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 Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:44 am
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:48 am
Name: Ka'dairihn
Age:100
Stage: Illharn
Class: Segtlin/Warrior
Mate: None
Personality: He’s introverted, very private, he would be less than social but being the one remaining male in his house he’s required to attend every function the Matron or his sisters throw.
Description: He is of rather tall stature, and has very well defined muscles. He has short wispy hair in the front, but the rest falls to his mid back, he normally keeps his hair tied up to keep it out of his way.
Abilities: Being the first born and the oldest by a good 40 years, Ka’dairihn has had the chance to study warcraft and fighting without any attacks from those within his House. This has been to his benefit, giving him an edge and head start on other drow or warriors. He is confident in himself, and his fighting abilities having been trained solely by the House’s Master of War during those early years. He has mastered the bautha z'hin style, which means "dodge and walk,". It relies on the natural agility and light armor the dark elves favor. The drow surround their foes and attack foes from all sides, and they use this style particularly against strange monsters with many attacks and a long reach. The style emphasizes dodging blows and high maneuverability, and practitioners of this style often learn the early elements of the orb alur style, bragging that they never are touched in a fight. Warriors of this style are usually paired with those using the z'ress a'thalak style, especially since the latter act as an anchor and the former position themselves to flank the enemy. This style is favored by drow rogues and fighter/rogues, as well as clerics of Eilistraee and Vhaeraun.
Likes: Yallinda, fighting, sparring, sweat lodges, making funny faces at babies, messing up the Vipers' plots.
Dislikes: The Viper Nest *sisters*
Fears: Women. *shudders*
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:33 am
The Ja'lithur House has resided in Llurth Dreir for thousands of years. The current Matron, D'Shadrea has had the most births in the history of the House. She gave birth to Ka'dairihn and promptly had her first mate disposed of for giving her a son. The second lover failed to give her a child and was turned into a eunich for his having no vitality. The second lover was followed by several others over the years, until finally D'Shadrea gave up choosing lovers and started using her slaves as well as any male that she encountered. The result gave her six daughers, each by a different father who were immediately sold off or disposed of to keep them from becoming attached to their offspring.
Because of the wide gap in between the births, Ka'dairihn is over 40 years than his younger sisters. Because they are so young, D'shadrea relies heavily on her sister O'phranaylis to teach them as well as to figure out what giftings they may have. She allows her daughters to test Ka'dairihn by giving him tasks at the beginning of every day...if he fails he is punished severely. If He completes them he is spared from the sisters' tortures. So far he hasn't failed once in the past two years the Matron has allowed the testing.
Matron D'shadrea-340- She used to be a cleric until she stepped up as the Matron of the House.
Aunt O'phranaylis-289- Mage. She supports her sister as the Matron, she spends most of her time at the Magic School and teaches. She does have private quarters at the House for whenever she comes to visit. Which she does every few months when she has the time to get away.
Ka’dairihn *his info is up*
Lis’zaha- 55- Cleric in training, she's the most fervent Lloth follower in her family, some might say its edging on fanaticism. She is rather paranoid of Min, and has tried on several occasions to kill her.
Min’hyvair-54- She used to be very close to Ka'da, but once she started her training to be a Poisoner she changed a lot. She really has a great mind for the class, and has already shown her choice was a smart one.
N ‘Auradria- 50- Is in training to be a Thief. She isn't really in favor with the Matron for her choice of job.
Yashira- 45 She shows signs of being a Mage one day soon. Since she's still too young for training, she is trained by her Aunt at home.
Kahmiira-42- Though she's young, She shows signs of being a very gifted Mage one day. Her being more gifted has been a major contention between Yashira and her since she began to show signs. She is already apprenticed and in school for her gifting. She tends to lord this over her older sisters whenever she comes home for a visit.
