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Username wrote:Firedancer77, at your service! Proud owner of quite a few Rainbow Paint Wolves.
Name wrote:This girl has long since forgotten the name she once carried. A name doesn't matter if there's no one to call her by it. She's heard people call her Waif, though she doesn't remember where that name came from. Still, she says that as her name, even if it isn't truly. It is better than saying she cannot remember hers. Plus, she doesn't usually have to supply one. It is only on the off chance that someone does choose to approach her that she must do that, and most are too frightened to approach the wolf no one understands.
Gender wrote:Waif is a female, and seeing as it is one of the only things she remembers about herself thanks to her curse, it is one thing she is very firm on. If you get it wrong, she will correct you with little hesitation, though she doesn't have to correct people very often. After all, it isn't common that she even gets to interact with anyone.
Dream wrote:Waif only has one wish in life, one dream that she pursues. That is to break the curse that was placed on her as a little girl. It was a curse of twofold, to punish her family for a wrong they'd committed. She was cursed to forever be forced to wander the earth, never able to stay in one place for long. She has to always be traveling, and while this may seem fun, it means she can never set down any roots. Even if she likes a place and would wish to live there, she can never dwell for too long. If she does, she will begin to grow sick. At times, it can get to the point where she is coughing up blood if she stays long enough. Sooner or later, she always caves and keeps going. However, Waif is certain that if she was to refuse to leave, if she stuck through the pain and stayed, she would die. The coughing up blood was a good indicator for that. Because of this, Waif has seen many places. She doesn't try to grow attached to anyone, just drifting about, not even bothering to take in all the things she sees anymore. Sure, it may be better than being dead, but she's not truly living either. At times, Waif wonders if it's even worth it to keep going when it will always just be her wandering the world, with no one to care for her and nowhere to call home.
However, the second part of her curse is the more brutal of the two. Waif has been cursed with insanity, and it plagues her wherever she goes. This is the part that makes her all the more desperate to break the curse. If she keeps moving, she keeps it at bay, but even before she gets sick, her insanity will worsen the longer she stays. She is terrified that one day it will drive her mad and she will completely lose it, becoming a danger and liability for everyone. This is what keeps her from having companions on the journey with her. It's what has caused her to forget her name, and what exactly her family did to cause her to be cursed. In fact, it's what causes her to forget so much, and to often be unpredictable. If this were not part of her curse, Waif would not hate it so much, but now she feels as if she has a race against the clock, for she knows sooner or later she will tire of running and let her sanity slip away. After all, how long will it be before she doesn't even remember why she's running?
Story of the Curse wrote:The memory had long since been lost among the madness and midst that consumed Waif's mind. Devoured, Waif did not often take the time to dwell on the chunk that was missing. There was not much reason to dwell on what brought the curse upon her, for it was much more beneficial to dwell on how to change things.
But there was a time when Waif did remember such things. A time when these things mattered to Waif. A time when Waif was not known by that name, but by another: Calliope Soun.
It was her parents doing. They were the ones who had sentenced her to this fate. For they had needed money, badly, and their jobs were not sustaining their incredibly large family. There were rumors of a treasure nearby, the treasure of one the village cited as a goddess, and said treasure was said to be enough to sustain a family forever. Calliope had not wanted to risk it. While she did not believe in any goddess, she did believe in what she had heard one wolf - deemed madman by the rest of the village folk - call dires, who weld enough power to make themselves seem equal to forces of nature. Who weld enough power to command your respect, attention, devotion, and worship.
So though Calliope protested against it, her parents urging eventually wore her down, and they sent her to retrieve it. Sick to her stomach the entire time, she crept towards what appeared to be a decrepit temple, her head screaming for her to turn back and lie to her parents by saying she had not found the place they had told her about. But she entered anyways, and with the place in shambles, it was easy to find the treasure. Easy to drag it out of the temple. Easy to take it home. Easy to not be cursed in the process.
Too easy.
Her parents reveled in the riches. Calliope had saved their family, according to them. They'd never have to work, or even worry, again. She was a hero.
It was all too good to be true, and it came crashing down the next morning when their door was burst down. The pieces were put together too late as the wolf howled in anger. It was one of the dire the madman had described, one the village viewed as a goddess. The rightful owner of the treasure, Vatia screamed curses upon the family for what they had done, demanding to know who had committed the deed.
And Calliope had. She stood up and took the blame, though her parents gave weak protests that it was their fault. And it had been. Calliope knew that, deep down. They forced her to do it, guilting her over and over till she agreed. But what was done was done, and Calliope had to face that.
Even if the thought made her despair.
And so the goddess cast a powerful curse, one with two sides, to punish both the actual thief and the two who had forced her into it. Calliope had tried to stay in her home upon her parents' insistence, at least at first, but the whispers in her head became all too much. She left in the dead of night, with just a note hastily scribbled and barely legible left to explain.
It was all there, somewhere, though long since made unobtainable to Waif after the time she'd spent alone. Perhaps, in the end, that was a blessing instead of a curse. She could not be bitter with her parents or the cursebringer if she didn't even know who caused it.
"I want to wipe out the red from my ledger."
~ Black Widow
Definition of Phrase: It's a book-keeping term. Black ink means profit and red ink means debt.
