From the Beginning…

In the lands of Shukumei, there exists a tree. A tree unlike any other, really, that provides the lands with all of their magic and life and watches over its inhabitants. This tree is known as Yggdrasil, and it is the center of all of Shukumei's existence. Though despite its powers, Yggdrasil cannot guard itself from all of the dangers in the world. There are dark magics even in Shukumei that provide a great threat to Yggdrasil's power and lifeforce. And so the great tree was forced to create a new defensive mechanism... twelve children who would be born from the tree itself and whose lives would be dedicated to growing into proper and powerful guardians for their maker.

And so twelve leaves were fashioned from the great tree and provided a little extra magic, as a boost... from these twelve leaves were born twelve children, in the form of puppies. After all, it was the wolves of Shukumei who had occupied and protected its lands for so many years. Each pup varied in appearance and personality, but all held a little piece of Yggdrasil's magic all their own. Magic that would help them with their eventual fate. These puppies were not yet ready to be released out into the world alone, however. And so the tree fashioned a tiny universe inside itself for them to grow in isolation and relative peace, a land where they could develop and, as they aged, have their abilities and will put on trial to train them for their future tasks. For one day they will be moved into the lands of Shukumei as they were meant to be; the guardians of Yggdrasil.

Basic Information

{Name} Rhennium
{Age} Child
{Gender} Female
{Paint} Spotted
{Species} Lupe
{Size} Unusually Small
{Powers} TBA
{Homeland} Shukumei: Yggdrasil
{Love} Yuck.
{Parentage} The Yggdrasil
{Love} Yuck.
{Children} Yuck.

Updates and Storyline

Because Rhennium's life has only just begun, it would be pointless to add a story section here. Also, it would be quite dull since it would consist of a few drab sentences and then a reminder to come by later if you want something more interesting. Therefore, until her story is played out, this will be a sort of 'journal' section, written in my own voice: third person for Rhenni. It will be updated as frequently as possible, and it will reflect on her actions and growth in Shukumei.

August 2009
In the beginning, the world had not existed.
It could only properly start when it was needed, after all, and for many hundreds of years things had simply been too peaceful to require any extra defensive measures. And even when the need for more security had been identified, very little action was taken at first. No, the world was only created when the children were; the children of the life-giving tree Yggdrasil in the lands of Shukumei. When more protection was required for the ancient entity, its solution was to create twelve youths from its magic. For those twelve children, the world was born. It was to be their home, their sanctuary, until they were ready to face the trials of the larger world, their fate.
Today, the puppies were born into their little world within Yggdrasil. All of them woke up to find a bright, shiny new world with many things to discover. They were born mostly knowing how to walk, however some of them stumbled more than others. Rhennium ended up rolling down a hill right into Thisk, another of the twelve guardians. He was flustered, but they ended up giggling about it. Most of the puppies found something to eat and drink, sometimes finding themselves sidetracked by frogs and flowers. Curiosity was a common emotion among the twelve: everything was new and interesting. Not many of them felt up to socializing, but most likely because they were too busy figuring out how to move around their new home. They are puppies, after all.

December 2009
The puppies have split off into groups in their world inside Yggdrasil. They are not ready, yet, to discover the outside world.. however they must learn to fend for themselves and work together. Rhennium can be found with Mulche and Adrian in a clearing in the forest, near the original waking point. It is very overcast; the sky is filled with menacing clouds. The weather is quite cold. Soft grass and a few flowers fill the clearing, and on the northern edge of the trees there's a small outcrop of rocks. A very strong wind is blowing, kicking up some dust from the rocky area.… {to be continued}

Next Date, 2010
Coming as soon as I have an update…

The Children of Yggdrasil

As you have already read, the Children of Yggdrasil were born from leaves belonging to the tree itself, and they are meant to grow into guardians of the tree and even the lands of Shukumei itself. There are twelve children in all; they all hold powers and values that are important to their world. As they grow up, they will grow into their own individual personalities but they will always remain bonded and they will always remain the Guardians of Yggdrasil.

HERE I WILL PUT STUFF ABOUT THE PUPPIES. KTHX.

