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Welcome to the Fa'e Diary of Nyoka
Like all diaries, this diary is meant to be private. This means you need to ask the permission of Lenore before you post in here. Please do not ask to buy this Fa'e child, they are NOT FOR SALE. What are the FA'E, anyway? To find out more about them, please visit the FA'E HQ. There are always lots of people there, and our HQ Sheriffs will gladly help you out if you have questions. So please, do not post here and ruin an exciting story, ok? Now, read away and enjoy the little and big adventures of Nyoka.

Random Facts About Nyoka
Reborn: 02-10-04
Gender: Female
Guardian: Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar
Favorite Colors: Black, green, and silver
Favorite Food: No vegetarian here! Nyoka enjoys meat, very rare at that.
Personality: Extremely loyal to those she loves, quick tempered, kind hearted, soft spot for anything 'cute', loves to dance
Powers: Temporary petrification; snakes on head's venom; able to speak Snake, Greek, Egyptian, Unicorn, and is currently studing Draconic and Elven; magical prowess; potion making; natural archer
Partial to: unknown

Nyoka's first diary can be found HERE.

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Nyoka's Profile
Name: Nyoka Silme
Age: Adult (Close to 6 years old)
Race: Fa'e (Medusa)
Height: When pushed up on her tail, VERY close to six feet tall.
Weight: Still refuses to weigh herself.
Blood Type: Unknown - it is too dangerous to find out
Appearance: Light green skin, and a white-striped green tail. Scales under her eyes and on her forehead, and yellow-green eyes with a serpentine slit for her pupils. She is athletically built (toned/muscled with a little meat on her). She has long, messy black hair with a bright purple tips.
Tattoos/Piercings/Markings/Jewelry: A star tattoo, from Hoshi, above her belly button, and a snake tattoo that coils around her left arm, the tail on her shoulder and the head on the back of her hand. She always has her sisters bracelet on, as well as the bracelet Shina gave her on her upper arm. A labret (stud or spike - whichever she is in the mood for) ring, a simple gold hoop in her right nostril, a belly button ring, and four piercings in each ear.
Special Someone: No one.
Family: Ernia Silme-Natenhar (daughter, and heir), Lenore Lilith Silme-Natenhar (mum/guardian), Damien Casnes Silme-Natenhar (little brother, whom she has started to call Casnes for no apparent reason), Lucius (a sort of uncle), Uleme (she doesn't know how to classify him).
Close Friends: Aylana ( "blood" sister ), Sati ( very close friend ), Kia ( like a sister - her daughter in her past life ), Astaroth ( "ally" ), Mortimer ( confusing ).
Companions: Nakia, Sully, Jethro, Calliope.
Personality: Nyoka started out with a low self-esteem. Though she has grown more confident in her abilities, and even sometimes that she is a decent-looking girl, she still is known to slip into phases where she doubts herself. She isn't vain, and rarely spends more than ten minutes on fixing herself up (this mostly consists of - recently - running a brush through her hair, a little mascara, some smudged/smokey eyeliner, and some lip gloss or chap stick). Mostly, she tries to be friendly, but she has a ball of anger deep in the pit of her being, and she knows it isn't all hers. She's not really one to shy away from new people, but, like everyone, she has times when she wants to be left the hell alone, and not want to meet anyone. At those times, she sticks to her flat, her family, or her closest friend, Aylana. She never, ever wants to give off the impression that she has any weaknesses, which causes her to rarely show sadness or hurt feelings. Most people that know her have never seen her shed a tear, as she pushes back the need until she is alone. She can be quick to anger, it depends on how much stress she has been feeling (though, given recent events, this isn't very true - she's quick to anger no matter what). Anger is pretty easy to read on her, as when she does get angry, it is mostly the explosive kind of anger. She becomes insanely combative, bullheaded, hurtful. She usually feels badly when she hurts anyone that she actually cares about after she has calmed down and had time to reflect on her actions. She has been known to hold a grudge, if the wrong done to her is severe enough (though, now, it could even be something minuscule). Mostly, she will be angry at the person for a little while, and then let it go (again, now, this is really dependent on the PERSON that has angered/wronged her). She's mostly honest, and opinionated. When she makes up her mind, unless there is a compelling argument, she mostly won't change it.

