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 Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:14 am
This is Lyka's journal.
Lyka: *unsheaths claws and grins*
Rules:
Follow all Gaia ToS.
Follow all Cougars shop rules.
Follow all of Dragoil's RP rules.
Follow the laws of physics.
Literacy is appreaciated.
Anyone may come here and RP with Lyka, but please don't change the setting when you enter.
Event: Lyka is sparring with Delila in the training grounds.
Warning: Cry is banned from the computer during the school year. Posting may be irradic and infrequent. (If I don't post in a month, just leave and we'll skip over that plot.)
Planned Things:
Attending Eris's Teen Ceremony
Raising Lyka to the rank of Second in Command.
Organization:
Speak: Regular RP post
Whisper: Important Event/Summary Thingy
Think: Announcements (does not count as an RP post)
Click to visit Cougars Shop 
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:44 am
 
(Lyka was a prompt-flatsale cougar received on Feb. 7 '06) Lyka Posting Color: Cornflower Blue Birthday: Feb. 6 Age: Adult Tribe: Quicktalon Totem: Cliffs Class: Huntress Rank: Common Specialty: Climbing Weapon: Climbing Greaves and Gauntlets (not depicted) Personality: - Malicious/Dutiful Lyka has become a strong-willed cougar, comfortable with her place in the tribe and her own abilities, although she harbors a hatred for all things Dewclaw because of Moriean's death. Very rarely will she fly into a blind rage, although she can be rather mean-spirited about and to all things not Quicktalon. Actually, she's rather mean-spirited in general, but she will care for other Quicktalons because it is her duty to her tribe. She takes any task given to her with utmost seriousness, and doesn't have much of a sense of humor. Likes: Being out in the open, being up high, moonlight, cooler weather, a soft wind. Dislikes: Tightly enclosed spaces, not being able to see the sky, rain, disloyalty. Other Notes: I intend Lyka to be Second in Command under Theta. She's perfect for the job because she makes an excellent scout, can cover a lot of ground quickly in her home terrain, and she's not at all power-hungry. She is extremely devoted to Quicktalon, and she would never try to overthrow Theta, but she does not particularly fear the Cheiftess either because she is a Daughter of the Cliffs. However, she is easy to excercise control over because of her focus on duty, including the duty to obey her Cheiftess. Pictures This is Lyka at flatsale, before coloring. Cry is interested in hearing how you would have played her.  Lyka doesn't roar, she screams, but it's essentially the same thing. Just a doodle. You can see her totem in this one. Lyka with her intended weapons. The colors are a bit off though.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:57 am
Tavi's Cave:
Lyka's Mother lives here. She often comes to visit and brings gifts, hoping to be praised.
Quicktalon Training Area:
Lyka sometimes comes here to observe other cougars, although she prefers to practice on Prey.
Lyka's Training Area:
By climbing a little further, she can also reach a small training area of her own. It is nothing more than a circle of large boulders that form a fairly large (meaning about two cougar body lengths in diameter) flat area. There used to be an old tree trunk here, but Lyka has destroyed it. She has out grown this area, but it has sentimental vaule.
The Plateau:
This was the site of Lyka's Teen Ceremony. From this point, she can hear the old echoes of the cliffs. She often returns here to listen when she is unsure about something.
The High Cliff:
This is a very oddly shaped mountain that appears to have a stone donut stuck upon it. It is the site of the Climbing Competition in the Festival of Warefare and presents climbers with the difficulty of navigating a huge overhang. This was also the site of Lyka's Adult Ceremony.
The Gust Cliffs:
A place where the wind is always strong and the cliffs are so trechourous that nobody has ever seen the bottom and made it back alive. Lyka is determined to be the first.
More Settings will be added as Lyka discovers them.
The Blue Moon Cliff
This cliff represents the core of Lyka's very being. She dreams about it. She will climb it. She will conquer it. Each stage of her progress will be recorded here.
The Crack: 3-207 meters
A long and jagged crack at the base of the cliff. Lyka uses this as a clawhold to begin climbing.
Ledge 1: 204 meters
Kitten Lyka almost reaches this ledge. However she misses her landing and falls.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:15 am
Important Events
Pg. 2 "Battle with Vixa" Training battle. Influencial to Lyka's character.
Pg. 4 "Lyka's Fall" As a kitten, Lyka found Blue Moon. She climbed and fell.
Pg. 5 Teen Ceremony Lyka's Totem is the Cliffs.
Pg. 5 "Hunting of the Hyrexes" Lyka learns to use her sense of hearing to tell her what her eyes cannot.
Pg. 5 "Battle with a Bear" Lyka learns to use her climbing skills while fighting.
