Post by Kailani on Jan 30, 2017 8:09:27 GMT -7
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Kailani
Kailani
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[attr="class","appheading"]GENERAL INFORMATION
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Aasimar of Wyghal
Aasimar of Wyghal
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Female
Female
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Homosexual
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Submiere
Submiere
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Healer and Spiritualist
Healer and Spiritualist
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Wyghal
Wyghal
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[attr="class","appheading"]PERSONALITY
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Kailani is a patient and gentle soul, one who primarily values empathy and understanding first and foremost in any situation. She is artistic and altruistic, having a natural way of finding the beauty in many things, and understanding the value that all life possesses.[break][break]
These values have gradually accrued in her over many years spent and many mistakes made, and her outlook is thus heavily influenced by the experiences she has had. She endured a very disciplined upbringing which was as hard on her as it was something she enjoyed and appreciated, and the virtues of patience and grounding her own hubris were learned from this upbringing. She understands the need and value for freedom due to the limitations imposed upon her in her youth, but also understands that it is through trials that matters of true importance are discovered; a lesson she learned when she discovered that the limitations her father placed on her freedom were solely for the purpose of teaching her that value.[break][break]
Being deeply in touch with the spirit of dance that touches all life, through the god Wyghal, Kailani has a deep understanding for the chain of life and each link that occupies it. She understands the importance and sees the beauty in every creature from the mindless mollusk to the proud dragon. Dance and song are ways in which she expresses herself, and her alignment with the element of water has inspired in her a natural tendency to go with the flow and adapt to a situation, expertly utilizing the path of least resistance.[break][break]
She is often the first to volunteer to be a listener for one's woes, possessing a deep sense of empathy for others, and she is capable of acting as a pillar of reason for them. Calm and observant, she can assess many situations with a clear mind.[break][break]
However, much as the seas can shift between calm and turbulent, Kailani is not all kindness and warmth. She possesses a powerful protective instinct, and will never hesitate to protect those in need. And though her patience is a deep well, should that well ever be tapped dry she has a temper as stormy as an ocean hurricane. She is at times also too proud for her own good. Kailani's sense of self-assurance in much of what she does can often cause her to pursue that which should not be pursued, or may cause her to believe she is more capable in something than she actually is. As she has gotten older, this habit of overestimating herself has minimized, but it is still a fault she must remain ever vigilant for. She also has a bad habit of stretching herself too thin, a chronic overachiever who can run herself dry by trying to do too much for too many.
Kailani is a patient and gentle soul, one who primarily values empathy and understanding first and foremost in any situation. She is artistic and altruistic, having a natural way of finding the beauty in many things, and understanding the value that all life possesses.[break][break]
These values have gradually accrued in her over many years spent and many mistakes made, and her outlook is thus heavily influenced by the experiences she has had. She endured a very disciplined upbringing which was as hard on her as it was something she enjoyed and appreciated, and the virtues of patience and grounding her own hubris were learned from this upbringing. She understands the need and value for freedom due to the limitations imposed upon her in her youth, but also understands that it is through trials that matters of true importance are discovered; a lesson she learned when she discovered that the limitations her father placed on her freedom were solely for the purpose of teaching her that value.[break][break]
Being deeply in touch with the spirit of dance that touches all life, through the god Wyghal, Kailani has a deep understanding for the chain of life and each link that occupies it. She understands the importance and sees the beauty in every creature from the mindless mollusk to the proud dragon. Dance and song are ways in which she expresses herself, and her alignment with the element of water has inspired in her a natural tendency to go with the flow and adapt to a situation, expertly utilizing the path of least resistance.[break][break]
She is often the first to volunteer to be a listener for one's woes, possessing a deep sense of empathy for others, and she is capable of acting as a pillar of reason for them. Calm and observant, she can assess many situations with a clear mind.[break][break]
However, much as the seas can shift between calm and turbulent, Kailani is not all kindness and warmth. She possesses a powerful protective instinct, and will never hesitate to protect those in need. And though her patience is a deep well, should that well ever be tapped dry she has a temper as stormy as an ocean hurricane. She is at times also too proud for her own good. Kailani's sense of self-assurance in much of what she does can often cause her to pursue that which should not be pursued, or may cause her to believe she is more capable in something than she actually is. As she has gotten older, this habit of overestimating herself has minimized, but it is still a fault she must remain ever vigilant for. She also has a bad habit of stretching herself too thin, a chronic overachiever who can run herself dry by trying to do too much for too many.
