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 Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:45 pm
- [ Welcome ] -
Notice: this thread is under construction as of February 2018. Any previous agreements are being reviewed, or may need confirmation. So let me know if I've forgotten stuff.
A well-worn wooden sign greets the weary traveler at the head of a path whose packed-earth surface disappears after a short time as it winds through the thick, man-height underbrush. Above is a tall canopy that allows yellowy-green light to dapple the world below.
That the traveler is here at all indicates that they are intended to follow this path.
At the end of this path is a quiet glade called The Haven, a community (this term is used loosely in some cases) of Koshi elves, all of whom have been sponsored by a Gaian by the name of Melomar.
Where is The Haven? It could be a "wrong turn" in the middle of a city park, or a tunnel through the weeds in your back yard. You only know you're headed there once you've arrived at the head of the enchanted path, a gate to another world as it were. It is never by chance, and it is never located in the same place so writing directions is would be a vain gesture.
Melo's Koshis vary in so many ways, from their appearance to their backgrounds and experience. The Haven is small at first glance, giving the illusion of quiet solitude. At the same time it is much larger than one would think. There are many paths, habitations and meeting places, giving any number of Koshis the amount of seclusion or camaraderie that they feel they might need.
Some have shady backgrounds or a past they would rather hide from. Many are complete enigmas or simply have yet to open up. We respect their privacy here and endeavor to carefully treasure any secrets they may need to keep. Each has been offered a journal to use at their leisure, its cover guarded by a powerful spell of privacy that they may alter at any time.
Since you're here, feel free to look around and discover what you will.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:51 pm
- [ Residents ] -
- [ normals ] -
[normal]
                
[alien]
[drow]
 
[fae]
  
[furkin]
  
[hybrid]
            
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- [ centaur ] -
[normal]
     
[alien cow-taur]
 
[drow]
[hybrid]
 
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- [ krystal ] -
[normal]
   
[furkin]
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- [ gargoyle ] -
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- [ merfolk ] -
[none]
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- [ naga ] -
       
