Post by Whyte Phoenix on Apr 11, 2006 0:32:19 GMT -5
Eeek. I haven't been active lately, so I guess I'll post the something I've been working on in me'head.
I'm trying to work out Damaris' past, the humanoid lizard, purple, a man-eater and an ex-hunter for her tribe of other tropical lizard-beings.
I might consider turning this into a story later on...
Here're the things I've got down in blood for Damaris' History :
-born on tropical island, both parents alive
-natral talent, born with a well-designed body for a hunter (lizards who hunt for the entire tribe, the most skilled, fittest, and most respected of the tribe)
- 4-5 hunters in a hunting group, all other hunters in the making
- neighboring tribes inclucde : sabertooth/wolf tribe (located on higher altitudes), a second and third lizard tribe (located by the sea and savanah), and a bird tribe (located in areas of thick forest)
- Damaris grows up with several childhood events that shape her teenage times and then on (need ideas on this)
- As Damaris gets old enough, and a travelling ship of human explorers come by the island
- the humans 'claim' the land, and try to socialize with the tribes, the humans do some forbidden things, tribes are suspicious, a tribe member is murdered(?), war breaks out
- the tribes (meaning all on the island) are bombed to bits by humans, all tribes think up of a plan
by this time, the humans have run short of food (they stink at hunting/part of tribes' war plan to derive humans of food), men, and gunpower, humans decide to go back to homeland for help
Here's the big thing :
- the tribes send a group of elite fighters to go onboard and steal the maps that led the humans to their island, and kill the crew (?!)
- somehow, the human ship manages to set sail with survivors, and Damaris is still aboard
- the ship lands homeward, Damaris escapes with her life, but not the map (she's got some clues)
- here's where she starts roleplaying, searching the land for the map to her island, and the survivors of that human ship
So far, that's all I've got for the story. Now here're a bunch of bits about Damaris...
Damaris is quite optimistic, socialible, and on some occasions, a show off. She's smart enough to not get on anyone's nerves, though.
Being quite strong, she's got a tendancy to soften up and feel protective towards those that can't protect themselves.
The hunters have a law that states that they can't take nursing mothers, young, and any other animal's life that directly affects another's so much, that the other cannot live.
Like a religion to Damaris and the rest of her tribe, conserving the forest and the animals within it comes first or with her personal wants.
Damaris tries her best to be selfless when hunting. She's pretty well off in the tribe with her rank as a hunter, so she'll give up some food, or some time to help the less fortunate ...
The other hunters hardly ever catch her doing this though.
Things Suggested by Others :
In her childhood she could meet one of the elite fighters from the other tribes due to some glitch in relations between the two.
The death of the tribesmember could be from poisioning by one of the humans who where one of those religious maniacs and thought the inhabitants of the island where evil, demons, ect.
A human could have also found a fruit that had some chemical in it that maddened them and caused them to kill a helpful tribemember.
A bird-thing named Hope is selfless and gets killed by a member of one of the other tribes inspiring her to help others as much as she does.
sabertooth/wolf tribe- Strong family ties with extended family living (several generations living in one family group). Either like a wolf pack or like a lion pride, depending on which they end up as.
Sea Lizard Tribe- Living in a lose traditional village style. They could have some that are actually amphibian like and hunt in the water, having lungs and skin that draws oxygen out of water.
Bird Tribe- Perhaps live in a mountain-wall like colony with hole-dwellings. Perhaps very peaceful and living without a leader like the sabertooth/wolf tribe and the two suggested lizard ones. Very impersonal to their own kind and unconnected. Probably seen as lazy or wasteful by other tribes.
*Savannah Lizard Tribe- Perhaps living in rock caves with scouts to keep watch for creatures from other tribes. Hunters could be camoflouged and of course, travel in hunting parties.
Enjoy. I'll keep updating this, hopefully. If you have any ideas, feel free to post or something.
I'm trying to work out Damaris' past, the humanoid lizard, purple, a man-eater and an ex-hunter for her tribe of other tropical lizard-beings.
I might consider turning this into a story later on...
Here're the things I've got down in blood for Damaris' History :
-born on tropical island, both parents alive
-natral talent, born with a well-designed body for a hunter (lizards who hunt for the entire tribe, the most skilled, fittest, and most respected of the tribe)
- 4-5 hunters in a hunting group, all other hunters in the making
- neighboring tribes inclucde : sabertooth/wolf tribe (located on higher altitudes), a second and third lizard tribe (located by the sea and savanah), and a bird tribe (located in areas of thick forest)
- Damaris grows up with several childhood events that shape her teenage times and then on (need ideas on this)
- As Damaris gets old enough, and a travelling ship of human explorers come by the island
- the humans 'claim' the land, and try to socialize with the tribes, the humans do some forbidden things, tribes are suspicious, a tribe member is murdered(?), war breaks out
- the tribes (meaning all on the island) are bombed to bits by humans, all tribes think up of a plan
by this time, the humans have run short of food (they stink at hunting/part of tribes' war plan to derive humans of food), men, and gunpower, humans decide to go back to homeland for help
Here's the big thing :
- the tribes send a group of elite fighters to go onboard and steal the maps that led the humans to their island, and kill the crew (?!)
- somehow, the human ship manages to set sail with survivors, and Damaris is still aboard
- the ship lands homeward, Damaris escapes with her life, but not the map (she's got some clues)
- here's where she starts roleplaying, searching the land for the map to her island, and the survivors of that human ship
So far, that's all I've got for the story. Now here're a bunch of bits about Damaris...
Damaris is quite optimistic, socialible, and on some occasions, a show off. She's smart enough to not get on anyone's nerves, though.
Being quite strong, she's got a tendancy to soften up and feel protective towards those that can't protect themselves.
The hunters have a law that states that they can't take nursing mothers, young, and any other animal's life that directly affects another's so much, that the other cannot live.
Like a religion to Damaris and the rest of her tribe, conserving the forest and the animals within it comes first or with her personal wants.
Damaris tries her best to be selfless when hunting. She's pretty well off in the tribe with her rank as a hunter, so she'll give up some food, or some time to help the less fortunate ...
The other hunters hardly ever catch her doing this though.
Things Suggested by Others :
In her childhood she could meet one of the elite fighters from the other tribes due to some glitch in relations between the two.
The death of the tribesmember could be from poisioning by one of the humans who where one of those religious maniacs and thought the inhabitants of the island where evil, demons, ect.
A human could have also found a fruit that had some chemical in it that maddened them and caused them to kill a helpful tribemember.
A bird-thing named Hope is selfless and gets killed by a member of one of the other tribes inspiring her to help others as much as she does.
sabertooth/wolf tribe- Strong family ties with extended family living (several generations living in one family group). Either like a wolf pack or like a lion pride, depending on which they end up as.
Sea Lizard Tribe- Living in a lose traditional village style. They could have some that are actually amphibian like and hunt in the water, having lungs and skin that draws oxygen out of water.
Bird Tribe- Perhaps live in a mountain-wall like colony with hole-dwellings. Perhaps very peaceful and living without a leader like the sabertooth/wolf tribe and the two suggested lizard ones. Very impersonal to their own kind and unconnected. Probably seen as lazy or wasteful by other tribes.
*Savannah Lizard Tribe- Perhaps living in rock caves with scouts to keep watch for creatures from other tribes. Hunters could be camoflouged and of course, travel in hunting parties.
Enjoy. I'll keep updating this, hopefully. If you have any ideas, feel free to post or something.