[attr="class","appheading"]APPEARANCE
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Tall and fine-featured, Kailani is a vision of graceful beauty. Her features are fine and angular, though rounded just at the edges in places like her chin, the upward slope of her nose, her shoulders, and lips, with a thin upper figure that widens at the hips into thick thighs that hold her firm stance. 'Soft' is a word which could somewhat describe the feeling she gives off, almost delicate, and yet firm and unyielding. Her forehead is prominent, and is often exposed; her thick, lustrous white hair is typically pulled back from her face and tied in a wavy mass behind her head. Her skin is a soft, golden brown color, and her serene gaze holds a pair of clear blue eyes.[break][break]
Kailani's dress often consists of simple sleeveless shirts made of thin fabric, frilled for a sense of beauty that she has an appreciation for, and often accompanies this with a long Sarong patterned after the ocean. A pair of floral kapu'e are worn at her ankles, and she often forgoes shoes, the skin on the bottoms of her feet being thickened over years of this habit. She frequently decorates her hair with a flower.[break][break]
Her body is adorned all over with shells and jewels as a mark of her spiritual training; while many in the Kaikoa tribe are adorned with tattoos to mark their accomplishments, Kailani's family, the spiritual water dancers, must keep their bodies pure of all permanent ink - foreign liquids - as only through the unimpeded flow of the natural blood can they truly commune with Wyghal's deeper spirituality. Kailani's pearls and shells are worn in many places. Around her waist is a belt of three small bivalves, colored pink, to denote her recognition as a healer within Kaikoa. Around her left wrist is a single clam shell blessed by Wyghal's whirlpools that marks her status as one who can read his many flows. Each of the pearls around her neck denotes a different accomplishment, including communing with the soul of another through the blood, opening pathways through the sea, and even curing one villager's illness which no other healer had managed. At her right ankle, worn beneath her kapu'e, is a sapphire, which represents her mastery over the conjuring of water. Her greatest accomplishment, however, is in her mastery of The Dance. To signify this, Kailani carries a large, orange conch - the Shell of Voice, as it is known, for which it is said that one may speak with Wyghal - which symbolizes her bond with the whirlpool god and his gift. Within her shell, running along the inner curved walls, is the painstakingly meticulous image of her totem, a sea lion, painted in permanent inks that her body may not possess.
Tall and fine-featured, Kailani is a vision of graceful beauty. Her features are fine and angular, though rounded just at the edges in places like her chin, the upward slope of her nose, her shoulders, and lips, with a thin upper figure that widens at the hips into thick thighs that hold her firm stance. 'Soft' is a word which could somewhat describe the feeling she gives off, almost delicate, and yet firm and unyielding. Her forehead is prominent, and is often exposed; her thick, lustrous white hair is typically pulled back from her face and tied in a wavy mass behind her head. Her skin is a soft, golden brown color, and her serene gaze holds a pair of clear blue eyes.[break][break]
Kailani's dress often consists of simple sleeveless shirts made of thin fabric, frilled for a sense of beauty that she has an appreciation for, and often accompanies this with a long Sarong patterned after the ocean. A pair of floral kapu'e are worn at her ankles, and she often forgoes shoes, the skin on the bottoms of her feet being thickened over years of this habit. She frequently decorates her hair with a flower.[break][break]
Her body is adorned all over with shells and jewels as a mark of her spiritual training; while many in the Kaikoa tribe are adorned with tattoos to mark their accomplishments, Kailani's family, the spiritual water dancers, must keep their bodies pure of all permanent ink - foreign liquids - as only through the unimpeded flow of the natural blood can they truly commune with Wyghal's deeper spirituality. Kailani's pearls and shells are worn in many places. Around her waist is a belt of three small bivalves, colored pink, to denote her recognition as a healer within Kaikoa. Around her left wrist is a single clam shell blessed by Wyghal's whirlpools that marks her status as one who can read his many flows. Each of the pearls around her neck denotes a different accomplishment, including communing with the soul of another through the blood, opening pathways through the sea, and even curing one villager's illness which no other healer had managed. At her right ankle, worn beneath her kapu'e, is a sapphire, which represents her mastery over the conjuring of water. Her greatest accomplishment, however, is in her mastery of The Dance. To signify this, Kailani carries a large, orange conch - the Shell of Voice, as it is known, for which it is said that one may speak with Wyghal - which symbolizes her bond with the whirlpool god and his gift. Within her shell, running along the inner curved walls, is the painstakingly meticulous image of her totem, a sea lion, painted in permanent inks that her body may not possess.