A Day In the Life

Rhennium, although she is a puppy, has a very strong personality. Yes, she has room to grow, but many of her characteristics are here to stay.
As are most puppies, Rhennium is incredibly curious. However, she is not distracted by anything and everything the new world has to offer; she usually takes notice of things that others don't. She wants to know the most about the most things because of her competitive streak, but this works well for her because she looks further into things that catch her interest than others might. The inner-workings of machines, nature, and living-beings all intrigue her. If there were a machine before her she would want to pick it apart to learn how to put it together again; if something in nature perplexes her she would go to great lengths to understand the origin and cause, as well as the effect it has on the rest of the world. With others, she wants to know the reasoning behind their thoughts and she wants to know and understand everything that has crossed their mind. She is very friendly and outspoken, partially because she is mostly loving at heart but also because she uses it to sort of lure in others so that she can learn about them and understand them better.
Rhenn is easily excited and amused. This could be seen as a naïve trait caused by her youth, but she isn't naïve about it. She is able to predict things and make assumptions and draw conclusions but she enjoys allowing herself to become excited about the smaller things in life. It makes her happier day-to-day and she does this by looking for new, interesting facts about plants and animals that she may have seen dozens of times before.
Although Rhennium is very amicable, she has her faults. She is awfully stubborn about anything and everything; she won't spend very much time arguing, but if she has an idea in her head she will do it no matter what, even if others disagree. Sometimes this may be frustrating for others, because she will not sit around and discuss something that she has already decided on, or a subject that she disagrees with them about. Rhenn will simply stop talking, having already settled on the answer in her head. She may leave and do whatever it was she wanted to do, or she may just sit there in silence, refusing to answer what she believes are silly remarks and arguments.
Snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails.. isn't that what little boys are made of? That's how the rhyme goes, at least, but Rhennium isn't an ordinary girl. She finds beauty in the ugliest of creatures. She enjoys rolling in the mud and dirt; chasing toads; eating slugs and spiders. She never shows interest in things that most female lupes would: however, she isn't gender confused.. just more of a tomboy.
Physically, Rhennium is very small. She was born smaller than the other Eleven Guardians. Of course, she has more spunk than many of them as well, which makes her unafraid of anything that any normal runt would be. For whatever reason, she seems sort of invincible. She could jump from a tree twenty times her size and land without a scratch; she never thinks about what might happen to her because she just assumes she'll be okay, considerin she's never been hurt.
Inside Yggdrasil, there are many different climates for the puppies to explore in because it echoes the outside world, and they must learn how the real world is before they are ready to join it. Rhennium obviously has a preference for the warmer climates, and she gets cold very easily. However, she can withstand incredible heat- actually, she very much enjoys insanely hot temperatures.
As Rhennium grows, she will surely find out more about herself, as will I.

Preferences

More
-Warm weather
-Sticky substances
-Metallic items
-Company
-Disoveries/Exploring


Less
-Chilly weather
-Arguments
-Orders
-Being alone
-Sitting still

Relations

Coming soon…

Adoptables

Ah, the part that some of you have been waiting for throughout this entire page. Kate finally got around to making some new adoptables, and decided to put them here. Requests are really only open to members of Shukumei and close friends, and even then I would PREFER Trades just because I don't have much time anyway and so I love getting adopts for my pets. I reserve the right to always refuse a trade (usually it will be because I just cannot find the time and I don't want to take on trades I do not have time for). Also, these are not to be used in the BC or claimed as your own artwork. The signature may never be taken off, and if you would please link them back to Rhennium's page or my IKIB lookup, it would be much appreciated. It would probably be best if you saved these to your own computer and uploaded them, simply because I only use imageshack and I wouldn't want you to lose your adoptable. DO NOT TAKE ONES THAT DO NOT BELONG TO YOU! Alrighty, here we go!

For Rhennium

Images of Rhenni go here…

Time to Say Our Goodbyes

Credits

Pieces of the writing about the Yggdrasil tree and the twelve guardians belong to Gobigobu, and the Project Puppy idea belongs to Gobigobu and Avallon.
Each puppy character is credited to their respective owners.
The world of Shukumei is credited to Nikker and Kerd2006.
Especially thanks to Nikker for working hard on beta and making roleplays like this possible.
Thank you to all my friends in Shukumei who make developing characters through roleplay easier because of their amazing talent and dedication.
xoxo kate