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[soulventure91]

20, 30, and 40 for Kassi? 💖

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20. What were the most deeply impressive political or social, national or international, events that they experienced? So the Cursed Lands, where Kassi's tribe and other nomads that make use of "true" necromancy (ie using necromancy for better ends than popularly believed), are a massive stretch of steppe where their ancestors' civilization and nation were destroyed when demons effectively corrupted many necromantic arts aaaand then there was a massive volcanic eruption when the more demonic-aligned necromancers tried to tie the Cursed Lands to the demonic plane via reality warp. Yeah. Which is how the tribes came about in the first place, so while Kassi was not born at that time (which is ~200 years before the planned novel) all of that has a heavy impact on her culture. On a more positive note, probably the most personally deeply impressive event Kassi got to witness was her first Wind-Dance: a semi-annual event where the tribes all gather to trade and perform a ritual battle using tribal kites. Each tribe has a minimum of three kites (one for the war-leader, one for the tribe chieftain, and one for the dead-speaker) supported by others made for communication and marking territory; the Dance itself sets tribe against tribe as a way to indicate favor and capability without actually killing each other off. Kassi's first Wind-Dance (at around age 6-10) was highlighted by her accidentally ripping Seta's kite and trying to mend it with plaster meant for setting bones instead of a lightweight paper paste or sewing the tear before the Dance started. That was where she learned that the dead-speaker's kite is often kept for many years as it takes on necromantic energy from those who work on it; Seta's kite dated back to the very early days of the tribe, not long after the volcanic eruption. However, because of this ability, the kite could effectively act as a kamikaze bomb: by sacrificing the kite, the eruption of energies can also wipe out several kites and actually increase the tribe's standing. Kassi helped to make the replacement kite, and thus officially started her training as a necromancer.

30. Are they holding on to something in the past? Can he or she forgive? Kassi's a very in-the-moment person, so she doesn't really hold onto anything at present. However, if she were to be severely, personally slighted, I don't see her being someone to let that go easily. Kassi offering forgiveness depends on the slight and who gave it. She can range from 'oh you just didn't understand, ok let me explain it's fine miscommunication nbd' to 'i will burn your city and salt your fields and your descendants will suffer for ages to come'. She totally has that range. Never dis the sunshine necro.

40. How is their sense of humor? Do they have one? Kassi is super sassy and can catch onto wordplay/innuendos very quickly. No one is safe. In a private rp I've done a couple rounds on where Kassi manages to portal herself from Diabloverse to Thedas (Kirkwall, to be specific), she is so sassy to Cullen and two Templar OCs that basically become her best friends within an hour of meeting her and dragging her ass to the Gallows. Those Templars, Jerrik and Dylen, will actually appear in the novel!! For the most part, Kassi's humor is upbeat and funky, always finding ways to poke fun even to situations that could be very politically difficult if talked about with a straight face (eg., the mage situation in Thedas after living as a free-roaming spirits-of-the-dead-interacting necromancer her whole life). But she's also able to be serious when the situation calls, very clear about the things she can and can't do as a necromancer, and always kind to those who need it.