Description
EDIT 9/29/16: New outfit and added smol bump. Wears family colors [blue and green] more often because of bab in the making
Name:
Chandaki Arjana
Nickname:
Chandi, Kiki, Gold Lady
Age:
20
Gender:
Female
Race:
African Wild Dog
Tribe:
Wild Dog
Height:
5'2
Weight:
137 lbs/62 kg
Eye color:
Gold
Appearance:
She's a small little lady with wavy black hair that's always in a ponytail over her shoulder. She hates having it down any other way. Her body is a bit athletic however her hips are a little on the larger side giving her a bit of a pear shape to her body. Her arms are adorned with gold and white bracelets and she also has a gold ring piercing on the left side of her nose. She can almost always be found in a long skirt and with her head covered in some way as she doesn't want to show off too much of her body. Her large ears and fluffy tail follow the typical markings of her race while her ears also sport a pair of gold stud earrings in each ear. She also has beautiful chocolate skin and always pairs her skirt with a half shirt. Shoes or sandals are also not a thing to her. She loves being barefoot.
Weapon:
Small knife that she only carries for self defense purposes
Occupation:
Vendor in the market [sells/trades jewelry and clothing that she makes]
Personality:
Chandi is quiet, sometimes reserved, gentle, and sensitive. She loves contributing to people's overall happiness and well-being. If she happens to pass by someone who's down on their luck, she will try to help make them feel better. She also has a true appreciation for aesthetics and beauty, and it doesn't stop at just clothing and jewlery. Originality in what she loves is not new when it comes to Chandi. Because of this, when she has her own goals set for herself she likes to do them in her unique way without following specific or routine rules. She is a "doer", taking many things seriously and making sure that they are done. Hands on things are more up her ally when she wants to do something or show someone something. Traditional teaching methods aren't her thing. She's more likely to throw someone directly into the fire rather than spending long minutes talking about it and explaining. Learning is the same way for herself. Doing is the best way she can learn something.
Aside from these things, Chandaki is a very modest individual. Both in internally and externally. Externally, she's not one to show off her hair or body in a flashy way. She likes to keep these things to herself. Internally, she is not one to give herself much credit when she does something exceptionally well. On the downside of this, she's likely to be a perfectionist which reflects on how she treats others, judging them rather harshly at times.
Strengths:
~Optimistic
~Friendly
~Laid back
~Loves beauty
~Takes commitments very seriously
~Respects personal space and expects the same in return
~Shows affection through acts rather than words
Weaknesses:
~Not good with money
~Seriously hates conflict and fighting
~Perfectionism
~In the moment
~Seems lazy at some points
~Slow moving and slow to react to things
~Hesitant/slow to show affection with words
Likes:
~Gold jewelry
~Her husband
~Children/babies
~Clothing
~Her "me time"
~Animals
Dislikes:
~People with no sense of personal space
~Fighting
~Blood
~Vegetables
~Rude people
Background:
Before Chandaki was born, her parents were a part of a small group that were more often than not a nomadic type of people. They went many places and worked as performers. The travels were good while they lasted but eventually, Chandi's mother wanted to settle down in order to raise her family. Travelling while pregnant wasn't exactly as fun as it was when she was travelling without supporting another body within her own. The two parents to be had been to Arhzung a few times before and they had fallen in love with the Wild Dog tribe. They had eventually settled there, with no problem adjusting to their way of life and making a living for themselves.
Chandaki was born in this lovely tribe as just one. No other siblings were brought into this world with her but she still grew into a sensible young lady who loves her village family. As a child she was always one to offer help, even if it had been something she'd never done before. She was willing to learn. She was also one who hated to see someone in distress or sad, so she'd always try to do something to make someone feel happy or appreciated. Growing up, her mother taught her how to carefully craft beautiful jewlry and weave the most colorful articles of clothing and she was often helping her. Her mothers love for these things passed on to Chandi and Chandi used these things to keep others in her village looking and feeling their best.
Around the time she was in her mid-teen years, her mother fell into a awful illness. Doctors and other villiagers tried what they could but eventually, she had passed. Her mother had always been her best friend and this rather unfortunate event left Chandaki in her lowest. Before her mother was bedridden, both of her parents put her into a relationship with her father's best friend's son, Masika. The two had known each other very well but they never had extended amounts of time with each other. Whatever the case, Masika was the one who helped her most during her time of mourning. She only spent most of her time with him and her father during this time. She took over her mother's production of jewlry and clothing and with this, she returned to herself again, with a new found goal to continue her mother's work.
When Chandi was 19, her father set up a marriage between her and Masika. She was happy had no problem marrying him and was very happy that her parents had chosen him to be her husband. They both live together with her father living with them also. At the start, their relationship was a little rocky as they had to get used to living under the same roof, but now they are closer than ever. Chandi's new goal now is to start a family of her own, but that seems a little harder than she originally expected.
Additional info:
~Was TTC [trying to concieve] and luck has turned out well
~Can normally be found in the market, in her home doing housework, outside her home dyeing or drying threads, or constructing clothes
~Loves playing with the children of the tribe whenever she has extra time
~Likes dancing during festivals
~Can be rather protective of her husband
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