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Description
Name: Docia (DOE-sha) Etheldred
Gender: Female
Age: 19 (Adolescent)
Birth Season: Winter, 1851
Voiced By: Emilie Brown

Shinlai Classification: Common

Fur:
-Body: Heavy
-Tail: Silky
Fur Color: White, Cream, Blonde
Eye Color: Yellow
Horns & Claws: Chocolate

Height: 6'9"
Weight: 5,570 lbs

Mask: Made of wood, and painted purple. Docia's family has a tradition of staining their masks with black lacquer then adding beautifully colored designs over the top. Docia can't decide how she wants to paint her mask, so she just painted her favorite color.

Allegiance: Follower of Dailah

Element: Water
Abilities: Docia has the ability to create and manipulate water, much to her disappointment. Docia belongs to a family of fire shinlai. As a pup, Docia fully expected to be a fire shinlai when her element manifested but she's a genetic throw-back. Her greatest strength with water is controlling snow and ice. Currently her skills are quite underdeveloped, as a result of her fear and lack of confidence. But there is more to this young water shinlai than meets the eye. Unbeknownst to her (and in spite of her apparent ineptitude) Docia has an exceptionally strong link with her element and will eventually learn to master all of water's abilities. However, she is no where near accomplishing this. First, she has to overcome her own insecurities and develop the talents she has rather than trying to fight with and change them.

Personality:
-Positive traits: Curious, Selfless, Kind, Idealist
-Negative traits: Self-Critical, Insecure, Indecisive

At a glance Docia is a polite, soft-spoken shinlai adolescent. She is bright, and an optimist. She loves to find beautiful things, and explore the world around her. She cares deeply about others and sincerely wants to help those she can. The is a thoughtful friend and loyal companion. However, she is hampered by insecurities and can be very critical of herself. She is willing to stand up for others, but rarely stands up for herself. She struggles to accept herself as she is, rather than comparing herself to the ideal picture of who she thinks she should be. The emotion she struggles with the most is the disappointment. If things go wrong, it is hard for her to let go of how things should have gone.

Brief History:
Docia was born on a peaceful night, high in the mountains. Her parents, a pair of fire shinlai, were joyous at her birth. She was their third healthy pup. Her parents belong to the Etheldred Clan, a clan of related shinlai living in the mountains near the human city of Maia. Docia regularly played with her sisters and cousins, scampering across frozen peaks and through clan members' dens alike.

The Etheldred Clan shared a mutually beneficial relationship with the humans. The shinlai helped the humans tame the unforgiving mountain wilderness, and in return the humans provided goods to the shinlai. Rarely were there quarrels between the shinlai and humans in the area, and Docia spent a great time around them. Her mother's strength with fire was rebirth, fire's form of healing. Docia accompanied her mother on weekly trips to Maia to relieve sick and injured. Docia so admired her mother's abilities, she wanted nothing more than to be a healer. She could just imagine it--she would provide warmth and comfort to others in need. She could use her abilities to make a difference in the world around her. She could picture it so clearly.

Docia was a clever pup--a quick learner and eager to please. She learned a great deal from watching and mimicking her elder sisters. Her parents were proud of her and knew that she was developing quickly for her age, but Docia surpised them all by awakening her elment at the young age of fourteen--before her sisters who were a year and a half her senior. Her family was excited for her, and proud to have a pup with such powerful abilities. Admittedly, her sisters were jealous, but they loved their little sister and overcame their jealousy in time. Docia on the other hand was horrified. Though she has promising potential, her abilities were not with fire but with water! (Since awakening her element, Docia has been at odds with herself, and she firmly believes that her talent with water goes against who she is.)

Docia never mentioned her struggle to her family. They seemed so pleased, she worried that sharing her fear would disappoint them. Docia avoided using her element, after its initial awakening, and years passed. As a result, Docia did not develop beyond the raw skill she had as a fourteen year old. She has very little control over water, and much to her dismay, sometimes uses it when she does not intend. In addition to fearing it, Docia sees no value in her talent. Being the only water element, in a family of fire elementals, Docia often suffered from quiet feelings of isolation as a pup.

