Character Name: Canace of the Half Cliff Clan Meaning: Canace is Greek for "child of the wind". Character Position: Primal Senshi, Sailor Vata! *strikes a pose* (>__<;;) B-day/age/sign: Sept 21, 16, Virgo Physical Details: Canace stands about 5'4" and is rather small all around. Her arms are fairly strong, hefting and waving fans all day, and her legs are as well, from the distances that she walks. She has hips and a chest that pretty much match the rest of her body. Small. Since Canace spends a lot of time outside, her hair, once a dark gold in color, has been bleached to a very very light blonde (like post-it note 'lellow), and her skin has tanned a bit. She has a heart shaped face and orange melon eyes, which are a bit farther apart than most people's. Her hair is almost always up in two buns, stuck on the left side of her head (our right ^__~), and always has wisps sticking here and there. When her hair is ever down, it comes to her shoulder blades and is very wavy, from being up in the buns. Her voice is also very raspy, as if she had a sore throat all the time, and when she yells, her voice cracks. When tanning or coloring, she wears a cream tunic and leggings, with feet, that have now been dyed various shades of reds, greens, blues, and browns, from splattering of dyes. Since her clothes aren't the only things that get stained, her hands and arms are slightly different colors that she couldn't just scrub away. When Canace gets some 'me time', she seems to like wearing a minty sage dress, with black cords, and tan on the hem of the skirt. It's about mid-shin length and has short sleeves. She also likes a very light blue tunic (dawn blue) that she wears with a brown cord, and some footie leggings, indigo in color. Bloodtype: B Gemstone: Opal (It's purdy wit all zer colors...@@) Likes: High places, fuzzy blankets/hides, anything that flies, make-believe, and woodland creatures. No, not like, awww...looooook...it's Bambi...It's more like, HOOOOOOOOOOOWEEE! That rabbit sure does look mighty fiiiiiiiiine to eat! Dislikes: Seafood (She's allergic! >__<), water (though she will wash up), darkness (she's blind in zer dark), and anything that just has a boring, monocoloration. Hobbies: Looking for new plants for color, hiking, and tanning hides. (It's really her job, but she considers it a hobby) Personality: Canace is introverted, reserved, and quiet. She likes to make most of herself closed towards others, especially new people. If Canace sees someone she doesn't know coming to her for a talk or something of the sort, she'd be all like, "Run away! Run away!" But if she is forced to stay, she will just be quiet and let everyone else do the talking, and only say one-word answers if she /MUST/ say something. If this person becomes a regular, she will say more than a few words, having become familiar with them. She enjoys mostly solitary activities, such as tanning and gathering, and she only wishes to socialize with a few, close friends. Her "brother", Moswen, is the only one who she will really talk to, for he is a very good listener. She is self-conscious and doesn't like to speak openly about others, and rarely about herself. She keeps those comments to herself and Moswen. A few times she has let things slip, and the reaction of the person, positive or not, has made her nervous around that person. She also feels intimidated by large crowds, and tries to make herself scarce. Again, if forced to stay, Canace will become quiet. She will also feel extremely uncomfy, have a nervous smile plastered on her face, and spaz a bit. ("I don't want to be here, I don't want to be here...Why is everyone looking at me? Am I supposed to do something? What am I supposed to do?") Canace likes looking for adventure and new places. She finds new experiences quite fun and tries them as much as she can. She often sets high, clear goals for herself, and pursues them with much determination. Canace always has to finish whatever it is by the time she says, or she will get rather spazzy. ("Oh no!! Its not done its not done! Aaah! What now!? Uh…Uh…") The others in the clan regard her as a hard and diligent worker, as well as being rather reliable. Canace is also really neat and orderly, having next to no trouble finding anything. ("Moswen? Did you move my skin?" "Which one?" "…") She also thinks of things before doing them, wondering what would happen when she does the action in question. However, Canace cannot think as quickly as most people in her clan. She is very vulnerable and panics a bit under pressure. Canace also has a wild imagination and thinks up things that people may never have thought of before, and is very creative. ("Hmmm…Now if I take this tunic material…and cut it this…way…Voila! It's a sling sack! Wait…There. Now it has the pouch!") She takes great joy in artsy kinds of things, such as "dancing" flowers and bright, vivid colors to bring out a picture. She sees beauty in things that others may not. ("EWWW! CANACE! WHAT IS /THAT/? Is that...A PIECE OF WOOD?! Put it by the fire!" .___. ) Canace also likes to make up new beings and creatures. She'll write down a description on a skin, and place it in hiding, lest someone finds it. History: Clan: Half Cliff has been around since the long winter. It formed, not that far from the sea, since it was a tad warmer, being a little closer to the beaches, and protected by some high cliffs in the harsh cold. They would make warm clothes out of furs and hides, or whatever they could possibly find out in such conditions. After the long season was over, the clan was blessed by vast supplies that were in demand, and a partnership with another clan close by. They were supplied with seafood, and oils, while they, in turn, supplied some game and weather clothes, perfect for the salt air on the sea. This clan also tries to use everything to the fullest ability. They try to keep in mind not to take anything for granted, lest there be another winter like the last. This clan is also not a large clan. Only about 50-60 people. Most of the women of the clan get espoused into other clans, and the men either bring their new spouse home, or they join their clan, if the can is so willing. This clan is also so close together, no one knows whether one is truly ones brother or not. But Half Cliff just treats everyone as a family. (So everybody is brother/sister, and the older ones use one of those titles before someone's name when addressing a person. i.e. Brother Dave, and Sister Claire...I know...sounds like a monastery, nunnery, or maybe one of those scary unity cults...