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Please only enter the contest if you plan on roleplaying - these are Nalani & Izefiah's first children and as such you should be at least slightly active & willing to have family roleplay.

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Please ask any and ALL questions in this thread, currently Kaitaia is without a working laptop so I will be both running & judging the contest (unless Kait's situation changes between now and the end of the contest) - so I ask that you not bother her with contest questions thank you!

Good luck all!

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Name: Sarei Stargazer
Basket Name: Ezenlavi (mix of parents & aunty's names? =o)
Temper: Curious
Personality: Calm and polite/well-behaved, with never dying curiosity about the world and the others around them. Like Aunty, is picky of who they choose to be around, and is sometimes quick to pass judgement, but not to quite the same extent. Constant curiosity leads to a sort of downfall, as Ezenlavi is always questioning things, and sometimes perhaps over-thinking things, which leads to a slight lack of confidence, and has made Ezenlavi a little bit emotionally over-reactive to certain things. Often shuts down when confronted by thoughts/words/others that are upsetting or confusing.

Prompt Choice: Prompt 2
Prompt Entry:

Ezenlavi had spent most of the day so far with Aunty Elisheva, and it had been fun, but she had also been filling the young equine's head with stories of the family. It had crossed the young one's mind a few times that perhaps this was a bit much of information to share with one so young, but was grateful at the same time for having been honoured to know such details. The one story that stuck out most in particular to the young Soquili was that of it's parents undying love and dedication to each other. Most would never guess or care too much what their parents had been through to be together, in fact, come to think of it: Ezenlavi had never heard a story about a relationship that hadn't been perfect and ended happily ever after. When they had parted ways, Ezenlavi headed back to Nalani and Izefiah, but was spending extra time dawdling today, as there was much to think and wonder about, and to consider as well.

It was wonderful and inspiring to hear that your parents had worked so hard in order to have a good relationship, and to be able to have a family together as they wanted, and that gave Ezenlavi very good feelings. It caused wonder about the young equine's own relationships, not only now, but also in the future, and the young one noted that the relationship between mother and father was a good example of loving and healthy relationships. However, as a contemplative young creature, Ezenlavi was lost in thought on both ends of the spectrum. While it amazed the young Soquili the story of the dedication and love between mother and father, there was also the whole part of how Grandfather Auster had tried to tear them apart. This gave the young one much confusion, and caused wonder about relationships in a different way.

Though it was lovely to think about and imagine all the possibilities in the future, something about the whole situation made the poor young thing's stomach feel sick with knots. Ezenlavi couldn't help but wonder why it was that Auster would have wanted them not to be together in the first place. And did that mean that Ezenlavi and the other children would be looked down upon in the same way as their mother and father? Would they be treated differently, more kindly and graciously? And if they were, would it be out of obligation, or would Grandfather really care for them? The young equine came to a pause on the path and stood for a moment, staring off into the trees, considering all of these questions that came rushing to mind.

Of course, any young creature is going to, at some point, question their role and their importance in not only their family, but in the bigger picture as well, and being born into a half-torn family threw this little thinker for a loop. A single tear rolled slowly down the soft, innocent cheek of the child as the branches and leaves swayed all about. The breeze seemed to almost pick up on the inner turmoil Ezenlavi was feeling...

Ezenlavi tended to be more like father, in that there was a lot of pressure felt, even at such a young age, to please others and to not be in the wrong. Perhaps that was a side effect of the relationship between Izefish, Nalani and Auster. After a few minutes of standing with a few tears streaming down, the young horse shook it's head and continued on, attempting to dismiss the thoughts and confusion for now. Maybe it was too much worry for such a young creature to be thinking about all of these things...perhaps that was Aunty's intention, perhaps it was just her being the way she was. Either way, Ezenlavi had decided that for now, it was too worrying, and the young Soquili didn't want to feel sad now. After another quick moment standing still in the path, the young one shook again and headed off again back to the loving and kind parents. Perhaps it would be good to talk to them about it...maybe not today, but it was certainly a conversation that Ezenlavi wanted to have at some point.

With a small, determined nod, the young equine put a smile on and trotted on home, instead now wondering what the family must be busy doing, much happier thoughts filled the young one's head, and as this happened, the breeze seemed to calm again, and everything felt back to normal for now.

Plot Ideas: Just want Ezenlavi to be really close w/ the family, but it would be interesting to have a kind of different relationship with grandfather? Perhaps he treats Ezenlavi different than the others, either that or the child decides they want nothing to do with him, after learning about how he treated their parents? Def. would love to RP (I've never done any family RP, really, so it would be really exciting for me, especially since it seems like the immediate family will be very close and loving!). Uhhmmmm, yeah nothing too extensive, just would hope to flesh out a good, dynamic relationship with Grandpa (be it a crappy one or a good one).

