Post by eirnae on May 10, 2010 19:20:16 GMT -5
Name: Daelyth Casethal (Origin: Elven, Meaning: "White child" and "Herald of healing")
Nickname(s): Dae
Affinity: Earth
Race: Elf
Appearance: Cold stare
This art was found in a photobucket account and I have yet to discover the original artist's name. I'm still looking, however.
Occupation: Shaman
Having lived in the forest for most of her life, Daelyth took up the ways of the forest dwellers and combined them with the beliefs of her people. Unlike most shaman, Daelyth is not the spiritual leader of a single tribe. Instead she travels from settlement to settlement, lending aid when it is needed.
Allegiance: Alias
Daelyth has seen and heard too much to not fight against the darkness that she believes is a threat to her homeland and its people.
Abilities: Every shaman has a different approach to how they connect with the spirit world. Daelyth's involves a combination of singing and dancing, which bring her into a trance-like state. While in such a state, she can speak with spirits of all sorts, though those of earth are particularly drawn to her and are more likely to be helpful than others. Should Daelyth choose to ask a boon of a spirit, there is always a payment to be made in kind. What they ask for depends on the spirit, and such bargains have been known to be negotiated over the course of several hours. Earth spirits are the most likely to perform a small task for Daelyth without asking for something in exchange, and will accept token gestures of gratitude or items should something of greater difficulty be requested. Of course, their generosity has its limits, and dangerous favors will be nearly as costly as they would be for another type of spirit. Besides her connection to the supernatural, Daelyth is a talented dancer, cook, herbalist, staff fighter, and singer. She also knows how to use bows with deadly efficiency, though her blackened rowan composite longbow, Maisali ("Sweet death"), is her personal favorite.
Personality: People would probably describe Dae as being very intense. The woman really needs to relax, but the only time she seems able is when she's communing with the spirits or cuddling with one of her furry companions. Otherwise Daelyth is all about finding the next place that needs her skills. You just can't get this girl to stay in one spot for very long. She may remain for a week, perhaps two, but usually once the problem she first arrived to take care of is settled, off she goes again. Because she's always on the move, Dae is careful to not get attached to the people or creatures that she meets. That is, unless they decide they want to go with her. If such does happen, Daelyth slowly opens up as she gets to know her new traveling companion.
Strong points: Agile, dedicated, determined, exotically beautiful, creative, generous, insightful, kind, loyal, and self reliant
Faults: Bullheaded, carries the world on her shoulders, distant, doesn't trust easily, and suffers from wanderlust
Quirks: Almost always has some kind of flower in her hair, often paints her body with natural dyes, refers to her weapons by name, and tends to hide her ears
Likes: Dancing, flowers, helping others, long hikes, nature in every season, singing, and skinny dipping
Dislikes: Abuse of children, being told what to think or what to do, being unable to travel, laziness, slavery, and unnecessary violence
History: Though born and raised by loving elven parents, Daelyth knew that she wasn't like the rest of her people. Her ears were shorter, almost human in appearance but for their pointed tips. A willful child from the very beginning, she went in search of those that her own folk told such horrible stories about, and finally came upon a human village. She was little over fifty years old then, still quite young for one of her race, and had the body and mind of a child. Perhaps that was what won over the people that she met that day, for they treated her well before gently sending her on her way. When Daelyth returned less than a week later to visit her "friends", she found that they were no longer where she'd left them. Curious on where they had gone, she tried to track them. She didn't have to go very far. They had come, the men of the shadows, of darkness and chains. They had encountered the same people as she, only their presence was one of greed and wrath. Back then, Daelyth only knew of them as the "Horde of Raithe", and once that had been enough. Seeing the broken bodies of those who had once greeted her so warmly tore at her young heart. Then and there, Dae vowed that Raithe and his followers would rue the day they had dared to step into her people's forest.
She was a woman of her word. Through the years she explored more and more of the forest, and moved on to climb mountains and swim in rivers. Daelyth became an explorer, but one with a purpose. With the aid of other races as well as her own, she tracked and killed the Horde of Raithe. Her mission nearly consumed her utterly, yet she was turned away from the path of bitter destruction and revenge by a forest dweller shaman and his tribe. After undergoing instruction for several years, Daelyth could never fully let go of what she felt was her purpose. Accepting and adapting to the ways of a healer in the place of a warrior, she was no less a defender against the evils of the world. When Raithe was said to be gone forever, Daelyth didn't believe it. She still doesn't. Even now she is preparing to strike back at the Horde, looking for signs of it and its master's return.
