Juniper Berries Juniper
spirit of the forest Juniper Berries (a.k.a. Juniper)
she is an adopted mom of 3, a sister of 1, and a daughter of 1. she is a spirit of a forest, a greater nature spirit. the lesser nature spirits are spirits of singular trees, she is the spirit of a whole forest. shes always been curious about the rest of the world and has wanted to leave her forest and explore. so when The falling sun comes along she jumps at the chance to leave.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
slim, tall, lanky
Body Features
light green hair, freckles, leafy wings,
Facial Features
freckles, forest green eyes, green lips, green blush, green tongue.
Identifying Characteristics
green hair, leaf wings, green blood, green lips mouth and tongue.
Physical quirks
ambidextrous,
Special abilities
can grow trees and other plants out of any organic material. can manipulate plants. can talk to animals. can predict the weather. rooted to the boat
Apparel & Accessories
natury outfit, right side of her head shaved, the left side in a braid, 3 emerald rings, leaf choker (enchanted to grant immortality, and mental protection), emerald leaf chain braided into her hair, 1 emerald stud in left ear, 2 emerald hoops in left ear, 1 emerald leaf dangly earing in left ear. 3 emerald hoops in right ear, 1 emerald leaf stud in right ear, 1 emerald nose stud, 1 emerald tooth stud, 3 emerald studs in left eyebrow, emerald leaf bracelet.
Specialized Equipment
spear (enchanted to be flexible but strong, move through the air easily), bag of mashed-up bugs, raisins, and seeds 4 J
Mental characteristics
Personal history
has always wanted to explore the world, when ppickles and Oliver arrived she jumped at the chance to join their crew. ppickles yearned to be a mother. because that dream seemed impossible with how the dragons were staying hidden. ppickles treated Oliver and Juniper as her children. if that was the only price Juniper had to pay was letting a couple billion year old desert dragon (basically 13 in human ages) treat her like her daughter. then Juniper thought it was a bargain. Juniper couldnt leave however because she was connected to her forest. Ppickles had a brain wave. she (with Junipers permission.) cut down part of the soul trees of the forest and used that wood as part of the ship. Junipers soul had been cut in half, and so was Juniper, she split in two. in a way Juniper had a twin sister. her twin yearned to protect her forest, and Juniper yearned to explore the world. it was the perfect compromise. many centuries later, Juniper was reaching the age Ppickles had already experienced. though with how a forest spirits life cycle worked she had long since been done with her adult stage, however she was just beggining to want children. her twin had already satisfied that desire by starting a new young forest nearby but Juniper was not satisfied. she looked for humanoid answers to her problems but to her dismay she realized that since she only took the visual form of a humanoid she couldnt get pregnant, she despaired (thanks cabbage) until J fell out of the sky. the crew was quite confused when a screaming feathery man with stunted wings jumped screaming off a cliff above, screaming i fly!!!! she was delegated to catch him and the rest is history. then taru comes along and J starts calling him brother she starts calling him son.
Gender Identity
gendernuetral, goes by she/her because everyone calls her that
Sexuality
straight
Education
homeschooled, understands
quite well: politics, combat, gardening, farming, meteorology, asl, sailing, parenting
ok amount: reading, writing, arithmatic, advanced animal care, the dewey decimal system, book repair, flirting, seducing, hct
not so well: humanoid customs, dragon customs, dragon language, enchanting
not at all: elvish, most trades, how bikes work
Employment
4th in command for the acceptance, ship and firebranders. lookout.
Accomplishments & Achievements
has explored most everywhere in the world
Failures & Embarrassments
tried to sail the ocean in canoes, cant lie
Mental Trauma
has been sexually assualted
Intellectual Characteristics
knows most animal languages
knows a lot of hct
knows a little bit of draconic
Morality & Philosophy
nature takes its course
nobody hurts her fam especially not ppickles, J, or Taru
cant and wont lie
Taboos
metal
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
explore the world, keep fam safe, let nature take over and run its course, have fun, the occasional massacre.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
good at: fighting with Oliver, anything to do with plants, or wild animals, combat, specifically good with a spear.
