Crimson Ravencroft

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Character Name:
Crimson Ravencroft

Race:
Kiev

Race Description:
The people known as The Kiev are a race of mystical humanoids who inhabit the many woods of Krelwood. They are incredibly agile beings who can easy move from branch to branch hundreds of feet up, in the Tree tops.

Life Style
The Kiev who have chosen to remain in Krelwood often live in wood made huts, either on the forest floor, of up in large tree-house communities. Some villages even carve out homes into the tree's themselves. The Kiev chose to live in small groupings, either in villages or at one of the 7 temples. Those who live in small groupings are not always stationary, as there are a few nomadic tribes who are constantly on the move, living in tree tops, and in thick tree roots. The normal diet of Kiev consists of many fruits and vegitables native to the forests. Though they do not eat it on a daily basis, the Kiev do in fact eat meat of creatures they have hunted.

Organization
Most Kiev live in small villages separated anywhere from a mile to 20 . Each individual group has their own leader, or Chief. this man(or woman) acts as the spokesman of his or her tribe whenever there is a meeting of the Kiev. This only happens once in a blue moon, and can only be called by a Shaman. A Shaman is a mystic leader of an entire wood, there are 7 all together. Each Shaman travels from village to village commonly with a group. In his travels he commonly trades goods along with knowledge from other tribes. Often times when the Shaman comes to the village, there is a large celebration, along with much feasting and story telling.

Religion
The Kiev worship the 7 gods of the wood. Each region is protected by one particular god, but they still worship the other 6. They believe that the gods work together, so they shall too. In each of the 7 temples, there is an alter to not only the god of the region, but all the gods of the wood. In a Kiev's life, they are to travel to each temple once, and worship at the alter for 12 hours. Once a decade each region will sacrifice 1 person. Depending on their region, they will sacrifice differently. The Frost Wood sacrifices the most beautiful young woman. The Blood Wood sacrifices a baby who has not yet spoken his or her first word. The Stone Wood sacrifices a man who has worked hard his entire life. The Coal Wood sacrifices a small boy who has not yet seen death. The Brick Wood sacrifices an old widow who cares for others. The Leaf Wood sacrifices a young girl who just this year has become a woman, as in menstruation. The Coral Wood sacrifices one virgin. These people sacrifice in order to show their devotion to their god. To be chosen as a sacrifice in the faith of Kiev is to be chosen as a Marter and in the next world he or she will live a life of purity and sanctity amongst the gods. The Kiev see nature as its equal and with this, the people respect and care for it as kin would. When taking something from nature, you must always pay respects to it, animal or plant. When killing something, you must use every portion of the kill in order to keep the animal or plant's spirit appeased. This is an aspect of every day life for a Kiev.

Characteristics
The kiev are known for having the longest ears of all 3 races native of Krelwood. Along with the ears, their eyes often glow in nature color such as green, blue, brown and even pearl white. Their hair is often in shades not normally found, such as purple blue red or green. They are highly connected with nature's energy thus allow them to cast spells that would normally kill any other being from the energy consumption alone. Another characteristic is their amazing agility. Though they may not be the fastest running wise, they can easily dodge most attacks without braking a sweat. On the negative side, most Kiev are not as physically strong as other races, and lack endurance for physical damage.

Alignment:
Good


Physical Abilities:
Trained as a monk, Crimson has an intense perception of hearing that others may have, but are untrained with in his race. This is also aided by is lack of sight, which is not apparent to those who first meet him. He is very light stepped and nearly perfectly silent in everything he does, though occasionally the pulse of his step can be heard when he is lacking focus.

Magical Abilities:
The 7 Charms of the Kiev:
Gifts from each master at the temple, Crimson wears the 7 Charms of the Kiev around his neck in a layered necklace format. Each holding a specific animal pertaining to the temple and style of combat. Though only one charm may be active at a time, each may enhances is physical ability.
Shark
Monkey
Spider
Tiger
Wolf
Bear
Bird
(i will go into deeper detail if you wish)
Scarlet's Charm (8th Charm of the Kiev):
A gift from his younger sister, Crimson has always had this charm, for it was given to him the day he left to train at the temple. She had made it for him especially as a goodbye gift, and he would always remember that. It has a slight magical enchantment placed on by his parents to provide him with small light illusions that could amuse him on cold lonely nights at the temples.

Description: Crimson's body is tinted, like most Kiev, in a rather pale tan fashion. Brown in nature, his eyes glow a pearl white, giving off an almost mythical sense to those who noticed. A thin guiled nose crosses the gap of his face leading down into a subtle mouth, who's lips are equally narrow. Most of the features of his body mimicked this style, that of being thin or narrow, and nearly unnoticeable. On his head, albern locks, straight and waterfall like, decorate the upper portion. They take a slide along his pointy guising them from the world, taking a drape effect.

Over Crimson's Torso, a light black dyed shirt covered him. It was made to be used in combat and easily, using the thick folds in them to produce air ripples. The pants are constructed in a similar manor, which ends in a bag at the ankle of each foot. Closed toe slippers protect his feet from the harsh ground, though one would doubt he needs them. Open finger gloves allow for easy grip on surfaces that are silk and smooth.


Inventory:
The 7 Charms of the Kiev
Scarlet's Charm



History: Crimson was born a son to the shaman of the Red Wood. As tradition mandates, the first born of each shaman is to master all 7 arts of the Kiev, and so he began his training. Through a larger portion of his childhood, prior to him joining the temple, his mother and father had him trained by monks around the local villages. The advantage placed in him by his parents allowed him to quickly pass beyond the lower levels of training in early age, granted this also left him without the childhood experiences that all beings should have. Deeply religious by the factors of his training, along with peaceful, he is often seen as cold, interaction with other begins do not always go right.

During his training he worked hard, and payed little mind to the development of his social ability. Much of his off time was spent reading the works from every land collected in the grand libraries of the temple. His knowledge of things grew and as it did, so did his wisdom. This cunning combination allowed his training to surpass those of the other Shaman born children. As he completed his training, the masters each anointed him with a small charm symbolizing the temple as a gift to the red son. He formed a necklace with these, adding his sisters charm as a reminder that will always comfort him in his darkest days.

Thought portions of his history are unknown after his departure from krelwood, a few facts are known that he has been seen in numerous locations throughout the world, perhaps in search for something. He found his way to this strange place by passing by on boat, mysteriously keeping to himself, with little interaction with only a few books and an illusion charm to entertain his mind.