Kalidas
Art, Desire, Fire | 
❧ Played by Mel |
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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. |
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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. |
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| ❧ 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)
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- 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
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| "❧ 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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Re: Day 23, morning
As for the price... tell me, are you a man of battle or refinement?
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Burn me the body of a fresh creature, with a fire of your own creation, independent of any means I've provided. And... an artful eulogy in the beast's honor, for completion's sake.
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I shall do so. May I ask a question, though?
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I will remember that.
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Why do you ask for animal sacrifice as payment? Do you feed on them?
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Petulance.
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...Perhaps an apology is in order.
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Hm, I'm afraid those things are inevitable, even if Kalidas doesn't look any older than a young girl.
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She smiles, and this time it's back to her usual flirtatiousness]
Ah, you flatter me! ♥ I do suppose I've kept well, even in my old age.
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My words are sincere, I swear. And so is my gratitude for helping us with the tea room.
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[It is also one of the few things I can still keep down. < <]