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 Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:38 pm
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:12 pm
↘ xxxx Uhin Sasory xxxx ↙ |_________________________________________________| ↣ The Honorable Captain ↤ 
"Each morning we are born again, it is what we do today that matters."
I have been around for 437 years.
I am a Selkie and affiliated with Ithus.
I am on team One as the Captain
I am Male.
I am interested in Females.
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¯ ¯ ↘ The most notable feature of all selkies is that we change our skin. We always have our seal pelts, unless someone is to take it from us, however I've never let mine out of my sight. If I choose not to be a seal, I tie my pelt around my waist, otherwise, I wear it. It's as simple as that. Whether I am a seal or walk as a man, I am a strong swimmer, spending many of my days in the water regardless of the skin I wore. As being a protector, it can be inferred that I am also a strong fighter, which would be correct. I hone my skills and have striven to ensure that my kin and those I care about can and will be protected by me. My sheer size is a testament to my power as I have been built for battle with strong, sturdy bones and muscles. Now, if you're looking more towards the magic side of things, Sekies rarely dabble in such things. Nevertheless, I am practiced in some minor water manipulation and have been taunt divination by our mother of the sea. While I cannot control my visions from the sea herself, they are never wrong. I just need to interpret them correctly as sometimes the mother is tricky and will not outright say what it is she means. As for the minor water manipulation, I should think that is fairly obvious. And while I can't just grasp the water that is clinging in the air, I can use any water that is on hand should I need to.
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¯ ¯ ↘ Generally speaking, I am the calm and quiet type. I don't normally feel like saying anything unless something really must be said. I am what I need to be, but if it were up to me, I'd be peaceful, but we do not live in a time of peace. When it comes to battles, I am fierce, but honorable. I do not believe in harming someone who cannot defend themselves. In my clan, I would protect my kin and that's just what I intend to do here. I do not condone useless bloodshed and greatly frown upon it when anyone kills with no purpose but to kill. But enough about that. I am generally very level headed and do not lose my cool, trying to maintain a neutral demeanor. I have been viewed by many as a fatherly figure, even though I have no young of my own. I am kind, caring, and look out for those around me, whether I'm close to them or not. While I have been built for battle, that does not mean I am unintelligent. On the contrary, I am quite skilled in tactics and enjoy learning new things when the opportunity arises. One of my only vices is if there's a nice warm patch of sun I will take a moment to enjoy it. Having grown up in cold waters, my kind will enjoy sunbathing on the rocks whenever we can.
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¯ ¯ ↘ My history? It's not a very complicated one, even though I have lived this world longer than many. My childhood, or what I remember of it, was fairly normal of a selkie pup. I grew up off shore in the waters of the northern shoreline. We stayed away from human settlements as humans fished and pups were known to be caught in the nets without being thrown back. My mother of course did not want this to happen to me. Most of my childhood I remained hidden in snow and ice until I grew big enough to hunt fish and not be in need of my mother's protection. That took almost two years. But I still had a long time before I would be allowed to leave the clan enough to hunt or explore on my own.
Even at a young age, I had an overwhelming instinct to protect those around me. I only fought or hunted when my kin needed food or when someone was in danger. I rarely strayed too far as I knew I was growing quickly and becoming stronger and while the other males were away hunting, someone needed to make sure the other pups and some of the older females did not fall into harm's way. While the other teens and pups played and explored, I remained ever vigilant, knowing what was out there in the open waters. As pups, we were an easy target for larger, fiercer creatures. It was all too often that a pup was lost to one of the many predators of the ocean. The stronger and larger I grew, however, the easier it was for me to deter these creatures and drive them away from my kin.
This went on for a few decades before I decided to head closer to the shoreline, moving more and more towards human and other race's settlements, just to sate my curiosity about them. Very few bothered me if I were laying out on the beach besides the occasional child who would stare in awe at my form of a large seal just laying on some rocks or a beach, warming and napping in the sun. However it was here where I had an encounter I will never forget.
The day wasn't all that spectacular, however, I had been laying on the beach, only half wearing my pelt when a beautiful young human, who had been strolling cautiously approached me. What started out as a fearful curiosity turned into a long afternoon of laying on the beach, talking, getting to know one another. I had found out her name was Mona. She was the daughter to a fisherman and lived in a nearby town. She told me what the town was like and I told her about my kin. We both knew what it was like to live on land and sea, but while she hardly set foot in the sea and I rarely set foot on land, it seemed rather unlikely what we had decided to do. In a matter of weeks we had fallen in love, and after a year of learning human customs, I had taken her as my mate... Er, I guess they call it "wife." She was my one and only and I was hers. We lived many happy years together and even tried to start a family, but alas, it was met with great difficulties and eventual sadness.