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Name: Cheyriddle4
Basket Name: Aulden(boy), Aelen (girl)
Temper: Open-minded
Personality: Aelen is a curious sort.Always looking for new things to learn about. Never one to balk at asking questions she can have a little habit of irritating others when she asks question after question. Able to accept just about anyone she doesn't judge another's actions. She is optimistic and outgoing. Yet her feelings can be easily hurt if something pricks her feelings the wrong way. Forgiveness is sometimes hard for her. Sometimes she just twist things over and over in her head which means she can't get over something easily.

Prompt Choice: Prompt Three
Prompt Entry: Aelen brushes up against her mothers side as they walk along the tree line of a forest. Walking in content silence she takes comfort in her mother's presence. Her eyes start to wander and soon her footsteps slow down until soon her mother is walking ahead many paces. Stopping as her eyes take sight of a new creature Aelen's eyes light up. What is this? Does this creature have a name? Curiosity peaked she steps closer and it starts to scurry away.

"Wait! Come back!"

Trotting after the prickly creature she goes further and further away from her mother's side. Not even the slightest thought of mentioning something to her mother crosses her eyes as she follows the creature. The tree's become more dense around her as she makes her way over fallen logs and through thickets. Branches scratch against her skin as she tries to keep sight of the creature.. Yet soon it slips away and she stops. Spinning around she searches frantically for the creature. She has no idea where she is. Worry and excitement goes through her as thoughts of exploring and finding things she doesn't know. Yet should she go back? Probably but she quickly dismisses that idea. She wants to find that creature!

Turning back to the direction in which she saw the creature moving she pushes on at a walk. Her eyes scanning the area. Catching glimpses of more creatures every so often she sometimes stops to inspect them from a distance. She spots foxes with coats of red, rabbits and opossums yet she doesn't catch sight of that prickly looking creature. Where can it be? Surely it didn't go far? Jumping over another log she catches sight of the creature.

"Aha! There you are!"

Moving forward at a brisk trot she catches up to the creature. This creature has this prickly needle like things which reminds her of those... pine tree needles. Yet this creatures needles are a greyish brown. Are they hard or soft? Maybe the creature will let her touch it? She steps in front of the creature and tilts her head. Kinda cute creature.

"What are you?"

The creature doesn't respond yet she didn't expect it to. Lowering her head she goes to touch the needles when some shoot up and embed themselves into her muzzle. She lets out a high pitched scream as sharp pain goes through her muzzle and then she is running towards the direction where she came. Making a beeline to go find her mother. Tears well up at her eyes as she doesn't care that branches are scratching at her. She needs to get these out. They hurt! She knows now not to go touch such a creature. Tears start falling as she makes her way out of the forest. Whinnying and looking around she heads off to find her mother.

"Mother! Mother! Dad! Auntie! Mommy!"

Tears fill her vision so much so that she doesn't see her mother who turned around after hearing Aelen's cries. Aelen runs smack dab into her mothers side and lets out a cry of pain. "Ow!" She steps back and is shaking like a leaf as she cries to her mother.

"Mommy! There was this creature with needles and it hurt me! These hurt mommy." Sniffling as she is told what the creature is and that she shouldn't mess with it she nods. Oh she learned that lesson alright. Soon her mother starts to pull out the quills and with each one Aelen flinches. These things hurt!

"Aelen. No wandering off. You are to stick by my side."

With that her mother turns and goes back to going towards their destination with Aelen trotting alongside to keep up. Aelen's head hangs low as she feels humiliated as she can hear some laughter and snickers coming from some of her family as they talk of the sight of her with those quills.

Plot Ideas: A lesson on Forgiveness- A lesson where either mother or father teachers Aelen or Aulden that forgiving someone is better than holding a grudge.

To many questions!- Aelen or Aulden starts to get curious about what their parents were like as they were younger and so who better to ask then auntie. With a constant onslaught of questions Aelen or Aulden starts to get on their aunt's nerves.

Someone's in a foul mood- Coming across a Soq of a more serious, hot tempered nature, Aelen or Aulden doesn't know what to do. So doing what she or he can tries to befriend and cheer up the other soq.

Meeting lifemate or fling- Aelen or Aulden comes across a mare or stallion who catches their interest.

Along with any other interesting plots that comes across.

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Name: Akuma_Kessaku

Basket Name: Belal(M) / Bindi(F)
(Will Be using the male name for this entry.)

Temper: Equivocal

Personality: Belal is a calm, suave sort of stallion who was raised to always be respectful to those he meets. He is of course polite, charming, and considerate, but reserved when it comes to talking about himself or his feelings and emotions. He is quite guarded when it comes to matters of the heart, and tends to become easily misguided or deceived. Belal is especially susceptible to double interpretations when it comes to heavy weighted conversations.

Prompt Choice: Prompt 2 - You've recently discovered (through your Aunt Elisheva) that your mother and your father went through a lot to be together. In fact at one point, if your grandfather Auster had his way, they wouldn't have been a couple at all.
What do you think about having a family member that acted in that way? Do you talk to your mother or Elisheva about how you feel, or do you just accept that you have Grandfather that you might not get along with?

