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{{storynpcbox
|storyline = Caligos Isle
|storyline =
|gender = female
|gender = Male
|race = human, Tehir
|race = Half-elf
|life = alive
|life = alive
||relationships = NA
||relationships = [[Zeeva]] ([[Animal companion|Companion]])
|alias = NA
|alias = a scruffy-faced half-elven warden
|affiliation = Luukos}}
|affiliation = [[Imaera|Lady of the Green]]}}


==Appearance==
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<pre{{log3}}>Bedecked in soft leathers from head to toe, the half-elven warden has silver hair that is worn in a multitude of skull-hugging braids beaded with bits of bone and woven with tiny golden feathers. His lean face is haggard, the new scruff of a dark beard decorating his chin, while almond-shaped eyes of green reign over a hawkish nose.</pre>


== Appearance ==
==Ambients==
<pre{{log2}}>Squinting at the rolling mist, the half-elven warden watches the sinuous path of the ethereal indigo band as it moves through the area. His posture is clearly of distrust and wariness.


"Alya'us'ama," the half-elven warden says in a chiding voice to a lion-maned shaggy Caligos eagle. In response, the avian tilts her head at an odd angle and blinks rapidly. The comical movement elicits a chuckle from the warden.
<pre{{log2}}>You see Priestess Lucinne.
She appears to be a Half-Elf of the Tehir tribes.
She is average height and has a curvy, yet lithe, body. She appears to be very young. She has long-lashed amber eyes and nut brown skin. She has very long, coiled, dark brown hair woven in a plethora of narrow, frayed braids. She has a round face and a somewhat flat, flare-nostriled nose.
She has a series of overlapping greyish white scales tattooed upon the left side of her face, a scaly green and grey sleeve tattoo inked on her right arm, and a pair of matching sanguine-hued tattoos darkens her feet.
She is in good shape.
She is wearing a hexagon-patterned silk headscarf, a cross-body weapon harness with an iron pilum in its straps, a mustard yellow chest-wrap fringed with oblong ivory beads, a bronze shield, a series of carved bone bangles, a heavy and wide girdle of green armor scales, a short and narrow belt sheath, and some mustard yellow linen serwals with embroidered ankle cuffs.</pre>


Unslinging his bow, the half-elven warden checks the cat-gut string carefully before returning the weapon to his back
== Ambients ==

*Raising her hands to chest level, Lucinne turns her palms to her chest and laces her pinkies together. She then touches her thumbs together over the crooked knuckles of her inner two fingers while touching the pads of her index fingers together. Closing her eyes, she brings the warding sign close to her forehead for a brief moment before separating her fingers.
Shielding his eyes with his hand, the half-elven warden keeps a weather eye upon the coast.
*Glancing out the opening of the tent, Lucinne intently watches everyone that passes. Remaining as still as a sunbathing lizard, she slowly narrows her eyes as she watches.

*Kneeling before a bowl of incense, Lucinne weaves her hands sinuously in the perfumed air. She pulls the pale smoke towards her and lets it wash against her nut brown skin.
Running his hands over his head, the half-elven warden pulls his long braids over his shoulder while keeping a keen eye upon the mist-covered ground.</pre>
*Lucinne watches as a subtle breeze sets the flames within a nearby brazier to dancing.
*Twisting to the left and right, Lucinne rolls her bare shoulders and performs several small hops.
*Canting her head to the side, Lucinne shifts her feet so that she is in a defensive stance, her right hand flying to the haft of the pilum on her back.
*Lucinne stares at a particularly dense patch of shadow for several moments. Lowering her eyes demurely, she whispers a respectful greeting.
*Standing over a large copper-bowled brazier, Lucinne performs a small ritual that causes the scented smoke to take on the shape of a green asp. Whispering a command to it, she watches as it slithers out into the night.