I had lost my Mona during childbirth. The human and elven healers said that her and I were just too different and the strain was too much for her delicate body. I don't remember many of the years that followed. I knew that life was fragile and human life especially, however I was not prepared for both her and my pup to have been taken from me by death's cold embrace. I don't know how long I grieved and when I finally came out of that haze I had no idea where I was. I found myself quite a ways in land and I had battled through life's hardships. It was time for me to rest. I had found myself at, I suppose was known as an academy. It taught younglings how to fight and fend for themselves, something I was all too familiar with. I had offered my services to teach the younglings and after constant testing and proving my prowess, I was allowed entrance to the academy and have been teaching and training the young minds ever since. But with each lesson of battle, there is a new lesson of mercy that I teach the younglings.
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¯ ¯ ↘ I am a teacher at the academy. I know about these games enough to know that they are dangerous and I want to make sure that these younglings and my students are well protected. This is a game. No one should die in it, but if the time comes, I will make sure it is my time and not the younglings. I care not about the prize, all I really care about is the younglings staying safe. While I may be the captain, I allow them to come up with their own strategies so they can fail or succeed on their own. One does not learn through constant instruction, it is by trial and error that one can grow.
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:15 pm
↘ xxxx Shamera Vexalia xxxx ↙ |_________________________________________________| ↣ The Rough and Tumble Rogue ↤ 
"You think that you'll break me, you're gonna find in time you're standing too close to a flame that's burning hotter than the sun in the middle of July."
I have been around for fourty-eight years.
I am an elf and affiliated with Malandaia.
I am on team two as .
I am female.
I am interested in whomever can catch my fancy.
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¯ ¯ ↘ For fighting I use whatever I can get my hands on, but dual wielding scimitars or daggers are my go to weapons. If I don't need the second one I won't use it, but I do tend to enjoy showing off with them. I tend to have a dagger that is always on my person. I even sleep with it under my pillow. I was snuck up on once and that was all it took to make me prepared. I am light on my feet, very much a stealth fighter, but do not mistake me. I still have power and strength behind each blow. It just happens to be more like a dance than a strike.
I know I know, I'm an elf. "What about magic?" You say. Well just wait a second. I have an affinity for runes and spell weaving. I use an ancient art form and form of casting magics from my home lands known as runes and spell weaving. It is based from an ancient language that evokes the magics and energy within whatever the rune is written on or the magics within the creator of the rune, depending on the purpose of it. Runes can be used for many different things, protection shields, seals and bindings, curses, healing, and even summoning up combustion or water. There are quite a few rules to runes, however. Each rune must be executed perfectly. One mistake could turn a rune of good luck into one of pain and misery. The energy to perform the task evoked by the rune has to come from somewhere and if the energy cannot come from what the rune is written on, the energy would have to come from the caster. A rune will drain a caster completely of energy and will eventually kill the caster if left active indefinitely, so many users "turn off" their runes when they are not needed. The time it takes to drain the user is determined by the intricacy of the rune and just how complicated the task is and if there's any resistance to the rune. For example, if one is trying to protect a comrade from an opponent, there would be the initial casting energy to be spent, and then the energy it would take as if it were your blade blocking the attack. Most rune users and spell weavers only try to perform simple tasks for that very reason. It can be very dangerous.
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¯ ¯ ↘ The first word that comes to mind when thinking about me is spirited. I have always enjoyed freedom, but not so much freedom from people more so freedom to just go. Nothing tying you down anywhere, but just going where ever the wind took you. I love that part of my life. Because my family is everything to me, I am also a very loyal person. You don't have to be considered blood related to me either, to be considered family. If I consider you family, I might tease or laugh at you, but I will always be there to get you out of a rut and will do whatever it takes to make sure that my family is safe. I am also stubborn to boot. I will not allow someone to twist my will to force me to do something I don't want to. The only time when there is an exception is if someone I truly care about is at risk. I also mean well. I have a good heart and want to help people, having seen first hand how short life can be and with hardships, life can be even shorter, so I want to make the most of my and other people's lives so that they may be short, but they will never be wasted.
