oi_theoi | Kalidas

Kalidas
Art, Desire, Fire

❧ Played by Mel

Appearance: A slim young woman with dark skin, dark hair and a playful glint to her eye. At any time she’ll have beads or colorful thread woven through her hair, and elaborate makeup decorating her face--it’s always changing as she finds new inspiration.

Characteristics: Whimsical, teasing, flirtatious, friendly, temperamental, artistic.

Likes: Whimsy, a lack of defined form, passion, creativity, dedication to one’s art, art in its many forms, appreciation for art, balance, dichotomy, fire and all things related, heat, promiscuity, following desires, embracing--rather than being ashamed of--those desires, popcorn, her sister.

Dislikes: Rigid order, a lack of appreciation for artwork, rules that stifle creativity and individuality, a lack of creativity, things that are cold, abstinence, stifling one’s own desires, not liking popcorn, her sister.

Shrine: A black flame, large enough that it could fill a small fireplace. It floats several inches from the floor and has no apparent source. Close inspection reveals different colors flicker within it--reds, purples, blues--with no particular pattern or meaning.

Ritual: Immolation.

To get her attention, you have to place something in the flame to be burned--anything that isn’t part of your own body is free game and will burn, regardless of whether it’s actually flammable. (The only exception is, of course, water. You could melt ice, but it will just turn into water, and then she’ll be very cross with you.) So a leaf, a bullet, a bug, a lock of your best friend’s hair that you cut off while they were sleeping--doesn’t matter.

❧ Will Take

❧ Will Give

Displays of strong emotion
Displays of artwork appreciation
Succumbing to one’s desires
Artwork of any kind, self-created
Sexual experimentation. Emphasis on experimentation.
Acts of spontaneity
Acts of creativity
Creating flames (by powers independant of her Kalidas's/independent of items she’s given)
Burning things (including the bodies of dead creatures) to cinders
Anything that presents dichotomy - whether it be a physical object or a story or something else entirely
Anything that presents perfect balance - see above
The physical heart of any creature
The roots of plants (theoretically like the ‘heart’ of the plant)

Art supplies - Paper, paints, charcoal, pencils, pens, clay, brushes, yarn, dyes, beads, etc.
Drugs - aphrodisiacs, things that stimulate creativity, etc.
Inspiration (state of mind)
Lowering of inhibitions (state of mind)
Fire-related items - Matches, fire starters, sparklers, fireworks, candles, etc
Sex toys - <3
Chocolate
Foods that are extremely spicy
Junk food
(Very girly) booze. Chocolate Liqueur and Irish Cream, most likely, but perhaps the occasional fine wine. They all have an absolutely ridiculous alcohol content level, despite what logic dictates, probably to irritate her sister.
Cigars, if you don’t mock the booze.
Glasses - they come in one style: hipster
Makeup of all kinds

"❧ Exchange Rate

Items to Units
Worth	Offering
1-2 Units	Creating flames
1-3 Units	Roots (depending on volume/rarity)
2-4 Units	Hearts (depending on the beast) Immolating smaller objects
2-5 Units	Artwork
3+ Units	Acts of spontaneity/creativity (retroactively)
4+ Units	Succumbing to one's desires Sexual experimentation
5 Units	Dichotomy/balance
5+ Units	Immolating an entire creature
* For tributes like artwork, she's not very consistent. If she's particularly taken with some aspect of it (content, execution, creativity) she'll count it as more units than listed here. (Or, if it's a mediocre effort, less) FLIGHTY, INCONSISTENT, ETC.
Units to Items
Cost	Reward
1 Unit	Pens Pencils Paper Markers
2 Units	Matches Sparklers Candles Chocolate Makeup
3 Units	Lighters Fireworks Sex toys Glasses
4 Units	Booze Cigars
5+ Units	Drugs Alteration of State of Mind
* The price for paint differs depending on the volume/variety of colors requested * She's extremely flighty and not very consistent, so her prices are never all that set in stone. You'll get a lower price if she's having a good day or you amuse her.

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Alcohol.

... [A smile]

Simple and to the point, is it? My spirits are quite strong, as a warning.

The stronger the better, I say.

I cannot fault your priorities, certainly.

Burn the roots of a plant in my name, and I shall work up an extra potent brew just for you. ♥

[blinks]

That's it? I can do that later, for you.

Fire may seem a modest offering, but it is by far the most empowering. Of course, you cannot light it using any of the means I have granted to others...it must be one of your own creation.