting, 2 W517, 1, 1, 2, 3 | Novice |
| Cooking | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Grooming | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Horsemanship | 21 | 15 starting, 2 W517, 1, 3 | Novice |
| Hunting | 5 | 5 starting | Novice |
| Intelligence | 2 | 1, 1 | Novice |
| Interrogation | 2 | 1, 1 | Novice |
| Leadership | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Logic | 2 | 2 | Novice |
| Mathematics | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Medicine | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Observation | 21 | 1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1 | Novice |
| Organisation | 2 | 1, 1 | Novice |
| Persuasion | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Philosophy | 3 | 1, 2 | Novice |
| Rhetoric | 5 | 2, 1, 1, 1 | Novice |
| Riding (Horse) | 24 | 10 starting, 10 racial, 2, 1, 1 | Novice |
| Running | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Socialisation | 22 | 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4 | Novice |
| Storytelling | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Tactics | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Teaching | 2 | 1, 1 | Novice |
| Weapon: Knife | 1 | 1 | Novice |
| Weapon Skills: Shortbow | 9 | 5 starting, 4 | Novice |
| Wilderness Survival: Plains | 11 | 10 starting, 1 | Novice |
Desired Skills Working On
| Requirements for joining The Watch (26 Riding, 52 in animal husbandry/longbow combined) Webbing |
Lore
Possessions
 Personal
-old linen shirt, old linen breeches, old linen undergarments, old cloak, old common boots -2 undyed (pale beige) cotton short sleeved shirts, buttoned at front until half way down, embroidered (purple around buttons and sleeve hems) -2 undyed (pale beige) cotton breeches -purple waist sash -undyed (pale beige) llama wool jacket -2 undyed (pale beige) linen undergarments -2 pairs of shoes -family heirloom (grandfather’s prized hunting dog fang necklace) -knot work (as described above), including a Glassbeak feather from meeting a Kelvic Home
-1 large tent (four person) -large tarp -100ft rope -bedroll -blanket -lantern -2 torches -religious cloth, one square yard of canvas that hangs inside the tent, embroidered with symbols representing deities Jez frequently worships Supplies
-1 waterskin -1 backpack -1 comb (bone) -1 brush (bone) -1 razor -1 soap -1 eating knife Materials
-1/2 sq yd silk, dyed -15ft hemp rope, dyed -5ft silk rope, dyed -1/2 sq yd leather Tools
-flint and steel -a compass -fishing tackle and hooks -animal groomers toolkit (contains a set of brushes, combs, scissors, a couple rolls of string, specialised soaps for domesticated animals) -hunters toolkit (medium sized leather pouch, hunting knife, thin rope roll for simple traps, vials containing common animal scents, preserving kit, two tiny animal snares, one small animal snare, 10 square foot camouflage tarp) Weapons
-shortbow -20 shortbow arrows -small riding quiver (made of leather/bark/wood/furs, straps to back of waist and attaches to yvas, holds 20 arrows) Animals
- Strider – Wind - 2 Silkenas (trained to hunt) – Bristle and Whisp - 1 yvas - 1 set of large yvas bags - 1 strip of leather, once wrapped around Jez's arm for archery but not commandeered by Bristle as a chew toy |
Ledger
| Reason | Date | Transaction | Total | |
| Starting | N/A | +100gm | 100gm | |
| Winter 512 living (poor) | Winter End | -45gm | 55gm | |
| Winter 516 salary (animal handler) | Winter End | +364gm | 419gm | |
| Winter 516 living (common) | Winter End | -135gm | 284gm | |
| Clothing | 7th Spring 517 | -15gm 8sm 5cm | 268gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Materials | 7th Spring 517 | -20gm 5sm | 247gm 6sm 5cm | |
