Blythe

[Blythe]

Blythe Basic Information Race: Konti Birthday & Age : 468 AV, 44 years old, appears 17 Gender: Female Physical Description Blythe is 5'9 and has medium-length, straight blonde hair. She has translucent white scales on the lower half of her body, as well as the back of her arms, and a few on her forehead, in bright light, they seem to shimmer both a bright white and a pale pink. She weights 132 pounds, and has lavender colored eyes. Her skin is very pale, and she has very pale pink lips. She has a gnosis mark from Avalis in the shape of a seer's lily on her right shoulder-blade. Character Concept Blythe rarely travels away from Konti isle. She prefers to remain around those who are like her, and in places which are familiar to her. Blythe is very quiet, and hates confrontation, she has a very hard time standing up for herself, and would much prefer to let things boil over as opposed to fanning the flame and adding to the fire. Blythe is one of four sisters- the other sisters being named May, Mist, and Briar, she is the youngest, May is the oldest. May is about 10 years older than her. Although none of the girls ever met their respective fathers, none of them really care that they were born of different men, and that each girl has never met her father. May and Mist know Briar's father, and May knows Blythe's. Other than that, the girls know nothing other about their fathers other than the fact that Briar's is the only one still living. No matter how hard she tries, Blythe cannot seem to have children. Every time she tries, her child either dies soon after birth, or she fails to get pregnant, this makes her slightly bitter towards her sisters who each have two children, but she does her best to conceal this, and as far as she can tell, her sisters have no idea that she feels this way. All of the four sisters, and their mother Lynn, and grandmother Rose all live together in a house. The house also is home to all of May's, Mist's and Briar's children, so it can get very noisy at times, especially since Blythe prefers quiet to noise. Too much noise tends to give her a nasty headache. Blythe is a very sensitive girl, and oftentimes finds herself being overloaded with everyone's nonsense when she is around too many people. This tends to make her leave the house often to go and find a quiet place for herself to rest. It is when she is resting and she takes her journal along, that she finds she writes deep poetry, poetry which just so happens to predict the future in a series of riddles. This both troubles her since what she senses isn't always straightforward, and intrigues her for the very same reason. She likes solving her prophetic puzzles so much that it may be argued that they bring her to the brink of insanity just before coming true, and she comes to again. Troubled by this and her inability to successfully give birth, Blythe feels strangely alone in this world, and often contemplates whether or not she should overcome her fears of moving away from the familiar, and travel throughout the lands of mizahar. Blythe knows that no matter how far she may travel however, Avalis and Laviku will be looking after her and guiding her. Character History Blythe has lived on Konti Isle with her three sisters, mother and grandmother for the larger portion of her life. She rarely travels, but of late, she has considered doing so. As a girl, she didn't present herself with many talents, instead, she seemed to be a jack of all trades, master of none if you will. All of her sisters became very gifted in creating pottery, and as healers. Blythe, on the other hand, had no interest in pottery, and was never a very talented healer, which seemed odd to most of those who knew her considering how talented the rest of her family was. Blythe, however, quite enjoyed writing poetry, which she later came to realize was because all of her poetry was strangely prophetic. Even though she knew she was Konti, and that Avalis tended to favor her people, it startled her as she grew more and more gifted in the interpretation of her works. When her mother discovered that this was the form Blythe's gift took, she gave Blythe her grandmother's old journal and a quill pen so that she could record the things she got. Her sisters, being fond of pottery, always made a number of vases. However, they always found them plain, so Blythe began to teach herself to paint in order to make the vases and other wares her