bad at: empathizing, reading, writing, maths, lying
Likes & Dislikes
likes: honey, tree sap, fam, ppickles, j, taru
dislikes: fire, metal, civilization, cheese, anything cooked, saltwater, lying
Virtues & Personality perks
very very patient, ambidextrous, quick thinker, naturally very powerful, doesnt need to eat very often can survive off of water and sunlight for quite a while, doesnt need her meat to be cooked
Vices & Personality flaws
not very loyal, trapped to the ship and the area around it, lying
Personality Quirks
makes weird noises when lost in thought (they often sound like leaves rustling or the wind howling, birds and owls, crickets, streams, waterfalls) cant lie
Hygiene
always smells like a forest, though wether or not its the good side of a forest, depends on the weather. doesnt like things to be neat, it stresses her out.
Social
Contacts & Relations
adoptive mother of J and Taru, Floof and Cranberries
adoptive daughter of Ppickles
adoptive sister of Oliver
biological sister of pinecone
doesnt make many relationships unless they are family based but is friends of the crew.
Family Ties
adoptive mother of J and Taru, Floof and Cranberries
adoptive daughter of Ppickles
adoptive sister of Oliver
biological sister of pinecone
Religious Views
nature takes its course
ensor beliefs but not practices
Social Aptitude
doesnt understand culture of hybrids and even less of humanoids. because of this and because she doesnt like relationships with humanoids or hybrids or spirits, she is not very social. is a great mother though and within her family is very beloved.
Mannerisms
is so blunt, doesnt understand tact, or lying, believes she is above mortals, but doesnt miss a chance to mother them to ad ens's grave, is a street dumb if you get my meaning, and believes that death is natural, and just something to be expected. doesnt understand or empathize, especially not with greif. in fact loves murder.
Hobbies & Pets
familiar: leaf the sapling
loves gardening and exploring, can sit for hours and not lose focus on watching paint dry,
Speech
speaks with a strange accent, maybe greek?
Wealth & Financial state
doesnt see the point of money. cant leave the boat very far anyways, and doesnt want to when they are in civilization. despite that, if she does need money, can access a very large amount of it, so very wealthy but doesnt care.
curious vengeful nature spirit. spirit of the forest. wants to explore the world.
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Alignment
chaotic nuetral
Honorary & Occupational Titles
lookout, mom, in the counsel for the acceptance firebranders
Age
as old as the trees
Date of Birth
when is a forest born?
Birthplace
the forest... what forest... THE forest
Children
Current Residence
the acceptance ship
Gender
prefers female
Eyes
forest green
Hair
pale green
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
brown
Height
6ft
Weight
dont ask a ladies weight... idk like 110 lbs
Quotes & Catchphrases
"well its only natural"
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3410 PA
Juniper walks nervously towards the apothecary with her two children and her brother. Sun beats down furiously so Oliver wears a thick cloak to protect his sensitive skin.
She is nervous because her daughter Mist has been hoping ever since she hatched to become a healer. She trained as much as she could from the books they had in their collection. But now that she was turning ten it was time for her to be apprenticed. Icicle her twin brother was a lot easier to find a master for. He wanted to train to fight. Because of the crews line of work their were plenty of masters in the fighting areas of education.
But the crew didn't have any healers to teach Mist. For Mists birthday Juniper was determined to find her a master.
Stalacti had just finished cleaning up in the back, she wiped the sweat from her brow. Being a flutter she got a lot of prejudice, and after going to eight years of medical school the only job she could find was an assistant healer. For a flutter she was young only about 23. She was a beetle type flutter with retractable pincers round her mouth shiny rainbow wings, and antenna sprouting from her head. With her antenna she could hear the front of the apothecary open, she sighed and waited for the new clients to leave so she could talk to her boss, who was out front. She wasn't allowed to show herself in front of clients, because nobody wanted a flutter to be in a place of healing.
She heard a wail and before she could stop herself she rushed out her boss was telling a distressed mother that all the healers were busy, she would have to wait.
The mother shrieked "but she's dying! Don't you medical professionals have priorities."
