[ki-neko animura]

good luck everyone!

[benjeep]

Oh god asdfghjkl I'm too excited! Good luck everybody!

[ｃｒｕｍｐｌｅｄ ｗｉｎｇｓ]

eep, so late on the good luck train..

Good luck everyone!

[PurpleKakashi]

Judging might take me a bit, I'm getting feed back from a few other people on forms ^^ just so you guys know!
And this is 100 so if you win a Rukami by the time I judge this it doesn't count for your 5 day cool down limit, anyone can win~

[Spiritstar3]

XD Okay Kakashi!

[PurpleKakashi]

As usual, these are the judgments on the forms! This is not meant as a negative or to bring anyone down it is to help improve in future contest and see how many RUs their should be. Just so we're all aware extras help your case -alot- but this is mainly being judged on the tole the power takes, I want something that is draining this gift is not something like controlling fire, whatever, this is controlling life and death.
For this Rukami the winner will be talking to me about the RUs so the RUs will be posted later for those to see! Good luck and congrats in advance!

My eyes opened to the world around me. Everything vast and beautiful. green grass, Brown trees, all covered in powder. a white powder that fell from the sky, like pieces of a cloud. or many clouds. My footsteps were soft, treading carefully through the snow and slush. claws out to hold me steady, and keep my fragile body from falling. My vision blurred In an out as I looked around the area before me. I had saved another life. one who died from a rare disease, not commonly found here in the mountains. it was only known that the tribe that no longer existed had medicines to cure it. But their long gone. said to have been slaughtered by their own people. calling themselves the pure ones. I was one of them. those that were slaughtered. I was killed, but somehow given the chance to live again. bringing with me the essence and power to bring back all life. I was known as Gifford. I was apart of the tribe that was slaughtered. My body reverted to one of pure light. My eyes pure, heart pure, and mind pure. this pureness is what gave me life. what allowed me to thrive. to live. And to give life to others who deserve the right too live again. the pure trial. everyone I meet who dies must be tested. by blood. the color and feel of blood tells me who is pure, and who is not. tells me everything about their life. their personality, their families. everything. then they are chosen. chosen by me, by the forest, by the animals, everywhere. in the end I give a small bit of myself to them. never to feel whole again. But that is what I must give. to give life to another. I, Gifford, the brave giver, am the true life giver.

name - gifford wahib
alais - 'brave giver' or 'life giver'
meaning - gifford means "Brave giver." wahib means "giver, donor"
gender - gifford is genderless, but goes by male a/o female pronouns
pronoun pref - masculine or neutral, you'll see me use male pronouns in my writings
age - when he died he was 9 years, now that he's reborn so to speak, he looks like he's a teens rukami

persona trait - quiet, kind, caring, compassionate, wise, greatful, inquisistive
persona described - gifford is a kind and quiet soul who wouldn't hurt anyone. even with his dark past, he would never hurt anyone, even if they hurt him. he has never felt the feeling of anger, only happiness and the need to make people smile. there is no corrupted side to him, there is no unmasked anger that is unleased when someone pushes the wrong button. he chuckles at jokes that are turned toward him, finding them ammusing more than hurtful. he is quite caring, loving the young ones, and making flower crowns for them, travelling around and telling children stories of his past. he looks old, but he is not, his appearance is like he was a teen again. he is very compassionate and would never fight anyone. he respects people and their boundaries, never questioning something that needs to be questioned. he is incredibly wise and greatful of what people have given him, what the gods had given him, and what he gives to other rukami's. he tends to have a small issue with questioning everything, finding it great to learn more stuff than he knows. he has only a small memory of his past, and with every reanimation, he learns more about himself and others.

power toll - heavy, but it's worth it for what he does
listed tolls - cool down, heavy hunger, sleepy, anger, alone time, soul giver, felt feelings, strength drawn

described tolls - gifford needs a full two hour cool down after a reanimation. he can reanimate only 1 rukami at a time, and they have to be dead before a certain time. that time is the golden hour, where if their dead before that hour rolls over, he can bring them back, if their dead longer, he doesn't not have to power to bring them back. but then again, he cannot just reanimate anyone, they must pass a special test that allows gifford to see if their pure. the gods that gave him this power, limited him greatly. he cannot reanimate just anyone, they must be pure of heart, soul and mind, in order for him to reanimate them, regardless of the golden hour or not. the test is simple, taking the blood of the dead and feeling it for the right pure texture. to him, blood has a texture and a particular feel to it that makes it pure. he can see into that rukami's past present and possible future that tells him everything about them.

an invasion of privacy is a small price to pay to be brought back to life. because this draws alot of his strength, he has a huge hunger and has to snack almost constantly, even if it's berries or stealing kills from other animals. he needs to sleep for atleast 2 hours before he can even begin to think about reanimating another. and even then, it could be weaks before his body has fully recovered from the first one, each reanimation, it takes a little longer than before to reanimate, and recover. when he does reanimate someone, he cannot speak, only groan and growl. he has blurred vision, fading in and out and sometimes, he can't even see, although not legally blind.