sisters made more interesting. She tended to favor painting nature scenes on the vases- shells, flowers, and beaches. Although, on occasion, she'd draw other things. Being the youngest, Blythe sometimes feels stifled by her sisters who always appear far more gifted than her, or so it seems, at least to her. Although she is kind to them, a part of her resents them and their ability to successfully have children, whereas she, at 42 years of age, hasn't managed to successfully, no matter how hard she tries, she either can't get pregnant, or gives birth, and the child dies shortly after. Blythe never speaks of the one incident- the one in which she gave birth to a girl named Fawn, who died a week after she was born. Neither does anyone in her family, or anyone outside of it who actually knows. They know that it hurts Blythe too much to remember- having held life in her hands, a life she helped to create, a little konti babe named Fawn with big icy blue eyes, and pale skin, and a gnosis mark on her foot from Avalis in the shape of intricate interwoven knots, and the sweetest toothless smile. They knew that it hurt her too much to remember having held her close to her bosom, to watch as the babe clung onto one of her fingers with her tiny hands, only to lose her a few days later. Only to see a pale blue, lifeless form in the bed next to her. Languages Kontinese- Fluent Common- Basic Vani- Poor Training (Skills, Arcana, Gnosis, Lore)   Skills Fortune Telling- 89 (20 starter +10 racial bonus) Observation- 78 (IG) Katana- 56 (IG) Poetry- 31 (10 XP SP) Socialization- 30 (IG) Interrogation- 26 (IG) Cooking- 26 (10 XP SP) Teaching- 24 (IG) Philosophy- 23 (IG) Painting- 20 (10 XP SP) Meditation- 19 (IG) Seduction- 19 (IG) Rhetoric- 19 (IG) Hospitality- 12 (IG) Unarmed Combat- 9 (IG) Singing- 7 (IG) Animal Husbandry- 5 (IG) Medicine- 4 (IG) Intelligence- 3 (IG) Listening- 3 (IG) Brawling- 3 (IG) Running- 3 (IG) Acting- 3 (IG) Escape Artist- 2 (IG) Leadership- 2 (IG) Cleaning- 2 (IG) Stealth- 2 (IG) Tactics- 2 (IG) Body Building- 2 (IG) Writing- 1 (IG) Acrobatics- 1 (IG) Mathematics- 1 (IG) Massage- 1 (IG) Investigation- 1 (IG) Herbalism- 1 (IG) Drinking- 1 (IG)   Lore Knowledge of the White Isle's geography and plant and animal life (SP) Experiencing a Blank Mind (IG) Finding a Puppy (IG) Befriending a Puppy (IG) Answering a Stranger’s Questions (IG) Obeying a Stranger (IG) Soothing a Stranger (IG) Watching Someone Commit Suicide (IG) A Prophetic Poem Coming True (IG) Questioning Someone’s Reasons (IG) Looking For Inspiration (IG) Changing One’s Mind (IG) Meeting a Kelvic (IG) Noticing One’s Mistakes (IG) Experiencing Kelvic Shifting (IG) Painting Outside (IG) The Reality of Life in Sunberth (IG) Orphans Have it Tough in Sunberth (IG) The Innocence of Children (IG) The Difficulty of Names (IG) Explaining to a Child (IG) Bliss (IG) Being Pregnant (IG) Being Supported during the Birthing Process (IG) Giving Birth (IG) Being a Mother (IG) Finding a Name for One’s Child (IG) Singing a Lullaby (IG) Discovering the Death of One’s Child (IG) Feeling Numb with Pain (IG) Using Tarot (IG) The Two Paths Spread (IG) The Reverse Wheel of Fortune Card (IG) The Temperance Card (IG) The Fool Card (IG) The Reverse Queen of Pentacles Card (IG) The Page of Swords Card (IG) The Queen of Rods Card (IG) Interpreting Two Paths (IG) Speaking Wisely (IG) Being Invited to a Picnic (IG) A Relaxing Afternoon (IG) Directionless Baking (IG) Burning the Birthday Cake (IG) The Queen of Cups Card (IG) The Nine of Cups Card (IG) The Five of Pentacles Card (IG) The Reverse Ten of Cups Card (IG) The Reverse Star Card (IG) The Seven of Cups Card (IG) Overwhelming Grief (IG) Questioning One’s Life Purpose (IG) Asking a Foolish Question (IG) Giving a Cloak Away in Winter Makes for a Cold Time (IG) Out of Body Experiences (IG) Waking Up in a Strange Place (IG) Creepy Strangers (IG) Feeling Helpless (IG) Basic Stretches (IG) Meditation as Healing (IG) Meeting an Old Friend (IG) Building a Sandcastle (IG) Shell Divination (IG) How to do Four Shell Readings (IG) Having Fun Together (IG) Almost Being Shot (IG) The Feeling of Being Watched (IG) Being Bitten (IG) Removing an Arrow (IG) Stopping the Bleeding in an Original Way (IG) Helping Whenever Possible (IG) The Noise of Little Children (IG) Being Disturbed by a Fly (IG) Various Irritation Sources (IG) The Difficulty of Calming Down (IG) Not Hitting the Right Notes (IG) Receiving a Compliment (IG) The Correct Singing Posture (IG) Pondering The Nature of Singing (IG) Perfection that Lies in Imperfection (IG) The Page of Cups Card (IG) The Three Sisters Spread (IG) The Nine Swords Card (IG) The Star Card (IG) The Reverse Lovers Card (IG) Reacting Emotionally to the Cards (IG) Tarot Providing No Answer (IG) The Starry Night (IG) Feeding Fish (IG) Meditating for Focus (IG) Judging One’s Poems (IG) Revising a Poem (IG) Struggling with The Last Line (IG) Drawing Inspiration from One’s Surroundings (IG) Avoiding Rhymes (IG) Writing Bad Poetry (IG) Not Using a Significator (IG) The Shadow Truth Spread (IG) The Reverse Five of Rods Card (IG) The Reverse Knight of Rods Card (IG) The Page of Rods Card (IG) The Strength Card (IG) The Reverse Two of Swords Card (IG) Envy Born from Sorrow (IG) Hope for a Happy Future (IG) Lying to Oneself (IG) How to Cook Fish (IG) Standing Where the Smoke Blows At (IG) Handling the Spatula (IG) Repeating Phrases in Poems (IG) The Sun’s Perspective (IG) Failing at Avoiding Rhymes (IG) The Desire to Write (IG) Including a Warning in a Poem (IG) Hate for Rhyming Poems (IG) Writing of Avalis’ and Laviku’s Love (IG) Interpreting One’s Poems (IG) Single Card Readings (IG) The Reverse Four of Swords Card (IG) Relying too much on Tarot (IG) Bumping into a Stranger at Night (IG) Talking to a Mute (IG) Communication Problems (IG) Interpreting Pine Needle Pictures (IG) Painting with Fingers (IG) Quarreling with One’s Sister (IG) Grandma Rose as Peacemaker (IG) Calming Keyta (IG) Being Worried about a Friend (IG) Being impatient (IG) The Magician Card (IG) The Judgment Card (IG) The High Priestess Card (IG) The Empress Card (IG) The Sun Card (IG) Sounding like a Fortune Teller (IG) Making Fruit Salad (IG) Scolding a Child (IG) Behaving like a Mother (IG) Poems Increasing their Meaning (IG) Making Peppermint Tea (IG) Reading Tea Leaves (IG) Differences between Tea Leaves and Tarot Readings (IG) Feeling What Keyta Felt (IG) How to Draw a Katana (IG) The Basic Fighting Stance (IG) How to Defend Oneself (IG) Using Instinct in a Fight (IG) Panicking Over a Cold Kitten (IG) How to Treat a Shocked Animal (IG) A Kitten’s Diet (IG) Avoiding Rudeness (IG) Being Intimidated (IG) Being Ashamed of Nudity (IG) Serrif’s Past (IG) Realizing the Beauty of the Moment (IG) How to Defend Oneself (IG) Two Ways of Blocking Strikes (IG) How to Calm Down After Battle (IG) Long Walks on the Beach (IG) Dream Rain (IG) Understanding the World is always Changing (IG) Visited by a Guiding Dream (IG) Tarot Messages within a Dream (IG) How to Attack in Four Ways (IG) Faking a Retreat (IG) Using the Moment of Surprise (IG) Locking Blades (IG) Questioning Past Happenings (IG) Searching for a Reason (IG) A Messenger of Avalis (IG) Eternal Love of a Mother (IG) Learning for the Future (IG) The Tower Card (IG) Scolding an Absentminded Student (IG) How Tarot Can Be Useful (IG) Pillow Fighting (IG) A Girl’s Kiss (IG) The Feeling of Love (IG) Balance in Combat (IG) Different Types of Kicks (IG) Combat Philosophy (IG) Uses of Hands in Combat (IG) Being Too Timid When Fighting (IG) Understanding the Value of Pain (IG) Wearing the Wrong Dress (IG) Experiencing Affection (IG) Running Away (IG) The Game of Slavery (IG) Dishonor Amongst Thieves (IG) Escape: Cutting Your Bonds (IG) Honesty (IG) Social Niceties (IG) Fighting With a Dummy (IG) Gathering Energy through Motion (IG) Moving Meditation (IG) Being Embarrassed by Nudity (IG) Encouraging Others (IG) (Basic) Ethaefal (IG) Mercy for the Wicked (IG) The Darker Half of the Akalak (IG) Avalis’ Lullaby (IG) Danger in Mura (IG) Letting Your Emotions Guide You (IG) Shadow Blythe (IG) Being Asked to Kill a Child (IG) Desperation (IG) The Nature of Shadows (IG) Watching the Birthing Process (IG) Considering murder (IG) (Basic) Sya’s quirks (IG) (Basic) Fighting Stances (IG) Showing Outsiders Around Mura (IG) Becoming Graceful with the Katana (IG) Learning From a Younger Konti (IG) Sparring Above Your Skill Level (IG) Sparring Aggressively... For a Konti (IG) Dreamscapes: Lore of the Dream Turtle (IG) Dreamscapes: Deadly Creatures Haunt the Dreaming (IG) Dreamscapes: The Dreamers Four (IG) Dreamscapes: Regrets Prove Dangerous in a Nightmare's Embrace (IG) Teaching a Promising Student (IG) (Tarot Cards) Explaining Context (IG) (Tarot Cards) Explaining Dual Meaning (IG) How Not to Keep an Eye on Someone (IG) Why Sun Why? (IG) 5 More Minutes....Please? (IG) Defensive