[attr="class","appheading"]HISTORY
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Born upon the Aasimar island of Kaikoa, home to the tribe of Wyghal, God of Dance, Kailani's first breaths were enriched by the voice of the sea. Her mother's mother, and her aunts, all sang out in unison through the labor, performing their family's water dance, so that as soon as Kailani was born she might be kissed by the grace of Wyghal, and be a welcome addition into their vital clan. [break][break]
The water dancers, Kailani's family, held an important duty, equal and opposite to those of the clan of air. For it was through the water that life could be fostered. It was through the waves that Wyghal's divine voice could reach his people. And it was through the whirlpools that the paths in and out of Kaikoa could be revealed, its people protected and given freedom simultaneously. It was the task of the water dancers to welcome new life into the world, and to keep it stable. And also, to gracefully step aside for the air dancers when it was time for that life to move on to the next plane.[break][break]
Kailani's family was quite busy on that day that she was born, for before her came two others that they had to dance for - Halulahi and Kapue'o, two who were born mere hours apart from Kailani, and who would go on to become her dearest friends. Their births were seen as a good omen - one of fire, one of air, one of water, all born together. It was believed that they would be destined for great things, and perhaps egged on by this belief, the three enjoyed each other's company greatly as they grew up together.[break][break]
But it was also perhaps this event which planted the seeds of hubris, and made Kailani believe (not for the last time) that she could do more than she was able. When they were eight, Halulahi suggested that they prove themselves then and there - he had been humiliated earlier that day by one of the village boys in a contest, and the boy proclaimed that some day he would become chief. Never one to take humiliation, Halu urged his friends to join him in leaving the island. They had all wanted to do so many times, to see what was beyond the pools, even to just hunt on the outer islands where they were not allowed to venture. Kapu was especially interested in the hunt, and Lani wished to see more beyond the rigid walls she lived in, her upbringing especially disciplined. Halu goaded them on, convincing them that they could do it, and that Lani could read the waters and steer their boat. She truly believed she could.[break][break]
She was wrong. The whirlpools were too much for her, and despite all the confidence she had felt before, she found that in practice the waters simply moved too fast for her, too rough. They would not heed her, they would not speak to her, and she guided them into a shipwreck that night, stranding them on the far side of the island. Kapu's skills also seemed less than perfect, and he failed to catch them a thing. Anger began to brew, but what Lani could not confess was that her anger was at herself. She should have been better than this, she should have been able to do what she said she could. She couldn't accept that her father was right, that she wasn't ready, and more than that she couldn't accept that all of the discipline she had already endured had still somehow not been enough.[break][break]
Kapu was angry at Halu, though, and Lani saw it as an opportunity, an outlet. She channeled her anger at Halu instead, joining Kapu in claiming that it was his idea to do it, his fault. They forced him from their camp, but it was only mere moments afterward that she regretted everything. She felt terrified for him, regretful over what she said. And when a wild boar attacked their camp? She was certain it was over. But then Halulahi came back, and stood in its path. He risked his life for them, and Kapue'o was able to able to kill the boar because of it. Kailani rushed to Halulahi's side and began to heal him, using everything she knew, and with every healing touch she muttered a quiet apology.[break][break]
The three friends were deeply bonded that night, and eventually, working together, they were able to make their way back to the village. After tearful relief from all families, they were quickly subjected to harsh punishments. Kailani's punishment, she was astonished to find, was actually getting exactly what she had always wanted: the deeper education on all matters of water dancing, and the abilities her father had said she was not ready for. She questioned how this could even be a punishment![break][break]
She quickly learned that the process of learning these skills was the most intensive and rigorous thing she had ever had to do in her life, and her father was not taking it easy on her, either. She had wanted to insist she was ready, and so one way or another, she would be ready.[break][break]
The three friends insisted on sneaking out to meet each other each night, despite having been restricted from this for a time as part of their punishments, and Kailani often found it especially hard to muster up the willpower to do so. Her mind was utterly exhausted. But she would not abandon her friends, not now, and not ever again.[break][break]