| Animal groomers toolkit | 7th Spring 517 | -10gm | 237gm 6sm 5cm | |
| Shortbow with 20 arrows | 7th Spring 517 | -31gm | 206gm 6sm 5cm | |
| Small riding quiver | 7th Spring 517 | -25gm | 181gm 6sm 5cm | |
| Religious Cloth | 7th Spring 517 | -2gm 5sm | 179gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Travel rations (12 days + survival skills) | 21st Spring 517 | -5gm | 174gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Riverfall accommodation (13 days) | 33rd Spring 517 | -39gm | 135gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Riverfall horse boarding (13 days) | 33rd Spring 517 | -6gm 5sm | 128gm 6sm 5cm | |
| Riverfall common meals (13 days) | 33rd-46th Spring 517 | -6gm 5sm | 122gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Dried apples (1/3lb) | 40th Spring 517 | -3sm | 119gm 1sm 5cm | |
| 2 x Silkena (trained) | 46th Spring 517 | -30gm | 89gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Hunter's toolkit | 46th Spring 517 | -25gm | 64gm 1sm 5cm ... | |
| Travel rations (12 days with survival skills + dogs) | 46th Spring 517 | -4gm | 60gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Medical compensation (Pavilion goat) | 58th Spring 517 | -5gm | 55gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Spring 517 salary (animal handler) | Spring End | +270gm | 325gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Spring 517 living (common) | Spring End | -135gm | 190gm 1sm 5cm | |
| Travel costs to Zeltiva | Fall 518 | -90gm | 100gm 1sm 5cm | |
| (Inn lodging) | (Fall 519) | () | () | |
| (Horse stabling) | (Fall 519) | () | () | |
| (Fall 519 living (common)) | (Fall End) | () | () |
Thread List and Timeline
Summer 517
5th - turns 26 18th - One Step at a Time, Endrykas (didn't post here) Spring 517
7th - Jez goes shopping 10th - A Call to Unity, Wind Knotted Gates, Endrykas 11th - Aiming is Aiming, Endrykas 12th - A Long Awaited Meeting, Endrykas - UNGRADED 13th - A Season for New Life ,Stormblood Pavilion, Endrykas - UNGRADED 14th - There are Different Ways to Travel, Endrykas - UNGRADED 15th - Punching Your Way to Friendship, Warstorm Pavilion, Endrykas - UNGRADED 19th - Wrestling. If You Are Hugging, You Are Doing It Wrong. Warstorm Pavilion, Endrykas - UNGRADED 20th - Archery, Spring Triathlon, Endrykas - UNGRADED 21st - sets out for Riverfall 33rd - Arrival, The Land Gates, Riverfall 34th - A City Under Stars, Zulrav's Tower, Riverfall - UNGRADED 36th - PlaceholderCliffside Grotto, Riverfall 40th - Team Building, Wolf Creek Cross Country Equestrian Training Course, The Sanctuary, Riverfall - UNGRADED 42nd - PlaceholderMenagerie Aquarium and Monstrous Menagerie, Riverfall [SOLO] 44th - drunk sleeps with woman (future importance) 46th - sets out for Endrykas 46th-58th - Placeholder, Sea of Grass 58th - arrives in Endrykas 61st - Reunion of Friends, Endrykas 63rd - Webbing Placeholder, Firetongue Pavilion, Endrykas 66th - Easing into Training, Warstorm Pavilion, Endrykas - UNGRADED 70th - Clan Connections, Dawnwhisper Pavilion, Endrykas - UNGRADED 82nd - River's Rage, Moresta River, Endrykas Winter 516
8th - Consequences of a Storm, The Healing Hoof, Endrykas 15th – A Tough Season, Endrykas 40th - Trials of the Lake, The Healing Hoof, Endrykas 60th - Patient for the Vet, The Healing Hoof, Endrykas Winter 512
2nd - Return of the Second Son, Endrykas 5th - Tis a Gathering, Endrykas 11th - Horsemanship in Endrykas, Endrykas 30th – Let it Snow, Endrykas Summer 509
16th - A Discussion on Striders, Endrykas Summer 505
5th – A Wrong Match, Endrykas |
The Heart of Nature Soothes the Heart of Man More Than Any Woman Can