Stalagti looked at the list of people bust right now, she gasped. Only one of fifteen healers were actually busy, and the one was doing a dental exam. Why had her boss lied? She glanced at the patient and realized why immediately. The kid, a little girl. Was a flutter, bee wings and little antenna waving around erratically. She rushed up, "I can help!"
The mother sobbed thanks while her boss spluttered furious protests. "You're just a cleaner girl!" He snarled
She ignored him and put pressure to the wound. After the little girl was patched up and her pulse was steady, Stalagti whirled furiously on her boss and hissed quietly, "It's one thing to treat me like garbage and use me for cleaning, but it's another to do malpractice to a child just because she has wings!"
Her boss sneered, "what would you know? You're just an insect. Now get back to the backroom before anyone sees you!"
Stalagti stormed to the backroom hoping furiously she didn't lose her job to that whole fiasco. It was a blessing she had a job at all.
"That was very kind of you," Stalagti whirled. There in the back of the room was young woman. With bright green hair, and chocolate brown skin.
She blinked, "you need to leave! If my boss finds you here he'll call the guards!"
The woman regarded her curiously, then finally said "I've got a job opportunity that requires healing prowess. You seem to be a good fit. Are you interested?"
Stalagti opened and closed her mouth gaping like a fish, "wha-whats the job?"
The woman shook her head, "you need to agree first. We pay well, and I assure you, You will be treated a lot better than you are here."
Stalagti swallowed and heard her boss calling for her from the front. She shook her head, "I- I have to go." She rushed out into the front.
After a long day of working the most horrible jobs that her boss could come up with. She kept thinking back to the woman in the back room, (who BTW disappeared by the time Stalagti went back) and about the job opportunity. She sighed, it was too late now. Stalagti creeped into her bosses office. She frowned where was he? The door closed behind her, she turned and her throat closed tight with fear. There was her boss stooping drunkenly locking the door closed, "sir?! I'm still in here?"
He chuckled now locked in a room with her, his least favorite employee, he smiled a bit, time to get recompense.
Stalagti shrieked when the first blow came, but the screeching really started when he reached to take her clothes off. She screamed and twisted and tried to get free. But it was no use.
Before she could blink her boss didn't have a head. She gasped, as blood splattered all over her. Her breathe came in short gasps, she was going into shock.
strong but thin arms picked her up and recovered her with a cloak.
Stalagti didn't care, she was reliving the boss's head flying to the other side of the room, over and over and over again.
She whimpered and looked up at the face of her, savior? Kidnapper?
All she made out was red eyes before a cloth covered her mouth, she breathed in and everything faded to black.
Juniper, was horrified when she heard what happened to the poor flutter girl. If she still didn't accept their offer of a job, Juniper would at least help her find a more healthy work environment. She'd wanted to be there for her herself, however it had been her turn to put the kids to bed, besides Oliver wanted a chance to try and talk the flutter girl into coming with them. He had been waiting outside the apothecary for the girl, when he heard her scream. Without hesitating he broke through the lock and rushed to help. He was disgusted by what he found, but not surprised, he'd dealt with this kind of person before. After cutting down the man who was sexually harassing the flutter girl, he wrapped her in his cloak and knocked her out. He carried her back to the ship and laid her in a spare bed in Mists room, Mist was ecstatic. And took good care of the flutter girl while she slept.
Stalagti awoke in comfortable clothes, in a comfortable bed. She sat up trying to remember where she was, when the events of the previous night came to her, she sat up suddenly. A young girl who was nearby yelped and dropped the tray of food she was carrying. Stalagti blinked this was not what she expected at all. The girl grabbed a towel and began cleaning up the mess on the floor, Stalagti jumped up and began helping clean, "um hi?" She asked more than said, where to start, where am I? Who are you? What happened? Who saved me? Am I in danger?
But all the questions died in her throat when she saw the woman from yesterday, with everything that happened she'd almost forgotten about the strange occurrence. She was standing in the doorway, with her arms folded, she put out her hands towards the aggravated flutter with a placating gesture, "I'm sure you've got a million questions, but for starters what's your name? Mine is Juniper, and this is my daughter Mist."
"Stalagti" said Stalagti, handing the dirty towel to Mist.
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