Asterope

[Asterope]

☼ Asterope ☼

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo

The Basics

✧Name: Asterope (ahs-tair-oh-pea)
✧Nickname(s): Aster
✧Race: Ethaefal (Day)/Inarta (Night)
✧Gender: Female
✧Age: 3 years (Appears to be in her early 20s)
✧Date of Fall: 51st Day of Summer, 515 AV
✧Place of Fall: Suvan Sea, off the coast of Riverfall
✧Current Location: Sunberth (Arrived 53rd day of Autumn, 518 AV)

Previously :

✧Alvadas (Arrived 42nd day of Summer, 517 AV)
✧Ravok (Arrived 5th day of Summer, 518 AV)

✧Occupation: N/A (Slave)

Previously :

✧Herbalist at Ionu's Mercy (Summer 517 AV - Spring 518 AV)

Appearance (Day)

During the day, Asterope is a creature of ethereal beauty. With an otherworldly aura, she carries herself with purpose and elegance in even the simplest of tasks. She stands at 5'9", tall compared to the average human woman but perhaps on the shorter side for an Ethaefal. She has a slender frame, weighing approximately 130 pounds, with a slight leanness born from necessity rather than desire for it hidden beneath her clothes.

Her skin carries a natural light tan, and gleams with an internal rose-gold glow that is only enhanced by the light of the sun. She has a heart-shaped face with almost startlingly severe, dark brows, a full but small mouth and a ski-slope nose. Aster's eyes, almond-shaped with a slight slant to them, are a deep, warm molten gold; they always seem to be lit up with emotion.

Her hair falls in silky loose waves to the tops of her breasts, the colour never stable, and is most frequently left loose or in a messy bun atop her head; it's also not uncommon for her to weave a small braid or two into it, something she picked up from her time with the Drykas. Like all Ethaefal, Aster has a pair of milky, glass-like horns. They start at her temples, perfectly symmetrical, the main branch stretching back towards the crown of her head in a spiral, with a shorter section that sweeps up beside her forehead and then down near her ears, curving into a loop and tapering to a point.

 

Summer

During the Summer, Aster's hair takes on a pale red hue tinted with gold, not unlike the rose-gold shimmer of her skin. Her horns take on a smooth alabaster hue threaded and flecked with pale peach.

 

Autumn

With the shortening of the days and the turning of the leaves, Aster's hair darkens to a rich, full auburn, not dissimilar to the reds on the trees. Her horns darken as well, turning a shining, rich gold for the duration of the season.

 

Winter

The arrival of snow brings with it the cooling of Aster's colours; her hair pales to a light fawn brown, while her horns take on a deep jade green as if reminiscing for the leafy forests of warmer days.

 

Spring

Perhaps Aster's favourite season, the rebirth of flora and fauna comes with yet another change in her colours. Her hair lightens considerably, taking on a pale, golden honey colour, while her horns turn a delicate shade of lavender littered with flecks of pale jade, echoing the newly grown flowers.

Appearance (Night)

Once the sun dips below the horizon and night falls on the land, Asterope's appearance experiences a dramatic shift. Forced to return to the last mortal body she occupied, she loses several inches of her height, shrinking to a meek 5'2", and her frame thins out considerably, leaving her at around 105 pounds. Her horns disappear, as does the strange, celestial quality to her, leaving her more clumsy and human.

Her hair loses some of its length, now only to her shoulders, and becomes choppier; the colour darkens to a deep shade of ginger, almost a pale rusty colour in the right lighting. Her features sharpen slightly, her face shape squaring, and her skin pales considerably to a milky white. The burning gold of her eyes fades to a predominantly pale green hazel, but they appear none the less illuminated and lively.

While her skin is perfectly smooth and flawless under the sunlight, in her mortal form Aster's skin is covered in freckles; her face in particular is covered in scatterings of them. As well as this, pale silvery scars litter her body; they are hard to see on her porcelain skin, but they are evidence of a life well-lived.

Injuries and Scars

 

Injuries

Date Received	Description	Date Healed
49th of Fall, 517 AV	✧Asterope has first and second degree burns across her left back and side, which heal relatively quickly but leave scarring. Additionally, she permanently has a hoarser voice, which can be trained out with lots of effort. When exerting herself in high physical activities, she will find herself breathless very quickly. Healed	~70th of Fall, 517 AV
12th of Summer, 518 AV	✧Aster was shot in the back of her left shoulder with a crossbow bolt; the bolt did not pierce all the way through the shoulder, and missed the bone. It will take ~6 weeks for the wound to heal, and longer for the shoulder to return to full mobility and to lose stiffness. Regular stretching/gentle exercises may speed up the healing process. Healed	~54th of Summer, 518 AV
53rd of Autumn, 518 AV (Original)	✧Aster was branded on the back of her right hand with the symbol of the Sun's Birth, an eight-pointed sun; the burn is moderate, and it will take ~3 weeks for the top layer of skin to heal and the blemish to vanish in her divine form. Aster is rebranded every ~3 weeks once the scar disappears from her divine form, meaning it will not begin to heal properly until the process stops.	?

