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Rusalka

My strange version of a Plot Journal - only a little more visual (I'm a visual learner and its easier to see her crazy route this way).


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Name: Rusalka
Call name: Rue. Sometimes 'Selkie'
Age: 4
Height: 9.1hh (37")

Backstory: Born in one of the birthing grounds to a liver chestnut doe who was part of the main herd. Her mother waited until she could run and then left. They joined a splinter group that are nomads, moving around the Kingdom frequently and Rue became an independent youngster with a wild heart, a part of which longs to venture further than the boundaries she's always known.

Other: Raised in a splinter herd alongside only a few other fawns and was always close to her mother growing up. She's aware that her mum has an untold past, and when she receives her bauble in proof of this, it becomes the catalyst to her adventure. Though not good company for most fawns, she's on good terms with the animals and other creatures in the Kingdom, and has solid friends in a few of them.

Sire: NPC. Nameless Stag - Buckskin - Leader of a small nomadic herd on Windborne
Dam: NPC (?) Alkhana - Liver Chestnut - Member of the nomad herd but with a somewhat secretive past
Bloodlines: Born in Windborne [suspected lineage from another kingdom, though, due to an inherited trinket]

Original design: #2: fav.me/d4pgst1
Flat colour/Colour Palette: fav.me/d5qs6zo
Heirloom/Bauble: fav.me/d5pft97

Constant Companion



Name: Cully
Species: Avian. Faerie Wren: Purple Crowned
Gender: Male
Size: 13.5cm (6cm excluding tail)



Mostly self explanatory.

Route marked up with a dashed line.
Circles on it imply the dangers/hazards encountered. More will be added as needed - main ones have been placed if I know they will occur.
Exclamation points are were Rue learns something that pertains to her quest - ie, something about her heirloom, mother's past, her bloodline etc.
The small sketches here and there are random thoughts or 'icons' for happenings: A cave entrance, a mountain lion, a magic herb, a raging stag and an acorn and Oak leaf. More will be added as needed.

Notes
(Clockwise from Windborne)

1. Any RP's planned or not yet planned with fawnlings on Windborne aren't likely to happen during Rue's main story. Living with a nomadic herd, she's explored most of the Kingdom already and she would have or can meet with native fawns after her journey's over or in her past, before it began. Alternately, they can be for fun and not fit into the canon Isles story at all.

2. In places, Rue's route follows alongside rivers or beaches. This is partly for orientation, as it provides some directionality, based on flow, and also to be sure she's always near a source of water.

3. Alkhana, Rue's mother, has told her stories all her life and shared what she knows about the other Kingdoms. Rue's been warned that Blackwood is a treacherous place and to avoid it if she can, but always be careful if she can't. Only some kind of ambush or scare near its border that prevented her route out to the East would push her to cross the middle of the territory. Since only fawnlings live there, really - its probably one of them, but no solid plans yet.

4. It was originally intended that this journey would take a year, leaving roughly a season in each Kingdom (excluding Windborne). Due to many factors, this is likely to change.



Role Plays

---If your character is marked up on the map, but you imagine them living/roaming elsewhere in the kingdom, let me know so I can get this as accurate as possible ^^ ---

Windborne
~lairelark with Mr Beardsly
*TigressDesign with Étaín
~SerendipityArts with Baron
=Crissiesaurus with Ellethwen [ Meet up in summer of 754 near River Mor]

Oakfern
=femalefred with Linna [ Outside the Oakfern caves]
~Minging with Eoin

Silverthorne
~Jazuac with Thrór
~Cactus-sis with Clío
*LeavingNeverland with Taron
*strideroo with Skarth [ Friendship formed over herb lore in Silverwood] [ Skarth jumps in to save Rue from attack]
*ReQuay with Vanessëa [ Meet up in summer of 757] [ Journey to Silver Vale summer of 757]

Blackwood
=BrindleTail with Queen Sévérine

Glenmore
*strideroo with Rosalie


Unplotted
~aliwababe with Agymah


Currently closed for further RPs

Want to feature in her adventure?

Due to the nature of her story, there aren't really opportunities for prolonged role plays. Many of them are likely to be one off collabs as she passes through new territory.

Rue isn't confrontational and is really the last doe to get into a scrap with anyone; she relies on her spead and agility if threatened, and simply outruns attackers, using stealth skills and quick thinking to hide if need be. So sparring is possible, but fights aren't really likely. She's also not looking for a mate in any way and likes her space, so any stags who try to get too close are liable to be kicked and left in the dust. But she does have a sense of humour and is playful, so some amount of teasing and innuendo with a stag she knows isn't out of the question.

