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Njora (WIP)

Postby Njora on September 30th, 2013, 2:10 am

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Physical Description
Height: A few inches short of 5 feet
Weight: Around 93 lb
Skin: Her skin is golden-brown with coppery undertones. Across her cheeks and nose she has some freckles (perhaps a very distant Inarta ancestor?), with some also sprinkled on her shoulders, chest and knees.
Hair: Her hair is inky black, with Vanthan highlights in a deep blue-violet. Mainly straight, it’s a little wavy at the end and the longest tendrils reach a few inches past the end of her ribs. She keeps it in a tousled five strand braid.
Eye Color: Like all Vantha, it fluctuates, but their base state is a deep marine jade. Other common colors are a radiant amber and purply claret, and while her eyes have a very wide variety of colors, others are more rare.
Facial Features: She has a small, inverted triangle-shaped face with a pointed chin shaped like an upside down trapezoid, and a prominent mandible. (Is that the correct term?) Her cheekbones are not particularly conspicuous, but they are a subtler, lower, and much less perfect version of Katharine Hepburn’s. She has a wide jawline, and a thin, long, somewhat aquiline nose-it has a mild bump from having been broken on the ice as a child. Her philtrum is deep and pronounced. Thin but fairly proportionate and shapely, her lips are small, with the upper lip about half the width of the bottom.
Her brows are thick and unwaxed and sit low on her face, hovering reproachfully above her eyes. They’re straight and black, and her lashes are full, but short. Her eyes are shaped like sideways kites (awkward simile, but I don't know what the term for her eye shape is), with the apex near the inner corner.
Body: She is slender and fit, but that is not due to any strenuous effort on her part; it is simply genetic and also because of her currently active lifestyle. With good muscle tone and normal (but low) fat distribution, she is muscular yet healthy enough to maintain a feminine figure. Pear-shaped and without overly large breasts, she has a small waist but curvy thighs. However, her calves and ankles are disproportionately small, giving her somewhat odd-looking legs.
In terms of diet, she is a vegetarian. She is aware of the ridicule and difficulty she will encounter from many around Mizahar due to this decision, and the condescension or disbelief others will consider her with. She doesn't hate the concept of eating meat, she just prefers not to do it when given the chance. And if need be, she will eat it. Growing up her diet consisted of mainly lean meats, fish, and tundra berries when available; since travelling she has developed a sweet tooth and fervent appreciation for larger, more exotic fruits. After becoming vegetarian and travelling she eats more vegetables, and dairy/bean to get protein. She isn't a big fan of bread or dry food.
Markings or Tattoos: She...might...have a tattoo, which she got impetuously as soon as her and her cousin Sangi left to stay with their aunt Miksa. It is an artistically painted blue whale that arches under the curve of her belly.
Personal Care: I'd like to say that she has impeccable hygiene-and she does if she's in civilization-but say she's riding horseback through the woods, she won't be the kind to obsessively and immaculately keep herself clean. She's okay with dust on her face, mud on her clothes, and a mussed braid. Once surrounded by people, she washes daily and takes good care of her hair.
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Njora
Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
Character sheet

Character Concept

Postby Njora on September 30th, 2013, 2:11 am

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Enjoyment
Hobbies: Sailing, Kayaking, Fortune Telling, Bouldering, Carving, Listening to Music (if there's a bard around), (Listening to) Storytelling, Archaeology, Singing (but only when alone)

Likes:
Skygazing, busy piers, ballads and epics, anything maritime, pranks, being part of a large crowd, bonfires, creatures, learning secrets, lucid dreaming, rivers, music, tattoos, Alue & Palla, hearing stories from new people, warmth and heat (as she grew up in Avanthal), diving, astral projection

Dislikes:
Scammers and liars, Myrians and Dhani, pompous or dramatic people who set themselves above others, being too far inland, being truly alone, making mistakes, having to talk about anything personal, smugness, herself, feeling trapped

Favorites:
Color: Jade
Time of Day: Midafternoon
Food: Berries
Weather: Sunny and searingly hot, or lightning storms
 
Religion
Gods: Zulrav, Rhaus, Nysel, Aquiras (and by extension Priskil), Lhex, Ionu, Eyris, Avalis, and Akajia. She is ambivalent yet highly curious towards Ivak. Of particular importance to her are Nysel, Lhex, Eyris, Avalis and Akajia.