this weakness, makes him incredibly agressive and a challenge to communicate too, because anyone can kill him, or attack him in his weakened state, freind or foe, he needs to be alert at all times. during this weakened state his other senses are heightened, and his endurance and other physical aspects are enchanced, but only for a short time. it's temprary, and after, his body feels the drain from the reanimation, and all the motion, so that's why he needs to sleep and rest. he can rest from hours up to a week just to recover. he needs to be alone after the reanimation or atleast feel alone. because his aggressive tendencies make him a danger to everyone, even himself. he is disorientated and confused and in pain, causing him to injure himself, or others.

as a cost for this fortune, aside from the fact that they must pass the test and will be in pain or a deep slumber for a few hours up to a few days, they earn a part of his soul. it is theirs to use, weather they corrupt it or not is their choice. they may only be reanimated once, and they are free from their illnesses once reanimated, but once they are killed or get that illness that was terminal again, gifford can do nothing to help them. once they are dead, the soul is returned to gifford, pured by his body, and used again to save another life. there have been reports of people seeing another's past. which is a common issue that gifford himself hasn't figured out yet.

they will be able to act the same as before, but maybe a little different since gifford himself is now "inside" them so to speak. if they get hurt, gifford feels it in is body, depending on the injury inflicted. it will mainly give him a sharp pain up his back, or blurred vision, but nothing much. and if gifford himself is injured, they feel the same, although to a lesser effect, maybe something like a sharp prick of a needle, or black spots in their vision, but fade away almost immediatly. they can call on giffords strength, if they really need it, but most dont see that as being possible. if they call for it, if they figure it out, too much, they will be in pain. each rukami animated, will have a rune placed on gifford's arm (owners may choose 1 rune). and once they die, it becomes a scar on his body, although small. if gifford dies, and the reanimated rukami's are alive, they will pass with him, regardless if they want to or not.

Friends:
Everest - "a very kind soul, loving everything i do, as does her father"
Les - "a fierce leader, one who seems to love war more than anything, respectable"
Gabriel - "now he, is a mystery all in it's own. he tends to make me wonder about my past"
Bass - "like his daughter, he is a very kind soul, devoted to his family. as am i"
Tyr - "like Les, he is a lover of war, that i do not understand, but respectable all the same"
Nanook - "ahh... the wise one. i study him more than anyone, very interesting. i recommend him"
Kaleo, Layla and Jacy - "i admire all three of them, they are wonderful people, in my old eyes"

accessories
- carries around a basket of herbes, the basket is weaved from jungle
- always wears flower crowns, a sign of peace
- wears a cloak made from some old found raggedy cloth in the woods and tied with vines, a bloody handprint on the shoulder
- wears an old and rusty clock pendant necklace found in the discarded woods - clock still ticks, and he loves the sound

First impression; lord wall of text .-. after a second, oh good not that big a wall xDD
Interesting intro, not so into the name but that's not part of the contest (like the meaning, just not my kind of name). With his gift the personality fits him pretty well, having the friend bit is cute.
I like the "golden hour" that idea is very cool and blood being textured is also interesting, though it is a little cluttered -to me- and had to re-read a few times to understand. The tole is pretty high but I'm not sure it's high enough... and I did skim all the forms pretty much everyone has had the same idea as this -i don't know who had it first .-.''''

Username;; crumpled wings
Name;; Halja
Pronunciation;; as written, hal-ja
Name Background;; norse goddess, ruler of the realm of the dead
Nickname;; Hel
Gender;; female
Pronoun;; female, though sometimes she is called "it"
Age;; 27 yrs

Personality & History;;

| calm | wise | sorrowful | melancholy | kind | healing | aware | dreamer | drifter | reserved |

Halja is a little bit of a loner, but not for the usual reasons. She has lost everyone she has loved, not because they left or died, but because they forgot her through no fault of their. You see, whenever she brings someone back from the world of the dead, they forget her and she is forced as far away from them as possible. To be near them causes her physical anguish, and since they do not remember her anyway, there is no reason for her to try at all to regain their love. The first Kami Hel ever brought back was her mate-to-be, a kind handsome kami who's name she hasn't told anyone since. Her love for this kami was greater than her love for anyone else, and she tried to withstand the pain to continue to be with him. But once she realized that he no longer knew her, her heart cracked and she gave up her quest. From that day on, Hel has been a little bit of a lover, for she knows she loves easily and she doesn't wish to go through that heartbreak again.

However, Halja is still kind, and through her heartbreak, has formed a healing aura that has nothing to do with her power. She is able to emotionally understand and help others. She likes to help others, because she finds helping others helps heal her heart a little at a time. When not travelling or helping others, Hel is a dreamer, drifting off into dreams of her love and life before. Her eyes often gloss over with unshed tears as she wanders throughout the lands, she never settled down, preferring not to create ties with nearby Rukami, never staying more than a week, and usually leaving without warning. Throughout her short years she has grown wise, and other Kami can be seen seeking her out for help with a sickness of some sort, or to simply ask her opinion.