Pg. 6 - Festival of War Events
The Climbing Event
Between Events
Teen Battles
Moriean's Offer
The Hunt
The Feast
Pg. 6 - "Interludes with Kittens" Looks like motherly instincts are developing.
Pg. 6-8 "Moriean's Lesson" Lyka and Moriean train and bond at the Gust Cliffs.
Pg. 8 "Hunting Wolf" Lyka tests both her fighting skills and her ability to think clearly in the face of danger.
Pg. 8 "Falcon's Challenge" Lyka learns to trust and read from the cliffs and the wind, as well as gains an important lesson about motherhood.
Pg. 8 "The Days Before" Final preparations for Blue Moon
Pg. 8 "Blue Moon" Lyka finally conquers the cliff she fell from and receives the blessing of the Spirit of the Cliffs.
Pg. 9 Adult Ceremony Lyka's weapon is the spiked gauntlets.
Pg. 9 "Moriean's Sacrifice" Moriean is killed by Katarina on border patrol.
Pg. 9 "A New Vow of Hatred" Lyka greives for her mentor as Theta announces the return of Quicktalon's greatest enemy.
Pg. 9 "Moutain's Gift" Lyka has outgrown her mother's den and the cliffs must lead her to a new home.
Pg. 9 "The Lost Kitten" An injured kitten wanders to the stream, drawing the attention of Lyka and another cougar. They tend to her and try to show that she still has a place within Quicktalon.
Pg. 9 "A Fishing Lesson" "Lyka and Delila try to teach Eris to fish.
Pg. 9 "Confrontation with Homemakers" Lyka and Delila defend Eris as a hunter.
Pg. 9 "A Night in Lyka's Den" Lyka shares her den with Eris and Delila for a night.
Pg. 9 "Spirit at the Gust Cliffs" Lyka and Delila go to the Gust Cliffs with Eris and meet a strange spirit.
Pg. 9 "Friendly Spar" Lyka and Delila face off for a little excercise.
Pg. 10 "Eris's Teen Ceremony" ..
Blue Moon Dream Log
"Running Upwards" Pg. 1
"Running Upwards" Pg. 2
"Falling" Pg. 4
"Laughter Sequence" Pg. 4
"Cliff's Challenge" Pg. 5
"Climbing a Bear" Pg. 5
"Across the Ring" Pg. 8
Possessions
Totem - A small silver rock in the shape of a cliff, given to Lyka by the Spirits.
Armband - Woven leather strap from which the totem hangs. Worn on the arm with the hinged shoulder.
Bearclaw Tailband - Fashioned from the claws of the first bear she killed.
Wolf Fang Armband - Adorned with the fangs of a wolf she killed.
Silver Feather - Gift from the Spirit of the Cliffs.
Hyrex Pelts - From her first excursion.
Bearfangs and Bearpelt - From her second excursion.
Wolf Pelt - From her third excursion.
Falcon's Feathers - From her fourth excursion.
Cliffs Gauntlets - Given to her at her Adult Ceremony
Cuff Blades - Can be attacted to gauntlets. Given to her at her Adult Ceremony.
Moriean's Gauntlets - Inherited at Moriean's Death.
Climber's Claws - (Somehow ended up in her artwork.)
Prominent Scars
Thin mark on her cheek - from a kitten scuffle
Scrape on her shoulder - from her fall as a kitten
Hinged shoulder blade - from her fall as a kitten
Long scars on her back and sides - Bear
Fused Rib - Teen Battle (Festival of Warfare)
Scars on her forearm - Wolf
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:52 am
Relationships
In order of most familiar to most foreign. TaviA stern and strict cougar, Lyka's mother. Lyka respects her and loves her faithfully as a daughter should. MorieanThe Daughter of the Mountains was her mentor, and Lyka will forever honor her for that. She died protecting Lyka from Katarina and Lyka has vowed to avenge her someday. She does her best to follow in Moriean's footsteps in becoming a strong warrior for Quicktalon.  DelilaLyka is very fond of this teen. She is a mentor to Delila much like Moriean was a mentor to her. She makes an effort to keep an eye on Delila and spar with her once and a while although their fighting styles are so different that Lyka can't teach her much there. She has become halfway between a sister and a mother to Delila.  ErisEris is the little useless kitten that Lyka and Delila have attempted to adopt and make something out of. Lyka considers her to be a Quicktalon kitten and therefore her responsiblity, because Ruth, Eris's official caretaker, isn't doing a very good job. RitaThis huntress is a good friend of her mothers. Lyka saw her often when she was a kitten. VixaLyka is in awe of Vixa and her power, recognizing her as the wisecougar and healer of the tribe. She would never dare to question her, yet she seems more approachable than the Cheiftess.  ThetaLyka has the utmost respect for her Cheiftess. She is devoted to her leader and her tribe beyond all measure.  KimaeLyka doesn't really consider the healer to be a Quicktalon, and is always a bit wary of her, but otherwise, she doesn't pay much attention to Kimae.  KatarinaLyka hates her, her sect, and all of Dewclaw along with it. Katarina killed Moriean, and Lyka despises her accordingly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:07 am
Timeline Summaries  Kitten Stage
Physical Attributes:
She is of average height and weight for her age, but she is unusually well proportioned, and her tail is very muscular. She has strong jaws, but her claws are dulled from climbing. Her blue coloration, and her stripe markings come from her mother, but her yellow eyes, silver and grey colors, her white stomache and the markings on her face come from her wolf father.
