Click their names to see their art collections! Crow, the white messenger (m) Owl, the black messenger (f) Santhe, the daring princess (f) Kestrel, the stern guard (m) Feng, the Dragon of Winds (f) Huang, the Phoenix of Lightning (m) Shin, The Tortoise of Earth (m) Lian, The White Snake (f) Hao, The Tiger of Fire (f) _______________________________________________ Story This story takes place in a grand dynasty in China. It has stories surround 3 pairs of characters:
_______________________________________________ POSSIBILITY OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE 6 characters _______________________________________________As part of the ruling family, the two deities, Feng and Huang sometimes talk with the emperor and Santhe is usually at the meetings or listening in on them XD They usually talk about ways to settle conflicts in the empire between the provinces and their leaders. They also talk about other miscellaneous things. Feng likes to learn about what new inventions people are making and Huang likes talking about food and places to relax and rest in quiet~ XDD Since Crow and Owl sometimes visit the homes of lords and occasionally the palace where the emperor lives, there is a chance that they would come into contact with Feng and Huang. ^^ Same goes for the chance of meeting Santhe and Kestrel. :D ========================================= Story 1: CROW AND OWL ========================================= Owl and Crow are messengers from rival ruling families. They act as messengers but are actually adept spies -- able to infiltrate the most guarded quarters to get info thanks to their charm and physical prowess at climbing anything, even a flat wall! XD Their relationship with each other are rivals that keep on trying to show-off to the other. They also like each other but try it keep it hidden from each other -- so they both think it's unrequited love. XD If they were in a show, the genre would be comedy and romance! :3 What (social) class are Crow and Owl from? They are pretty well off, since they work in the palaces to deliver correspondence between the lords and also to the emperor. So I would say they are around upper-middle class However, their families that they grew up with are around middle-class ^__^ The world they live in: I imagine it's some old era in china~ There's an old king and empress (and concubines) in the Royal City. He has lots of sons (from his wife the empress and previously from his concubines) who rule the Provinces. However, as the old king nears his death, the sons have rivalry amongst each other and they try to convince their father to name them as the heir to the kingdom. (he doesn't follow the tradition of choosing the eldest son by default -- himself being a middle child) Another thing to keep in mind is that the provinces are all competing with each other, so outsiders of any village are treated with some suspicion. Within the towns, people are generally warm and friendly. There might be more rough neighbourhoods along the edge of a town. :3 The empire has a lot of civil wars going on, as the lords of each province try to gain as much power as they can. Some Lords are resisting the power of the monarchy, and would like to gather power while they wait for the Emperor to pass away from his illness. The emperor's sons are aware of the intentions of the dissenting lords, however they cannot make arrests without proof~ Between the brothers and Santhe -- they also are trying to show their father that they are the most capable of ruling China after him (whether the siblings use dirty tricks against each other or not is up to you ;D ) Crow and Owl work for two of these rival families. They are both from separate villages. They both have parents who are alive and well. ========================================= About Owl ========================================= Owl (female) age ⁞ 24 eyes ⁞ green hair ⁞ tan, light brown, or white clothes ⁞ light colours~ artists can choose <333 ^ ^ you can also add patterns on the clothes or change the clothes completely~ ^ U ^ Owl has one younger sister, Mina. Owl's personality: She's always skeptical of Crow's claims of awesomeness, and really likes to point out his blunders. She likes to challenge him to contests with her -- races, eating contests, going the longest without being seen in the villages and palaces they visit... even if she loses, she's happy because she got to be with Crow~ Q 7 Q <33 But outwardly, she acts really miffed, haha~ ========================================= About Crow ========================================= Crow (male) age ⁞ 25 eyes ⁞ black/gray hair ⁞ black, tied as a ponytail clothes ⁞ everything is black or dark shaded except for the white over-shirt-thingy Crow has two younger brothers (Wren and Kite) and a little sister (Cana). Crow's personality: He is cocky and proud, thinking he's unmatched in whatever he does. But his pride is easily broken, and Owl's sarcastic remarks can really take a blow on him. XD Nevertheless, he soon builds up his confident nature again~ He feels conflicted between trying to impress Owl by winning whatever and losing so he can see her smile and be an all-round sore-winner. > u <a ========================================= Story2: Santhe and Kestrel ========================================= This takes place around the palace and surrounding provinces as Santhe likes to travel a lot. ========================================= About Santhe ========================================= age ⁞ 20 eyes ⁞ amber brown hair ⁞ light tea green clothes ⁞ She wears layers of clothing, usually there is lace and ribbons. She has chrysanthemums on her outfit as accessories. She does not like it when other people to tell her what to do. She smiles easily and likes adventure and fighting. Santhe is the Emperor of China's daughter. She has many brothers but no other sisters. Her mother and father are both alive and well. But eventually, her mother dies from an illness and her father becomes ill soon after. (They were totally in love with each other) ; 7 ;!!!! Once her dad becomes ill, her brothers prepare to decide who should rule the kingdom. (In her family, her father doesn't choose the oldest son to automatically inherit