Winona, the Deaf Spirit

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" WinOnA , THe Deaf spiR it "

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Character Information Race: Chaktawe Gender: Female Age: Nineteen Birthday: 16, Spring, 495 AV Birthplace: Eloab, Eyktol Height: 5'7" Weight: 130 lbs Important Note: Winona is Deaf. Appearance: Like all Chaktawe, Winona inherited full, charcoal eyes and the sun-kissed copper skin of her people. However, her face is defined by a sharp jawline and distinguishable freckles that are sprinkled across her nose. Her features make her appear younger with her long curled lashes and sweet peppered cheeks. Her body is thin and bird-like with boney limbs, even though her body weight is surprisingly heavier than what she appears. Her wild ebony hair is usually kept free and flowing, but occasionally she'd bound strands of her hair in small braids. She uses kohl to sketch around her eyes as a stripe across her face. It's a symbol of her tribe, Kalanue.

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Character Concept Personality: Winona is a curious soul. When she was younger, she'd always get into everything, good or bad. Winona is equally stubborn. When the other Chaktawe children would practice and train their athletic prowess, Winona would rather draw. Unless they were running. Winona loved to run. She'd run on the flattest turf, or even the most complex. She would run to the ends of the earth if she could. She likes to feel free, stress free. She'd explore far from the tribe's camp to find a secluded place just for herself. That's why her family called her the Deaf Spirit. She was always meant to be free. Likes: Drawing, Weaving, Running, Tranquility, Hiding, Playing, Windy Days, Secluded Spots, Being Alone, Paper, Charcoal, Picking Leaves off Desert Plants Dislikes: Learning, Feeling Frustrated, Being Forced, Reading Lips, Arguing, Competing, Playing with other Children, Training, Grits getting stuck in her fingers Character History - Pre RP Is there such thing as being born into the wrong tribe? Winona thought so. How could anyone be born into a tribe and magically be exactly what the tribe was popularly known for? Bound to the Kalanue and their clever, hardworking ways. She was destined to be vigorous and brawny, but what if her passion was art? While her sibling counterparts and peers were training or traveling to capture goats, Winona would not be there. Instead, one would have to search high and low to find her. She'd usually hide away to either play and draw in the sand or, if she was lucky, weave little baskets out of straw for the family. Occasionally, she would be nagged and have to exercise to be able to match her peer's strength. But she didn't have to be forced to run. She would run anywhere! Her parents worked desperately hard to keep her working to be of any use for her tribe. She had already disappointed them once by being born deaf and not being able to carry down the tales of her ancestors. Winona was the odd one out and didn't have many friends but everyone knew her. The children would act strange around her, unsure of how to react to her disability. Instead of making fun or interacting at all, they ignored her unless she directly tried to speak to them. Winona didn't mind since she liked being alone. She only really spoke to her family. Although deaf, she was taught to speak but her voice is often garbled and foreign sounding. She didn't like to speak much either. Reading lips was hard anyway so when frustrated, she'd turn her head away from whoever was speaking to her to let them know that she didn't want to talk to them anymore. Winona's way of "hearing" was by the little freckles on her fingers. She could feel the presence of another, even if she couldn't hear them they could never surprise her. Learning was difficult to come by when trying to teach stubborn Winona. One would actually have to grab her face to force her to read their lips. Teaching her to speak almost took five to six years! Since they had no written language, anything they couldn't explain to her was drawn on paper. It was the most effective but loose way of teaching her since sometimes the drawing wouldn't make sense from time to time. However, drawings were the only way to keep her attention from wandering. There were no hard feelings though, her family and tribe still loved her. She was a new, wondrous gift that taught them how to handle future children like Winona. When it was time for Winona to be on her "searching," her family mourned for her and even some of the tribe members. Would a deaf child last long in the desert by itself? They were about to find out. But instead of returning, Winona disappeared. Currently, her tribe believes she had died out in the desert. However, Winona is truly alive and well with her very own "spirit guardian," Lorettana the Ethaefal. Character History - Pro RP Coming Soon...

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Lore and Skill Points Lores : Lore: Knowledge of Locating and Draining Underground Water. Lore: Ability to Preform a Proper Tiger Claw (or known as Throat Strike). Lorettana: A Guardian of Obedience and Perseverance Lip Reading vs. Signing: A Battle for the Deaf Lorettana: A Protector of Rules and Safety Applying Eye Makeup: A Smokey Look Spending an Exhilarating Night Alone on the Town Dancing: The Vibrations are Better than the Sound! Lhavit: The Obsidian Club A First Kiss The First Crush: A Cheating Bastard Being Yourself: The Best Thing To Do Lhavit: The Silk Palace Not All Ethaefal Have The Same Lip Movements Lhavitian Accent Is Different Than Common “Atree”: Forced Interpreter Ethaefal Friend Picking Fabrics For Weaving I don’t stalk, I follow! Skill EXP Total Proficiency Wilderness Survival +10RB +16SP 26 Competent Unarmed Combat +10SP 10 Novice Observation +9SP +3XP +4XP +5XP 21 Novice Acrobatics +5SP 5 Novice Weaving +5SP 5 Novice Drawing +5SP 5 Novice Climbing +3XP +1XP 4 Novice Socialization +1XP +2XP +4XP 7 Novice Cosmetology +1XP 1 Novice Dancing +1XP 1 Novice Drinking +1XP 1 Novice Planning +1XP 1 Novice Language and Abilities Fluent: Tawna (reads lips) Basic: Common (reads lips) Poor: Shiber (reads lips, barely) Racial Abilities: -Specialized feet/eyes for Desert Travel. -Able to Store Water (Can live without for 10 days). -Freckled Finger tips that Help Track Movement. (Helpful if blinded since she's Deaf).

