Reilley | Blackwood Stag | Witch

 new section on how he might interact with others !! 
        + personality progression update !!!

alriiight look at my precious !!!

ive been itching to finish this up for ~d a y s~

thank you again to IthilFaer for this

(bear in mind to that ive literally never RPd before OOPS sorry [tapes L plate to head])

status

 seeking tutors / others to train with  
 Mentions: Feel free to mention Reilley if you need him for something - no need to ask !!
 Roleplay: Open for plots, minor & major, r o m a n c e  *
 Sparring: Open to training and sparring with others
 Fighting: Open to plausible fight scenarios - magical or physical!
 Breeding: Closed 
fawnlings rp tracker journal

*check out the tracker for a bit more info on his plans / what he'd be looking for

basic info

Name: Reilley
alternate spelling of 'riley'
Gender: Stag
Age: 12 (pictured a little older)
Date of Birth: year 756 of the new age
Height: 12.1hh at current age, predicted 12.2hh
Build: light-medium
Phenotype: Sooty Silver Bay Partially Restricted Fawn
Genotype: Ee/Aa/nSty/nZ/fwfw/nrz
Eye Colour: brown in undamaged eye, silver in blind one
Design Sheet: Bacon Design | Reilley
Rack Design: Reilley's Rack, 'Halo of Thorns'

Sire: Delaney, Blackwood stag [NPC Raider] deceased
(sooty bay max part restricted fawn)
Dam: Eilidh, Blackwood doe, presumed deceased
bacon design for her is here
Bloodline: 100% Blackwood
Magic Type: black magic, possession

Herd: Blackwood
Herd Position: herd member, witch, may want to be a shaman
Current Location: Blackwood,
usually around Widow's Hollow but makes frequent trips around the area of Uir's meadow
a map tracking Reilley & important locations

skill points

Speed: 13 [Medium Level] (Injury Cap: 19 points max)
Stamina: 22 [Advanced Level] 
Strength: 6 [Basic Level] (Build Cap: 19 points max)

Magic:
    Possession: 15 [Medium Level]
    second strain is necromancy, unknown to him

Herbalism: 17 [Medium Level]
Crafting: 0 [Basic Level]

Experience: 1

Breakdown
+3 speed - base bonus
+4 stamina - base bonus
+3 strength - base bonus
+2 speed - starter bonus
+2 stamina - starter bonus
+5 magic - starter bonus
+2 herb lore - starter bonus
+1 herb lore - art -  The Mother's Pearls
+3 stamina - lit - 2000+ words - The Wolf's Gaze (Story)
+1 stamina - art - The Wolf's Gaze (Art)
+2 magic (possession) - lit - 1000-1999 words - The Recluse & The Rats (Story)
+1 magic (possession) - art - The Recluse & The Rats (Art)
+1 speed - lit - 1000-1999 words - Snow-Blind Faith (Story)
+1 stamina ^^^
+1 speed - art - Snow-Blind Faith (Art)
+1 herb lore - lit - 400-999 words - The Wonders of Willowreed (Story)
+1 herb lore - art - The Wonders of Willowreed (Art)
+1 magic (possession) - lit - 400-999 words - Ermine Pilot (Story)
+1 magic (possession) - art - Ermine Pilot (Art)
+1 stamina - lit - 400-999 words - Return of a Familiar Face (Story)
+3 speed - collab lit - 1000-1999 words - Meet Your Maker (RP)
+1 strength - fighting with another fawnling
+1 experience - losing a fight
+2 herb lore - lit - 1000-1999 words - Weather the Storm
+1 herb lore - art - Blackoak Magic
+4 speed - collab lit - 2000+ words - Thaw
+2 strength - training/sparring with a fawnling of higher level
+2 herb lore - collab art - Easier Days
+10 stamina - 2015 christmas bonus
+1 herb lore - lit - 400-999 words - The Garden
+1 herb lore - lit - 400-999 words - A Trade
+1 magic (possession) - art - Cardinal
+1 herb lore - art - Tender Moss
+3 herb lore - collab lit - Solucionis
+1 magic (possession) - art - Holding the Hare
+1 magic (possession) - art - Dreams of the Pack
+1 magic (possession) - lit - 400-999 words - Dreams of the Pack
+1 magic (possession) - art - Aerial Visitor
+1 herb lore - art - Deep Azure Woods