"Sacrificing who you are for the sake of what others think just isn’t worth it."
~ Brene Brown
Firedancer77 wrote:Do Not Remove- Dreams Are Made OfUsername wrote:Firedancer77, at your service! Proud owner of quite a few Rainbow Paint Wolves.Name wrote:This girl has long since forgotten the name she once carried. A name doesn't matter if there's no one to call her by it. She's heard people call her Waif, though she doesn't remember where that name came from. Still, she says that as her name, even if it isn't truly. It is better than saying she cannot remember hers. Plus, she doesn't usually have to supply one. It is only on the off chance that someone does choose to approach her that she must do that, and most are too frightened to approach the wolf no one understands.Gender wrote:Waif is a female, and seeing as it is one of the only things she remembers about herself thanks to her curse, it is one thing she is very firm on. If you get it wrong, she will correct you with little hesitation, though she doesn't have to correct people very often. After all, it isn't common that she even gets to interact with anyone.Dream wrote:Waif only has one wish in life, one dream that she pursues. That is to break the curse that was placed on her as a little girl. It was a curse of twofold, to punish her family for a wrong they'd committed. She was cursed to forever be forced to wander the earth, never able to stay in one place for long. She has to always be traveling, and while this may seem fun, it means she can never set down any roots. Even if she likes a place and would wish to live there, she can never dwell for too long. If she does, she will begin to grow sick. At times, it can get to the point where she is coughing up blood if she stays long enough. Sooner or later, she always caves and keeps going. However, Waif is certain that if she was to refuse to leave, if she stuck through the pain and stayed, she would die. The coughing up blood was a good indicator for that. Because of this, Waif has seen many places. She doesn't try to grow attached to anyone, just drifting about, not even bothering to take in all the things she sees anymore. Sure, it may be better than being dead, but she's not truly living either. At times, Waif wonders if it's even worth it to keep going when it will always just be her wandering the world, with no one to care for her and nowhere to call home.
However, the second part of her curse is the more brutal of the two. Waif has been cursed with insanity, and it plagues her wherever she goes. This is the part that makes her all the more desperate to break the curse. If she keeps moving, she keeps it at bay, but even before she gets sick, her insanity will worsen the longer she stays. She is terrified that one day it will drive her mad and she will completely lose it, becoming a danger and liability for everyone. This is what keeps her from having companions on the journey with her. It's what has caused her to forget her name, and what exactly her family did to cause her to be cursed. In fact, it's what causes her to forget so much, and to often be unpredictable. If this were not part of her curse, Waif would not hate it so much, but now she feels as if she has a race against the clock, for she knows sooner or later she will tire of running and let her sanity slip away. After all, how long will it be before she doesn't even remember why she's running?Story of the Curse wrote:The memory had long since been lost among the madness and midst that consumed Waif's mind. Devoured, Waif did not often take the time to dwell on the chunk that was missing. There was not much reason to dwell on what brought the curse upon her, for it was much more beneficial to dwell on how to change things.
But there was a time when Waif did remember such things. A time when these things mattered to Waif. A time when Waif was not known by that name, but by another: Calliope Soun.
It was her parents doing. They were the ones who had sentenced her to this fate. For they had needed money, badly, and their jobs were not sustaining their incredibly large family. There were rumors of a treasure nearby, the treasure of one the village cited as a goddess, and said treasure was said to be enough to sustain a family forever. Calliope had not wanted to risk it. While she did not believe in any goddess, she did believe in what she had heard one wolf - deemed madman by the rest of the village folk - call dires, who weld enough power to make themselves seem equal to forces of nature. Who weld enough power to command your respect, attention, devotion, and worship.
So though Calliope protested against it, her parents urging eventually wore her down, and they sent her to retrieve it. Sick to her stomach the entire time, she crept towards what appeared to be a decrepit temple, her head screaming for her to turn back and lie to her parents by saying she had not found the place they had told her about. But she entered anyways, and with the place in shambles, it was easy to find the treasure. Easy to drag it out of the temple. Easy to take it home. Easy to not be cursed in the process.
Too easy.
Her parents reveled in the riches. Calliope had saved their family, according to them. They'd never have to work, or even worry, again. She was a hero.
It was all too good to be true, and it came crashing down the next morning when their door was burst down. The pieces were put together too late as the wolf howled in anger. It was one of the dire the madman had described, one the village viewed as a goddess. The rightful owner of the treasure, Vatia screamed curses upon the family for what they had done, demanding to know who had committed the deed.
And Calliope had. She stood up and took the blame, though her parents gave weak protests that it was their fault. And it had been. Calliope knew that, deep down. They forced her to do it, guilting her over and over till she agreed. But what was done was done, and Calliope had to face that.
Even if the thought made her despair.
And so the goddess cast a powerful curse, one with two sides, to punish both the actual thief and the two who had forced her into it. Calliope had tried to stay in her home upon her parents' insistence, at least at first, but the whispers in her head became all too much. She left in the dead of night, with just a note hastily scribbled and barely legible left to explain.
It was all there, somewhere, though long since made unobtainable to Waif after the time she'd spent alone. Perhaps, in the end, that was a blessing instead of a curse. She could not be bitter with her parents or the cursebringer if she didn't even know who caused it.
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