Ther’saadi-40- Though she's not yet a teenager, and spends most of her time harassing her brother and the servants of the house, the Matron and her sister are planning on training her as a cleric or paladin, depending on what her gifts are.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:36 am
 Choker
Chest Armor
Sword
Dagger
Shoulder Guard
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:38 am
 Yallinda-Is rather sweet on her...doesn't know it yet but will be her mate one day.
Min'hyvair *secret Ally* He has no clue that she is helping him out...and hates her guts.
Levin*Light Mage*-rather respects the other's growing physical prowess..and is growing to consider him a friend of sorts.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:41 am
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:44 am
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:23 am
Inside the Inner Workings...
Ka’dairihn hated the fact that he was afraid of women. Even though they did pose the biggest threat to a male in the Under Dark it still wasn’t an excuse for being so deathly afraid of them. He had tried…oh how Vhaeraun knew...his constant struggle to keep his fear masked and hidden from the females that surrounded him. Sure..he had his way with a few of the less…threatening ones…. but he could never really shake his fear. He hated that. It made him feel…less of a warrior than he was. And as it was, he was a pretty good warrior when he wasn’t struggling against his ungodly fear of women.
He regarded his profession with a strong sense of unmitigated unease and pride. He was glad that his abilities with weapons had thrust him high on the ladder in his House, yet at the same time he hated how exposed it made him to the females of the House. They were constantly “testing” his abilities and thrusting tasks on him every minute of the day, to see if he would be able to accomplish all of them without failing and gaining reprieve from the matron. He had managed so far to not fail any of the tasks put to him, but Ka’dairihn knew it was inevitable that he would fail. His sisters would see to that; every task was harder than the last and that much more difficult to figure out. He prayed that his sisters would someday soon turn on each other and not focus on him as much. But since they were still young…and unsure of how to get rid of each other he was just going to have to try and wait them out. It did help that he was the oldest. He had a major lead on them, not to mention experience.
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:43 pm
The First Encounter
Forgive me dear journal, for having never used you before now. I suppose I should start out saying that before today I have never really needed to use you. But that has all come to a change. For this warrior, this heart that has never before known what love is has encountered a new feeling.
I can't tell if its one of infatuation, or if its the beginning of what love is. This being said, perhaps I should relate to you just who this drow is that has stolen my emotions.
Her name is Yallinda. Such a lovely name. At first sight, she seemed rather strange looking. Her hair was pulled back from her face in an odd style of hairdo. Most of the females in the House of Ja'lithur play off the length of their hair, and creating masterful displays in which to emphasize the color and length. Yallinda was the first female I've met who didn't do that.
Her manner of dress was odd as well, because unlike the other females she was actually covered instead of half naked. I seriously dislike that aspect of living in Llurth Dreir and it's something that I could do without. So her manner of dress was actually quite a relief for me.
I suppose I should relate the whole reason why I met her. You probably don't know but I have been for as long as I can remember, deathly afraid of females. It doesn't really help matters that I am the only male in my House. I suppose if there had been a second son, I wouldn't really know since its a common act to sacrifice them to Lloth by throwing them into one of the local volcanoes. I shudder at what the thought, and I am quite thankful that my Matron felt I was more useful to her and the House being alive.
Back to what I was first discussing, I apologize for getting off subject. So..I am fearful of women. And my sisters have long amused themselves by making me their scapegoat. As well as their means of entertainment..as they have found strange unusual tasks for me to perform in hopes that I would fail the task. Failing a task would result in me being disciplined quite heavily...and I would not be surprised if the Matron allowed her precious daughters to carry out said discipline themselves.
The task in question that fateful day was to find a female and and bring some of her clothing home to prove that I had slept with her. I was not about to do that..so I delved a plan that I could find some traveling female and find a way to convince her to lend me some of her clothing. Though..after much thought I feared this was way too forward and waited in the bar until I suddenly caught sight of a most unusual female.