details

Voice Match: Benedict Cumberbatch as Martin Crieff
Sexuality: Gay
Personality
|| Eager || Determined || Compulsive || Blunt || Reclusive || Resourceful || Emotional || Insecure || Modest ||
Despite still being quite young, he has matured past his years in terms of independence and is very well managed within his own bubble, showing resourcefulness, discipline, and a calculating mind, and is more than willing to help others. He often uses humour and wit as a shield of bravado to hide his abundant anxieties and insecurities. In the past, he has let his sharp tongue irritate a fair few of his elders and peers alike, but while he still has the capacity and occasionally the intent to be catty or smart-mouthed, he has been learning to rein it in. On the rare occasion he does step out of line he either regrets it himself first, or regrets it after he gets the retaliation in return. Spiky personality, sharp tongue, and avoidant behaviour aside, he is really a gentle boy at heart, and rarely resorts to violence in real situations despite training to be able to do so. 
While he still finds it hard to accept help, he is learning that safety and security - particularly in a place like Blackwood - means sticking together and staying strong as a herd. He himself would choose to help another out in a heartbeat without even considering it a choice, and he craves acceptance and respect. As predicted by those who knew him as a fawn, he did grow out of that typical teenage angst and rebellion phase and proved he really didn't have the mean streak he pretended to have, though they concede he will probably always have razor-sharp wit on his side. He's still constantly working on being more open and he's truly coming to understand the importance of communication without avoiding everyone too much, although his social and general anxiety make this rather difficult. In truth, he really does understand what others are thinking and feeling very deeply even if it doesn't come across that way, and is both compassionate and willing to listen. Weirdly though, he's never had any problem with talking to and playing with fawns. For a weird recluse, he's surprisingly good with kids and really does enjoy their company, thinking of them as very pure beings yet to be coloured by the world and their experiences. As a result of these things - plus his need to impress - he loves teaching youngsters what he knows, but also enjoys teaching older fawnlings a thing or two.
He is naturally very curious and logical, and wants to experience as much as possible for himself. While he will take others opinions into account, he would rather feel and judge on his own, drawing his own conclusions on individuals and groups alike. Reilley is both terrified and intrigued by the concept of other herds, but has yet to form his own opinion of them just yet, as he hasn't talked to fawnlings still loyal to other herds yet.
He isn't incapable of physical activity in raiding, patrols, or any hard graft, but doesn't have much real confidence in his ability because of how his Coming of Age ritual panned out, his disability, and his light build in comparison to the warriors in his life. He is trying to build himself up but is surprisingly content to just rely on stamina and other non-physical skills. He is very interested in experimenting with and gaining strength in as much magic as he can get his hooves to, happy to take on the rank of witch - his initial goal - for now, although he is becoming increasingly enamoured by herb lore, its many uses, and how much it can help others. He very rarely trains with others, which is just down to his weird social skills more than anything because he would very much like to train with others or find a proper tutor.
It's fairly safe to say he's affected by some mental disorders - most likely a mix of anxiety and depression. He often overthinks situations and has to separate his own thoughts from intrusive ones or bodily reactions, which doesn't help his odd outward image. He comes across as quite childish or dependent at times, but hates that part of him. In truth, its more than understandable to the majority of other fawnlings, but he will always have bad feelings towards what he considers his own failures.
note: i am an anxiety & depression sufferer myself, Reilley's thought pattern is heavily based on my own, no worries there ^^
motivation...
The spring following his winter alone - finally coming to his senses after his father died - he set about his secret mission of finding out what happened to his mother, and picking up where she left off as much as he can. He knows she was a daring and courageous doe, but he did not know how far this went until he found her string of wolf teeth - hunted wolves. By becoming as good at magic as he can be, he hopes to connect with his witch mother as much as possible, and hopes to make her memory proud. His curiosity is also a strong drive for him, and would very much like to be taken to other territories sometime soon.
on wolves...
Although many Blackwoods know a thing or two about wolves, he has a special interest in them. On the one hand, he has a split of fear/anger at them for causing deaths very close to him, and he wants to carry on the tradition of proving himself against them regularly but he's not sure about going out to kill anymore of them as he isn't very violent at all. He does understand that its their way of survival to hunt though, and is interested in learning about them - in particular to go about practicing possession magic on them. It's quite twisted but he would like to see himself as a being with an established dominion over one of the most feared animals in the Western Isles. 
His recent encounters with Hel the wolf doe and possessing wolves himself, he is very interested in understanding them as well as possible, and its quite likely his desire for dominion may be branching off towards understanding. He is perfectly fine with this, curiosity will win out in the end.

Appearance
He was an unusually early bloomer, growing his first rather unimpressive rack in his 5th year, and could now be mistaken for a full adult. His overall appearance makes him look less than welcoming and trustworthy, and is rather lacking in thicker fur except a small train along his neck with a good beard for his age, while his mane and tail are rather long, thin and frizzy. The addition of his damaged eye, his thin almost greyhound-like face and crooked nose bring more to this effect. The lack of confidence in his physical ability is easy to understand by looking at him; while he expects to reach past 12hh, he is of a lighter build with his physical condition projects a gaunt spectre like appearance. He has been very proud of his rack ever since it started growing out, circling his head like a crown or a halo, and hopes it will fill out even more before he stops growing, even if it will undoubtedly be smaller than many. The area of trauma to the right side of his face includes the silvery white eye which was badly damaged during the final blows of his ritual wolf hunt, with a spread of scars radiating down his face.
He wears a few of Wiim's shed feathers in his mane, as well as 2 canine teeth from his first wolf kill on a hair string, and the 18 teeth he found in his mothers den also on a hair string
>> RACK REFERENCE <<
the silver eye...
His right eye was badly damaged by a wolf and his sight in this eye is very heavily impaired. It works at about 50% capacity with the added difficulty of the silver mist of scar tissue covering it. He can just about distinguish shapes if they are contrasted enough to their surroundings or the background white haze, and can identify high levels light/shadow. The effect is rather like looking through white tissue paper. It's night-vision is entirely wrecked and he is essentially half blind in dark conditions unless there is a strong light source nearby.

record

background

His slightly strange disposition is mostly due to his mother going missing when he was around 3 years old, and his sires decision to keep Reilley by his side threw him head-first into the dangerous world of hiding close to large patrol parties and raiders. No one knows where his dam is is and most presume she is dead, but his basic traits of wit and a secretive kindness come from her, as does his vague knowledge of herbs. His sire was neither of good or bad reputation, but was very torn between trying to keep up his service and keeping up with how his son, and passed on his sense of unfaltering duty and determination to Reilley. His death due to being ambushed by wolves crossed Reilley into being nearly a ghost in the forest. At the time, he had been trying to push towards the raiders' lifestyle, but his father's death and later his CoA ritual turned him to rekindling his mother's use of magic and herbs to an extent. The events of his Coming of Age ritual changed several aspects of his life. He did pass the ritual, bringing back bloodied teeth which now hang in his mane, but only just. He blundered through it as soon as his first rack grew at age 5, and its still something of a sore spot, he may eventually own up to it being reckless and arrogant of him. He considers it to be more of a failure than success because of the injuries he sustained, although its still very impressive that a such a young buck even survived his encounter. The wolf - a rather old and creaky one - kicked hard at him while pinned down, scratching up his face and neck as well as nearly blinding the eye. He wants to repeat the ritual until it is no trouble to him, adding to the tooth string and (he hopes) making him seem worthwhile to Blackwood as a whole.
Reilley's garden
To make his knowledge in herbs as useful as possible to the average Blackwood in trouble as well as himself, he has been cultivating a small patch of collected plants he is trying to persuade to grow in the patch behind his tree. Most notably right now, the garden has a holly bush, a crop of willowreed, and a boulder he is hollowing for trapping rainwater. He has collected a few strains of fungi growing on the dead branch, but he has yet to identify or use them, and will likely need help in doing so.

social

Mate: none
Offspring: none 

guestimations on how he might interact with ...
    blackwood stags; He's still a huge awkward fish and might be a little brash if hes in a bad mood, but hes very unlikely to be openly hostile towards other blackwood stags - especially after what happened with Reichenbach. And as a gay buck, hes even MORE awkward when he is interested in them, but is often oblivious of his natural flirty bantering nature, and even m o r e oblivious of his efforts to help them in whatever service they request of him.
    blackwood does; As any young Blackwood should, he was always taught that does are to be treated well or even revered. He's rather awkward around them for a different reason, as he doesnt want to offend, annoy, or do anything without their say-so, but do exactly as they wish and assist however he can. He would avoid getting into a hostile fight with a doe at all costs too. Despite his being attracted to stags, he would be very honoured to be claimed by a doe for her harem - he doesnt think this will ever happen, and he isn't keen on breeding himself right now, but if he was asked, he would find it hard to say no.
    outsider stags; The group he is most likely to get into a tussle with. He is usually in the practice of forming opinions of other fawnlings on his own, and hasn't had an encounter with a fawnling still loyal to another herd yet, but what he has heard from defectors now living in Blackwood isn't boding well. Reilley isn't a particularly violent buck by nature no matter how catty he gets, but speaking badly of his fellow herdmembers might tip him over the edge.
    outsider does; His overall attitude towards does would still come over strongly even when dealing with other herds, but if his patience is wearing thin then they may still manage to get into the line of fire - particularly if the doe in question isn't being nice about Blackwood and does from Blackwood.
    all fawns; Weirdly for such a reclusive oddball, Reilley is very fond of children; playing with them, teaching them things, caring for them. Blackwood fawns could get away with murder under his watch, and hey - even outsider fawns aren't lost causes, right?

