bio: Raine

	Name: Raine Lee Storm Nickname(s): Rainedrop, Rainstorm, bào feng yu' Name origin/meaning: Raine is a variant of Reine, which means “queen” in French. Lee is Chinese and means "plum". Storm is the English translation for her father’s Chinese name Feng bào, which means storm. Creature: Pyrokinetic Witch Birthday: January 1st 1979  Sign: Age: 17-18 (LMHtB) Deathday: n/a Age at Death: n/a Height: 5’5” Weight: 115 lbs Hair colour: Black with a blue-ish shine. Eyes: Pale blue.
Piercings/Tattoos/Scars: She has each of her ears pierced twice and her bellybutton once. No Tattoos. She has a very prominent thin vertical scar that runs over her left eye and down to her cheekbone. Talent(s): Dancer, singer, guitarist, good shooter. Fears: Car accidents, Vampires, Witches. Dreams/Wishes/Aspirations: To just be a typical girl. To be famous. What you need to know: Raine is outgoing, enjoys being the center of attention, and is perfectly capable of holding the spotlight. She is a natural leader, though prefers to be a loner, and though she is good-natured, she is also very cynical and short tempered. She will take charge of a situation and hates leaving things unfinished, untidy, or substandard. She is half Chinese, half German, lives with her mother, drives a very nice car that her father bought her, is a cheerleader for her school, has a part-time job waiting tables at a nightclub, and loves playing in her friends’ band where she is the lead singer and guitar player. Powers: Unrevealed Fun Fact: Raine is partially blind in her left eye, and blood sometimes "weeps" from her damaged tear duct. As described in the book: Comming soon... Heritage: Raine is descended from the Bo people of China’s southwest Sichuan province. The Bo were a tall ethnic minority people living astride the borders of modern day Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. There they created a brilliant culture as early as 3,000 years ago and helped the Western Zhou people overthrow the ruling Yin at the end of the Shang Dynasty circa 1600BC. During the Ming Dynasty, the imperial army cruelly oppressed the ethnic minority peoples, in particular the Bo people fell, victims of massacre. To escape their oppression, the Bo migrated to new locations, living in the high mountains above the clouds. It was long believed the Bo could fly. They built impervious fortresses high in the sky on Wuyi Mountain, and are best known today by their famous “hanging coffins”, coffins suspended on impossible cliff sides, hundreds of meters above the Yangtze River, where scientists today cannot even reach. It is not understood how they hung their 200 kg coffins on the vertical limestone walls of Bochuangou. The only explanation was that they could “fly”. Raine’s family are the last remnants of the Bo, a magical family who harness the air and heavens, content to remain isolated in their mountains for the most part, though feared and respected by the paranatural community for their ancient magic and understanding of balance and consequence. Wise and prudent, they are easily distinguished by their tall stature and blue eyes, eyes as pale as the skies they rule.

Posted by Raine on Saturday, May 27 @ 05:17:18 EDT
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bio: Christian

Name: Christian (Lenchik) Vladimir Nickname(s): Chris, Kitten/Kitty-cat Name origin/meaning: Lenchik (Len-chick) is Russian and means “lions son” and Vladimir is actually Slavic (though very popular in Russia) and means “Prince”. Christian is of Greek origin and means “Follower of Christ.” The name Christ is from Khristos (Greek) which is translated from the Hebrew term for “Messiah”, meaning “anointed.” Creature: Vampire Birthday: February 29th Sign: Age: Unrevealed Deathday: December 13th Age at Death: Unrevealed Height: 5’8’’ Weight: 120lbs Hair Colour: Black. Eyes: Electric blue

