Ukiah Raven

Gypsy

• Basic Info

  • Name: Ukiah Raven
  • Gender: Female
  • Played by: Chantarelle

• The Past

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  Ravens screams fell upon deaf ears and were met only with whispers back and forth among the crowd. She was not handling this very well. "She will never be full Romani." The elders were the hardest on her as she was beat and tortured into stillness and tied naked to a tree stump. It was now when a true Romani could and would remain stoic and all-receiving with gratitude for the marks of the tribe. But now, with lips bleeding, bruised eyes and flesh, came the end and throughout the entire ceremony she had kept quiet...solemn even, but now, as the blade cut through muscle and sinews, exposing her spinal column to the world, Ukiahs' trance-like state fell away like a veil. Extreme pain was funny the way it brought forth agony, anger and submission all at once. Somewhere beyond the pain she knew it was over and she had shamed her entire tribe. The ritual could have ended right then and there, she would be known henceforth as a speck and for the rest of her life and she would have to be nothing but an apprentice and lesser community member. But the elders wanted to make an example of her failing, so they extended her pain beyond the point of consciousness, bringing her back with smelling salts each time she past out. This was not for sadistic amusment but a contingency plan. To put her back into a state of disassociation so she could at least save some dignity before they took away her life. She was 7.
  
  Height: 5'10
  
  Build: toned, curvy, athletic
  
  Languages: English and some Romanian
  
  Scars: one large scar that starts at the base of her neck, down her spine to her tailbone. Romani symbols are tattooed over the length of the discoloration.
  
  Personality: She strives for perfection in herself at all times this manifests itself in diet, exercise, and hygiene. She's had almost two decades to perfect the english language and it shows by almost an imperceptible accent.
  
  History: Ukiah Raven was born Romani, or in layman terms, a gypsy. Romani Gypsies are said to have their roots in India and came to Europe in the 13th century. Gypsys are nomadic only be necessity thus, Ukiah didn’t live in a caravan but in a small apartment. Romani’s did not follow one faith but were “scattered by god as the stars in heaven.” Ukiah believed in older magiks like her intuition. She had been born in Romania and brought here to the United States when she was 12. Always has been. Running from her past and the pain. Hell, running came easy. It was stopping that was the difficult part. When she wasn't running she was in the gym. 20 hours a week rain or snow.