[Jochedo]

Mark

[shadowhawk6776]

Name: Petrichor
Meaning: The scent of rain
Gender: Male

First post prompt:
Just as darkness falls over the forests it begins to rain;
a soft, gentle rain that creates a thin layer of mist over the ground.
When Petrichor stands in the midst of the dark forest, rain falling around him,
and watches the mist slowly form in the air,
he gets a tingling feeling along the back of his neck and spine making
his hair stand on end.
That is the feeling he loves the most, he simply stands there closing his eyes and
relaxing, letting the stress wash away.

[Anastasia]

Name:
Chepi

Meaning:
"Fairy" in the Algonquin language

Gender:
Female

First post prompt:
Pochemucka - a Russian term for someone who is always asking questions

Chepi is constantly wondering at the world around her. And whether it is to herself or to another pack member, she is always asking questions.

She makes an excellent teacher to the apprentices, not only because she is so intelligent, but she encourages them to ask questions about everything as well.

However, she has no qualms about straying from her teaching duties to
investigate a strange noise or an odd shape, so her curiosity is not only a blessing but sometimes a curse.

[CeruleanRush]

Name:
Theora

Meaning:
"one who watches"

Gender:
Female

First post prompt:
"It is the gatherer's job to notice."

If something is unseen, does it even exist?
(Certainly not in your universe, your existence.)
If left overlooked, does it have a name? A word? How does one describe something that does not exist in your sight, your memories, your thoughts?
Keep a close eye on the details of the world, the pieces that make up our lives.
It is the gatherer's job to notice the details of the threads and the canvas in which to paint.
But it is the larger picture on the canvas that also calls out for attention. It waits until it is seen, formed up from the most infinitesimal of details. The same details the gatherer must take the time to notice-
(Pay attention, now.)
For both the mighty and the miniscule are what the gatherer must be careful to collect and observe.
But until they are observed? They are simply void; a purgatory, nameless grey in the gatherer's existence.
A book without a title.
If you do not take the time to notice, the nameless fades from your existence, from history, from your entire universe. You would never know if it had ever touched your existing world, and you'd never know if it would ever touch the edges of your universe again.

Gatherers must learn to not only notice, but to define.

[dandyLION]

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First post prompt
Wabi-Sabi

Japanese – Much has been written on this Japanese concept, but in a sentence, one might be able to understand it as “a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay.”

[seijuu]

Maxene
ᴥ Female
ᴥ The name of one of the Andrews Sisters -
the women who introduced me to the
Yiddish Language

Luftmensch
ᴥ Someone who survives on very little
ᴥ Living on fumes
ᴥ Yiddish

Simplicity drives this lithe Xholi. Grand expectations nestle themselves in the fur and on the shoulders of Gatherers, specifically that of Savant Gatherers. In response, Maxene has taken up a lifestyle of minimalism & survival: for her, less certainly is more. She takes pride in only eating what she needs to maintain healthy and only hunting animals of surplus. As a savant, she tries to instill these beliefs into her apprentices (though the younger generations rarely take her up on said advice).

[KinqBoo]

Komorebi

Male

Komorebi's closest english definition is ;
The scene that is produced by the interplay of the sunlight and leaves

I chose the word to be his name because the scene that it creates in your mind is so beautiful. Komorebi's role is one that he loves because of this scene, and what it's beauty means for him. At dusk the forest seems like a new world to him, one full of mystery and many, many stories to be told. It reminds him of the stories that he was told as a pup, ones that inspired him to become who he is now. This setting has a special place in his heart, and is his inspiration for the stories he now passes on to pups in hopes that they will see the beauty of the forest as he does.

[Akami-chan]

Just a note, it would be best not to use the words I gave as examples- it may take more to impress me with those since I'm already familiar with them! Also, many people seem to be confused about the prompt- you can either choose a word that has no direct translation to write about OR write about something that has no single word to describe it.

[M00N]

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