Practice:

Philosophy:

Worldview:

Morals:

Personality


Wistful | Emotional | Moody | Lost | Serious | Unpretentious | Closed Off | Curious | Intelligent | Solemn | Torn | Fickle | Brutally Honest | Tolerant | Adaptable | Stubborn | Private | Cool | Adventurous | Acknowledging | Introspective | Contemplative | Ruminative | Empathetic | Cooperative | Indecisive | Earnest | Idealistic | Intuitive


Psyche

Fears:

Motivations:
She is motivated by a desire for moral rightness, justice (as in fairness and equality, not retribution or vengeance), a wish for true understanding of the world and desire for deeper meaning, a thirst for real connections, lure of adventure and the "new", mercy, and a drive to ease both her own and others' pain. She almost seeks enlightenment.

Aspirations:
Her short term wishes are to track down wherever her cousin Sangi Frostfawn wandered off to; learn new skills (including languages, maritime skills, history and maybe even magic); meet up with Miksa Frostfawn, as was Sangi and Njora's original intention; save up some coins; study spirituality and more gods than just Morwen; and maybe even get some kind of seafaring vessel.

Her larger desires from life are more abstract and less easy to articulate. She would like to form strong friendships and become less socially reticent, though the thing about Njora is that she is never content with normalcy. She isn't like her mother, appeased with just family and friends, or her father, who only really needs religion and his wife. It's hard for her to feel like anything would be enough for her. She'd like to think or create something that's never been thought or created before; learn something completely new to the world. Maybe it's a silly, selfish desire, it is part of her identity. She never ceases searching for the deeper meaning, the meaning behind the meaning, and it drives her mad to think that there's always something that she's missing.

Fascinated By: the Jamoura, Charodae, the Suvan Sea, Avikki, Dreamwalking, Past Lives, Patterns and Connections, the Unknown

Talents: Having a good poker face, symbolism, learning through experience
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Njora
Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
Character sheet

Character History

Postby Njora on September 30th, 2013, 2:11 am

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Character History

Birthplace: Avanthal; Coolwater Hold
Current Location: Riverfall
Current Living Situation: Camping Outside of Riverfall with Alue and Palla
Profession: Currently Unemployed

Birth: Njora was born on the 13th of Fall in 497 AV in Avanthal. Her mother Anik, heavily pregnant, had spent an aching day on her feet cleaning fish. (When this story is told at family gatherings, her father Sesi always interjects that they weren't abusing her, she was simply so doggedly stubborn that she refused to take a day to rest.) Reeking of fish guts and and rubbing her back, Anik let the family talk her into a celebratory evening of high spirits around the bonfire. The Coolwater children begged for a quick stop at the Slippery Slope sledding hill, and pestered Anik into taking a short trip down the bunny hill. (Not the wisest decision at 9 full months.) They later retreated to the Smoldering Embrace, where Anik began labour. At 8:59, Njora Coolwater entered the world.
Childhood:
Preteen-Hood:
Teenage Years:
Embarking:

Education: The Vantha do not practice formal schooling; however, Njora has viewed her entire life as the truest kind of education. A day didn't pass in her childhood when she didn't learn about surviving in Mizahar, Avanthal specifically: Silver Wraiths are not your friends. The Icewatch do not appreciate being climbed on top of and told to "giddy-up!" You should probably not clean a fish in a manner that makes it possible to nearly slice your finger off. Falling on the ice hurts, especially when you break your nose. A clumsy child lacking a bit of common sense that would have helped her foresee potential accidents, much of what Njora learned came the hard way, though on the bright side she was unlikely to repeat her mistakes.
Friendships:
Romantic History:
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Njora
Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
Character sheet

