grimpeddler | OC: World of Wil'ca

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OC: World of Wil'ca

« Wil'ca

a rough, wild terrain that's filled with a large collection of selfish people who will do anything to get the things they want. One tribe who is kind and somewhat helpful to each other and others but won't really go too far out of their way for outsiders. There is an object in the world that most say is capable of granting the user anything they desire, even take them to other world. No tech but the stuff the Skylar brought, rarely uses it but everyone finds it amazing when they do.

Tere - Type of bug that buries under skin to lay eggs and hatch hundreds more like it. Tend to swarm when agitated or during mating season.

Ley'ni: Nothing but thick forests, plenty of wildlife for hunting, home to the Ley'ni tribe. Ley'ni tribe is largest & most united in Wil'ca, good with stealth/hiding/tracking. Heightened senses (hearing/sight/smell/taste/touch) and longevity - can live hundreds of years unless killed. Live in houses built in the trees.
Ley'cia: Small island off of Ley'ni, home to those of the Ley'ni and An'cia tribes. Primarily fishing. Recently attacked by the Frith'le where the entire tribe was wiped out except for one survivor.

Frith'le: Mountain rages, forest, arctic, plenty of wildlife for hunting, home to the Tere insects. Home to the Frith'le tribe, elemental magic-users. Tend to live in houses on the ground.
Frith'ba: Middle-sized island, home to Frith'le and Via'ba tribes, fishermen.
Frith'ke: Small island, home to Frith'le and Thas'ke tribes. Harbor/commerce/trading.
Frith'ni: Large island, home to Frith'lee and Ley'ni tribes. Primarily herbalists - medicine/poison.

Thas'ke: Flatlands/plateaus, moderate wildlife (largest wildlife), home to Thas'ke tribe. Thas'ke tribe lives in caves, enhanced physical attributes (speed, reflexes, strength), trade/commerce.
Thas'le: Mysterious island the Thas'ke dare not to tread, belongs to the Frith'le. SPECIFICS UNKNOWN Thas'le is where some of the Frith'le gather and search for the object to take them to Sen'ria first so that they can claim it for their own.

An'cia: Desert, single oasis, sand dunes, sparse wildlife, home to the An'cia tribe. Smallest tribe who dwell underground in an elaborate tunnel system during the hottest part of the day. Physical durability (temperature, injuries) and builders (smart, strategists).

Via'ba: Mountains/volcanoes, sparse flora & fauna, rich in gems. Home to Via'ba tribe, suffered but survived many eruptions, believe in volcano gods, regeneration ability and "premonitions". Trade in precious metals/gems/stones. Live on houses built on tall rocks.
Via'ke: Volcano-less, harbor/trade/commerce. Home to the Via'ba and Thas'ke tribes.

« Sen'ria

a second world that's only talked about among the people of Wil'ca. Stories say that it's rumored to be a utopia - no fighting, no evil, no wars or struggle. People have passed this story down and some even say that they've caught glimpses of this world when near-death. There are strong structures already provided and plenty of wildlife. Nearly everyone speaks of the Mother Tree - a massive tree that stands in the center of the land that protects everything and ensures there's peace. The people of Wil'ca have named this new world Sen'ria but those who live here call it Elilycia. There are no people living on this world due to Mother Tree. Hundreds of years ago it released a toxin that calmed the people so much that they just laid down and died. It's dormant now but it could spread at any time. Other than hunting for food, there is nothing to do on Sen'ria which makes this world fairly boring.

« Tinevell

the third known world. Skylar's homeworld. Not much is known about it by the natives of Wil'ca except by those who know Skylar. It's technologically advanced in every way, the natives even created a device that allowed them to travel to other worlds but that piece of technology doesn't appear to be with Skylar. Some say that the item Skylar seeks came from this world and was lost along the trip, bits of it scattered across Wil'ca. What Skylar doesn't say (doesn't remember) is that the land masses of his world crumbled and there's nothing to return to - there's also no information on what happened to the others who lived on Tinevell.

