Post by Kuzon on Oct 1, 2014 23:45:20 GMT -5
If anyone is interested in being related to @chin, he has a lot of family members. All I require is that you stick with what I've already got established and that your character's phenotype is somewhat similar to Siku's.
Siku was born in the Southern Water Tribe and he has never left the isolated frozen wasteland. His father is a simple fishermen who has no bending talent, and he wasn’t even a warrior. His mother is a daughter of one of the council elders, although she lived in the eye of shame for marrying such a lower class man whom she loved. Due to the low status of their household, Siku grew up on the outskirts of a small village in a tiny hut. He is the youngest of four brothers and three sisters.
Buniq was the eldest daughter and was already in her late teenage years when Siku was born. Although early on in his life he viewed her as almost a second mother, she went off to marry and he has rarely seen her. Although they are affectionate to each other on reunions it is awkward for Siku who doesn’t really remember her and dislikes her husband.
Iluq was the second oldest and the first born son of his family. He was a skilled water bender and all of the kids in the family looked up to him. He was a happy and caring teacher who helped his brothers and sisters out as much as he could. Siku looked up to him the most, and a lot of his personal identity is a reflection of who his brother was combined with Siku’s own deep rooted insecurities. Illuq became a warrior and quickly rose up the ranks to become a ranger. One day a water tribe warrior came out to visit Siku’s family, bringing back the bone goggles that his brother had once worn and that Siku wears today. He had met his fate on a patrol, freezing to death in one of the worst blizzards in recent memory.
The next oldest were Sesi and Sakari, female identical twins that are six years older than Siku. Although they have matured over the years, Siku can still remember their unrelenting teasing and how unaffectionate that they were when he was a child. To them he was just another brat that they had to take care of. Both have remained local, and they still poke playful jabs at Siku and his other brothers.
Asiavik was four years older than Siku, and in Siku’s eyes he was the biggest tyrant of his young life. Asiavik seemed to be a bit jealous of the younger boys in the family who got more affection from their mother. He was a bully and a hog, he would often steal food from his younger siblings whenever he could. Today, to Siku’s enjoyment, the non-bender has become a regular old water tribe warrior who will likely never see any kind of promotion.
Lastly, the brother closest to Siku in age is his brother Ulva, who is only two years older. He was Siku’s playmate and partner in crime. Together the two young benders would gang up on Asiavik to get him back for his injustices. Always competing, Siku and Ulva eventually grew apart from one another as time went on. Ulva always beat Siku at everything growing up, and this made Siku very upset. However, unlike Siku, Ulva had very little ambition and is now a simple fishermen just like his father. He even erected a few more buildings outside of their father and mother’s home and he still lives right beside mom and dad, and has a wife and kid of his own. Siku loves to passive aggressively rub in how much he has surpassed Asiavik whenever he visits.
Ever since his brother, Illuq died, Siku has wanted to become a ranger just like he was. He was able to pass his coming of age ceremony (Ice Dodging) when he was fourteen. Having learned much from his older brother showing and teaching him cool ice moves, Siku grew up with a disinterest in water moves (even though his brother had been a well-rounded bender himself). Still, he spent very little time as a normal water tribe warrior. At the age of sixteen he was recruited into the rangers, a group of Water Tribe Warriors who patrol the wastelands without the aid of others to search for any threats to the Water Tribe. This gave Siku a lot of status just like his brother had, but he soon found out that the job was rather boring. It was still great though, he was recognized for his awesomeness and he could usually use it as an excuse to get out of dumb chores such as fishing to support the capital city.
Siku was born in the Southern Water Tribe and he has never left the isolated frozen wasteland. His father is a simple fishermen who has no bending talent, and he wasn’t even a warrior. His mother is a daughter of one of the council elders, although she lived in the eye of shame for marrying such a lower class man whom she loved. Due to the low status of their household, Siku grew up on the outskirts of a small village in a tiny hut. He is the youngest of four brothers and three sisters.
Buniq was the eldest daughter and was already in her late teenage years when Siku was born. Although early on in his life he viewed her as almost a second mother, she went off to marry and he has rarely seen her. Although they are affectionate to each other on reunions it is awkward for Siku who doesn’t really remember her and dislikes her husband.
Iluq was the second oldest and the first born son of his family. He was a skilled water bender and all of the kids in the family looked up to him. He was a happy and caring teacher who helped his brothers and sisters out as much as he could. Siku looked up to him the most, and a lot of his personal identity is a reflection of who his brother was combined with Siku’s own deep rooted insecurities. Illuq became a warrior and quickly rose up the ranks to become a ranger. One day a water tribe warrior came out to visit Siku’s family, bringing back the bone goggles that his brother had once worn and that Siku wears today. He had met his fate on a patrol, freezing to death in one of the worst blizzards in recent memory.
The next oldest were Sesi and Sakari, female identical twins that are six years older than Siku. Although they have matured over the years, Siku can still remember their unrelenting teasing and how unaffectionate that they were when he was a child. To them he was just another brat that they had to take care of. Both have remained local, and they still poke playful jabs at Siku and his other brothers.
Asiavik was four years older than Siku, and in Siku’s eyes he was the biggest tyrant of his young life. Asiavik seemed to be a bit jealous of the younger boys in the family who got more affection from their mother. He was a bully and a hog, he would often steal food from his younger siblings whenever he could. Today, to Siku’s enjoyment, the non-bender has become a regular old water tribe warrior who will likely never see any kind of promotion.
Lastly, the brother closest to Siku in age is his brother Ulva, who is only two years older. He was Siku’s playmate and partner in crime. Together the two young benders would gang up on Asiavik to get him back for his injustices. Always competing, Siku and Ulva eventually grew apart from one another as time went on. Ulva always beat Siku at everything growing up, and this made Siku very upset. However, unlike Siku, Ulva had very little ambition and is now a simple fishermen just like his father. He even erected a few more buildings outside of their father and mother’s home and he still lives right beside mom and dad, and has a wife and kid of his own. Siku loves to passive aggressively rub in how much he has surpassed Asiavik whenever he visits.
Ever since his brother, Illuq died, Siku has wanted to become a ranger just like he was. He was able to pass his coming of age ceremony (Ice Dodging) when he was fourteen. Having learned much from his older brother showing and teaching him cool ice moves, Siku grew up with a disinterest in water moves (even though his brother had been a well-rounded bender himself). Still, he spent very little time as a normal water tribe warrior. At the age of sixteen he was recruited into the rangers, a group of Water Tribe Warriors who patrol the wastelands without the aid of others to search for any threats to the Water Tribe. This gave Siku a lot of status just like his brother had, but he soon found out that the job was rather boring. It was still great though, he was recognized for his awesomeness and he could usually use it as an excuse to get out of dumb chores such as fishing to support the capital city.
