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Name: Hecate "The Exiled Princess"
Meaning: Hecate is a goddess in Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding two torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, dogs, light, the moon, magic, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, ghosts, necromancy, and sorcery.
Temper: Mysterious
Parents: Father was the ruling King of the Herd of the Moon. Unknown Status. Mother is unknown, but rumored to be a witch, an ill omen for the herd. Unknown status.



Herd of the Moon very basic info and history of all involved:

These two come from the same herd as Hecate:



Far away from the kawani lands there was a plush and fertile valley filled with life, but sharply divided. A river ran along its center, marking the boundary where the two groups dared not tread. On the one side, the Herd of the Sun, the Scions of Light. On the other, in the shadow of the mountains, rested the Herd of the Moon, Harbingers of Darkness. For years beyond memory the two sides fought until an uneasy truce was struck by the current ruling families. The Sun would stay on one side of the river and come out by day and the Moon would stay in the shadow of the mountain and come out by night. The two were not to cross the river or mingle in any way.

Among the Herd of the Moon were several ruling families. Those who had glowing eyes were considered touched by the Goddess of the Moon herself and were venerated above the others. They were each given a patch of land to govern, and the other members of the Great Herd fell into the general rule of one of these families based on where they chose to live. Ruling them all was the Royal Family, of which Sin was the eldest son and heir.

Sin was betrothed to Demeira, the daughter of one of the ruling families of the herd. It was a match made by their parents for political reasons and not fueled by love at all. Merging the two powerful families was in hopes of quelling some disquiet in the herd. However Sin fell in love with a mare from the Sun herd, a forbidden act. The mare left her herd following a carnival, and Sin left to follow her. Demeira, not to be spurned so easily, followed him into the Kawani lands.

MEANWHILE in the Herd of the Moon, the Queen was found to be infertile and Sin's father took it upon himself to create an heir somewhere else, causing a huge scandal. Particularly because the mare was a stranger - a mutant with the paws of a dog. They did not trust her, nor the spawn she created. The king tried to raise up his new daughter as his Heir, having lost Sin, but the herd rebelled. He had just enough time to wrap a starry scarf around her before Hecate was cast out, but the riots didn't stop there. The status of the Herd is now unknown.


History: Hecate had managed to make it to adulthood, largely hidden away by her father for fear she would be murdered if discovered. He had tried to pass her off as the legitimate Princess by his Queen, but the Herd saw through the act and Hecate was violently cast out, nearly killed in the process. She fled as far as she could - finding herself in the Kawani lands. Lacking any direction she wandered for a long time, nursing her wounds and wondering what to do. She'd been raised as a Princess, Heir to the large herd and all the responsibility and entitlements that entailed. She was now in exile, unable to return home for fear they would kill her. Eventually it occurred to her that she still had a bit of family left - in Sin. He was the brother she'd never met, but he too was exiled and he was the last bit of blood she had left to claim. Her mind made up, she started on the long and difficult path of finding him.


Personality:
She's something of a darker personality, finding fascination in the macabre and beauty in suffering. She doesn't go around CAUSING that suffering... usually. But when she comes upon those who are injured or sick she can see the grace and the razor's edge all beings walk between life and death and how fragile the grip on the former is. She is very aware of the idea of mortality and how very temporary life truly is. Because of this she tends not to fuss about superficial issues or problems, looking at the bigger picture of things instead. Part of this was instilled in her from an early age, since that is a mindset most effective rulers must have. She prefers largely to be alone, though she doesn't mind the company of others from time to time. She muses sometimes on whether her preferences have to do with a personality trait she was born with or the isolation she endured for most of her life as her father hid her away from the Herd. Perhaps it was a bit of both.

Hecate inherited much from her mother, though she'd never met her. The older mare had been sent away, disappeared in the night with the second basket she'd borne - another sibling Hecate may never know. Still, she could tell from the differences she had from her father what similarities she shared with her mother. Apart from the obvious physical differences she had an affinity for fire that the King did not understand. She sometimes saw things in the flames, "visions" as she called them. She believes she can see the future if she looks hard enough. She feels herself to be standing on the crossroads between the living world and the spirit world and is particularly sensitive to otherworldly presences. Some call her a witch, much as her mother was called. She doesn't mind the title.

As she travels she will rest in one place long enough to cultivate her blue roses. These are flowers that do not occur in nature, but she has enough knowledge of plants that she can create them to wear. She has a fascination with the odd and the impossible, and to her the blue roses symbolize that. She's able to treat them so that her flower necklace will last longer, instead of rotting away as quickly as roses tended to do. She also has extensive knowledge in plants that pertains to herbs that aid in healing - and poisons. She has a fascination with the effects different poisons can have on the body, ranging from making one sick to being deadly.

She wears the starry scarf her father hastily bestowed on her both as a connection to her past, but also in hopes when she finds her half-brother he might recognize it and know her for who she is. She isn't sure how else she might convince him of their shared bloodline, but perhaps it will not matter. She had a plan, after all, and whether he wished to be part of it or not was his choice. Despite the fact she had been isolated growing up, she had still been raised to rule and had made up her mind that she would. She planned to build up a new herd here in the Kawani lands, hopefully with the help of her brother. She only hoped she could find him.