Family

Postby Njora on September 30th, 2013, 2:13 am

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Njora's Family
Njora's is a close-knit clan of mixed Coolwater and Frostfawn Vanthans who share a love of living creatures and a mischievous, teasing attitude toward one another; however, Njora is somewhat more close with her (originally Frostfawn) mother's side of the family. Matrilineally, common familial traits include an inability to suffer fools gladly, a finely-attuned, somewhat dark sense of humour, a protectiveness towards loved ones, an intensity in bearing, and a proud refusal to feel shame.


Maternal Side (Frostfawn)

Grandmother, Aanak (Top Right)

Aanak is Njora' maternal grandmother. Personality traits she has include confident, competent, powerful, protective, outspoken, mildly insensitive, assertive, intellectual, resourceful, intimidating, logical, dominant, familial, productive, and efficient. She likes to win, and she isn't afraid to take initiative. She's an acquired taste, and to those who she doesn't like she can seem like a fierce little bundle of ill will. In reality she is just an intense, driven, and potent matriarch for Njora's family. She enjoys showing and teaching things to people. The reason she can often be so socially abrasive is because she doesn't tolerate anyone's rubbish (though, hypocritically, she says nothing of her own fallacies) and believes everyone should contribute to the community, no excuses; a sort of cutting fairness. She believes in rules, as long as she's the one making them, and as they say, in her opinion it's better to apologize than ask permission.

Aunt, Nellani (Bottom Left)

Lani is Anik's sister, and some personality traits that she has are open, slightly dark, outgoing, mischievous, sarcastic, and kind of odd. She's got this great wry, morbid, almost twisted sense of humour, and she dislikes being alone. She's somewhat self-destructive, and while she is kind of a bizarre personality, she has this effect on people where they almost immediately accept her. She (over)values others over herself.


Cousin, Mauja (Bottom, Middle)
Mauja is the daughter of one of Njora's maternal uncles. She's three years old and dangerously fearless. Insolent, precocious, and spunky are three words to describe her and even at the tender age of three years she has a flagrant disregard for authority. Like her grandmother Aanak, she refuses to abide a fool.

Cousin, Sangi (Bottom, Right)

Flighty and social, Sangi Frostfawn is a slightly gossipy teenage girl who hides behind an overly bubbly cover. Somewhat cunning, she's mostly cheerful and has an easy laugh. What seems to be an excess of confidence hides her poor self esteem. While she can sometimes be manipulative, in other ways she is one of the most guileless people you could ever meet-she won't ever play hard to get. If she likes you, she won't hide it; she looks at you with warm eyes. She will quite often tell you how fond she is of you.


Mother, Anik (Top, Middle)
Anik is kind of a classic affectionate figure. Coming from the same line as Aanak and Nellani, she's surprisingly maternal. She's the most easily content person that Njora has ever known. Highly empathetic, she's silly but not stupid or vapid. A quieter extrovert than the rest of the Frostfawns, she is fiercely defensive of her family. She is quite reserved about herself personally, but enthusiastic and supportive to others. She's a perfectionist and worrier who prefers to be around her friends and family than pursue intellectual inquiries.

Paternal Side (Coolwater)

Father, Sesi (Top, Left)

Sesi, a Coolwater whaler, is the introspective, reflective member of the family. Cheerful and easygoing, he's content in the same way that Anik is (this is something about her parents that Njora cannot relate to at all). Sesi and Anik have gravitated towards each other since their teenage years and they are natural partners. Personality traits of his include humble, thoughtful, introverted, spiritual and grounded. In the Vanthan tradition, he tells a good tale.