When they were ten years old, Halulahi had the momentous privilege of receiving his first tattoo. Around this same time, Kailani was to be gifted her first shells, her own marks of achievement as a fully realized healer, but she kept quiet about it. It was Halu's day, after all. Of course, he spent that day screaming in pain, and while he spent days recovering, Kailani decided that the best way to show off her own achievement in a pleasant way would be to simply put it to good use. She visited Halulahi first among the village kids, and she spent time healing him in the expert ways she had been taught, to ease his woes. It went quietly between them, but she was sure Halu noticed the shells, and his smile was one of pride in her.[break][break]
When they were all twelve, Kapue’o’s mother died. It was a horrific event for any child - but more so for Kapue’o’. His family was the air dancers. Their's was the job of guiding life away from this world. And though Kailani knew it was her duty to stand aside to allow this to be performed, she had never had to do anything so hard as to watch a grieving Kapue'o send off his own mother, tears running down his face as he did so, with Kailani being unable to step in and ease his suffering. [break][break]
She wanted to comfort him, and clearly so did Halu in his own way. He presented Kapu with a bow, and an offer to go hunting. Lani did not like it. She did not believe that now was the time to be taking more life, but Kapu had agreed fairly quickly. Halu invited her along, and she accepted the invite if only because she knew something would go wrong.[break][break]
She was, unfortunately, right, better every day at reading emotions the way she would read the tides. Kapue'o was unstable and chaotic inside, and he could not perform this task properly. He devolved into tears eventually, breaking the bow and running off, and though Kailani could see the hurt in Halu's own face, she prioritized her grieving friend. She found him, and together they sat, Kailani holding him through his pain and doing all she could to make it lighter on him.[break][break]
In the days that would follow, she would become aware of a change in Halulahi as well; a change in his feelings, emotions that swept through him whenever he spoke of or looked at Kapu. Lani realized soon enough the secret Halu was now carrying with him, and she would offer herself as a quiet pillar of support for him. She would support them both, in what they were going through, no matter how taxing it may be for her.[break][break]
Kailani was always there for them. No matter what they wanted to do, no matter what they needed, no matter what trouble plagued them, she was there. And she balanced this with her duties, healing those in the village who were sick, hearing the problems of the old and elderly who needed an ear to speak to, helping to take care of the children who ran about... she began to wear herself thin, and it was around this time that her mother admonished her actions. Kailani learned from her that, while it was important for the sea to nourish all things, there must also always be an ebb before there can be a flow. The sea moved in tides, cycles, pushing forward and then receding. Spread the water too thin, with no rejuvenation, and it would stagnate. Kailani would need to learn the value of, sometimes, letting things rest as they were. She need not always intervene. Life was powerful, and all had their own inner strength. Kailani must not always be the one to try and guide it out.[break][break]
Learning to let go was hard for her. Learning to let Kapu be alone when he wanted it, to work out his own grief. Learning to let Halu come to his own conclusions with his feelings. Learning not to meddle so much, and learning to take care of herself first and foremost, for if she was not well first, how could she make others well? These were lessons of import for the water dancers, and quite possibly the most important of all: a water dancer must always allow life to take its course. She spent the years adjusting herself better, bonding more deeply with Wyghal's message and values, and eventually, she even mastered the magic of her clan.[break][break]
When they were nineteen, Kailani mastered Wyghal’s Dance. Her friends looked at her almost as though seeing a new person on the day that she performed it, and for good reason; she had delved so deeply into her innate spirituality over the last few years, she had never felt closer to Wyghal, had never felt such an empathetic link to all life. It was this link, this joy, this love, this urge to protect, that surged through her as she wrapped the waters around her and unlocked her totem animal: the Sea Lion. Its image was carefully painted into the inside of a large conch shell, signifying her great achievement, and her act inspired Halulahi to greater heights as well.[break][break]
