Post by Tzigane on Dec 24, 2003 19:29:25 GMT
Tzigane (pronounced Tsee-gain-ee) was once a young gypsy girl that lived on the outskirts of the village in a small caravan. She was often accused of many different things - being a dangerous telepathic, psychic, a village whore and a thief.
Truth be told, she was neither of the last two - she was an oldfashioned girl at heart, believing in saving oneself for marriage, and honesty at all times.
Perhaps though, she wasn't completely honest. She looked harmless enough with copper hair and olive skin - a beauty beyond nature, but she possessed something deep inside. A power that frightened both her and the villagers.
One night she went into the Crazed Heifer, where she often spoke with the men and warmed them with a smile, but nothing more. A fight broke out between a friend and a traveller, and in her angst to protect him, forgot herself and screamed.
The traveller fell dead to the floor, and the whole gathered crowd stared at her. Someone shouted 'Daemon! Child of the Netherworld!' and she turned and ran.
Tzigane got only as far as the village hall before two of the men from the pub caught her up and flung her down a twichel. There they beat her and used her, before leaving her dead in the darkness, and she was not found for three days.
Mothers still tell their daughters of this tale to this day, telling them that however pure they may be, if they act promiscuously the Spirit of Screaming Purity will come for them. People have often said they still still her wandering in Wolfenden, seeking her friend, who she did not know was killed in the Crazed Heifer soon after her. It is said that she cries that she didn't mean to harm anyone, and that her twenty year old self will roam her old hometown until someone finds a way of giving her rest.
When Tzigane is active (i.e. posts made) nobody will have seen her unless it is stated somewhere in the post. So far, she has been a harmless apparition, though recently when she is sighted, things have gone missing, or things have been broken.
She is seen with her hair down, looped earring and a bodice and gypsy dress. Her feet are bare save for a silver anklet which rings with the bells attached as she runs. Her dress had been green and black when she died, though now she is seen in pure white, with dark stains all over her, scratched and bruised and her clothing torn.
[ModNote: Tzigane first appears in Twilight at the Winter Solstice.]
Truth be told, she was neither of the last two - she was an oldfashioned girl at heart, believing in saving oneself for marriage, and honesty at all times.
Perhaps though, she wasn't completely honest. She looked harmless enough with copper hair and olive skin - a beauty beyond nature, but she possessed something deep inside. A power that frightened both her and the villagers.
One night she went into the Crazed Heifer, where she often spoke with the men and warmed them with a smile, but nothing more. A fight broke out between a friend and a traveller, and in her angst to protect him, forgot herself and screamed.
The traveller fell dead to the floor, and the whole gathered crowd stared at her. Someone shouted 'Daemon! Child of the Netherworld!' and she turned and ran.
Tzigane got only as far as the village hall before two of the men from the pub caught her up and flung her down a twichel. There they beat her and used her, before leaving her dead in the darkness, and she was not found for three days.
Mothers still tell their daughters of this tale to this day, telling them that however pure they may be, if they act promiscuously the Spirit of Screaming Purity will come for them. People have often said they still still her wandering in Wolfenden, seeking her friend, who she did not know was killed in the Crazed Heifer soon after her. It is said that she cries that she didn't mean to harm anyone, and that her twenty year old self will roam her old hometown until someone finds a way of giving her rest.
When Tzigane is active (i.e. posts made) nobody will have seen her unless it is stated somewhere in the post. So far, she has been a harmless apparition, though recently when she is sighted, things have gone missing, or things have been broken.
She is seen with her hair down, looped earring and a bodice and gypsy dress. Her feet are bare save for a silver anklet which rings with the bells attached as she runs. Her dress had been green and black when she died, though now she is seen in pure white, with dark stains all over her, scratched and bruised and her clothing torn.
[ModNote: Tzigane first appears in Twilight at the Winter Solstice.]
And the good thing is, you don't have to do much with her. This means there isn't much scope when it comes to adventures, but she may link in later to quests, if allowed. Quite nice to put in a little air of mystery or spookiness sometimes. 