Malasha "Asha" Peribanou

Malasha Peribanou, "Asha" for short.
Malasha Peribanou is the name her adoptive parents thought would be a good elvish name.
Age: One hundred and fifty-four.
Gender: Female.
Species: City Elven
Appearance:
Eyes Grey-green eyes.
Hair Dark brown hair
Skin Pale, flawless skin.
Body She is short and skinny, standing about five feet, three inches with a lithe, sprightly frame.

Clothing
She has many different outfits and dresses. Coming from the far north of the continent of Mat'cel, she often dresses in layers. The rest of her clothes are packed neatly in rolls and must be carried by a pack animal or left somewhere.

Dresses and clothing
Jewelry
Make-up and Body Paint
Soaps, perfumes, haircare, etc.

Dresses: Green silk tight dress, dark grey silk loose dress, white silk leggings and gloves, long sleeved black velvet top, black silk leggings, short sleeved dark red top, short sleeved dark green top, grey silk leggings, blue silk robe, black silk cape, grey wool cloak, light blue cotton dress, grey wool dress, black wool skirt, black silk skirt, purple silk dress, black silk ash, straw sun hat. Patchwork dresses: three.
Brown soft leather shirt tight, black cotton leggings and gloves, running sandals, fur lined soft leather boots, rabbit fur winter hat with earflaps, grey wool overcoat fur lined, red wool pants, grey wool socks, wool gloves and mittens, leather shell mittens, leather belt, braided belt, rope belt, blue cotton towel set, red wool scarf.

Jewelry: Silver comb, silver earrings: five, gold earrings, bronze earrings, silver necklaces: two, silver leaf necklace, silver necklace with single pearl, silver bracelets, bronze bracelets, bronze armbands, silver armbands, gold brooch, bronze clasp, gold ring, silver ring, silver ruby ring, silver emerald ring, silver chain belt, gold chain belt, bronze chain belt.

Make-up and Body Paint: Eye make-up, glitter, blush, lipstick, paint brushes, blue powder, blue powder paint, black powder, powder black paint, red powder, red powder paint, ash powder, ash powder paint. Mixing agent.
Soaps, perfumes and hair care: rose water perfume, almond scent perfume, sandalwood scent perfume, and jasmine, honey scent soap, citrus scented soap, plain soap, silk hair ribbons, silk kerchiefs, silk strings, brushes, combs, hair pins. Personal items.

Songbook: This wide red book has one hundred pages, with over two hundred fifty-seven songs carefully recorded, written in tiny print (front and back of pages). Elven, Human and Amaane songs are included. There are still thirty-four blank pages in the back for someone to add more songs (must be written in silver). There is a silver ribbon of cloth which is sewn to the book and used as a bookmark. If the book is opened and the silver ribbon placed over a song, the book will begin to sing and the sound of a musical orchestra will be heard. The book was given to her by her master who trained her in Aikido.

Guild/Rank: Bard Wanderer (Dancer)

Personality: Asha loves to dance and to help others. Calm and happy, she is extremely outgoing and friendly. She would help a wounded dragon or share drinks with a band of outlaws. She isn't without fear, she has merely learned to control it. When she was younger she was more concerned with being a great dancer and was often afraid of people who tried to take advantage of her. Her skill in Aikido now gives her confidence in herself.

She likes gatherings and parties and is always up for drinking and fine dining. She seeks to avoid fighting by discussing, negotiating and she will even challenge people to odd contests (ie arm wrestling) rather than combat. Kind and understanding, she doesn't often interfere where she isn't wanted and doesn't press her morality on others. She can be somewhat self-sufficient, yet she prefers to rely on others (usually likes to buy food, clothing, drinks). As a performer, interacting with others is what she does. Her hobbies include: Sewing, swimming, calligraphy, floral arranging. Dancing isn't a hobby, it is who she is.

Parents: She was adopted at a very young age by Orerlirt and Hren Fletcher, of the Catcher Amaane tribe on the continent of Mat'cel. Since she is now one hundred and fifty-four years old, her adoptive parents are likely dead (or very, very old). Her parents were simple wilderness folk and were not guild members.

Siblings: Two. Her adoptive family had two Amaane children. She has two living older sisters Hega and Alldaut.

Other Familial Ties: None, there are fewer than two hundred Amaane.

Background: Starting her dancing career in a civilized city on the continent of Mat'cel, she left after a number of years. Still hoping to continue as a dancer, she moved to a different city, which was under the threat of war, yet things were slightly better for her there. Around this time she met a human who was very fast and strong, despite his ancient age. He befriended Asha. Learning of her troubles with unwanted attention (and seeing her wondrous dancing skill) he resolved to teach her the secret martial art of Aikido.