 

Scars

Date Received	Description
49th of Fall, 517 AV	✧Aster has faint discoloration and slightly raised patches of skin along her left side and back from healed first and second degree burns. Her voice is slightly raspier than it once was, and when doing physical activity, she becomes breathless more easily.
12th of Summer, 518 AV	✧Aster has a slightly irregular circular scar on the back of her left shoulder where the crossbow bolt pierced her skin, approximately an inch in diameter. Her left shoulder is prone to stiffness and aching, and if not exercised properly and used enough, has difficulty reaching its full range of motion.
53rd of Autumn, 518 AV	✧On the back of her right hand, Aster has the symbol of the Sun's Birth branded into her skin several times over. It is raised with a prominent ridge, and pink in colour, depicting an eight-pointed sun. It will take at least 2 years or so until the scar settles fully and fades from pink to white; this healing period can only begin once Aster is no longer being branded regularly.

NOTE: As Asterope is an Ethaefal, scars do not transfer into her divine form. Therefore, the listed scars are only present on her mortal form at night. Injuries transfer between forms until healed.

[Asterope]

Personality

Asterope is still incredibly new to the world, and it shows in her behaviour. A combination of newness and determination to always seek good in those around her, Aster can tend towards the naïve and even gullible. While naturally a more reserved person, her time spent among the Drykas has encouraged her to often be open with her thoughts, something she is slowly discovering is not always approved of by others. In general, she has a serene, somewhat gentle aura to her.

Generally melancholic and still homesick, Aster has taken to the optimistic side, and marvels at the strange beauty of the world around her, so different from where she once was. However, she is prone to be stricken with sadness, particularly at night when she transforms into her mortal form and feels even further from home, and she can be turbulent when such moods strike her.

Always curious about the new things around her and wanting to learn, she’s willing to try anything at least once, and tries to surround herself with new sights, experiences, and knowledge as often as she can. She is always open to meeting new people because of this, and struggles to find balance between her slightly more introverted nature and her overwhelming curiousity of strangers. She tends to find a middle-ground in people watching, though she never means to be rude in her staring, and is in fact fairly friendly when approached.

Always with a soft side, Aster easily sympathizes with others and does not like to see suffering. Learning how to properly use medicine and to help heal others somewhat calmed her soul, giving her a shallow sense of peace and somewhat of a purpose; if she can help those around her, then she will.

History (Pre-Creation)

"As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known." - Carson McCullers

It was late evening on a warm Summer night when Asterope suddenly and unceremoniously found herself plunging into the waves of the Suvan Sea. Salt water filled her mouth and flooded her lungs as she struggled to find which way was up until finally she broke the surface, dazed and disoriented. Feeling clumsy and sluggish in her physical form, it was perhaps a miracle of Syna that the Ethaefal managed to make her way to shore, not quite swimming but more desperately clawing at the water. Upon dragging herself onto dry land, Aster promptly passed out, too exhausted to do anything else.

A combination of the warm sun on her face and the hushed but excited whispering of children woke her the next morning. Opening her eyes, Asterope was greeted by two young children, clustered around her at a safe distance, but near enough to be able to gawk. When they saw she had woken, their chattering became increasingly excited, and they ran off. By the time Aster had gotten her bearings and was attempting to stand up, still clumsy and sore from her battle against the ocean the night before, the children had returned with an adult man. Aster would soon discover his name to be Inyel Stormgrass, a member of the Opal clan of the Drykas.

Inyel took Aster into his pavilion to allow her some time to regain her strength and get her bearings; however, by the time the Drykas were ready to leave, having only stopped by Riverfall for trading purposes, Asterope still felt incredibly lost. Still homesick and wanting answers, she didn't want to settle down, and so begged Inyel to let her accompany his pavilion for longer. Between her begging and the begging of his children, who had quickly grown fond of Aster, Inyel relented.

Aster settled into the life of a Drykas surprisingly well for being an outsider; she enjoyed the constant movement, as well as the various things she could experience because of it. To earn her keep, she primarily watched after the children, as well as helping with cooking, cleaning, and caring for the horses; but what she loved most of all was learning about medicine and helping the injured or sick.

Even if it was merely bandaging a scrape on one of the children, helping those that were injured (or sick) made Aster feel as if she had a purpose and could still be useful despite her sudden and inexplicable fall from grace; she hates to see suffering of any kind, and enjoyed helping people and knowing she could make a difference. It became the thing that she put most of her time and effort into. In particular, she found her gift of aging things forward a day to be useful in this; she first discovered it when she almost thoughtlessly scabbed a fresh cut on her thumb, and since then has used it to help speed up the healing process in those that she tends to.

