oi_theoi: (Tare -- talk to me)
oi_theoi ([personal profile] oi_theoi) wrote2012-01-22 11:27 am

Tare

Tare [tair]
Romance, Courtship, Zephyr

❧ Played by Niyx
Appearance: Medium height and light of build, Tare is a very graceful being – though whether one sees hir as a god or a goddess is entirely to their own decisions. Appearing in the late teens to early twenties, xe is highly androgynous with hir basic form a slender youth with short, dark brown hair and dark eyes. Xe wears a light colored, loose sweater with a wide neck which leaves one of hir shoulders bare, and comfortable capri style pants in an light tan. Hir shoes are comfortable sandals with a slight heel, and xe wears woven hemp for bracelets and a necklace with a small, gold charm.

Tare has a tendency to only appear as a breath of wind or movement of air when xe doesn't feel like showing hir face or when xe dislikes someone. Xe will never not appear at all when called though.

Characteristics: Elusive, gentle, capricious, emotional, voyeuristic, polyamorous, easily miffed, passive aggressive, ingenuous.

Likes: Watching people, positive emotional connections and responses, happy endings, fresh scents, freedom of movement.

Dislikes: Prostitution, marriages of convenience, emotionless or cold people, unclean things, stagnant air, entrapments.
Shrine: A wisteria vine grows in the corner of the room with a delicate wind chime suspended within it. A simple metal hoop with four twisted glass bars hanging in the center of it.

Ritual: Blow softly across the chimes to call hir. Xe may or may not appear physically, but if xe is present and listening, the chimes will continue to ring softly as though caught in a gentle breeze.
❧ Will Take❧ Will Give
  • fresh flowers
  • fragrant plants
  • love tokens (notes, poems, songs, gifts, etc)
  • confessions (of love)
  • romantic stories (romances, tragedies, and comedies)
  • wind catchers (wind chimes, pinwheels, etc)
  • winged constructs or models (sailed vessels, ultralights, hanggliders, etc)
  • hearts, lungs, windpipe, wings (animal)
  • mated animals (alive)
  • spider's silk
  • desserts and confections ingredients (flour, sugar, chocolate, etc)
  • ”date” chocolate
  • delicate jewelry (rings, necklaces, earrings)
  • breath mints
  • perfumes or colognes
  • air fresheners
  • fans (hand held or room fans)
  • venting (for ovens or bathrooms)
  • curtains or screens
  • couches
  • light clothing (scarves, skirts, comfortable pants and shirts)
  • paired communications devices (think tin-can cellphones)
  • a charm to clear a room's air of pollutants
❧ Exchange Rate
Items to Units
WorthOffering
1 Unit 1 love confession to another person (not a dedication to Tare)
1 bouquet of flowers given to another
2 Units 1 wind catcher or wind chime hung in an apartment or hallway
1 love song or poem
3 Units 1 of a heart or lungs or windpipe of a land or air animal, undamaged
4 Units 1 pair of undamaged wings

Units to Items
CostReward
1 Unit 1 small box of date chocolates (6 pieces, plain chocolate)
1 package breath mints
1 deodorant
1 hand-held, folding fan
2 Units 1 Set of lightweight clothing (summer/date wear)
2 lb bag of flour
1 lb bag of sugar
1 lb baking chocolate
(also other confections making supplies within reason; ask if questions)
1 air freshener
4 Units 1 piece of delicate jewelry (necklaces, earrings, rings, etc)
1 small bottle of perfume or cologne
9 Units 1 week of ventilation service for kitchen or bathroom
(note: this is for normal air venting and will not handle clearing the smoke from an open fire inside)

Comment with "Day x, Time" as the subject header.
hyanaimne: Destiny. (Dharasha.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-23 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
You cannot put worth on something that is meant as a token of love.
hyanaimne: Blood-stained. (pic#4437769)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-23 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
. . . there are very few things that I could offer, or make, or stories I could tell, that will match what they will be worth.
hyanaimne: Step aside. (Iorwe.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-23 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, I know that much.

. . . I could tell you why they mean as much as they do to me. And why my . . . [snorts] previous lover could never compare?
hyanaimne: Watch. (Tira.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-23 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . sits down, crosslegged, right in front of the shrine]

Then I will start by telling you of Maias.
hyanaimne: Vow. (Manth.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-27 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Something like that.

When I was near fifteen, Maias was brought to my village, horribly injured from what we thought was a hunting accident. As isolated as we were, though, we would never turn away someone in need, so I and the other healers worked to care for him.

The Common language is not something everyone in my village is able to speak, but at the time I was near fluent in it, so I was tasked with acting as a translator of sorts, if needed. So I spent many a night with him, talking about . . . really, whatever, especially when he was in the midst of fever.

We grew . . . close, or so I thought, in that time. He was a charming man, if a bit of a fool, but it was more endearing then off-putting. As he recovered, he asked to earn his keep by helping out around the village, and many of us began to truly like him. My parents even approved of him.

And I fell in love with him, and . . . [snorts] He with me. All our free time was spent together, and he took many of my firsts. We spoke of leaving the village together and traveling the world - something I had always wanted to do, and even made plans to do so once he had to leave.

[she pauses, then looks down, wringing her fingers]

But one night, my village was set ablaze, and bandits attacked and slaughtered everyone. It . . . I managed to find Maias, on a cliff overlooking the village, and begged him to help. And in turn he asked me to leave with him.

The bandits were his group, and he had ordered the destruction of my village because we were half-bloods. But he had wanted to spare me, so I would leave with him. And I refused.

He then pushed me from the cliff in an attempt to kill me.

[another pause]

Years later, we met again. I had been looking for him since then, to avenge my village, and like a fool I fell for him again, and we had a sort of . . . relationship. While he had hired me to be his mage, we . . . grew sort of close, again, but not. I would not allow it, no matter how hard he tried to charm me.

[pauses, longer this time]

One night, two or so years after we had met again, I finally sought revenge for my village.
hyanaimne: Twilight. (Kusanar.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-28 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Now . . . I have Ptou and Chrono, whom I love very much.
hyanaimne: Step aside. (Iorwe.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-28 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
. . . the first time we met, they were sitting in box Ptou had painted, looking for a home. I . . . only stayed with them because they had made me laugh, and it had been a long time since I had, like that.
hyanaimne: Perhaps. (Maethe.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-28 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
You do?
hyanaimne: Incognito. (Nurta I' fea.)

Re: [Day 70, late afternoon]

[personal profile] hyanaimne 2012-08-28 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
. . .

I think I will be able to, yes.