There is a dark part to Nyoka that she has tried most of her life to keep hidden. Some have seen it: the bitter, angry, selfish, vengeful side of her. Little by little, almost patiently, that part of her has broken through the shield she has had put up around it, and has started to peek through more and more. When this happens, unless you are counted among a close friend or family (even they are sometimes not shielded against it), Nyoka can be pretty mean, uncaring, and wicked toward you. Her thoughts become twisted, and some of her morals go out the window. . . .
Likes: Training (archery and the sword), rare/raw meat, spending time with those she cares about, apparently questing, and most, if not all animals. She loves to dance. Languages, she seems to have a knack for them, and loves to learn them.
Dislikes: Feeling powerless/weak, sweets, anything "girly."
Unique Powers/Talents: Petrification (when her eyes start glowing, you had better run away - AMENDED: when the circlet comes off, you better start running) and her snakes have venom in them that petrifies (turn to stone) the bite and the surrounding area - though this is very weak and only lasts from half an hour to an hour, some magical aptitude - mostly teleportation (learned from Lenore), she is adept at potion-making (also learned from Lenore). She can speak the snake language, Greek, Egyptian, Unicorn, Draconic, and Elvish (she likes languages - and a lot of this comes from helping Damien, her brother, learn these languages). She is exceptional at archery.
Strengths: She is physically strong, and trains almost every day to remain strong and to get stronger. She can be fast, but only for short burts (see "Weaknesses" for more details), although her strengths are in long-range combat, where she can use her bow, she can hold her own with a sword and dagger, but not as well (she's horrible for long periods with a dagger). For most of her life, her training has been for archery: learning to load her bow quicker, aiming in a way that takes the least amount of time, etc.
Weaknesses: As was mentioned in the "Strengths" catagory, she is able to be quick in short bursts. HOWEVER, when she does this, she is more likely to become tired and winded FAR sooner than if she doesn't. As I have mentioned, she is better at ranged combat than if she is face to face with the other person. She is not very adept at the sword, though she has been training with it, and finds it clumsy and awkward at times. Her dagger is easier to use, but again, she is not as good with it as her bow. She is very weak against magic, as she cannot shield herself from it, and if her opponent is quick, it would be harder for her to fight them.
Weapon of Choice: Her bow and arrows. Her bow is made of a dark wood with silver snakes engraved into it. Her "secondary" weapon is a sword that she somehow managed to make from an arrow when facing "Medusa" in a different dimension - it is the exact copy of the one that Perseus used to behead Medusa. It has taken her a long time and extensive training to become adept at the sword, and even now, she is not where she wants to be with it. She has a long-bladed dagger that Calliope gave her before she died, and she used it to behead Poseidon.
Currently: Busy! @_@

"Theme Song" Currently:
Better Version by Shinedown.

Excuse the mess, I didn't see you from behind
I caught a glimpse, but the reflection's only mine
It's almost like I'm paralyzed and locked outside myself
What I don't need is to concede because I won't be someone else
I am not perfect and I don't claim to be
And if that's what you wanted
Well then I'm so sorry

How about a better version of, the way that I am
How about a better version that, makes me understand
How about a better version of, the way that I am
The way I look, The way I speak,
How about a better version of me

Excuse the wall, I put it up from time to time
A silver shade, and the design is all mine
It's just a maze that everyday I seem to be stuck in
It never seems to fade away but I pray for the day it ends

I am not perfect and I don't claim to be
And if that's what you wanted
Well then I'm so sorry

How about a better version of, the way that I am
How about a better version that, makes me understand
How about a better version of, the way that I am
The way I look, The way I speak,
How about a better version of me

Show me my vital signs until I'm realigned

How about a better version of, the way that I am
How about a better version that, makes me understand
How about a better version of, the way that I am
The way I look, The way I speak,
How about a better version of me