She trained in the wilderness for decades, and was an excellent student – performing martial arts moves with the same fluid ease as her dancing. By the time she left her wise teacher, she had learned to have much more confidence in herself and isn't nearly as afraid of speaking out or causing trouble. She fights her own duels now, if necessary, although she prefers to talk, negotiate or charm her way out of trouble. She may also challenge opponents to contests rather than combat. She loves all life and has never killed anyone or even wielded a weapon in practice or combat. Her knives are for preparing food and her hatchet is for chopping wood. She fights unarmed and subdues or knocks out her foes rather than killing them. She is extremely kind, even to monsters, although she doesn't normally bother creatures who wish to be left alone.

Aikido
There is no competition in Aikido, where each student seeks to come closer to a perfect sense of harmony. As in the center of a whirlwind, the Aikido master can fend off the attacks of any and all who approach. One attempts to accommodate the opponent as much as possible, so a person wishing to push a knife there should be allowed, no, helped to do so. Of course, the Aikido master would never be so rude as to interfere with the path of the knife by getting in its way. And the attacker will have to follow his knife hand as it is speeded up by the hand of the Aikido defender. This kind of technique also involves a body flip or throw which is used in place of avoiding or blocking an attack.

When subduing opponents, the idea is to seize the leading part of the attacker's body, usually at the wrist or ankle. At this point one can either use the attacker's momentum in a flip, or, by applying a joint lock, one can lead the attacker around into a helpless position on the ground.

She can aid in healing through touch by manipulating pressure points. And can focus to increase her natural abilities.

Aikido Karumi-Jutsu Zenjoriki: The mystic ability to reduce her weight to a fraction of her normal body weight. In Asha's case, about seventeen pounds. Works only on her body, not on clothes or possessions, only when invoked, requires concentration. Indefinite duration, as long as she concentrates. Can fall up to two thousand feet and suffer no more than bumps and bruises. Can jump ten times normal distance, in Asha's case fifty feet up or sixty-five feet across. Can climb any surface without fear of failure or falling. Can tread lightly across delicate surfaces, fragile bridges, or china teacups without fear of collapse, damage or disturbance.

She still loves to dance, run, play, race deer, and laugh, dancing most of all. Yet she has come to realize people in a backcountry bar need to see an amazing performance as much as those in a renowned palace hall. She is not as concerned with her career as she was before and has begun a life of adventure.

Childhood: She was adopted by Amaane after invaders destroyed her parent's village. Her parents escaped, and they never returned to look for her assuming she died in the attack. A very physical person, she has always enjoyed dancing. When she was old enough, she attended an Elven school of dance, paid for by her loving adopted parents. After she finished dancing school, she began her career.

In Shadow Star: She was shipwrecked on ShadowStar about 16 years ago, a few years after leaving the continent of Mat'cel for a life of adventure. She rapidly gained the rank of Bard Wanderer in the specialty of dance and has been performing in various places. Recently, she has felt called to assist her new homeland in its struggle with Chaos.

Pets

Pet name(s): Towa
Species: Hippogryph
Pet description(s): Towa has brown feathers and deep dark eyes. She cares very much for Asha and reluctantly tolerates Asha's constant admonitions not to rip enemies limb from limb. She can be trusted not to eat anyone Asha specifically instructs her to carry, but only if the order is clearly repeated. Towa hates to carry anyone but Asha and will be in a foul mood for a week afterwards. She is unlikely to bite or maul those who are currently feeding her or if Asha is nearby, still she would definitely attack anyone who provokes her or harms Asha. Towa loves flying with Asha, since Asha doesn't care how she flies and Towa doesn't have to prevent Asha from falling. Dancing in the sky is their way of playing.

Bond
Bond type: Ryuuki
Bond name: Roth

Appearance: Dark grey fur/grey scales and electric blue eyes. Personality: Extremely loyal, not terribly cunning, friendly, strong willed and sure of herself.

Ability: TEARS OF THE SEQUIOA
Requires a piece of crystal bigger than a quarter carat. If a crystal "tear" is broken, the very first morning following a night of no one watching the area will find a giant Sequoia tree growing to a height of about two hundred feet. If the glowing shards are thrown over an area, then a few smaller trees, about one hundred feet in height will be present after a night unwatched. These trees will be at least three or four dozen feet away from each other. If the broken tear is flung from a high place with the wind, up to a dozen fifty foot tall trees will be spread, each occurring more than a hundred feet apart. As long as the redwood trees live, any tree, sapling or tree seed near them will mature three times as fast. The Giant Redwoods themselves will grow three times as fast as they normally do, spreading seeds after only seven years and quickly reaching heights over two hundred and eighty feet, where their growth slows to a normal steady pace. They can survive over three thousand years naturally. If "planted" inside a house or castle, the tree will silently burst through the roof in the night. If in a mountain cave or other place the tree can't burst out of, it will cover walls, ceilings and floors with wood, bark and small branches, often entirely sealing smaller openings with hard wood. Teardrop Redwood seeds.