relationships

    Wiim "Veem" [NPC]
His closest companion is a crow he managed to befriend called Wiim, and she helps him out in collecting plants, doing fiddly work, and finding subjects for practicing magic along with keeping him company. She was part of a mid-sized murder of crows which frequented Widow's Hollow during his young years - where Reilley still tends to lurk - and their mutual interest in playing games from the trees to the ground helped them bond. Being a corvid, she has picked up what the fawnlings around her are saying enough to squawk Reilley's name when she wants his attention, although she does do it just for fun as well. Since Reilley can go long stints without talking to other fawnlings, he has a habit of talking to Wiim as if she can understand him, which creeps out a few fawnlings in the process. She herself is a rather bossy and cheeky bird, often making loud noises and messing around with Reilley (such as idly picking dirt out of his mane that he hasn't managed to shift).
    The Rats
Reilley's den had been taken over by rats in the time his mother died and he reclaimed it, but he hasn't chased them out. He has allowed them to stay and brings in extra food for them, in exchange for their "services" as possession practice targets. He has now grown quite fond of them.
    Samael
His father's close friend and understudy, one of the only fawnlings who can find Reilley without too much trouble. He has taken Reilley on as a sort of charge when time allows. Reilley wasn't sure what to make of it at first but has now accepted the help and guidance of an older stag, and trusts Samael deeply.
    Reichenbach
Reilley is indebted to Reichenbach after he lost a fight (Y763NA), starting in Reilley's petty insults and ending in begging for his life to be spared. He is now under an obligation to offer services in herb lore to the stag until he is released.
    Masozi
After their chance encounter, the pair have decided to trade lessons in their talents in order to further their progress towards their goals; as of Spring Y763NA Masozi is giving Reilley lessons in physical fighting technique in return for his knowledge in herb lore.
    Eilidh
Reilley is currently unaware of his mothers survival, but doesnt really know what to think about her regardless

timeline

Year 756 of the New Age
Spring - Reilley is born

Year 757 of the New Age 
Autumn - The Mother's Pearls: Artwork 

Year 758 of the New Age 
Autumn - Hold On!:  Artwork 

Year 759 of the New Age 
Early Autumn - Eilidh, his dam, goes missing. She is quickly presumed dead.

Year 761 of the New Age
Early Spring - Delaney, his sire, is ambushed and killed by wolves.
Summer - Reilley's Coming of Age ritual takes place.
    gains scar scatter on right side of face & neck, eye is damaged
    adds 2 wolf teeth to his chain

Year 762 of the New Age
Mid Autumn - The Wolf's Gaze: Artwork | Literature
    picks up his mother's own string of wolf teeth
Early Winter - The Recluse & The Rats: Artwork | Literature
Mid Winter - Snow-Blind Faith: Artwork | Literature
Mid Winter - The Wonders of Willowreed: Artwork | Literature
Late Winter - Ermine Pilot: Artwork | Literature

Year 763 of the New Age
Early Spring - Return of a Familiar Face: Artwork | Literature
Spring - Meet Your Maker: Literature
    gains bite scar on nape of neck in amongst his mane
Spring - Weather the Storm: Artwork | Literature
Spring - Blackoak Magic: Artwork
Spring - Thaw: Literature
Spring - Easier Days: Artwork
Late Summer - The Garden: Literature
Autumn - RP in progress
Autumn - A Trade: Literature
Winter - RP in progress

Year 764 of the New Age
Spring - Cardinal: Artwork
Summer - Tender Moss: Artwork
Summer - Solucionis: Literature
Autumn - Holding the Hare: Artwork
Winter - She-Wolf in Fawnlings Clothing: Literature

Year 765 of the New Age
Early Spring - Dreams of the Pack: Artwork & Literature
Autumn - The Verdict: Literature

Year 766 of the New Age
Summer - Aerial Visitor: Artwork

Year 767 of the New Age
Spring - Deep Azure Woods: Artwork



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