Shakha (ˈʃaxhaˑ)
Duichadz (Healer) Sakha
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Healthy
Body Features
Shakha has a slim body without too many curves despite being afab. Xe didn't have top surgery like xyr brother but binds occasionally. Like all redwood elves xe has horns.
Facial Features
Shakha has an angular and at the same time soft face, the most outstanding feature is xyr piercing green eyes that almost seem to glow as if fluorescent.
Identifying Characteristics
Xyr eyes and shoulder length hair. Having hair trhis short is uncommon amoung redwood elves.
Physical quirks
Has a magical tattoo xe shares with xyr brother. It's a snake that starts moving and can transfer to xyr twin as a sign to take down the mental wall between them so they can use their telepathic bond. Silfahd is the one who made the tattoo and also carries his own snake in his skin so they can contact each other.
Special abilities
Has a telepathic bond with xyr twin, can use healing magic, especially with blood runes.
Apparel & Accessories
Shakha wears clothes from the same fabric and fur as most estirian woodelves. They are held in red, brown and green tones to match their environment and the cothes are often layered. Shakha mostly wears knee length pants (long ones in winter) and a loose top with short sleeves, as well as a small cloak.
Specialized Equipment
Shakha always has an emergency kit of herbs, crystals, salves and tinctures with xem, as well as an assortment of knives and other instruments used for surgery or drawing blood for the blood runes.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Shakha was born the younger twin of Silfahd. Seeing that twins are extremely rare occurence among elves, Shakha and xyr brother had been somewhat special from the beginning. The two were also born soon after the Magic Wars had ended, which thrust them into a strange environment of tension, exhaustion and hope to grow up in.
Shakha had been the wilder of the two and always pulled Silfahd into adventures to explore the Redwoods and xe was also the first to talk about their genders not matching with what they had been assigned at birth. Xe knew that Silfahd knew about his own mismatch, but he wasn't the type to voice his thoughts aloud very often, but having a soul bond always came in handy for things like that. Shakha was also the one who spoke most when the twins told their parents about it. They were of course supportive of their children and helped them accommodate, but after that it was never brought up again.
Soon after discovering xyr gender identity Shakha discovered the power of healing magic and was fascinated by it. Ever since then xe dreamt of becomig a healer and xyr parents arranged an apprenticeship for xem and thus began Shakha's journey of becoming a healer.
Xe learnt and studied a lot and became one of the most renowned healers in the Redwoods. Shakha is also one of relatively few Redwood Elves to leave the forest and travel abroad. Xe went with xyr instructor to learn about healing magic and medicine in Estira and Tilvin.
Shakha had been the wilder of the two and always pulled Silfahd into adventures to explore the Redwoods and xe was also the first to talk about their genders not matching with what they had been assigned at birth. Xe knew that Silfahd knew about his own mismatch, but he wasn't the type to voice his thoughts aloud very often, but having a soul bond always came in handy for things like that. Shakha was also the one who spoke most when the twins told their parents about it. They were of course supportive of their children and helped them accommodate, but after that it was never brought up again.
Soon after discovering xyr gender identity Shakha discovered the power of healing magic and was fascinated by it. Ever since then xe dreamt of becomig a healer and xyr parents arranged an apprenticeship for xem and thus began Shakha's journey of becoming a healer.
Xe learnt and studied a lot and became one of the most renowned healers in the Redwoods. Shakha is also one of relatively few Redwood Elves to leave the forest and travel abroad. Xe went with xyr instructor to learn about healing magic and medicine in Estira and Tilvin.
Gender Identity
Agender
Sexuality
Demisexual
Education
Shakha was trained in the arts of Red Healing from a young age on when xe showed an interest in the Estirian Blood Runes after xe had seen them being used on a wounded hunter. Xe started following one of the healers around and observed their practices from a distance. When Shakha's parents noticed, they offered xem to find an apprenticeship with a healer, and thus Shakha started training to heal not only with herbs and salves, but also with the Blood Runes. Xe had a natural talent for it and xyr instructors were quite impressed with what xe could do at such a young age.