SO - other than fights or potential mates, if you have a fawnling and would like to cross paths with her I'm open to pretty much any other scenario. By all means leave a comment here, note me or heck - ask/tell me anywhere if you're struck by inspiration.



Extra Notes
Will be added to as needed.

- Cully, her best friend, is quite protective of her (and often doesn't consider himself to be such a tiny bird). He will occasionally fly on ahead if he feels brave enough to see what they might come up against.

- Natural/inborn ability to sense direction and location using the wind and smells in it, means Rue doesn't get lost too easily. Even through the Oakfern cave system (to some extent) she can navigate without error when there's a draft.

- Mother told her how to recognise Blackwood territory on sight, by the denser wood surrounded by the mountain ranges. She was warned about the nature of the Kingdom, too, so will be very wary with anyone she happens across there on instinct.

- Sévérine set up a guard duty on Blackwood borders, so Rue somehow (?) manages to sneak past them, possibly without realising, if she's panicked, to end up crossing the territory to begin with.

- Has a slight fear/wariness of fire after stories of what happened to The Burns in Windborne. Being around Pyrokinetic fawnlings in Silverthorne isn't likely to be reassuring.



Rue and Cully are copyright to *Tattered-Dreams
All other characters listed under RPs belong to their given owners.
Fawnlings, The Western Isles, and the Isles map featured above all belong to *Ehetere
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Comments: 59

Tattered-Dreams In reply to ??? [2014-04-10 08:55:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm really sorry, but I just can't right now. I'm really busy with real life at the moment and Rue already has an rp list a mile long.

Maybe in the future, but I just don't know when at the minute (and it may be worth noting that Rue's more likely to cross paths with another fawnling than actually travel with them).

I really appreciate the interest, though!

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TeacupDreams In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2014-04-10 18:13:24 +0000 UTC]

ahh its quite alright maybe when your list thins out and you have time we could

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to TeacupDreams [2014-04-10 19:46:47 +0000 UTC]

Maybe Good luck with your fawnling in the meantime, though!

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TeacupDreams In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2014-04-10 19:48:07 +0000 UTC]

thank you and good luck with your's as well^-^

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to TeacupDreams [2014-04-15 12:09:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Crissiesaurus [2013-02-23 05:05:58 +0000 UTC]

Hello :3

I'm wondering if it would be possible to have Ellethwen meet Rue during her travels?

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to Crissiesaurus [2013-02-23 10:52:10 +0000 UTC]

Hi

As she's a Windborne doe, she's not likely to meet up with Rue as she travels (since she's going through all kingdoms but her own XD) But Rue lives with a nomadic herd (that don't technically exist), so she'll have been all over Windborne in her past.

Its definitely possible they could have met up when Rue was younger, or in the future after her journey's over, though, if you were interested in that?

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Crissiesaurus In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-23 14:29:12 +0000 UTC]

Mmmm... I'm wondering if they could have met in the summer of 754?
Elle would have been little over a 1yr and Rue would have been 2.

If that doesn't work the no worries, we can wait and see what happens in the future.

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to Crissiesaurus [2013-02-23 15:02:07 +0000 UTC]

That sounds like it'd work fine. I'll add you to her RPs Any preferences on where in summer? (mid-summer Rue meets Cully, so anywhere after then, he'll be around. If you'd rather he wasn't, early summer is best).

I tend to work in art collabs only and don't really do writing ones, would that be okay with you?

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Crissiesaurus In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-25 18:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Late summer would be better, during the early summer Elle will be wandering with Reuel.

I usually do written rps, however I have no preference. Whichever way is more comfortable for you

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to Crissiesaurus [2013-02-25 19:09:08 +0000 UTC]

Late summer it is No problem.

written rps really aren't my thing (I'm in the midst of my first attempt at the minute) so if you don't have a preference, I'd love to do an art one Do you know how you want to split it up? Would you rather the fawnlings or background, for instance?

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Crissiesaurus In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-25 19:17:49 +0000 UTC]

I'd rather do the fawnlings XD my bg skills are atrocious.

do you want to do overall quick sketch so I know where to place the fawnlings and the angles?

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to Crissiesaurus [2013-02-25 19:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Fair enough XD

I can try doing a quick sketch for you to work with, or if its easier for you, you can draw the fawnlings how you want and then send me the psd and I'll fit the background in around them. I can put Cully in, too, if you'd rather not draw a bird

And where abouts in Windborne is this taking place? (it occurs to me to ask XD)

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Crissiesaurus In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-25 19:29:42 +0000 UTC]

Probably between the River Mor and Gumtree Hollow if that works for you

lol, and it's totally easier for me to have a quick sketch (you can just do scribble circles or whatcraptasticawesomesauceyouprefer or not at all) because I have difficulty with composition.

