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 Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:55 am
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:56 am
At the end of the east hall of chambers, one will find the master bedroom wherein, Burrdale's king and queen dwell nightly. One would notice that it is not the grandest or most ornate of arrangements because the both of them find it hard to be comfortable when surrounded by decoration and extravagance. Instead the room has been arranged as a sort of escape with things therein to suit their needs. The biggest luxury in the room is a built-in fireplace, in front of which, two blue chairs have been arranged. It is here Rayell and Atara sit to discuss matters of importance, or sometimes, nothing at all. Information Roster Name: Rayell Morian Sh'Kara and Atara Rowena Sh'Kara
Marital Status: lifebonded (to one another)
Status: King and Queen of Burrdale Castle
Children: Larindi (biological daughter of Rayell from previous marriage), Alexander (adopted son)
Favorite Color: Blue (Rayell), Purple (Atara)
Favorite Food: Butter Biscuits (Rayell), Rampion Salads (Atara)
Favorite Sound: Atara's Heartbeat (Rayell), Rainfall on the forest canopy (Atara)
Dislikes: Liars, being forced into awkward situations, being condescended to, being told things are impossible, having those he loves endangered, saurkraut, winter (Rayell). Spiders, thunder, being betrayed, pain, being ignored (Atara)
Superstitions: Rayell believes that hearing a click beetle in the wall means that someone close to you is about to pass on. Atara is not superstitious.
Disorders: Rayell nor Atara has any known disorders.
Fears: Loss, Malicious Spirits, Curses (Rayell). Extreme heights, snakes, death (Atara)
Rayell's Personality: Rayell, while he is generally very easygoing and gentle, refuses to be pushed around and will stand defiantly in the face of all who stand in the way of his life's path. He is not so much a fighter as he is extremely patient and will await his opponant to wear themselves down (verbally or physically) before attempting to reason with them.
He is a very tactile person and loves contact of all sorts, sensual or friendly. It seems a bit offputting at first...especially to the newer castle staff, when they are greeted with an appreciative hug when accepting their weekly payment, but most have learned to simply accept or ignore it. Rayell, after all, is not a typical king in any sense.
Atara's Personality: Atara is rather meek and softspoken. She greatly dislikes disrupting others' plans and situations to accomodate herself and often will remain uncomfortable rather than speak up if things aren't going the way she'd like. She is very maternal and loves children of all sorts, most likely due to the fact she is unable to have her own.
Her temper is nearly non-existant so on the rare occasions she lets her anger show, the small dose of it is more than enough to make others back off. This is fortunate as she is fearful of handling weapons and would surely be unable to defend herself in combat.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:57 am
A northward corridor leads you to a spacious and well-furnished bedroom. The colors clash slightly, but it is clear that the owner of the room has good taste. Silk sheets adorn the bed, and a fine oriental rug adorns the floor. The air smells delicately of fine rose petals and peonies and everything looks to have been put in order recently.
You have found the room of Larindi, daughter of Rayell and princess of Burrdale Castle.Information Roster Name: Larindi Mitkra Sh'Kara
Marital Status: single
Status: Princess of Burrdale Castle
Children: none
Favorite Color: Emerald green
Favorite Food: buttered scallops
Favorite Sound: thunderstorms
Dislikes: being regimented, curfews, not getting what she wants, the word "no", being shunned, pink in nearly all of its shades, Nox
Superstitions: Believes that black dogs, cats, and horses harbor evil souls
Disorders: No known disorders.
Fears: Being utterly alone, her biological mother, complete darkness, closed-in spaces
Personality: If she had any less self control, Larindi would be a typical teenaged wild child. She has grown up with the weight of royal duties and expectations (relaxed as they are in this particular castle) weighing on her and dislikes being groomed to fill a role she has no interest in. As such, it has made her a bit petulant and resentful.
Larindi is a drow half-blood due Rayell being a normal elf and her mother being a full drow. As such, her skin has taken on an imbalance of pigments, making it a complete lustrous black rather than the dusky purple of a true drow. As elves, drow and not, view this particular curious mutation to be undesireable, she is self-conscious about appearance and compensates for it by carrying herself with an air of haughty confidence.
She feels as though her father was stolen away from her by Atara, though she will never say such, knowing full well its a petty reason to dislike her stepmother. However, she shuns all of Atara's attempts to grow close to her all the same. When Alexander was brought into the picture, she believed him to be a passive-aggressive way of replacing her as the family's child and, knowing that he could not be gotten rid of, she did the next best thing and dominated him at every turn. Now that the two of them are older, this has stopped for the mostpart, though it lives on in its own odd ways.
Larindi has few friends but her drow nature leads her to venture far from the castle whenever possible. She has assured her parents she is simply learning the ways of the mage, though for the mostpart, her excursions are limited simply to wandering, looking for a good time, and trying to think of ways to better her self-imposed bad situation.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:58 am
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:59 am
In the southern portion of the castle, away from everything, is a small well-kept bedroom. During the day, when the sunlight floods through the window, this room is kept thoroughly vacant and both bedside lamps are left on....as though immersing the room with light during the day will somehow make it absorb its warmth without actually having to face it. Information Roster Name: Larindi Nox
Marital Status: she has eyes for Alexander
Status: Denizen of Burrdale Castle as Alexander's guest
Children: none
Favorite Color: irridescent blues
Favorite Food: blackberry muffins
Favorite Sound: lack of sound
Dislikes: Larindi, false accusations, being yelled at, insects, thorns, the sun, those with bad tempers, sticky things
Superstitions: Believes that looking directly into the sun, even at a glance, will steal her soul
Disorders: Slight Agorophobia
Fears: The sun, violence, big crowds
Personality: Nox is softspoken and keeps mostly to herself. She is slow to trust, but is loyal to her friends whom she stays close to. Though her presense is known and she has been personally invited and approved by both Rayell and Atara in Burrdale Castle, she still feels as though she's an outsider at times, namely due to the ongoing grudge she carries with Larindi over Alexander's attentions.
Her lack of middle and last name make her origins somewhat of a mystery as she, herself, is. She is reluctant to talk of where she came from, though it is obvious she was brought up in some sort of conservative drow environment due to her irrational fear of the sun and bright lights.
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:12 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:24 pm
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