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Possessions   Clothing 1 Set of Clothing -Simple Black Wrapping (Top) -Simple, Light Brown, Loose Harem Pants -Simple Undergarments -Simple, Feathered, White Cloak -Simple Boots (Has but Never Wears) 1 Waterskin -Medium Beaded Fine Wool Tunic   Backpack Items 1 Backpack which contains: -Comb (Wood) -Brush (Wood) -Soap -Razor -Balanced Rations (1 Week's worth) -1 eating knife -Flint & Steel -Linen (2 sq feet) (5gm) -Kohl (1sm)   Heirlooms and Expensive Items -Kina(Mizas) Heirloom: Beaded Necklace with Gold Pendant (around 50gm) Housing Location: Lhavit, Kalea House: 1 large tent (4 person), large tarp, 100 ft of rope, flint & steel, lantern, 2 torches, bedroll, blanket, fishing tackle & hooks, a riding horse, a full set of tack, and a large set of saddlebags. Eyktolian Desertbred Image and Description Here : She usually decorates the horse in Feathers.

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Ledger Purchase Cost Total Starting +100 Kina 100 Kina Kohl -1sm 99 gm 9 sm Kina Medium Beaded Fine Wool Tunic -65 sm (6gm 5sm) 93 gm 4 sm Kina Lava Peach Drink -1 Kina 92 gm 4 sm Kina Linen -10 Kina 82 gm 4sm Kina Seasonal (poor) Expenses -45 Kina 37 gm 4sm Kina If Incorrect, please PM me the correct amount. And please forgive my horrid math skills!

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Relationships   Family Name: Lorettana (PC) Relationship: Friend/Guardian Race: Ethaefal Age: 180 Birthday: Summer, 333 AV Height: 5'11" Weight: 145 lbs Skills: Leadership, Teaching, Storytelling, Writing, Riding, Dance History: The day they first met caused a lot of confusion. Winona was only fifteen years old then. She was on her "searching" to find herself and her purpose. She never understood the true meaning of "the searching" since she could never understand her tribe, blocked by her disability. The only way she could learn was from pictographs and drawings, since there was no written language for Tawna. To tell her of spirit guardians, they drew her in the desert next to a floating animal that was a bit fuzzy and sparkled. Yea, she thought that was weird too. But it - whatever the floating thingy was - was hers to call her own forever. When she ran into an Ethaefal in the desert, she assumed it was her very own spirit guardian. However, she couldn't understand it. It spoke in another language, it's lips moving different from what she was used to. Winona was scared, and didn't trust her at first. Until she brought out paper and charcoal, that is. She drew lined picture symbols, which was really her writing in Common. Winona enjoyed the writing so much, she ended up following the Ethaefal. The Ethaefal seemed bothered at first, but eventually, they kept interacting with each other. The Ethaefal taught her many wondrous things and even how to compare the lined art with objects. Whenever she drew lined art that looked like the letters that spelled, "water," she'd reward Winona if she provided water in return for the lined art. Soon, they left the desert, leaving for a place called Lhavit. Winona felt no remorse for leaving her tribe. She never really fit in anyway.   Acquaintances ~Keep Scrolling, more than one relation here~ Name: Atria (PC) Relationship: Acquaintance Race: Ethaefal Age: 80 Fallen: 21, Spring, 514 AV Height: 6'1" Weight: Slim Skills: Reimacy, Auristics, Leadership History: They met in a shop, and Winona took her as a friendly and lovely ethaefal, even if she didn't see the bitterness in her. Winona liked her a lot and hopes to run into her again! Name: Sal Mander (PC) Relationship: Acquaintance Race: Human Age: 27 Birthday: 1, Winter, 484 AV Height: 6'0" Weight: 198 lbs Skills: Animal Husbandry, Composition, Investigation, Negotiation, Observation, Reimancy, Socialization, Weapon: Long Sword History: Coming Soon...   Friends coming soon...   Enemies coming soon...

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Thread List If you want to role-play with me, just PM me with details and choose any date that is not listed below. Thank you!   Spring 514 Mizahar Date Thread Company Thread Type Type Grade 34, Spring, 514 AV Paper Mountain Lorettana Closed/Private Present ✓ 35, Spring, 514 AV To Be Swept Away No one Solo Present ✓ 36, Spring, 514 AV The Eviction of Winston 'Bunny' Bunford Sal Mander Closed/Private Present ✐ 45, Spring, 514 AV All I Wanted was to Weave! Atria Closed/Private Present ✓   Summer 514 Mizahar Date Thread Company Thread Type Type Grade 1, Summer, 514 AV Nightmare Steed Lorettana Closed/Private Present ✐ 2, Summer, 514 AV [url]Untitled[/url] None Solo Present -   Fall 514 coming soon...   Winter 514 coming soon... ✐ - Incomplete/ Still Writing ✗ - Submitted for Grading ✓ - Completed and Graded