Nickname(s): Dae
Affinity: Earth
Race: Elf
Appearance: Cold stare
This art was found in a photobucket account and I have yet to discover the original artist's name. I'm still looking, however.
Occupation: Shaman
Having lived in the forest for most of her life, Daelyth took up the ways of the forest dwellers and combined them with the beliefs of her people. Unlike most shaman, Daelyth is not the spiritual leader of a single tribe. Instead she travels from settlement to settlement, lending aid when it is needed.
Allegiance: Alias
Daelyth has seen and heard too much to not fight against the darkness that she believes is a threat to her homeland and its people.
Abilities: Every shaman has a different approach to how they connect with the spirit world. Daelyth's involves a combination of singing and dancing, which bring her into a trance-like state. While in such a state, she can speak with spirits of all sorts, though those of earth are particularly drawn to her and are more likely to be helpful than others. Should Daelyth choose to ask a boon of a spirit, there is always a payment to be made in kind. What they ask for depends on the spirit, and such bargains have been known to be negotiated over the course of several hours. Earth spirits are the most likely to perform a small task for Daelyth without asking for something in exchange, and will accept token gestures of gratitude or items should something of greater difficulty be requested. Of course, their generosity has its limits, and dangerous favors will be nearly as costly as they would be for another type of spirit. Besides her connection to the supernatural, Daelyth is a talented dancer, cook, herbalist, staff fighter, and singer. She also knows how to use bows with deadly efficiency, though her blackened rowan composite longbow, Maisali ("Sweet death"), is her personal favorite.
Personality: People would probably describe Dae as being very intense. The woman really needs to relax, but the only time she seems able is when she's communing with the spirits or cuddling with one of her furry companions. Otherwise Daelyth is all about finding the next place that needs her skills. You just can't get this girl to stay in one spot for very long. She may remain for a week, perhaps two, but usually once the problem she first arrived to take care of is settled, off she goes again. Because she's always on the move, Dae is careful to not get attached to the people or creatures that she meets. That is, unless they decide they want to go with her. If such does happen, Daelyth slowly opens up as she gets to know her new traveling companion.
Strong points: Agile, dedicated, determined, exotically beautiful, creative, generous, insightful, kind, loyal, and self reliant
Faults: Bullheaded, carries the world on her shoulders, distant, doesn't trust easily, and suffers from wanderlust
Quirks: Almost always has some kind of flower in her hair, often paints her body with natural dyes, refers to her weapons by name, and tends to hide her ears
Likes: Dancing, flowers, helping others, long hikes, nature in every season, singing, and skinny dipping
Dislikes: Abuse of children, being told what to think or what to do, being unable to travel, laziness, slavery, and unnecessary violence
History: Though born and raised by loving elven parents, Daelyth knew that she wasn't like the rest of her people. Her ears were shorter, almost human in appearance but for their pointed tips. A willful child from the very beginning, she went in search of those that her own folk told such horrible stories about, and finally came upon a human village. She was little over fifty years old then, still quite young for one of her race, and had the body and mind of a child. Perhaps that was what won over the people that she met that day, for they treated her well before gently sending her on her way. When Daelyth returned less than a week later to visit her "friends", she found that they were no longer where she'd left them. Curious on where they had gone, she tried to track them. She didn't have to go very far. They had come, the men of the shadows, of darkness and chains. They had encountered the same people as she, only their presence was one of greed and wrath. Back then, Daelyth only knew of them as the "Horde of Raithe", and once that had been enough. Seeing the broken bodies of those who had once greeted her so warmly tore at her young heart. Then and there, Dae vowed that Raithe and his followers would rue the day they had dared to step into her people's forest.
She was a woman of her word. Through the years she explored more and more of the forest, and moved on to climb mountains and swim in rivers. Daelyth became an explorer, but one with a purpose. With the aid of other races as well as her own, she tracked and killed the Horde of Raithe. Her mission nearly consumed her utterly, yet she was turned away from the path of bitter destruction and revenge by a forest dweller shaman and his tribe. After undergoing instruction for several years, Daelyth could never fully let go of what she felt was her purpose. Accepting and adapting to the ways of a healer in the place of a warrior, she was no less a defender against the evils of the world. When Raithe was said to be gone forever, Daelyth didn't believe it. She still doesn't. Even now she is preparing to strike back at the Horde, looking for signs of it and its master's return.