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Name/Alias: Skylar Chase
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Homeworld: Tinevell
Tribe: None

Physical Description: Chin/shoulder length brown hair, blue eyes, muscular build, tanned. Has a sort of Indiana Jones look to his clothing.

History: the adventurous, good-hearted protag who helps everyone they can. Athletic, sacrificing, not native to this world, cares about everyone, unlike anyone in the world. Forgot last 2 years of his life, forgot how his world was destroyed/why he left it/why & how he came to this world. Hopes that traveling the world will help him regain his memories. When passing through Ley'cia, found a young girl in the remains of the ruin and carnage that he took in. Trying to obtain wish-granting object to take everyone good in the world to the new world. But once there (with "love interest" only), tries to make it work but clearly isn't happy no matter how hard he tries

Personality:

Abilities:

Name/Alias: Zhatia |

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Gender: Female
Age: 22
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: Ley'ni

Physical Description: Long dirty blond hair, often with multiple braids, blue eyes, skinny but muscular build
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History: left the Ley'ni tribe to help the protag, teach the ways of the land, grows to have feelings for the protag, wants to go to the utopian world only to find out that maybe it's not what she wants.

Personality:

Abilities: Heightened senses (hearing/sight/smell/taste/touch) and longevity - can live hundreds of years unless killed. Stealth, camouflage, tracking, hunting & fighting. Is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, bow & arrows, swords & spears. Agile and quick reflexes. Can use some of Skylar's Owas.

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Name/Alias: Roeli
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: An'cia

Physical Description: Long dark brown/black hair, hazel eyes, muscular build, tanned
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History: member of the An'cia tribe, has feelings for protag, protag doesn't notice or seem to really return feelings because busy trying to make world better place

Personality:

Abilities: Physical durability (temperature, injuries) and builders (smart, strategists). Fighting: hand-to-hand combat, spears & axes. Hunting, survival, scavenging, cooking, dealing with poison. Can use some of Skylar's Owas.

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Name/Alias: Venea
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: Frith'le

Physical Description: Long dark brown hair, braided and pulled back, brown eyes, thin & muscular build, normal skinned. Often paints face.
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History: member of the Frith'le tribe, has magical powers, and is intent on ruling the world by gaining control of all of the power.

Personality:

Abilities: Elemental user - fire, lightning & wind.

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Name/Alias: Drikal
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: Thas'ke

Physical Description: Short blond hair, gray eyes, muscular build, pale

History: member of the Thas'ke tribe, physically athletic, knowledgeable about other worlds and methods to reach them, trying to become the ruler of all the worlds

Personality:

Abilities: enhanced physical attributes (speed, reflexes, strength)

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Name/Alias: Anba
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: Ley'cia

Physical Description: Long brown curly hair, green eyes, freckles, pale skin, skinny build
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History: last surviving member of the Ley'cia tribe, entire tribe recently wiped out by the Frith'le tribe, witnessed parents death & several others, escaped by hiding, found by protag on way to Ley'ni and taken in as guardian

Personality:

Abilities: sewing, cooking, fishing

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Name/Alias: Junza
Gender: Male
Age: 262
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: Ley'ni

Physical Description: Long graying hair (used to be brown), long graying beard & mustache, green eyes, muscular but weakening and wrinkling, tan.

History: Has been the leader of the Ley'ni tribe for the last 230 years, intends to step down as soon as Iska is ready.

Personality:

Abilities: Heightened senses (hearing/sight/smell/taste/touch) and longevity - can live hundreds of years unless killed. stealth/hiding/tracking

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Name/Alias: Iska
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: Ley'ni

Physical Description: Shoulder-length brown hair, green eyes, muscular build, tan

History: the next leader of the Ley'ni tribe, has had feelings for Zhatia for years and has been attempting to get her to marry him.

Personality:

Abilities: Heightened senses (hearing/sight/smell/taste/touch) and longevity - can live hundreds of years unless killed. stealth/hiding/tracking

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Name/Alias: Sanxi
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: An'cia

Physical Description: Mid-back length black hair, gray eyes, muscular, tanned

History: Leader of the largest tribe of An'cia

Personality:

Abilities: Physical durability (temperature, injuries) and builders (smart, strategists).

