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Lore for the Ash clans of Pandora

Meet Kesa of the txepìva

Kesa is one of the ash Na'vi, from a txepìva clan. She lives along an enormous volcanic fault with constant eruptions. The soil is very rich there, but due to the instability of their home, Kesa's people are nomadic. As a result, there can be fierce competition for resources.

Kesa is a Claimer. She scouts ahead of her clan with a small band in search of old or new oasis that will provide foraging, hunting, and water. If they encounter a party from another clan, they will engage in ritualistic combat. As a warrior, it's Kesa's speciality. She's an alright hunter, but she was trained to fight and kill other Na'vi specifically. If the claiming party makes a strong, frightful display, they might win the location and chase off the other tribe. If not, they'll alert their own to divert their path.

If things are desperate enough, clans might face off in actual combat. Conditions are much harsher along the volcanoes.

Txepìva Na'vi have darker skin with purplish stripes. Due to frequent low visibility caused by ash clouds and smoke, they have larger eyes, of a deep amber-red colour, and larger ears than their forest counterparts. Their nostrils are also wider, but can be closed completely shut. They share a good breathing capacity with the Metkayina, as they may cross patches of toxic gas and have to get under cover/upwind. Their sense of smell is the most acute of all Na'vi.

They don't practice war paints, but they make thick mixtures they smear around their eyes to help combat irritation from ash and gases and wards against insects.

Unlike other clans, Txepìva Na'vi have three leaders. One leads the clan according to memory. They keep track of their progress through the year, and the movements of the volcanoes and lava flows. They work closely with the Claimers/Scouts, as does the war leader. That leader has a more minor role, activated only when the clan decides to fight. At such times only the war leader's decisions are followed, to reduce confusion and division. The final leader is their Tsahìk.

Txepìva clans have no central leader, the way Tonowari has influence over other villages. How peaceful they are entirely depends on how resource rich the environment is at the time.

The Txepìva use no ikran or pa'li. Food is just too scarce and they aren't native to the volcanic plains. However they hunt alongside cousins of the nantang (viperwolf) that live in small family packs, are larger and adapted to desertic conditions. They also use birds, mated pairs that travel with them and use tsaheylu to communicate what they've seen from the sky. It's not uncommon for a young couple of Claimers to be gifted a pair of such birds, helping them to work in tandem over great distances, using them a lot like humans would messanger pigeons.

As you may imagine, Txepìva Na'vi are extremely powerful distance runners. They're one of the few Na'vi to favour shoes, which they make by braiding a fire resistant plant, and use to tread over lava flows that aren't fully cooled and over obsidian ground. They also value metal tools and have several RDA issue items in constant rotation among them as they get bartered and borrowed.

The Txepìva are masters of using fire to hunt, cornering animals and using smoke to asphyxiate, but also poison. They brew strong toxins and apply them to arrows (they use short, sturdy bows), or blow darts. When you don't have a lot of prey, you have to kill it, and fast. Though they remove contaminated flesh around the wound, Txepìva meat has a reputation for being unpalatable to strangers because of remaining toxins. The ash people have long since gained immunity and don't notice it.

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ᴘᴏᴘᴘʏ ᴘᴏᴍꜰʀᴇʏ · 33 · ʜᴏɢᴡᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴍᴀᴛʀᴏɴ · ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ʀᴀᴠᴇɴᴄʟᴀᴡ · ꜱᴛʀᴀᴅᴅʟɪɴɢ ʟɪɴᴇꜱ

❝ she was one of those girls who breathed fire when confronted but loved so gently that it made you forget she could. ❞

ᴀᴇꜱᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ;

peter pan collars; swing skirts; delicate lace; brushing fingers through tall grass; whiskey in a tea cup; pressed flowers; butterfly wings; chocolate squares; knitting needles working quietly; warm tea on a cold day; always carrying plasters; lavender; hand-written notes; sweet cream; ruffles; the smell of antiseptic; cool fingers; slim gold chains; leather-bound journals; protruding collarbones; mary janes with socks; pomegranate seeds; embroidered cardigans; homemade preserves

ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟꜱ;

jane eyre; anna bates; katara; ann perkins; elinor dashwood; meg march; eliza hamilton; dr allison cameron; dana polk; rosalind walker; linda martin; jane villanueva; dr sara tancredi; joan watson; marge simpson; jane bennet; clarice sterling; james gordon; catelyn stark; sailor mercury; molly hooper

ꜱʏɴᴏᴘꜱɪꜱ;

born to a half-blood witch and a squib physician; grew up in a small irish village with her father; sorted into ravenclaw; good grades but unremarkable presence; knitting club member; frequent library haunter; became matron after training at st mungo's; very good at her job; lost her father in her mid-20s; keeps helping out at the village; very unimpressed that she's still matron, unmarried & lonely after a decade at the school; order supporter but professionally neutral and oath-bound to help anyone who asks

ᴛʀᴀɪᴛꜱ;

calm; strict; kind; quick-witted; quiet; caring; sensitive; protective; withdrawn; understanding; pliable; forgiving; trusting; soft; hospitable; dependable; discreet; tender; humble, thoughtful; impressionable; indecisive; responsible; cautious; loyal; undemonstrative; trustworthy; open-minded; idealist; fair; emotional; strong sense of self-preservation; demanding; jealous; possessive; polemic; intuitive; perceptive; subtle; crafty; insecure; sentimental; hard-working; gentle

ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ;

· several friends to pull her around, probably other hogwarts staff (gimme support staff bff irma maybe??) · former students that she still keeps up with and pesters like a mother · the auror/hit-wizard/witch she's been pining over for like a decade (listen i have a lot of screaming to do about this bc who doesn’t love some long, mutual pining, and self-sacrifice between hypocritical idiots?? and i’m not saying paranoid moody or disappearing dearborn would work gr8 for this, but they would, but poppy is also bi af so totally open to strong ladies for this too) · a slew of people that she will have/have had crushed on in the past & future · order members she's healing on the down-low · people of questionable morals she's also healing on the super down-low · tba

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hello..... i am once again for your financial support you to give me plots

briar rose goodwin / 30 / onyx / taylor swift

runs an online boutique (via instagram) and works as a makeup artist

needs: friends, clients, long list of ex boyfriends

mykenna st. james / 22 / opal / dove cameron

senior in university @ the university of texas, basic bitch sorority girl but also human sunshine. also works as a bartender 

needs: literally everything. friends, romance, family (including cousins) 

olyve tbd / 19 / sabrina carpenter / ruby

tiny lil thot, was v innocent all through high school and is going through a wild phase. sales associate / university freshman

needs: friends, enemies, many men - specifically an older man (nick jonas or open) who’s either a TA for one of her classes or a sibling’s friend/friend’s sibling?? pls gimme the drama

gwen fletcher / 28 / amethyst / lily collins

works as a consultant, spends 99% of her life working

needs: literally everything also i have so few ideas i just like her already

ember andrews / 24 / pearl / madelaine petsch

has no job bc her family has old, old, old money and she’s never had to work a day in her life

hera in a greek gods group

needs: her zeus, other greek gods (may may’s request), friends, etc etc

avery johnson / 26 / topaz / josephine skriver

casino waitress, lowkey insta famous and the winner of the bachelor!!!

needs: her bachelor man who they’re now tryna see if it works in ~real life, friends, co-workers etc etc

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oranges

Friday upset the Christian-Egyptian Cameron, almost! Horrible to move England to Massachusetts. Good job! Good job! Line it up. The clock is ticking. 3rd down. C’mon defense. Get ‘em. Get ‘em. (whistle blow)

Time out. I’m done with all that. Cellphone ringing. It’s just different. It’s just the change. What’s the score? It’s six to six. Tie game. I’ve got extra chairs. 26 seconds. Let’s go! Set. Down. Hike. Good job, Nate. They don’t have the little things. I feel bad because that’s all I ordered. Good job, defense.

I never had county changed. Let’s go. We’ve only got 10 seconds. Yeah! Alright. Good hustle. Yeah, I wrote, “Only for families requests.” I think they interpreted it so they could get money. See if they’ve got any ice. Get some water, guys. C’mon over and get some water.

Is there anything else I should’ve written? I’ve had enough of it. I tell you what, gimme uh... Do you want ice? Nancy, shirts? Do we get that done? What happens to the old ones? Retire your #?