She was dressed in purple clothes..and was actually covered...which marked her to be someone not used to the climate in Llurth Dreir. I tried to discretely buy her a drink..only the cursed barkeeper had to indicate just who it was who had bought her drink for her. Before I knew what was happening she fluttered over to me and had taken a seat across from me. I wasn't about to deny her a seat, as that would have been rude. Not to mention that I had made the first move.
The following conversation I had with this newcomer was quite enlightening. She turned out to be a healer..something that our House had great need of. I knew then that I could..technically kill two roths with one spear. My sisters hadn't said explicitly that I had to bring home only the clothing..but that it had to be unmistakably female clothing. I could bring the healer..in her odd dress to complete the task and to fill the spot the House had been left with for over a year. The Matron I knew would be quite pleased and wouldn't really care too much for the task if I was able to deliver a capable healer.
Only..as you know..the best laid plans are never well laid. There are always things that happen that askew them. That is precisely what happened next. We were besotted by slavers..and Yallinda was put in a very dire situation. Once I had managed to take out the two offending fellows I had a rather hysterical female to deal with as well. I did what I had to..and took her to a nearby hotel so we could clean up before she met the Matron. I don't know if it was the whole ordeal that we went through together..but it affected both of us deeply. Me more deeply than I had thought.
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:55 pm
First Kiss
I really do not know what came over me.
I really didn't know what I was doing when it happened...please gods let Yallinda not be the possessive type. I don't know if I could handle that.
*sigh*
She made me mad, assuming that I meant her harm in any way or form. It made me react badly. And then the next thing...I was pouring out my feelings to her. And then the kiss. I can't help but replaying it over in my mind again and again.
Oh..gods help me.
I think I'm falling in love.
Why did this have to happen to me?!
WHat possessed me to kiss her? What is happening to me?
I must be going mad!
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:23 pm
All is well
Or so it seems. Yallinda has been hired on as the House healer..at least for a trial period. I am confidant that she will do well enough that the Matron will hire her on permanently. Despite not having seen her work, I have the feeling that she is fully capable of doing all that is required. The Matron seemed impressed enough by the things she has heard from the wagon traders that Yallinda used to work with.
Despite my initial feelings that Yallinda would be trouble for me in the House, so far nothing has occurred that would merit that to be true. Fortunately, our work schedules have clashed so that we have not had the opportune time to actually spend time together. While I miss her, I am rather relieved. I would not like the viper nest (my sisters) from discovering the start of our relationship.
My days are rather boring..having to spend so much time working the house warriors and the new comers that the Matron has hired for the upcoming mission. Every day I wake up, train, sweat, eat, shower, and then pursue whatever task the Matron asks of me, and then return to training once more. Despite the fact that I am surrounded by males..I am slightly off my game. Everywhere I look I see Yallinda. While it drives me to distraction, it also makes my heart ache wanting to spend time with her.
I shall have to seek her out here soon, and spend some time with her. That will be a first for me. To actually have to go seek a female out, I shall have to go about it carefully. I don't want the servants to take news of it to the vipers. *sigh* If only I didn't have to sneak around in my own home...it would be so much easier. Though..it is nice to know that Yallinda is close by and that should I ever have need of her she is here.
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:02 pm
Meeting A Light Mage
It was a rather boring day at first, having to keep guard over the Matron as she interviewed potential hires. I was nearly out of my mind with boredom when a behemoth of a male strode through the double doors, causing quite a stir amongst the female servants.
There was no question in my mind that this male would be hired by the glance that my Matron gave him. Her demeanor completely changed, and she began to use her charm and flirtatious abilities on him. It almost made me laugh, when he disregarded them and politely replied to her questions but showed no interest in acknowledging her attempt to butter him up.
I was quite intrigued to find out that he was a Light Mage. I had never met one before and couldn't help but wonder just how such magics worked. I'm not saying that I haven't experienced an attack from a Light Mage before, or that I had no clue what it was they did. I had encountered one before and the three weeks where I was blinded were not happy ones..especially not for me. The vipers (my sisters) had a wonderful three weeks, tormenting and torturing me...since I had no way of defending myself or fighting back at the time. That..of course had been rectified later on but I won't go into that at this point.