== Asks ==
== Asks ==

{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|+ Questions and Answers for Lucinne
|- style="background:#00004C; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
|- style="background:#00004C; vertical-align: top; font-size: larger; color:white;"
!style="width:8em;"|ASK ABOUT !! ANSWER
! scope="col" style="width:8em;" | ASK ABOUT
! scope="col" | ANSWER
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! scope="row" role="rowheader" | [[Arkati]]
|Dark || Remaining expressionless, Lucinne says, "What is the dark if not a reprieve from the blinding light?"
| Arching one slender brow, the half-elven warden says, "I do not know why my religious beliefs would be of any interest to you."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Avians
|Caligos||Glancing about, Lucinne says, "I will be pleased to leave this sickened land."
| Gazing up at the sky, the half-elven warden says, "When I first got here I was struck by the avians. So different. So strange. The harpy-eagle has a plumped ridge that rings its face and strange primary feathers that stick up like large spikes around its head. Its collar of feathers is more like a fringed rooster, but it works for it. You also have the besra, which is a cousin to the shikra but much darker and angrier looking. Then you have Zeeva, here." He gestures up at the Caligos eagle flying overhead. "She has a feathered fringe around her neck that resembles a lion's mane, and when she stands upon the ground or a branch, her body is hunched like a vulture's. But she is swift and fierce, and that beak of hers is deeply hooked like a sailor's tool."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Canine
|Ghezresh|| Narrowing her eyes, Lucinne says, "He is no more than an evil spirit that is unable to sleep. Even the Winter Witch will not take one such as he."
| Tilting his head to one side, the half-elven warden says, "The yips and howls you hear are from the more vocal of the vulpine out in the wilds. Some of the higher notes are from the culpeo, which is sort of like a mix between a red fox and a coyote. Its colors tend to be sand based, but its ears are short and ridged. Though some of those yips can be from the jungle foxes, whose snout is long and pointed. It has a tail to match and a long, sleek body, but its bat-shaped ears are probably its best feature." Pondering for a moment, he continues, "I must admit that the bush-dog is a vicious beast. He may look shaggy and speckled with odd markings, but he's quick."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Clergyman
|Gosaena||Lowering her voice, Lucinne says, "Death that comes in silence is to be respected."
| A deep frown mars the half-elven warden's features. He firmly says, "I avoid him. I do not need fanatics in my life."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Eagle
|Lies|| Arching one brow, Lucinne says, "Lies? In the desert, we learn that the only truth is your own. What you call a lie may only be someone else's truth."
| Offering a half-grin, the warden says, "Who, Zeeva?" He tilts his head and looks up at the Caligos eagle soaring overhead. "She is a great sky lion of the sky. I did not know until I first saw her that I had been waiting for her."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Expunge
|Lorminstra|| Stifling a scoff, Lucinne matter-of-factly states, "I have seen the cold season of the north. Let those that choose the barrenness of ice go to the Winter Witch."
| Nodding, an intense look in his eyes, warden says, "Caligos Isle can be pure again, but you need to destroy those eggs. Bring them to the darkest room in the sea caverns and place them in the Lady of the Green's bowl. The darkness will know what to do with them."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Feline
|Luukos|| Murmuring a soft prayer, Lucinne touches the tips of her fingers to her forehead, followed by her lips, throat, and heart.
| Grinning, the half-elven warden says,"The felines in this area are gorgeous. Take, for example, the goldencat with its reddish-tinged coat and beautiful eye markings - they resemble a Loenthran's eye makeup. Or the Caligos-lynx with its beard of silvers and greys that resemble a dwarf's forked beard and has tufted ears to match. Not to mention the clouded leopards that hide in the denser areas. Their coat is marbled with large, thick lines of black amid ginger hues."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Mist
|Species|| Lacing her fingers together before her, Priestess Lucinne says, "There are some few ghost still bound to the false one. Should you present me with a bauble, I can return to you species that can be used to pull them from him."
| Frowning, the half-elven warden gnaws on his thumb for a moment. Spitting out a fingernail, he says, "It is foul and unnatural, but I am unable to offer more of an explanation than that. I can feel the wrongness of it."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Name
|Villagers|| Casually rolling her shoulders, Lucinne says, "Those who do not walk in the sun are destined to be cold in the shade."
| With a slight air of superiority, the half-elven warden states, "The name is Shaemire, and I am the animal expert here on Caligos Isle."
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Rodent
|Warning ||Inclining her head, Lucinne says, "Those who do not see the signs in the sand are sure to be consumed by its many treacheries. I am not one that would ignore such a thing, especially if lips it falls from are blue."
| Tapping his index finger to his cheek, the half-elven warden says, "There are three unique types here upon the island. There is the fonaloka and jabady, which are from the same family and, oddly enough, resemble small civets or foxes. They have short coats, a bush tail, and vertical striping on their backs. There is also the fossa, which is part of the mongoose family and resembles a stubby-legged beast that has keen eyes."
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center;" | '''Villagers'''<br>Prime Only
|Grinning, the scruffy-faced half-elven warden says, "There are a lot of people in that village now and they could use more homes, but we'll get there."
|-
| scope="row" role="rowheader" style="text-align: center;" | '''Villagers'''<br>Platinum
| Frowning, the scruffy-faced half-elven says, "My faith in humanity was shattered two years back when that village was burned down. I still can't get over the loss of life." Sighing, he turns away."
|}
|}