I'd love to give Cully a try, it'll be a nice break from all my fawnlings and horses to draw a bird :3

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to Crissiesaurus [2013-02-25 19:39:59 +0000 UTC]

Yup, that works fine

I'll see if I can scribble out a basic sketch for you, then. Hopefully I can get that done in the next couple of days. And awesome; if you're willing to try, go ahead with Cully. I definitely find him a nice change of pace, too ^^

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Crissiesaurus In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-25 19:42:00 +0000 UTC]

^_^ no rush love, I've got some show entries I need to finish asap anyway.

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to Crissiesaurus [2013-02-25 19:44:34 +0000 UTC]

Okie dokie; thanks I'll note you when its done.

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darkcentaur [2013-02-18 13:23:56 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, she'll be travelling through Oakfern. I'd love to do a collab with you and let my boy meet her. I just need to finish his reference and all. If you'd be interested I'd send you a note when I have everything up and ready

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to darkcentaur [2013-02-18 13:47:14 +0000 UTC]

She's travelling all over XD

I'm sure we could slot in a collab somewhere By all means note me (or comment here) when you have things sorted ^^

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BrindleTail [2013-02-08 16:35:49 +0000 UTC]

No rps in blackwood?! Oh no!! Sév would loveeeee to run into her aka she adores intruders..

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to BrindleTail [2013-02-08 16:38:40 +0000 UTC]

That sounds good, if you're up for a collab Is Sév likely to be roaming anywhere on Rue's beeline route through the kingdom?

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BrindleTail In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-08 17:30:17 +0000 UTC]

Definitely! She is, plus Sev has doubled the guard on the silverthorne border so she will at least want to know how she slipped through. And of course validate the stories she's been told

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to BrindleTail [2013-02-08 17:40:43 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, that should prove interesting, definitely! (especially since I have no idea how Rue got past the guard yet... XD)

Awesome - I'll edit the map as soon as I've posted this next picture

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IthilFaer [2013-02-08 14:50:13 +0000 UTC]

Looks Amazing! I was thinking, I might just possibly win a fawnling from the art auction. If I did, she would be a Glenmore doe...Is there any chance at all that perhaps Rue could run into my doe, if I win her?

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to IthilFaer [2013-02-08 15:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

And quite possibly, yes Let me know if you do win her and I can work out where to add her in ^^

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IthilFaer In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-08 15:33:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I'll certainly do that!

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to IthilFaer [2013-02-08 15:35:42 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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sobreiros [2013-02-08 12:43:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm getting really excited for her story

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to sobreiros [2013-02-08 13:01:18 +0000 UTC]

Yay I'm glad its not just me

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fulociraptor [2013-02-08 12:01:01 +0000 UTC]

This is a great idea! Can't wait to see what all adventures you come up with

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to fulociraptor [2013-02-08 12:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^ And me either XD

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Minging [2013-02-08 08:54:26 +0000 UTC]

Ohh, this will be interesting to follow

You even marked Eo in a place where he is fairly likely to be ^^

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to Minging [2013-02-08 09:15:34 +0000 UTC]

I hope so

And haha- wicked. I'm psychic

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strideroo [2013-02-08 02:38:39 +0000 UTC]

Yay Skarth.

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to strideroo [2013-02-08 02:39:43 +0000 UTC]

Haha - yup, he's there Next to the magic herb.

I'll be adding more info to the rp list in the comments tomorrow, too

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strideroo In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-08 02:41:11 +0000 UTC]

SQUEE! SoSOSOSO.
Do I have to wait till she gets to Skarth, or can we do it a tad bit out of order?

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to strideroo [2013-02-08 02:42:47 +0000 UTC]



And I don't see why we couldn't do it out of order (though it could get confusing XD) All the art submitted for roleplay has the season/year/location headings, so it could work. Or we could do a non-canon collab for fun, if you prefer

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strideroo In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-08 02:45:42 +0000 UTC]

Whatever works better for you!
Either way I'd like to write a little story for it to try and get points to Skarth's herby skills, sooooo I can do that but if you want to do art collab?
Your backgrounds are lovely but, if you had to chose, would you prefer the background or the Fawnlings?

Also, how old would Rue be when she gets to Skarth? Fourish?

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to strideroo [2013-02-08 02:51:25 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, choices! We can do it out of order if you like (heck, it'll be fun )

And we could try a little story, too - though we'd need some kind of shared document - possibly - to get it all fitting in.