I have for some time now, wished that I had more talents than others. From the time I had been a young male I had longed and wished that I had magical abilities. They would have come in quite handy against those that raised me and forced me to learn and abide by their rules when I was young. Of course I never really learned anything very willingly..unless you count my warrior training. That I had whole heartedly gone after. Magic would have given me more vying status and power within the House, and I probably wouldn't have been ignored and passed on as much as I was in my early years.
This said, magic has always held a sense of yearning within me. I can't help but be drawn to those that have it. As well as wish to learn more about how magic worked.
In the end when the Matron hired him for the mission, I was actually looking forward to learning more about him. So..getting the go ahead to test his fighting skills and seeing that the other hired hands were tested was something I was glad to see done. Once dismissed, I decided to test him right away..so if he wasn't as skilled as he had claimed the Matron could let him go without seeming more interested in his looks than his skills. That would definitely not do for her reputation...she probably would have blamed it on me in the end and discipline me severely for it to save face.
The test went very well..Levin was as much the warrior as he had claimed..if not a bit more. A few times during our fight he almost caught me off guard. Fortunately my training prevented that from happening..ensuring that I won the fight. Even during the fight I couldn't help but be impressed by him...he was a far better opponent than I had ever fought against. I could see the two of working together very well, and being able to ensure the mission to be completed no matter what might happen.
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:44 pm
Normal Humdrum Days
The drudgery of normal uneventful days are the worst. At least for my psyche. I strive more on excitement and mayhem. So..slow days with nothing to do are the bane of my existence.
On such slow days...my schedule is pretty uneventful and very predictable.
I awake, near the 4th hour of the day, eat a little something and then head off to the training arena. Once there I spend at least two to three hours going through routine exercises with the hired hands, guards, and soldiers of the Ja'lithur House. Most times...naught much happens. There might be one or two of the fellows that gets wounded enough to merit a trip to the healer. Though..before Yallinda was hired the Matron would need to send a missive to a city healer to come attend to the fellow. Now..that is not the case, thankfully.
Once the Training commences; I will go off to our House's sweat lodge and get rid of all the toxic build up in my muscles from all the practice. Before the sweat lodge was added onto the Training arena one would have to go into the city to be able to relax. Once the merits of a sweat lodge was passed along to the Matron, she had one built to better suit the needs of the males. I will have to say that the Matron knows how to keep males in her care satisfied, and feeling as though they are needed. That is one thing that she has going for her; none of the hired hands, guards, or soldiers would ever raise a hand against her even if paid enormous amounts of money. They know a good thing when they experience it.
After the sweat room, I will shower or bath to rid myself of the sweat. Sometimes...though rarely I will follow the shower by getting a massage. I am pretty sure most drow know the benefit a massage will give them and won't argue that it's a great follow up to a good sweat and hot shower or bath. It also helps loosen whatever muscles that are still rebelling against relaxing and easing from all the work. This mainly depends on whether or not the vipers have some task ready for me or not.
After this..I will eat again..normally a rather large meal since I haven't really eaten much for the day. Most times this meal will consist of as much protein that I can get. Protein is the one substance that my body thrives on. I'm really not one for any of the delicacies that most drow will indulge in. Give me a good roth steak..still pink and I'll be good for the day.
After the meal, about half the day will have gone by. Thus once the Vipers have some sort of task ready for me to achieve for them, I don't have much time in order to complete it. I think they like this. Though thankfully I have yet to fail one of their odd tasks. I shudder to think what would happen to me should I actually fail. The things I imagine them doing to me makes me wish the Matron would call off these tasks and allow me to use the rest of my day to work on other things. Perhaps even pursuing new fighting styles, as well as some semblance of a personal relationship with a certain female.
