Oryani Darkeye

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:34 am

Race Drykas (Culturally), Chatakwe (Physically)
Gender Female
Age 21
DOB 493 AV, Spring 83rd
POB Ekytol
Location taloba
Occupation Animal Handler
Pavilion Darkeye
Clan Sapphire

Appearance - Personality - History - Skills - Lore - Possessions - Ledger
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by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:45 am

Oryani, despite being a Drykas at heart, was born a Chatakwe, and so has the body of one. Her eyes are a jet black, with no distinguishable iris or pupil, and her hair is a similar color. It's long when undone, and hangs to her waist, but is usually worn in an intricate mess of braids centered around one larger one, which is then wrapped around the back of her head. Often strands hand loose, to short or annoying to keep in a braid. The hair is soft, and thin, not creating much excess warmth on hot days despite the color. Her skin is a much darker than usual color, partially from a general tan, and partially because of her natural racial coloring. She has the usual leathery pads on her feet, with webbed toes, as well as odd black spots on her hands which aid in tracking.

Oryani is around 5’8”, and maybe 200 pounds, surprisingly heavy for her size, mostly because of the extra organ she has which contains water. She is thin and wirey, with strong muscles from wielding a short bow among other things. Her windmarks are remarkably obvious, starting in the middle of her back and twining down both arms to end on the backs of her hands. They could be said to be similar to gusts of wind, or vines, or maybe even both.

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:47 am

The last thing you’d call Oryani is weak. She’s determined, and forceful, and rarely gives in to anything. She hates being wrong with a passion, and will defend herself to the end if needed, though it rarely gets to that. She is fiercely protective of her family and friends, which generally includes other Drykas, and will keep trying to do something even if she’s unable to… which happens on more than one occasion, due to her poor health. Oryani is a fighter to the end, generally resorting to physical means if her tongue doesn’t work. That doesn’t mean she isn’t talkative- she’ll generally blurt out any opinion she has, negative or not, and rarely cares what others think of her.

The Chatakwe is quite emotional, rocketing from anger to tears, calm determination to blubbery joy. She doesn’t bother to hide them either, her face always an open picture of her feelings and thoughts. She finds it easier that way, avoiding hiding anything, which includes lying. She rarely lies herself, avoiding the question if she really doesn’t want to tell, and expects the same from others. Those who lie to her on major matters will probably find themselves with some kind of deep, long-lasting grudge.

If Oryani does have a soft side, it’s hard to find, only shown to close relatives and friends. Inside, she actually cares quite a lot for those she loves, and is only fiercer to protect them than anyone else. Though it may seem like she doesn’t care about someone’s personal mental or physical health, it’s usually just a façade to hide her true concern. First impressions mean a lot to her, and if someone shows a bad or annoying side to her first time… it’ll take a lot of effort to change her opinion.

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:47 am

Oryani was born in the North of Ekytol, into the Kalanu tribe in 493 AV. She lived there for three years, barely a child, with her mother and father. However, one Winter in 500 AV, she and her mother were captured by Drykas, with her mother instantly accepted into one of the pavilions of the Sapphire clan. Oryani was raised as one of the Drykas, and barely remembered her rocky homeland down South. Her mother was ‘wed’ to one of the pavilion members, eventually providing the girl with a half-brother five years younger than herself.

The pavilion they joined, by sheer coincidence, was one quite used to the Chatakwe race. They had a habit of taking in Chatakwe wives, and because of that, around half of the members wore the jet black eyes of full blooded or half Chatakwe, hence the name ‘Darkeye’. The first few years of her life there were calm and accepting, but when she was around six an odd sickness hit their pavilion. Majority of the Drykas there fell ill, and Oryani was no exception. However, she seemed to be hit harder than any of the other members, still in a feverish state for twenty days after all the others had recovered. Most of her group were prepared to ‘put her down’, as there seemed no hope of recovery, but just in time, it came… but not without side effects. The disease had rendered Oryani sterile, as well as with a weakened immune system. Ever since, she catches a minor cold of fever at least once a season, though sometimes more often.

Four years after that, at the young age of ten, Oryani met and bonded with her strider, gaining her Windmarks at a relatively young age. Khalitav, as the stallion was named, became her constant companion as the girl learned both Webbing, from her clan’s specialty, and how to use a carved short bow given to her after her bonding. Despite her proneness to illness, she was still determined to learn to protect the other Drykas, not just her own pavilion. After she was deemed skilled enough to join the Watch at age 18, she became a Ra’athi, apprenticed to a Zalok Yakhtai, and is still in training to this day.