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Jez's Profile
Name: Jez Dehateh (just Jez - only her sister knows her full name), Jez is short for Joweese (meaning chirping bird, last name means enlightened).
Age: 26
Race: Lycanthrope - or Garou
Height: 5'10"
Build: Curvy and toned/muscular.
Blood Type: O+
Appearance: Long, straight black hair with chunks of pink dyed into them, they aren't always uniform or pretty as they are home-dye jobs and Jez doesn't really care. Tan skin, bright blue eyes and long nails filed to a sharp point - usually painted bright pink or black with pink tips. A long, fluffy black tail with a platinum cuff at the tip, sometimes she has canine ears instead of her normal, human ones.
Tattoos/Piercings/Markings/Jewelry: Full sleeves on her arms (left sleeve is a snake wrapped around bamboo sticks, and the right sleeve is tribal art with a face), her chest piece: sparrows with cherries over a heart with a skull and crossbones with the word "POISON" written above it, two pink revolvers on her hip bones, right calf has a heart with roses and a banner reading "IZZGLOTH", left ankle has a tiny rose with music notes/staff around it, below her breasts (between them) are three stars descending in size, left thigh has a tribal band made to look like a garter, her lower back as tribal art, and her upper back has a larger anchor with other nautical-related items around it. In her right nostril she has two silver hoops pierced through it, her ears (when their human OR canine, meaning either way) have stretched piercings that usually have a lock through them, triple piercings in her belly button (three barbells, one with handcuff designs hanging from the bottom ball), a large chain (think bike-lock chain) for a loose choker held closed with a lock, and a longer necklace with a vanity plate that says "Freak" in elegant script writing (she does not mean that in a sexual way, either). On her left arm she has an upper-arm bracelet made of turquoise beading and with a Native American feel. A platinum ring on her right pointer finger with a large, circular pink diamond (a gift from Izzgloth) and a simple platinum band on the same finger toward the tip. Three black leather bands on her left middle finger. Also, two bracelets that she always wears.
Special Someone: No one
Family: One sister, Liss, and her mother and father - who are back in her home world.
Close Friends: Her dearest friend is a half were-cheetah/half human named Narese (1, 2.), and her ex-boyfriend Izzgloth (Iz for short. 1, 2, 3. He is straight!).
Profession: All around handy-girl.
Companions: A pink kitten named Lela, a spirit wolf who has no name.
Quirks/Oddities: Despite her appearance, Jez has a deep love of country music. In fact, it is about the only thing she listens to. Has a minor obsession with the color pink. She rarely buys furniture, preferring to build it herself.
Personality: Jez can be a bit on the serious side at times. Especially when it comes to her work. When she is working, she doesn't like to be disturbed, even by the person that has hired her. She has walked away from a project because the person that requested it talked too much.

She's not one to freely give up information about herself, or her family. The only people that really know her are those in her tribe, mostly because it is virtually impossible to keep secrets from them. She only really opens up to her sister, Liss, but even then she doesn't like to.

She prefers being out in her cabin more than she does any city. One reason is because of the solitude, and another is that it is out in a wooded area. She loves being close to nature.

She's very independent. She would rather handle her own problems than bring anyone into them, or ask advice. But, she isn't stupid enough to think that she can handle everything on her own. In those situations, she goes to people that she trusts for advice.

Trust and true respect have to be earned. She is civil upon meeting someone new, but she won't really trust them nor respect them until they have shown that they deserve it. This could take years or it could be in their first meeting.

