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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:23 am
(( Layout Stolen from Nux. D; I dunno. I'm lazy and unoriginal. Felt the need to share that. ))   Wikipedia The Azure Dragon (traditional Chinese: 青龍; simplified Chinese: 青龙; pinyin: Qīng Lóng) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the Azure Dragon of the East (traditional Chinese: 東方青龍; simplified Chinese: 东方青龙; pinyin: Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), and it represents the east and the spring season. It should not be confused with the mythological yellow dragon that is associated with the Emperor of China. The Chinese constellations were not only used by Chinese cartographers, they were also used by Korean and Japanese cartographers as well. In Japanese, the Azure Dragon is called Seiryū, and it has been depicted in numerous Japanese comic books and animations. In Korean, it is called Cheong-ryong (청룡). In Sino-Vietnamese, it is called Thanh Long (Pronounced by "Tshaeng Long").  East House of the Azure Dragon
Opposite of the House of the White Tiger next to the Central pride on the East side lies the House of the Azure Dragon. Following no trend of opposing traits, and instead a trend of complimentary traits, the East house tends to represent wisdom and the element of wood. This pride is open to all who wish to learn or teach, as well as to teach open mindedness.
Physical and mental weakness is not pushed away from this house, seeing as it's lord tends to not be all there at times in both categories.
The house of the east focuses on giving all who enter the pride, especially the young, the opportunity to learn, focusing mainly on the training of philosophers, teachers, historians, informants, and scribes, on top of other occupations that are necessary to the foundation of the pride. The lord of the house is Yi Min (Otherwise known as Yua'Lopoka Mila) and his Lady is Lei Ming (Tui'lian to the outside). The pair focus on understanding and logic as a way to solve problems and are as civil as could be, being open minded and caring.
Currently the pair have six children, none named to be heir yet.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:24 am
Main Postions
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Element: Wood || Quality: Wisdom
Lord: Yua'Lopoka Mila/Yi Min [demon_pachabel] Lady: Tui'lian/Lei Ming [Twiddle] Heir: None High Youths: Atakuwa'kule Mila/Shuang [Chibi Sheepcat], Cadenza Mila/Mao Kuan [demon_pachabel], Milika'Sakata Mila/?? [Vurumai/Nerpin], Nopu'Kokoa Mila/?? [Athear_Vaeri], Tari'alla Mila/?? [Twiddle], Aureliane Mila/Lian [Iris_Virus]
High Guardians: Audilifu/Jiao Fang [DFA] Head Advisor: Open Head Guard: Open Head Messenger: Open
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.:: Looking for ::.
This thread is being used to find members specifically interested in joining the Eastern-house of the Chinese-Compass pride. We have the lady, lord, and the prospective heirs (unless Yi and Lei decide they want a male heir). So We're mostly looking into Historians, teachers, nannies, philosophers, scribes, and other various ranks. Other education or intellectual ranks may be considered upon being suggestion (I'd have to ask about it, though..)
*Note: Some ranks will require RP. Also, please note that deceptive characters are NOT likely going to make it into positions of power, both for OOC and IC reasons.
.:: The Ranks ::.
Lord: The ruling male of the house, currently Yua'Lopoka Mila. He is in charge of looking after the house alongside his mate. His position alongside the lady of the house, makes him a primary sage and source of knowledge. He's a reflection of his mate, children, and their house, and tends to be peaceful and logical in problem solving as possible.
1/1
Lady: The ruling female of the house, currently Tui'lian. She holds the highest rank of the females in the Southern house, and is to be looked to as such. She bears the ruling lord's heirs, but more than that she must also be wise and versed in the ways of knowledge. She is an extension and reflection of her mate and their house. She holds influence and voice in her mate's ear, and most choices are decided together, but in the end if the need arises, the mate ruling by sucession will have the final say. In the case of the heir being female, final choices would be hers.