During her stay with the Drykas, while she was friendly with all the members of the Stormgrass pavilion, Aster grew particularly close with one of the older women, Nara Stormgrass. Nara was the one to teach Aster about medicine, as well as much of the everyday tasks that she was clueless about. Aster learned the majority of her skills from Nara; where often others became impatient or irritated with her, Nara seemed to have an unending well of patience for the Ethaefal, and Aster loved to sit and simply talk with the older woman.

It was nearing a full year that Aster had stayed with the Drykas when she heard about the city of Lhavit from some travelling merchants. Instantly, she was enraptured by the concept, and her heart still aching for home, could not get the thought of it out of her head; she was desperate for any semblance of her previous life, especially now that she knew it existed. Nara tried to convince Aster to stay among the Drykas, that she belonged there now, but while Asterope loved the pavilion she had spent so much time with and enjoyed the life she was living, she knew it wasn't what she was meant to do. The next time the pavilion traveled near Kenash, Aster said her goodbyes and stayed in the city while her pavilion moved on. She settled into the city for just over a half a year, gathering supplies, coin, and as much knowledge as she could before she managed to find passage across the sea to Alvadas.

She has a long way to go before reaching Lhavit; so in the meanwhile, she plans on settling in Alvadas to prepare for the eventual long trek across Kalea.

History (Post-Creation)

The City of Illusion

✧Aster arrives in Alvadas (42nd of Summer, 517 AV)
✧Begins working at Ionu's Mercy as an herbalist (47th of Summer, 517 AV)
✧Finds a maledicted bone that begins to make her paranoid to the point of mental instability (2nd of Spring, 518 AV)
✧Aster's extreme paranoia results in the death of a stranger as well as Navi (86th of Spring, 518 AV)
✧Aster leaves Alvadas via wind eagle; instead of continuing to Lhavit, she decides to go to Ravok (91st of Spring, 518 AV)

The City on the Lake

✧Aster arrives in Ravok (5th of Summer, 518 AV)
✧Aster is captured and taken to the KRI, where she is to be experimented on (12th of Summer, 518 AV)
✧Aster leaves Ravok in a slave caravan (4th of Autumn, 518 AV)

The City of Chaos

✧Aster arrives in Sunberth and is sold as a slave (53rd of Autumn, 518 AV)

(To be expanded upon in the future)

[Asterope]

"If you don't know what you're here to do, then just do some good." - Maya Angelou

Relationships (NPCs)

 

Alard Gire

Name: Alard Gire
Title: Dragoon (Guardian) of the Sun's Birth
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Date of Birth: 68th of summer, 480 AV
Place of Birth: Syliras
Skills: Brawling - 30, Negotiation - 25, Riding (Horse) - 35, Seduction - 20, Unarmed Combat - 45, Weapon (Crossbow) - 25, Weapon (Longsword) - 40
(Note: Domain NPC*)

Alard is currently Asterope's slave master in Sunberth.

At 6'1", Alard cuts a fairly imposing figure being on the taller side, though he is not very broad, instead having a leanly muscled figure. He keeps his dark and greying hair short but not too closely cropped, and is usually clean-shaven or with only a few days worth of stubble. His narrow, hazel eyes are usually set on some sort of prize or another, and he is often seen with a smirk or sneer on his face.

Born in Syliras to a Knight and a seamstress, Alard had a comfortable upbringing; he never went without, however his parents were often too busy to have time for him. Still, he grew up idolizing his father, a Syliran Knight, wishing to one day become one as well.

However, when his father was accused of crimes against the city, including theft and murder, Alard quickly became disenchanted with his father and the Syliran Knights. A teenager by then, Alard left Syliras, and ended up making his way to Sunberth.

He lived on the streets for a period of time, barely scraping by, before he was taken in by a Dragoon who took pity on him. It didn't take him long to pledge his own allegiance to the Sun's Birth, and he's been a member ever since, quickly becoming comfortable in the chaos of Sunberth.

Alard is a gruff man, rough in his mannerisms, and crude and loud. He cares little for others aside from his fellow members of the Sun's Birth; and even that can be up in the air. He is selfish, arrogant, and domineering, always wanting to get his way, and won't hesitate to fight others in order to achieve that, doing what he must to take what he feels he is owed.

That being said, Alard is not particularly ambitious; he has been a Guardian for a long while, and is perfectly content with his place within the Sun's Birth, not feeling the need to move up in the ranks. He does, however, have a taste for the finer things in life (or as fine as it gets in a city such as Sunberth).

Alard, like many men in Sunberth, has a weakness for booze and women; as such, he is often found at the Gold Lodge or the Scarlet Sanctum indulging in these vices. He also spends a fair bit of time at the Proving Grounds to keep himself in shape and his combat skills up to par, as he can also be quite vain.

