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I never wanted to end it this way

But there was no way out

The sun shone brightly in the desert sky. In the middle of a large village sat a quiet palace. The halls were filled with sounds of heavy stepping and the air was still.
Two tall and dark shoyrus walked through the hallways quickly. Their armour clacked together loudly and their eyes were narrowed in anger. On their armours was a silver emblem; a wing surrounded by stars. Large wings sprouted from their backs and hugged against their bodies.

A large wooden door came into view at the end of the hallway.

The first one pushed the two doors wide open, not bothering to knock.

In the room, there were different paintings and a wooden table in the middle. At the table sat a shoyru garbed in white clothes and glowing jewelry.

His eyes flickered towards the visitors. Yes? His hand stopped moving and set down the scroll he was writing on.

Your majesty, we are from the Minuit clan, the first one stepped in. We have a message to deliver.

The Minuit messenger took out a small scroll from the inside of his armour while his partner watched the royal shoyru sharply. The messenger approached the royal shoyru and lay the scroll on his table. He took a closer look at the royal shoyru sitting before him.
His eyes were both brown, except for one, which was half brown and half blue.

The messenger stepped back with his partner and slowly backed towards the door.

Please take in mind the words our leader has sent to you, the messenger uttered scornfully.

The two shoyrus exited and slammed the doors behind them. The royal shoyru read the scroll carefully, fingers trembling.

His lips trembled faintly to mutter quiet words. If you do not hand over what it ours and you decide to keep it, we ask of you to disband your clan. If not, I will send my own soldiers to do so.

The shoyru dropped the scroll on his table and hung his head in shame.

I suppose there's no harm

In telling you about me

Basics

Name: Lhoukas Bijou
Pronunciation: Loo-KAHS
Meaning: From name Lucas meaning light.
Alias: Lhouk (Luke)
Race: Desert Shoyru
Clan: Bijou
Meaning: Jewel/gem
Gender: Male
DoB: June/Summer
Current age: 26 (human years)

Appearance

Paint: Desert
Main skin color: Gold
Hair color: Charcoal
Eye color: Left eye is brown; right eye is half brown half blue.
Wing fin webbing color: Orange
Markings: Blood-red birthmarks under eyes and shoulders.
Other characteristics: Jewelry; make-up; nail polish.

Size

Height:1.89 m (I meter 89 centimetres)
Weight: 80 kg
Wingspan: 70 centimetres

Parents: Father killed by illness; Mother alive.
Blood siblings: None
Friends: Yaniih
Traveling companions: Doesn't like to travel
Love: Aurafe

Personality

Since Lhouk was raised as royalty, he is very polite overall. He is very reserved; he has emotions but doesn't show them as he believes it makes him weak. One attribute that most leaders of his clan didn't have was that none of them were forgiving. This is a strong part of Lhouk's nature, as he's somewhat of a pacifist. He usually prefers avoiding battle and solve problems with words and not actions. When he was a child, his father was somewhat disappointed of him and his very pacifist nature. He was an only child and the only possible successor.

Likes

-Tea
-Summer
-Marble surfaces
-Sand
-Peace

Dislikes

-War
-The Minuit clan
-The Bijou clan
-Travelling
-Bitter fruits

Friends and Family

I first met Yaniih out on the fields near the Lost Desert. This was after I was no longer leader of my clan and Yaniih was only a 3 year old pup when I met her. I encountered her again on Mystery Island, where she offered me a place to stay. Since she's a lupe, I can only tell so much of what she's saying; as a result, her talking sounds very choppy to me. In our second encounter, it seemed as if she could barely remember who I was...

Suiqu is one of Yaniih's friends, the owner of the island home. Even though this lupess seems quite erratic to me, I'm thankful for her generosity.

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I met Aurafe one day when my soldiers brought her in. They found her out in the desert, claiming she fell out of the sky, like a star. The Minuit clan used her as a device to corner me and terminate the Bijou clan. Even after my clan fell, I still kept her by my side. I wish I could understand how she felt, but her blank looks always confuse me.

My clan?

It's not a very interesting one

Location: The Bijou clan lives in a village in the Lost Desert. It's located near the Altadorian fields, almost touching the Altadorian mountains. The palace where the leader resides in is in the exact middle of the village. The village is a circle divided into rings. The poor residents live on the outer rings and as you progress into the middle, the residents are higher in class.

Law system: When one commits a crime, they are usually judged by the leader itself and his/her group of advisors. Court sessions tend to be very biased (gender, coloring, poor, rich) and remains one-sided most of the time. For crimes such as stealing or vandalizing property, citizens are thrown into the dungeons. If it's murder, they are give the death penalty.

Hierarchy: Most of the hierarchy is based on how rich one is. As said before, the village is in rings. The further away you get from the center, the poorer the residents get. There are four rings: the two outer rings, the middle ring, and the inner ring. Poor residents like in the outer rings, while middle-class residents live in the middle ring. Rich and upper-class residents live in the inner ring, which surrounds the palace.
The leaders are chosen based if they have royal blood and there is always a heir to the throne (the firstborn of the previous leader). The leader picks 3 advisors and 2 senators to help him rule the village.

Imports and Exports: The Bijou clan isn't very big on trading, but it does sell certain items to other small villages around the area.

Rivalries: The Bijou clan doesn't have any rivalries, but its one major rivalry is with the Minuit clan.

Appearance and coloring: Shoyrus from the Bijou clan have light skin and dark hair for the most part. Small wings is a very strong attribute, which was caused when the Bijou clan was exiled from the sky by the Minuit clan. Heterochromia (two irises of an individual have different colors, or in which one iris has two colors) is very common in the clan.

We held our allies close

But our enemies even closer

Alliances:The Bijou clan is allied with the smaller villages throughout the Lost Desert, but is in a neutral state with Sakhmet.

Enemies: The Bijou clan only has one rival clan; the Minuit (Midnight) clan. Even though they live in the sky, these two go way back.
Many generations ago, both the Bijou and Minuit clan ruled the skies above the Lost Desert. However, the Minuit clan started to become greedy and exiled the Bijou clan. As a result, they had the skies all to themselves. The Bijou clan was forced to settle in the desert and their wings became crippled over the generations from their lack of flight. The Minuit clan still watches the Bijou clan with a sharp eye, trying to find any excuse to destroy the clan.

My story began with power

And ended with defeat

Prologue

Prologue

Coming soon~

A gallery of paintings

That seem to come to life

Art by others

Artists: Kned, Kned (againz 8D), Cerberus, Shalnya, Cat, Kari

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Customs

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Echarion

Faiole

Customs for Lhouk

This will be the end

For now

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About the design

Lhouk's design is based on the yang, the positive side of the yin-yang (bright, active, dry, hot and masculine). His design was made to contrast with Aura's design (and vice versa). The Lost Desert (as well as the colour) fit Lhoukas perfectly since the Lost Desert is dominated by the sun's heat during the day and his golden skin looks very much like strong rays from the sun.