Razhel Darkmoon - half elven Gypsy bard
Razhel's birth was one fret with bad omens. Her mother, a comely Gypsy lass, was seduced by what she described as an elven man with black skin and red eyes. Many in the troupe fel that Lerella had been impregnated by a demon. Because of this, she faced exhile or worse, a death sentence in order to protect the clan from the evil within her. It was only when Boris Swiftmane offered several fine horeses in trade for the girl that the Clan allowed her to live. She was now Boris' problem.
Boris had once been the greatest of the Clan's bards. He was a gifted musician and story teller, renowned among his people. When his wife was killed by enraged farmers over the deaths of a few sheep that had wandered free of their pasture, Boris became withdrawn. He no longer sang, played his mandolin or told his stories. Instead, he moved his caravan to the outskirts of the Clan's mobile settlement and was rarely seen.
He took his new wife Lorella to his caravan where he was now responsible for the raising and tending of the Clan's horses. The Clan was sympathetic to his plight when his wife died but every member was expected to contribute or they were exhiled.
They lived there happily and a few short months later, Lorella went into labour. She gave birth to a beautiful little girl in the dead of night, the baby seeming to be nothing like the creature claimed to be her parent. Despite this however, there were many uncomfortable whisperings among the Clan.
These whispers were of worry and bad omen as the little girl had been born during a rare dark moon - a night when the full moon hid her face behind a mourning veil. (A full lunar eclipse) If that wasn't bad enough, the midwife told of the baby' strange pointed ears; something unheard of among the human Gypsies.
Even so, Boris and Lorella were oblivious to the unease of the Clan and named their little girl Razhel Darkmoon, her Clan tattoo honouring both the horses they depended on and the dark moon she was born under.
As far as Boris was concerned, she was his daughter and she was raised in the ways of the Clan. Her father daughter her to play the mandolin while her mother taught her to dance. She also became well known in the clan for how easily she built a rapport with the horses. She seemed to have a talent for it, sometimes even outshining the respected elders who had worked with horses their entire lives.
Even so, the Clan remained wary of her and remembered how she had come to be. Some claimed her rapport with the animals to be unnatural, telling wild tales of how she could speak their tongue. Others told of how she seemed to age much more slowly than the Clan children born near the same time. Even more stories were told about how it seemed at times that the wind itself would dance with her.
Despite the grumblings, the Clan tolerated her for her father's sake since Boris had always been well liked among his people. When her mother passed away and her father sickened however, Razhel knew that her time with the Clan would soon be at an end and prepared herself for what seemed to be an inevitable exhile.
Ok...time for another diary entry. I've done a total of three characters now for other Elftowners - thanks to DarkangelGoth (Skye Avari), Aconite (Aconite&Napell
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Yahoo!! My celtic elf has a name - Amarie!! Oh and she has been entered into ange7snow's Elf Contest!! Please vote for her. I finally finished Neko Yue - a character for a friend and fellow elftowner NekoYue. Whew! She was a lot of work but I'm really happy by how well she turned out. (Even with the bazillion changes!!) I entered her into yesiaz's Kitty People contest. Go vote for her too!! Please?
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Wow...it's been a while since I put in an entry! Well I've been busy and for once not just with my daughter. I've managed to get another five pieces for my gallery - YAHOO - but most are in black and white. I do intend to get them coloured but my last piece "Mountain Waterfall - in colour" took forever to do. You should go check it out at my gallery...as soon as the moderators approve it! :D
Yay! I finally have a gallery published!! *dances for joy* I can't wait for folks to have a gander at it and let me know what they think...hopefu
Well, my kitchen and diningroom are painted and my husband and daughter are home again. Yay! The only thing is that I'm so very, very tired. Sigh. Oh well...gotta golf tournament this weekend and I am going to enjoy myself. ;) Party on Wayne...
Having been one of the millions of people affected by that blackout August 14, I thought I'd post a poll to see what fellow Elftowners thought. So far I've only gotten 4 votes but I'm hopeful for more. Please take my poll!!! Please!!
Okay...just logged onto the extranet and uploaded my first drawings. Yippee!! Now all I have to do is wait for my stuff to be published. In the meantime...tim
Yahoo!! My application was accepted!! Now all I have to do is hurry up and get all my artwork ready so I can get my gallery up and running. Have new buddy Kyra Daroth - long live Candian Gamers yeah! Ok, I guess I've wasted enough time here. Time to get to work - painting my kitchen. Sigh.
Ok. I redid my app for the Lothlorien sight...keep your fingers crossed for me! Made some new friends - *hugs* to elvisdog, Shiris and madmystik! Whoo-Hoo!! Keep up the great work guys!
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Sigh, been here about 4 days and still no one has stopped by to say hi. Well, I know a few folks have walked past my house and peeped in the windows but still no visitors. Oh well...maybe once I can start posting my artwork more folks will notice me. Sigh. (wipes away tear).