- [ Future Residents ] - No longer gifting kids, I will not offer.
No longer scheming new plans for future breedings.
If you want a breeding, you will pay for it. You will request it from me ahead of time, at the time.
I will not reserve my koshi for you (as the mate of your koshi).
Moogz and Kuro are not included in this statement.
Grenteyrn and Aubriana - Moogz, me. want one? ask me.
Xeno and Ricin - me, VL; me, kuro; me, moogz; me....someone?
Blake and Ashlyn - me
Murdach and Elaine - me
Ilfonse and Gormlaith - me
Jira and Gweneal (Kuro) - me, Kuro
Cyanide and Fuyumi (Moogz) - me, Moogz, me, Moogz, etc.
Eurayle and Argenladd (again) - Moogz
Eurayle and Okhropir - me
Stheno and Okhropir - me
Stheno and Argenladd - me
Bankim and Tuuli (Vesale) - me, Vesale
Eve and Calder (Moogz) - me, Moogz (hippie/disco + hairband/punk + raver/boyband)
Trypan and Fuyuko (Kuro) - me, Kuro
Klaos and Nixie (claim) - me, Kuro
Ciela and Sena (Chibi) - me, Dooma
Cass and Pharaun (claims) - me, Kuro
Trypan and Clover (shop girl) - dark poet, bongo player
Vino and Annaliese - Dooma, Moogz
Maryanne and Kye - kids! more kids!
Matlal and Bellatrix - yup.
Soushanna and Chai Tea - hippies and flower children. yup. [painting the roses red]
Feador and Niele - because they're complete opposites, like he and his sis
Qismat and... he's going to be fought over.
Argenladd and Lamia - poor guy, being fought over. not really. he's strutting around. but you know. he has a snake body.
Logan and Terryl - he sells her some of his plants? 8D
Aozora and Taghreed - midi synth composer kid; dj kid; musical duo! 8D
Akebi and Armagan - one travels the world and talks the other's ear off. Which one is crazier?
Marus and Jessie - 8D
Klaos and Fahima - because he likes the ladies. ALL the ladies.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:44 pm
- [ Ashlyn ] - 
- [ Name ] -
a combination of her parents' names.
Gaelic, from Aisling, meaning "dream"
English, from Ashley, meaning "ash tree clearing"
- [ DoB ] -
March 4, 2005
- [ Father ] -
Asher (elf; hellzmessiah)
- [ Mother ] -
Everlyn (dragonkin; Pata lover)
- [ Siblings ] -
Amara (twin sister, dragonkin; hellzmessiah)
- [ Friends ] -
Blake
- [ Marital Status ] -
Single, not looking o: <3
- [ Children ] -
Hotah (Kuro Raban) and Elspeth (Vesale), twins
Ornella and Feanor, twins
- [ Grandchildren ] -
from Hotah and Murua (Kuro): Gracen and Ayanna (Kuro)
- [ Personality ] -
At first glance, Ashlyn might seem quiet and withdrawn, but only until she finds herself in a crowd of other Koshi's. She likes to go off on her own on a whim, perhaps to climb a tree or hike up to a cliff jutting out of the woods overlooking a hidden valley. Like the back of her hand she knows every deer trail, hot spring, and waterfall within a five-mile radius of her home. On the other hand, around friends and relatives, and even complete strangers she is friendly, talkative, and has interesting things to say. Is it a front? Does her sincere expression hide her true self, or is she really just as comfortable no matter where she is?
- [ background ] -
Though close to her parents and sister, when she came to live in the Haven, Ashlyn's guardianship and friendships shifted some. She befriended and was mentored by a young man named Blake, and despite their age difference became inseperable. They tend to feed off of one another's better qualities to make them shine, and while both tend to be reclusive at times, they are never seem to be lonely when the other is near.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:54 pm
- [ Ashlyn's Journal ] -
Coming soon.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:02 pm
- [ Blake ] - 
- [ Name ] -
Old English; means both "black/dark" (blæc) or pale/bright (blāc)
- [ DoB ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Father ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Mother ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Siblings ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Friends ] -
Ashlyn
- [ Marital Status ] -
Single, hoping x3 <3
- [ Children ] -
Hotah (Kuro Raban) and Elspeth (Vesale), twins
Ornella and Feanor, twins
- [ Grandchildren ] -
from Hotah and Murua (Kuro): Gracen and Ayanna (Kuro)
- [ Personality ] -
Blake is a very private person, and while quite social and friendly with others, he rarely opens up to even his closest friends. The one person he really confides in is Ashlyn, though she has yet to fully grasp this truth.
- [ background ] -
Much, if not all of his past remains hidden, the importance of events dulled and and details shadowed by obscure hints and comments. Even Ashlyn knows very little about him. About all most people know is that he had parents and may have had siblings. Whether they are living or dead remains speculation at best.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:04 pm
- [ Blake's Journal ] -
Though this volume is beautiful, with goldleaf-tipped pages and leather backing, it is also covered in a fine layer of dust. Has it ever been written in? To find out would leave too much evidence...
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:57 am
- [ Taiyou ] - 
- [ Name ] -
Parents were named after members of the band Buck-Tick,
so named after a Buck-Tick song, "Taiyou ni korosareta" (I was killed by the sun).
Japanese: "sun"
- [ DoB ] -
March 21, 2005
- [ Father ] -
Sakurai
(goth elf; hellzmessiah)
- [ Mother ] -
Imai
(fae; Pata lover)
- [ Siblings ] -
Hiro
(twin sister, demon fae; Pata lover)
- [ Friends ] -
Elaine, Ashlyn, Blake
- [ Marital Status ] -
Single, casually looking
- [ Children ] -
N/A
- [ Personality ] -
Taiyou may seem a bright and glimmering bubblehead, but she is simply bubbly. Cheerful and outgoing, she is also independent and has a mischievous streak. She firmly believes that a good practical joke - both giving and receiving - is good for the soul. Warm and understanding of her friends, it is not just the sun and her golden hair that make her glow. And, for some reason, she seems unable to feel emotional pain when in reality she is simply unable to show it (or just adept at hiding it). Sensitive to this, Blake calls her the Golden Goth.
- [ background ] -
Like Ashlyn, Taiyou enjoys a strangely mixed family. Her parents, Sakurai and Imai, seem perfect opposites, and indeed their daughters are as well. In the Haven, Taiyou's closest friends are Blake and Elaine, who enjoys to dance and prance around like she does. She has even learned a little ballet from Elaine, though nothing close to the ballerina's graceful and skilled dance.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:58 am
- [ Taiyou's Journal ] -
Coming soon.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:11 am
- [ Elaine ] - 
- [ Name ] -
named after my beautiful, late grandmother
Old French version of Helen
probably helene "torch," or selene "moon"
- [ DoB ] -
Undisclosed (a lady never tells)
- [ Father ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Mother ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Siblings ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Friends ] -
