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Iskessah Kosun

Postby Iskessah on March 20th, 2012, 12:11 pm

Basic Information

Name
  • Goes by Iskessah Kosun. Her birth-name is Ssrasshiskessah.

Race
  • Dhani, of the Rattler sub-race

Age and birthday
  • 139 years old
  • Born on the 11th of Fall in 374
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Iskessah Kosun

Postby Iskessah on March 20th, 2012, 12:11 pm

Description and History

Physical Desctiption
  • Snake Form :
    Length: 13.5 ft
    Weight: 150 lbs
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  • Dhani Form :
    Length: 15.5 ft long
    Weight: 190 lbs
    This form crosses her snake form with her human arms and torso.
  • Human Form :
    Height: 5' 9"
    Weight: 145 lb
    Her hair is quite dark, and she appears to be a woman in her early thirties. Her eyes are a light shade of brown, similar in color to some of the scales on her snake form.
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All forms:
Iskessah incurred four long gashes that ran from between her shoulder blades down to the small of her back, which have turned into scars in time.*

HistoryThese bullet points are to be fleshed out in flashbacks
  • 374 (Age 0) Born to a family in the rattler nest
    She had a fairly normal childhood, for a Dhani. She was taught all things Dhani should know, including good ways to show devotion to Siku, mother of all Dhani. When she was old enough, she would hunt (often alone) for talderean beasts to torment and consume.
  • 444 (Age: 70) Captured, smuggled to Ravok as an unoffical slave
    She lived in the house of a Ravokian named Mattieu Kosun. He kept her in a cage, and milked her poison to use for his mysterious work, forcing her to cooperate by starving her if she made trouble.
  • 482 (Age 108) Mattieu Kosun takes an apprentice
    When he began growing old, Mattieu took on a young apprentice named Angela. Iskessah learned much from them, since she was able to observe her master teaching someone, rather than doing his work silently.
  • 505 (Age: 131) Mattieu Kosun dies
    Whether her master died of old age or foul play is unclear to anyone who was not there. In any case, on the morning of his death, Iskessah's cage was open and her still-warm master was no longer breathing. (She ate well that day.) Not too long from then, visitors came asking around after Mattieu. Thinking quickly, she adopted his last name and claimed to be his niece. It worked about as well as you might expect.
    For the next seven years, she worked as a courier, scraping together a living and honing her skills.

Hobbies
  • Stalking and seducing men into buying her dinner
  • Sparring, talking, and code-breaking with her pal Joshry
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Iskessah Kosun

Postby Iskessah on March 20th, 2012, 12:11 pm

Skills and Lores

Note: Core/desired skills are in Italics

Skills
Skills Points Notes
Intelligence 31 24 SP, +1,+3, +2,+1
Observation 19 +1, +1,+1, +1,+1, +1, +1, +1,+1,+3, +1,+3,+1,+2
Seduction 13 7 SP, +3, +1, +1, +1
PoisonSerpente, Aquatic, Arboreal 12 10 RB, +1,+1
Stealth 11 6 SP, +1, +1, +1,+1,+1
Impersonation 11 8 SP, +3
Unarmed 9 +1, +1, +3,+2, +1,+1
Cryptography 7 5 SP, +1, +1
Rhetoric 7 +2, +2,+2,+1
Acting 4 +1, +1, +1,+1
Interrogation 4 +1, +3
Subterfuge 4 +2,+2
Investigation 4 +2, +1,+1
Intimidation 3 +1, +1,+1
Hunting 3 +1, +1,+1
Climbing 3 +1, +1,+1
Swimming 2 +1, +1
Brawling 2 +2
Meditation 2 +2
Detection 2 +1,+1
Running 1 +1
Torture 1 +1
Negotiation 1 +1
Lovemaking 1 +1
Land Navigation (Mountains) 1 +1
Medicine 1 +1
Persuasion 1 +1
Socialization 1 +1
Storytelling 1 +1
Teaching 1 +1
Wilderness Survival 1 +1
Wrestling 1 +1


Lores

Ravok Being Dhani Siku
Other Cities Other Races Other Gods
    Allies Enemies Other Contacts/Encounters
    Skills and Abilities Lessons Learned Events/Experiences


    Languages
    Fluent: Common
    Basic: Snaketongue

    Racial Abilities (from the lore)
    Snake and Dhani forms only:
    • Her poisons can destroy tissue and cause hemorrhaging, and can be fatal if not treated fast.
    • Excellent senses of smell, taste, and hearing, average sense of sight. (In human, only taste is better than average).
    • Night sight by sensing body heat and outlines to the point of being able to create an entire picture out of temperatures.
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    Iskessah Kosun

    Postby Iskessah on March 20th, 2012, 12:12 pm

    Equipment and Housing

    Housing:
    • An average sized, single room apartmentone of the NHC apartments with a bed, table, a couple chairs, wardrobe, and complimentary chamber pot.
    • It once belonged to the man who enslaved her. She... "inherited" it when he died.
    • The house also contains a hearth of good quality, which was purchased for Iskessah to keep herself warm enough to function happily. Also useful for cooking.

    Possessions
    Heirloom: Her former master's journal, containing his notes on everything he knew about poisons.

    1 set of clothing-simple cotton vest (green)
    -simple cotton pants (brown)
    -simple undergarments
    -simple cotton jacket (brown)
    -simple boots

    1 waterskin
    1 backpack contents-wooden comb
    -wooden brush
    -soap
    -razor
    -balanced rations (1 Week’s Worth)
    -1 eating knife
    -flint & steel

    50 ft of hemp rope
    a sack (empty)
    an iron pot
    1 lb of tea leaves
    4 clay mugs
    a basket (empty)
    a bucket (usually kept filled with Ravokian Lake water)
    Falsified Citizenship Papers

    Ledger:
    Things lying around the house when Iskessah escaped from confinement :
    Purpose Amount Balance
    Hearth (Good) 6 GM 94
    Rope (Hemp) 1GM 93 GM
    Pot (Iron) 5 Sm 92.5 GM
    Sack (empty) 1 Sm 92.4 GM
    1 lb Tea leaves 2 Sm 92.2 GM
    4 Mugs, Clay 4x2=8cm 92.12 GM
    Basket (empty) 4 Sm 91.72 GM
    Bucket (empty) 5 Sm 91.22 GM
    Total 8.78 GM


    Date Purpose Amount Balance
    Start Starting Coin 100 GM 100 GM
    StartTechnically, this would be available in Fall 505 See above table - 8 GM, 7 Sm, 8 cm 91 GM, 2 Sm, 2 cm
    25 Spring, 512 Payment/Tip + 10 GM 101 GM, 2 Sm, 2 cm
    91 Spring, 512 Seasonal Wages: Courier + 273 GM 374 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    91 Spring, 512 Living Expenses - 45 GM 329 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    33 Summer, 512 Tip + 2 GM 331 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    91 Summer, 512 Living Expenses - 45 GM 286 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    91 Summer, 512 Seasonal Wages: Courier + 45 GM 331 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    10 Fall, 512 Homing Pigeon -100 GM 231 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    91 Fall, 512 Living Expenses -45 GM 186 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    92 Winter, 512 Living Expenses -45 GM 141 GM 2 Sm 2 cm
    Upon return to Ravok Quest Reward + 600 GM 741 GM 2 Sm 2 cm (141 GM 2 Sm 2 cm available)
    91 Spring, 513 Living Expenses -45 GM 696 GM 2 Sm 2 cm (96 GM 2 Sm 2 cm available)
    91 Summer, 513 Living Expenses -45 GM 651 GM 2 Sm 2cm
    91 Fall, 513 Living Expenses -45 GM 606 GM 2 Sm 2cm
    91 Spring, 515 Living Expenses -45 GM 561 GM 2 Sm 2cm
    91 Fall, 515 Living Expenses -45 GM 516 GM 2 Sm 2cm

    Purchases in blueish-grey have not yet been confirmed by a graded thread. They are for planned purchases.
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    Iskessah Kosun

    Postby Iskessah on March 20th, 2012, 12:12 pm

    Relevant people

    Mattieu Kosun - The man who captured Iskessah and made her a slave.
    • Born Summer 27, 419
    • Status: deceased as of 505
    • Skills: Intelligence (20), Poison (30) (Serpente, Aquatic, Arboreal, Undead, Non-ferrous metal)
    • A poisoner by profession, Mattieu Kosun decided early on that no one would suspect Dhani poision, so he hired some mercenaries to capture one for him. He kept Iskessah as his slave for the rest of his life. When he started getting old, he took an apprentice.


    ImageAngela - Mattieu's apprentice.
    • Born Fall 1, 464
    • Status: missing as of 505
    • Skills: Cryptography (30), Forgery (10), Intelligence (10)
    • Angela became Mattieu’s apprentice when she was 18. A few years into her apprenticeship, she had a son. This was always a point of contention between Angela and Mattieu, as Mattieu believed family was a vulnerability, and Angela’s son would be a distraction.


    ImageJoshry - Angela's son, and the closest thing Iskessah has to a friend.
    • Born Winter 90, 486
    • Status: alive and well
    • Skills: Cryptography (10), Unarmed (10), Forgery (10), Investigation(10), Escape Artist(10)
    • Angela’s son. His mother left him an encrypted note right before she mysteriously vanished. He met Iskessah when he came to Mattieu’s house looking for clues about his mother’s disappearance. He is a bit of a fool, but he has a good heart.
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    Iskessah Kosun

    Postby Iskessah on March 20th, 2012, 12:13 pm

    Thread List

     
    516
    DateStoryDescriptionEncountersLocation
    20 Spring, 516Down to the Brimming SeaPendingPendingAbura, at Sea



     
    515
    DateStoryDescriptionEncountersLocation
    89 Spring, 515Voyage to Akvatar IslePendingPendingSyliras and the Suvan
    1 Fall, 515Hungry for HospitalityPendingPendingHospitality House* in Abura


