Character Application: Takala Wakilo Shadi/Tawasha/Burning Leaf

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Meriel
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Character: Burning Leaf

Character Application: Takala Wakilo Shadi/Tawasha/Burning Leaf

Post by Meriel » June 4th, 2023, 8:10 pm

PLAYER QUESTIONS: By applying, you are signaling to staff you have read the application, character and shard rules. Read and acknowledged.
Do you have any prior experience with Requiem? If so, please detail when (and what characters, if desired) you previously played: None
How did you hear about Requiem? From a friend

CHARACTER QUESTIONS
What will your character’s name be?
Takala Wakilo Shadi (Tawasha) or Burning Leaf
Please briefly describe the physical attributes of your character, including age, looks, height, weight and any notable features: An elderly woman, average height, perhaps 5’4”, slim, and stooped somewhat indicating she was once imposingly tall. Her skin is leathery and deeply creased, her hair is white and usually braided to keep it out of the way while she works.

Briefly state your character’s intentions or motivations for entering the First Province: Finding herself alone for the first time in her long life, Tawasha seeks the familiarity of community and somewhere safe to rest her old bones.

Please provide a few short paragraphs with pertinent details or notable qualities of your character’s history. This does not have to be exhaustive nor revealing of any information you wish to keep secret:
As an elder among the indigenous tribes of Drolund, Tawasha was sought by her clan for the wisdom of her life experience. In her clan, she was one of the most skilled artisans, healers and cooks.

The quiet of her domestic life was violently ripped away when the Torment came. Her clan was decimated by the Torment. Those who didn’t succumb scattered, and she ended up wandering alone ultimately arriving at the Rumbling Pass train-yards vying for a precious spot inside the First Province Quarantine Zone.

Please write a few short paragraphs of an in-character response to the following scenario:
“State your business and make it quick, citizen; we’ve enough bodies in there to keep us busy for years without adding yours to the pile, and those VIC are stirring up problems something fierce as of late.”


With a slight bow and a hand gesture that indicates she is respectfully greeting someone of authority, Tawasha displays her forthright nature. Opening a tattered bag, she rifles around in it, leading the Legionnaire to momentarily think she is looking for her visa and instead pulls out some coins and a few finely made objects – an intricately beaded belt, a few engraved armbands embedded with colorful stones, a carved wooden pipe and some dried meat strips. “My most valuable possessions,” she says bluntly. “Is it enough?”

The Legionnaire’s stare and his stony silence would wither a younger person.

Tawasha, undaunted, continues, “Once I settle in Eden, I can make more,” and gestures the items forward in offering. She gives the dried meat a little shake, unleashing a savory aroma that elicits the smokehouse of her former settlement in a remote part of the Midlands. To Tawasha’s nostrils, the aroma is a painful reminder of all she has lost. Her family, her community, and her purpose in life are all gone leaving in their place only her hopes for some peace and perhaps comfort in her final years and the dwindling rations she has carried with her on her journey.

Saying nothing, the Legionnaire helps himself to the crafted items, most of the meat and all of the coins, secreting them into his uniform. Looking dismissively over her head at the next person in line, he impatiently waves Tawasha inside.

Coty
Aeolian Staff
Posts: 656
Character: Swaglord420

Re: Character Application: Takala Wakilo Shadi/Tawasha/Burning Leaf

Post by Coty » June 5th, 2023, 10:34 am

Congratulations, adventurer! Your application is...

Approved!

Please ensure that your character name is spelled correctly upon exiting the Songmaker's chambers. A GM will approve your character at their earliest convenience.

Welcome to Requiem!

Notes: Great app! Just a few lore stuff I wanted to clear up.

First Drolund isn't really known for having tribes. Seems like your character is based on Native American themes, which is very cool and does fit the region inspiration. We encourage players to interrupt lore and add to it! There definitely could be some tribes of non-integrated people in the Region just be aware other players may not know of it.

Last note is your character says: "Settle in Eden", which could just be a way she talks or speaking poetically. But wanted to clear it up just in case. Eden is the world as a whole (according to Decusian faith).

That's it! Great app and great character concept! I look forward to seeing you in game.

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