I”m gonna get you guys back in there. (Beeping continues) Yeah, you’re right. That’s a good idea. The winner of that game is who we’ll play. If you win, what time do you play Friday? Here at four.

I was just gonna try it, it’s a digital camera. If you get some good ones, turn them in. Oh, okay. Go, knights! When I get to my husband’s office I'm going got wash them. Tomorrow? So, the gold and blue were different things?

I don’t want to hear excuses. I want to hear tackles. Put pressure on ‘em, D. Let’s go. Hurry up! C’mon defense (Crowd cheers) Go, Nathan! Bates! He needs to grow. He’s so little. Those poor boys. Hoy many are juniors? And the rest, freshmen? Those poor freshmen boys have not meat on them. 3, 2, 1, knights. Down. Set, Hut.  Oooh. Oooh. Oooh. (The crowd moans in dismay)

C’mon James catch the next one, boy! OK, knights. Down. Set. Hut. Right there. Right there. (whistle) OK, punt it, Ty.

C’mon, big knights. I know. I know. 200. (kick) Nice. C’mon defense. Let’s make a play. Ready! Hike. Pass. You got ‘em. Yeah, thatta way, Luke. So, I guess we’re still tied. Be alert, D. Get ‘em, get ‘em, get ‘em, Luke. (crowd cheers)

Way to be, Josh. You’re gonna see some great freshmen. You just need Nathan to gain some weight. I don’t know if Nathan’s got the Micah genes. I don’t know. Have you seen the size of his feet? They’re like size 13.

Yes! Way to go defense. There’s no bathroom. The game’ll be over soon. Down. Set. Hike. (whistle blows) Time out. See, so there is hope. I don’t know what time it started. It’s a safety. If he dropped it in the in zone, it’s a safety. Oh, they have they’re cheerleaders. Who? Ben Franklin. They probably brought their BYU scouts. The quarterback last year had a 2 o’clock shadow. Once guy was balding. “Get a life, buddy.”

She was sitting... oh, no, that was before you came. Oh, did you see it. Yeah, it was great. They did something from Sound of Music. He dressed up as a girl. Josh’s voice is so nice. Are we the blue score? Are we 8? They’re discussing if it was a safety. Yeah, it was a safety. That’s good for us. 2 points. Gotta hold ‘em, knights. Yeah, but if we win we gotta come back tomorrow.

Go, Ty! Go, Ty! Did he get it? No. Good try, Ty! Go, knights! There you go! Down. Set. Hike. Good job, knights. It would be nice to get another touch down. Hey, Brett, how much time is left? About 10 minutes. 1. 2. 3. Knights.

That’s why I hate the Yankees too. Down. Set. Hike. (crowd roars) Good defense. Now would be really god. I heard, but I wasn’t able to make that game. Where do they practice? Put pressure on ‘em, D. Get in there. Run! Run! Way to go, Josh. Alright, knights! Run ‘em back, knights. Luke, use your outside shoulder. Loose kid! Whose child is that? I don’t know whose he is. There she is. Hey, baby. Hey, sweetie.

Is Nathan here? He’s playing. What is this? So, Nathan, Susanna. Who else is coming? Benjamin. Actually, we have 5 tickets, so Marina can sit with Susanna. Oh, she would love to. C’mon, D. Way to go, Alec. You have plenty of water. last time we took a picnic and had dinner around the water. Good job! Where’s the 1st down, ref?

C’mon, defense, Okay. Knights. Let’s go. Let’s go. Hustle up. 4th down. Time out. Time out, white. Right over here there’s a little home school club. Ready? 1, 2, 3, win!

C’mon, D. Put pressure on that guy. Alan, hi, I spoke to you about coming before 5, but it doesn’t look like we’re going to get out of here. They’re ready? Okay. What time are your hours on Saturday? Thanks alot. 1, 2, 3, knights. Let’s go. Down. Set. Hut. (whistle) Hold up. 1, 2, 3, knights. Whose that other ref? Oh, yeah, that’s the coach for that other school. (whistle and cheers)

Is it over? They won! Alright, knights. I wonder where it’s gonna be? Here. At four. I’ll do the oranges next time.