 

Inyel Stormgrass

Name: Inyel Stormgrass
Title: Ankal of the Stormgrass Pavilion of the Opal Clan
Gender: Male
Race: Drykas
Date of Birth: 2nd of spring, 484 AV
Place of Birth: Endrykas
Skills: Hunting - 50, Leadership - 35 , Riding (Horse) - 45, Weapon (Shortbow) - 30, Webbing - 35, Wilderness Survival (Plains) - 40
(Note: Domain NPC*)

Inyel is a man in his early 30s; the Ankal of his pavilion, between his two wives, five children, and responsibilities, he is often busy. Despite that, he always found a few minutes for Aster, and was always kind to her, even when he got impatient. She will always be grateful to him for taking her into his pavilion.

Born in Endrykas, Inyel has never known anything but the life of a Drykas. Inyel was the only boy of four children, and his father was the Ankal of the pavilion before him. A rough but warm and kind-hearted man, Inyel runs his pavilion with a firm but caring hand and always finds time for his wives and children; he's proud of his pavilion, small as it may be.

 

Nara Stormgrass

Name: Nara Stormgrass
Title: Herbalist of the Stormgrass Pavilion of the Opal Clan
Gender: Female
Race: Drykas
Date of Birth: 52nd of autumn, 472 AV
Place of Birth: Riverfall
Skills: Herbalism - 50, Medicine - 55, Riding (Horse) - 30, Teaching - 35
(Note: Domain NPC*)

Nara is a middle-aged woman of the Stormgrass pavilion, and essentially became Asterope's mentor. She took Aster under her wing, guiding and helping her, and Aster became deeply fond of her for it. A patient but stern woman, she tried to convince Aster to stay with the Drykas when she decided it was time to leave.

Nara was born in Riverfall during a trading stop, and while she spent the first month or so of her life there, has little memory of the city in connection to her childhood. Growing up, she took after her mother and specialized in the study of herbs and medicine. She discovered she was unable to have children, and while it took some time, she eventually found someone who loved her despite that. She married into the Stormgrass pavilion at around 26, becoming Inyel's father's second wife. Despite not being able to have children of her own, she helped raised Inyel and his sisters, and her skill in medicine proved to be invaluable. Stern but gentle, she has a no-nonsense bedside manner.

Relationships (PCs)

 

Name

Info

Animal Companions

 

Navi

✧Name: Navi (Note: Heirloom)
✧Species/Breed: Dog/Mixed
✧Gender: Female
✧Age: 3 years
Deceased as of Spring 518 AV

Navi was a large mutt gifted to Asterope by Nara before she parted ways with the Stormgrass pavilion; she had begun training to be a guard dog, and it was Nara's hopes that Navi would help keep Aster safe. She was loving and friendly to Aster and those who were close to her, but stand-offish with strangers. Despite her training, she often disregarded commands and disobeyed Aster.

Religion

 

Syna

As a daughter of Syna, Asterope is devoted to the sun Goddess. Aster worships Syna regularly, and misses the Goddess and her domain in the Ukalas sorely; she longs to return. Recently, she has begun to have her doubts about Syna due to the hardships she has faced.

 

Rakkeli

Aster has a somewhat newfound appreciation and respect for Rak'keli given her interest and work in medicine/herbalism. She admires the Goddess for what she does, and while she doesn't worship Rak'keli regularly, Asterope will usually say a small word to her before or after she has helped someone; particularly so when it has required a lot of work or the injury/illness was severe.

 

Yahal

Only having recently discovered Yahal and his domains, Asterope does not yet worship him; however, his ideals are ones that she aligns with strongly at her core, and she wishes to learn more about him.

To add: Priskil, Kihala

[Asterope]

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." - Vincent Van Gogh

Skills

Master (76 - 100 XP)

Skill

Points

Total

Expert (51 - 75 XP)

	Skill	Points	Total
	Observation	4 XP*+3 XP*+5 XP*+3 XP*+3 XP*+3 XP*+5 XP*+3 XP*+3 XP*+3 XP*+2 XP*+5 XP*+3 XP*+2 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*	58

Competent (26 - 50 XP)

	Skill	Points	Total
	Herbalism	15 SP+2 XP*+2 XP*+3 XP*+2 XP*+3 XP*	27
	Medicine	25 SP+3 XP*+3 XP*+5 XP*+3 XP*+2 XP*+3 XP*	44
	Socialization	3 XP*+5 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+2 XP*+3 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+4 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*	33

Novice (1 - 25 XP)