Jez is very much a workaholic. Her work is her passion. When she becomes engrossed in a project, she can forget to eat, sleep, or contact anyone. She won't even leave her house, unless her current employer asks her to; or, if she is working at the employers home, she won't leave until they usher her out.
Likes: the smell of fresh wood, working, solitude, country music, meat, and hunting in her wolf form, autumn/winter/cold weather, and the woods.
Dislikes: crowded areas, being unemployed, being in completely urban areas for extended periods of time, the dead heat of summer.
Unique Powers/Talents: Jez is more of a shifter than a true lycanthrope. She and her sister (and those in her tribe with the same talent) were born with their gift rather than being bitten. Her reflexes, speed, senses are heightened, and - in Jez's case - she is extremely agile. Because of her lineage on her mother's side, she can touch the minds of others, though she does not like to use this ability very often. Unlike other lycans, or shifters in general, Jez and her sister (and any from her tribe) can change at will. They can even change just parts of them. For example, Jez always has her tail out, and almost always has wolf ears. However, they are not exempt from the full moon rule.
Strengths: Heightened senses, agility, strength. While she does use throwing knives, she is better in close combat situations.
Weaknesses: Jez has no magical aptitude whatsoever, as a result she is weak against such attacks.
Weapons of Choice: Throwing knives/twin tomahawks.
Currently: Working. xd

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This is Ernia, my adopted daughter. She is . . . greedy, seductive, and lacks morals. I don't know where she could have gotten all of that from. I tried to raise her better than that, but I guess I failed. Nevertheless, I love her dearly, and would do anything for her.

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(( *BIGHUGGLES* To Krista and Ala for getting me this amazing art of Lenore! heart )) My mum, Lenore. She is a natural mum, I think. She has this great capacity to love, even if the person doesn't want it. I don't know how she does it, it can't be easy especially where I am concerned. Anyway, I love her, and would do anything to protect her. She is one of the most important things in my life.

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Casnes, my younger brother. Again, I would do anything to protect him. I feel a little bad, because I have not been around him much. But, perhaps soon, I will go and visit him again. . . . He is a book-worm to the core! If I thought I liked to learn, he has me topped. He wants to go to school, more than anything, and was accepted into a school, though it has been closed down for now for some reason or other. He learned Elven sooner than I did, perhaps that is in his blood, though. He is shy, terribly so, I have noticed. All-in-all, he is just one of the sweetest people you could ever meet!

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Uleme has taken on the role of father, I think. I don't know when it happened, or why, but there you have it. Uleme is quiet, and wise. He is also one of the links I have to who I was in the past. He took my on the journey that led me to my crown, and my revenge.
I first met Uleme when I was walking in Emerald Forest. I heard him coming, and he claimed that he let me. I believe him, since that moment, he has popped out of the shadows like some ninja, for lack of a better word. Since then, there have been frustrating moments where he knows what is coming, but is not able to tell me. When he tells me that I need to do something, I listen, almost without question.

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Nakia is my friend. She was given to me by Kaekia, and now lives with me in Greece. I hardly ever see her, now, though. She is usually out running the streets in the kingdom. She is loyal, though, and is usually around when I just need someone to sit quiet with. She is sometimes annoyingly playful, though. . . .

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Calliope is a fairly new addition to my growing family. I will write more about her when I have gotten to know her better.

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This is Sully. He is a very loyal, white wolf. And, he is HUGE! He follows me around the palace, if I can't ditch him. I need to spend more time with him . . . he keeps me on my toes, in a manner of speaking. . . .

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Aylana has been one of the only constants in my life. She has been my punching bag, my rock, my shoulder if I need it, and my hard slap. She is the closest thing that I have ever had, in this life, to a true sister, and I cherish her and the bond that we share. She knows me almost as well as I know myself, sometimes better. She has been there for me through everything, no matter what. I will always love her for that, at the very least.

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Blood Sisters. These two women I also share the same blood-bond with that I do with Aylana. We went on a little journey, starting out with Aylana and I, and we have been close ever since. Well, except for Ghlyssa. I really wish I would see her more often. I hope everything in her life is well.

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Mortimer is someone I have vague memories of when he was younger, and someone that I hope to become friends with. He is a crack up, and I admire that. Hopefully, I will get to spend more time with him to get to know him better. He seems like he would be a good friend to have. Adding some things in here, dear diary.... I kissed this darling Fa'e, and actually enjoyed it! And, got all stupid fuzzy at prom when he gave me this really pretty lilly, and even when he sent me roses and chocolate (and I don't even like sweets!). I am fond of him, though, and hope to see more of him. He's really fun to be around! Did I happen to mention he is super sexy when he is angry? Update: I've seen very little of Morty lately (mostly due to my being busy), but what I have seen of him, it is quite obvious he has changed as I have. We still seem able to get along well. In fact, he is one of the few Fa'e that I don't find it incredibly difficult to have a conversation with.