It was merely a week later that he had mastered the art of fire dancing, the art of protection and warding against evil, and the great beast he transformed into, the Tiger, was the perfect symbol of his conviction. The Tiger would embody strength, protection, and indomitable will. The Sea Lion was joy, freedom, and bonds. She was eager to see what Kapu would unlock.[break][break]
Halu wanted to see it as well, it seemed. Or, perhaps, he merely wanted the time alone with Kapu. He offered to teach him what he could, and though Lani initially wanted to come along and contribute her own advice, one look from Halu was all she needed to recognize the situation. She simply smiled and excused herself. It was time to let life take its course. It did not go well for Halu, unfortunately, but neither he nor Kapue'o came out of it with any ill feelings. And in fact, Kapu mastered his own dance not long afterward, unlocking his own totem at last. Kailani was proud of them both.[break][break]
On the day they turned 26 - as if by fate - the Chief announced that it was Time. She was growing weaker, and the young of the tribe were to begin their Uhane Holo. The Uhane Holo was the event that Halulahi, Kapue'o, and Kailani had been raised for. All taught extensively in the individual arts of their clans, all deeply connected with their totem, and all highly educated and prepared at last, not like the ignorant children they'd been once upon a time.[break][break]
Each of them were given a map, along with the other youths in the village, and were told that Wyghal would silence his pools to permit their exit if they were worthy. Kailani, perhaps a bit pridefully, found herself thinking that there would be no question on that. She and her friends took a boat together, with her taking the helm once more. And this time the waters spoke to her as easily as she could hold a conversation with her mother. She found herself wondering what had ever been so hard about their chatter, and she moved her boat expertly through the pools, her friends relaxed behind her with utter confidence in her.[break][break]
Did she want to be chief? Maybe she did. Who could truly say, she wondered. What she wanted more than anything was simply to see what would be in store for them in the world beyond, and to see how she might bond with life beyond the islands.[break][break]
Kailani has no qualms with becoming chief, and could even say she would think she'd be good in the role, but her primary focus is in bonding with the world around her. She wants to understand the divine dance that all gods cycle through, which moves through all things, and especially wants to find the location in the world that will be unique to her.
Born upon the Aasimar island of Kaikoa, home to the tribe of Wyghal, God of Dance, Kailani's first breaths were enriched by the voice of the sea. Her mother's mother, and her aunts, all sang out in unison through the labor, performing their family's water dance, so that as soon as Kailani was born she might be kissed by the grace of Wyghal, and be a welcome addition into their vital clan. [break][break]
The water dancers, Kailani's family, held an important duty, equal and opposite to those of the clan of air. For it was through the water that life could be fostered. It was through the waves that Wyghal's divine voice could reach his people. And it was through the whirlpools that the paths in and out of Kaikoa could be revealed, its people protected and given freedom simultaneously. It was the task of the water dancers to welcome new life into the world, and to keep it stable. And also, to gracefully step aside for the air dancers when it was time for that life to move on to the next plane.[break][break]
Kailani's family was quite busy on that day that she was born, for before her came two others that they had to dance for - Halulahi and Kapue'o, two who were born mere hours apart from Kailani, and who would go on to become her dearest friends. Their births were seen as a good omen - one of fire, one of air, one of water, all born together. It was believed that they would be destined for great things, and perhaps egged on by this belief, the three enjoyed each other's company greatly as they grew up together.[break][break]
But it was also perhaps this event which planted the seeds of hubris, and made Kailani believe (not for the last time) that she could do more than she was able. When they were eight, Halulahi suggested that they prove themselves then and there - he had been humiliated earlier that day by one of the village boys in a contest, and the boy proclaimed that some day he would become chief. Never one to take humiliation, Halu urged his friends to join him in leaving the island. They had all wanted to do so many times, to see what was beyond the pools, even to just hunt on the outer islands where they were not allowed to venture. Kapu was especially interested in the hunt, and Lani wished to see more beyond the rigid walls she lived in, her upbringing especially disciplined. Halu goaded them on, convincing them that they could do it, and that Lani could read the waters and steer their boat. She truly believed she could.[break][break]
