Actually, changed my mind on the breeding post that was here previously >.>
Anyways, here's a thought I had: if there were a Sweetens 'list', the animal hoods litter would 100% be on it right?
bappledilk wrote:Do(es) your Sweeten(s) have any lore?:
They didn’t before but THEY DO NOW! Well, one of them does. I’d like everyone to meet… Vaelia.
(This is gonna be long, lol.)
Info
Vaelia, some know her as the guardian of the forest. Whether or not that’s true, is up for debate. All we know for sure is, seeing Vaelia out in the wild is a very rare and magical experience. She spends nearly all of her days out in the forest, and occasionally in the open fields if the grass is tall enough to conceal her. She has no house, no friends, no family… unless you count the woodland creatures. Various animals often follow Vaelia wherever she goes, and birds love to perch on her giant ears, even when she’s in motion. They do not fear her, she is like a mother to them. She loves all the animals of the forest, from the big animals like bears, to the smallest animals like mice. Vaelia is content with her forest life.
As we know, sweetens communicate using chirps. Vaelia is the same, however, due to her isolated life, she speaks a different language than most of the other sweetens. Her language was created by herself, specifically to communicate with birds and other wildlife, not to communicate with other sweetens. When another sweeten happens upon her, there’s a language barrier between them. They can’t understand each other.
Backstory
Chapter 1: Early days.
When Vaelia was born, she was unwanted by her parents. They tried giving her to other family members, who cared for her for a little while... but they didn’t want the burden of kitten care either. When she was 2 months old, her family left her in the forest, where she would fend for herself. She was found by the birds, who cautiously guided her and kept their distance, and she learned to communicate with them. Through her new communication skills, she gained their trust. By the time she was 1 year old, the birds trusted her, but the other forest animals did not yet. Larger animals like bears would still try to kill her, so she had to be very careful in the beginning. She tried to find others of her own kind, as she felt like an outcast in the forest’s community, but she wasn’t brave enough to leave the comfort of the forest. The birds noticed this about her, and it saddened them.
Chapter 2: The trust of the birds.
One day, while she was playing with the birds, her cat-like instincts kicked in, and she got too aggressive. All it took was a snap, and the bird’s wing was broken. All the birds flew away in an instant, and she lost their trust. She tried to help the little bird whose wing she broke, but it ran and hid inside a log. After this incident, Vaelia was alone for days. No birds to perch on her ears, nobody to play with, just the sounds of the soft breeze and river flowing as she reflected on what just happened. Then, she heard a sound, a bird trying to fly, but falling back down again. It was the bird she injured, it couldn’t reunite with the other birds in the trees. She slowly approached it, and it cowered in fear. There was nowhere for it to hide this time, and it was too slowed down to get away. Vaelia sniffed the bird’s wing, and gently licked it. The bird was taken aback, and observed Vaelia as she glanced around quickly. Suddenly, she ran off, then quickly came back with some forest herbs. The birds all watched Vaelia from the safety of the trees, as she tried to heal the bird’s wing using the herbs. After she was done, she walked away. She didn’t expect the birds to trust her again, she just wanted to try her best to set her wrongs right. A few weeks passed, and Vaelia was growing depressed from her loneliness. While she was napping in the sun, she felt something sit on her ear, it was the injured bird, except now, it was making a full recovery. It chirped and sang while perched on her ear, and hesitantly, more birds joined. Then dozens flew in circles around her, it was a beautiful sight. She had regained the birds’ trust. It was at that moment, Vaelia realized she took the birds’ company for granted, and she wasted so much time searching for her own kind who betrayed her, when she should’ve been appreciating the friends around her. That’s the way she saw it, at least, and it was at that moment, Vaelia promised the birds she‘d never take them for granted again. They’ve trusted each other wholeheartedly ever since, and Vaelia stopped searching for other sweetens.
Chapter 3: The other animals.
After what happened with the bird’s injury, Vaelia came to a realization. She can help any animals she sees that are in need of aid, and it may help them learn to trust her. She started helping every hurt or sick animal she found. There wasn’t much she could do for bears or wolves at the time, but she healed their babies when they got hurt or sick, and they remembered that. The next generation of large predators grew up to trust Vaelia, remembering her help when they were young. Eventually, instead of finding hurt or sick animals, they started coming to her instead. Vaelia needed to start venturing further out for different species of herbs, and it was starting to get exhausting. Vaelia realized she needed to start growing her own herbs, so she collected seeds and started her own garden, which continued to grow over the next few years. She made a home out of a cave, where she keeps recovering animals, and various lost things she’s found. Her herb garden sits right outside the cave.
Chapter 4: Nowadays.
Vaelia is now 5 years old. She’s been through a lot, but she wouldn’t be the sweeten she is today without her life journey. She wouldn’t change a thing about her life. Little does she know, she’s missed out on a whole other world, full of new possibilities. Will she ever come out of hiding and befriend other sweetens? Only time will tell… So is Vaelia the guardian of the forest? Technically speaking, no. Vaelia is a normal sweeten, just like any other. Many would still consider her a guardian, since she heals animals in need, but there’s nothing magical about her. Now, all the animals in the forest trust her, and are loyal to her.
Tendo64 wrote:bappledilk wrote:Do(es) your Sweeten(s) have any lore?:
They didn’t before but THEY DO NOW! Well, one of them does. I’d like everyone to meet… Vaelia.
(This is gonna be long, lol.)
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wow, i really enjoyed reading this! great work, vaelia sounds like such a cool sweeten ^^
FleshbagWasp wrote:Actually, changed my mind on the breeding post that was here previously >.>
Anyways, here's a thought I had: if there were a Sweetens 'list', the animal hoods litter would 100% be on it right?
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