[Akami-chan]

Tall, lean frame, round ears, and bright eyes, Xholis are diurnal, hierarchal, and intelligent species that wield the forces of nature. Xholis are social animals that can be recognized into 2 different clans. The ones that hunt at dusk, and those that hunt at dawn. Their pelt reflects their environment as the Dusk hunters tend to have darker palette while the Dawn hunters are significantly lighter. Between those two clans, the species are once again split into more diverse and specialized packs. Fire, Earth and Water are the most common forces of nature that each Xholi wields. The gem they are born with determines their attribute, which is effected by the parent's gems. Every Xholi is given a role befitting their status in the pack, and the leader of the each pack is expected to keep the peace.

Savant Gatherer- Dusk Dunia Pack

It is said that you can tell what a culture values based on the words in its vocabulary.
Different languages have words describing specific things.
These words have no direct translation in other languages.
Petrichor, 木漏れ日, Waldeinsamkeit, Mångata, Sillage
For your form, please write about something that is important to this Xholi for which there is no word.
Please put lots of thought and effort into your forms!

End Date June 7th 2PM EST

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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.

[yuketsu]

Name:
Varoujan

Meaning:
Armenian name meaning "bird of prey."

Gender:
Male

First post prompt:

Gökotta - to wake up early in the morning with the purpose of going outside to hear the first birds sing. As a dusk xholi, it's an activity that few would dare to even enjoy, but it delights him nonetheless everyday to hear the birds chirping at first light. Unlike many other xholis that are usually bound strictly to their code and customs, Varouj likes to stretch it a bit, taking after a small hobby at the first wake of dawn. It's rather refreshing to listen to, like a warm call from one of nature's many gifts, something he has come to enjoy.

[Hollanov]

Name:
Dezi

Meaning:
"Longing" in Italian

Gender:
Male

First post prompt:
Mamihlapinatapai
Derived from a Yaghan language, it is considered one of the hardest words to translate.
It is thought to mean, "A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves."
Though there are different interpretations, this is the most widely accepted.

You sometimes get a strong feeling of loneliness; always out of the blue and unwanted. You don't really know why. There are always people around you, not to mention all of the loving family and friends you have.

Maybe it happens when you see the bonded couples. When you see them radiating happiness and contentment. You have always wanted that since you were young. You see how much your parents love each other, and you want that.

You'd be lying to yourself if you didn't say that you already know who you want it with.

Somehow, you feel a pull towards him. Always have ever since you first locked eyes with him. You still remember that exact moment. His eyes were so clear and bright. His emerald green gem had shined even if the sun was falling in the sky. He had given a little smile and it seemed like he didn't dare break the eye contact. You felt the same way.

After that moment, you see him a lot. He is also a Savant, though he is a Savant Hunter rather than a Gatherer like you are. When you see him it is mostly just you and him locking eyes and not looking away for what seemed like forever. You have had maybe two proper conversations; you are both always so busy with your Apprentices.

When you look into his eyes, you know that you're on the same page. You can practically have a conversation with him just with eye contact. You both know what you want, you are both just too scared to say anything.

Scared of what, you don't know. You don't know what he would be scared of either.

You sometimes wonder which one of you will break first. Which one of you will finally say something about what you are both feeling so strangely and strongly.

You hope that it will be him. You are too scared to say anything.

Though, you are not scared that nothing will ever happen. You feel it in your bones that everything will change for you.

And that is the most important part of this connection you have with him. Whenever you lock eyes with him and know that you both want the same thing, you feel less alone. Whenever you have that crippling sense of loneliness, it seems that he is always nearby to stomp it down.

You know that he will always be there to stop the loneliness.

[slurm]

__name__
Iris

__meaning__
Goddess of Rainbows
Greek mythology linking heaven and earth.

__gender__
Female

__word prompt__
Psithurism: Greek
The sound of leaves rustling as the wind moves them.
A quiet rustling, often the only sound along with insects chirping when you are alone in the forest.

[Calder]

Wow definitely res
Name:Akira
Meaning:bright or clear
Gender:female
First post prompt:

Boketto - gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking

Akira spaces out a lot. Not thinking about anything, just sitting in comfortable silence. Akira was never much of a socializer. Sometimes, others will just see her sitting there and not doing anything, they find it a bit strange but they never question it.

[T r i n i t y .]

Dropped out ;~;
Sorry I have too much to do right now '^'

[Lady Sif]

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*sits on pretty babe*

[yenneii]

res!

[AmnesiaUndead]

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res ,<33

[Rabbit]

Name: Ambrosia

Meaning: Greek for "immortal"

Gender: Female

First post prompt:

I don't know what's wrong with me.
I feel this emptiness inside,
A deep longing
Like something used to be there, but
I don't know what.

I yearn for the void to be filled
I look to the sky for comfort
I look to the ground for reassurance
Yet nothing appears
Although, somewhere,
Deep inside,
I still have hope
Because I know that someday,
It'll be filled.
I just need to keep moving
Forward.

It describes a deep emotional
state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent
something or someone that one loves. Moreover, it often carries
a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might never
return. A stronger form of saudade might be felt towards
people and things whose whereabouts are unknown, such as a
lost lover, or a family member who has gone missing, moved
away, separated, or died.

Saudade was once described as "the love that remains" after
someone is gone. Saudade is the recollection of feelings,
experiences, places or events that once brought excitement,
pleasure, well-being, which now triggers the senses and
makes one live again. It can be described as an emptiness,
like someone (e.g., one's children, parents, sibling,
grandparents, friends, pets) or something (e.g., places,
things one used to do in childhood, or other activities
performed in the past) that should be there in a
particular moment is missing, and the individual
feels this absence. It brings sad and happy feelings
all together, sadness for missing and happiness for
having experienced the feeling.