Items;;

| 4 stones | large leather pack | memoirs from her love | candles | steel & flint | assorted herbs | anklet | 1 old book |

As explained above, Halja carries 4 small stones with her always in order to revive a Rukami if the need arises. The four stones are stored in a small silk lined circular chest which lies in the bottom of her leather pack. Also in the chest, in a hidden compartment, are a few mementos of her love, and the rukami she has revived or will revive, usually a lock of hair, or a small personal item. In her pack she carries some essentials, suck as steel & flint for fire, assorted healing herbs, some candles of assorted colors, and an old book with a lock, the key which she carries around her neck. She also wears a small belled anklet, that she swears chimes like fairie laughter.


Power;;

To bring departing souls back to the plane of the living. She can only do so within 7 hours of a kami's death, and then only if she has time to build a sacred circle around the place where the Rukami died. To build a sacred circle, Hel gathers rocks or branches, and places them around the corpse, with four small towers facing north, south, east and west. On these towers she places 4 stone she always carries with her; a stone from a underground cave in the north, a stone from a volcanic field in the south, a stone from the peak of a mountain in the east, and a stone from the bottom of a riverbed in the west. Each of these stones represent the four elements; earth, fire, air, and water. After placing the rocks in their positions, se can call upon the Rukami's spirit and ask it to return to it's body if it so wants, most of the time the spirit chooses to return, but if it chooses to remain in the spirit world, she can either grant it passage, or forcibly return it to it's body. Usually though, Halja lets the spirit make the call.


Effects of her power;;

When Halja uses her power, she becomes very weak and her senses become dulled, but that is the kinder effect. Whenever she revives someone, her memory is wiped from their mind, and seemingly of it's own accord, her body moves her as far away from the one she saved as possible. She cannot approach that kami within a distance of being able to see or smell it, for if she tries she is filled with an overwhelming fear that blackens her vision, fills her ears with static, makes it hard for her to breath, and seems to set her pelt on fire.

Her power is a double edged sword, for she knows if she saves one she loves, she'll never be able to see them again.


When she uses it;;

Halja only uses her power when she cannot bear to see a soul depart, usually a loved one, or a young kami who hasn't yet learned to leave.


How many times will she use her power;;

As little as possible, she doesn't think lives end without reason, and she has no right to change the decision of the higher power, whoever that may be.

Oh good more text! -i tease, lol. Personality could be more, feel like she should be messed up in some way -besides depressed- after everyone she cares about leaving her behind/forgetting her. This item part is awesome and I really like how it's set up and that all the items are relevant and have a meaning. The power toll is kind of weak. Loosing her memory is crushing but she gets weak and then moves as far as possible, that's the part that bothers me ^^'' weak but strong enough to get far as possible from them.

Username: Spiritstar3
Name: Camille (A character from The Returned, a French movie about resurrection)
Gender: female
Power Tole: The toll of said power is that her body becomes covered in one scar per raised Rukami, and also causes her body to begin to slowly deteriorate.
She will also have her eyes go an odd silver color, like she is blind but not, and have visions of what could be. Said visions can range from minimal to overwhelming, and many are considered terrifying by anyone.

Another toll is, if she has to raise the one she loves from the dead she is wiped from their memory, and has to go away from them. For, if they see her, they will be caused physical pain trying so hard to remember her, and emotional pain feeling they knew her, and there was something between them.

A third toll, is that some of the ones she will not raise are hateful. Certain ones will refuse to leave this realm, and will try and hunt her to do harm to her.
Wip!
It is rumored she has raised three Rukami, and may raise as many as twenty to thirty more.

Do not steal ideas!)

.:Love Life:.
She may or may not be crushing on an 'Elven' Rukami, or another such.
She is Bisexual but seems to lean towards females
Though a convincing enough male may win her
She has reached her maturity, she did so at 3 years

.:Get Your Affairs In Order:.
She has never known her family
If she even has any
She is best friends with Bones
And enjoys his company
She is motherly towards his adopted son Conviction
She is friendly with Gabriel, though...
At first she was a bit leery of him being with Bones baeby

.:Targeted and firing:.
She has an interest in astrology and archery
Though her talent lies in healing
She has a vast medical knowledge and tries to help soothe and heal others
She does not like the effects of her power
She wishes she were more normal
Camille is also interested in most all things French
She likes to stare at architecture and designs for hours

.:Her Story:.
Many have rumored that I may have already raised three Rukami. Now, I will not say it is true, but I will not deny it, either. But, here is the story of a vision I at one time had...
It all started with my eyes going that silvery odd color, and the mini panic of being unable to see. Yet, it had happened once before, and so I was getting used to it. Now, the reason why I chose this story, is that it involves the mate of my best friend Bones, a handsome 'devil' named Gabriel.
In said vision, I saw the bodies of a few Rukami, and I had the sense the vengeful spirit of one I would not raise was lurking in wait. With a growl, I raced through the body field and ended at a stream of fresh water. As the vision continued, I began to grow a sense of dread...I walked to where the woods parted to a meadow, a great Oak at its center, and what I saw there made my blood run cold...Gabriel, his ear torn, his mouth open, his front left leg at an awkward angle, handsome golden brown pelt stained red in blood...
I stood there, gasping like a fish, and instantly reality yanked me back from the vision. Bones was there, looking worried, Conviction in his arms.
These years later, nothing has befallen Gabriel yet. I did not tell Bones what I saw, and to this day I still wonder. Was this vision a foreboding, or simply a could-be that maybe never would be?

