Meet The Characters

I originally had all these in different posts. I consolidated them for ease of transfer, but I think I do like them all together.

And Now, The Moment You've Been Waiting For!

So I thought I'd start out by sharing short bios of my MCs to build my own excitement about Ripples, which is coming out on October 1st! Can you believe it's finally here? In a lot of the manga I read, the mangakas will add short bios on the extra pages when they are able. It's a fun way to get to know the characters a bit better.

• Name: Yetsye Shirasdatir
  
• Age: 14 tsimikin (sun-cycles)
  
• DOB: Memma 20 (No Earth equivalent, but this is the second month of the planting season)
  
• Height: 1.5 kez (~5 feet, since the kez is similar to the meter)
  
• Weight: 47 ghema (~103 pounds, since the ghema is similar to the kilogram)
  
• Skin Tone: sun-tanned peach
  
• Eye Color: rich brown, like dark chocolate
  
• Hair Color: coppery red
  
• Hair Type: Curly and thick
  
• Body Type: Short, curvy, muscular from the climbing and hiking she does
  
• Gifts: Animal whisperer
  
• Hometown: Zulima
  
• Clan: M'Neshunnaya
  
• Greatest Weakness: Social Anxiety due to a trauma she suffered as a child
  

Meet Ya'el Shirasdatir!

She's Yetsye's older sister (siveh), and a small package of optimistic energy on most days.

• Name: Ya'el Shirasdatir
• Age: 16 tsimikin (sun-cycles)
• DOB: Irini 12 (second month in the icy season)
• Height: 1.6 ket (~ 5'4", the ket is similar to the meter)
• Weight: 45 ghema (~100 lbs, the ghema is similar to the kilogram)
• Skin Tone: sun-tanned peach
• Eye Color: emerald green
• Hair Color: coppery red
• Hair Type: wavy curls
• Body Type: slim like a dancer
• Gifts: healer
• Hometown: Zulima
• Clan: M'Neshunnaya
• Greatest Fear: Failure

Meet Yetsye's Brother, Yuvahl!

• Name: Yuvahl Shirashoneh (YOO vahl shee RAH show neh) - M'Neshunnayans are given a matriarchal surname which is the mother's first name + datir (daughter) or shoneh (son), kind of like Vikings. Kind of.
  
• Age: 18 tsimikin (sun-cycles)
  
• DOB: Maradi 19 (No Earth equivalent, but this is the third month of the windy season)
  
• Height: 1.9 kez (~6.2 feet, since the kez is similar to the meter)
  
• Weight: 90 ghema (~198 pounds, since the ghema is similar to the kilogram)
  
• Skin Tone: sun-tanned
  
• Eye Color: hazel
  
• Hair Color: coppery red
  
• Hair Type: Coarse & thick, so he keeps it pretty short
  
• Body Type: Solid, blocky build with slightly sloping shoulders
  
• Gifts: champion kranj wielder, good at tinkering/inventing
  
• Hometown: Zulima
  
• Clan: M'Neshunnaya

I would've uploaded a character concept photo like the ones in the previous two blog posts, but my inspiration model is super busy and I haven't been able to work with him yet. This Pinterest board will have to do. :)

It's Time To Meet Tsadok

• Name: Tsadok Akal'a
• Age: 18 tsimikin (sun-cycles)
• DOB: Ragadi 36 (There's no Earth equivalent but this is the second month in the windy season.)
• Height: 2 kez (~6.5 feet since the kez is similar to the meter)
• Weight: 91 ghema (~200 pounds because the ghema is similar to the kilogram)
• Skin Tone: dark tan
• Eye Color: ice blue
• Hair Color: black
• Hair Type: long, fine (He usually keeps it in some kind of braided style.)
• Body Type: Tall, thin, muscular like a runner/gymnast
• Gifts: can learn languages quickly; adept survivalist & warrior
  
• Hobby: carves bone jewelry
  
• Hometown (Tribe): Ghal
• Clan: D'Koruyi

Key elements of his character are scattered on this inspiration page. I ended up having to take two screenshots to make sure to share them all.

And now for the bio I never got to post. Meet Leila Muenbruk!

• Name: Leila Muenbruk
  
• Age: 17 tsimikin (sun-cycles)
• DOB: Shizek 18 (There's no Earth equivalent but this is the third month in the rainy season.)
• Height: 1.52 kez (~5 feet since the kez is similar to the meter)
• Weight: 58 ghema (~128 pounds because the ghema is similar to the kilogram)
• Skin Tone: pale, creamy white
  
• Eye Color: deep violet
• Hair Color: black
• Hair Type: long to just past the shoulders, curly, fine
  
• Body Type: Short, curvy, hourglass shape
  
• Gifts: hospitality, sewing, and cookery
  
• Hobby: flower arranging
  
• Hometown: Chefvna
  
• Clan: Shinnoah

You can view these in much clearer format when you visit my Pinterest boards for Ripples.