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:48 am

Expert Skills	Amount
Observation	69

Competent Skills	Amount
Riding	32
Socialization	37
Weapon: Shortbow	28

Novice Skills	Amount
Horsemanship	24
Wilderness Survival	11
Webbing	9
Weapon: Scimitar	8
Rhetoric	8
Falconry	7
Endurance	7
Weapon: Tomahawk	6
Philosophy	5
Foraging	4
Leadership	3
Land Navigation	3
Bodybuilding	3
Climbing	3
Teaching	2
Acrobatics	2
Planning	2
Investigation	2
Lumberjacking	1
Detection	1
Intimidation	1
Torture	1
Brawling	1
Cleaning	1
Debate	1
Fishing	1

Starting:
15 SP Riding, 15 SP Weapon, 15 SP Horsemanship, 5 SP Webbing, 10 RB Wilderness Survival

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:49 am

Sea of Grass Geography
Edible Plants on the Sea of Grass
Taylani: A Captive in Mind and Body
Shoamati: scimitar-wielding Chatakwe
Put your whole body into a slash
Scimitar: better for slashing than stabbing
Skill comes with lots of practice
Stance: body square, heels anchored
Stance: feet wide for stability
Short Bow: Angle High for Long Distances
Falling From Running Strider Worse Then Standing Strider
Battling Glassbeaks was Tiring
Scimitar: Put More Weight Behind it Than Just The Arm.
Shavia Ironriver: Not Reyvak Not Tayvekh
Serval Isedan: Thinner Body Then Lion
Serval Isedan: Graceful
Coughs Hurt The Chest and Throat
Khal: Brave as Any Diamond Clan Drykas
Serval Isedan: Possibly Sick
Nathaniel: Stupid for Getting Lost
Nathaniel: Sarcasm is a Way of Life
Scimitar: Bad For Chopping Tress
Wilderness Survival Cyphrus: Building a Fire
Cyphrus: Spotting Tuber Plant’s Leafy Green Tops
Nathaniel: Hostile Captive
Common Word :Brand
Thyme: Pretty Flower
Making Striders Beautiful is Hard Work
Found Mead Was Strong
Isedan: Sensitive to Smells and Sounds
Isedan: Kelvic
Isedan: Importance of Bondmate
Regret of the Death of Lukyc
Guilt Of Lukyc’s Death
Katerina: Decent at Land navigation
Katerina: Has a brother and twin sister
Katerina: Brother hunter, sister a cook
Blackberries: A little sour
Rosemary: Good for Spices and Medicinal properties
Falconry: What Raptors Eat
Falconry: Basic Commands
Falconry: Basic Equipment and its uses
Falconry: Finding balance between bird and Strider
Hunting with an eagle
Falconry: Learning to control an eagle
Teaching: Proper bow stance
Teaching: Shortbow Aim
Sea of Grass: Named after the ocean
Long rides can leave the body sore
Dream Acquaintance: Soshakuakamamushi
Captured By Shapeshifting Monsters
Moving With Bound Hands
Tall Savages vs. Giant Snakes
The Similarities of the Savages to the Drykas
Entering the City of Taloba
Reylil: A Kind and Patient Employer
Location: The Hooves n' Horns
Horsemanship: Scraping Mud from Hooves
Ashtas: Big Brown Things from the Hooves n' Horns
Proving your Capability for a Job as a Horse Caretaker
Myrians: The Drykas of the Jungle
Symbols: Understand a Language Barrier
Tidal Ponies: One with the Water
Alaril: Stubborn like a Child
Tomahawk: Proper "Hacking" Technique
Tomahawk: Thrusting Using the Elbow
Poma: A Teacher in the Tomahawk
Staying on Your Toes: Promoting Good Reaction Time
Tomahawk Basics: Punching, Hacking and Throwing
Sickness on the Ocean: Common
Remembering the Horrors of Losing Everything
A Strange Camraderie with Svefra Captors
Learning How to Scrape and Gut a Fish
Rain: The Worst of the Summer
Location: The Treehouse Café
Grasping the Fundamentals of the Jungle
Abhe: A Fellow Tawna Speaker
Icecream: Nothing Like You’ve Ever Tasted Before
Attending Your First Arm-wrestling Challenge
Catastrophe: Being Amidst a Building’s Wreckage
Job: Adding Riding to the List
Reylil: A Trusting Employer
Alaril: Always Getting into Trouble
Defense: Pinch the Nails
You can't Reason with Drunks
Torture: Using Fresh Wounds to Control
Poma: A Friend from the Den
The Fundamentals of Proper "Falling"
Training: Pain, but Education
Location: The Wrestling Ring
Style of Fighting: Dodging and Avoiding
Taloba: An Intricate Web of Relatives
Outsiders: How do they Survive?
Debating the Better Use for Horses
Reminiscing Under the Open Sky
The Myrian Tongue: Challenging, but Practicable
Expanding Myrian Vocabulary
Myrian: Direct Pronouns
Practice Makes Perfect
Myrian: Basic Conjuctions
Fishing: You need Patience
Poma: A Myrian of No Patience
Alaril: Inconvenient Timing
Dhani Sub Race: Viper
Aka: Capable of Creating Stone
Ingenuity: Using Boots as Buckets
Xen: Jungle Serpent
A Fear of Being Trapped
Paranoia: A Developing Issue
Naekasi: Mengintai Kepala of the Jungle
A Call for Help: Becoming Champions
Bow: adjusting elevation for distant targets
Falling for a trap
Svefra: takers of slaves
Witnessing the death of one's Strider
Zith: worse than any animal predator
Nathaniel: unhappy to the point of self-harm
Snow: cold and unpleasant

