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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:06 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:22 am
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Ａｂｏｕｔ
Name: Achlys Hatetalon
Meaning: Goddess of Poisons | Sirname.
Breed: Mutant hippogryph (harpy)
Quote: The dose makes the poison.
Currently: Whatever she damn well wants. But specifically mixing
poisons and breeding snakes..
Herd: Hatetalons
Familiar: Nope.
Personality:
In the wild, bright colours are a warning. In the Flock, it's no different -
especially when it comes to Achlys. Resident Witchdoctor - the mare is a force
to be reckoned with and so is her wraith. Specialising in poisons - and their
cures, it is unwise to get on her bad side. She has been known to give those
that annoy her or disrespect her a little dose of her own medicine - typically a
terrible stomach virus that will pass on its own but isn't pleasant. This is all
done methodically - she isn't sloppy and it never causes permanent harm; she
keeps an eye on her victims and will cure them earlier if she believes they've
learned their lesson. While she's vengeful when fronted, it's typically hard to
get on her bad side. Sticks and stones may break her bones but words will
only make her laugh at how pathetic you are.. or something like that. If a sister
wants to be snippy, she'll be snippy right back and she can dish it out with the
best - or worst, in this case - of them. Interrupt her work, question her abilities
or tresspass in her garden and you may suffer a fate worse than a stomach
virus.
Specialising in venom milked from snakes she's bred herself, Achlys has
taken a habit to tipping her feathers, claws and armor. Being struck by her - or
striking her - may prove more deadly than you think. In her time milking and
handling snakes, she's developed a tolerance - and in a few cases immunity -
to most snake venom. She always has anti-venom handy, just in case. While
she primarily started breeding the snakes for their venom - she began to see
they had other potential. The first snake she ever milked - Ophine - eventually
became a pet to her and she trained her to strike on command. For the right
price, she trains the snakes with her sisters so they may be used for combat
or protection. They come at a costly price and she is very select about who
receives one - Ophine has input as well.
Though venoms are her forte, she also has a knack for herb-lore - something
that's become some what of a requirement when dealing with poisons and the
such. She has a garden she cultivates herself filled with most herbs required
for basic healing. A smaller garden, kept in a secret location, holds poisonous
plants - none are allowed near this garden. Recently, she has begun to delve
into mithridatism. That is, developing an immunity to poisons. She doses
herself with small, non-lethal amounts of poisons known to her - that she also
has antidotes for. Her goal is to have it so that she may create poisonous
salves to wear on her skin that make her deadly to touch.
Any poisons, antidotes and such are tested before use on sisters. Sometimes
she may test on herself if the results won't render fatal. Mostly, however, she
tests on animals. This aspect of her skills brings her in business with Aemliana
quite often - as the mare takes record of animals in the area and the last thing
Achlys wants is to go hungry. Typically, she tries to keep the animals alive for
as long as possible and keeps them healthy to ensure results aren't
compromised. If they die it's typically because an antidote hasn't work or she's
testing a new poison she's discovered and needs to document everything -
from start to end.
Even though she is primarily a Witchdoctor, the mare started as a Seer before
branching out. She uses dice made of bone - old enough to have passed few
generations and to have forgotten what the bones originally came from. The
bones are carved with runes - which, when combined and interpreted by
someone trained can reveal fortunes of those asking questions or secrets of
the future. It takes years to master dice reading and even then the answers
can be vague or riddles. Achlys is happy to divine for most people but she will
not divine on children or future children. Divination is never one hundred
percent and she does not wish to deal with a mare that was promised mares
who then produced stallions. She does, however, divine such things for
herself - when it is time for her to produce children, what the stallion will look
like, etc'. She will also, if the mother allows or requests it, cast the future of a
filly. This is typically done a few days after the child has emerged from its
basket and simply gives basic information in regards to the childs' future - their
strengths, their role, etc'. Achlys may keep some points to herself if she
deems their knowledge will result in chaos.
While her duties are to keeping the flock healthy and alive, Achlys is not
above exchanging her services for things she needs.Typically, she'll trade
venoms for mares to tip weapons and claws with - along with anti-venoms for
those that are clumsy. Her rule for venom trading is that the venom is not to
infect another sister. Anyone caught doing so is struck with the venom
themselves and must endure the pain until almost death at which point they
are given the anti-venom and restores them to health. A mare that insults
Achlys in such a way will never receive wares from the Witchdoctor and any
urgent help would come with reluctance and only out of respect to the Queen.
If a sister has nothing of value to trade, Achlys will trade labour - weeding,
tidying or collecting herbs.
Despite her harsh nature and reclusive ways, Achlys' loyalty lies strong and
she would do everything in her power to save someone. All mares are given a
'gift' from Achlys; a goodie bag, if you will. A blinding powder, so that should
they find themselves unable to escape they may blind their attacker/pursuer in
order to escape. A salve to use on basic wounds - this is more a gift to Achlys
so she doesn't have a mare coming to her door each time they get cut. The
last, possibly the most important thought it is least used, is a mixture of
poisons should a mare ever find herself captured with no sign of escape - or is
to be tortured for information. These bags are given to the fillies after they
have emerged from the baskets when Achlys checks their health & rolls their
fortune. The bags are not replaced - so as to ensure they aren't used without
thought and dire need. This way, the mares do not rely on them and let their
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:23 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:48 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:48 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:48 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:49 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:49 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:25 am
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:26 am
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