1/1
Heir: The selected offspring of the Lord and Lady's litter who will be expected to take on the position of Lord or Lady in their parents place when the time comes. In childhood, a suitable mate may be chosen from the rest of the house, or another should both houses agree to it, to act as their mate and co-ruler of the house. This means that their mate may be selected for them, though they may choose to take other mates who would hold lesser positions, such as a mistress or consort.
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Honorable Youth: The other children of the Lord and Lady's litter. They're still considered members of the head family, but have the freedom to choose to take on normal ranks if they wish. They can be selected for arranged marriages as well, and should anything happen to the heir another of them will be chosen to take the heir's place.
6/6+
Consort: The chosen mate to the heir of the House, picked from either their own house or the House of another in Tianxia.
0/1
Head Guard: Currently OPEN. Is the right-hand of the Lord. Reports to the Lord and Lady about everything that is requested of them. Males normally fill this job, though strong females would not be turned away if they could prove themselves.
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Guard:Generally watch out for the well being of those in the pride and make sure to keep any stray children from wandering too far, as well as pick up any unattended children that wander in, holding onto them for a day or say in case a parent comes to fetch them, before taking them to the Lord and Lady of the pride for them to make a ruling on the child's fate.
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Head Advisor:The one that acts as the lord and lady's right hand in most diplomatic matters. Currently OPEN. She or he leads the council, and acts as a bridge between them and the leaders, so that the leaders are not constantly overwhelmed by a dozen or so voices seeking their attention all at once. She or he can and will act as one of the ambassadors for the pride when the need arises.
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Advisor's Council: These creatures are those trusted by both the head advisor and usually the lord and lady of the house as well. They gather with the head advisor, lord, and lady to discuss pride matters or matters concerning them and the other houses. Outside of this they may speak directly with the lord and lady, regarding these matters themselves, but generally their interaction in this department is with the head advisor.
0/4
Head Informant:Currently OPEN. The leading messenger above them all within the house. They can assign specific house-members/messengers to specific tasks, and are reported to for news. Only the head messenger is entrusted with delivering news and otherwise to the Center-hold of the pride, or directly to the leaders of the other three houses.
0/1
Informant: When news, requests, or just information needs to be delivered to either the outside or one of the other houses, the messengers are on the job. They are sent out to speak directly with the head messenger of the other houses. Within our own house they also answer to the head messenger, but MAY answer directly to the lord, lady, head guard, or head advisor in an emergency or if urgent news is found.
0/6
Historian: Historians keep track of everything that goes on within the House, including births, deaths, marriages, ect. They sit in on many of the meetings, taking note on everything that is said. They may be spoken to, in order to check various facts of the pride and are never found without a scribe.
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Scribe: There is at least one to a historian who properly notes all happenings in the pride to make sure it can be passed down in an orderly fashion. As well, they care for any noted documentation of pridal happening. 0-3+
Scholars: Those whom seek higher knowledge than just teachers, as well as those who pass down higher knowledge. Often older lions whom can't do much else in the name of the pride but be vessels of wisdom. They can pass on general or specific knowledge on many topics.
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Teachers: Those who teach our young. They don't just know things, they know how to share it with those who wish to learn in a way that they can understand. When the lord/lady have children, there may be a 'special' position opened up to tutor their young. 1/-
Apprentice: These are in small to medium number, learning from one who currently holds the rank they wish to attain. They learn from teachers and historians, or even the guard, how to handle this position. Often this rank is attained at the age of Juvenile 0/-
Head Nanny: The Head Nanny is in charge of all the nannies and reports to the Lady or Lord (often Lady. I'd imagine mommy is in charge of babies..) of the house directly. She may or may not be in charge of the Lord and Lady's children, unless they pick to have someone else specifically watch their young. 0/1*
Nanny: Nannies are normally used for the working class of the House to help take care of the cubs and teach them well. They are led by a head Nanny. They are well versed in story telling and crafting, helping the children gain general knowledge of the world, and sometimes double up as a teacher as well. 0/3-4
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:24 am
.:: Rituals ::.
