Me: Hello, because I'm best at dialog
format, that is what I'll be using here. This may change later but it
should help me “see” my character. So, Rashima, say hello!
Rashima: Hello there, everyone.
Me: Now that we have that out of the
way, why don't you tell us about your past?
Rashima: Of course. I am Rashima, born
of the Starlit Tribe. I was fated to be the next leader of the tribe
as I had the mark of an oracle.
Me: Because I like to over explain
things; the, “mark of an oracle” is basically being albino.
Usually the leader is a normal kitsune, and it's whomever takes up
the role and can get the others to fallow. It's rare but when albinos
pops up, well, albino kitsune are pretty pampered in the Starlit
Tribe.
Rashima: I was not pampered per
say, I was trained to use my gift to it's fullest. While it is true I
was not trained as much in hunting; I was often learning how to read
the stars and how to invoke what was fated. Life... was exasperating
at times. I was young but many of the tribe already looked to me for
guidance. My teacher, the leader at the time, was not fated as I. He
often told me to be patient; that my skills would naturally come as I
grew. However, I was under the strong belief I did not have time to
wait. I... what I read was not the stars that night. I read too
far... I spoke too much. I am not sure what it was I had said,
some... creature was controlling me, only long enough to call
upon those... monsters.
Me: ...Hey, you okay?
Rashima: ...Yes. I am fine. I had
gotten what I was hunting that night. My powers had developed and I
had grown a second tail. I had learned how to read the fates through
the stars. But at the cost of my tribe. Those creatures slaughtered
the Starlit Tribe. I believe I was the one to send them back but it
was hard for me to tell at the time. They had left. I... I was lost.
Me: Yeah, after that she basically
wandered around until she fainted from exhaustion. Or possibly
dehydration. Still, she was half-dead when Haleen found her.
Rashima: Hm, I suppose so... I
certainly did not feel well when I regained consciousness. I awoke in
Haleen's care. Only she knows of my true form. Haleen helped me learn
how to work as a city dweller and how to fit in (as much as one
marked as I could). She encouraged me not to simply give up on my
practices as an oracle. It is because of her I am here now, as fate
has shown. I was... concerned when she started to act strangely. She
has a very confidant, cheerful disposition; as well as strong-willed
and perhaps hot-tempered at times. It was disconcerting when her
attitude shifted, she became sullen and seemed rather troubled. I...
did not believe she had ever kept secrets from me... I chose not to
pry into the matter. Perhaps this was my second mistake.
One night she had simply vanished. She
left a note but... the words were wrong. It... The words written were
not constructed in a way she would honestly use. It was her
handwriting but those could not have been her words. I am unsure as
to what had caused her to leave, but it was not of her own freewill.
I have only recently found a hint as to her whereabouts. While
reading what I could in the stars I saw Haleen. She... She is in a
place called kel-Maraneh. I may not know why but I am sure that she
is there, or at least was recently.
This is why I have joined Garavel's
group. It... I had to pull a few... strings to convince them. But I
must find Haleen.
...Even if I must work with monsters.
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