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Wunjo only exists in four states of being: ready to fight, talking at a-hundred-miles-an-hour, reading a book or being unconscious. Like many Spirals, Wunjo is narcoleptic, so she can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. When she's awake, she talks, and she talks fast. She reads many books, and she has a lot to talk about them.
Her name comes from the rune meaning 'joy' and 'good fortune'. As such, she has a happy-go-lucky attitude to the point of being so sunshiny and bright on the battle field that she is annoying. She hums erratically under her breath, and practically dances as she fights.
She was one of the first members of the clan, as she was brought in as Haigal's girlfriend. Haigal was the offspring of the clan leaders at the time, Hexdagaz and Laguz. Together they had three children, and when Haigal left to fight under the Shadowbinder, Wunjo discovered that motherhood was Not Her Thing. Two of her offspring were sold and then exalted, but Algiz was loved by Wunjo's father-in-law, Laguz. As Algiz was her grandfather's favourite, she became something of a spoilt brat and a diva.
Wunjo became a guard for the clan, and swiftly became one of the finest warriors. For a long time her best friend was Hexdagaz, and they would talk for hours about books together. However, as she found her warrior skills increasing, she became closer to Inguz, the Wildclaw, and they became the closest of besties. Eventually she tutored him on his fighting style, helping it become more refined.
She had, once upon a time, come from the Windsweapt Plataeu, and as a Wind dragon she often makes return visits there. She learns how to fight using tools such as bamboo canes, and returns to the Tangled Wood to teach these skills to Inguz. She also recommends him books. Lots of books.
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Wunjo’s favourite books: The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Dinotopia by James Gurney
The Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Checkmate by Rowan Bowman
Most Terry Pratchett Books…
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Wunjo spends a lot of her time within the dark cavern of the clan's lair, piling books in complex piles around her and reading them, almost devouring them, by Night Flame candlelight. In this ghostly purple flickering, she reads of epic tales of battles and monsters. She found she was reading books too quickly so she started to read scary ones to slow her pace down. Afterall, you cannot finish a book in under an hour if you are too scared to turn every page!
When Perthro joined the clan, Wunjo initially avoided her, not being the biggest fan of children. Perthro matured and won Wunjo's trust by taking an interest in Wunjo's fighting styles. One of the styles that she had learned at the Windswept Plataeu was a Spiral specialty, 'The Butterfly', maintained by rapidly and erratically beating all three sets of wings. Perthro liked the term 'butterfly', and as it was the Greenskeeper Gathering she brought Wunjo a gift, a mask that summoned butterflies to her. Both dragons have a love for entomology.
The following is from Wunjo's Clan Lore Scrapbook
Othilian: Nightwyrm, Ashdust
Algiz: Haigal, Wunjo
Hexdagaz and Laguz = First Gen
Hexdagaz, a large green Guardian, was born in the nature lands. She was a first gen dragon with shadow eyes, and very soon she was in a search for her Charge. She found him, a fae called Laguz, in the Shadow lands. Eventually they moved out of the shadow fae lair and made a clan together.
When they were piling driftwood together on the driftwood drag in hopes of making a lair, the Beta dragon Daegkiin appeared, and presented Hexdagaz with a Boolean, a vista and some magical skins.
Hex and Guz had children, and those children had children, and guards were hired, and eventually the clan was a neat group of six: three guards and three family members. The clan never got too large, as their driftwood home did not accommodate many dragons.
Hexdagaz wrote:
"Hallooo! How did you get here? Trickies... I suppose living in a pile of driftwood doesn't allow for much security. I am Hex, founder of the Northwyrm clan, and you are...? Tresspassing? Selling things? Dropping in for a chat? Whatever, I am often keen on just arriving in people's clans and having a snoop, heh. I am the great Granddaughter of Daegkiin, have you heard of her? From the Beta Age? No? Trickies... Well anyhoo I am the largest member of the clan, so I am obviously the leader."
"Roughly speaking: Wunjo and Inguz are in charge of security, 'Guz is in charge of paperwork, Othil keeps us on our toes with her pranks, and my granddaughter sits around doing nothing until the last minute rather annoyingly, but she is a skilled sorceress."
"I started this clan with Guz as I was getting too large for my previous clan-- there is only so much enchanted tree sap that can hold a Guardian before the whole structure topples out of the trees, right? Well, I had to take Guz with me, he's sort of like... I would do anything to protect him, and I can't protect him if we are in separate clans, now can I? This aside: my best friend is Wunjo, and I often get Othil in for Girls Nights In, which usually involve complex boardgames and gossip about- what are you looking a-? - ah yes, I do have a transdimensional wasp friend called Buzz. He's a Boolean, a small gift from Daegkiin. Beta things. Trickies. Anyoo: my hobbies include reading, gaming, scheming, more reading, procrastinating, coming up with good pranks, more scheming, more reading, and encouraging Guz whenever he has a new hobby." :D
Laguz wrote:
]"Hello, and welcome! I am Laguz, I look after the place, more or less. I am Hexdagaz's partner, and I try to keep things running smoothly in the clan. I take pride in my appearance, and I appreciate the finer things in life. Recently I have become fascinated with clockwork and animatronics, and I have been working on a fashionable flight-assisting arrangement using lightning-powered mechanics."