Postures (IG) Safety First (IG) Sparring Against a Suvai (IG) Can I have my Sword Back? (IG) Playing with an Ivaski (IG) Reading Emotions During a Reading (IG) Putting Pieces Together In a Reading (IG) Inferring Duality of a Reading (IG) (Advanced) Katana: Stances, Blocks, Parries and Attacks (IG) (Advanced) Serrif (IG) Giving a Disheartening Card Reading (IG) Giving a Sister a Card Reading (IG) Cooking: Making Bread (IG) Poetry: Thinking on Meanings (IG) (Basic) V'nessi's Tarot Deck (IG) The Burden of the Matron (IG) The Enigma of Avalis (IG) The Enigma of One's Own Future (IG) Subconscious: Serrif (IG) What is This Man... Why Can't I Stay Away? (IG) Struck by a Wooden Katana (IG) Akajia's Blossom (IG) An Endless Pain (IG) How to Give a Startling Accurate Tarot Card Reading (IG) A Break From Chaos (IG) Training By Candlelight (IG) Is a Sword Needed In a Time Like This? (IG) Frustration in Battle (IG) A Clash of Blades (IG) A Draw is Unacceptable (IG) A Long Way From Home (IG) The Lykolav Mines (IG) Syliras Is Nothing Like Mura (IG) Nualla's Mysterious Note-What Lies Inside? (IG) Sondra- The Konti Without Proper Manners (IG) The Call- Ser Thompson (IG) The Revolt Inside The Mine (IG) A Rising Interest in a Knight (IG) Conversations on the Past: Forgiving Markus (IG) How to Make a Knight Blush (IG) To Spar a Knight: Testing Markus (IG) The Sea is Relaxing (IG) Explaining the Konti Pantheon (IG) Socializing With Strange People (IG) Saving a Drowning Woof (IG) Taking Care of Small Animals (IG) Woof Makes Strange Sentences (IG) Woof: Ivaski Kelvic (IG) Woof: Likes Seal (IG) Taking Care of a Drunk Keyta (IG) Cleaning Up Keyta (IG) Keyta's Return! (IG) Preparing for the Necessity of Combat (IG) Kelvics: Indecent Till the End (IG) Just a Friendly Fight (IG) Sharing a Stormy Evening (IG) The Stresses of Feeding a Family (IG) Kal'ai: The Clumsy Konti (IG) Naeya: An Impatient Sister (IG) Gavin: The Shorter Akalak (IG) Aunalee: An Eager Sister (IG) Being Read Like a Card (IG) The Cards: A Place of Mystery and Hidden Truths (IG) Seducing a Human (IG) Loving a Human (IG)   Gnosis 1- Avalis   Ledger 100 mizas (SP) -25 mizas (Fall living expenses) - Note: Mid-range cost since she can bathe in the Silver Lake or even her home. Can find food on the island, (and buy whatever she needs to supplement what she can find). Has no need to repair a weapon for she owns none. =75 GM -10 mizas (Shadowscapes Tarot Deck) =65 GM -45 GM (Winter 510 AV living expenses) =20 GM +5 GM First Day on the Job =25 GM +840 GM (Spring 511 Wages as a Fortune Teller, 12 GM a day for 70 days of Work- Approved by Alice) =865 GM -45 GM (Spring 511 Living Expenses) =820 GM +483 GM Summer 511 Salary =1,303 GM -45 GM (Summer 511 Expenses) =1,258 GM +2,064 GM Fall 511 Salary =3,322 GM -45 GM (Fall 511 Living Expense) =3,277 GM -45 GM (Winter 511 Living Expense) =3,232 GM -45 GM (Spring 512 Living Expenses) =3,187 GM -5 GM (Summer 512 Living Expenses) =3,182 GM -45 GM (Fall 512 Living Expenses) =3,137 GM -5 GM (Winter 512 Living Expenses) =3,132 GM Equipment and Possessions Clothing- long white flowing dress and brown lace-up gladiator like sandals 1 waterskin Backpack- Food for a week 1 set toiletries- soap, brush, comb, razor flint and steel 1 eating knife Shadowscapes Tarot (Purchased Winter 510 AV) Kariha's Old Katana Heirloom: her great-grandma's old, leather bound journal, Blythe uses it to record her poetry, and a quill pen to go with it Housing: Blythe owns a single room within her family's cottage. It contains a twin-sized bed, night stand, and dresser for her things. She also has access to the family kitchen, and a bathroom, with a small tub. Thread List Flashbacks, Year 473 AV: 33 Summer: Pretty Colors Flashbacks, Year 498 AV: 79 Winter: What's in a Name? 82 Winter: Cold Winter Nights 83 Winter: The Exchange 83 Winter: Saved by the... Giant Blue Guy? Flashbacks, Year 504 AV: 82 Spring: You Find the Strangest Things on the Beach Flashbacks, Year 505 AV: 67 Spring: Tiny Fingers 80 Spring: Better Left Unseen 1 Summer: Whispered Words 34 Fall: Lets Bake a Cake 56 Fall: Slaves of the Muran Sands 70 Fall: A Place for a Poet Flashbacks, Year 507 AV: 27 Summer: Fish on Fire 29 Summer: Meditative Mayhem 30 Summer: A Walk in the Woods 44 Summer: What Washed Ashore 50 Summer: Use Your Singing Voice 55 Summer: The Shadow Truth Spread 56 Summer: The Price of a Poem 57 Summer: Beneath the Oak Tree 58 Summer: Four Swords 59 Summer: Teach Me