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Reluctantly, my first point has to be about Addie's name. Not because I want you to change it, but because I want you to consider what you're saying when you picked it. For her name, you picked the name of an Australian city- which I commend you on in many ways, because it's original, it sounds awesome, and it really fits the Fa'e. But as to the actual reasoning why your IC would pick this name, you put: "it would be a moniker bestowed by Tweek due to her relatively simplistic understanding of Australia."

First thing you need to consider about this. How would Tweek know that the little Fa'e baby in her hands is suitable for an Australian name? At the moment, we do not know exactly how Addie will look, though we certainly have hopes; given all considerations about how being reborn as a second gen Fa'e might affect her appearence, making an OOCC decision that your IC character will be able to look down, poke the baby, and go "Aha! It's Australian! I will have to give it a name after a city there!" might be getting ahead of yourself.

Now, I love the name. I really think you should use it- not even a doubt in my mind! I'm just hoping that you can consider the IC reasoning behind it a little more. A lot of people don't put too much thought into what name they're going to give their kids beyond "zomg this would be SO COOL!" A lot of characters magically get elaborate and obscure names from their culture base, with little to no explanation how the Guardian came up with it. If you can, try to make sure you put some forethought into how Tweek will arrive at this name that isn't so dependant on something you may not have control over.

I am also unclear as to the exact reasoning why Malu would be reborn as a female. Why exactly would any part Mulumura's spirit go off with her brother's soul? I understand that you want to try and include her, based just on the rock formation that the legend seems to surround; however, it doesn't make all that much sense that this is the way (and ONLY way) that it would take form. What I would strongly advise to fill this out is for you to write up a more detailed account of Malu and his sister, so that there's a working and more complete history that people can read off of to understand their interactions a little more. Regardless of whether or not you "need" to get it up to try and find someone that would like to make Addie a reality, since that's already a dream come true, I honestly think that this is going to be very necessary to further both your's and other's understanding of the influences behind Addie's personality. With the development of Mulumura's spirit accompanying her brother, it is implied that they had a very strong sibling bond. What needs to be established somewhere in the background, though, is why this bond would result in a male kangaroo making only the change to being a female kangaroo, when their spirit is mixed with that of a female snake.

A moment to give you kudos on not defining Addie's sexuality. That's just how I like things to be; left to character development and character interaction.

Personality-wise: excellent! Addie's personality is very well-defined, and flaws are difficult to find. The main question that arises for me when I'm looking over this pertains to how she makes friends.

From what I understand, Addie's personality is based heavily on an animal mentality; survival of the fittest, so on and so forth. This is why she is impulsive, why she grabs onto things that interest her and gets upset when people get in the way of her single-minded explorations, and, of course, affects how she learns language. With all these things in mind, why does Addie's personality make an exception at what is a personality I consider best described as "animalistically unreasonable", have a very human loyalty to the friends that make it into her inner circle? Generally speaking, the first rule when basing personality around an animal's is that of survival. A creature will only be loyal as long as it benefits them, unless you want to suggest that Addie is somehow "tame"- which, from the rest of her personality, doesn't seem that likely.

I want to pause here to go off on a bit of a tangent.

I think one of my main bits of confusion with her personality is that it is very unclear what animal she is intended to be based off of. Is it supposed to be a kangaroo, that determines her appearence? One of the ancient kangaroos you mentioned, that determines her dietary habits? And are there any traits at all that she picked up from Muluruma, other than just her gender? A lot of what I see in her are traits that have been determined on a "pick and choose" basis, where one rarely affects any of the others in any way that can be clearly read. And I honestly believe that that is Addie's greatest weakness as a character at the moment, where it seems like more effort being put in to clearly define the sources that influence her and making sure that those sources are fully incorporated into her character, and not just grazing it where it meets any predefined ideal, is what is going to further her character the most. Because you don't want to have to come back when she's teen questing or whatever and have to try and explain why Addie might be holding onto a part of Muluruma's spirit without showing any more traits from her than gender, y'know?

When we get into favorites, especially, is where this definition is very needed, along with a lot of heavy thought into the why. Why would Addie's favorite drink be just... water? Why don't any other things play in? From what you've written as her favorite foods, it seems she has basically human tastes, with the exception of the raw meat/undercooked eggs thing. Human tastes buds can find water pleasing, of course, don't get me wrong- but why doesn't Addie like something like juice, since she likes fruit and vegetables and such?

One more thing I'd mention is that, perhaps in the personality section, you ought to describe her more "serious" and "solitary" side. Under favorite sounds, you listed "silence" as one of them; this suggests that Addie enjoys having some alone time to rest and recharge, but there's nothing about this written about her character. I'd say that's something that's pretty important to establish, if it plays so much into her character as that. In roleplay, solitary situations won't come up all that often, but in questing and the like, it can; establishing how her personality differs then, as compared to other times, could be a good bit of development for her.

Unfortunately, I don't know what much I can say here. I really would need to see more development in this area before I could give it any feedback. I understand that with an Aboriginal myth, it's difficult to get information- unfortunately, if you're going to have a Fa'e based on the culture, you need to be prepared to either find the necessary stories somehow, or make up the details that you need. There's no way to get by without having more of a background than what you have written here.

First thing I need to bring up. Kangaroo's "good eyesight" has a catch, which is going to be a little interesting for Addie. XD Check it out here: "Kangaroos have good eyesight but only respond to moving objects. They have excellent hearing and can swivel their large ears in all directions to pick up sounds." This could actually be a pretty damn cool trait to RP, but definitely make sure to double-check your facts on their abilities. There are a lot of facts out there, and for creatures like kangaroos, you'll want to check multiple sources to make sure you have all the facts.

I certainly have no problems with Addie's other animal-related powers here. I think the leg thing is actually pretty cool, and the long-travel thing? It's not over the top at all, so don't worry about it. Puchi was the one that suggested a few spheres of focus for any Fa'e (or, really, battle-capable character) to prioritize, those being strength, speed, intelligence, and magic. With Addie, it seems that putting speed at the top of the list would be very appropriate for her character, considering her background and personality. Having a power relating back to her kangaroo self like this? Totally appropriate. Go for it.

I really enjoy the concept of the Dream world, but I have to ask it. What happens if she's in the Dream world, and runs out of energy? Would that be fatal for her, or would she be booted out of the Dream world? How dangerous is teleporting, really; are there other creatures there that might try to attack her? Looking over her character, the Dream world sort of stands out as something that will be hugely signature for Addie, so I'd like to see things defined a good deal more there.