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'''Snarky Cythra Feralclaw née Seord Wildclaw, Transcendent Bard, Word Mistress of Elanthia'''
'''Snarky Cythra Feralclaw née Seord Wildclaw, Transcendent Bard, Word Mistress of Elanthia'''
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==Description==
==Description==


Cythra has wicked cat-slitted violet eyes. Her black-streaked auburn mane is very long and wavy, and is worn loose. She has glittered silver fur, a straight tail and a lithe figure.
She has wicked cat-slitted violet eyes. Her black-streaked auburn mane is very long and wavy, and is worn loose. She has glittered silver fur, a straight tail and a gracefully slender figure.
She is tall for a [[Prydaen]].
She is tall for a [[Prydaen]].


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Cythra affirmed her vows with [[Eurynomile]] before the gods in the 5th month of Uthmor the Giant in the year of the Crystal Snow Hare, 440.
Cythra affirmed her vows with [[Eurynomile]] before the gods on the 35th day in the 5th month of Uthmor the Giant in the year of the Crystal Snow Hare, 440.




''Plague'', Cythra's pet kitten:
'''Plague''', ''Cythra's pet kitten'':

a spotted pale silver kitten adorned with a crimson moonsilver tag.

The fuzzy, charcoal-grey leopard-like markings culminating in a ringed, black-tipped tail present the illusion of speed on this white-bellied, silver kitten. The kitten's broad face features large, curious, turquoise eyes of malice. Around its neck is an amethyst collar dangling an octagonal tag which emits a soft, luminous glow of wavering hues ranging from bright ruby to deep crimson. The crimson moonsilver tag is boldly engraved with the word, "Plague."



[[File:Plague3.jpg|300px]]


'''Cythra's favoritest (non-Eerie) thing:'''

''A sheet of parchment paper''

The paper is painted with: A beautiful Prydean looks out at you with wicked cat-slitted violet eyes, peering over lavender lensed spectacles. She has glittered silver fur and a black-streaked auburn mane. She wears an elegant black and auburn engagement ring on one hand. She is sitting in what you recognize as The Crossing Bards' Guild Performance Hall and appears to be reading from the book in her hands, which is titled "Eerie's Bed Time Stories." There is a mischievous glint in her eyes and you sense that she is laughing silently. In front of her sits a teenaged girl with a halo of russet curls. Her eyes are alight with wonder as she sits completely wrapped up in the story. Beside her sits a graceful elven lady with an oval face framed by streaked black hair. Her warm eyes are twinkling as she listens and strums the e'erdream lap harp that she holds. Across the bottom of the page, in fine gold calligraphy, are the words: The moment I fell in love with being a Bard ~ Love, Yisindre


a chubby chocolate brown kitten with deep brown eyes and a fluffy tail


Oversized paws with tiny claws add to the awkward look of this pudgy creature. Its whiskers stick out around a heart-shaped nose in dark lines and from above each round eye. A black leather collar circles its neck and dangles a round medallion with the word "Fluffy" etched into it.




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<li> The ice to [[Eurynomile]]'s fire</li>
<li> The ice to [[Eurynomile]]'s fire</li>


<li>[[Cythra/Designs|Designer extraordinaire]].</li>
<li>Award winning [[Cythra/Designs|designer extraordinaire]].</li>


<li>Teller of wondrous tales with run-on sentences.</li>
<li>Teller of wondrous tales with run-on sentences ([[Cythra#Stories|see below]]).</li>


<li>Singer of glorious songs.</li>
<li>Singer of glorious songs ([[Cythra#Songs|see belower]]).</li>


<li>Mastering the arts: Storytelling, Singing, Writing, Acting, Comedy, Design, Drawing, Prestidigitation...</li>
<li>Mistress of the arts: Dancing, Storytelling, Singing, Writing, Acting, Comedy, Design, Drawing, Prestidigitation...</li>


<li>Former member of the Order of the Apostles.</li>
<li>Chronicler of the absurd.</li>