Shakha soon became a renowned healer and could officially claim the title "Duichadz" after passing multiple exams, overseen and judged by xyr long-term instructor.
Shakha soon became a renowned healer and could officially claim the title "Duichadz" after passing multiple exams, overseen and judged by xyr long-term instructor.
Employment
Shakha works as one of the healers of the Redwoods and has xyr small office in one of the quieter neighbourhoods of Faoz Amlir. Xe heals everyday ailments as well as severe wounds taken on the hunt or in battle and can also heal damage done by magic.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Getting an apprenticeship with one of the Redwoods' best healers, passing xyr exams with flying colours, taking the title of Duichadz, being able to learn from healers abroad, cure a terrible curse caused by one of the blood runes on one of the most accomplished magic users in the Redwoods who had tried to reinforce one of the barriers when magic had given up on him.
Failures & Embarrassments
There have been patients xe couldn't help.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Helping others and mastering healing magic. Revealing the secrets of the Blood Runes and using them to do good, even though they were created under abhorrid circumstances.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Great at healing magic, use of blood runes and herbal medicine.
Bad at remembering numbers, which often leads to xem having to double and triple check ingredients for salves and tinctures and in the end xe ends up going with xyr intuition anyways.
Bad at remembering numbers, which often leads to xem having to double and triple check ingredients for salves and tinctures and in the end xe ends up going with xyr intuition anyways.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes:
Exploring the woods
Studying old books
Nice warm summer evenings
Dislikes:
The cold
Dairy (xe's allergic)
Virtues & Personality perks
Shakha is a very direct person and speaks what's on xyr mind. Not one to beat around the bush, xyr direct honesty is appreciated among xyr fellow healers and patients. Shakha also likes to think outside a box, a trait xe definitely shares with xyr brother. Xe's open for new ideas, a fast learner, often inspires others and tends to be blunt.
Vices & Personality flaws
Is quite impatient when others aren't catching on as fast as xem, can be a bit too blunt for some.
Hygiene
Xyr hygiene always needs to be immaculate because xe is working as a healer.
Social
Family Ties
Shakha is very close with xyr twin brother Silfahd and gets along well with xyr parents. They see each other regularly.
Religious Views
Shakha worships the Red God and works very closely with him because the blood runes are believed to be related to him.
Social Aptitude
Shakha doesn't particularly care about being polite, as long as xe can get xyr point across, but xe also knows how to reassure and calm down people and can be charming if xe wants to. Shakha describes xemself as an ambivert.
Speech
Xe has a calm but commanding voice and a tendency to talk too much.
Relationships
History
Silfahd and Shakha were born just 3 minutes apart from each other and as twins share an unbreakable soulbond that enables them to communicate telepathically and feel what the other feels.
Relationship Reasoning
The two are twins and shared a close bond since birth.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
They love exploring the woods together and are both very ambitious in their own ways. They're also both trans, allergic to diary and both can use magic, albeit different types.
Shared Acquaintances
Their family and a few friends.
Current Status
Healing Auun
Current Location
Species
Conditions
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Duichadz is the professional healer's title, kind of like a PhD in medicine in our world. It's the highest title a healer can achieve.
Date of Birth
22nd of Greyfog, 7162 AR
Year of Birth
7286455
341 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Is the younger twin of Silfahd, was born 3 minutes after him.
Birthplace
Faoz Amlir
Spouses
Siblings
Silfahd
(Brother)
Children
Current Residence
Faoz Amlir
Pronouns
Xe/Xem/Xyr
Gender
neutral
Eyes
Lime green, almost fluorescent, pretty intense and kind of unsettling
Hair
Shoulder length, ginger
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Like light wood, with green undertones
Belief/Deity
Religion of the Redwoods
Ruled Locations
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