There are only two scribed 'rituals' to the House of the East, and those are
1 All children after they are born are taken to the Lord and Lady of the pride to receive their 'pridal' name.
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2 All mateships are celebrated. There are various ways to celebrate and the method is chosen by the united. The lord and lady rather prefer there be mateship ceremonies before a pair have cubs, that way there aren't any surprise babies on them.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:26 am
.::Wish to Join? ::.
Just post teh_form, kthnx.[size=9][b]Given Name:[/b] What was your SoA named by it's parents/itself? [b]Chinese Name:[/b] What would their Chinese name be? [b]Species:[/b] We want to know if you're a WD or a Leopard, y'know? You can even post the picture here, that way I have a gender too. [b]What Rank would your SoA best fit and why?[/b] Tell us why you want your SoA to be a historian or a teacher, or even part of the guard? [b]Is there anything else we need to consider?[/b] What are we missing from this that we need to know about them? [/size] .::Applicants ::.
-- None currently! D;
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:27 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:27 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:29 am
Wustampofluvyo >[ *bricked*
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:23 am
Given Name: Yen Ha (meaning: smoke flying above a river) Chinese Name: Bai Bo (white waves) Species: Lion What Rank would your SoA best fit and why? Yen Ha, born rather small and physically weak, decided to forget working on physical strength and harness the power of his mind instead. He is constantly questioning, constantly creating theories and constantly learning from his surroundings. He feels his life in the Pridelands is stunting his knowledge and braves the outside world to look for a place who will apreciate his growing wisdom. He still has a lot to learn and will maintain the belief that no one can learn everything. He is open minded, critical and able to think outside the box. His stern nature and his matter-of-fact mannerism is perfect for such a role as a teacher or something similar. Is there anything else we need to consider? Can't think of anything right now, though I may later. I'll edit this if so.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:55 pm
(( Ooooh. biggrin I like him! <3 (I'm biased, though, 'cause I own one of his older brothers from the first litter.. lulz.). What position would you like him in, exactly? Because Yua would totally sympathize with him. ))
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:08 am
(( x3 yay for siblings! Well Yen Ha's ambition is to become an important advisor, to be someone relied on for his knowledge. However, assuming that the rank list shown above starts from highest to lowest, it looks like advisor is quite high on the list and should probably be something that Yen Ha would like to work towards.
Would it be normal for a teacher who starts as teacher, to work his way up the ranks? Or like in normal life, is there a certain point where he wouldn't be able to rise any further?
I'd love to RP him with his searing ambition to climb the ladder as it were. If not he'd more likely be teacher or historian since they'd be jobs that would allow Yen Ha to gain more knowledge. ))
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:16 pm
(( Of course! Knowledge is gained through life, so do members of the pride climb the ladder of the house. biggrin ))
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:08 am
(( Yay that sounds perfect! I'll start Yen Ha as a teacher if you agree on it. Do you know when the RP will begin, roughly? Just so I know how fast to move Yen Ha along in his plot of becoming a rogue so that he can find the Chinese pride. If it won't start for another month or so then that won't be a problem, I'll move things slower. ))
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:06 pm
(( I have no idea of the timeline, but I'd imagine that he's got a bit of time at the moment. ))
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:56 pm
(( okie dokie, thanks hon <3 ))
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:42 pm

Given Name: Ujaala'Nather (Glowing Eyes) Chinese Name: Dong'ji Ya (Winter Mute) Species: Cheetah What Rank would your SoA best fit and why? I'd love to see him as a Messenger still; since well, cheetahs are based off speed and skill, but not a head messanger, still too young for that kind of role >W<. Is there anything else we need to consider? Oh IDK, he's a dreamer. /shrugs/ xD
Milika'Sakata Mila's Chinese name shall be Meng Yue (Dream Music), also :>
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