	Skill	Points	Total
	Acrobatics	1 XP*	1
	Animal Husbandry	3 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	6
	Astronomy	10 RB+1 XP*	11
	Calligraphy	1 XP*	1
	Caretaking	2 XP*+2 XP*+2 XP*+4 XP*	10
	Childcare	1 XP*+1 XP*	2
	Endurance	2 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	7
	Gambling	1 XP*	1
	Gardening	2 XP*	2
	Intimidation	1 XP*	1
	Investigation	1 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+2 XP*+3 XP*+3 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	14
	Land Navigation	1 XP*+3 XP*	4
	Leadership	1 XP*+3 XP*+3 XP*+1 XP*	8
	Logic	2 XP*+2 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	12
	Meditation	1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	4
	Organization	1 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*	4
	Persuasion	1 XP*+2 XP*2 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	7
	Philtering	4 XP*	4
	Planning	1 XP*+1 XP*+2 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	6
	Rhetoric	2 XP*	2
	Riding: Horse	5 SP	5
	Running	1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	3
	Singing	1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	4
	Sewing	1 XP*	1
	Skating	3 XP*	3
	Storytelling	2 XP*	2
	Subterfuge	1 XP*	1
	Swimming	2 XP*+1 XP*+1 XP*	4
	Teaching	1 XP*+1 XP*	2
	Weapon: Crossbow	1 XP*	1
	Weapon: Dagger	1 XP*	1
	Wilderness Survival: Plains	5 SP	5
	Writing	1 XP*+1 XP*	2

✧Resolve Score: 30✧

Resolve Breakdown :

26 starting + 1 novice intimidation + 1 novice meditation + 1 novice leadership + 1 novice endurance = 30

[Asterope]

Lores

 

Combat

✧Lore of the basics of using a crossbow

 

Culture

✧Dhani: Snake-people
✧Ethaefal: Usually graceful
✧Ghosts: Can physically harm the living
✧Ghosts: Experience and cause suffering equally
✧Konti: Able to breathe underwater
✧Life with the Drykas (SP)
✧Lore of Inartan lullaby
✧Symenestra: Not very common

 

Locations

Alvadas
✧Alvadas: Changing locations
✧Alvadas: Crowds are common
✧Alvadas: Easier to traverse when you don't fight the illusions
✧Alvadas: Full of extremes
✧Alvadas: Has a sense of humour
✧Alvadas Illusion: Scents are all wrong
✧Alvadas: Impossible to search
✧Alvadas keys: Act as compasses
✧Alvadas: Twisting streets
✧Degtine: Specialty alcohol of the Stallion's Rear
✧Ionu's Mercy: Doesn't treat animals
✧Location: Craven Manor
✧Location: House of Broken Mirrors
✧Location: Ionu's Mercy
✧Location: Sanity Center
✧Location: The Crooked Playhouse
✧Location: The Emerald Pond
✧Location: The Stallion's Rear
✧Lore of the haunting at the Crooked Playhouse
✧Stallion's Rear: Doesn't serve food
✧The Emerald Pond: Hides a dark secret
✧The Garden of No Return: A hedge maze
✧The Garden of No Return: The plants stay the same
✧The Garden of No Return: Hiding a corpse
✧The Sealed Grounds: Cemetery beneath Alvadas
✧The Unnamye: Sells drugs

Ravok

Sunberth

 

People

NPCs
✧Georgia: Proprietor of Cubacious Inn
✧Irene Caene: Healer at Ionu's Mercy
✧People: Serenity Berel
✧R.M. : Dead rich man found in Alvadas
✧R.M. : Roger Martin

PCs
✧Ambrosia: Has a dead sister
✧Ambrosia: Likes stories
✧Avela: A Konti
✧Avela: From Alvadas
✧Dhani woman: Seems familiar
✧Kurtsig: A regular at the Stallion's Rear
✧Madeira and Roland: Bad blood
✧Madeira: Knows something about the murder
✧People: Alexandra Gainsborough
✧People: Allister Useless
✧People: Ambrosia Alar
✧People: Madeira Craven
✧Roland: An acrobat
✧Roland: Can't be trusted
✧Roland: Newer to Alvadas than Asterope
✧Roland: Wants to leave a dead body

 

Personal

✧Ale: Tastes terrible
✧Aster: Considers Penny a friend
✧Aster: Enjoys wine
✧Aster: Fond of animals
✧Aster: Hates the cold
✧Aster: Wants to start a garden
✧Aster: Would do almost anything for a friend
✧Asterope: Doesn't know who she is
✧Asterope: Doesn't like fighting
✧Coin toss drinking game
✧Eth horns: A good reality touchstone
✧Lore of a lucky find
✧Lore of a new life in a new land
✧Lore of babysitting a stage manager
✧Lore of controlling nervousness
✧Lore of mental breakdown
✧Lore of self-worth
✧Lore of staying calm under pressure
✧Lore of taking a shot for the first time
✧Lore of the confusion of rebirth
✧Lore of the feeling of falling
✧Lore of the kindness of a stranger
✧Mantra: The sun will rise again
✧Memory of a mother
✧Routine is calming

 

Religion

✧Lore of finding comfort in Syna's light
✧Lore of losing a goddess
✧Lore of Syna (SP)
✧Prayer to Rak'keli
✧Syna: A prayer for safe travel
✧Syna: Still cares for her children

 