<li>Considering letting the [[Tavern Troupe]] join her (in the meantime they are Cythra adjacent).</li>
<li>Former member of the [[Order of the Apostles|Apostrophes]].</li>

<li>Considering letting the [[Tavern Troupe]] join her (in the meantime they remain Cythra adjacent).</li>


<li>Commissioned writer/composer.</li>
<li>Commissioned writer/composer.</li>
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<li>Philanthropist and supporter of the arts.</li>
<li>Philanthropist and supporter of the arts.</li>


<li>Head Diplomat in the [[Court of Nytfrost]] (Participated in the '''initial''' [[Experience the Adventure of the Cupastormcakes and the Court of Nytfrost|investigation of the Shard Stormcloud]]).</li>
<li>Head Diplomat in the [[Court of Nytfrost]] (Participated in the '''initial''' [[Experience the Adventure of the Cupastormcakes and the Court of Nytfrost|investigation of the Shard Stormcloud]] prior to what some might now consider the "official" investigation).</li>


<li>Tried, with Eerie, to sell the moon mage tower... to a moon mage.</li>
<li>Tried to sell the moon mage tower... to a moon mage.</li>


<li>Featured in her own The Arthe Repertory Team ([[TART]]) Arthe Dale Concert Series show consisting of ''all new material''. [[Arthe_Dale_Concert_Series/Cythra/8-3-2022|Click here for The Show]].</li>
<li>Featured performer in '''two''' Arthe Dale Concert Series shows, each consisting of ''all new material''. ([[Cythra#Special_Performances|See belowist]]).</li>


<li>Innovator who introduced comedy routines and shows of legerdemain to the lands.</li>
<li>Innovator who introduced comedy routines and shows of legerdemain to the lands.</li>


<li>Invented the concert poster and concert merchandise.</li>
<li>Favorite books: The Tales of Klinkmaus The Jousting Mouse & Storyteller: The Legend of Tynx. I know the authors of both.</li>

<li>Maintains that she is mean and scary.</li>


<li>Still awaiting her Five Star review from [[Megaya]] for HE 439.</li>
<li>Still awaiting her Five Star review from [[Megaya]] for HE 439.</li>
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<li>Cythra's opinion on various spells [[Cythra/Spells|here]].</li>
<li>Cythra's opinion on various spells [[Cythra/Spells|here]].</li>


<li>[[Cythra/Storyteller|Chapter One of Cythra's great Elanthian novel]].</li>
<li>The first to warn people of the dangers of fish sugar.</li>

<li>Find an interview with Cythra [[Berries_%26_Ink/Issues/Berries-01-03|here.]]</li>




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(one ear at a time if necessary).
(one ear at a time if necessary).


==Quotes==


'''Cythra's first public performance was probably in the year 358 where she won a contest for dance(?!).'''
Ima backstab you all in your face.


Prize (on loan to Eerie): an enameled cloak clasp shaped like the masks of tragedy and comedy.
Misbehaving is still a kind of behaving.


The clasp has been ingeniously crafted to resemble a mask of comedy or tragedy depending upon the light. When illuminated, the white mask of comedy is displayed, with its jubilant smile. Shadows casting across the clasp appear to change its visage to the mask of tragedy with a single tear trailing down the cheek.
Nobody likes a showoff... except when it's me.


I would never lie to you... except sometimes.

That's how camouflage works.

Life's too short to spend it growing up.

I wish I could say is nae easy being this amazings.

Take a look around and sees the day.



==Stories==

'''Hansel and Gretel.'''

''Second place winner, [[White Rose]] Talent Show, Uthmor 439''

Prize: A rose-carved ivory-inlaid music box sprinkled with tiny sapphire stars.

Scattered across the intricately detailed rose that is carved onto the ivory cover, small glimmers of indigo tinged light reflect the colorful array of seven-pointed star-shaped sapphires. On the back of the music box is a small metal key, while a flowing platinum-inlaid inscription is engraved along the bottom.
There appears to be something written on it.
There appears to be something written on it.