Sister, Niviar
A good listener, Niv makes a good friend and quite the entertainer. She can be described as loyal, competent, evasive, understanding, clumsy and down to earth. Among her family she is considered beloved and beautiful. Gifted with a self-deprecating awareness, her smile is lively, acknowleding, and bright-eyed, and it just makes you feel like she's sharing something with you. Njora possesses something of that, but hers is tinged with something more morose. She's the more functional-member-of-society version of Nellani, who is a close friend of hers.

Brother Figure, Fend Coolwater
Fend is Niv's long-term boyfriend, and a brotherly influence on Njora. Both accepted by the Coolwaters and accepting of them, he is a true member of the family. He's a great people person, skilled at social organization, and would make a proficient student of psychology if the Vantha had formal schooling. He's good-natured, and the thing about his good-naturedness is that he's one of those rare truly pure people; he doesn't have instant judgmental or cruel thoughts. What happens in his mind when he looks at someone is an opportunity for a laugh or friendship or just some kind of connection.

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Njora
Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
Character sheet

Companions

Postby Njora on September 30th, 2013, 2:14 am



Companions

alue & pallaqtuq



Alue:
Alue is a Windrunner stallion, with a dappled, cloudy grey coat and a sooty slate-colored mane. He is immensely fond of the water; he loves splashing around in tides, marshes and ponds (which is sometimes inconvenient for Njora, when she's riding him and he decides to go tromping through a swampland). He has a somewhat snooty, temperamental personality. Though not overly affectionate, he is protective towards Njora and Palla, and dismissive/hostile to those who would harm them.



Pallaqtuq:

Pallaqtuq is a two-year old pup that has been Njora's steadfast companion since she was fourteen. A mutt found huddling outside the Frostfawn hold, he has one bright electrically-charged blue eye and another muddy, toasted caramel eye. Njora suspects that he has quite a bit of Jivatalus Ghost Dog in him. Most of the time she calls him Palla. He's a bit of a bumbling fool, extremely curious and ungainly, with a nasty habit of getting into some bad shyke. He lacks some good canine common sense, but is extremely loving and resolute.
(OOC: Pallaqtuq is actually an Inuit name that translates to "falls flat on face," fitting for his personality.)
























Image Credits: Australian Shepherd by SilverrTiger and Howrse Coat Gray Wolf by TheGallopingStallion at Deviantart
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Njora
Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
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Housing and Possessions

Postby Njora on September 30th, 2013, 2:14 am

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Possessions and Housing

Possessions
1 Simple Set of Clothing:
-Simple ShirtImage
-Simple TrousersImage
-Simple Undergarments
-Simple CoatImage
-Simple Boots (Hide, Thin-Soled, and Tightly Laced)

One PackImage Containing...:
1 Toiletry Set
-Brush (Bone)
-Comb (Bone)
-Razor
-Soap (Would it be alright if she had almond oil instead of soap?)
Waterskin
Balanced Rations (1 Week's Worth)
1 Eating Knife


Housing
1 Large Tent (Hide, Painted)
Large Tarp
Rope (100ft)
Lantern
Torches (2)
Bedroll
Blankets
Fishing Tackle & Hooks
Tack
Saddlebags
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Njora
Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
Character sheet

Abilities

Postby Njora on September 30th, 2013, 2:15 am







Skills
Skill EXP Total Proficiency
Fortune Telling +20 SP #20 Novice
Sea Navigation +15 SP #15 Novice
Swimming +10 SP #10 Novice
Astronomy +5 SP #10 Novice
Carving +10 RB #10 Novice





Lore:
Lore of Life in the Coolwater Hold
Lore of the Culture of Avanthal





Language:
She speaks fluent Vani, basic Common, and poor Fratava.





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Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
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Ledger

Postby Njora on October 3rd, 2013, 3:13 am

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Njora's Ledger:


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Njora
Vanthan Vagabond
 
Posts: 9
Words: 3387
Joined roleplay: February 10th, 2013, 11:26 pm
Location: Riverfall
Race: Human, Vantha
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