Your Ways? 68 Winter: Read My Future; Tell Me What Happens Flashbacks, Year 508 AV: 53 Fall: Shellfish Flashbacks, Year 509 AV: 45 Spring: What the Cards Said 50 Spring: A Star in the Cards 55 Spring: Poetry Can Be Telling 60 Spring: A Day's Worth of Training 1 Summer: And the Cards got out of Hand 67 Winter: The Truth's in the Cards Year 510 AV: 33 Fall: To Paint a Picture 87 Fall: Fresh Air, Open Spaces 1 Winter: A Call to Those Who Hesitate Mid-Winter: Sinners or Slaves 87 Winter: Ready for Adventure 89 Winter: Fisher of Peace 90 Winter: Lets Play House 92 Winter: Interpretation Year 511 AV: 1 Spring: First Day on the Job 2 Spring: Spear+Fish 3 Spring: The Cards Shall Follow 5 Spring: Location: Suvai Pavilion 6 Spring: Lesson One: The Wooden Sword You Must Wield 7 Spring: Lesson Two: Don't Let Me Kill You 9 Spring: Lesson Three: Try Not To Kill Me 10 Spring: Blades or Fists? 11 Spring: Wildcard 12 Spring: Not the Same 14 Spring: To Hunt For What Is Already Yours 17 Spring: That Sinking Feeling 22 Spring: What's This? 23 Spring: Sweet Breezy Times 25 Spring: A Lovely Morning to Hit Each Other 5 Summer: But That's My Sword! 10 Summer: A Peaceful Morning 11 Summer: Playing Your Hand 15 Summer: Just Another Day at the Pavilion 1 Fall: Cards, Card, and More Cards 2 Fall: The Sun 3 Fall: A True Konti 5 Fall: Terrible Sea Monster 9 Fall: Just a Card 10 Fall: Last Meetings 15 Fall: A Pair of Healing Hands 17 Fall: Skin and Scales 34 Fall: Different Kind of Cards 37 Fall: The Message 81 Winter: Into the Past Year 512 AV: 42 Spring: Sword of Shadows 44 Spring: Clashing 45 Spring: Another Day, Another Battle 61 Spring: Stand Off 76 Spring: Swords and Scales 43 Fall: A Tower of Cards 73 Fall: Unexpected Reunion 75 Fall: Old Friends, New Days 15 Winter: A Delicious Smell *Note: Blythe received 4 xp in fortune telling, (seasonal xp), in Spring 511 AV (Approved by Alice)

[Blythe]

NPC Family Name: Rose Race: Konti Age: 237 Height: 5'6 Weight: 140 Pounds Eye Color: Pale blue Physical Appearance: Rose is relatively tall for a Konti. She has long, wavy blonde hair that ends just above her breasts. She usually leaves it down, or tied in a braid. Her skin is pale, although darker than the rest of her family's. Her face is small and circular. Her frame is thin, and is classically built in the shape of an hourglass. Tiny gills line the side of her neck, and iridescent scales line her forehead, back of her hands, legs, feet, and back. They shimmer a pale purple in the sunlight. Rose has been gifted with a single mark from Avalis, in the shape of a seer's lily. The mark may be found on the back of her neck. She is also said to be able to tell how many of those she encounters will die. Despite her age, Rose looks no older than a twenty-year-old human. Personality: Rose is rather soft-spoken, and easy to get along with. She speaks rather seldomly, but when she does, it is often to give advice, or to scold her daughter, one of her granddaughters, or nine great-granddaughters. She may often be found in quiet meditation, or musing over tarot cards. She is one of the figures who taught Blythe as much as she knows, (and in her early years, allowed Blythe to borrow her Palladini Tarot Deck). The woman detests violence, and will not stand for cursing, she has been known to kick the girls out of the house until they learn to mind their manners. Even so, Blythe is closer to Rose than anyone else in her family, and looks up to her. Just about everyone, if not everyone, in Blythe's family does. She is generally, a very loving grandmother towards Blythe, although her silence is often misunderstood by those outside of the family who meet her. Name: Lynn Race: Konti Age: 165 Height: 5'5 Weight: 130 Pounds Eye Color: Icy blue Physical Appearance: Although of a middle height for a Konti, Lynn is shorter than her mother, as well as all of her children. She has an ovular face, which is framed by long, straight blonde hair that falls to her waist. Whoever looks upon her face is instantly drawn to her icy blue eyes, which oftentimes, send chills up one's spine. Much like her mother, Lynn is covered in iridescent white scales. The only places that seem void of them are her stomach, front of her arms, and face, but only below her forehead. A series of gills line her neck, reminding all that look upon her beauty, to know that she is not human. Lynn looks no older than nineteen years old, and her scales shine a pale yellow in the