I n t r o_________

"Hmm? What's this?" said Renault as he was looking through his vast collection of books. The name of the book was "The Great Tree." Renault opened the book to see many pages filled with pictures and so much information. He then started to read...

Druids, by nature, were a very secretive race. They never show to the world what they do, and their magick was sacred; unknown to anyone but their own kin. Many have tried, and failed, to understand the elusive ones. As their race was dying out, the Druids began to feverently nurture a certain tree -- for what purpose, no one knew, and where it was, no one knew either, except for the occasional trespasser that came upon it -- with prayers and spells. With each passing day, the power within the tree grew, and each ring engraved within its trunk symbolized not only how many years it had been on this Earth, but how much power it held.

Through the tales of travellers and curious adventurers, the rumors of this 'Great Tree' soon spread through out the lands, and as a result, two power-hungry countries clashed and engaged in a bloody war in which neither side lost. Nor, did they win. Forests burned, land overturned, buildings demolished... all remaining survivors drifted away from the piece of rotting place they used to call home. The tree was left alone, forgotten, and the Druids also mysteriously disappeared from the place, never to be seen by a living soul again. The 'Great Tree' thrived on its own.

T h o u s a n d . Y e a r s . L a t e r_________

A thousand years later, nature took its own course and the trees grew, the rivers no longer flowed the colour of blood, and creatures returned to chatter at each other. In the midst of it all, the now one-thousand-year-old tree stood, gnarly but strong, bent but proud. And people, long forgetting the bloodshed that happened at this place one thousand years ago, moved back. One particular small, but quite famous village, Elsas, thrived in good health. It was no wonder that the center of this village was the Great Tree. Over time, people had developed a tradition; every spring equinox, children and elders alike from the village would visit the tree with a piece of paper in their hands. On that piece of paper was a symbol, handdrawn, to show the innermost wish of that person's heart. Every spring equinox, that piece of paper would be hung on the Great Tree. Prayers were whispered and wishes were made. Of course, wishes were also granted. When villagers recognized this, they prized the Great Tree even more so. Priestesses cared and watered for it daily, and its leaves remained a brilliant green.


What the people didn't know was the Druids, now a myth, were stealing in to visit the tree every night; enriching it powers through their spells just like how they did one thousand years ago. Until, one day, the Great Tree, brimming with energy, physically manifested the first of a race that people of Elsas called the Kariis'. A child of hopes, wishes, dreams, and unlocked powers.

M a i n . S t o r y_________

In a small Shinto village, Elsas, the villagers always went to the Great Tree, Kuma, on the night of the new moon to attatch their charms to the tree's branches. These charms were made out of a magical paper called 'ofuda'. The charms, or ofuda, could be found all over this tree-- not one branch was missed. After every villager tied their charm, they would have a festival to celebrate the day. When no one was watching the Kami, or spirits, of the village would root themselves in one of those charms, making that person's wish come true. These villagers were very happy that the wishes came true, but they were curious as why not even one wish was neglected.

This perked Renault's interest. Renault is a well-known Historian interested in Shinto history and religion. On one of his numerous visits to Japan he came upon a shrine high up in the mountains where a Shinto priestess, Jelobee, resided. This Priestess had the power to imprint the souls of lost, the Karii, which is a term for "Kami" (spirits/gods in Shinto mythology that reside in everything, such as rivers, major rocks, animals, etc.) onto the ofuda. Renault was intrigued by her powers as well as the ofuda, and he asked the woman, "Can you make me one?", and the Shinto Priestess, Jelo, said "Of course!" Jelobee then gave him an ofuda. Renault then left the remote shrine, and traveled back to the small city where he lived.

On his way home, journeying into the vast countryside, he met Shinta; a Shaman. Shinta came up to Renault, looking at his ofuda and murmering, "Why do I feel such a strong aura from that piece of paper? Is something sealed within it?" Renault had no idea what he was taking about. Shinta, curious, then performed an unsealing/releasing spell on the ofuda, which called forth a spirit! Renault couldn't believe what he just saw. Shinta explained to Renault what he had done, and took Renault and his newly born spirt to meet his druid friend, Haneru.

They went to her house, cleverly hidden behind a waterfall deep in the forest. Haneru was a very kind woman who she helped 'raise' the spirits so they could change into their mature form. She too had a spirit, a leaf spirit. Haneru then explained everything to Renault, warning him that without proper care the bond between the human and the spirit would fade, causing the spirit to dissapate forever. Renault took notes on all of this for future reference.

Standard Rules Apply


R P . R u l e s_________

1. You Must RP your Karii at least once a month or else they will fade away!

2. You will get journals. Please RP in them! We don't want this art to go to waste!

3. Please use correct grammar when RPing to make it more organized and neat!

4. Please do NOT god-mod! Please be fair!

5. Please use '[]' and '()' when you are posting OOC in a RP thread or in the middle of a RP

Also Please use this when making a thread

[GJ] :: Guardian Journal. (Only I should be making these.)
[PRI] :: Private RP.
[OOC] :: Out of Character
[Q] :: Question. If you have a question that you would like to ask, it may be deleted after it is answerd though.
[QST] :: If you are questing for a Karii and want to make a thread, feel free!
[ORP] :: Open RP for everyone.