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Name/Alias: Limcu
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Homeworld: Wil'ca
Tribe: Frith'le

Physical Description: Blonde and graying short hair, white eyes (blind), average build, tan

History: leader of the Frith'le tribe

Personality:

Abilities: air-based magic (tends to use this to "see" events/futures/premonitions)

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Name/Alias: Saiya
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Homeworld: Elilcia (Sen'ria)
Tribe: --

Physical Description: Pale blonde hair, blue-green eyes, pale, thin

History: The leader of Elilcia, is the most featured person to "visit" the people of Wil'ca through their dreams. She speaks of peace, prosperity and harmony that exists in Elilcia.

Personality: Kind, compassionate, graceful, nurturing, understanding.

Abilities: Unknown to the people of Wil'ca but she has no special abilities. Has political capabilities, capable of reading/writing in Elilcia's native language.

Name/Alias: Kendu
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Homeworld: Elilcia (Sen'ria)
Tribe: --

Physical Description: Short blond hair, brown-green eyes, average build, pale

History: Another person who appears fairly regularly in dreams. He often talks about things that they can't understand and shows them many wondrous things such as running water inside someone's home or lights as bright as the sun even at night.

Personality: intelligent, stiff

Abilities: Unknown to the people of Wil'ca but he's a scientist who's designed many of the technology of Elilcia. Also the inventor of a very special device that allows videos or thoughts to be broadcasted like dreams across the dimensions to reach other worlds.

Name/Alias: Mother Tree | Mur'jid
Gender: --
Age: --
Homeworld: Elilcia (Sen'ria)
Tribe: --

Physical Description: A tree standing at over 600 ft with a very large girth and blue leaves. There are yellow blossoms but the buds always appear to be closed.

History: The Mother Tree or Mur'jid as the people of Wil'ca call it. It also features heavily in their dreams, always in the background and can be see from almost everywhere in the world - even if it's just a portion. Once every hundred years the tree blossoms and releases a toxic that poisons any living thing. They will simply lay down until they die.

Personality: --

Abilities: Once every hundred years the tree blossoms and releases a toxic that poisons any living thing. They will simply lay down until they die.

Important terms of use

Sa - sun | Sa'ri - sunrise | Sa'ni - sunset | Sa'ki - midday (literal translation: midsun)
Mith - moon | Mith'ri - moonrise | Mith'ni - moonset | Mith-ki - midnight (literal translation: midmoon)
Ri - rise
Ni - set
Ki - mid

Ley - forest
Jid - tree
Frith - mountain
Soi - rock
Thas - plains
An - desert
Loc - sand
Via - volcano
Yeo - lava
Hib - ash
Pysk - fire
Dias - ocean
Zol - lake
Kep - river
Gan - rain
Piok - storm
Isk - sky

Mur - mother
Fen - father
Ris - brother
Ner - sister
Danz - gran | Danz'mur - grandmother | Danz'fen - grandfather
Kin - uncle
Rin - aunt
Lethe - lover or love

Is - soul
Tai - east
Lai - west
Wir - north
Pir - south
Hyl - spring
Rao - summer | Rao'que - summer solstice
Est - fall
Nak - winter | Nak'que - winter solstice
Que - solstice

Wil - home
Ca - our | Wil'ca - our home (literal translation: home of ours)
Sen - dream
Ria - world | Sen'ria - dream world
Ikere - the unknown
Owas - "technology" (the people don't know what technology is but this it the word they use to describe it | literal translation: device)

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OC: World of Wil'ca

List of Characters

Character Template

Characters

Main

Skylar Chase

Zhatia

Roeli

Venea

Drikal

Anba

Leaders

Junza

Iska

Sanxi

Limcu

People of Sen'ria (Elilycia)

Saiya

Kendu

Mother Tree | Mur'jid

People of Tinevell

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