>___<;;) Half Cliff also uses necklaces and beads or stones to mark age, and resident job. The age beads are usually creamy in color, while main events, such as getting married (teal), becoming of age (red), birth (black) and death (black) tend to be different colors. The profession beads are yellow for tanner, brown for hunter, green for gatherer, blue for baker/cooker, and orange for oiler. Plus, when you reach a milestone of age, like 50, you receive a golden bead for your birthing day, which is a big honor. Half Cliff clan also live in weatherproof hide, mud, and rock huts. They have seven total. Three for the males, split for ages. 0-5 with a supervisor in one, 6-30 in the second, and 30+ in the final one. The three for the females work the same way. There are also a few, small two person huts scattered here and there on the clan's land, for those in the married status. The final one is in the direct center of all the rest. It is the largest, able to store their supplies, leftover food (jerky and dried fruits), the hides, skins, and cloths, a large fire, and the 50-60 people of the clan, to use when raining, or some other unfavorable weather comes their way and they cannot use the large fire pit outside. And just as a side note...when the littluns (0-5) are being watched outside, they will usually be tethered to a wooden pole or two, stuck in the ground, so they won't go leaping off any of the nearby cliffs. The girl in question: Canace was born to a lady named Enogan, who was quite small herself. Canace was too large for Enogan, so after her birth, Enogan died from loss of blood. But Canace did not feel any kind of loss growing up, since the entire clan was her family. Canace has always liked Moswen, a strong boy with sea green eyes, light ruddy brown hair, and ahead of her by 10 years. She calls only Moswen "brother", and sometimes "Fisk". (Side story!! When she was about 3 or 4, he was going out to fish, but Canace couldn't sound out -sh sounds, and used a -k instead) Canace acquired a job to dye and tan hides, skins, and plant-woven cloths. (Yes, hides and skins are different to this clan. To them, a hide is more tough, like leather, while the skins tend to be the thin, soft materials, but much more durable than the plant-woven cloths) She was given the choice to become a gatherer (plants for eating/dying), a baker/cooker (of fish, game, and dyes), a tanner (of the skins, hides, and plant-woven cloths), or an oiler (which is basically squeeze animal fats, plants, or whole fishies to get the oils used to soften the materials). Canace chose to be a combination of three. While she mostly tans and dries, she also searches for new plants, not for eating, but for coloring, and she also cooks some of her own dyes. She also never touches any of the skins or hides that have been softened by the fish oils, because when she touches it, her hands break out in this bumpy rash. Needless to say, she doesn't touch other seafoods at all either. Canace has 19 beads/stones on her necklace. The black one, marking her birth, 16 cream ones for her age, a yellow one for tanning, between her 10th and 11th cream age bead, and her red becoming of age one between her 12th and 13th cream age bead. Canace also uses a variety of three fans to help dry her work. Two of the fans she uses are small, handheld, foldable ones. She puts one in each hand, and waves her arms up and down, one always opposite of the other, and the canvas in the fan creates a small, cool breeze. The other fan she uses was used by those who were in the long winter. It is an extremely long fan, and they used it to try and keep their diminutive flames going. It has a foldable canvas side they used for fanning, and a foldable triangular, iron side, they used for cutting supplies when they needed a fire, or when they needed to move the fire fuel. Canace uses this fan to create a larger breeze, or to cut wood for fires, or long, straight lines in hides, skins, and plant-woven cloths. (But sometimes she'll need help, like from Moswen, to actually cut something. The fan tends to be heavy.) NPCs: Brother Moswen: Canace's older "brother". He's the one she tells /EVERYTHING/ to. Well...almost everything. She's not going to tell him that she picked her nose that morning. (ewww... ._.) He always welcomes Canace, and anyone else, with open arms. He doesn't think that much on tomorrow, and must be reminded to do certain things a few times. He works down at a neighboring sea clan, where he fishes and trades. He has sea green eyes, and ruddy brown hair, that matches the tunics he seems to always wear. (He's also the head dood for the oiling group.) Ina and Zaci: These two are the ones who always watch the little'uns and tie them to the poles. Ina and Zaci live in the girl and boy little'un huts respectively. Ina has shoulder brown hair and many curves about her appearance. Zaci is very broad and scruffy. Eldon: The eldest member of Half Cliff. 'Nuff said. Mela: A rather plump woman with rosy cheeks and thick bright red hair. She's the head gal for the gathering group. Ferran: A thin man with a small gut, pinkish skin, and a receding hair line. He's the head dood for the cooking group. Ianthe: A bird-like woman with dark hair in a knot and sharp features. She's the head gal for the dying group. Jaegar: A man with very strong arms and bald. He is one of the most athletic people of the clan, being the big cheeze for the hunters.