Sage Ravyn Paw
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Page Sage Raven Firestrike, of Autumn Grove, Rising Winds
"I need round flat rocks. Go, page, go!" -- Taver
A Day at the Faire
Sage sees some guy with two tails on his belt and points him out to Crimson
Sage- "Excuse me, but can I ask why you have two tails?"
Guy- "You can never have too many tails."
The two talk for a while longer.
Conclusion: There are no cousins (Kitsune) at the Renaissance Faire
Biography
Is addicted to Amtgard thanks to Taver and loves the park that she is with. Sage plays a healer and loves the fact that everyone tries to protect her. She often gloats about dying last. Her first Kingdom level event was on Saturday June 20th and she loved every minute of it(minus the burning sun and heat...and mud...lots of mud). Officially ended her reign as AG's first Regent in September 2009.
Character History
[Warning: Really long story.]
My family was very close to each other when I was a child. My mother tried to teach me and my sisters the 'Womanly' things of the world. I learned how to cook, sew, and clean from her. However, I learned the more interesting subjects from my father. He taught me how to read, write, and do math figures. Because I asked, he also taught me what I know about healing. From my brothers, I learned how to fight. If I didn't protect myself, I got bruises. Unfortunately, I was bruised more often then not.Every night, after diner, my family would sit around the fire to talk and sing. Eventually, my father would begin a story. All of his stories were about how the stars got up in the sky and what they signify. Afterwards, he and I would stand outside. I would ask him about sertain constellations. I was actually interested in the stars, even if it was also a wonderful way to get out of going to bed. I like to think that he knew that.
In all hindsight, one of th things that I regret the most is that I didn't spend more time with my cousins when I had the chance. They lived in a different world then I did, even if they were a part of the same clan as me. We all lived in a town that was mostly inhabited by the Firestrike kitsune. Their father was a lord, while their mother was dead. My cousins were left in the care of an elderly woman and her husband. They tended to 'run wild' as my father said. When talking about them as a group, my mother would call them 'those unfortunate children and their busy father.' Then, after a moment of thought, she would invite them over for a slightly awkward dinner.
Needless to say, I did not know my cousins very well. I still can't say that I got very close to any of them, other then Taver. Now, I can't help but wonder what they might have been like before we were changed and how they might have been transformed by the tragedy that befell the Firestrike clan.
I had found, among the few pieces of my father's library, a scroll about the stars. Once I saw it, I spirited the scroll and myself away to my own personal hidey-hole. I stayed there for hours, reading about the stars. I reread the story of my favorite constellation, Vulpecula, even though I had asked my father to tell the exact same story on a million different nights.
I cam home to massive fires. What had once been my home was a flickering orange and yellow sighed accompanied by the smell of burning fur and flesh. The smoke burned my eyes, causing them to tear up. After that, I didn't need the excuse of the smoke. I was simply crying. Fire rained down on my clan in a disaster that is not called the "Inferno", and I had survived by default.
It was a confusing time, but I was lucky. I wondered around in the smoldering buildings and ashes until I, somehow found somewhat familiar faces. I met up with my cousins, Taver and her brotheres. After that, a kind man named Ftyz took us it. He was half of the elderly couple that had raised my cousins. He was, as of the "Inferno" a widower. We made a home, but it was disturbed by nightmares and the hauntings of the past.
Suddenly, Taver left us. We didn't know it until she was gone and all hopes of tracking her had disappeared. I spent a week pacing the floor and worrying about my cousin. Was she safe? Would I slowly continue to loose the small family that I had? While these thoughts whirled around my mind, I couldn't help but to also wonder if any of my family might have survived the way that Taver's did. At the end of the week, I asked Fytz why Taver left. Instead, I earned myself a completely different sort of story then I was use to. Through it, I learned the cause of the "Inferno". I said my goodbyes and left that very same night.
Through the conversation with Fytz, I learned that Taver left us to seek revenge against the one in charge of the "Inferno". I knew that I was not as brave as her and I looked up to her for her actions. However, I did not try to follow her path. I did not believe that I would be helpful on a journey for revenge. Instead, my adventure was of a more selfish tone. I searched for my head, my heart, and my home.