Taiyou, Ashlyn, Blake
- [ Marital Status ] -
Single, wishing
- [ Children ] -
N/A
- [ Personality ] -
Elaine is a no-nonsense kind of woman. While callous is a word that would never enter vocabulary, she can nevertheless be firm when a friend needs her strength. She does not mind being that strength or motivation, and will make a great mother someday.
- [ background ] -
Though everyone knows her parents are well-off, just who they are simply has not come up yet. Elaine would not mind discussing her past if only someone would ask. They financed her ballet schooling and trained her in etiquette and the like, but also, hers is a close-knit, loving family.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:20 am
- [ Elaine's Journal ] -
Coming soon.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:22 am
- [ Ambrosia ] - 
- [ Name ] -
ancient Greek, feminine of Ambrosios: "immortal"
- [ DoB ] -
mid-teens
- [ Father ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Mother ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Siblings ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Friends ] -
Asagao
- [ Marital Status ] -
Single, not looking at present
- [ Children ] -
N/A
- [ Personality ] -
.
- [ background ] -
.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:23 am
- [ Ambrosia's Journal ] -
Coming soon.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:25 am
- [ Asagao ] - 
- [ Name ] -
Japanese, "morning glory plant"
- [ DoB ] -
She could tell you, then would have to kill you.
(early-20s)- [ Father ] -
Undisclosed, swordsman
- [ Mother ] -
Undisclosed, assassin
- [ Siblings ] -
Undisclosed
- [ Friends ] -
Ambrosia, Veata
- [ Marital Status ] -
Married to her job.
- [ Children ] -
N/A
- [ Personality ] -
Being dark in both complexion and expression as well as a tall woman, Asagao has in general an ominous presence. Add to that the sword at her hip and some expert fighting skills and you have a terrifying individual indeed. What she is most in-tune with is her surroundings, especially in a rural or wilderness setting. She listens even when the wind is silent and the trees seem to speak to her. It is from this affinity that Asagao was named after the morning glory plant (Japanese), and its beautiful yet deadly nature. As such she is tied with the earth, both in plant and the soil. Puns that may apply include that she is down-to-earth and grounded, none of which she would appreciate for their (albeit cheap) humorous value. She has no sense of humor. She rarely smiles, she does not gossip, and rarely does she think about anything but short-term goals and survival.
She is always thinking about Ambrosia's safety and what they need to do next. It is only around her mistress, a determined yet naive teenage girl, that Asagao's demeanor warms at all. She seems to understand Ambrosia's need for a friend as well as a bodyguard and Asagao does try, in her own way, to mentor the girl. She is a surprisingly good teacher if nothing else, and thanks to her, Ambrosia has become a competent knife-wielder.
- [ background ] -
Asagao's clan are specially in-tune with different aspects of nature. They do not know magic per se, but they do "have the ear" of their particular element. In this way, Asagao and Veata are kinsmen, though any blood relation would be distant, if any.
Asagao was trained by her parents; her father was another expert swordsman and fighter. Not only did he teach her the way of the blade, but how to defend one's self when unarmed. And alongside all the children of the clan, she learned the ways of stealth from her mother. In many ways, she felt more a daughter of her father than her mother, who had very little to offer, maternally. This is possibly why she can feel protective but is not coddling in any way. She was rewarded with a smile or pat on the back from her father but only a nod from her mother, and punished (by the many failures in training) with a new scar.
As far as anyone knows, Ambrosia is someone of importance; no more is known and Asagao keeps it that way. She is always quick to stem the flow of the girl's conversation in public if it seems to be leading down an inappropriate path, and Veata rarely speaks to begin with. Perhaps if the dark lady-elf would allow normal conversation, and if they did not hover quite as close to the girl, they would appear less conspicuous.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:26 am
- [ Asagao's Journal ] -
Coming soon.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 12:51 pm
- [ Veata ] - 
- [ Name ] -
Cambodian, "wind"
- [ DoB ] -
" . . . " (mid- to late-20s)
- [ Father ] -
Undisclosed, explosives expert.
- [ Mother ] -
Undisclosed, archer.
- [ Siblings ] -
None, only child.
- [ Friends ] -
Ambrosia, Asagao
- [ Marital Status ] -
Single, not looking.
- [ Children ] -
N/A
- [ Personality ] -
Veata is by all appearances a rather bland individual. In fact if certain aspects of her anatomy were not noticeable one might have difficulty discerning which gender she is. Gestures, speech, and other aspects that make a person seem, shall we say normal, she keeps to a bare minimum. She is a living shadow and makes as little noise as possible.
She is the element of wind, her namesake (Cambodian). It should stand to reason that she creates as little, or as much, as she needs to get by. Nothing more. She could be the stealthiest member of her clan if she wasn't the better archer. Or rather, she just loves archery. Nothing is so calming or focusing to her as reading the air currents around her and letting fly the perfect arrow.
Currently the maternal figure in Ambrosia's life, she can often be found whispering quietly in the girl's ear. She is ever-ready with a word of advice or support if the girl needs it. Likewise, she will use the rare gesture in the presence of her companions: a touch of the elbow here, a squeeze of the shoulder there. A faint smile or frown. But nothing more.
- [ Background ] -
Veata was raised in a household of frugality. The only things that were ever spared were provisions: food, supplies, weapons (WEAPONS! as her father would roar, rattling the windows, and laugh). Like Asagao, love was not a strong force in her life, or at least a visible force. She is like her mother before her, and wind need not be seen to be sensed. But it was felt in the air in a tangible atmosphere.
Because of her interest in archery, Veata's mother was quick to give her a bow and arrow. Perhaps she was too young, for at the age of five lost her grip, and with it her eye, during practice. She has had many long years to adapt and almost forget the injury. She looked up to her mother in all ways and studied her carefully even when weak in her recovery. For her father's part, he could not have been more proud of a son if he had one. He tried to teach the girl about explosives but the sound was almost unbearable to her. Instead, she kept the knowledge close in case she should need it in the future, and she has passed it along to Ambrosia.
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