Ashrya, Guardian of the Forest of DreamsUsername : ~Vetra~Name Of Gagushima : AshryaGender : FemalePersonality : Ashrya is a terribly curious creature, always scavenging for additions to her (ginormous) hoard and sneaking into unsafe places. Ever since she traded her speech for magic she's been mute, giving her little reason to remain amongst others of her kind, and combined with her insatiable desire for adventure she left them, choosing to live on her own. Even though she was mute, her curiosity often made her communicate with other creatures, mostly through gestures and grunts, helping them when they needed help. Soon a rumour was spread that there was a forest guardian. Instead of rejecting this new title,
Ashrya wholeheartedly embraced it and, wanting to live up to her new title, helped even more animals with their struggles.
Significance of necklace : On one of her many adventures,
Ashrya found herself before a dark cave. As she carefully entered the cave, she noticed a blue glow coming from deep within the cave. Abandoning any sense of reason to quench her curiosity, she continued, walking towards the blue light. When she finally found the source at the end of the cave, she was surprised to see a huge glowing blue rock (a gem?). Interested, she put her paw on the rock and yelped in pain as a strange entity forced themselves in her mind, causing an immense pain. Completely helpless and in tremendous pain, she suddenly heard a booming voice inside her head.
You should not have come here. I can't control this. You will not be able to survive this th-... Unless... I think... Hm. I am the spirit of this forest; the essence of the forest, if you will. I'm made of raw energy- magic. You had the bad luck to put your mortal paws upon me, when you can't handle this amount of energy. I know a way to save you, but you will have to give me something of yours in exchange. Ashrya nodded, or at least tried to, before she blacked out. When she woke up, she was lying outside the cave. A necklace that looked as if it were made from the Spirit itself was around her neck- and there was a pulsing rock in her forehead too. Suddenly the voice was inside her head again.
Those stones come from me- they too, are pure energy. It was the only way for you to survive. I had to take something from you though, so that the natural balance isn't disturbed. The voice went quiet, and
Ashrya screamed at him, wanting answers for the questions she had- but no sound came out. She had lost her speech.