Zeri Rekani
Appearance and Equipment
* Short, styled dark green hair (short single braid on left side), amber eyes, light green skin, 5'6", pointed elvish ears with two silver earrings each. Blue-green tribal tattoos on her face (right side), neck, biceps, and thighs. Slightly larger lateral incisors than normal, appearing somewhat like fangs.
* Usually wears a brown hide loincloth, brown hide halter top, fur bracers, and brown hide moccasins.
* Usually armed with her obsidian-tipped spear and simple orcish hunting bow.
Ritualistic. Rites of passage. Milestones in life.
Right arm tattoo: Marks her first kill during a hunt.
Right leg tattoo: Marks the completion of her first "journey." (Typically, this means a week or more spent away from home, on a long hunt or campaign or travel.)
Right face tattoo: Marks the completion of her first vision quest with the shamans of Bhathairk.
Neck tattoo: Marks the occurrence of her first womanly flow. A symbol that she is no longer a child.
The solid bands of these tattoos are the indications of the initial completion/occurrence. Additional markings around the solid bands are special related accolades, such as (for her right arm tattoo) participation in a Great Hunt. Or, in the case of her neck tattoo, if she were to be married the tattoo would be filled in, such that there were no longer any gaps.
Right arm tattoo: Marks her first kill during a hunt.
Right leg tattoo: Marks the completion of her first "journey." (Typically, this means a week or more spent away from home, on a long hunt or campaign or travel.)
Right face tattoo: Marks the completion of her first vision quest with the shamans of Bhathairk.
Neck tattoo: Marks the occurrence of her first womanly flow. A symbol that she is no longer a child.
The solid bands of these tattoos are the indications of the initial completion/occurrence. Additional markings around the solid bands are special related accolades, such as (for her right arm tattoo) participation in a Great Hunt. Or, in the case of her neck tattoo, if she were to be married the tattoo would be filled in, such that there were no longer any gaps.
Starting Skills and Abilities
Bhathairk Upbringing, Trade Skills: Has led Zeri to be skilled in cobbling, tailoring (mostly with hide, fur, and leather), cooking, hunting, and spear-fishing. On account of these latter two, she is a decent shot with her bow and has a good sense for throwing spears/javelins.
Bhathairk Upbringing, Languages: Thanks to the cosmopolitan nature of Bhathairk and Zeri's own eagerness and quick-learning, she can speak Common, Orcish, Elvish, and a good bit of Dwarvish. She is less apt at the written counterparts to these languages, save Common.
No magical ability: Zeri is completely mundane.
Learned Skills from other Characters
Improved Archery: Zeri learned the effectiveness of using an overdraw device known as a Tong-Ah, along with half-length arrows, as well as a better grip and drawing motion of her bow. Her loosed arrows are more accurate and carry more force than before.
* (Learned from Um Min-Kyung in "Luuruk-Hur, the Coming of Spring")
Personality and Characteristics
Major
* Earnest. Industrious. Leads to being insistent at times.
* Eager to prove her worth. This drive can easily get her into something beyond her capacity to handle.
* Naive and inexperienced in many things.
* Idealistic, very willing to put trust and faith in the innate goodness of people.
* Quick-learner and adaptable. Ingenuity and cleverness may yet be her greatest--and sole--strength.
* Sincere and open. Shy, though, in certain regards. Can be very talkative when nervous--more so than usual.
Minor
+ Has a near-obsession with grooming, cleaning, and maintaining her hair. Enjoys grooming the hair of others.
+ Afraid of the dark. A source of embarrassment, it is one of the few things she isn't forthcoming about.
+ Idolizes strong warriors, especially those of tales and legends.
+ Easily agitated about her bust size.
+ Fascinated by lightning, and also by mages who wield it.
Biography & Lore
Elven father, orcish mother. The youngest out of two brothers and an eldest sister.
A complete novice when it comes to adventuring.
Yet all roads must start somewhere.
And these roads may lead to places bright and glorious.
Or dark and horrifying.
Through the journey, it will be seen.
References
Novice, Dreaming of Adventure
The Amalgamation (Bhathairk attacked.)
Everybody Starts Somewhere
May the Spirits guide your Journey
Breaking a Spine
Luuruk-Hur, the Coming of Spring
The Great Ones Beneath (Bhathairk destroyed. Zeri's Ma killed. Her brothers killed.)
Foreigners in Thagretis (Cured in a foreign land.)
Bhathairk: The Aftermath (Returning home.)
Remember Bhathairk (Sorrow for what was lost. A resolution for the future.)
In Search of a Sister
Reunion of Wayward Winds
Like Better Times
Cherish What You Have