sunlight. A twisted, swirling sigil in shimmering opal is depicted on her left hand. Her one and only gnosis mark from Rak'keli, one of the three Gods she worships. The other two being Laviku and Avalis. She is most devout to the one that marked her, however. Personality: Lynn is often off in her own little world. After having raised her girls, she felt less and less a need to take care of them. Especially now that most of them have children of their own. Lynn doesn't ignore her kids, she simply spends less time with them than when they were younger, and more and more time studying medicine. The study of plants and how to treat people with them seems to consume her time, which saddens Blythe at times. She recalls times when she was far closer to her mother, and those memories cause her heart to ache. She wishes she had more time to spend with her mother, and could perhaps, even learn under her one day. But as she grows older, Lynn seems more and more detached, and less and less interested in her family. Thus, Blythe has come to the conclusion that her mother simply does not care, or rather, is disappointed with her for some reason. Perhaps it has to do with her lack of kids. Thus, she grows more and more determined to make her mother proud. Yet, Lynn has shied away from her other children and grandchildren as well, and thus, Blythe's conclusions are slightly false. Now that Lynn has the time, she simply chooses to be learn as much as she can. Perhaps it can be seen as selfish, but Lynn has no intention of being so, or hurting her girls, who oftentimes, seem to feel the same way as Blythe does about their mother. Name: May Race: Konti Age: 52 Height: 5'7 Weight: 145 Pounds Eye Color: Greyish-green Physical Appearance: May is rather tall for a Konti, and although she weighs a fair amount, she appears both thin, and rather fragile. She has broader shoulders than her sisters, and wide-set hips. The back of her hands, her back, her legs and feet, as well as her forehead, are covered in iridescent white scales that sparkle in the sunlight. Her long, swan's neck is lined with gills. Her face is ovular, and her chin, rather pointy. Her lips are small, and bright pink. They show up rather harshly on her pale skin. Even when she spends too much time in the sun and acquires a slight tan. Her blonde hair is of a medium length, and straight. It comes to an end around her shoulders, and is often left down. She looks no older than Blythe. A single seer's lily, her mark from Avalis, appears on the back of her neck. She is said to be able to predict the weather. Personality: May is by far one of the quietest members of Blythe's family. She can oftentimes be found making clay pots, or out for a swim. Sometimes she will fish simply because she enjoys providing her family with things. She takes great pride in her ability to produce things for others, and to provide gifts. Her personal favorite, and perhaps her trademark, is to make each of her family member's a clay pot each year, for their birthday. Oftentimes, she will attempt to decorate with pieces of crushed shell or broken glass, although she has been known to try painting them as well. She isn't a very good painter however, and has produced fewer and fewer painted clay pots as she grew older. She is often misunderstood by her family members, and considered shy or stand-offish by outsiders. Name: Mist Race: Konti Age: 50 Height: 5'7 Weight: 147 Pounds Eye Color: Green Physical Appearance: Mist is said to look the youngest out of her sisters, and the most beautiful. She appears no older than 15 years of age, and has far paler skin than the rest of her sisters. Her face is long and ovular, and displays prominent cheekbones, framed by a mane of slightly wavy white-blonde hair that tumbles down to her shoulders. Mist always leaves her hair down. She appears to be the skinniest of her sisters, although she is not, and her hourglass frame is often found sporting long, flowing, white dresses that drag across the floor with each of her graceful steps. Her dresses always cover the gills that line her neck, and the scales that cover her lower body, as well as her one divination mark from Avalis, which may be found on her lower back. Although her dress fails to conceal the scales that line her forehead. They tend to shimmer a green similar to the color of her eyes in the sunlight. Personality: Mist shines with an inner light that is apparent the instant anyone