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Arkanti is one of the coolest guys I know. He is a crack-up, as well. And, I can be relaxed around him. I would love to get to ... well, the same thing as any other Fa'e that I like almost instantly - I'd like to get to know him better. I think he was actually my first date....

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Sati and I are pretty close. We had a "tipsy roll" and, I am pleased to say, it has not made our relationship strained. I thank the gods for that one, because I would have lost a really good friend.

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Astaroth is an "ally." I can't really say that he would be loyal, but if I were in battle, I would be lucky to have him. He has a shrewd, cold mind that I admire.

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Kia and I are close, to my extreme confusion. I think it has to do with the fact that we share a past together. Apparently, I have two past lives. I was her mother in one of them. As a result, I have a soft spot for her, and it is hard for me to say 'no' to her, even if I don't want to do what she has in mind.

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Rune is a . . . special case. I was smashed when I first got . . . up close and personal with him. He seems like a nice guy, from what little I know of him. He's good with kids, from what I have observed. Which, I find rather sweet. I wonder whatever happened to him.

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This is Nyoka as an infant (2-10-04). My little bundle of joy!

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Nyoka as a toddler (3-3-04). Along with hair and being able to see her tail now, she is now often mistaken for a boy by poeple outside of the HQ, which makes me and Nyoka, especially, quite angry.

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Nyoka as a kid (4-1-04). Nyoka is growing up to be a beautiful girl. Her hair is longer, and still wild as we are both scared to comb it (the snakes o.o) and shown in the picture are the necklace that Arakel gave her (a green snake made from a seashell), and the soul-bracelet Shina gave to her as they left the spirit realm. She is never without these. Her tail is getting darker again. Could it be turning back to black? And, most noticable, Nyoka is growing in her Gorgon wings. She cannot fly with them yet, but maybe she will later?

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Nyoka, after she killed herself. These are her ashes, may she rest in peace, while she is gone. crying

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Nyoka as a teen! (6-12-04) Gods, she is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!

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Nyoka as a youth! (12-12-05) Just look at her, and how fierce she looks!

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Nyoka (and Aylana!) as adults! (12-19-06) I love this picture. It is one of the few times that Nyoka and Aylana have been pictured together. . . .

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(( Prom 2005. From left to right: Prolixity, Shadow Puppet, and Syrenrei. ))
These are pictures of me from prom, and a plushie of me. That second one was snapped as I was trying to get out of the house before my mum could get more embarassing photos of me. . . .

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(( By Tavis Harts. ))
These are little dolls that I got from somewhere. I am rather fond of them. . . .

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(( By Insomniel. ))
This is one of the only pictures I have of me and my mum. I am very, very fond of this picture. It has a place of honor in my room, right next to my bed.

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(( By Sayuri. ))
I hate this picture, as you can tell. This is one of the many times that I have wanted to hurt my mum. You see that bow? And those aweful curls? She did that to me, on Easter, and put a charm on my hair and the bow so that there was no way for me to be able to get them out until she felt like removing the charm.

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(( By Tavis Harts. ))
I actually like this picture of me. I don't remember how I got it, or who took it, but I was in my element, there. With my trusted bow, and out in the full moon in the forest. Nothing better than that, is there?

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(( By Prolixity. ))
One of my friends snapped this picture of me, thinking it was the funniest moment of my life. Well, it wasn't! I thought I had scale rot, or something like that! I had to walk around with a shirt on for weeks and weeks, which wasn't comfortable, let me tell you!

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(( By Rayne. ))
Another of me and my bow. Oh, how I love that weapon. . . .

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(( By Rayne. ))
I don't know how I got this one in color and black and white, but I actually like this one, too. I think someone caught me off guard while I was in my old basement room in the manor.

