Rukami (Gulo Stantes) are a newly discovered species of bipedal mammals. Though they resemble wolves, they are actually more closely related to the mustelid family, which includes wolverines, otters, and badgers to name a few. Through natural selection, these rare animals evolved to incredible sizes and developed sentient brains along with opposable thumbs.
Been a while since I made some bark armor, so this Kami crafted their own ;> along with some smoothed bone piercings.
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Name: Ana, meaning 'grace'.
Gender: Female
Personality: Ana is the sweetest kami you'd ever meet. She is kind and generous, along with incredibly beautiful and insanely graceful. She seems like a friendly spirit to other kamis, floating around and giving gifts. She's an amazing dancer, but never dances in front of anyone, for the fear of being judged. She feels at home in her forest cove, and loves to play around the birds and trees.
Backstory: There's a solid reason for why Ana's name was chosen. From the moment she was born, she'd always been graceful, kind, generous, and mannerful. She'd always mind her own business and never attempt to anger anyone, unlike a few others of her kind. Her parents always thought she was just quiet, but eventually they realized something- she was mute. They tried to hide Ana's unfortunate choice, but eventually everyone found out. Ana was horribly bullied and tortured, but still, she never spoke a word or made a single sound. Her parents tried to protect her, but eventually all three of them agreed to pretend that Ana had run away. That night, with a small pack in one hand and the chilly wind in another, Ana set out to forget her scars and begin a new life.
The Story Of Her Bark Armor And Piercings:
After running away, Ana spent weeks trying to find a place where noone would find her. Eventually, she came across the perfect place- a huge forest bustling with birds and butterflies. It was the best home she'd ever had, and Ana loved it. Anyway, when Ana started living there, she made her home in a massive tree. Birds there weren't scared of her, and happily chipped around her all day. She was so happy, completely at peace. The horrible pain she had felt when she was bullied was much less than what she felt when she came home to see that her tree was no longer standing, but lay parallel to the ground, never to stand tall again. The tree had died of old age, but that didn't comfort Ana. Eventually, she realized she had to move on, and in honor of her tree, made bark armor from it to put on her forearms. She didn't use this for armor; instead she stood still with her arms stretched out, pretending to be a tree and letting the birds land on her just like they would the tree. Suddenly, a miracle happened. A little green sprout popped up out of the ground, right where the old tree had stood. Ana took this as a sign, and began to help the little tree grow. And grow it did, at an alarmingly fast rate. Ana began to wear smoothened bone piercings to count the years, and now she resides in the new tree as happily as before.
Some fun facts:
~Ana is not mute by choice or even completely mute. Her voice box was messed up from birth, but she can make one sound- a bird chirp.
~She thinks she can relate to a tree. Graceful, beautiful, kind, and tore down because they are unable to protest.
~ She is very musical. Often she'll just find a few sticks and tap them against a rock, creating a beat that she and the birds will chirp to.
I got kinda carried away... Oh well. I really want her though! :3
WIP