Iramaat 2/?gift_of_earthNovember 4 2011, 05:45:31 UTC
One was a woman and a warrior both, strong and beautiful and Iramaat thought her interesting and a worthy opponent, if it ever came to blows. The second was all bluster and fire and wrath and Iramaat thought him a lout. The third was cool and reasoned and intellectual and Iramaat thought him blind to the the wonders of the world and that she could teach him to revel and dance and laugh and weep under the stars, if he would give her a chance. The fourth was weaker, but well-spoken and charming and Iramaat thought him amusing.
At first, Iramaat’s heart burned with wrath - who were these newcomers to demand that she stop what her people had been doing for her for generations? But she cooled her heart and thought, using all of her natural cunning - for their gods were many and their people many and if it came to a war, they would surely put her people to flight and burn her forest and perhaps even slay the mighty Iramaat herself! So she brought a delegation of her guardians and priests and spoke to these newcomers, extending tokens of peace and asking that every year they woul share and mingle their blood with her own and that in exchange, her people would stop their raids and instead, open trade with these Askoupurians (their histories say that the compromise was their idea, but it is well-known among the Iramakat that it was Iramaat who swore the oath of friendship first).
From that day forth, she and her people have lived in relative harmony with the southerners and more and more of her people have taken opportunities to wander southward and actually explore the strange lands. Iramaat herself has been content to ignore them, as along as they uphold their part of the bargain. Occasionally, she finds it amusing to play a joke or a trick by adjusting the border or diverting a river to see what they’ll do, but for the most part, she leaves them well enough alone. Recently, however, her curiosity has been piqued and she has considered going south to see for herself what sort of people they are....
4. Personality: IIramaat is a goddess, but she has a personality, of course. Her main 'domains' are wilderness, wild growth, the earth and fertility, although she certainly dabbles in the hunt and in war. She is, above all else, loyal and true to her people and you can respect her word (as long as you pay close attention, in any case). She will always keep a promise, but can (and will) find ways to twist the wording to her advantage in order to put herself in a better position. At the same time, she expects others to keep their promises to her (and also fully expects them to try similar tricks) and breaking a promise or oath to her is one of the easiest ways to earn her ire.
On that note, she has a terrible wrath when she is finally roused to anger and she will lash out at the nearest target of her anger without a second thought, unless she is restrained or takes time to think it through. It does take her some time (or a temper tantrum) to calm herself down, so when she's on the warpath, most people are advised to stay out of her way. Her anger is not blind, however - she will not hurt those she considers friends, followers or allies unless they happen to be the target of that anger. She can also be rather bloodthirsty when her wrath is roused - she is not a peaceful goddess.
By the same token, she is rather vain and believes herself to be one of the best, most intelligent, cunning and skilled goddesses of the world. Regardless of the truth of that particular belief, she certainly believes I and will flaunt her own beauty and that of her people as being above all else in the world, regardless of outside opinion. This vanity and pride has occasionally gotten her into trouble, but for the most part it is simply a vice. Although it can lead to exchanging barbed insults with those who don’t recognize her greatness.
At first, Iramaat’s heart burned with wrath - who were these newcomers to demand that she stop what her people had been doing for her for generations? But she cooled her heart and thought, using all of her natural cunning - for their gods were many and their people many and if it came to a war, they would surely put her people to flight and burn her forest and perhaps even slay the mighty Iramaat herself! So she brought a delegation of her guardians and priests and spoke to these newcomers, extending tokens of peace and asking that every year they woul share and mingle their blood with her own and that in exchange, her people would stop their raids and instead, open trade with these Askoupurians (their histories say that the compromise was their idea, but it is well-known among the Iramakat that it was Iramaat who swore the oath of friendship first).
From that day forth, she and her people have lived in relative harmony with the southerners and more and more of her people have taken opportunities to wander southward and actually explore the strange lands. Iramaat herself has been content to ignore them, as along as they uphold their part of the bargain. Occasionally, she finds it amusing to play a joke or a trick by adjusting the border or diverting a river to see what they’ll do, but for the most part, she leaves them well enough alone. Recently, however, her curiosity has been piqued and she has considered going south to see for herself what sort of people they are....
4. Personality: IIramaat is a goddess, but she has a personality, of course. Her main 'domains' are wilderness, wild growth, the earth and fertility, although she certainly dabbles in the hunt and in war. She is, above all else, loyal and true to her people and you can respect her word (as long as you pay close attention, in any case). She will always keep a promise, but can (and will) find ways to twist the wording to her advantage in order to put herself in a better position. At the same time, she expects others to keep their promises to her (and also fully expects them to try similar tricks) and breaking a promise or oath to her is one of the easiest ways to earn her ire.
On that note, she has a terrible wrath when she is finally roused to anger and she will lash out at the nearest target of her anger without a second thought, unless she is restrained or takes time to think it through. It does take her some time (or a temper tantrum) to calm herself down, so when she's on the warpath, most people are advised to stay out of her way. Her anger is not blind, however - she will not hurt those she considers friends, followers or allies unless they happen to be the target of that anger. She can also be rather bloodthirsty when her wrath is roused - she is not a peaceful goddess.
By the same token, she is rather vain and believes herself to be one of the best, most intelligent, cunning and skilled goddesses of the world. Regardless of the truth of that particular belief, she certainly believes I and will flaunt her own beauty and that of her people as being above all else in the world, regardless of outside opinion. This vanity and pride has occasionally gotten her into trouble, but for the most part it is simply a vice. Although it can lead to exchanging barbed insults with those who don’t recognize her greatness.
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