She was wrong. The whirlpools were too much for her, and despite all the confidence she had felt before, she found that in practice the waters simply moved too fast for her, too rough. They would not heed her, they would not speak to her, and she guided them into a shipwreck that night, stranding them on the far side of the island. Kapu's skills also seemed less than perfect, and he failed to catch them a thing. Anger began to brew, but what Lani could not confess was that her anger was at herself. She should have been better than this, she should have been able to do what she said she could. She couldn't accept that her father was right, that she wasn't ready, and more than that she couldn't accept that all of the discipline she had already endured had still somehow not been enough.[break][break]
Kapu was angry at Halu, though, and Lani saw it as an opportunity, an outlet. She channeled her anger at Halu instead, joining Kapu in claiming that it was his idea to do it, his fault. They forced him from their camp, but it was only mere moments afterward that she regretted everything. She felt terrified for him, regretful over what she said. And when a wild boar attacked their camp? She was certain it was over. But then Halulahi came back, and stood in its path. He risked his life for them, and Kapue'o was able to able to kill the boar because of it. Kailani rushed to Halulahi's side and began to heal him, using everything she knew, and with every healing touch she muttered a quiet apology.[break][break]
The three friends were deeply bonded that night, and eventually, working together, they were able to make their way back to the village. After tearful relief from all families, they were quickly subjected to harsh punishments. Kailani's punishment, she was astonished to find, was actually getting exactly what she had always wanted: the deeper education on all matters of water dancing, and the abilities her father had said she was not ready for. She questioned how this could even be a punishment![break][break]
She quickly learned that the process of learning these skills was the most intensive and rigorous thing she had ever had to do in her life, and her father was not taking it easy on her, either. She had wanted to insist she was ready, and so one way or another, she would be ready.[break][break]
The three friends insisted on sneaking out to meet each other each night, despite having been restricted from this for a time as part of their punishments, and Kailani often found it especially hard to muster up the willpower to do so. Her mind was utterly exhausted. But she would not abandon her friends, not now, and not ever again.[break][break]
When they were ten years old, Halulahi had the momentous privilege of receiving his first tattoo. Around this same time, Kailani was to be gifted her first shells, her own marks of achievement as a fully realized healer, but she kept quiet about it. It was Halu's day, after all. Of course, he spent that day screaming in pain, and while he spent days recovering, Kailani decided that the best way to show off her own achievement in a pleasant way would be to simply put it to good use. She visited Halulahi first among the village kids, and she spent time healing him in the expert ways she had been taught, to ease his woes. It went quietly between them, but she was sure Halu noticed the shells, and his smile was one of pride in her.[break][break]
When they were all twelve, Kapue’o’s mother died. It was a horrific event for any child - but more so for Kapue’o’. His family was the air dancers. Their's was the job of guiding life away from this world. And though Kailani knew it was her duty to stand aside to allow this to be performed, she had never had to do anything so hard as to watch a grieving Kapue'o send off his own mother, tears running down his face as he did so, with Kailani being unable to step in and ease his suffering. [break][break]
She wanted to comfort him, and clearly so did Halu in his own way. He presented Kapu with a bow, and an offer to go hunting. Lani did not like it. She did not believe that now was the time to be taking more life, but Kapu had agreed fairly quickly. Halu invited her along, and she accepted the invite if only because she knew something would go wrong.[break][break]
She was, unfortunately, right, better every day at reading emotions the way she would read the tides. Kapue'o was unstable and chaotic inside, and he could not perform this task properly. He devolved into tears eventually, breaking the bow and running off, and though Kailani could see the hurt in Halu's own face, she prioritized her grieving friend. She found him, and together they sat, Kailani holding him through his pain and doing all she could to make it lighter on him.[break][break]
In the days that would follow, she would become aware of a change in Halulahi as well; a change in his feelings, emotions that swept through him whenever he spoke of or looked at Kapu. Lani realized soon enough the secret Halu was now carrying with him, and she would offer herself as a quiet pillar of support for him. She would support them both, in what they were going through, no matter how taxing it may be for her.[break][break]