An enameled cloak clasp reads:
On a small raised platform inside the music box is the figure of a nymph, made of porcelain and clad in green silk leaves layered over each other to form a robe.
Delicate script on the back of the clasp reads "The Great Charade, 358."


==Quotes==
An ivory-inlaid music box reads: Order of the White Rose -- Talent Show Winner -- Uthmor 439
[[File:Cythra_-_Kia.jpg|left|330px|Who do I have to kill next?]]




Ima backstab you in your face.
'''A Breakfast Surprise''' (Three Bears)


Misbehaving is still a kind of behaving.
''First place winner, [[White Rose]] Thorny Storytime, Moliko 439''


Be safe-ish.
Prize: a supple emerald leather journal painted with a white rose.


Nobody likes a showoff... except when it's me.
Creased leather protects the pages of the journal, its cover embossed with a central budding rose with a glistening seven-pointed star-shaped emerald at its core. Platinum-infused ink details the back cover with an elegant inscription.
There appears to be something written on it.


I would never lie to you... except sometimes.
An emerald leather journal reads: Order of the White Rose -- Thorny Storytime -- Moliko 439


She's speaking Eerie.


That's how camouflage works.
'''[[Cythra/Wolf|The Wolf]]''' (Three Pigs)


Life's too short to spend it growing up.


I wish I could say is nae easy being this amazings.
'''A Mermaids Tail'''


hooligans!


Is nae lying, just Bardic license.
'''Bloodlips'''


Welcome to snark week.


Everybody has flaws. For those we care about: Our friends. Family. Our Loved ones. It's not a flaw. It's a feature.
'''No Happily Ever Afters'''


==Stories==


'''[[Cythra/Stories|Stories by Cythra]]'''
'''Pudgysquirrel'''


'''Short Story''' (A Noble Death)


'''Redcloak'''


'''Vault of Horrors'''

''Third place winner, [[Tavern Troupe]] Night of Frights storytelling contest, 33 Uthmor 443.''

Prize: A regal frog-shaped alerce humidor boasting a gilded glass crown.

Bearing a majestically serene expression, the fanciful amphibian holds one limb aloft, as if conferring a royal blessing to all who witness it. A small carved cigar is borne between the webbed fingers of its opposite hand. Limned in shimmering gold leaf, the creature's glass crown is set with delicate hinges to form a lid for the whimsical container, while a small inscription is detailed beneath.

The humidor reads: Tavern Troupe Performing Order -- Night of Frights Storytelling Contest -- 443 AV


'''Supah''' (a Super Adventurer Backstory)

''First place winner, [[Tavern Troupe]] Super Adventurer Day, Dolefaren 444.''

Prize: Some garish green glaes goggles gaudily graced by gilded gears.

Pairs of golden cogs flank the verdant frames at either side, providing shine but no apparent mechanical advantage. The round yellow glass lenses are set firmly into the glaes, while a strap of supple leather serves to secure the goggles about the head when worn.


'''Cry Wolf''' (a flipped fable)





==Songs==
==Songs==


'''[[Cythra/Songs|Songs (and Poems) by Cythra]]'''


==Special Performances==
'''[[Cythra/Battle Cry|Battle Cry]]'''
''Beyond just songs and stories.''




'''[[Arthe_Dale_Concert_Series/Cythra/8-3-2022|Cythra's 1st Formal Concert]] featuring all new material, The Arthe Dale Concert Series, 442.'''
'''The The Redundant Song''' (a sing-along?)




'''[[The_Arthe_Dale_Concert_and_Performing_Series/Cythra/8-3-2022#Unboxed|Unboxed]]''' (a musical play)
'''[[Cythra/Empath in Shard|Empath in Shard]]'''




'''[[Cythra/Concert_442#Put_Me_Away|Put Me Away]]''' (from the musical play "Unboxed")
'''[[Cythra/Vanishing Act|Vanishing Act]]''' (a ''cutting edge'' performance)


''First place winner, [[Order of the Dragon Shield]] Spin-A-Tale, Arhat 441''


'''[[The Arthe Dale Concert and Performing Series/Cythra/2-23-2024|THE Cythra! Live In Concert!]] featuring all new material for the very second time ever. The Arthe Dale Concert and Performing Series, 448.'''
Prize: tiny black stars inlaid with glittering symbols.