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Fluent Language Pavi
Basic Language Tawna
Poor Language Common

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:49 am

White cotton shirt with blue accents
Blue cotton breeches
Cotton undergarments
Sturdy leather boots
Blue and white coat
Golden Eagle: Alaril
Leather Vambrace
10 arrows (2 Barbed)
An ash and bone inlayed Shortbow
A small, dull dagger
Quiver

Oryani lost most of her possessions after being enslaved for a period during the season of Spring 514, but re-gained some after being freed by Myrians

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:49 am

Currency: Gold Mizas, until Summer 514, after which it is in Bikkas

Spring 514

Item	Credit	Debit	Total
Spring Income	56.6	-	76.6
Spring Expenses	-	10	67.6
Meal	-	5	62.6

Spring 514

Item	Credit	Debit	Total
Winter Income	184	-	263.4
Winter Living Expenses	-	135	128.4
Enslavement	-	128.4	0
Loot	60	-	60

Winter 513

Item	Credit	Debit	Total
Fall Income	182	-	225
Fall Living Expenses	-	135	95
Falconry Glove	-	0.6	94.4
Perch	-	10	84.4
Falconry Hood	-	3	81.4
Jesses	-	2	79.4

Fall 513

Item	Credit	Debit	Total
Starting	100	-	100
Bow Case	-	20	80
40 Arrows	-	2	78
Quiver	-	20	58
Scimitar	-	30	28
Grooming Kit	-	10	18
Scimitar Lesson	-	5	13
Lion	30	-	43

by **Oryani** on October 2nd, 2013, 12:54 am

Summer 514

Thread	Date	Status
Rising Flames	1st	Ongoing
Meeting and Greeting	3rd	Graded
Rainy Day Food	13th	Graded
Trouble	31st	Graded
Riding is Exercise	44th	Graded
Quiet Darkness	60th	Grading Pending
Lessons	70th	Graded
Lessons II	71st	Graded
"Reunion"	80th	Ongoing

Spring 514

Thread	Date	Status
All is Lost	1st	Grading Pending
Sea Sick	3rd	Graded
Take One	58th	Graded
Take Two	59th	Graded
Hark, This Way a Traveler Comes	74th	Graded
A Little Snakie	82nd	Graded

Winter 513

Thread	Date	Status
Pull, Shoot, Fire!	11th	Graded
Eagles Ahoy!	29th	Graded
Golden Hunting	35th	Graded
Snowflakes	69th	Ongoing
Chasing Bison	71st	Graded

Fall 513

Thread	Date	Status
Once Upon a Time	10th	Graded
Fighting with Relatives	22nd	Graded
The First Attempt	41st	Graded
The Call Of Freedom	42nd	Graded
Monsters in the Dark	44th	Graded
Trying to live a lie and failing	50th	Graded
Glassbeaks Beware	56th	Graded
Ale With that?	61st	Graded

Flashbacks

Thread	Date	Status	Loot
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by **Oryani** on October 4th, 2013, 9:48 pm

Khal: Oryani's Strider, a painted stallion. He is calm and steady, though can get a little carried away. His size is excellent in a fight, and is easily able to carry the extra weight of a Chatakwe. He is killed in a fight against Zith on Spring 1st, 514 AV.

Alaril: A female golden eagle. A beautiful bird, if a little full of herself. She responds well to Oryani, though isn't exactly willing to do more... complicated things. Despite this, she is actually immensely loyal, following Oryani from the Sea of Grass to Taloba.