Docia enjoyed playing with snow, controlling water in its frozen form was eaiser and came more naturally to her, but nevertheless she didn't put much effort into it. Over time, as Docia pondered her element, a thought entered her mind. She must be a balanced shinlai, because there is just no way she is not a fire shinlai. She kept this thought secret, not wanting to explain or admit to her insecurity, and closely studied her sisters' fire abilities desperately hoping that she could figure out a way to force her fire talent to surface.

Like all shinlai, Docia was given a mask when her element manifested itself. The Etheldred Clan has proud tradition of decorating their masks in a specific manner: carved wood, lacquered black then painted with a wide range of bright colors by the owner. Some members of the clan had very ornate, elegant designs while others had simple, appealing designs--nevertheless, they all followed the same pattern. Docia was at a loss. What could she paint on her mask? Most of her clan-mates painted things that were reminiscent of their element, but Docia wanted nothing to do with her element. Unsure of what to do, Docia painted her mask with her favorite color. Her mother reassured her that its perfectly natural to take great care with the design of her first mask, and that many of her relatives had taken years before settling on the final designs for their masks.

Lovingly, Docia's parents attempted to help her daughter develop her abilities, but Docia pretended to fail. When Docia turned nineteen, and was still quite weak with water, her father made a suggestion. Hoping to help his daughter, who he believed was striving to unlock her power rather than hiding from it, he advised her to leave the mountain and find another water shinlai who could tutor her. This gave Docia an idea--and she eagerly agreed with her father.

With her parents' well-wishing and her clan's blessing, Docia descended the mountain and headed off into the world to find a teacher--not a master of water, like her family thought, but a balanced shinlai instead. One she believed could teach her to awaken her sleeping fire abilities.

She left her home heading southeast, gained a human traveling companion (More info to come!), drawn by the flow of human travelers and dreams of a coast she's never seen Docia made her way towards Norport.

Misc Information:
Favorite...
-Food: Venison and dried fruits
-Color: Wine purple
-Place: Mountains, or being up high

________________________________________

Woohoo! This is my shinlai! After the last adoption, the judges gave me permission to create the character I designed in my application. I am so pleased, and I hope you like Docia. I've never been the greatest at designing reference sheets, but I think overall her ref looks good. I look forward to getting to know people in the Shinlai community and hopefully Docia can make some friends. ^u^

Description
Name: Docia (DOE-sha) Etheldred
Gender: Female
Age: 19 (Adolescent)
Birth Season: Winter, 1851
Voiced By: Emilie Brown

Shinlai Classification: Common

Fur:
-Body: Heavy
-Tail: Silky
Fur Color: White, Cream, Blonde
Eye Color: Yellow
Horns & Claws: Chocolate

Height: 6'9"
Weight: 5,570 lbs

Mask: Made of wood, and painted purple. Docia's family has a tradition of staining their masks with black lacquer then adding beautifully colored designs over the top. Docia can't decide how she wants to paint her mask, so she just painted her favorite color.

Allegiance: Follower of Dailah

Element: Water
Abilities: Docia has the ability to create and manipulate water, much to her disappointment. Docia belongs to a family of fire shinlai. As a pup, Docia fully expected to be a fire shinlai when her element manifested but she's a genetic throw-back. Her greatest strength with water is controlling snow and ice. Currently her skills are quite underdeveloped, as a result of her fear and lack of confidence. But there is more to this young water shinlai than meets the eye. Unbeknownst to her (and in spite of her apparent ineptitude) Docia has an exceptionally strong link with her element and will eventually learn to master all of water's abilities. However, she is no where near accomplishing this. First, she has to overcome her own insecurities and develop the talents she has rather than trying to fight with and change them.

Personality:
-Positive traits: Curious, Selfless, Kind, Idealist
-Negative traits: Self-Critical, Insecure, Indecisive

At a glance Docia is a polite, soft-spoken shinlai adolescent. She is bright, and an optimist. She loves to find beautiful things, and explore the world around her. She cares deeply about others and sincerely wants to help those she can. The is a thoughtful friend and loyal companion. However, she is hampered by insecurities and can be very critical of herself. She is willing to stand up for others, but rarely stands up for herself. She struggles to accept herself as she is, rather than comparing herself to the ideal picture of who she thinks she should be. The emotion she struggles with the most is the disappointment. If things go wrong, it is hard for her to let go of how things should have gone.