==Reviews==
The tiny black stars have a sticky backing so they can be worn to enhance one's features. Chips of platinum and gemstones have been inlaid into the surfaces to form bright depictions of indistinct runic symbols and abstract designs.


''Actual quotes:''
[[File:CythraFull.jpg|right|750px]]


'''[[Cythra/Concert_442#Scarred|Scarred]]''' (featured in the musical play "Unboxed")


'''[[Cythra/Concert_442#Put_Me_Away (Reprise)|Put Me Away (Reprise)]]''' (from the musical play "Unboxed")


'''[[Cythra/What Will You Do|What Will You Do (When Love Comes Looking For You)]]''' (The Cookie Song)

''Funniest song winner, [[White Rose]] Thorny Story Time craziest, zaniest, funniest story contest, 25 Shorka 443''

Prize: nightsilk and lace garter clasped by a rainbow-hued heart pierced by an arrow.

A colorful array of tiny sparkling sapphires set into a platinum setting form a perfect heart, which is held in place by a small arrow-shaped razaksel clasp. A small inscribed tag is sewn into an inner seam.

A nightsilk and lace garter reads: "Order of the White Rose -- A Thorny Storytime -- Shorka 443"


'''Pretend Life'''


'''Ballad of the Five Rings'''


'''[[Cythra/Unsupervised|Unsupervised!]]'''


'''[[Cythra/How We Met|How We Met]]'''


'''[[Cythra/Concert_442#PHILOSOPHY_OF_DELUSION|Philosophy of Delusion]]'''


'''[[Cythra/Concert_442#THE_NOTHING_SONG|The Nothing Song]]'''


'''[[Cythra/Old Friends|Old Friends]]'''


'''[[Cythra/Lost for Words|Lost for Words]]'''

''Poorest Prose Winner (First Place), [[Tavern Troupe]] Bad to Verse bad poetry contest -- 34 Larisa 443.''

Prize: A clunky wooden tankard etched with whimsical lettering (from Prose and Cons).

The words take up most of the surface space on the drinking vessel, leaving little room for further design beyond the tiny animals carved amid each of the letters. A gently curving handle is affixed to the side, leaving it slightly crooked due to spacing.
There appears to be something written on it.

A clunky wooden tankard reads: "Pun and Done!"


'''[[Cythra/Alpo|Ode To Alpo]]''' (co-authored with Eerie)


'''[[Cythra/Tis Winter Season|'Tis Winter Season]]'''



==Special Performances==


'''[[Arthe_Dale_Concert_Series/Cythra/8-3-2022|Cythra's 1st Formal Concert]] featuring all new material, The Arthe Repertory Team (TART) Arthe Dale Concert Series, 442.'''


'''[[Arthe_Dale_Concert_Series/Cythra/8-3-2022#UNBOXED|Unboxed]]''' (a musical play)


'''[[Cythra/Vanishing Act|Vanishing Act]]''' (a cutting edge performance)

==Reviews==
[[Image:Cythra_flute.jpg|500px|left]]


"What in the nine hells did I just walk in on?"
"What in the nine hells did I just walk in on?"
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"...you're soooooooooo amazing... You're gonna be the mostest famousest bard evah! I should get your autograph!"
"...you're soooooooooo amazing... You're gonna be the mostest famousest bard evah! I should get your autograph!"


"It was a journey and heart felt adventure of a ride."
"It was a journey and heart felt[sic] adventure of a ride."


"This is an AMAZING concert."
"This is an AMAZING concert."
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"Oooo you are so vicious when you wanna get yer point across lil lady!"
"Oooo you are so vicious when you wanna get yer point across lil lady!"


