Ohhh I've been so busy these past few days and unable to reply but there's been so many wonderful thoughts and I'm glad Oskar came here to share his background because I know I was leaving some details out!!
EDIT TO ADD: Â I delved into this a bit earlier and translated a number of phrases that would have worked nicely with "Flowstone Falls" - The one I liked best, "stone rain" translates to "pluie en pierre" which I kind of shortened to "Pluienierre", which I shortened even further to "Plunierre" so I was thinking maybe his full name would have been "Elder Roven Plunierre" or "Clan Plunierre" - the word itself probably has nothing at all to do with stone rain after that hackjob but just wanted to notate that here as well and will be injecting this to clan lore.
EDIT: Â Added a bit above (also in red) rather than double-posting. Â Found a good clan name based on the recommendation provided! Â Thanks again Kyatai!!
(07-23-2013, 06:48 PM)Kyatai Wrote: Eva- have you thought of torquing your Clan name idea (aka Flowstone Clan) into a French-esque translation? Â (snip)I think this is a wonderful idea and I'm going to mull further over this for awhile. Â Perhaps the Elder's surname may be something along this vein. Â I'll probably make some decision one way or the other soon since it's going to become critical in ongoing RP over the next few days. Â As yet the name just hasn't been dropped to those who would know. Â But I really like the idea of clan names like this as labels.
EDIT TO ADD: Â I delved into this a bit earlier and translated a number of phrases that would have worked nicely with "Flowstone Falls" - The one I liked best, "stone rain" translates to "pluie en pierre" which I kind of shortened to "Pluienierre", which I shortened even further to "Plunierre" so I was thinking maybe his full name would have been "Elder Roven Plunierre" or "Clan Plunierre" - the word itself probably has nothing at all to do with stone rain after that hackjob but just wanted to notate that here as well and will be injecting this to clan lore.
(07-23-2013, 10:26 PM)Oskar Helvig Wrote: The Oracle:ÂAfter speaking with Oskar a bit last night and also a couple other friends about what might be too hokey and going over good plot versus forced plot and such, I think it might be a good idea for Eva to play into something like this a bit, given her spiritual presence. Â Oskar had once suggested long ago that she might have been an oracle if she had been brought up in his clan, and the notion intrigued her, as her clan has nothing of the sort. Â But she has experienced lucid dreams and other such things which may (or may not!) be something along similar lines as this. Â This is also something which we're hoping to tie into her surface role as well, as a sort of priestess of the Twelve. Â Again, whether folks like Wildwoods would have any regard for that is left mostly on them as Eva herself exhibits no actual racist tendencies (even though her father did). Â But there is something here that may happen in the weeks and months to come that will neatly tie everything together for Eva relating to this spiritual/priestess angle, the Calamity, the Twelve, and her duskwight heritage. Â But I'm hesitant to give away too much more than I already have so I'll borrow a famous line and simply say, "Please look forward to it." Â I'll also add that I can foresee Eva being a sort of character acting as an emissary between those on either side of the fence, though again not really belonging fully to either the traditional duskwight, nor the surface dwellers. Â And I would imagine not everyone would be respectful of her for such collaborations, in both directions, but I also imagine there would be those who would still be interested in hearing her wisdom and speaking with her as a friend. Â I suppose it all boils down to that racism thing and whether she's perceived as genuine, or a collaborator, or a sell-out, or pushover, or what have you. Â It's going to be interesting no matter what though, and I'm greatly looking forward to it!!
Oskar's clan lands would have one Oracle, a woman who could walk in dreams as if they were reality. In them she could manipulate the future, or even the past. She could influence people, see their dreams, walk in them. This was a special ability honed through out a lifetime. An Oracle would see a child in her dreams, who would be the next Oracle, and that child's family would give her up for training. Girls with no training would soon get lost in their own dream and never wake.
(07-24-2013, 12:45 PM)Teardrop Wrote: Why do you want to play your character that way, in a manner that is against what your race would normally adhere to?  What in their lives removes that animosity from within them?  Some may actually have an answer to that...Eva is a light-skin Duskwight that the Wildwoods have toyed with by letting her think she can fully assimilate into their normal society while secretly laughing behind her back (not as EVA tells it, mind you, but how Isobeau would see itI admit that part of it - for my being - is that Eva is meant to be kind of a character that is very friendly, very kind, and can easily be related to.  She's not really all that extraordinary but she is generally pretty likable - or doesn't really give anyone a reason not to like her unless they conjure such a thing up themselves (i.e. racism).  In previous RP I've done all right at the stereotypical jerk type character (chip on the shoulder, lone wolf, whatever) and was actually aiming to go with someone more friendly here, broken somewhat out of customs but extremely curious about them, and perhaps somewhat naîve to the ways of the world (much less so two years of RP later).  She is very much torn between two worlds.  While Eva might think she fits in, and while Isobeau might think she's being mocked, the reality of things may fall somewhere in the middle, or depend upon who exactly is forming opinions and why - and everyone's going to have a different background and a different reason for forming different first impressions.  But I do like this assessment, and I'm positive there would be some Wildwoods living in Gridania that are resentful of her and her status - such as the one who refused treatment at Stillglade that time.  Then there are others, like her fiancé who overlook these things even though he did not have his parents' approval.  Everyone's impression is going to be different - and I cannot express adequately enough how awesome I think that is!)
(07-24-2013, 04:57 PM)Eisen Wrote: Many thanks for the comments! I don't want to dilute this thread by talking about my character too much but you've given me food for thought which is always good.I would love to hear more about what you've in mind for your character. Â This is very much a thread for sharing what we're all going to be doing with our characters and sharing a rainbow of cultural backgrounds, so a few paragraphs about that and some backstory or clan history or such would be interesting and may add to the discussion! Â Please feel welcome to share!
(07-24-2013, 05:50 PM)Twinflame Wrote: tl;dr - Actual racism is complicated and can be played out in a thousand different ways. Anybody who judges you for RPing that way is making a very sad mistake.I agree with this 110% as well. Â While Eva isn't racist and has been confused about racist attitudes towards her (or by her own people towards the Wildwood), it doesn't make it wrong from a compelling storyline perspective.
EDIT: Â Added a bit above (also in red) rather than double-posting. Â Found a good clan name based on the recommendation provided! Â Thanks again Kyatai!!
"One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others." Â ~ Lewis Carol
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