Skills

Medicinal
✧Anatomy of a forearm
✧Animal husbandry: Animals will chew their stitches
✧Animal husbandry: The cone of shame
✧Dangers of medicine include being vomited on
✧Filan essence: Stops seizures
✧Herbalism: Using elentia to avoid infection
✧Kroltar poultice: Heals and numbs pain
✧Lillian root tea: Calms nerves
✧Lore of bedside manner
✧Maceration: Soaking herbs in oil to keep them longer
✧Marshmallow syrup: Good for coughs
✧Medicine: Checking for life
✧Medicine: Cleaning wounds
✧Medicine: People on their side are less likely to choke on vomit
✧Medicine: Repositioning a broken bone
✧Medicine: Setting a broken arm
✧Medicine: Staying calm even when a patient is in pain
✧Medicine: Stitching ragged wounds is more difficult
✧Medicine: Suturing a tear
✧Medicine: Symptoms of a head injury include inability to answer simple questions
✧Medicine: Symptoms of broken ribs include pain when breathing
✧Medicine: The repetitive motion of stitches
✧Medicine: Treating animals is similar to treating humans
✧Medicine: Using a splint
✧Medicine: Using symptoms to determine the poison
✧Myrrh oil: Alleviates phlegm build-up
✧Narnvayt oil: Induces vomiting
✧Philtering: Firegloves are useful
✧Philtering: Making a balm from beeswax and oil
✧Philtering: Soaking herbs in spirits to make a tincture
✧Philtering: Trial and error
✧Philtering: Using mint and rose for scent
✧Poppy tincture: Sedative
✧Strong scents can deter insects

Other
✧Acrobatics: Trying to stay balanced on ice
✧Animal husbandry: Using food as a training incentive
✧Animal husbandry: Patience and repetition are key in training
✧Astronomy: Position of the North star
✧Caretaking: Speaking gently
✧Caretaking: The use of empathy
✧Childcare: Comforting a child with a song
✧Childcare: Handling ghostly children
✧Endurance: Grit your teeth and keep pushing
✧Endurance: Working through hunger and exhaustion
✧Gardening: Plant more than one seed per hole
✧Intimidation: Chastising grown men
✧Leadership: Delegation
✧Leadership: Taking charge in a crisis
✧Logic: Making sense of the insensible
✧Malediction: A type of magic?
✧Persuasion: Offering information for an agreement
✧Planning: Choosing between fight or flight
✧Planning: Saving for the future
✧Skating: Proper posture
✧Socialization: Acting as a mediator
✧Spiritism: How to scare ghosts
✧Spiritism: The signs of a haunting
✧Storytelling: Summarizing events
✧Storytelling: Telling your life story to a stranger
✧Subterfuge: Using a blatant lie
✧Swimming: Staying afloat while holding onto someone else
✧Writing: Resting a quill on a page creates ink blots

Total: 149 lores

Abilities

✧Ageing: Can age objects and small organisms by a day through touch; limited to once per object or organism every day.
✧Immortality: Does not age or experience illness; still susceptible to physical injury, and can still be harmed and killed.
✧Shifting: Changes forms with the rising and setting of the sun; divine during the day, and mortal at night.

Languages

✧Fluent: Common
✧Basic: Nari
✧Poor: Pavi

[Asterope]

"The day will be what you make it, so rise like the sun, and burn." - William C. Hannan

Housing

Asterope lives with her slave master, Alard, in his room at the Barracks in Sunberth. It is a 20x20 room with basic if worn furnishings and a hearth.

Equipment

 

Clothing

	Item	Quantity	Notes
	Simple linen undergarments	1 set	Bought; plain underwear, in decent condition.
	White linen blouse	1	Starting package; slightly travel worn.
	Brown linen pants	1	Starting package; slightly travel worn.
	Grey coarse wool cloak	1	Starting package; for milder weather, slightly travel worn.
	Brown high leather boots	1 pair	Starting package; slightly travel worn.

 

Misc.

	Item	Quantity	Notes
	Dog tooth necklace*	1	One of Navi's teeth attached to a brown leather cord that Aster wears around her neck at all times. (Maledicted; see special items)
	Maledicted bone (vertebrae)*	1	A maledicted vertebrae Aster found while gardening in Alvadas. (See special items)

Special Items :

✧Maledicted vertebrae bone: A bone that Asterope dug up while gardening in Alvadas. Causes extreme paranoia and unease, and will return to her until willingly taken by someone else.
✧Maledicted dog tooth necklace: One of Navi's teeth that Aster had maledicted. She has yet to discover the effects of it. (It's power is this: any animal (not monster or kelvic/shifter) will be prone to trust Asterope at least to the point where it will not growl or snap at her.)

Ledger

 

Summer 517 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting package	+100 GM	100 GM
Cashed in housing	+500 GM	600 GM
Chartered boat travel (Kenash - Alvadas, 12 days)	-48 GM	552 GM
Undergarments (x5)	-5 SM	551 GM, 5 SM
Dyed cotton chemise	-1 SM, 8 CM	551 GM, 3 SM, 2 CM
Dyed cotton dress (x2)	-3 GM	548 GM, 3 SM, 2 CM
White cotton dress	-1 GM	547 GM, 3 SM, 2 CM
Fur-trim cloak	-7 SM, 5 CM	546 GM, 5 SM, 7 CM
Low leather boots	-6 SM	545 GM, 9 SM, 7 CM
Leather belt	-4 SM	545 GM, 5 SM, 7 CM
Bed roll	-1 SM	545 GM, 4 SM, 7 CM
Common lamp	-1 SM	545 GM, 3 SM, 7 CM
Hemp rope (50 feet)	-1 GM	544 GM, 3 SM, 7 CM
Oil (1 pint flask)	-1 SM	544 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM
Mouth wash (8 ounce bottle)	-5 SM	543 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Sap pommel dagger	-1 GM	542 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Dagger scabbard	-2 GM	540 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Lodging (Cubacious Inn, moderate room, 50 days)*	-10 GM	530 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Seasonal living expenses (Common)	-135 GM	395 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Seasonal wages (Herbalist)	+546 GM	941 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM

 

Autumn 517 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Season start	N/A	941 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Mug of wine*	-5 SM	941 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM
Beef jerky (1/2 pound)*	-3 GM, 5 SM	937 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Lodging (Cubacious Inn, moderate room, 91 days)	-18 GM, 2 SM	919 GM, 3 SM, 7 CM
Seasonal living expenses (Common)	-135 GM	784 GM, 3 SM, 7 CM
Seasonal wages (Herbalist)	+552 GM	1336 GM, 3 SM, 7 CM

 

Winter 517 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Season start	N/A	1336 GM, 3 SM, 7 CM
Mug of mulled wine*	-2 SM	1336 GM, 1 SM, 7 CM
Lightly used skates*	-1 GM, 5 SM	1334 GM, 6 SM, 7 CM
Drinks*	-1 GM, 3 SM	1333 GM, 3 SM, 7 CM
Lodging (Cubacious Inn, moderate room, 92 days)	-18 GM, 4 SM	1314 GM, 9 SM, 7 CM
Seasonal living expenses (Common)	-135 GM	1179 GM, 9 SM, 7 CM

 

Spring 518 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Season start	N/A	1179 GM, 9 SM, 7 CM
Dagger & scabbard*	-3 GM	1176 GM, 9 SM, 7 CM
Leather cord (necklace)	-2 SM	1176 GM, 7 SM, 7 CM
Lodging (Cubacious Inn, moderate room, 92 days)	-18 GM, 2 SM	1158 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM
Seasonal living expenses (Common)	-135 GM	1023 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM

 

Summer 518 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Season start	N/A	1023 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM
Maledicted tooth*	-12 GM	1011 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM
Captured as a slave*	-1011 GM, 2 SM, 7 CM	0 GM
Seasonal living expenses (Slave)	-0 GM	0 GM

 

Autumn 518 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Season start	N/A	0 GM
Seasonal living expenses (Slave)	-0 GM	0 GM

 

Winter 518 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Season start	N/A	0 GM
Seasonal living expenses (Slave)	-0 GM	0 GM

 

Spring 519 AV

Purchase	Cost	Total
Season start	N/A	0 GM

[Asterope]

"We are our choices." - Jean-Paul

Threads

 

Flashbacks

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
51st of Summer, 515 AV	Begin Again*	Solo	A star falls from the sky.	Graded

 

Summer 517 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
42nd of Summer	And So It Starts*	Solo	Asterope experiences the troubles of trying to traverse Alvadas for the first time.	Graded
47th of Summer	A Place for Everything (and Everyone)*	Solo	Aster gets a job, but she's not expecting to start so soon. (Note: Job thread 1)	Graded
89th, 90th, & 91st of Summer	Darker Days*	Solo	Ionu's Mercy is overwhelmed with patients of the spreading disease. (Note: Job thread 2)	Graded

 

Autumn 517 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
5th of Autumn	Heads or Tails*	Zion (Open)	The Stallion's Rear, 5th of Fall: With a drinking game!	Graded
8th of Autumn	Sunlight and the Spider*	Velindor	Opposite sides of the same coin meet at Ionu's Mercy. (Note: Job thread 1)	Graded
10th of Autumn	A Learning Experience*	Penny	An artist and an herbalist enter the Garden of No Return.	In progress (Grandfathered)
20th of Autumn	A Curtain Call's Refusal*	Allister & Madeira	A tale of never giving up...ever.	Graded
23rd of Autumn	Refracted Reflections*	Solo	Aster stumbles into the House of Broken Mirrors, where she finds she can no longer hide from herself.	Graded
25th of Autumn	Star Light, Star Bright*	Nephti	A chance meeting beneath the night sky.	Graded
32nd of Autumn	Follow Your Nose*	Roland	Strange smells are abound in Alvadas, and sometimes curiosity can't be helped...	Graded
35th of Autumn	Of Love and Murder*	Madeira & Roland	A jilted lover can be dangerous; even from beyond the grave.	Graded
49th of Autumn	Fire, Fire!*	Aislyn, Allassanachassanya, & Ambrosia (Chameleon)	Alvadas's burning, Alvadas's burning... (Note: Moderated event)	In progress (Grandfathered)
64th of Autumn	An Uncontrolled Urge*	Allassanachassanya	Minds and bodies are taken over when a horrendous parasite takes over the minds of regular Alvads.	Graded
85th of Autumn	Having a Ruff Time*	Solo	After running off more than once, Aster decides it's time to try and improve Navi's training.	Graded
89th of Autumn	Sick as a Dog*	Solo	Aster finds herself doing some impromptu veterinary work. (Note: Job thread 2)	Graded

 

Winter 517 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
2nd of Winter	Frost Bites*	Penny (Open)	The chill is the worst and the best thing about winter. There’s nothing quite like getting up to mischief in fluffy white snow.	Graded
9th of Winter	Worth a Thousand Words*	Solo	Inspiration strikes Aster.	Graded
21st of Winter	Slippery Situation*	Alvaros	Alv and Asterope run into each other on the street...literally.	Graded
28th of Winter	A Winter's Fair*	Open (Chameleon)	Come and see what's for offer! (Note: Event)	In progress (Grandfathered)
33rd of Winter	Not My Problem*	Wikus	Asterope and Wikus meet.	Graded
40th of Winter	Deep Wounds*	Ambrosia	Ambrosia seeks Ionu's Mercy after an attack in the Sealed Grounds. (Note: Job thread 1)	Graded
42nd of Winter	Warding off the Winter Chill*	Kurtsig	Aster has a few drinks.	Graded
71st of Winter	Born to Make History...?*	Avela & Gomer	How hard can ice skating be?	Graded

 

Spring 518 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
2nd of Spring	Getting Your Hands Dirty*	Allassanachassanya	Gardening leads to a curious discovery...	Graded
4th of Spring	A Lesson in Prevention*	Alexandra & Avela	Aster gives a class on disease prevention at the Mercy.	Graded
9th of Spring	Stocking Up*	Solo	Aster tries her hand at philtering.	Graded
13th of Spring	A Day at the Zoo*	Alexandra	It's chaos in Alvadas as hordes of animals are loose in the city's maze.	Graded
45th of Spring	Act One: The Crime Scene*	Open (Chameleon)	[Murder in Three Acts] 45th: The dead body of a Twisted-Streeter appears just outside the Womiyu. (Note: Event)	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
45th of Spring	Four Horns are Better Than Two*	Ciraaci	A pair of Synaefal discuss their findings from the murder scene.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
86th of Spring	Does That Make Me Crazy?*	Solo	Paranoia gets the best of Aster, and tragedy ensues.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)

 

Summer 518 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
7th of Summer	Memento Mori*	Solo	Aster turns a reminder of death into something a bit more special.	Awaiting grades
8th of Summer	Of a Moonlight Stroll*	Crylon	Two visitors to Ravok cross paths late at night.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
12th of Summer	It Can Always Get Worse*	Solo	Aster realizes too late that she's not welcome in Ravok.	Awaiting grades
18th of Summer	That Awkward 'Getting to Know You' Stage*	Ciraaci & Syresshvassydir (Prophet)	Some Deplorables learn the true nature of their fate.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
82nd of Summer	Don't Steal My Sunshine*	Open (Prophet)	A strange cloud appears over the city, the lake and the surrounding areas. (Note: Event)	Ongoing (Grandfathered)

 

Autumn 518 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
4th of Autumn	Second Chances*	Solo	Take what you can get.	Awaiting grades
53rd of Autumn	Welcome to the Chaos*	Solo	Asterope gets her first taste of Sunberth.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
64th of Autumn	Kindness Among Strangers*	Ixzo	Two women meet in the Proving Grounds.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
70th of Autumn	Broken Spirits*	Anja	A meeting at the Pig's Foot.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
72nd of Autumn	Underestimated Value*	Kynier	More than knowledge can be found at the Library.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)

 

Winter 518 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
38th of Winter	A Handshake Over Healing*	Tarn	Asterope and Tarn meet by the Temple of the Unknown.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
52nd of Winter	Hidden Talents*	Solo	Aster proves she can be more than just a pretty face.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)
86th of Winter	A Shadow Across the Sun*	Solo	Asterope has her doubts.	Ongoing (Grandfathered)

 

Spring 519 AV

Date	Title	Participants	Summary	Status
1st of Spring	Dancing to the Beat of Your Drum*	Solo	There's a party at the Slag Heap, and it's time to let go.	Ongoing
5th of Spring	Into Enemy Territory*	Orakan	A Sun's Birth slave in Daggerhand territory...what could go wrong?	Ongoing
11th of Spring	Good Intentions*	Crylon	The road to Hai is paved with them.	Ongoing
22nd of spring	Fatal Flaw (Part I* & Part II*)	Solo	One mistake could risk it all, and cost everything.	Awaiting grades