==The Acts of Shaemire==
* In 5117, Shaemire helped adventurers to learn about Caligos. He taught them about the animals in the wild and also gave them alternate means for handling the eel eggs that could be found in fishing.
* In 5118, Shaemire for the first time took an open stand against the Ezreshi and while she was blessing amulets to subvert new arrivals to the will of Ghezresh, he was using Imaera's Grace to maintain the natural balance of free will. At some point, Shaemire began to hear the whispers of a soft, disembodied voice and it guided him to a trail in the jungle. With the help of adventurers, he was able to clear a path to an abandoned fishing village and guide those that had been kept free of Ghezresh's influence to the small Haven.
* In 5119, Shaemire openly accepted any pieces that could be used to build an Obelisk to Ghezresh in Zul Logoth. He would accept them and offer you building materials to help build homes for the villagers.
* In 5120, Shaemire collected the species that were washing up on the shores and transformed them into pieces that could be used to purify the land. As the festival drew to a close, he gathered those people that were interested in the natural order (and just wanted to help him) to a section of the jungle and led an expedition to purify it.
* In 5121, the final year of Caligos Isle, Shaemire ran the quest: [[A Tale of Salvation]]


[[Category:Caligos Isle NPCs]]
== Quests of Priestess Lucinne ==

5120 - A Tale of Death

5121 - [[A Tale of Ownership]]

= Priestess Lucinne's Shrine ==
[Sea of Fire, Shield of Lapis]
Situated in the bowl of a dormant volcano, the landscape abuts the edge of a vast desert. '''Lava tubes''', black and red in the moonlight, rise on the western edge, their cracked peaks bespeaking their hollowness. At the heart of the crater, '''a towering sandstone statue''' rises above '''a dark basalt altar''' that is ringed by torches embedded in the sand.

'''Lava Tubes'''
Rising like malformed pillars into the sky, the lava tubes are bulbous in body with coarse surfaces. Concentric bands radiate outward from the structure, each appearing as if the ground froze in the middle of boiling. Large cracks split the tops to reveal a smooth interior that is hollow.

'''a tower sandstone statue'''
Carved of sandstone to resemble a female warrior, the statue is smooth due to years of abuse in the windswept desert. Her head is held high, the multiple braids that adorn her scalp spilling from a fringed headscarf to cascade over her shoulders and back. She holds '''a spear''' in her right hand that is taller than she is, while in her open, left palm is '''a coiled elapid'''. Balancing on one red-stained foot, the statue's right foot rests upon her pallid left thigh.

'''a spear'''
Embedded deeply into the sand, the smooth and narrow haft of the sandstone spear is cracked and chipped. An entire section near the sandstone statue's waist is broken and missing, though the rest of the haft remains firmly grasped in her hands. Flint as large as a giantman's thigh rests at the top, which is encircled by a ring of feathers and small, ivory vermin skulls.


'''a coiled elapid'''
Comprised of wedded red and white sandstones, a coiled carving of an elapid rests within the open palm of a towering sandstone statue. Its wide mantle is flared and carved with large scales, the contrasting stones used to perfection to create a simple banded pattern. Tiny eyes of black jasper follow the line of the serpent's downturned snout, causing it to gaze at a dark basalt altar.

'''a dark basalt altar'''
Black with micro-incursions of olivine, the basalt altar is enormous and fused to a bevy of igneous rock that ranges in hue from pure white to coppery red. Slightly bowed at the center, the smooth surface is interrupted by intricate carvings that travel its circumference. Tiny burrs of red sandstone rest at the peak of inverted teardrops that ring the altar.


[[Category:Non-Player Characters]] [[Category:Caligos Isle]]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 12 September 2022

Shaemire
Gender Male
Race Half-elf
Status alive
Relationship(s) Zeeva (Companion)
Alias/Title a scruffy-faced half-elven warden
Affiliation(s) Lady of the Green

Appearance

Bedecked in soft leathers from head to toe, the half-elven warden has silver hair that is worn in a multitude of skull-hugging braids beaded with bits of bone and woven with tiny golden feathers.  His lean face is haggard, the new scruff of a dark beard decorating his chin, while almond-shaped eyes of green reign over a hawkish nose.

Ambients

Squinting at the rolling mist, the half-elven warden watches the sinuous path of the ethereal indigo band as it moves through the area.  His posture is clearly of distrust and wariness.

"Alya'us'ama," the half-elven warden says in a chiding voice to a lion-maned shaggy Caligos eagle.  In response, the avian tilts her head at an odd angle and blinks rapidly.  The comical movement elicits a chuckle from the warden.

Unslinging his bow, the half-elven warden checks the cat-gut string carefully before returning the weapon to his back

Shielding his eyes with his hand, the half-elven warden keeps a weather eye upon the coast.

Running his hands over his head, the half-elven warden pulls his long braids over his shoulder while keeping a keen eye upon the mist-covered ground.