meets her. She is friendly, and easy to talk to, although she keeps few close friends. Mist is the only sister that took to the suvai at a young age, and can often be seen carrying one around. She oftentimes takes pride in teaching her daughters, and when she is not busy with that, she often relaxes by making clay vases, or drawing pictures of the plants that surround her family's cottage. Mist is by far the easiest sister to get along with, and the one Blythe feels closest to. Mist may also be considered the most troubled sister, however, for like her grandmother, she can see other's deaths, although, unlike her grandmother, she has not yet learned how to cope with her Konti gift. And no matter how her grandmother tries, Mist struggles to learn how to deal with it from her. She oftentimes hides her struggle however, and will literally fight her inner demons with the use of her suvai... or perhaps, not so literally. Figuratively. It seems to be one of the few things that truly calms her when she is really upset. Name: Briar Race: Konti Age: 48 Height: 5'7 Weight: 135 Pounds Eye Color: Deep blue Physical Appearance: Briar has the darkest skin of anyone in her family. But that may be because she spends the most time outside in the sun. Her hair is a dirty blonde, and her eyes, an extraordinarily alluring deep blue. Her lips are a pale pink, and are often accentuated by thin lines of lip liner, her eyes, mascara and eye shadow. She is the only sister known to wear make-up on a regular basis. She has scales and gills like the rest of her family, although hers glimmer a pale pink in direct sunlight. She is marked once by Avalis on the back of her neck, and is said to know the favorite foods of everyone she comes into contact with, even complete strangers. Personality: Briar is by far the most outspoken of the sisters, and although she is closet in age with Blythe, they oftentimes struggle to get along. Blythe simply finds her sister obnoxious, although she tends to hold this in, which simply strains the relationship even farther. Brair finds Blythe too childish, and because they share most of the same interests, the girls simply cannot find a way to get along. Both study the tarot, although Blythe can cook, and Briar can't. But Briar can produce pottery, and Blythe can't. Briar writes prose. Blythe writes poetry. They often fought over which of the two writing styles was best when they were growing up. None of them ever seemed to win however. Especially because each of them can be very stubborn. However, their relationship has begun to cool off a bit as they got older, although, it is still rather strained. *All the sisters study medicine, some more than others, even though it is not mentioned in some of their write-ups.* Name: Thoe and Achlys, the twins Race: Konti Age: 22 Height: 5'6 Weight: 135 Pounds Eye Color: Greyish-green Description: May's eldest daughters, and Blythe's eldest nieces. Blythe doesn't have much of a relationship with either of the girls. Both of them seemed to grow up quickly, and then move away from the rest of the household. The girls seem to be attached at the hip, and oftentimes go out together to spend time traveling through Mura with one another. It is said that they spend much of their time looking for any men who inhabit the Island, and playing tricks on the other Konti girls. Thoe is marked once by Avalis on the back of her neck, and Achlys, by Rak'keli on her right hand. Each is said to be able to predict the weather. Name: Stesha Age: 21 Height: 5'5 Weight: 115 Pounds Eye Color: Greyish-blue Description: Stesha is Briar's eldest daughter. She has the palest skin of any of her sisters, and the shortest hair, which is often left in a short, pixie's cut, which at times, causes outsiders to think she may be a man. At least, when they look at her from behind. Stesha is said to derive a great deal of enjoyment from practicing the use of a katana, and little else. She is by far the most misunderstood of Blythe's nine nieces, even though she is relatively easy to get along with. Unlike everyone else in her family, the girl carries no mark from either of the Konti goddesses, Rak'keli and Avalis. She began life with one from Avalis on the back of her neck, and was said to be able to tell the complications of one's pregnancy or birth. Disgusted and saddened by her gift, Stesha would complain about it bitterly every day to Avalis. Not wanting to inflict more pain on