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==Background: Hermit== | ==Background: Hermit== | ||
The Kiianatha clan have been known for centuries as some of the best hunters on Sidhe-Praxen. Youngling Yellowleaf appeared to be another "branch off the old tree" growing up, as her skill with the bow and her innate understanding of the forest were talked about in the same breath as those of Kiiana the Green, ancient progenitor of the Kiianatha clan. On her Century Day, she proudly took the name Kiiara, in homage to her great ancestor, and set off on her Proving Hunt, from which she would be expected to return with a great trophy to gain acceptance as an adult of the clan. | The Kiianatha clan have been known for centuries as some of the best hunters on Sidhe-Praxen. Youngling Yellowleaf appeared to be another "branch off the old tree" growing up, as her skill with the bow and her innate understanding of the forest were talked about in the same breath as those of Kiiana the Green, ancient progenitor of the Kiianatha clan. On her Century Day, she proudly took the name Kiiara, in homage to her great ancestor, and set off on her [[Proving_Hunt|Proving Hunt]], from which she would be expected to return with a great trophy to gain acceptance as an adult of the clan. | ||
The initial days of the Hunt went well, and she soon caught the spoor of a great elk, whose antlers would make a fine addition to the clanhouse. She tracked the beast for several days, and early in the morning of the 12th day of her hunt, she knew the time was right for the taking. The animal was in a clearing, backlit by the rising sun, downwind enough that he had no chance of catching Kiiara's already disguised scent. She said her Words, and scratched the back of her hand with her mother's arrow, so that her blood would be joined to the first blood she took from the elk. She was ready. Held her breath, drew her bow, and then, out of the brush came a large female elk and two white calves. They joined the mighty bull in grazing, and Kiiara could not loose her arrow. She watched them for what seemed like hours. The white calves practically glowed in the sunlight, and Kiiara knew it was an omen. She could not take this elk, nor could she take any other. She stayed in the forest for weeks, surviving on berries and insects, wasting away to almost nothing. When she finally came out, the clan rushed to her, but seeing the scars on her hand, the lack of trophy in her pack, and her weakened state, they knew what had happened. Kiiara had gone soft. She would not be able to kill, and would never live up to her birthright. | The initial days of the Hunt went well, and she soon caught the spoor of a great elk, whose antlers would make a fine addition to the clanhouse. She tracked the beast for several days, and early in the morning of the 12th day of her hunt, she knew the time was right for the taking. The animal was in a clearing, backlit by the rising sun, downwind enough that he had no chance of catching Kiiara's already disguised scent. She said her Words, and scratched the back of her hand with her mother's arrow, so that her blood would be joined to the first blood she took from the elk. She was ready. Held her breath, drew her bow, and then, out of the brush came a large female elk and two white calves. They joined the mighty bull in grazing, and Kiiara could not loose her arrow. She watched them for what seemed like hours. The white calves practically glowed in the sunlight, and Kiiara knew it was an omen. She could not take this elk, nor could she take any other. She stayed in the forest for weeks, surviving on berries and insects, wasting away to almost nothing. When she finally came out, the clan rushed to her, but seeing the scars on her hand, the lack of trophy in her pack, and her weakened state, they knew what had happened. Kiiara had gone soft. She would not be able to kill, and would never live up to her birthright. | ||