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//:Name & Profession:
Silvaara Ikzarr, Thrakena Coercer
(Ex-Mercenary)


//:Age:
Unknown
(Looks in the range of late teen to mid-20s.)


//:Height:
5'1"
(She's rather...short for her age.)


//:Weight:
Roughly 135-60 pounds.
(Muscle weighs more than fat?)


//:Language:
English
(Note: Technically, she doesn't know English. They don't even have that language on her planet. But, for the sake of RP, we'll pretend she does know it, though she doesn't know it well. ^o^
She can't read in the English language. Or write, of course.)

Some German
(Note: Living place is similar to Germany, 1920s. Also, as above, she doesn't know Earth's version, but rather an extremely similar form.)

Thrakenian


//:If She Were Gaian:

Er....something like that... ^^;

//:Skills and Talents:
Silvaara specializes in the creation of illusions to trick the minds of those the magic is performed upon and is often called a Coercer. As one, the bulk of her spells are dedicated to fear and anxiety, causing one's horrors to appear to come to life.

She is able to do "happier" spells, however, and has gotten used to performing with them since her days of war are over. She has been able to use some of her more "potent" spells at night...in horror shows.

Because of her half-dragon race, she is (as most dragons are) immune to most magical effects. Granted, she will not be able to stop all effects, but mostly "medium level" spell effects and below. She can also cast a spell to negate effects, but that won't last long as it is a short-term spell and not meant for drawn-out use.

Silvaara has some draw-backs to her abilities, of which include:

-"Fizzling", if interrupted or distracted the spell could either not come out at all or come our horribly wrong.
-Once a spell is performed, it cannot be performed again unless re-committed to memory. This is why she carries around her spells in a pocketbook.
-Spells, because of the lighting and vibrant colors, could cause seizures (Another reason why you don't sit to close to the TV).
-Some spells are extremely dangerous and could cause serious damage if something went wrong. Remember, a lot of her spells were used in wars and are quite capable of taking out large masses of people.

// razz ossible Stage Progression:
Stage 1-Mage
Doesn't do much beyond what is asked of her chore-wise. And can do very simple magic.

Stage 2-Illusionist
Can perform Illusionist Magics (this being of the "happy" variety). Helps out with entertaining little kids when they are waiting in line or whatever. Possibly helps with the lighting in the shows. :3

Stage 3-Coercer
Can complete her own acts with vibrant displays of magic (being more of the "potent" and "frightening" kind). Also, when not performing, loves to help out with technical lighting and special effects.

Stage 4-???
...

//:World Description:
Silvaara came from the “Type B” world of Sxroth. The following are some facts about Sxroth you might find handy knowing.

Geography:

Sxroth has 5 continents.
The first is directly on the equator and has a very rocky terrain and a few scattered rain forests here and there. It has three active volcanoes, named Irith (Trembler), Sanith (Roaring), and Ranith (Destroyer) respectively. This continent is called Quert and is named after the element of fire.
Wehrind is the next continent, named after the earth. The northern region is rimmed with mountains whose valleys many live. The mountain range has no name. It slides steadily down and slowly forms a plains region which gives way to a savanna. Many of Sxroth’s inhabitants seek to live here, for the weather is fair and living is pleasant.

//:Silvaara's History:
This is a rough, hot off the word document, print--so if there are any mistakes or something doesn't make sense, feel free to correct me.

Note to the reader: As I have taken to the retelling of Silvaara's tale and not paying to much attention to make sure that the details match, this history may deviate from what you have heard before or what you yourself have seen. To prevent any confusion as to what her actual story is, I have taken the liberty to see to it that she herself was asked about what had occurred in her life. With her consent, and for your viewing pleasure, here is her true story.

Summary:
Please highlight to read if you wish. I know some people who would rather not know the background of a character until they wish, so I'm hiding it for them.