Given permission by Raegami to mention Gabriel in the vision!)

The walls of text continue! (teasing still) I'd have liked to hear more about why she gets scars on her body and how fast this decay is because that toll is a great idea. Having just heard this memory being cleared one in the form above I'm less inclined to like this, I don't know who came up with it first but still, originality. I like all the extras but try to do some fancy coding or adding images? Just fun ideas ^^

songs to set the mood

Username wolfpuppies
Name | Hikaru
Name Meaning | Radiance
Name Origin | Japanese
Nicknames | Haru - spring, sunlight
Reason Behind Name | Her parents named her because she was meant to be born on the first day of Spring and for her bright coat, which looked kissed by the sun and for the glow which sparkled from her eyes, even at a young age. It was far less developed than it is now that she is full grown, but still evident enough that they noticed she had a radiance about her that set her apart from others.
Gender | Female
Date of Birth | February 28th
Age | Unknown, it is believed that she is at least in her mid- to late twenties, if not her thirties ; she has never confirmed her age, and will likely only ever do that with someone she comes to truly trust.In truth though, she was born in nineteen ninety one (1991).
Sexual Orientation | Demisexual, she has no preference for gender. She only has to have formed a bond of trust through a friendship, which becomes strong, before she considers mating.
Romantic Orientation | Demiromantic, again she has no preference over gender or identity. Only that there is a basis of a friendship and a bond of trust before romance is brought into the equation.

Western Zodiac | Pisces
Gemstone | Bloodstone - to ground oneself | Aquamarine - heightened awareness and clarity | Opal - comfort and protection against addicting behaviors
Chinese Zodiac | Sheep
Celtic Zodiac| Adder/Snake
Flower | Water Lily
Tree | Ash
Native American Zodiac | Wolf
Indian Zodiac | Rat
Ruling Planet | Neptune, Jupiter

Hikaru is on the lean side, having always been so since birth. Built more for agility and running, Hikaru knows she is physically less bulky than the average 'kami. However it has never bothered her much. Perhaps, because she is well proportioned or because she has never tried to push herself to do something she isn't built for. If one isn't large boned or thick, why should she try to move quite heavy objects? Especially when she has the stamina and agility to move around it a majority of the time and accomplish the same task.
Beyond that, her fur, while about the same length as other Rukamis' is semi-dense, thanks to her father's genetics. This is why she hates humid weather over hot weather. Normal heat is fine, but the humidity makes her thick coat - on top of her longer hair - sticky and heavy. It is uncomfortable and also tends to make her coat prone to collecting more debris, which is unhealthy.

Personality | As a pup, Hikaru was bold and daring. She wanted to explore the world and learn everything about it. Eager to grow up too fast, she was always trying to follow after her parents when they went hunting, go out into the forest before she and her sister were old enough, and the like. It was only ever because of her sister that she could be reigned in. They complimented one another well in that sense. She was always upbeat and fun-loving, carefree and bubbly. Nobody was ever down around her, and life was never dull when she was around. However, she also wasn't very responsible and she was technically a rebellious daughter.
However, after she had brought her sister back, Hikaru grew up fast. She began to take more responsibility for her actions. She began to listen to her parents, help them out and be there for her sister - when she allowed her to. The pale coated female remained positive, but she no longer was carefree or rebellious in nature. She suppressed those urges and moved on to work on having 'better' and 'more proper' emotions until they became true for her.
Now she is a devoted, caring female. She still believes in the better things in life and others. She is quick to smile and help others. Haru is wiser and more perceptive now that she has left her family and has been traveling. Having decided to use her abilities to help others, despite the toll on herself, she believes that it's her calling. She is quiet and unassuming, gentle and generous. Can be passionately devoted to a cause and stubborn to a fault. Because of her caring, generous nature, she can sometimes be easily swayed by others emotionally. She is still inquisitive, but she no longer just charge after her interests. Now, she pursues them with careful as she works to learn about the world and the creatures and beings around her.