Brief History:
Docia was born on a peaceful night, high in the mountains. Her parents, a pair of fire shinlai, were joyous at her birth. She was their third healthy pup. Her parents belong to the Etheldred Clan, a clan of related shinlai living in the mountains near the human city of Maia. Docia regularly played with her sisters and cousins, scampering across frozen peaks and through clan members' dens alike.

The Etheldred Clan shared a mutually beneficial relationship with the humans. The shinlai helped the humans tame the unforgiving mountain wilderness, and in return the humans provided goods to the shinlai. Rarely were there quarrels between the shinlai and humans in the area, and Docia spent a great time around them. Her mother's strength with fire was rebirth, fire's form of healing. Docia accompanied her mother on weekly trips to Maia to relieve sick and injured. Docia so admired her mother's abilities, she wanted nothing more than to be a healer. She could just imagine it--she would provide warmth and comfort to others in need. She could use her abilities to make a difference in the world around her. She could picture it so clearly.

Docia was a clever pup--a quick learner and eager to please. She learned a great deal from watching and mimicking her elder sisters. Her parents were proud of her and knew that she was developing quickly for her age, but Docia surpised them all by awakening her elment at the young age of fourteen--before her sisters who were a year and a half her senior. Her family was excited for her, and proud to have a pup with such powerful abilities. Admittedly, her sisters were jealous, but they loved their little sister and overcame their jealousy in time. Docia on the other hand was horrified. Though she has promising potential, her abilities were not with fire but with water! (Since awakening her element, Docia has been at odds with herself, and she firmly believes that her talent with water goes against who she is.)

Docia never mentioned her struggle to her family. They seemed so pleased, she worried that sharing her fear would disappoint them. Docia avoided using her element, after its initial awakening, and years passed. As a result, Docia did not develop beyond the raw skill she had as a fourteen year old. She has very little control over water, and much to her dismay, sometimes uses it when she does not intend. In addition to fearing it, Docia sees no value in her talent. Being the only water element, in a family of fire elementals, Docia often suffered from quiet feelings of isolation as a pup.

Docia enjoyed playing with snow, controlling water in its frozen form was eaiser and came more naturally to her, but nevertheless she didn't put much effort into it. Over time, as Docia pondered her element, a thought entered her mind. She must be a balanced shinlai, because there is just no way she is not a fire shinlai. She kept this thought secret, not wanting to explain or admit to her insecurity, and closely studied her sisters' fire abilities desperately hoping that she could figure out a way to force her fire talent to surface.

Like all shinlai, Docia was given a mask when her element manifested itself. The Etheldred Clan has proud tradition of decorating their masks in a specific manner: carved wood, lacquered black then painted with a wide range of bright colors by the owner. Some members of the clan had very ornate, elegant designs while others had simple, appealing designs--nevertheless, they all followed the same pattern. Docia was at a loss. What could she paint on her mask? Most of her clan-mates painted things that were reminiscent of their element, but Docia wanted nothing to do with her element. Unsure of what to do, Docia painted her mask with her favorite color. Her mother reassured her that its perfectly natural to take great care with the design of her first mask, and that many of her relatives had taken years before settling on the final designs for their masks.

Lovingly, Docia's parents attempted to help her daughter develop her abilities, but Docia pretended to fail. When Docia turned nineteen, and was still quite weak with water, her father made a suggestion. Hoping to help his daughter, who he believed was striving to unlock her power rather than hiding from it, he advised her to leave the mountain and find another water shinlai who could tutor her. This gave Docia an idea--and she eagerly agreed with her father.

With her parents' well-wishing and her clan's blessing, Docia descended the mountain and headed off into the world to find a teacher--not a master of water, like her family thought, but a balanced shinlai instead. One she believed could teach her to awaken her sleeping fire abilities.

She left her home heading southeast, gained a human traveling companion (More info to come!), drawn by the flow of human travelers and dreams of a coast she's never seen Docia made her way towards Norport.

Misc Information:
Favorite...
-Food: Venison and dried fruits
-Color: Wine purple
-Place: Mountains, or being up high

________________________________________

Woohoo! This is my shinlai! After the last adoption, the judges gave me permission to create the character I designed in my application. I am so pleased, and I hope you like Docia. I've never been the greatest at designing reference sheets, but I think overall her ref looks good. I look forward to getting to know people in the Shinlai community and hopefully Docia can make some friends. ^u^