Though Silvaara’s father loved her mother, the choice to have a child ended with death for the human Riza. The dragon Tarik blamed Riza’s death on the child and has hated her since birth. He did, however, take Silvaara and leave her to be raised with the clan outcast—an old silver dragon by the name of Ewynn. Ewynn kept Silvaara sheltered from the harsh judgments of the younger purebred dragons of her age, which resulted in naivety.
Ewynn treated Silvaara as her own child and found her especially skilled in the magical arts. Despite Tarik’s wishes, Ewynn began to teach the child. As she could not fly or fight or practice breathing the elements as she saw the other young ones do, Silvaara was determined to show her worth with something and worked hard at it.
When she was old enough (but still very young for a dragon, even a half-breed), she was allowed to leave her sheltered cavern and venture to confront her father. Upon reaching his lair, however, she found he had only recently left to be off with his new mistress—war.
Silvaara was determined to speak with him, so she followed after him (a rather easy thing to do, following his trail of destruction). She eventually joined the armies in her search for him, learning an evil form of illusionist magic and becoming a Coercer. Silvaara proved her worth enough to be accepted into her father’s leading army, but not without being “initiated”.
She was one of the few women allowed to enter, and for human women this normally left them bearing a child. But because Silvaara was not human, she was spared this torment—most of the men being too afraid to go near her in such a manner. Instead, in late night, she was lured to a secluded spot and restrained, involuntarily. They held her still as they ripped off her robes (she was wearing a wrap underneath) and proceeded to saw off one of her small wings with a sword, cleaving a bit of flesh as they pulled it off.
Fortunately, her father was making rounds and came to the rescue, saving her other wing from the same torment, though later in life it had a fair bit of damage done to it as well. She was separated from her father as they rode to war the next day and wouldn’t for at least a good six years.
When the war was over, she returned to look for her father once more. By this time she had earned a reputation for being cold and cruel, which made her search that much more difficult. Eventually she found him—sickly and injured—and she stayed with him, nursing him. Tarik often kept mistaking Silvaara for her mother and she wasn’t sure if she should be grateful for that or curse it. She was able to use her magic to keep him entertained and it was about this point in time she discovered that she could use her abilities to do so.
Her father suddenly vanished, but her spirit was now quieted.
Silvaara felt the she didn’t need to search for him any longer. Instead, she set out to turn her false reputation around, using her newfound skills in magic to entertain instead of harm.

//:The Thrakenian Language:
A guide to the language of the Thrakena.

Introduction

Welcome to the Thrakenian language. I’ll start off by saying that this language is quite simple, with nothing really too complex to learn or master. In this introduction, you’ll be introduced to the basic things you will be learning. While we explore this dialect, please bear in mind that there are many other dialects on Sxroth, and this is the one known as the “common”. That means it is the easiest to learn and is, more often than not, the first language to be taught to children. There are slight variations depending on where you go and slang is present as well. Now that you know this, let us continue. First, the types of scripts: Gradonce and Inquedonce.

1. Gradonce.

This script, or form of writing, is using the English alphabet. On the planet Sxroth, where the language originated, they do not have the English lettering system. But for out convenience, I have taken the liberty of translating it to English terms.
In this form, non-english word will be italicized.

2. Inquedonce.

This is the form of writing native to Sxroth. I will provide samples as pertaining to the letters of the alphabet. Keep in mind that this is only the main form of writing and also the simplest. There are many other more complex forms, which are only used on certain occasions. Don’t worry, if you are ever on Sxroth this script is the “common” script, so everyone should know it no matter where you go.

Grammar Rules:

1. Vowel Sounds: a, i, u, e, o

· A as in harp.
· I as in machine.
· U as in executive.
· E as in elephant.
· O as in so.


2. You never add “hello” or “welcome” to a sentence. Greetings are always stand-alone. It is considered an insult to yourself to do otherwise.

· Adding a name to the hello, like saying “Hello Chroma” is considered as VERY rude. Don’t do it. Either say the name as the greeting or not at all (until necessary).


3. Ta is added to any sentence to make it a question. Instead of re-arranging the words, you simply add ta.

Example:

English: Is he there?
Thrakenian: He is there (ta)?

· Exceptions

There are some exceptions to this rule. Questions such as “How are you?” are asked as questions, however ta is still added to the end to clarify. Unless you are familiar with the language, it is not advised to take away the ta. (Taking it away is what is known as ‘slang’.)


4. Verb is always second!

Example:

English: Then, he left for the town.
Thrakenian: Then, left he for the town.


