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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:02 am
 =- Raised Hell -= A historical reference to Redin Gritious's past. Back far too many eons ago when the tree Casimir was but a few centuries old, a single fertile seed plummeted from the heavens. As luck would have it, the Raised, born of Lunaris, were at war with the angels, born of Solaris her rivaling brother, and those allied with them. When the seed hit the earth; well, when the seed hit one of the greater Raised on his head.. it fell into the possession of Obsidos Gritious. He thought it was some spoil of war and so placed it in his personal stash of loot and closed the lid. The war lasted five years and in that time the seed had grown. Upon opening his chest of loot to poor over his spoils he was surprised to see that most of his gold and other metals had disappeared! Ravaged by anger, he attempted to lift and throw the chest across the room but found it to be much more heavy than possible as if it had taken on the weight of the entire camp sight. With his jostling tug, the tree responded by lifting the ground it had grown into and about. Fertile from war and volcanic ash the tree had grown rapidly, encompassing a full mile in radius, snagging up areas of deserted farm land and dug down deep into several veins of precious and useful metals. Upon further investigation of his treasure, he came upon a golden idol that looked to be a living dragon, warm to the touch and firmly set to the bottom of the chest through the root system that came through it's hold with both tail and claws Obsidos had found a treasure worth more than mere gold. Settling the earth back down to the ground and passing it off as a mere earth quake congratulating them on there victory over the angels, Obsidos sent his forces back to the underworld and their homes whilst retaining a small group of his clan, whom which he shared knowledge and ownership of his Casimir tree. Obsidos 'broke ground' that day in foundation of a town, the town of Raised Hell. With the foundation of his town, he set into motion three main things. The first was that the Casimir tree was precious and would never be cut down, the next would be that this day, June 12th, would be celebrated as the birth date of both the town and the tree. The third was that no more war would ever take place on any land the Casimir tree stood. With those three rules, Obsidos unknowingly allied his land with that of the mother tree. The Casimir tree grew, now up-kept in a more suitable environment, the Casimir tree was tended in the remnants of the treasure chest as it was reformed into a garden pavilion styled structure, transformed by it's roots which were the only part of the tree that did grow under Obsidos's thumb, the garden pavilion acted like the town's meeting hall. Obsidos continued to feed his tree coin, insisting that his dragon tree would grow if it gained enough metal to slate it's hunger. Try as he might, the tree never did grow much under his thumb and as he aged beyond to an old Raised's body, he passed ownership of his tree onto his daughter, Mercy. Through her actual methods of gardening and cultivation as she used actual soil and water to grow the plant she continued to feed the dragon Casimir tree coin in tradition of Obsidos. Using the styling of Japanese bonsai trees, she used gold and steel rings to shape the tree's branches into that of a dragon's wings. The tree matured under her work as did the community. From under the instruction of the first Matriarch of Raised Hell, the city entered it's first boom in growth. Previously neglected issues such as housing and farmland were put forefront and the community grew organized and permitted the community to thrive. Now self sufficient, Mercy took it upon herself to persuade her people that they should live in the sky. For the first time in thirty years, the dragon Casimir tree raised the land. The root system had grown and as a result, what did move into the sky was a mass of about five square miles of their surroundings. No edge of farmland was not included in the rise as the roots settled about, keeping the land that Obsidos had claimed together if not a bit jostled as the community rose to the sky. Ascending, Raised hell took position around Port Denia as a satellite, though chose to hide itself beneath the main floating island in dense cloud banks to conceal the still young tree.