Asks

ASK ABOUT ANSWER
Arkati Arching one slender brow, the half-elven warden says, "I do not know why my religious beliefs would be of any interest to you."
Avians Gazing up at the sky, the half-elven warden says, "When I first got here I was struck by the avians. So different. So strange. The harpy-eagle has a plumped ridge that rings its face and strange primary feathers that stick up like large spikes around its head. Its collar of feathers is more like a fringed rooster, but it works for it. You also have the besra, which is a cousin to the shikra but much darker and angrier looking. Then you have Zeeva, here." He gestures up at the Caligos eagle flying overhead. "She has a feathered fringe around her neck that resembles a lion's mane, and when she stands upon the ground or a branch, her body is hunched like a vulture's. But she is swift and fierce, and that beak of hers is deeply hooked like a sailor's tool."
Canine Tilting his head to one side, the half-elven warden says, "The yips and howls you hear are from the more vocal of the vulpine out in the wilds. Some of the higher notes are from the culpeo, which is sort of like a mix between a red fox and a coyote. Its colors tend to be sand based, but its ears are short and ridged. Though some of those yips can be from the jungle foxes, whose snout is long and pointed. It has a tail to match and a long, sleek body, but its bat-shaped ears are probably its best feature." Pondering for a moment, he continues, "I must admit that the bush-dog is a vicious beast. He may look shaggy and speckled with odd markings, but he's quick."
Clergyman A deep frown mars the half-elven warden's features. He firmly says, "I avoid him. I do not need fanatics in my life."
Eagle Offering a half-grin, the warden says, "Who, Zeeva?" He tilts his head and looks up at the Caligos eagle soaring overhead. "She is a great sky lion of the sky. I did not know until I first saw her that I had been waiting for her."
Expunge Nodding, an intense look in his eyes, warden says, "Caligos Isle can be pure again, but you need to destroy those eggs. Bring them to the darkest room in the sea caverns and place them in the Lady of the Green's bowl. The darkness will know what to do with them."
Feline Grinning, the half-elven warden says,"The felines in this area are gorgeous. Take, for example, the goldencat with its reddish-tinged coat and beautiful eye markings - they resemble a Loenthran's eye makeup. Or the Caligos-lynx with its beard of silvers and greys that resemble a dwarf's forked beard and has tufted ears to match. Not to mention the clouded leopards that hide in the denser areas. Their coat is marbled with large, thick lines of black amid ginger hues."
Mist Frowning, the half-elven warden gnaws on his thumb for a moment. Spitting out a fingernail, he says, "It is foul and unnatural, but I am unable to offer more of an explanation than that. I can feel the wrongness of it."
Name With a slight air of superiority, the half-elven warden states, "The name is Shaemire, and I am the animal expert here on Caligos Isle."
Rodent Tapping his index finger to his cheek, the half-elven warden says, "There are three unique types here upon the island. There is the fonaloka and jabady, which are from the same family and, oddly enough, resemble small civets or foxes. They have short coats, a bush tail, and vertical striping on their backs. There is also the fossa, which is part of the mongoose family and resembles a stubby-legged beast that has keen eyes."
Villagers
Prime Only
Grinning, the scruffy-faced half-elven warden says, "There are a lot of people in that village now and they could use more homes, but we'll get there."
Villagers
Platinum
Frowning, the scruffy-faced half-elven says, "My faith in humanity was shattered two years back when that village was burned down. I still can't get over the loss of life." Sighing, he turns away."

The Acts of Shaemire

  • In 5117, Shaemire helped adventurers to learn about Caligos. He taught them about the animals in the wild and also gave them alternate means for handling the eel eggs that could be found in fishing.
  • In 5118, Shaemire for the first time took an open stand against the Ezreshi and while she was blessing amulets to subvert new arrivals to the will of Ghezresh, he was using Imaera's Grace to maintain the natural balance of free will. At some point, Shaemire began to hear the whispers of a soft, disembodied voice and it guided him to a trail in the jungle. With the help of adventurers, he was able to clear a path to an abandoned fishing village and guide those that had been kept free of Ghezresh's influence to the small Haven.
  • In 5119, Shaemire openly accepted any pieces that could be used to build an Obelisk to Ghezresh in Zul Logoth. He would accept them and offer you building materials to help build homes for the villagers.
  • In 5120, Shaemire collected the species that were washing up on the shores and transformed them into pieces that could be used to purify the land. As the festival drew to a close, he gathered those people that were interested in the natural order (and just wanted to help him) to a section of the jungle and led an expedition to purify it.
  • In 5121, the final year of Caligos Isle, Shaemire ran the quest: A Tale of Salvation