History | Haru was born to parents in a region which was cooler more than it was warm. There pair was grateful to have two pups born to them, though they were worried about the birth being earlier than the full term; however, Haru's sister, Ren was more along the lines of a normal sized Rukami pup, Haru was somewhat smaller than average. Neither smelled of disease or illness, and their parents were a loving, determined lot anyway, who were planning on caring and raising their pups into adulthood no matter what. Their parents had a large, stable territory - especially for only two adults - so they figured the odds would be in their favor. And for a long time they were.
As the pups, they grew in leaps and bounds. Their parents provided ample food for them to grow into strong young adolescents, hunting regularly for them. However, to provide said plentiful food, their parents had to hunt for them quite often. Which made for Hikaru and her sister being left on their own quite often. They were left to their own devices for entertainment - for adventure. For a while, they were content to play and tussle in the clearing where they slept and ate with their parents. Then they took to exploring the forests beyond there.
It was as they were playing in the forest when they were six and a half months old, following the river, that they were first spotted by the humans. It took the playing pair a bit to realize that they were being watched. But as soon as they realized it, they were smart and bolted for cover. However, their rushed escape back to their den made quite a bit of noise. And they were so spooked that they didn't think about the odd-looking humans, with their shining, stinking weapons in hand might follow them.
Haru and her sister had finally calmed themselves down and were settling in to try to nap. It had been hours after they had been spotted, the day turning toward late afternoon, early evening. Haru was in the den, clearing out extra dirt, while her sister tried not to fall asleep outside the den. That's when the sharp crack of thunder rang out once right before her sister's scream filled the air. Terrified, Hikaru stayed hidden in the den, but she she heard strange noises coming from what she thought were the humans. That is until the roaring snarls and growls of her parents filled the clearing. The sounds of a fight filled the world above the den for what felt like an eternity, but eventually they came to an end.
Her father called out to her, and Hikaru slunk from the den. The first thing to greet her was not her parents, but the thick smell of blood. She couldn't place it until she looked down at the ground and saw her sister's body - dragged away from the den; as if the humans had been pulling her away from the den. She was barely breathing and blood was still pouring rapidly from the wound in her chest. Crying out, the female with the glow in her eyes and paws ran to her sister's side and fell beside her mother. The family grieved beside the dying pup long into that night and the morning after she passed.
It was as Hikaru's parents were trying to get her to get up, so they could move to a new den - somewhere safer - that the pale female first discovered her powers. She was reaching desperately for her sister, not wanting to leave her behind, even in death. And as their flesh reconnected a bright glow emitted from the connection. Haru cried out as a sharp pain ripped through her chest, causing the pup to curl in on herself; however, her paw remained outstretched and connected to her sister as if glued there. They remained connected until her sister gasped with a new found breath as the last of the damage done to her body was repaired. Hikaru was now the unconscious one.
Fearful that they'd lost one in exchange for the life of another, the pups' parents raced to check on both females. Their mother embraced their revived daughter, their father rushed to the fallen Haru. When they discovered that she was breathing, and just unconscious, their father picked her up and the family of four proceeded to move to a safer den site. Hikaru spent about half a day in pain, and was made to rest. Her sister was fine and had no ill side effects from her wound. Her family was ecstatic to have their family whole once again. However, things between the two siblings were never the same again...

Relationships | Kin - Though she no longer sees them, she left on good terms with her parents and would like to think that they still love her and would welcome seeing her. Her sister on the other hand, she knows not, since they left on such poor terms; Hikaru expects that her sister hates her wholly.
Beyond that, she considers everyone she meets her friend.

Powers | She has the ability to restore the breath of life in those who have passed on to the afterlife. It isn't restricted to any one being, she can restore life to plants or animals.
The Benefits | She can bring life back to those who deserve it - restore families torn apart, those who lost their prematurely, etc.
The Drawbacks | One is that she can only resurrect within a certain time frame; the deceased can only have been dead for three days maximum, as that's how long it takes for the soul to fully leave the body and be accepted into the world of their ancestors. She experiences all the pain of the death of the being she brings back to life - for example if they were burned, plant or animal, she would feel as if her fur and skin were on fire for however long it took them to die. She also has to wait to use her power for as long as the being was dead; so if they were dead for two days, she cannot use her abilities for two days and so forth. She also suffers a toll on her body whenever she uses her abilities. It varies based on what she used her power to bring to life, how much of a toll she has to deal with:
- Short term side effects | Can go from being just short of breath, can't hear, to blind, can't feel anything but her power flowing, to passing out - all is dependent on what she is reviving.
- Long term side effects | Throws up blood and scratches harshly at self frequently to check senses - sight, touch, scent, sound; to check for taste she may lap the blood or will quickly rip up grass just to see if she can taste differences in plants and dirt, etc.
Why She Uses Them | She believes, that though it is a painful burden at times, she was also blessed with the ability to help others. And that she must do her best to help others, even if it ends up driving her mad or killing her.

Greatest Flaw | She is willing to harm herself to help others.
Greatest Asset | That no matter the pain she's undergone, she has always managed to persevere.
Hobbies | Gardening, or partaking in the aiding of nature's flora to grow and flourish without the use of her abilities. Singing, or at least humming, with nature's music - birdsong, bubbling brooks, and the like.
Positive, Neutral, Negative | Positive
Introvert/Extrovert | Introvert
Logical/Emotional | About even on this one, though she sometimes leans toward emotional.
Daredevil/Cautious | Cautious
Fears | That she'll lose all her senses completely one day. That she'll never have a mate that will accept her and her flaws.
That maybe she wasn't supposed to have the abilities - her sister was - that it was a fluke.
Dreams | To see more of the world, reconnect with her sister, be able to help others until her death.
Motivations | To honor her family and do them proud by helping bring life to those she feels deserve another chance at it.
Secrets | That she led to her sister's death - and hid while her sister began bleeding to death.
One she doesn't really know is that she is somewhat of an immortal. Not in the sense that she cannot die, for she can be killed; however, she simply cannot die of old age.
Preferred Climate/Territory | A moderate climate with low humidity. She doesn't care if its hot all the time, cold all the time, a little bit of both. She just can't stand the humidity much with her long hair and thick coat.