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:05 am
This too is under construction People and Places; People: My great Granddad: Obsidos  My Grandma: Mercy  My Mom:  My Dad:  Myself: Redin
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:06 am
In addition, this also is under construction more stuff to come... the tree provides all for the needs. Clothing: The Lunar goddess deposits clothing in the form of white silk thread sheets in the heavy fog banks of the waterfall in the morning and is still traditionally used to wrap up the young newborns, Currently, the ecosystem provides enough grasses and grains for live-stalk to be supported in concert with a few cotton fields. Clothing making however is not an export as the tree tends to only provide just enough and no more than that. All old clothing is sanctimonious burned with the deceased. Food: meat is a staple, live-stalk is supported and eaten regularly enough with free ranged chicken and cows and pigs all facilitating multiple uses, the tree also permits the growth of a variety of grapes that are in most cases turned to wine as water is scarce in liquid form and is feed mostly to the plants. Great Granddad: Obsidos - Original owner of the tree, started the tradition of feeding it gold coin and founder of Raised hell. Grandmother: Mercy - first to receive fruits from the tree. Second and last to raise the land from the earth. Mother: _ - inherits the place of her mother as protector of the tree. Father: _ - one of the first few ship wrights and openly proud pirate of the sky. Warrior's tradition; as a youth grows and hits maturity, he is to prove his worth by entering battle with another. Father saw this and was one of the reasons he started to build the ships, so that the young might explore and prove their worth.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:03 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:04 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:06 am
"The Raised"Born of the goddess Lunaris as a means of fighting off her rival Solaris and other consolations' creations, they sought to remain loyal to her and found a means of getting closer to the moon to which is her home by utilizing the Casimir tree to raise the land they had claimed as home into the heavens. Lifespan: 600-800+ Physical traits:Quote: Complexion: Redish brown, as if the sun had burned their skin out of spite. Natural hair colors: Black, facial hair is possible though one can choose to shave without any criticism. Natural eye colors: Black, but silver is rare and only seen in the youth, and is thought to be the sign of a blessed child. Other features:-Tail: bushy, black, fluffy, it is seen as being close to that of a wolfs. -Horns: males and females have one set of horns that grow with personal maturity, black for males and reddish for females. -Claws: toes open in sandals is how you will see their feet, hound claws on the tips make traditional shoes uncomfortable; fingers have nails, but not so cumbersome as they are simply used to create a hard end for protection when delivering punches. -Ears: rounded out like a human, they typically hang earlobes and remain small as to retain heat during the night. -Teeth: sharp like a wolf's, they are built to tear into anything, used just as much for eating meat as fruit, they sustain omnivorous grinding moalers for vegetation. They generally are strong, though if they do get chipped and broken they are replaced with new bone. Quote: They mate physically like humans, that being said, courtship is slightly varied. Women being scarce, 1:3 births are female, they are prized and permitted free domain in selecting a mate. --Females are praised in beauty and take good care of themselves though are not praised in beauty alone as the mind is also seen as a piece of one's self. Generally, nearly all the females are well endowed as natural selection and goddess's blessing has prevented genetic deformity. --Males are seen as viable specimens only after they have gone successfully on a venture in efforts to gain honor for their goddess. Muscular builds are nice, but skill is seen as more valued as men can easily build up muscle mass if the need should arise. --Moderation is seen as very attractive, where as being too skinny or overly fed is seen as hate of self and to be dense as stone is also repugnant to both genders. Gestation period: 6 lunar cycles In a life span, a fertile female may produce about 3 children. Less if unfortunate and one more if they are lucky. (The highest recorded number of children from one pair was 7, but that was due to a series of one birth of triplets and two of twins, the mother died after her last birth.) --Continuation of the species is considered important but is thought to only be done through proven male sirring. In such regards, times of war may prompt polygynous acts to raise the population. Affection: Females take lead in all affection, kissing, touching and holding on to their preferred mate. Much of this is slowly done though as the male has the right to deny her whims if he holds other wishes. If he does however accept, the dance of lovers is that of mirroring cranes, one action is followed by it's equal with the male always following step. - Fathers show affection to their children through play and gentle wrestling matches with their sons, Mothers often groom her children along with passively watching them play about and often have the sleeping habit of having her young in her bed for the first two to four years of their lives. Quote: =Clothing: Mostly of dark colors, black is most common as it is an affront against Solaris, the sun god. Red is also worn in remembrance of their ancestors who sacrificed their efforts for their