Now while all this sounds nice, it doesn't always show and I can be looked at as very carefree and irresponsible. I have plenty of vices such as I love to drink, fight, and I have a tendency to steal a pretty little bauble if I like it. I can have a temper, though it is rarely seen as I normally just hide it behind snide and sarcastic remarks. But if someone does get under my skin, I get quiet, if I get quiet, people get hurt. I have a warped sense of humor that can offend the polite society, but I don't really care who I offend. In fact I often says things just to get a rise out of people. I love doing and saying things, just to see what other people will do. I have a sass factor that is rivaled by none which no one immune from. If I get irritated or just am not listening to someone, for whatever reason, I will sass them like there's no tomorrow. It's both fun for me and it get's my point across. I'm also very competitive. I want to be the best at what I do and the only way I can do that is test myself against everyone, but I also always want to be on top, by whatever means. I don't play fair, I play to win. A good way that people who might be a bit more... Polite can describe me is lewd, crude, and socially unacceptable. But hey, I'm having fun, and that's all that matters, right?
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¯ ¯ ↘ So, you want to know my story? Well I suppose I can divulge a little information with you but you would need to pass on my legend. I grew up in a household full of children. My parents just didn't seem to know when to quit. Not that I minded. I wasn't the youngest, oldest or middle and the only thing, when I was younger, that set me apart from my siblings was that I was the only girl. My mother was thrilled to have a daughter, however my father, who believed more than anything, that women were weaker than men, seemed to be rather unimpressed with me. Most of my life I had to constantly prove myself. Whether it's my father, coming out on top with my brothers, or just proving my abilities to the world, I would always play to win. I didn't care what the stakes were or what I had to do, I would do what it took just short from hurting my family. While they weren't always the most supportive of me, my family was my family and they were all I had. My mother would console me if I was down, my father would push me so that I would be able to do better next time, and all my brothers protected me, whether I needed it or not. This instilled a sense of loyalty that has extended to anyone whom I view as my family. You don't have to be blood related either. That is only half of the connection.
At a young age, I had shown an affinity to a strange form of magics known as runes. It was a form of spell weaving that was rarely used because of just how dangerous it could be for not just those around the user, but also the user themselves. Naturally, being the person that I am, after finding this out, I immediately wanted to learn more about what I could do. I loved the challenge and there had been plenty of close calls, but I never backed down. I was intent on mastering my abilities. When I wasn't training with one of my village elders, I was training with my father and brothers in the art of combat. Because I was not built like my brothers, I was taught more stealthy ways to bring down my opponents. While my brothers might have had me beat in strength, they would never have the upper hand with me as I moved with great speed and agility. They were rarely able to land a blow on me. Of course, my mother objected to all my training. She hadn't wanted me to end up like my brothers, but more like her, being able to fit in with polite society. While it wasn't exactly something I enjoyed, I did end up letting her teach me a few things about polite society. It helped me blend in a little when I was around women instead of men. One of the only lessons that I did enjoy from my mother was dancing. While many wouldn't think that someone as scrappy as me would dance, it had a lot of elements from my training in fighting. I learned many different forms though some of the more Eastern styles were my favorite as opposed to the actual waltz and other ballroom styles. It didn't take long before I was able to actually meld all my talents and abilities into one style that I dominated almost every opponent.
Now when I wasn't training and actually had some time off, my brothers and I would sometimes find ourselves causing a bit of trouble, playing pranks on people. Mostly harmless stuff. I say mostly because there were a few instances where I can't exactly call it bad luck because that is even too nice of a word. I've lost a few of my brothers, either to creatures of the forest or war. It's an unfortunate truth to life and I promised myself that I would never take life so serious as to not enjoy every aspect I can. Thus I have striven to ensure that myself and my family can live as happily and peacefully as possible, sometimes resorting to means that they may frown upon. Mainly stealing, but it allows them to live very comfortably. We are only given a certain amount of time on this world and we never know when the time is up until it's too late.
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¯ ¯ ↘ Ok, listen up, cause I'm only gonna say this once. I should have been the leader. Yeah yeah, I know, the leader is the person to win the stupid combat competition thing. Yeah I know, I didn't even enter the ******** finals, but it's all because people are poor sports and cry about exploitation of loopholes. I didn't cheat, what I did wasn't technically against the rules as it was not stated that I could not do what I had done. Regardless, I was disqualified when I would have move into the semi-finals. Still, I "showed enough promise in combat to become part of the games but I will be watched very closely." Whatever, I still maintain that I should have been the leader as I was unjustly removed from the competition and had the captain and vice captain had to face me, they would have been taken down one way or another. 
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