I have always been a content kitsune. Smiles and happiness always came easily to me until the "Inferno". As I traveled, I found that I could smile again. When it was safe, I sang some of the songs that my siblings and I would sing around the fire and, at night, I recited my father's stories aloud. After some time, and twice as much distance, I could think clearly and pleasantly again. The nightmares of chaos and fire were few and far between. I soon discovered that adventure and wandering had healed my mind. Along the way I met a strange man that told me every great adventurer should have a coat of arms or a symbol to be recognized by. In honor of my father, and the family I had lost, I began wearing replications of the constellation Vulpecula on my clothing.
After roaming alone for so long, I began to feel lonely. Immediately after understanding this, I searched for the closest form of civilization. There, at Satyr's Crossing, is where I found, and was reunited with, my cousin. There was a previously unidentified weight that lifted from my heart when I was reassured that Taver was safe. It is there that I met new people and learned new talents, although I discovered that my fighting skills had not improved any since my brother's beatings. However, I quickly moved on to the neighboring Freehold of Autumn Grove, as it was smaller. Satyr's Crossing was to close to the size of the Firestrike's home.
Autumn Grove is were a met yet an other surprise. Venne, Taver's little brother, who I had left behind with Fytz, appeared at Autumn Grove and now lives there. Unfortunately, Taver's search for revenge was not over. She along on her journey and I was once again left behind. However, somehow I knew that she was safe at least for a while and I could rest easy in my home without following her.
Autumn Groves was, at one time, threatened by a group of bandits. An oddball of a monk, named Willy Makit, volunteered me to help him in creating and manning a catapult to destroy their tower. At the time, I had been searching for Dwarf Nettle to create a salve for Target, a fellow Autumn Grove member, to heal some particularly nasty bruises he had, somehow, acquired. Willy, a complete stranger to me at the time, approached me with the idea of a catapult. Without giving me a chance to reply, he led me to the supplies and told me how to get started. He was, and is, a peculiar fellow to say the least.
For a time after that, I was content to wander about Autumn Grove and to slowly attempt to improve upon both my sewing and my fighting. I became the regent of our Freehold that we called home, and, every now and then, I would return to Satyr's Crossing to check in on the people I knew. The scars of the past are healing quickly, but sometimes, at night, I will stare at the stars and wonder, once again, when the day will come when my family will be together again.
Even in a small place like Autumn Grove, things cannot stay simple. Although I tried to put the past behind me, there are certain events that will follow a person until something is resolved. Once again, the "Inferno" returned to haunt my cousin and me. However, this time, a person did not cause the dilemma. The person is the messenger. He claims to be of Firestrike blood and from the future. The message he bares is of death.
However, with every evil there is something good waiting just around the corner. Taver had told me that she felt that there was another Firestrike and that we could not be the only ones left. I was looking at the sky, simply watching the clouds since it was daylight, when the spirit of a fox appeared and let me know that one of my kin would be appearing soon. Confused by this statement, I put it to the back of my mind, until a Kitsune appeared at Autumn Grove one day. This Kitsune did not remember much. In fact, she remembered the Inferno, and she remembered me. At first I did not recognize her, but over time and with a little bit of searching, it was learned that she was Crimson Firestrike, my own sister. At last! A part of my family, even this small portion, is back together again. Even without her memories of our past, Crimson's return is one of the most valuable things in my life and might possibly help me to survive through this fate that the Firestrike from the future has warned us of.
Affiliated Groups
- Firestrike Clan
- Kitsunes of Amtgard - Kit
- Bloodgaurd
Belted Family
- Page to Taver Firestrike via nobility
Notable Accomplishments
- Braids amazing sashes.
- Sage has proven her mettle already, only being active a couple months. She is often accompanied by her real-life brother, Target.
More Information
- BESTEST PAGE EVER (Ask her about her pagely duties. She'll rant and laugh at the same time)
- Makes BAD ASS cookies.
- At least three people from Autumn Grove are connecting their stories to hers by finding her while she's collected herbs...and then trying to kill her.
- Finally has two tails like she's suppose to!