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Dolphins move into full rebuild by trading Ryan Tannehill to the Titans

The Dolphins start over, while the Titans get a solid backup for Marcus Mariota.

The Miami Dolphins haven’t ventured beyond Wild Card weekend since 2001, and general manager Chris Grier wasn’t content with a team whose ceiling topped out at 10 wins. That means a full rebuild is on the horizon in South Beach — and on March 15, that reset came for Ryan Tannehill.

The Dolphins’ former starting quarterback is now Marcus Mariota’s high-value backup. Miami shipped their once-prized passer to Tennessee Friday, ending a seven-year tenure that had a handful of high points, a few more lows, and mostly a long run of forgettable moments.

@Titans have traded for and signed @ryantannehill1 to a one year contract. #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/HjyOTi6qXE

— SportsTrust Advisors (@_SportsTrust) March 15, 2019

The move wasn’t an unexpected one for Miami. The franchise effectively announced its intention to move on from Tannehill at the end of the 2018 regular season, but held onto the sack-prone QB in hopes of recouping some value via trade. And much like the Ravens were able to re-home old dog Joe Flacco with Denver in exchange for a fourth round pick, the Dolphins were able to find a buyer — in this case, a Titans team with an injury-prone Mariota behind center.

Terms of of the deal have not yet been disclosed. This post will be updated with more details later.

Is this going to be a bottoming out year in Miami?

It sure looks that way.

New head coach Brian Flores is getting a gimme year in his debut, as the expectations in south Florida are extremely low. No team in the league has longer championship odds for 2019 than the Dolphins’ +30000, which means a bet of $100 would return $30K should Miami raise the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the year. Half of the NFL experts polled by ESPN picked Flores’ team to own the first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

The problem won’t just be breaking in a new quarterback. Stalwart pass rusher Cameron Wake is a 37-year-old free agent, and even a return to his prime won’t help a defense that ranked 29th in the league in yards allowed last fall. 2018’s biggest defensive acquisition, Robert Quinn, failed to make a major impact. And while young players like Minkah Fitzpatrick and Xavien Howard showcased some star potential, they got little support from a subpar supporting cast.

The Dolphins’ toothless offense got little production outside the productive duo of Kenyan Drake and Frank Gore. Danny Amendola was the club’s leading wideout and the only non-tailback to have more than 37 receptions. The club’s 2018 was one absurd miracle play and then a bunch of games that were forgotten by the following Tuesday.

2019 won’t be better. Amendola is an expensive 34 year old wideout who could be cut. So could DeVante Parker, who is owed more than $9 million following a 24-catch season. Gore is approaching 36 years old and a free agent. Ja’wuan James, an effective right tackle, may leave as well. And while the club can fill some of these holes through free agency and the draft, it may make sense to languish for a season, pick up a premier 2020 draft slot, and rebuild around a young core rather than limp along at 7-9 in perpetuity.

What’s next for Ryan Tannehill?

A release would have meant joining a robust market of flawed veteran quarterbacks competing for starting jobs in a saturated field. Instead, he’ll have the chance to prove himself behind Mariota, who has missed an average of two games per season since joining the league in 2015. That should give the veteran quarterback a chance to shine this fall, though his opportunities will be limited.

Tannehill is a decent replacement passer when upright and capable of winning games. But he’s also a massive injury risk after missing 24 games the past three seasons, and he’s a bit of a damage sponge; he’s averaged more than 41 sacks per season as a pro and was sacked on 11% of his dropbacks in 2018.

A change of scenery could be a boost for a high-floor, low-ceiling veteran. The Dolphins’ efforts to surround him with receiving talent failed to pay off, and a new group of targets could spur a Case Keenum-ish renaissance in the right spot. Of course, Keenum’s breakout 2017 season only came after he agreed to join the Vikings as their third option at quarterback, so Tannehill will have to catch some breaks to prove himself this fall.

Tannehill’s career has proven he’s good enough to go around .500 with a mediocre supporting cast. That’s a valuable trait for a backup quarterback, but not the kind of passer around which a franchise can be built. The Dolphins realized that and ate $13.4 million in dead cap space just to jump start their rebuild. Now it’s up to another team to take on a low-risk reclamation project and get a useful second string passer in the process.