future and for Lunaris the moon goddess. Currently, the ecosystem provides enough grasses and grains for live-stalk to be supported in concert with a few cotton fields. Clothing making however is not an export as the tree tends to only provide just enough and no more than that. All old clothing is sanctimonious burned with the deceased. Children's Clothing: The Lunar goddess deposits clothing in the form of white silk thread sheets in the heavy fog banks of the waterfall in the morning and is still traditionally used to wrap up the young newborns. –Hats: Not all too common, as their horns can get in the way, though cloth wrappings and the occasional loose fitting hat can be found atop their head. Adornment with flowers, most often red can be found atop young girl's heads. –Shoes: Sandals, it is mostly due to the fact that the ground is rocky away from the center of town that shoes are even used. Children run bare foot to keep them from running too far off. =Language: –- Names: most often after nature, males take after rocks, trees and things firm and resound. females take after the wind, clouds and living things such as leaves and flowers. Short i's e's and long O's are mostly masculine where as long I's U's and A's are predominantly feminine. -- Spoken word: Midland English, Though they do take small influences from Germanic and ancient gaian, it is mostly strait English that they speak out of convenience. -Weaponry:War is in the Raised's blood and it is taught from almost birth the means of self defense and aggressive fighting styles. It is their belief that they fight for their goddess's place in the sky and if they should stop fighting that she would grow weaker and succumb to the constellation that surround her. Young males are versed in combat from when they are young till the age of thirty two to which they take on private training or simply choose another means of defense such as marksmanship. A moon's worth [32 years] of training beyond birth may qualify a person as a master of an art. - Sickles are most commonly chosen as they base closely to the lunar scythe. - Spears, long two handed swords and short swords are all used for their practical form and ease of wielding. - Traditional Weapons: As gifts from their Goddess, these weapons provide the ability of near weightlessness in flight, not to say that they are without weight but simply permits gliding and air hopping by creating a dense mass of air below the wielder at will, so dives can still be made. --- Lunar Scythe; created in the image of the goddess, it preforms swiftly and is the most dangerous of the arsenal. -Industry The small island is not one for mass trade nor does it have need for large quantities of textiles. The largest industry work that is around is the production of wine and of weapons. --- Farming: Wineries cover the top western section of the island and produce enough crop to supply the entire village with more than enough wine for them to drink and even splurge whilst still having excess for trade. In addition orchards and other vegetation grows fruits and nuts for a varied diet. Ranching offers a small bit of food to the island with a small dairy farm housing chickens and cows and a Butcher who raises up bulls and sous for the meat heavy diets of the natives. --- Fishing: Not the best of sources since fish do not overly crowd the small lake and stream beds, they are mostly reserved as a delicacy and are tended to with care. -Illness:Blessed by the goddess Lunaris, they are naturally healthy as the most common cause of death is in battle and complications resultant of this, or in child birth as the women can be over taxed in rare cases. Though those who pass through those trials live long lives. --- Healthcare: Instituted after open trade was established with air ships, a medical doctor was brought in to teach a small group on the practices of modern medicine. Using this knowledge, the most they do is ensure that nothing harmful comes in from the port that could damage the local fauna/flora. Quote: Seen as the whims of gods and nothing more, magic is not wielded by the Raised personally as it is seen as a taboo art. Quote: Polytheistic, believing in all the gods of Gaia as they are born of their Goddess Lunaris, the moon. They See it as their calling to fight for their goddess as if their efforts could claim the sky for her. --- Times of celebration: - Full Moon Dance: Once every lunar cycle on the full moon, the Raised celebrate their goddess; they wear the lunar cloak when possible along with whites and blues in celebration of the new moon. - Ritual/ceremonial clothing is reserved for festival activities exclusively. Those more devout to the goddess may choose to wear a pin during battle. Personal Deitie: Lunaris- mother of "the Raised" and goddess over seas, night sky and mood. @Ref: Gaian deities. Quote: An Oligarchy is dominant over the island, headed by the Gritious Clan it is a dominant force over the inner workings of the island. This rule is however non oppressive and responds to the communities needs. Relations with other nations:Seen as a Sister Island to Denia, as an island of a single race, they tend to stick to themselves. Trade is open, but not encouraged as the Raised would rather seek you out or sustain themselves instead of rely on another. Around the Waining moon and new moon, the skies around Raised Hell should be avoided as the Raised are in lament over their moon being shrouded in darkness. --------------------------------------------------------------------
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:48 pm
Reworking the history...
ref:
dakki-dono's input, race skele.
Chibi Halo's redirection.
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