the throne). They have to prove to him who is the most worthy of being the emperor. Santhe also wants to take a shot at inheriting the throne. Her personality is headstrong and bold. She likes fighting, arguing and also painting. She's graceful and also very strong too. :3 Also, she gets along with most of her brothers, the sons of the emperor and empress. ^__^ She does not really spend time with the half-brothers from the emperor and his concubines. They are also a bit older than she is since her father told all the concubines to leave the palace when he married the empress. ========================================= About Kestrel ========================================= Age: 28 Eyes: Orange Hair: Pale green He's a serious guy, really no-nonsense, and he's actually an escort/bodyguard of a princess named Santhe (she really doesn't need protection though, hahah, since she's strong and fights well too). His main expression is something annoyed/suspicious/and irritated. He's a strong and big guy, like 6'5" tall, and he doesn't really get beaten ever, so he has some cockiness too. ========================================= Story3: 4 Deities ========================================= characters: Feng (Dragon), Huang(Phoenix), Hao(Tiger), Shin(Tortoise), Lian(Snake) These five are the mythical animal deities that watch over the land of China. They live primarily on their own mountain (each one resides on one mountain, except for Lian and Shin, who are together). Each mountain is in one of the 4 compass directions (north, south, east, west). ========================================= About Feng ========================================= Feng is a dragon. She watches over the provinces that Santhe's father, the emperor, governs. Lately, as fights between the lords of each municipality break out over who will take over the kingdom when the Old Emperor dies, Feng has been increasingly angered by the useless fighting. She tends to summon up winds to mess up the preparations of competing lords and their planned ambushes and raids. (see more info about feng in Huang's description) Feng creates huge winds with a peacock feather fan, or smaller winds by blowing air from her mouth With her silk sash, she can create twisting winds like typhoons and hurricanes, as well as tornadoes, by twirling the cloth in a circular motion Sometimes Feng and Huang use their powers against each other, but it's mostly an annoyance rather than any damaging effect. ========================================= About Huang ========================================= Huang is a white phoenix. He has powers over lighting and thunder, while Feng the Dragon controls wind and rain. They usually get along but at other times let's say their relationship is stormy HAHAHAH ((Just how....Stormy Does it get with them two? XD I think they would have pretty dumb yet funny arguments Feng gets mad for a longer time than Huang, cause he gets lazy and just wants to relax He often questions what she does and basically his attitude is that they are deities so what's the point of getting involved with the little people? And Feng is just really interested in how people's civilizations work and she gets concerned when trouble brews between people)) He has a quiet, lofty personality. Often he feels he does not need to get involved in any situation because it doesn't concern him. On the other hand, Feng is quite nosey and likes to see what people are up to. Sometimes, she takes offense to what people are doing, even if it has nothing to do with her. But usually, she only gets annoyed when humans are being foolish fools who foolishly ... start wars or do something without a good reason. She will sabotage the people's plans with storms. Huang, not wanting to get stuck in Feng's antics, occasionally delivers a clap or two of thunder and a few lightning strikes but that's pretty much the extent of his involvement. His lightning powers: he claps for thunder and for lightning, he snaps his fingers to generate a charge in a thunder cloud and then sweeps his arm downwards where he wants it to strike !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Interacting with humans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If feng and/or huang (though more just feng) decide to make a trip down into china, will their respective forms be a dragon and a phoenix? Or anything they desire (e.g. human, animal, a tree?) They would somehow disguise themselves either as actual humans or some animals~ They would keep their dragon and phoenix forms for when they are just watching the people from the heavens~ so sometimes humans say they saw those mythical creatures but other people would say they just imagined it ^^ {must rewrite/revise these below!! XD; sorry for the general choppiness and disorganization} ========================================= Hao ========================================= ========================================= Shin (and Lian) ========================================= SHIN: He is good-humoured and will occasionally crack a joke. Usually, he is calm and level-headed, can handle stress and make well-thought out plans when the need arises. He's a leader type of person and knows how to make sure people know what they are supposed to do He has a magical snake as a partner who can grow or shrink in size named Lian (I'm thinking of the lotus flower, Lian hua) LIAN: She has black eyes and the middle is a bit silvery around the black slit pupil Lian is a white snake deity. She hates her human form because she cannot use her arms or legs. Well, it's more like she won't use them rather than can't. She finds them cumbersome and prefers the lithe movements of her snake form. Shin and Lian both work on the battlefield. You may not expect that from Lian's sluggish movements when she is in her human form. But as a snake, she is fearsome! With her size-changing capabilities, she can lead sneak attacks and handle large groups of enemies. As partners, Lian looks out for dangers approaching Shin, and he has good reflexes and power to protect the both of them. Shin's armour is made of a hard carbon type of material that is almost as hard as diamonds and his ax is actually diamond edged and can cut most other armours. |