Piercings/Tattoos/Scars: He has many piercings, though it varies how many he actually wears jewelry in. favorites of his are his tongue and ears, though he will wear one in his lip and navel occasionally. He has many scars, mostly covering his arms and chest. Most notably of these are the scars on his back that are in the form of a spread-winged raven. Talent(s): Enjoys art, piano, singing, and dancing. Fears: Thunder/explosions, wolves, karma. Dreams/Wishes/Aspirations: Being free of his oppressive Master What you need to know: Christian is soft spoken and reserved, very observant, quick to learn and adapt, and known to be a little moody. There is an air of ‘mystery’ about him that makes him instantly alluring, though a bit unnerving. He speaks English pretty well, though it is with a heavy Russian Accent.  Though commonly perceived as timid, and thusly the ‘weakling runt’ of his Bloodline, Christian does demonstrate that he is in fact a skilled fighter, and his greatest asset is his loyalty and honor to his friends. He has all the grace of a Vampire yet all the awkward tendencies of a teenager. Though smooth moving and elegant, he can often be a little klutzy and accident-prone. Odd are his habits of attending church and daywalking. Attending a human school and notorious for dating mortals, Christian is unusual even among the diverse vampire culture. Powers: On top of his standard vampire abilities, Christian is a shapechanger. Any other abilities are no yet revealed. Fun Fact: Christian is ambidextrous though was originally left-handed. As described in the book: Coming soon... Heritage: Christian is of the Yurak-Samoyeds or more recently called ‘Tundra Nenets’, an indigenous people of polar North-West Siberia Russia. Though most Nenets were of Mongolian decent, those of the far west in the Arkhangelsk region (such as Christian’s tribe) actually exhibited an almost European likeness, though they still bore black hair and eyes due to their dark pigmentation, and their skin was somewhat swarthy, partially due to the harsh weather. Their language consisted of over a dozen different regional vernaculars, all belonging to the Samoyedic branch of the Uralic languages, more commonly called the "Tundra Dialect". The Nenets hunted, fished, gathered furs for trade, and raised reindeer, travelling great distances over the Kanin peninsula near the White Sea. They became well known as expert breeders of reindeer large enough to be ridden like horses, a fact that caused their animals to be widely sought after by other groups. The reindeer sustained them in virtually every way, providing a source of food, shelter, transportation, wealth and clothing—the hides being the only garments and housing material that could protect them in temperatures of -60F. But when meat couldn’t be stored, during summer months, it made more sense to fish for subsistence rather than to slaughter. At these times the main diet became fish, both raw and cooked. They also bred the Samoyed dog to help herd their reindeer and pull their sleds. These animals too were highly adored, essential for transportation through Siberia. Inside the Arctic Circle, the sun shines for 24 hours a day in midsummer, but its rays are weak, the air still carrying a cold tang. At that time of year the top 30 centimeters of soil resembles something of a bog, capable of growing grass and other hardy undergrowth, but beneath is permafrost, earth frozen all year round. In the winter months, perpetual night falls upon the land, bringing with it depression and alcoholism. Because they were always on the move while following their herds, the Nenets were known as nomadic, and their lifestyle supported a constant migratory existence. Their homes were always built on raised foundations, to keep them above the boggy mess of the summer, and the cold frost of the arctic winters. Their homes were called 'chums', (pronounced ‘chooms’) a teepee-like conical house where a skeleton of long wooden poles that rose from the foundation to come to a point were wrapped in deer skins. They were simple, but effective, and easily disassembled for transportation. Inside, the household head’s place was in the center, behind the table, whereas women slept and worked closer to the entrance, where the stove was kept. Shamanism was the belief system for the tribes of the time. Nenets had an animist belief system centered on the local deities that were represented by dolls that they carried on sacred sledges. Other dolls represented "copies" of their ancestors, the most senior of which was the "old woman of the chum" who protected the domestic space. The dolls were kept in their own sleeping place in the chum and were sometimes fed vodka or blood when their help was needed. Several times a season the scared sledge was also anointed with freshly slaughtered reindeer blood, but on the whole the local deities were left in peace.

Posted by Raine on Saturday, May 27 @ 05:11:04 EDT
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