"...calculated sanity."

"It was the kind of story I had to point to on a doll..."

"How DARE you."

"Yeesh."

"Did not see that coming."

"Wow."

==Lhark's Song==
This song was written by [[Lhark]] in Tribute to [[Kaelie]].
<br>I felt it was important that it be memorialized somewhere.


God saw you were getting tired
<br>A cure was not to be
<br>So he put his arms around you
<br>And whispered,"Come with me."

<br>With tearful eyes we watched you
<br>As you slowly passed away
<br>And though we loved you dearly
<br>We could not make you stay

<br>A golden heart stopped beating
<br>Hard working hands were laid to rest
<br>God broke our hearts to prove to us
<br>He only takes the very best!




Revision as of 05:36, 5 June 2024

Cythra FeralclawCythraQueen.jpg
Status Active
Race Prydaen
Gender Female
Guild Bard
Instance Prime
Relatives Eurynomile (Spouse), Annalyse (Adoptive Mother), Walcar (Grandfather), Talliska (Adoptive Mother), Opol (Sister), Kaeylie (Cousin), Crobin (Uncle), Amarillys (Cousin)

Snarky Cythra Feralclaw née Seord Wildclaw, Transcendent Bard, Word Mistress of Elanthia

…yes, THE Cythra


Description

She has wicked cat-slitted violet eyes. Her black-streaked auburn mane is very long and wavy, and is worn loose. She has glittered silver fur, a straight tail and a gracefully slender figure. She is tall for a Prydaen.

She has a swirling diagonal pattern of tiny silvery painted stars running from her forehead to cheekbone.

Her cheekbone has a tattoo of interlocking red, blue and black spirals forming a triskele pattern.


Cythra affirmed her vows with Eurynomile before the gods on the 35th day in the 5th month of Uthmor the Giant in the year of the Crystal Snow Hare, 440.


Plague, Cythra's pet kitten:

a spotted pale silver kitten adorned with a crimson moonsilver tag.

The fuzzy, charcoal-grey leopard-like markings culminating in a ringed, black-tipped tail present the illusion of speed on this white-bellied, silver kitten. The kitten's broad face features large, curious, turquoise eyes of malice. Around its neck is an amethyst collar dangling an octagonal tag which emits a soft, luminous glow of wavering hues ranging from bright ruby to deep crimson. The crimson moonsilver tag is boldly engraved with the word, "Plague."


Plague3.jpg


Cythra's favoritest (non-Eerie) thing:

A sheet of parchment paper

The paper is painted with: A beautiful Prydean looks out at you with wicked cat-slitted violet eyes, peering over lavender lensed spectacles. She has glittered silver fur and a black-streaked auburn mane. She wears an elegant black and auburn engagement ring on one hand. She is sitting in what you recognize as The Crossing Bards' Guild Performance Hall and appears to be reading from the book in her hands, which is titled "Eerie's Bed Time Stories." There is a mischievous glint in her eyes and you sense that she is laughing silently. In front of her sits a teenaged girl with a halo of russet curls. Her eyes are alight with wonder as she sits completely wrapped up in the story. Beside her sits a graceful elven lady with an oval face framed by streaked black hair. Her warm eyes are twinkling as she listens and strums the e'erdream lap harp that she holds. Across the bottom of the page, in fine gold calligraphy, are the words: The moment I fell in love with being a Bard ~ Love, Yisindre



Details and Achievements

...and what some might call antics.