((I told myself I wouldn't enter for this 'kami. Why'd you have to make such a perfect beauty PK >w<
Please no stealing my ideas or form~
Zodiac information was obtained through this website: http://www.whats-your-sign.com/index.html
All images obtained through searches via images.google.com searches.))

Oh my lord. My extra judges really like this form -not so much the coding xD but all the info is awesome. I like the power tole myself, having a limit to how long a Kami can be dead for is always good. I adore that she feels the pain of their death. I can not even. Loss of senses is seeming common but the original bring them back is epic and so are the long term effects, well thought out.

[PurpleKakashi]

Username:

ki-neko animura

Name:
Hecate

Nickname:
Savior, Witch, but she prefers Cat

Gender:
female

Power:
ability to raise the dead

Power Tole:
Hecate is blessed with the gift to raise the dead, she does not see this as a gift herself. Every time she uses her gift to bring back another's soul to their body she loses her own. This throws her own soul into a purgatory like place, here she must fight to get back to her world. (Look below for an image of purgatory, it is not what you think). In this purgatory If she loses she dies. This battle can last anywhere from minutes to days, in this period her body is vulnerable to anything and everything. If she is able to make it back she becomes ill, the longer she was in the other world the more ill she becomes. She knows that she will eventually die be it from purgatory or sickness.

Limitations:
Only one Rukami may be revived at one time. Any more and she would tap into too much power and instantly kill her.
She is able to revive again after her illness has run its course. But if she does it back to back the illness grows heavier and heavier until she would succumb to death.
She is unable to revive those who died from natural causes, like diseases, age, and the like.

Purgatory:
Purgatory is a labyrinth like place, a place where anything can happen. Ghoul like creatures are hidden behind every turn and Hecate has no choice but to fight or to run. In order for her to survive she must find her way out of the labyrinth. Every time she uses her gift the labyrinth changes.


Items:
- Satchel - a small leather satchel in which she keeps different herbs and remedies. She is skilled in medicines hoping that by using them she won't have to use her gift.
- Pendant - this gold pendant has a jade gemstone in the middle. Somehow this pendant follows her into Purgatory and gives off a faint glow. The color burning brighter as she gets closer to the exit, but also attracting more ghouls.
- Symbol - though not an item Hecate uses a symbol that she marks the bodies of those she can't or won't bring back. Something about it allows burdened souls to find peace.

Quote
"Victory is always possible for the Rukami who refuses to stop fighting."

Personality:
Analytical, Athletic, Admirable
Confident, Caring, Calm
Quiet, Quick, Quirky

While many may look to her to lead, she fears leadership. She is neither a leader nor a follower.

Story:

Power can be a gift or it can be a curse. Some call mine a gift, but to me this heavy burden is nothing but a curse. I am Hecate, the “savior” as many call me, though I prefer Cat. I was born with the gift of life, the ability to bring back souls to their bodies. But as I have the ability to return souls, my gift has the power to take mine away. While I have seven stories I could tell you about bringing back others, this is the one I choose to share.

About nine months ago I came across two male Rukami who seemed to be in the middle of a dispute. I recognized one, while the other I had only heard rumors about, rumors from the village below this forest. There in front of me stood Death, a large male who was the leader of the horsemen. Soon the battle turned bloody and with an unlucky misstep death fell, allowing a quick death strike to hit. “No!” I yelled rushing forward, I could already feel my power consuming me as my once green eyes turned a light yellow and began to glow. The horseman could not die, not until he was able to bring forth a new horseman. Because even though they are “evil” to some… they are a necessary evil. My power shot out of my palm, the glowing light finding Death’s soul and bringing it back to its rightful place, while my own was ripped from my body and sent to the one place that always haunted me, purgatory.

My soul looked exactly like it did in life, except for my colors changing to an ethereal blue and becoming transparent. I sighed as my eyes opened to reveal the monochrome colors of The Labyrinth. Rising onto my back legs I looked around, noticing everything that had changed. Some may think “but you have been here before, you should know the way out… “ It isn’t that simple. With every new journey here the labyrinth changes, new exits and new opponents. With a growl I began my journey cautiously.

I take turn after turn doing my best to memorize every piece of this new labrynth. With a growl I find myself at another dead end and angrily spin on my heal. The longer I am in this Purgatory the weaker I will get. Thankfully I have learned that I don't start feeling the true effects until a new day arrives. I leave the dead end and turn left, feeling as though eyes are watching me I stop and look around. Hoping that it isn't a Ghokami. Thankfully I hear the cry of a deformed crow above me as it takes off, baring my teeth at it I continue on the feeling of being watched gone.