Haha, I've never thought much of my backgrounds, but if you like them then I'll do that - I can always do with more practice, and I love your fawnlings, so that works out nicely ^^

Rue would be around 4 when she meets Skarth. She was born in Summer, so she might just hit 5, depending on the season we go for, but she wouldn't age much anyway

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strideroo In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-11 02:32:07 +0000 UTC]

OKAY! I'll get to work on it ASAP!
Can you start us a Google Doc?

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to strideroo [2013-02-11 09:30:41 +0000 UTC]

Awesome

Although - I don't have a google account (and I have exactly one experience with a google doc). I think I can use an open/guest one, but without an account, I'm not sure if I can set it up... Is there any way you can? Or if you aren't sure either, hang in there and I'll note Tiggs real quick and ask her ^^

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strideroo In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-12 20:13:03 +0000 UTC]

Well I'm fairly certain you need a gmail account but we can always RP via note?

Also, I was thinking (to make it come together faster) that we could just do "one-liners" and then fill in any details we feel need mentioning!! That way it doesn't take us 5 hours to make a post and it will be quick and easeh!

-jumps up and down-

Sound interesting to you?

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to strideroo [2013-02-12 20:21:22 +0000 UTC]

That's a good idea, actually - since its likely we're in different timezones so we may not get anywhere if we have to both be on the doc at the same time. Note rping should work okay

And I think I get what you mean with the one liners, but I'm not certain. Do you mean just setting up the diologue and then using the same 'script' as it were, to write from our own POVs? As long as we know the tone to the words, filling out the narrative should be fine. If that's not it, and I'm way off base, please tell me XD (its plainly obvious I've never text rped before, huh?)

-joins in the jumping-

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strideroo In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-12 20:54:10 +0000 UTC]

Pretty much! For example:

Me: Skarth walked into the cafe. "I'd like to order a drink," he said the the waitress.

You: Rue watched as the red stag made his way to the register. Listening to his request, she smiled brightly. "Sure! What can I get for you?"

Me: He contemplated for a moment before, with a satisfied grunt, ordering. "An iced coffee please... No sugar, only cream."

You see? Basically just über short responses that makes it easy and not stressful to RP. If we want, once we've created our rough dialogue, we can go back and edit it into their individual POVs, just like you said!

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to strideroo [2013-02-12 21:03:17 +0000 UTC]

Aha! I'm there now (you may have to roll your eyes and bear with me in places while I get the hang of it XD). Sounds good - and I like my narratives, so I'll definitely have fun fleshing it out later

(and is it terrible that your example scene put their human-version interaction into my head so fast? )

I like it! Where do I sign? XD (who wants to start?)

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strideroo In reply to Tattered-Dreams [2013-02-12 21:59:15 +0000 UTC]

Lol!!! It really doesn't matter you can strt if you want! I'll play off of you and respond.

AND I KNOW. I need to work out Skarth's human self more!

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to strideroo [2013-02-12 22:05:48 +0000 UTC]

Okie dokie - I'll send you a note in just a sec

Haha; that's no less addictive than the fawnlings themselves. I'm trying to finish a show entry and keep doodling Rue as a human It'll be awesome to see how he looks when you do work him out

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melancholycoyote [2013-02-08 02:00:20 +0000 UTC]

I love everything about this! It's sooo incredibly cool how you have everything structured and planned out.

If you need another interaction in Blackwood, I'm currently bidding on a doe if I fail to get her disregard this! thought I should run it by you anyhow, and I rather think she and Rue would get along really well! They have similar personality traits, and it would be a lovely experience for Bry to gain a friend, as she has very few. Bry dreams of the world outside of Blackwood but is bound by a lifetime of servitude to Gràinne, and so she would be desperate for stories of the places Rue has seen/been.

Sorryyyy for being a Rue-hog, I just love her so.

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Tattered-Dreams In reply to melancholycoyote [2013-02-08 02:23:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I've had this general route in my head for ages it seems, but with all the rps I'm collecting, I thought sharing it would help keep all the storylines together

And do let me know if your win Bry! I'd love to add her to the list, and it would be an interesting friendship for sure - Rue's used to being told the stories, not telling them herself, and she's been warned of Blackwood, so its likely she'd be very wary at first. Drama for the plot

Haha - no worries. Its really amazing that people are so keen to rp with her and like her so much It makes my story more interesting, too, so I'm all for it ^^

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SerendipityArts [2013-02-07 23:56:48 +0000 UTC]

the exclamation point is actually where baron lives XD

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