Wunjo's Notes: The following is a quote from my daughter. I apologise, we did raise her to be more polite.
Algiz wrote:
"Oh, it's you. Hello I suppose. Oh, wait, who are you again? I forget. My grandad's in charge of the clan you know. If you're not supposed to be here I'll call on the guards. One of them is my mother, you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of her. My family tree has a mean streak: my father is off fighting on the front lines you know- so dumb. I, however, have more refined battle tactics. I don't like to get my beautiful claws dirty, I much prefer magic. However, if I were as ugly as most dragons, I'm sure I'd like to cover it up with blood and mud so no one notices. Lola! LOLA?! Where did that Loga go?! Lazy thing! Anyway, I must dash, there's a thing I want at the marketplace- far grander than anything you could ever afford- and I am going to get granddad to get it for me. He loves me, he'll do anything for me. Or I might cry" :'{
Othilian wrote:
"Greetings, how do you do? Would you like a cup of tea? One salt- err - sugarlump or two? Or four? I'm quite a sweet tooth myself. What brings you to this neck of the Tangled Woods? Oh, don't mind my crown, it doesn't mean I am a trickster, it certainly doesn't mean you have a note stuck to your back. You look lovely by the way. Have you met my sprite? She is the Noble Entourage of Her Highness, the Shadowbinder (also known as Meme Queen and Shady Lady). Would you like to play a game while we are here? Chess? Drafts? Gin Rummy? Cripple-Mr-Onion? I am very good at games- and I have no sleeves to hide cards in, I assure you."
Wunjo's notes: The following is from when Inguz was EVEN MORE OF A NERD than he is now!
Inguz wrote:
"Hwaet! Who goes?! I warn you, I am the best fighter in this land! My name comes from the rune invoking the mighty god Ingwine, that's Freyr to you, for he is a god of noble blood, for he is- ah, sorry, yes. I am Inguz, chief of hunting, gathering, scouting the lands in general, and usually the lookout for our tribe- er, clan, sorry. I am a master of runes and kennings. If we quarrel, you'll get the sharp edge of my claw- I was raised in the Scarred Wasteland you know, and I am not above underhand tactics. Fight me, if you dare!"
Wunjo's Notes: I cannot believe somebody tried to transcribe me talking! Did I do that? I must have done that. So many words.
Wunjo wrote:
"Hello! Hello! Hiya! Cool, hello, right, well, hello, I am Wunjo, so happy to see you, and yes, cool, hello, right, this is my Furian, Fred, he's a Furian, he's so cute, hello, right, and I am Wunjo and I am positively delighted to see you and my best friend is Hex, gotta love Hex, that's Hexdagaz, Hex, yes, zomg hello! Right, sorry, people say I'm a bit too chatty but I think I am just fine, I mean, you don't think I'm too chatty do you? no? Well we've only been talking for a few minutes, silly, hello! Sorry I keep seeing you again, gosh so excited to meet new people, you're sort of cool, WOOOOOOSH, I love looping-the-loop, loop-de-loop, can you do that, are you a spiral? Sorry, I should talk less about myself and more about you. But I should introduce myself first. I'm Wunjo, I help with the gathering, Inguz is my best friend, except for Hex, gotta love Hex, but Inguz is cute too. Takes everything so seriously. WOOOOSH. Sorry. Getting a bit dizzy now. Yeah, everyone says I am a bit too chatty but I am not really, I just like to get my words out before I fall asleep again, I'm slightly narco- what's the word? -narcoleptic! YES! BOOM! WOOSH! I don't normally say 'woosh' this much, and I am honestly not this chatty. Where was I? Yes, I love living here, everything's great. I love reading, I love fantasy, I love horror, I love sitting down with Hex and Othil to chat about books, and talking to Inguz about nerdy stuff, GAWD, he is SUCH a NERD, love him. Love Hex. Love you. Love everyone. Y'all great!" :D "Have you SEEN my cloak?! I found it in the woods! Neck-deep in owl-cats I was, and that's saying something because us Spirals are looooonnnnnngggggg, but neck-deep in owlcats, and I got this cloak from the woods. It's so soft and green and I love it loads and I can just fall asleep in it whenever I- bbllblblblllbbbb mmmmnnn? zzzzZZZZzzzz..."
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