Abilities:
She is very energetic, has an excellent sense of balance, and is able to scale high cliffs that even adult cougars may have trouble with. Of course, her small size helps.
Personality: Malicious/Cynical
Lyka is one of those kittens who doesn't get into playfights very often, but when she does someone comes out either unconcious or so bloody you hardly recignize her. She likes to use her claws and for some reason the red color of her hands, akin to blood, facinates her.
Relationships:
Tavi, her mother, is still responsible for her much of the time.
Head Shamaness Vixa once gave her a sparring lesson.
Cheiftess Theta saw her after her fall in a vision and retreived her.
Kimae helped treat her injuries.
Rita helped treat her injuries.
Event Summary:
Lyka is first introduced to her vicious nature by being facinated by the glimmering scales of a moth she kills on her hands, and her love of climbing by running off (again) and playing on the cliffs. Her mother finds her and scolds her the next morning. She displays her temper by gouging a rock. Most significantly, she also finds Blue Moon the spirit cliff, and attempts to climb it, but falls. As she falls, she sees a Spirit Wolf with silver wings. She manages to get back to the home caves, where Theta finds her and she is healed by Kimae, Vixa, and Rita. She spends several months with nightmares and living in fear of her dreams and of climbing, but she overcomes it and on that night she leaves her kittenhood behind.
 Teen Stage
Physical Attributes:
For her age, Lyka is still very well proportioned and her musculature is well distributed. She still has a very strong tail and has begun to take better care of her claws. Her body is very compact and there is strength in all of her limbs, as she needs all four in top shape to climb as she does. She is of average height although her weight is slightly below average as she needs to be light to climb. She also has a hinged shoulder blade that was broken at one point, which gives her maximum flexibility in one arm. Lyka wears an armband with her totem on it.
Abilities:
She is able to climb much faster and navigate much more difficult surfaces that most cougars, and can perferm several acrobatic feats developed from climbing. In battle, she is not the fastest, and not very good at dodging, but she strikes with claws out and almost always draws blood.
Personality: Malicious/Studious
Lyka often takes journeys into the heart of the mountains to learn by herself. She doesn't speak very often, but she tries to be polite when she does, although her sentances are usually very short and frank. She tends to use actions more than words. At this point, her learning is her utmost priority.
Relationships:
Tavi, her mother, still has a last few bits of guidance to impart upon her.
NOC, a rust red wild one, won the Climbing Competition and mocked her.
NOC, a lean dark grey, took the ring from her in the Climbing Competition. Lyka respects her for her ability.
NOC, a timid scholarly teen with cloudy blue fur and a light build, was her opponent in the Teen Battles.
Moriean, a Mountains warrioress, trained Lyka in battle for a short time.
Delila, a little black kitten that she defended from Kimae in the Healer's Tent.
Kimae, made stupid comments. Moriean warned her that Kimae was not Quicktalon.
Important Events:
In the mountains, Lyka has hunted hyrexes and fought and killed a bear. She returned just in time for her first Festival of Warfare as a teen, where she unofficially won the Climbing Competition and was mocked by the official winner. Said official winner threatened the Cheiftess during the Adult Battles and perished. Lyka won her Teen Battle and was afterwards befriended by Moriean on account of her totem. (Moriean's totem is the Mountains). She met Delila, a little black kitten that she has grown quite fond of. She trained with Moriean, learning how to improve her strength through weights. She improved her climbing and fighting skills by going after prey such as wolves, mountain goats, and even a falcon, and learned several lessons that had nothing to do with climbing and everything to do with life. Eventually, she faced her own challenge and climbed Blue Moon. At the top, she met the Spirit of the Cliffs, received his blessing, and mastered a spiritual ability which allows her to sink into the stone.