her daughter, and also growing sick of her complaints, Avalis removed her gnosis mark when the girl reached 15 years of age. The girl's gift also seemed to lessen soon thereafter, which causes her and her family to wonder if she is still gifted at all. The complaints she made caused her to have a rather strained relationship with Avalis, although it seems to be growing better. This fact, however, distresses most of her family, and causes several of the girls, if not all of them, to spend as little time around her as possible, although they do treat her civilly when they spend time with each other. Name: Erin Race: Konti Age: 20 Height: 5'3 Weight: 115 Pounds Eye Color: Lavender Description: May's youngest daughter. She spends far more time at home than her sisters, and can oftentimes be found reading a book. From time to time, she will go through a phase in which she pours over cookbooks, and will cook anything she finds interesting until she gets bored a few days later. She is getting better at cooking, although she still burns things a lot of the time. She is marked once by Rak'keli on her right hand, and is said to be able to tell how one received a broken bone, just by looking at them. Name: Megara Race: Konti Age: 18 Height: 5'2 Weight: 112 Pounds Eye Color: Grey-blue-green Description: Mist's eldest daughter. She is marked once by Rak'keli on the back of her left hand, and spends much of her time in the Opal Temple learning about medicine. She is the person Lynn talks to the most, simply because they share the same interests, and both study in the same place. Lynn's eight remaining granddaughters have been known to be somewhat jealous of her for this from time to time. She is said to be able to predict how many times one will injure themselves during their lifetime. Although, she is unable to predict just how they will do so. Name: Naia Race: Konti Age: 15 Height: 5'0 Weight: 100 Pounds Eye Color: Blue-grey Description: Briar's middle child. She is known for her alarmingly pale skin, which seems to glow in the sunlight, along with the iridescent white scales that span her forehead. Her hair is always left down, and ends an inch below her shoulders. It is the waviest in the family. Naia spends most of her time down at the beach, or collecting seashells and other things to decorate her hair with. She enjoys tanning, and fishing so that she may bring home a fresh meal for her family each night. She is marked once by Avalis, just above her left ankle, and is said to be able to detect the movement of fish. (Know where to find them), which helps her with her fishing. Name: Thais Race: Konti Age: 12 Height: 5'8 Weight: 135 Pounds Eye Color: Blue-grey Description: Briar's youngest daughter. She spends a great deal of time out hunting. She is the only member of Blythe's family that knows how to use a bow, even though she is not yet very good. She is marked once by Avalis on the back of her neck, and is said to be able to predict the weather. Name: Sayuri Race: Konti Age: 8 Height: 4'1 Weight: 75 Pounds Eye Color: Bright blue Description: Mist's middle child. She is very loud, optimistic, and generally out-going. She is extremely playful, and can often be found alongside her younger sister Beth, or practicing suvai with her mother. Although she is not very good with the use of a suvai. She is marked once by Avalis on the back of her neck, and her Konti gift remains unknown. Name: Beth Race: Konti Age: 6 Height: 3'4 Weight: 46 Pounds Eye Color: Dark purple Description: Mist's youngest daughter. She has straight, dirty blonde hair that ends at the top of her shoulders. Beth always keeps it up in a high ponytail. Her favorite color is pink, and she can often be found wearing cute, cotton dresses in light pinks. Sometimes they sport floral designs. Beth enjoys watching her sister and her mother practice suvai, and finger painting. She is very jumpy, and will oftentimes whine to get her way. Since she is the youngest, her family tends to put up with it, and has also been known to indulge and spoil her. Her favorite sibling is Sayuri, and Blythe remains her favorite aunt. She is marked once by Rak'keli on her right hand, and is said to know one's sins. OOCI have received permission from Onyx to add these NPCs to my CS, as long as I don't use them excessively for personal gain. If any problems should arise, or there is something wrong with them, please pm me and I'd be happy to work something out.