The next couple hours went off without a hitch. But as I turned a corner I came face to face with my worst nightmare... a Ghokami, a gross twisted creature that is unlike anything you have seen before. Its upper body is that of a Rukami, its eyes sunken and black pits, filled with a tiny glowing orb in each. When it opens its mouth holes show through the cheek like that of a decomposed mummy. As my gaze travels farther down, the fur is mated and thick with a black slime that drips out of unseen places. It’s arms are bone thin, while what should have been a hand is now replace with long razor-like fingers with no palm. Its lower body curls out and around in a ghost like fashion making the creature eerily quiet.

It’s eyes snap towards me and the once yellow globes turn a bright red, matching my own in this state. The Ghokami shrieked, a high pitch and unearthly cry as it shot towards me, it’s sharp fingers seeking my form. My eyes narrow and I fall into my battle calm as we face off. Minutes passed and I found myself lurking over the fading form of my opponent. The only way for me to kill a Ghokami in this form is by carving a symbol on them that turns them into nothing. It isn't the easiest thing to do for the lines must be pretty precise. I left the fading corpse and continue on, knowing that with every minute that passed, this infernal place could keep me. My eyes widened as I caught a glimpse of the glowing archway that would be my salvation. Letting out a small cheer I begin rushing for the archway, but in my excitement I failed to notice the pack of Ghokami lurking near it.

I don’t remember much of what happened after that only that I somehow made it to the archway. I awoke back in my body lying on a thin nest of hay or straw, my head throbbed and the rolling feelings of nausea had already set in. I felt like that for two days but as soon as I felt up to it I continued on. To this day I don’t know who had made the nest, put me inside a cave to protect my body from anything that could do it permanent harm. Was it Death… the horseman or perhaps the other white Rukami.

With permission I used
- Felidae89's Skye
- < < Undertaker > >'s Death

Art:
all art is by me

Look a form with art! I like the maze/purgatory idea, I always enjoy changing plains of existence! I like how easy this is to read too very simple but expanded. Items are a win so is a super short personality. The story is very cool and always love seeing current Rukami tied into tryout ;>

(BTW I'm sorry if u have a hard time reading the font, I thought it was a really pretty colour! :c Please just select the text so it turns blue. That way it's easier to read!)

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The Giver
"I grant thee life"

username;
The Master Doctor

name;
"I am The Giver"
Turin chose this name after he was reborn.

alias;
Giver, Turin, Traveller

gender;
Male

personality;
lonely, broken, quiet, introvert.

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Valen'Kal;
The Giver posses the Valen'Kal (Power of light). This power to allows him to choose a lost soul of a Rukami who no longer walks this earth, and fully revive them. He revives them by placing his hands upon the dead Rukami's cheeks and kisses them on the forehead gently.

how he received the Valen'Kal;
One day, Turin, a Rukami kit, was playing by a river. He was jumping happily from rock to rock by the shore, when suddenly he slipped on a particularly moist stone, and fell with a splash into the water. Poor little ki, he didn't know how to swim. The frigid waves engulfed his little head and he sunk lower and lower, down into the darkness. On shore, the goddess of light happened to be walking by. She looked into the depths of the river and saw Turin. She felt pity for the poor little kit. He would not get to live a full life. She jumped into the water, and swam down to retrieve him. As she sat down on the bank, with the kit in her hands, she placed a gentle kiss upon it's forehead. His eyes flew open and soft white light shone out of them. The goddess gave him another chance at life, and with it the power of Valen'Kal, so he too could revive others of his kind.

tole of the Valen'Kal;
For such a wonderful gift, there is sadly a great cost that comes along with it.
Once The Giver revives a Rukami, he goes into a full body coma immediately. His soul and body go under a tremendous amount of strain as he three quarters of his life energy into the other Rukami. This puts his life in jeopardy, and the coma is the only way he can recover. This coma may last from about 12 hours to five days. This also leaves him very vulnerable. He cannot defend himself when he is asleep. His only hope is that the Rumaki he has revived will have enough sense to put him somewhere safe and take care of him, as if he dies, all others he has revived will die as well. But the coma itself isn't even the worst of it. During his slumber, he has horrible nightmares that seize and paralyze his mind. Souls in embodiments of terrible creatures and monsters of other lost beings attack him and chase him in his dreams. The loath him. They want to kill him. The want to be alive once more, but he refuses to grant their wishes. The Giver has these dreams when he is not in a coma, but since he is more vulnerable during his comas, they become severely intense. Over time these dreams have slowly broken him, and when he wakes up he will often attack whatever is around him. It will take him about a week to recover completely from his coma and scarring nightmares combined.