     
    513
    DateStoryDescriptionEncountersLocation
    1 Spring, 513The Island of Lost Souls and When I Walked Down to the BeachPendingCharm Wright, Lucas Arias*, Ayatah*, Besnik*Darva
    2 Fall, 513Where Strangers MeetPendingPendingThe Spot* in Ravok
    11 Fall, 513 A Foot in the Door A poisoner comes looking for Mattieu's old journal. Iskessah shows him the door.Inoadar*the Kosun apartment in Ravok
    19 Fall, 513Half-forgotten StrangersIskessah seeks cryptography training from an old acquaintance.Valerius Nitrozian*The Nitrozian Estate* in Ravok
    25 Fall, 513One Step CloserPending.PendingPending
    50 Fall, 513An End to MysteriesPending.PendingPending
    80 Fall, 513No Place to Raise YounglingsIskessah must leave Ravok again, indefinitely.JoshryRavok


     
    512
    DateStoryDescriptionEncountersLocation
    5 Spring, 512Shapeshifting AnimalsIskessah makes a delivery and learns about Kelvics.Valerius Nitrozian*the Kelvic Research Institute* in Ravok
    25 Spring, 512A Simple Delivery and Opportunity KnocksIskessah meets Black Sun Agent Marcus Ahysen, and delivers a seemingly simple message for him.Marcus Ahysen* & Aeron Darkhair*the apartment of Marcus Ahysen & Tarsin's Boarding House* in Ravok
    2nd Summer, 512Time for a changeA cold woman comes knocking in the middle of the night, seeking the infamous Kosun poison.Evalin*the Kosun apartment in Ravok
    33rd Summer, 512The things we do for moneyIskessah discovers the perils of getting involved in romance between nobles. And backs out before she gets into more trouble than it's worth.Tanjun Vorot*the Vorot apartment in Ravok
    10th-XXth Autumn, 512WarOn a whim, and at Joshry's urging, Iskessah decides to join a quest to travel across Sylira.Samara Alenta, Kyra*, Clyde Sullins*, Gallo Duplais*the Cobalt Mountains of Syliras
    1 Winter, 512 [Location] Ravok Basecamp PendingPendingRavok Basecamp* in the Cobalt Mountains of Syliras
    2 Winter, 512 [Syliras Location] The Main Gates and Behind Enemy Lines While spying on the city, Iskessah runs into a helpful Squire.a Squire named MarcusSyliras
    55 Winter, 512[Zeltiva Entrance] The Rolling WavesUpon arriving at a new city, Iskessah recalls the decisions that brought her there.--the land-based entrance to Zeltiva*
    56 Winter, 512A Bad Day Gets WorseIskessah copes with the harsh winters and unfamiliar dangers of a non-Ravokian city.Wrenmae*, Ignotus Everto*East Street* in Zeltiva
    59 Winter, 512Why Throw Your Life Away?Iskessah signs up for a dangerous quest on a whim...again.Charm WrightCharm Wright's house in Zeltiva
    75 Winter, 512And We GoIskessah embarks with the Darva exploration team.Charm Wright, othersa boat from Zeltiva


     
    Flashbacks
    DateStoryDescriptionEncountersLocation
    57 Spring, 434A Simple HuntIskessah gets to know a younger Dhani cousin.Trahasiisollana*, Licearsvansan*a forest in southern Taldera, not far from the rattler colony
    44 Summer, 444The last day of freedomIskessah has what will be her last decent meal for a long time.a boara forest in southern Taldera, not far from the rattler colony
    67 Fall, 479The day I turned humanIskessah finally becomes an adult by mastering her third form.Mattieu Kosunthe Kosun apartment in Ravok
    42 Fall, 505Freedom is when an oath is fulfilledMattieu Kosun dies, and Iskessah gains her long-awaited freedom.Angelathe Kosun apartment in Ravok
    51 Fall, 505Shedding skinIskessah meets someone new for the first time in sixty years.Shannon Valdinoxthe Kosun apartment in Ravok
    55 Fall, 505An Unlikely AllianceIskessah meets Joshry, and decides not to kill him.Joshrythe Kosun apartment in Ravok
    84 Fall, 505Things do not always appear as they areIskessah partakes of the services of a brothel for the first time.a sparingly dressed womanthe House of Immortal Pleasures* in Ravok
    1 & 5 Summer, 507The Snake and the SymenestraIskessah forms a bizarre attraction to a Widow.Volinir Orchid*Ravok
    42 Spring, 510Old Foes, New FacesPendingLicearsvansan*, Ireth*In an alley near the Silver Sliver Tavern*
    67 Spring, 511We All Have SecretsOn a drizzly day, a beautiful woman bumps into Iskessah.Arundhati*a random alley in Ravok
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