  • Adopted daughter of Annalyse Seord.
  • Favored grandchild of Walcar Seord.
  • Adopted daughter of Talliska Wildclaw (the first to call Cythra snarky).
  • Sister of Opol Feralclaw.
  • Chaos.
  • The ice to Eurynomile's fire
  • Award winning designer extraordinaire.
  • Teller of wondrous tales with run-on sentences (see below).
  • Singer of glorious songs (see belower).
  • Mistress of the arts: Dancing, Storytelling, Singing, Writing, Acting, Comedy, Design, Drawing, Prestidigitation...
  • Chronicler of the absurd.
  • Former member of the Apostrophes.
  • Considering letting the Tavern Troupe join her (in the meantime they remain Cythra adjacent).
  • Commissioned writer/composer.
  • Philanthropist and supporter of the arts.
  • Head Diplomat in the Court of Nytfrost (Participated in the initial investigation of the Shard Stormcloud prior to what some might now consider the "official" investigation).
  • Tried to sell the moon mage tower... to a moon mage.
  • Featured performer in two Arthe Dale Concert Series shows, each consisting of all new material. (See belowist).
  • Innovator who introduced comedy routines and shows of legerdemain to the lands.
  • Invented the concert poster and concert merchandise.
  • Still awaiting her Five Star review from Megaya for HE 439.
  • Cythra's opinion on various spells here.
  • Chapter One of Cythra's great Elanthian novel.
  • Find an interview with Cythra here.
  • Unsupervised...ish


Turning Kermoria on its ear (one ear at a time if necessary).


Cythra's first public performance was probably in the year 358 where she won a contest for dance(?!).

Prize (on loan to Eerie): an enameled cloak clasp shaped like the masks of tragedy and comedy.

The clasp has been ingeniously crafted to resemble a mask of comedy or tragedy depending upon the light. When illuminated, the white mask of comedy is displayed, with its jubilant smile. Shadows casting across the clasp appear to change its visage to the mask of tragedy with a single tear trailing down the cheek.

There appears to be something written on it.

An enameled cloak clasp reads: Delicate script on the back of the clasp reads "The Great Charade, 358."

Quotes

Who do I have to kill next?


Ima backstab you in your face.

Misbehaving is still a kind of behaving.

Be safe-ish.

Nobody likes a showoff... except when it's me.

I would never lie to you... except sometimes.

She's speaking Eerie.

That's how camouflage works.

Life's too short to spend it growing up.

I wish I could say is nae easy being this amazings.

hooligans!

Is nae lying, just Bardic license.

Welcome to snark week.

Everybody has flaws. For those we care about: Our friends. Family. Our Loved ones. It's not a flaw. It's a feature.

Stories

Stories by Cythra


Songs

Songs (and Poems) by Cythra

Special Performances

Beyond just songs and stories.


Cythra's 1st Formal Concert featuring all new material, The Arthe Dale Concert Series, 442.


Unboxed (a musical play)


Vanishing Act (a cutting edge performance)


THE Cythra! Live In Concert! featuring all new material for the very second time ever. The Arthe Dale Concert and Performing Series, 448.

Reviews

Actual quotes:

CythraFull.jpg


"What in the nine hells did I just walk in on?"

"I laughed so hard I cried."

"Gross!"

"That sure turned dark fast!"

<blinks>

"My husband was laughing and giggling... I think his exact words were... 'no way!'"

"Blaaah."

"This is the best song ever."

"You've a gift, beyond doubt."

"...you're soooooooooo amazing... You're gonna be the mostest famousest bard evah! I should get your autograph!"

"It was a journey and heart felt[sic] adventure of a ride."

"This is an AMAZING concert."

"You should be a bard!"

"You sings good."

"You were fantastic!"

"Hard to be anything other than happy at a show like this."

"I knew it would be great."

"...a razor sharp wit."

"Whoa."

"That ended poorly..."

"I like it!"

"Just need a moment to.. stop giggling..."

"Oooo you are so vicious when you wanna get yer point across lil lady!"

"...calculated sanity."

"It was the kind of story I had to point to on a doll..."

"How DARE you."

"Yeesh."

"Did not see that coming."

"Wow."

Lhark's Song

This song was written by Lhark in Tribute to Kaelie.
I felt it was important that it be memorialized somewhere.


God saw you were getting tired
A cure was not to be
So he put his arms around you
And whispered,"Come with me."


With tearful eyes we watched you
As you slowly passed away
And though we loved you dearly
We could not make you stay


A golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands were laid to rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the very best!





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