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(( Left to right: Shishi, Brina Knight, and Krista DarkAngel Silme. ))

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(( Left to Right: Anya!, Black Duvet, and Prolixity. ))

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(( By Unknown Artists ninja ))
These are pictures I have acquired of me and Aadil during the time we were together. I am not going to talk about them. . . .

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(( By Prolixity. ))
Freaking Silver. . . . At least I don't have a record of all of the other strange things I have done when I was drunk. . . .

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(( By Chirigami. ))
These were actually drawn by someone I don't recall. Apparently, they had been present during both of these body switching episodes. I find them quite amusing, and have kept them framed, to preserve them. These are also next to my bed.

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(( Left to right: Wasa, Chirigami, and Nimaina. ))

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(( Left to right: Novia, Alatariel, Skardash?. ))
These six were also hand-drawn, or in the case of the fifth one, painted. I try to keep them close by, because I think they are all gorgeous.

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(( By Sayuri. ))
I am especially fond of this picture. I look at peace, or like I am up to something. I probably was. It is so hard for me to keep track of when people take pictures of me.

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(( By Sajhiri. ))
I love this painting. It is, actually, a really large painting that was done by one of the artists that lives in the palace. I am extremely pleased that I didn't have to pose for this, I think I would have been sore by the end of it all. I am pleased with just how accurate it is, though! It is hanging right where the stairs fork to either wing of the palace.

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(( By Neith. ))
I think Kia might have drawn this to commemorate us getting drunk together. I think I don't really want to remember all of the details of that night. . . .

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(( Prom 2006 - By Joeli Leonhart. ))
Another that I seem to have in black and white, and color. I was really, really, really pleased with how I looked this night!

I'll think of comments for these later.

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(( Top row (L-R): Nimaina, Anya! XD, Satin Regret, Satin Regret.
Bottom Row: Arrien (because this one amused me greatly. >.> wink ))

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All of Nyoka's Baby things have been put away. Here is a list of what she has with her now:

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1) A feather from Aadil. I have two, one in my hair, and one I have sharpened to use as a quill for my journal. 2) Aylana's feather, which is in the same braid in my hair as well. 3) A plushie of me from prom . . . yeah, I keep this hidden. Bad memories. . . . 4) A plushie of me when I was a toddler. I like it, so it stays on a shelf in my room. 5) My journal! My mum made this for me, and it has gotten me through some rough spots. If I had not had this thing to write in, I would have gone mad long ago. 6) The bracelet Shina made me. I never take it off. 7) The sisters bracelet. The charm that represents us starts glowing when that person is nearby. As a result, the snake is always glowing. But, I am never without this either. 8 ) My first bow. I still use it, when my favorite bow needs polishing. . . . 9) Ah, and this, my friends, is my favorite bow. It is special, and enchanted to be practically indestructable. I still baby it, though. . . .

Nyoka's Old Room:

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Thanks to Neesah and BurningSol for your contributions. You guys are awesome! Also, thank you to Neesah for the second image heart

Art credit for "All is Vanity" goes to Allan C. Gilbert.
6. (c) Amy Lespinkey
7. (c) Chris Chomick
8. (c) Anne Stokes
9. (c) Norma Peters
10. (c) www.pbase.com/hodero
11. (c) Boris

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( http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/finALp.html - this paper totally did most of the 'how Greek Medusa became Greek Medusa' for me lol. I have incorporated a lot of what this student posted as her findings and used it (or am GOING to use it) in the Medusa history that I have used for Nyoka. )

From this paper, things that I have taken/am taking to use for my own, and to spin as I see necessary:

  • Medusa was originally Libya, and was used by the Libyan Amazons as their Serpent-Goddess.
  • Medusa was the destroyer aspect of the Great Triple Goddess in North Africa and 1400 c. BC Minaon Crete.
  • Basically the whole second paragraph of 'Medusa as an Archetype.' To quote: "Sovereign female wisdom. The female mysteries. All the forces of the primordial Great Goddess: The Cycles of Time as past, present and future. The Cycles of Nature as life, death and rebirth. She is universal Creativity and Destruction in eternal Transformation. She is the Guardian of the Thresholds and the Mediatrix between the Realms of heaven, earth and the underworld. She is Mistress of the Beasts. Latent and Active energy."
  • From the same section, Medusa is said to have been the "ultimate truth of reality, the wholeness beyond duality. She rips away our mortal illusions. Forbidden yet liberating wisdom. The untamable forces of nature."
  • In the beginning, her image was the symbol of the full potency of the Great Triple Goddess.
  • Intimately connected to snakes.
  • In Minoan Crete, she was refined to become a serpent-goddess-priestess. "Ariadne, the High Fruitful Mother, is a lunar fertility Goddess whose athletic prowess evolved into huntress Diana and many-breasted Ephesian Artemis. Serpents, symbolic of rebirth, were ritually handled by her oracle-giving priestesses, whose bare-breasted costumes suggest the sacred role of sexuality in the culture."
  • "In 750 BC, the full-bodied image of Medusa in Greece is a central piece on their oldest surviving temple, that of Artemis, one of their oldest gods. She is the Lady of the Beasts who carries with her memories of Crete and Angolia. Like Medusa, she kills in a sacred manner so that life may continue. In this image of Medusa, snakes are tied around her waist in the sacred healing knot as they were used for medicinal purposes. She retains spiraling hair, large bird wings on her back and even on her feet that sometimes have claws. The wings symbolize her freedom and dynamic movement between the worlds. There are even surviving images of Artemis wearing the mask of Medusa, also called the mask of the Gorgon or Hecate."
  • Everyone knows her ceremonial mask, or I would think. If not, I am going to dig up a link. Here, I quote some of what the meanings would be: "It has wide unblinking eyes that reflect her immense wisdom. They are all knowing, all seeing eyes that see through us, penetrating our illusions and looking into the abyss of truth. Her mouth is deathly; it looks like a skull. It is devouring of all life, returning us to the source. Sometimes she has the frightening tusks of a boar which is meant to scare men, yet these hearken back to the pig, an ancient symbol of the uterus of rebirth. Her tongue protrudes like a snakes' and her face is surrounded by a halo of spiraling, serpentine hair which symbolize the great cycles and her serpent wisdom."
  • Despite her defilement, her mask was continued to be put on doorways, pillars and the like to signify her role as "the guardian of the thresholds and mediatrix between realms."
  • Her "powers" (female wisdom, natural forces, powers of creativity, destruction, and regeneration) are demonized by the time the Greeks hit the Patriarchal times.
  • Athena was part of the Great Triple Goddess, but was broken away, making Medusa be the darker aspect. The "sisters" became enemies. (Tis why, instead of using her "real" parantage, I had Medusa be born from Zeus, as well.)
  • After Medusa is turned into a "monster", she becomes enraged - she is engulfed with a "burning charge of a fiery vitality to protect life. From then on she forever uses her powerful gaze to turn her male enemies to stone, among others, Atlas is turned into a stone mountain."
  • There is a polarization of Athena v. Medusa, and as it pertains to Medusa and that is who I am concerned with, I will take these keywords on her side and list them here (though, I will, however, add Athena's keywords in parenthesis): feeling (thought), crazy (rational), cyclical (linear), circular (hierarchy), chaos (order), dark (light), death (life), old (new), ugly (beautiful), mortal (immortal), slut (virgin), beastial (civilized), nature (city), earth (heaven), left (right), degraded (honored), bad (good).
  • Perseus' quest to behead Medusa and bring her head back was said to be a "deed said to require the maximum of heroic-male courage and skill." However, he would not have succeeded in his quest has Athena not, basically, told him what to do every step of the way.
  • Medusa "dwelled" at Lake Tritonis in Libya.
  • MORE ON HER BLOOD!: "Medusas' blood is drained from her body and later used to raise the dead, (making Asclepius a great healer). Used from her right vein it heals and nourishes life, from her left serpent it kills." Interesting, eh?
  • Medusa's head is then put on Athena's Aegis, and still holds it's Gorgon power, protecting the traitor goddess from her enemies. That has to burn. . . .


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