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the braid;
The Giver has a small braid on the right side of his head. Each of the three strands that make up the braid represent the three Rukami he has brought to life.

first strand and second strand;
During his travels, he once found a little boy kit and girl kit lying beside a tree. The poor things had starved to death. The Giver had flashbacks of his kithood, and the river and cringed. He when over and he placed his paws upon the little kit's cheeks and kissed their foreheads gently. The boy kit's eyes fluttered open, revealing dazzling blue eyes. The girl kit's eyes opened as well, revealing deep purple eyes. He carried the kits, searching for nearest pair of Rukami, willing his body not to go into a coma. Once he found one he gave the boy kit and girl kit to the mother Rukami, and collapsed. After two days, of horrid nightmares, he woke up. The Giver left without a word. He wonders often if he'll ever see the kits again.

third strand;
The Giver once found a pair of Rukami, an asked them to spare a little bit of food. As The Giver thanked the male Rukami for the meal he saw the female Rukami come crying out of one of the hollowed out trees. "My only son is dying!" she cried. He swiftly ran inside to see a very sick Rukami wrapped up in blankets. There was barley any life in the poor soul before taking his last breath, the Rukami said one word. "Turin". The giver was bewildered. No one knew his real name, especially no stranger. This Kami was special. The Giver put his paws upon the Rumai's cheeks and kissed his forehead. The world went black. The Giver dream of terrible things creatures bit him, clawed at him, and he could do nothing to defend himself haunting wails tore through his ears as he tried to run away. Finaly, when he thought he couldn't take anymore, he saw a light. He awoke to sunlight and the Rukami he revived smiling down at him. The Giver smiled back weakly. "Thank you traveller" the Rukami said. "I will be forever grateful for what you did. My name is Rooki."
From that day forward, The Giver no longer travelled alone.

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poem;
"I am The Giver,
I died in a river,
The goddess of light did save me.
Now I can re-give
The power to live,
To those who died too early."

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I appreciate the text warning, it is hard to read and you can pretty up in other ways, just keep that in mind ;>
I like that this power has an origin story, that is original from all of these forms. I wish the tole was higher because a coma doesn't seem hard enough, even with the dream/night terrors. I do like the past revives he has done it makes him deeper in his own way.

Please listen to these as you read^^
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My name is Angerona, named after the Roman Goddess of death and silence. Although most of the time I go by 'A' as i do not necessarily like what i was named after.
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When I was born I was quiet,dark, and not moving...I was a stillborn and my mother was severely grieving over the loss of me, her first daughter. So she took me to the pond behind my place of original birth and had placed me within the pond's cool waters and started to plead for the moon goddess to restore life upon her stillborn child. The goddess answered but of course it came with a price. The goddess told her that she would have to die in order for her child to be revived again but the grief stricken mother took no more than a second to accept the deal. The moonlight seemed to center on the dull grey body in the water and golden sparkles started to fall around the body until it grew into a continuous golden stream as the body seemed to absorb the light, then a bright flash appeared making the older female to shield her eyes. When she open them she looked out and gasped as the pup was now looking at her with an irritated look since it was now dripping wet from being in the pond but waddled out to to into the embrace of its mother. The older female cried tears of joy, relieved that her child was now alive. She cried out for the father to come see their child but before the male could come the mother let out a gasp before she collapsed onto the ground now silent and still as the newborn had previously been. When the father arrived he say his mate lying upon the ground as a mysterious voice called out, it's voice carrying in the whirling wind. The deal is done and the price has been paid..... The wind carried the golden sparkles and surrounded the body of the now dead mother creating a sort of glowing wall between her and the pup along with its father, and when the light was gone the body was gone as well.The father sunk to his knees where his wife had previously been crying over his loss before he turned to his daughter with red and pained eyes. "you did this....You killed your own mother.." He said as he slowly got up and stalked towards her with his claws out. "You shall pay for this!"
He growled before leaping at her with his claws extended and managed to make a deep gash on her shoulder before he vanished into thin air. Scared by this the little pup turned and ran away never to be seen again...forever thinking that she killed her own mother,,,that she was a murderer..
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"Every time I use my power I see flashbacks of how my mother died as well as my father blaming me for her death....as well as loosing a part of my own soul piece by piece until I die. Although I do not see this as a bad thing because with every life I save I become a step closer to becoming closer to being with my mother again in the afterlife, but this is the only way i could be killed as no other can do fatal harm to me...the wound would instantly heal. And those that have intentions to kill me will instantly disintegrate for harming the vessel of such life giving powers "
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~Shy..
Due to her running away as a pup she did not learn how to communicate properly with other rukami's and will sometimes just avoid them as she thinks that they are all as cruel as her father was
~Aromatic
Due to her being shy she refuses to let anyone get to close to her as she is scared that once the figure out her past then they will either be afraid of her, try to hurt her, or just like her for her powers
~Untrusting
~Independent
~lonely
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I like the name reason very nice. The birth/back story is a really cool idea, however the power tole isn't really a tole? A traumatizing flash back is good but it's not really harmful to the Rukami.
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Alright I had two others help me judge and... our winner is... who I will be messaging to talk about runner ups with is.... wolfpuppies. Even with cluttered pictures your form is an easy read and it's an amazing power tole and epic amount of personality/back story/history!
Hold tight for runner ups though! If you get one you'll be getting a semi-custom!

[koegami]

eep congrats wolf
waiting to hear of the ru's

[ｃｒｕｍｐｌｅｄ ｗｉｎｇｓ]

Congrats wolfpuppies! I know you'll take great care of this girl I hope to see art and such of her around.

[benjeep]

Congrats! c: