[PC Plotnotes] Eleret's Plotnotes

[Eleret]

Index

• Scent and Mood Associations (Konti Gift)
• Religion and Worship
• Fortune-Telling Tileset
• Relationships

• Training Goals
• Job Thread Log
• Language Thread Log
• Flashback Timeline
• Season Goals

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Konti Gift

Eleret's Konti gift is sensing the moods of other people or groups through the medium of scent. This post maps the different mood categories and scent associations I will use. In terms of individual scents and emotions, it is not comprehensive; in mood groupings, it is.

Mood groupings adopted from the emotion annotation and representation language (EARL) proposed by the Human-Machine Interaction Network on Emotion (HUMAINE) via Wikipedia.

mood category	mood examples	scent category	scent examples
positive, lively	amusement, delight, excitement, joy	floral	jasmine, lavender, lilac, rose
positive, quiet	contentment, relaxation, relief	fruit, sweet	apple, cherry, peach
positive thoughts	hope, pride, satisfaction, trust	earthy/wood	cut grass, loam, moss, sandalwood
caring	affection, friendliness, love	sweet, mellow	baking bread, honey, vanilla
reactive	curiosity, interest, surprise	sweet, sharp	cinnamon, ginger, licorice, mint
agitation	shock, stress, tension	sharp/'tang'	ammonia, camphor, metal
negative passive	boredom, despair, disappointment, hurt, sadness	fruit, tart	blackberry, lemon, orange, pineapple
negative, not in control	anxiety, embarrassment, helplessness, fear	spice, sharp	garlic, onion, pepper (black/white), turmeric
negative thoughts	doubt, envy, guilt, shame	astringent	juniper, pine, sourdough, vinegar
negative, forceful	anger, contempt, irritation	generally repellant	formic acid, mold, sour milk, sulfur

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Religion

Briefly, these are the gods I see Eleret worshiping, and methods by which she might pay homage to each. Generally, Eleret's worship is private and personal; she doesn't conceal it, but her prayers are at least as likely to be thought in the silence of her mind as to be said aloud, and she makes no grandiose or flamboyant observances. It's just part of who she is and her regular conduct.

This is very much a work in progress. I expect to add more details as Eleret develops.

Avalis
prayer thread

As the mother of the Konti race and the grantor of Eleret's racial gnosis mark, it's basically a given that Avalis is very important to her. Though she doesn't think of her devotion as worship -- Eleret's sentiment towards Avalis is that of a child for a revered elder, familial and familiar in nature. Her worship of Avalis is thus characterized by courtesy and affection, the proper respect towards one senior.

Observances include:

• a greeting prayer each morning
• a farewell prayer each evening
• a meditative / preparatory benediction before any exercise of fortune-telling or Divination

On-camera reverences:

• Fall 58, 512 - Preparing the Blanks (an alluded greeting)
• Spring 1, 513 - Sightseeing and Sea Kings (new year observance)
• Summer 48, 513 - Eleret's Fortune (blessing upon fortune-telling)

Laviku
prayer thread

Eleret honors Laviku in his role as the father of the Konti race; his guardianship of the sea is also important to her, but a distant and impersonal second. As with Avalis, her devotion towards Laviku is generally familial in nature, affectionate as well as respectful.

Observances include:

• a greeting prayer each morning
• a farewell prayer each evening
• a greeting whenever coming to the sea / swimming in it
• a benediction upon the outset of any ship-based voyage, usually accompanied by the sacrifice of a personal token

On-camera reverences:

• Spring 1, 513 - Sightseeing and Sea Kings (new year observance)
• Summer 49, 513 - Spirit in the Details (in advance of expedition)
• Summer 50, 513 - Sacrifices at Sea (the actual sacrifice)

Eyris
prayer thread

Eleret is scholarly by inclination; she has developed a love of learning, knowledge, and books, first from her mother's example, and then through her own development. Her worship of Eyris essentially began with her first foray into coursework at the University at Zeltiva, when she truly began to appreciate how much there was to know beyond the interests traditionally characteristic of Konti and Mura.

Observances include:

• a simple benediction in the "may I learn well" vein when beginning any session of study

On-camera reverences:

• Winter 7, 500 - An Historical Overture: Syliras (brief prayer at study)
• Spring 1, 513 - Sightseeing and Sea Kings (new year observance)

Priskil
prayer thread

Eleret added Priskil to her personal pantheon after the Djed Storm of Spring 512, for reasons both personal and general. In general, she prays to Priskil on behalf of the world at large -- the sentiment of 'may we never lose hope and will to come through these hardships'. Her more personal prayers reflect Eleret's hope that her sister Tanell, whom she hasn't had contact with since before the storm, is still alive and prospering somewhere on Mizahar.

Observances include:

• a simple benediction at sunset / before sleep

On-camera reverences:

• Spring 1, 513 - Sightseeing and Sea Kings (new year observance)

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Fortune-Telling

The skill of reading past, present, and future through some manner of symbolism, whether it be tarot cards, tea leaves, the fall of tokens onto a marked cloth, or any other of various tools. Eleret considers her fortune-telling tools to be much like any other -- and as with any other tool, the greatest effect is realized if the user is intimately familiar with what they are using. It is also Eleret's belief that a fortune-teller's insights are improved if her tools are attuned to her. Long-term usage will suffice, but the best approach is to make one's own -- and so she did. Given here are Eleret's personal fortune-telling symbols, comprising a tileset she made herself (Fall 512) out of driftwood found on the White Island's shore. Each symbol is carved into both sides of a wooden disc with beveled rims, the obverse a black symbol on natural background, the reverse a pale symbol on black background.

The tileset's composition is not fixed, but may be subject to future additions and/or deletions.

symbol overview



artist's noteThe artist does not guarantee that these drawings match Eleret's symbols in all particulars, only that the essence of the symbol is the same.

the table of meanings

#	represents	obverse meaning	reverse meaning
1	Continuity	order, plan, fate, destiny	spontaneity, whimsy, disarray, disruption
2	Wall	defense, protection, support	isolation, weakness, vulnerability
3	Scroll	speech, message, sharing	silence, isolation, contemplation
4	Leaf Bud	growth, vigor, youth, renewal, rebirth	fatigue, age, senescence, idleness, stagnation
5	Light	guidance, hope, enlightenment, truth, faith	manipulation, deception, despair
6	Wheel	movement, progression, success, conclusion, time (positive)	failure, immobility, inaction, retreat, continued effort, time (negative)
7	Coral	constancy, persistence, patience, thought	change, fickleness, recklessness, lack of consideration
8	Hammer	money, hard work, security, value	insecurity, loss, lack of value
9	Blade	loyalty, partnership, honor	betrayal, sacrifice, abandonment
10	Mountain	challenge, ambition, lessons, knowledge	ignorance, laziness, deceptive ease, avoidance of challenge
11	Plowshare	fertile earth, agriculture, peace, female	strength, battle, conquest, virility, male
12	Lily	clarity, vision, insight, revelation	secrets, concealment, hidden danger
13	Door	justice, judgment, decision	ambivalence, uncertainty, possibility
14	Ripples/Water	water, cleansing, ocean	poison, corruption, miasma
15	Flame	creativity, inspiration, passion, fire (warming)	restraint, reserve, inability, fire (consuming)
16	Shelter	community, cooperation, civilization	self, home, family, possessions
17	Stone	endurance, perseverance, survival	delay, difficulty, limitation, pain
18	Die	good fortune, benevolence, opportunity	bad fortune, malevolence, risk (negative)
19	Feather	leadership, responsibility, authority, burden	freedom, neglect, avoidance, regret

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Knowledge and Crafts

Skill	Current	Target	FB?	Starting	Earned
carving	L2	L4	Y	10	21
archaeology	---	L3	Y	---	---
cartography	---	L2/L3	Y	---	---
drawing	L1	L3	Y	5	4
fortune-telling	L1	L3	Y	10	3
meditation	L1	L3	Y	5	4
writing	L1	L3	Y	10	6

Practical Skills

Skill	Current	Target	FB?	Starting	Earned
acrobatics	L1	L2	Y	---	2
herbalism	---	L3	Y	---	---
medicine	---	L3	Y	---	---
riding (horse)	---	L3	N	---	---
weapon: suvai	L1	L3	Y	10	2
cooking	---	L2	Y	---	---
horsemanship	---	L2	Y	---	---
sewing	---	L2	Y	---	---

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Job Thread Log

For easy identification and reference.

Winter 512

Woodcarver, working at the Zeltiva shipyard

• Gainful Employment (hiring thread)
• A Study of Small Parts
• Fringe Benefits

wage: 368 gm (4 gm base)
seasonal xp: +3 Carving

Spring 513

Woodcarver, working at the Zeltiva shipyard

• Rotational Motion
• Written Large

wage: 364 gm (4 gm base)

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Language Thread Log

For easy identification and reference.

Common

Fluent - in progress

• An Historical Overture: Zeltiva

Tukant

Basic - in progress

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Season Goals

to be determined

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Relationships

Meline
NPC (stationary, approved)
Philosophy 25, Fortune-telling 15, Instrument: Lute 10; Divination 1

Eleret's mother is a scholarly individual who previously studied in Zeltiva, and still keeps up correspondence with some friends there. In the present, she is happily entrenched on Mura and enthralled by her first grandchild. Of all her children, Eleret is most like Meline in habits and interests.

Ne'len
NPC (stationary, approved)
Medicine 20, Gardening 15, Herbalism 15; Healing 1

Eleret's older sister Ne'len is a practical and sensible soul, one who has never felt a need to go anywhere beyond the White Isle. She is the only person in the family marked by Rak'keli, and maintains an ever-changing garden as a hobby. Ne'len is the mother of Na'tera.

Tanell
Eleret's younger sister Tanell is the one of them who has always asked "why?" -- albeit usually in polite fashion. Generally coming across as 'easy to like', she is a vivacious person whose positive outlook often seems to be contagious. Aside from ferreting out reasons for things, Tanell's other hobby is making jewelry. She was Called away from Mura in 509 AV.

Na'tera
NPC (stationary, approved)
Swimming 15, Gardening 10, Rhetoric 5; Divination 1

Na'tera is Eleret's niece, the daughter of Ne'len. Though halfway to her majority, she is in no hurry to leave childhood behind. She enjoys 'playing in the dirt' (i.e. gardening) with her mother, but what she's really fond of is the ocean and the life within it.

L'nai
NPC (stationary, approved)
Acrobatics 10, Climbing 5, Dance 15, Fortune Telling 5, Weapon: Suvai 15; Divination 1

L'nai grew up beside Eleret and was a staunch friend throughout her childhood, the four-year difference in their ages being entirely immaterial. An active soul and not scholarly inclined in the least, L'nai has always made for a study in contrasts against Eleret. With such disparate inclinations, their fates have diverged over time, but they remain good friends all the same.

Adilon
NPC (stationary, approved)
Carving 10, Cartography 5, Cooking 5, Gambling 5, Sailing 15, Swimming 10

Adilon was a Syliran sailor on the expedition which "discovered" Mura in 497 AV. He was sufficiently entranced with the city, and with one young Konti in particular, to linger there for a while. Ultimately, Adilon and Eleret parted amicably; he returned to Syliras and a life path among other Humans, but continued to exchange letters with her for a number of years.

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childhood in Mura
Fall 459 to Fall 500

• before 483 -- Tanell born
• Fall 489 -- age of majority
• herbalism studies
• around 497 AV -- Na'tera born
• 497 AV -- the "discovery" of Mura by Syliran adventurers and subsequent expansion of the city (note: Zeltivans had been coming and going since 445 AV)
• Fall 500 -- depart Mura, ship to Zeltiva

first studies in Zeltiva
Winter 500

• History

intervening time in Mura
Spring 501 to Winter 505

• late Spring 501 -- depart Zeltiva, ship to Mura
• medicine studies
• Winter 505 -- depart Mura, ship to Zeltiva

second studies in Zeltiva
Spring 506 to Fall 506

• History, Anthropology
• Archaeology
• field expedition Summer 45 to 90 or thereabouts (~6 weeks)
• ???

return to Mura
Winter 506 to Summer 512

• Winter 506 -- depart Zeltiva, ship to Mura
• swan boat carving?
• 509 -- Tanell Called to mainland
• Spring 512 -- Great Djed Storm
• Spring 512 -- begin suvai lessons