Kailani was always there for them. No matter what they wanted to do, no matter what they needed, no matter what trouble plagued them, she was there. And she balanced this with her duties, healing those in the village who were sick, hearing the problems of the old and elderly who needed an ear to speak to, helping to take care of the children who ran about... she began to wear herself thin, and it was around this time that her mother admonished her actions. Kailani learned from her that, while it was important for the sea to nourish all things, there must also always be an ebb before there can be a flow. The sea moved in tides, cycles, pushing forward and then receding. Spread the water too thin, with no rejuvenation, and it would stagnate. Kailani would need to learn the value of, sometimes, letting things rest as they were. She need not always intervene. Life was powerful, and all had their own inner strength. Kailani must not always be the one to try and guide it out.[break][break]
Learning to let go was hard for her. Learning to let Kapu be alone when he wanted it, to work out his own grief. Learning to let Halu come to his own conclusions with his feelings. Learning not to meddle so much, and learning to take care of herself first and foremost, for if she was not well first, how could she make others well? These were lessons of import for the water dancers, and quite possibly the most important of all: a water dancer must always allow life to take its course. She spent the years adjusting herself better, bonding more deeply with Wyghal's message and values, and eventually, she even mastered the magic of her clan.[break][break]
When they were nineteen, Kailani mastered Wyghal’s Dance. Her friends looked at her almost as though seeing a new person on the day that she performed it, and for good reason; she had delved so deeply into her innate spirituality over the last few years, she had never felt closer to Wyghal, had never felt such an empathetic link to all life. It was this link, this joy, this love, this urge to protect, that surged through her as she wrapped the waters around her and unlocked her totem animal: the Sea Lion. Its image was carefully painted into the inside of a large conch shell, signifying her great achievement, and her act inspired Halulahi to greater heights as well.[break][break]
It was merely a week later that he had mastered the art of fire dancing, the art of protection and warding against evil, and the great beast he transformed into, the Tiger, was the perfect symbol of his conviction. The Tiger would embody strength, protection, and indomitable will. The Sea Lion was joy, freedom, and bonds. She was eager to see what Kapu would unlock.[break][break]
Halu wanted to see it as well, it seemed. Or, perhaps, he merely wanted the time alone with Kapu. He offered to teach him what he could, and though Lani initially wanted to come along and contribute her own advice, one look from Halu was all she needed to recognize the situation. She simply smiled and excused herself. It was time to let life take its course. It did not go well for Halu, unfortunately, but neither he nor Kapue'o came out of it with any ill feelings. And in fact, Kapu mastered his own dance not long afterward, unlocking his own totem at last. Kailani was proud of them both.[break][break]
On the day they turned 26 - as if by fate - the Chief announced that it was Time. She was growing weaker, and the young of the tribe were to begin their Uhane Holo. The Uhane Holo was the event that Halulahi, Kapue'o, and Kailani had been raised for. All taught extensively in the individual arts of their clans, all deeply connected with their totem, and all highly educated and prepared at last, not like the ignorant children they'd been once upon a time.[break][break]
Each of them were given a map, along with the other youths in the village, and were told that Wyghal would silence his pools to permit their exit if they were worthy. Kailani, perhaps a bit pridefully, found herself thinking that there would be no question on that. She and her friends took a boat together, with her taking the helm once more. And this time the waters spoke to her as easily as she could hold a conversation with her mother. She found herself wondering what had ever been so hard about their chatter, and she moved her boat expertly through the pools, her friends relaxed behind her with utter confidence in her.[break][break]
Did she want to be chief? Maybe she did. Who could truly say, she wondered. What she wanted more than anything was simply to see what would be in store for them in the world beyond, and to see how she might bond with life beyond the islands.[break][break]
Kailani has no qualms with becoming chief, and could even say she would think she'd be good in the role, but her primary focus is in bonding with the world around her. She wants to understand the divine dance that all gods cycle through, which moves through all things, and especially wants to find the location in the world that will be unique to her.