My days end late...once my task is completed and I have brought whatever it is the Vipers wanted I retreat to my quarters and start getting ready for the night. This is also the time that I spend writing down my daily happenings in this journal of mine. So far..I have only filled a few pages. I may have to related some of my earlier years, as I was so busy at that time that I didn't actually have time to write about it.
I bet I won't be able to remember even half of what occurred during my early years. Tis unfortunate..but at least I have skills that are a benefit for me and my House. So..that's good.
~Ka'da
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:40 pm
The Viper's Nest
You've probably heard me mention the Viper nest several times before now.
Well..if you have figured it out or have noted my side notes..the viper nest is what I call my sister siblings. Rather fitting don't you think?
Like a nest of vipers, they are very lethel..not to mention the fact that they will hole up anywhere they can find a secret place. So you never really know when they will show up and where they might strike at you. It's not really a fact that I find very comforting. I'd much rather that they were easier to read, and predict where they might show up next.
Lis'zaha would be the ringleader of the bunch of vipers..she's the one that normally always starts things. She's never pleased when I manage to complete one of the crazed ideas that the lot of them come up with. Since she's the major Lloth fanatic of the House, she has the Matron's ear the most. It's most likely her that was the driving force behind these tasks as a front to test me to see if I am as loyal to the House as I should be. She would be the first one that I get rid of...should I get the chance to. If you cut the head off of the snake..you get rid of the most lethal part of it.
If the viper nest were to be one snake, Min'hyvair would be the fangs of the creature. She's a nasty one. Probably the second one that I dislike the most. Since she's abandoned her original thought to become a warrior and turned to learning how to be a poisoner she's caused me the most despair. I keep thinking every time she looks at me in that strange way she does that she's trying to figure out a way to do away with me. Since she's a poisoner I'm rather surprised that she hasn't tried already. She's the one that I have the most nightmares about..since well she knows the most about me personally.
I can't help but fear that those early years that she spent learning fighting from me that it was all a ruse just to get close to me and learn all my weaknesses. It doesn't just make me mad; it makes me rather angry at myself that I didn't see it at first. She's just too damn manipulative and conniving for me. Perhaps she should be the one I pick off first. She is after all a bit out of sync with the other vipers. Her manner of dress and tendency to be a loner gets me to wonder if perhaps she's more like me than I'd like to admit. Hopefully I'm wrong about that.
N'Auradria, or Aura as her sisters call her is even more disagreeable than the other two are. She's very petty, not to mention very self indulged. She has been held in very high regard by the Matron since she has shown interest in being trained to be a thief. This is probably because our House has not had a thief in the family for ages...and it makes the Matron greedy and very eager to get her into the business. So far..she is quite good at it. She is the very essence of a sneaky, silent viper. She has already startled me multiple times in the past...even before she had chosen her manner of profession. I would hate to be on the receiving end of her sticky fingers as she would very likely stick a dagger in the back of her mark after stealing him blind. I shudder to think about it. She would be the second that I sent to the Abyss...though I'm sure the Matron would seek revenge on whoever was responsible for her death. I'm also certain that she has gifted N'Auradria with magical wards...so it would be more trouble to rid myself of her than I really want. I shall have to find a mage to help me with that task when I must act against her.
Yashira is the most blatant bold viper I have ever seen. She'd probably make a better cobra..as the colors she wears are bright enough to warn most people off..much like the hood of a cobra. Besides her affinity to bold bright colors, she is the most temperamental and explosive female I have ever encountered. The Matron and my Aunt O'phranaylis laugh over it, saying she is the dramatic type. They find it more amusing than most in the House. The servants make a wide berth around her, and avoid her at all costs. It's rather amusing to watch in fact. When she realizes what is going on, she gets so mad and so self righteous about it. She screams til she goes red in the face. Then again...she does have a lighter tone of skin so that can be easily seen. Despite having a lighter tone of skin..the Matron doesn't treat her any differently than the other vipers. I think the Matron actually consults her on hair types...since Yashira tends to be up to date on all the new styles as well very well versed in all the old styles. If she were more focused on studying magic a she was with fashion and hair she would probably have a much better standing amongst the vipers.