Prompt Entry:

The sun was setting beyond the hills in the west as Elisheva rounded up the three younglings to give her sister, Nalani, some time to be with her mate Izefiah.

“Time for bed little ones…” She crooned while gathered them by the fire with her wings.

“We want a story!” one cried, “If we must go to sleep we should at least have a bedtime story!”

“What kind of story?” She asked.

“A love story” the other swooned, “Oooh, One about Mom and Dad!”

Elisheva chuckled, “Well, I don’t know about that…But I will tell you a love story.”

Belal watched as his sibling huddled in close and anxiously waited for their auntie to speak.

“Alright,” She began, “A long time ago, far far away in the Kawani lands. There was a princess mare with beautiful ebony locks, eyes like pale sapphires, and a silky coat of maroon and ivory. She was lovestruck. The other day she had met the most handsome stallion. He was a true gentlemen; polite, charming, and his dashing good looks certainly stole her heart. ”

“What did he look like?” Yawned one

“Well, He wore a mask.”

“Papa has a mask…” The other chimed.

“It wasn’t like that…” Elisheva coughed as she let her mind get adventurous, “I-It was… Purple, And had a big nose that hid his face.”

Belal snorted, “Why is that?”

“Well, He had confidence issues. When he wore the mask he pretended he wasn’t himself, which gave him confidence?” She questioned, As she attempted to steer the story back on course, “He has a black coat with icy blue hair and a giant purple mask that hid his face, alright? Well… He too found the mare very beautiful and fell for her as hard as she fell for him. He asked to see the mare again, giving her instructions to meet him by the giant tree next to the lake.

“It was the evening the princess was to meet her charming masked stallion. As she waited patiently beside the giant tree, a lumbering Angeni approached her, “Your Stallion isn’t coming. He has promised himself to another; a mare who better suits him.” "

“Tears flooded the Mares eyes as she fled, the angeni’s words clawing at her mind and her heart. She was so in love with the masked stallion, but could not believe what she was told. Devastated and heartbroken, her hooves finally gave way and she collapsed in a heap sobbing out all the pain in her heart.”

“Luckily, her fairy god-mare was watching over her that night. The god-mare found the Angeni and the Masked Stallion. She learned that the Angeni spoke lies to the princess and told him that he was mistaken, that the masked stallion and princess were meant to be together. ”

“Hearing the god-mare’s words gave the Masked stallion the courage to stand up to the Angeni. He left with the god-mare to reclaim his princess and salvage his love.” Elisheva looked around to see three sleeping foals around her and whispered, “And your mother and father lived happily ever after…” Nuzzling each head, she caught the glistening of Belal’s pale sapphire eyes staring into the dancing flames, “Oh, Belal… You’re not sleeping?”

He lifted his head and looked at his auntie, “Is that what really happened?” Looking back to the flames he lowered his head to the earth, “Is that why we haven’t met dad’s family? Is it because they don’t like us?”

Elisheva furrowed her brow as she slowly slipped her way out of the pile of sleeping foals, “Come walk with me Belal…” she whispered.

Belal slipped from under his siblings’ wing and followed his auntie away from the fire. He was wingless like his mother, and never felt any less of a Soquili because of it, but could his family really be divided over that? Coming up beside his aunt he nuzzled under her wing for shelter from the brisk evening wind.

“Belal, your daddy’s family doesn’t live around here, and I am sure they will come visit when they can.” She reassured him.

“But does grandpa not like mom because she has no wings?” there was a sinking feeling as the words so freely rolled off his tongue. He had never been so open with his auntie, but he starved for an answer, “Does he not like Soquili with no wings?”

“Sweetie, sometimes people say things- Do things they regret. That they wish they could take back.” Elisheva thought about her words as Belal’s inquisitive eyes stared at her, “Your grandfather had every opportunity to stop your father that day; to prevent him from being with your mother, and he didn’t.” Lowering her head to ruffle Belal’s icy blue hair, “Your grandfather wants your daddy to be happy, and I am sure he wants to meet you and your siblings, but he needs to do it at his own pace.”

Belal’s eyes shifted to the earth beneath his hooves as he mulled over his aunt’s words. Nodding slowly he met her eyes again, “Alright auntie…I hope we meet them soon.”

“Me too, sweetheart,” She murmured, “And just remember, no matter what you will always have family who loves you.” Lifting her wings she nudged Belal, “Now you should be getting to bed, little one.”

Belal returned to his siblings with his auntie’s words still swimming through his head. He still felt wary of his grandfather, uncertain as to whether he will develop a good relationship with him, but he can only do what his mother taught him; treat all with respect.

Plot Ideas:
I'm game for anything but after writing this reply the only thing that comes to mind is meeting his grandfather, Auster.