[attr="class","appheading"]ABILITIES
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Celestial Trademark[break]
As an aasimar of Wyghal, Kailani has the potential contained in The Dance. Kailani's family is the clan of water dancers, tasked with welcoming and bonding with new life and guiding the healing flows. Kailani has been taught in this art like all her family, and it has allowed her to access her totem animal, the Sea Lion, which she can transform into through The Dance.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Celestial Magic[break]
As an aasimar, Kailani has a natural gift for magic. For her family, their magic has always manifested as a specialized form of Conjuration magic which is linked with water. It is through this magic that they perform all aspects of their water dancing and water healing; Kailani can summon water and move it according to her will. She can find the paths that exist in the water, moving through them effortlessly, and can move water in others as well. The art of Blood Healing is a unique art of the water dancers, in which Kailani can use the water in one's blood to connect with their soul, healing them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. As conjuration is the art of travel and movement, Kailani's magic can even connect her to other planes, connected by the water, and allows her to commune with the spirits and gods of the waters.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Armed Combat[break]
Though the water dancers are specialized for healing and communion, rather than fighting, it is important for any potential chief to be worldly, experienced, and prepared. To this end, Kailani has been trained in the use of many weapons and defensive magic techniques. Though she has rudimentary ability with many weapons, her greatest level of skill is with the trident. That said, she is by no means as impressive in this area as her friends, who were built more for combat.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Multilingual[break]
To become Chief in their village, it is required to be the most Worldly, the most Wise, and the most Well-Travelled of any member of the tribe. To prepare her for this, Kailani’s mother took responsibility of teaching her all of the languages passed down through their family. She can speak Common, Kaikoan, Sumish, Aiss, Vier, and Rielcian. It is a point of particular pride to her that her accent in these other languages is a bit better than many other speakers in her village, and she takes well to the languages in spite of her infrequent use of them.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Well-Educated[break]
Along with language, cultural education was incredibly important as well, and Kailani has been well-taught on how different world cultures behave and what customs to be aware of. The outside world is known to be skeptical of native islanders, and the water dancers have always made it a point to make sure no outsider ever walks away from a meeting with one of them with anything other than a glowing opinion of their intelligence and cultural understanding, regardless of how they dress.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Celestial Trademark[break]
As an aasimar of Wyghal, Kailani has the potential contained in The Dance. Kailani's family is the clan of water dancers, tasked with welcoming and bonding with new life and guiding the healing flows. Kailani has been taught in this art like all her family, and it has allowed her to access her totem animal, the Sea Lion, which she can transform into through The Dance.
[break][break]
[attr="class","appability"]➢ Celestial Magic[break]
As an aasimar, Kailani has a natural gift for magic. For her family, their magic has always manifested as a specialized form of Conjuration magic which is linked with water. It is through this magic that they perform all aspects of their water dancing and water healing; Kailani can summon water and move it according to her will. She can find the paths that exist in the water, moving through them effortlessly, and can move water in others as well. The art of Blood Healing is a unique art of the water dancers, in which Kailani can use the water in one's blood to connect with their soul, healing them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. As conjuration is the art of travel and movement, Kailani's magic can even connect her to other planes, connected by the water, and allows her to commune with the spirits and gods of the waters.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Armed Combat[break]
Though the water dancers are specialized for healing and communion, rather than fighting, it is important for any potential chief to be worldly, experienced, and prepared. To this end, Kailani has been trained in the use of many weapons and defensive magic techniques. Though she has rudimentary ability with many weapons, her greatest level of skill is with the trident. That said, she is by no means as impressive in this area as her friends, who were built more for combat.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Multilingual[break]
To become Chief in their village, it is required to be the most Worldly, the most Wise, and the most Well-Travelled of any member of the tribe. To prepare her for this, Kailani’s mother took responsibility of teaching her all of the languages passed down through their family. She can speak Common, Kaikoan, Sumish, Aiss, Vier, and Rielcian. It is a point of particular pride to her that her accent in these other languages is a bit better than many other speakers in her village, and she takes well to the languages in spite of her infrequent use of them.
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[attr="class","appability"]➢ Well-Educated[break]
Along with language, cultural education was incredibly important as well, and Kailani has been well-taught on how different world cultures behave and what customs to be aware of. The outside world is known to be skeptical of native islanders, and the water dancers have always made it a point to make sure no outsider ever walks away from a meeting with one of them with anything other than a glowing opinion of their intelligence and cultural understanding, regardless of how they dress.
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[attr="class","appheading"]Fortuna-RPG