5. Commas.
Commas are used in the same way commas in English are used. However, they are never used in the Inquedonce script.

Dictionary:
Note: This dictionary is in the process of being made. More words will be added.

Rath - She/her
Rith -He/him
Es – You/I
Hin - And
Erio - Hello/Hi
Eriorithas - Welcome (as in "Welcome to our home." Can be used as a substitute for “Hello.”)
Querthai - Fire
Wehrindi – Earth
Re – Is/are
Yil – There
Ne – What (can be used as stand alone. “Ne?” instead of “Ne ta?”)
Ta – Added to make anything a question.
Wee – How (as in how is it done)
Wii – How (as in the state of something. “How are you?”). It can also be used as “well” (as in “I am well.”)

Dialogue:

1. Simple Dialogues.

Tarik: Erio. Wii re es ta? (Hello. How are you?)
Rika: Eriorithas. Es re wii, hin es ta? (Welcome. I am well, and you?)

// razz osting Now Allowed:

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. She looks in the range of late teen to mid-20s. Danke. ^_^

Bleh. And that's the stuff I avoided and cared not to get into. XD

Originally, I had her human/draconian, but I then decided for my own devices that her father would have to be full-dragon. I mostly base much of my basis off of the DragonLance series style-dragons, which on that notion the silver mentioned in the history really would be a social outcast as dragons were divided by color:
Silver, Gold, Bronze, Brass, ( and some other shiny color I can't recall) were the "children of the good god Paladine".
Green, Red, Black, White, Blue were the "children of the evil goddess Takhisis".

Draconians were quite lizard like, looking like the Iksar in EverQuest, except with wings that could only be used for gliding and they hadn't "inherited" breathing, but rather their corpses would basically do whatever they breath they would have inherited didn't. Like, say, instead of spitting acid, their corpses would dissolve into it and take anyone near them out too.

Anyway, back from the history lesson. x_x;;

Her father was a red dragon, so that made him evil. And being a red dragon, he was the equivalent of a gold, also skilled in magic. Thus, he could shape shift. He pretty much looked like "strikingly-handsome" guy and his features would change from time to time, depending on his mood...

At this point in the history in Silvaara's world, the "metallic" dragons had pretty much died out and only a few of the "chromatic" dragons were left, and only about 1 in 50 left had magic, much less could use it. Silvaara was lucky to inherit this.

From my thinking, she would have not only inherited her human mother's features, but some features of the human form her father had at the time of baby-making. ( XD )
He was a kind-of warlord, so he probably was pulsating magic that affected her, seeing as he was still seeing his mate until her death.

But from the perspective I put it at, no one could ever really know how it works. Besides that, her planet isn't Earth. Genetics could be different--heck, they might not even have "cells" like we do. If you need an example, another race from that planet are creatures that have fox anatomy, but instead of paws have hooves (and I've been told that you'd have to fix the legs to do this, but meh, they are special) and a single wind centered on their back, not fully attached to their body until adulthood.

And while we're on this topic, time passes differently as well. Her age is unknown because of this gap. It is guessed that one of her years is aprox. 73 earth years.

Now, she did originally had a tail, but I changed it to wings as it made a better plot-line in the long run. Her wings were never capable of flight, not even gliding. Of course she never got a chance to try either.
She isn't bald one, because I have issues attempting to draw bald people (eheheh ^^;; ) and two, some dragons have manes.
Plus, her father's magic could have caused the weird color (I mean, look at Harry Potter and Voldemort, snake speaking fhushs. o_o wink .

Half-breed, in this case, would be what she would have been called if she weren't sheltered. Like in Inu-Yasha, a "half-demon mutt"...he really has no "race", but rather is universally accepted as, in essence, a half-breed.
So she's not really anything race-wise...just a mutt...or as you stated a "draconic human".

Ho mai. Overall, you made a really good point and hit a sore-spot on my concept.

I think I'll re-do her appearance after all. Thanks, that critique really helped.
Danke Schon! whee




But, I'm keeping the hair. XD
Rawr, I'll probably do something like....more dragon-ish and make it a mane thinger or something though.... O:
( If only for my fetish of drawing wavy-things that flow. o3o I wonder if anything up there made any sense? xD;; )