Kahmirra..is the complete essence of coldness and calculation. Her mind is always going a mile a minute...which is one thing that I actually admire about her. At least she actually thinks things through before she leaps...unlike the other vipers. Unfortunately...most of her calculations are used to think if a task the nest has thought up would be challenging enough for me. I find this rather frustrating to say the least. Unlike the other sisters though..Kahmiira is not living at the House. Which is fortunate for me. She is off studying to be a Mage. Her magical talents were so strong that she was enrolled early and is under the supervision of a very talented Sorcerer at a school in Undrek'Thoz who is an ally of the matron. Her skills have caused contention to rise between her and the other sisters...as they are very jealous and petty about being kept at home and not learning as fast as she is. I say good riddance. I rather hope that she gets too ambitious and one of her fellow students picks her off so that I don't have to find a way to do so before she achieves enough to come home. I would rather not have her as a full fledged mage in the House...she'd probably torture me secretly whenever she had the time to do so. I shudder at the thought.
Ther'saadi is the youngest, but is a combination of all the vipers. She is the most manipulative, most evil, calculating and drama induced one of the whole bunch. She has a very sadistic streak to her...making her the one that I try to avoid the most. At all costs. This doesn't usually work very well...as she usually is the one they send to find me when they can't find me. She always makes sure to dig her claws in and rip my soul to pieces when given the chance.
I shudder to think what sort of creature she will become when she grows older and is shown how to better use her skills. I fear that she will become the House torturer...seeing as she takes so much pleasure in dishing out pain to others.
Thus you have met the Vipers...now you know why I fear them so much. Perhaps they were what caused my fear of women to heighten to such a degree. I guess I shall never know...unless there is a way to wipe all of them out with one strike. That would be a blessing indeed.
Here's to hoping!
~Ka'da
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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:25 pm
Past task..Being A Woman For A Day.
Of the many ingenious tasks the Vipers have given for me to accomplish, the one I remember with the most clarity as well as embarrassment was a task that was all Yashira's doing. I really have no idea what she was thinking or why she thought I would look good dressed in female clothing. I still wish that I had reacted a little better to the it..but I can't very well go back in time and change it now.
The sad thing..is that they didn't leave it at just the female clothing. They insisted that I allow them to.."doll me up" as they put it. I still shudder at how I looked that day, and what happened because of it. Once I was bedazzled and all put up to look like a "decked out babe" I was to go out to the taverns and see how many males I could get to hit on me.
Let's just say that while I got more than enough offers than I wanted, it didn't end there. Apparently, dressed up as a woman was not such a good idea. One male that approached wouldn't take my "no" as a satisfactory answer to his blatant offer of having the greatest time of my life with him. He got rude, and physical. Despite me looking like a very convincing female in the getup the vipers had put me in, it didn't take any of the males much time to realize I wasn't a female when I finally decked the male causing him to fly across several tables and into a wall.
If the Vipers hadn't decided to have me followed and watched by a servant of theirs to make sure that I fulfilled the task to their satisfaction..I probably wouldn't have had much problem about my interaction with that particular male. As it was..the vipers were furious with me for giving away myself so quickly. It was fortunate for me that the Matron just laughed it off, getting very hysterical about seeing me in drag and the story the servant related.
However..the humility of the situation was enough for me to never forget the task. One of these days I will have to return the favor on the Vipers..and put them in a situation that they can't control and will have to be uncomfortable and humiliated by. That will be sweet sweet revenge!
~Ka'dairihn
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1st stage.
uncerted version
Art is by Nova on Ernya. 