 Adult Stage
Physical Attributes:
Abilities:
Personality: Malicious/Dutiful
Relationships:
Important Events:
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:54 pm
This is Lyka's flatsale RP entry. Lyka bounded gracefully over a fallen branch and onto a large boulder. From there, she lept upwards to a rocky overhang on the mountainside. She almost missed her footing and scrambled for a moment, scraping the bare stone with her claws. The kitten managed to pull herself upwards and she stopped to catch her breath for a moment before taking a flying leap and landing on all fours on another outcropping. She was frighteningly high, and the ledge was almost too small for her, but from her precarious perch, she had a perfect veiw of the Quicktalon training area. She watched avidly as the older cougars practiced, memorizing their tactics and imagining herself in their places. As she saw one cougar leap, swiping safely sheathed claws dangerously close to another's face, Lyka grinned to herself and mimiced the slashing movement. She envisioned her older self as a warrior, lean and agile, running swiftly over the rocky ground and climbing as high as the sheep could go by skillfully manuvering her body over the sheer cliffs, the thrill of the chase only rivaled by the thrill of coating her paws in warm blood.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:56 pm
--Begin RP-- Lyka yelped when she felt her paws sliding, but made no other sound. Slowly, she twisted her body around so that her feet were agaist the rock instead of her back. From there, she braced herself for the steep incline and hurled herself upwards, digging her claws into the frozen earth. The slope grew steeper, and her fingers were numbed from the cold despite the thick fur, but Lyka continued to plunge each paw through the snow and gain a hold in the hard ground beneath.~O~ The moonlight broke through the clouds again, reflecting against the white of the snow and the silver of Lyka's hair. Her yellow eyes shone brightly from under the refulgent locks and they narrowed as she tensed for one last spring.She sailed over the edge of a minor overhang, grappling with the edge for a few moments before her claws slid into a notch in the stone and she was able to pull herself up.
The wind almost knocked her over again as she stood up, but she turned into it and grinned. Lyka had always liked climbing, but she had never been to this particular spot before. Each time she reached a new ledge, she was overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of the world from such a great height.
She peered over the edge and she could make out the lip of the Quicktalon home cavern a ways below her. Alright, so she wasn't that high after all, but it was still an acheivement.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:13 pm
Lyka retreated further onto the ledge. She found that there was a narrow opening in the rocks that she could barely squeeze her body into, and she snuggled into it, sheltered from the blowing winds, as well as anything larger than her. The moon was almost to the horizon and Lyka was tired. As her body heat made the small space warm and cozy, she drifted off to sleep with her tail over her nose.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:41 pm
The morning sun found Lyka still sleeping comfortably in her cramped nook. Her ear twitched, and she was vaguely aware of someone calling for her.
~O~Enter Dream~O~
The air brushed through her blue fur like many fingers. Some were featherlight touches, yet others were harsh buffetting blows. Lyka giggled softly, then began to laugh aloud. She was flying! The mists were whizzing past her as she bounded over the rocky landscape, each step propelling her higher up the mountainside.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:47 pm
She angled her body towards a large rock and used it to launch herself into the air onto the sheer cliff face. As she landed, she continued to run on all fours, but she felt her body grow lighter and lighter the higher she went.
She lifted her hands from the stone cliff face, giddy with the height of it. She was running straight upwards! Ahead of her, she could see the bright moon. It shone with a bluish white light beckoning her forwards. The moon called her upwards towards the blue light and she answered by running faster. Her chest heaved with the effort, but she was smiling and baring her fangs as the blue moon beckoned.
~O~Exit Dream~O~
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:47 pm
A strong roar rang through the cliffs, shattering the remanents of Lyka's dream. She scrambled quickly out of her hiding place and started down the mountain, the snow flying up in waves under her feet. Her mother was calling.
The huntress frowned and waited. Unlike other kittens, Lyka almost never pestered her mother, but she could be a handful in her own way. She was always climbing about and getting into places that older cougars couldn't reach her.
Lyka came tumbling down the slope with her claws outstretched. She slipped in a patch of ice and slid the rest of the way landing in a heap of bluish gray fur at her mother's feet.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:01 pm
She righted herself and stood where she was, smiling tentatively up at her mother with her hands behind her back. She tried to look innocent, although the agitated twitching over her tail gave her away.
The huntress crossed her arms over her chest and glared sternly down at Lyka, snarling disapprovingly at the disobedient kitten.
"Where were you last night?"
Lyka was still trying to look innocent. She replied cheerily and attempted to still her tail, hoping that her vaugness would be overlooked.
"In a cave."
"In a cave?! Well it wasn't the right cave!"
She swiped her claws threateningly close to the kitten's face and snatched her ear, yanking it sharply, the snarl in her voice increasing in volume with each word.
"This isn't the first time you've done this, Lyka! Kittens are not allowed to leave the caves at night! Especially not to go climbing around on the cliff face! What if you get stuck?! What if you fall?! What if you were attacked?!I wouldn't be able to even find you! Who will save you then?!"
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