Revision history for ShesuAshari


Revision [25620]

Last edited on 2012-01-20 17:05:46 by BillHamilton [Adding link to riddle page - to deorphan it]
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[[ShesusRiddle Shesu's Riddle]]

Revision [5157]

Edited on 2009-03-01 16:09:21 by FalconNomad [fixing formatting and added cooberated dates]
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[[ShesuAshari Shesu]] starts the third spirit quest, receives [[ShesuBook ColdSteel riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished
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[[ShesuAshari Shesu]] starts the third spirit quest, receives [[ShesuBook ColdSteel riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished

Revision [5156]

Edited on 2009-03-01 16:09:05 by FalconNomad [adding cooberated dates]
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**Major Life Events**
- 1982 CE
A child who will be later known as [[ShesuAshari Shesu]] is born near N'Djamena, Chad. Birth name unknown.
- 1988 CE
Both parents of the boy later to known as [[ShesuAshari Shesu]] are killed by landmines. He is moved to an orphanage in Nigeria, where [[TuraloOso Oso]] finds and adopts him. They travel to the [[TheAshariVillage Ashari village]], and [[ShesuAshari Shesu]] begins his year of silence. [[TuraloOso Oso's]] spirit quest is completed. He becomes a father figure to [[ShesuAshari Shesu]], helping him learn about his power, and guiding him and advising him as he grows.
- 1989 CE
The year of silence ends, and [[ShesuAshari Shesu]] is given his current name, and becomes a full-fledged member of the tribe, and an earth priest initiate.
- 1991 CE
First spirit quest, experience cold steel
- 1994 CE
[[ShesuAshari Shesu]] has his second spirit quest, trans-African trek to test his powers
- 1997 CE
[[ShesuAshari Shesu]] decides to try to attain the highest rank of the priesthood. [[TuraloOso Oso]] warns him against the attempt, as he knows how painful and lonely exile can be. [[ShesuAshari Shesu]] goes ahead with the rite, however.
[[ShesuAshari Shesu]] starts the third spirit quest, receives [[ShesuBook ColdSteel riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished
- 2000 CE
[[ShesuAshari Shesu]] arrives at Boston College, begins work in the greenhouse. He meets [[JacobSparrow Jacob Sparrow]], [[ZackGraves Zack Graves]], [[LilyBarnes Lily Barnes]], [[AlexCabler Alex Cabler]] and [[LaraCooper Lara Cooper]].
- 21 August 2007 CE
[[ShesuAshari Shesu]] succeeds in his quest to destroy [[ZaizenTamari Zaizen]] with the help of his friends, [[JacobSparrow Jacob Sparrow]], [[AbdulOmarMohammed Abdul Omar Mohammed]], [[Eve]], [[AlexCabler Alex Cabler]], [[JosephCooper Joseph Cooper]], [[LaraCooper Lara Cooper]], [[SamanthaWyld Samantha Wyld]], and [[ZackGraves Zack Graves]]
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===Major Life Events===
- 1982 Born near N'Djamena, Chad. Birth name unknown.
- 1988 Both parents killed by landmines. He is moved to an Orphanage in Nigeria, where TuraloOso finds and adopts him. They travel to TheAshariVillage, and Shesu begins his year of silence.
- 1989 The year of silence ends, and Shesu is given his current name, and becomes a full-fledged member of the tribe, and an earth priest initiate.
- 1991 First spirit quest, experience cold steel
- 1994 Second spirit quest, trans-African trek to test his powers
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel [[ShesuBook riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished
- 2000 Arrives at BC, begins work in the greenhouse

Revision [5010]

Edited on 2009-02-28 16:57:55 by JonahPetri [adding phantoms to spirit quest narratives]
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- ShesuFirstSpiritQuest covers Shesu's first spirit quest as an initiate in the Ashari priesthood.
- ShesuSecondSpiritQuest covers Shesu's second spirit quest
- ShesuReceivesThirdSpiritQuest covers Shesu's trip to see N'Dore, who gives him his third and final spirit quest.

Revision [4846]

Edited on 2009-02-26 09:17:39 by JonahPetri [switching link to refer to existing page]
Additions:
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel [[ShesuBook riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished
Deletions:
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel [[ShesusRiddle riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished

Revision [4841]

Edited on 2009-02-26 08:43:17 by BillHamilton [adding link for Shesu's riddle]
Additions:
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel [[ShesusRiddle riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished
Deletions:
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel [[Shesu'sRiddle riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished

Revision [4840]

Edited on 2009-02-26 08:42:07 by BillHamilton [adding a link for Shesu's riddle]
Additions:
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel [[Shesu'sRiddle riddle book]] from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished
Deletions:
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel riddle book from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished

Revision [4806]

Edited on 2009-02-25 00:55:12 by JonahPetri [removing NeedsWork for now.]
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- 1991 First spirit quest, experience cold steel
- 1994 Second spirit quest, trans-African trek to test his powers
- 1997 Third spirit quest, receives cold steel riddle book from [[NDore N'Dore]], and is banished
- 2000 Arrives at BC, begins work in the greenhouse
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//NeedsWork: Jonah should fill in dates of the other spirit quests, and take the timeline up to the 2007 adventure.//

Revision [4741]

Edited on 2009-02-23 17:47:11 by JonahPetri [reforming page to be more encyclopedic, with narratives on new page.]
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===Major Life Events===
- 1982 Born near N'Djamena, Chad. Birth name unknown.
- 1988 Both parents killed by landmines. He is moved to an Orphanage in Nigeria, where TuraloOso finds and adopts him. They travel to TheAshariVillage, and Shesu begins his year of silence.
- 1989 The year of silence ends, and Shesu is given his current name, and becomes a full-fledged member of the tribe, and an earth priest initiate.
//NeedsWork: Jonah should fill in dates of the other spirit quests, and take the timeline up to the 2007 adventure.//
===Narratives Concerning Shesu===
- ShesuEarlyLife covers the first seven years of Shesu's life, up to the completion of his year of silence.
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1988, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richer pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted.
When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him, and gave him a straw bed and a blanket to sleep on. The next day, the man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.
The child cried as the strange man pulled him out of the orphanage. Though his life there had be hard and cruel, he had made a few friends among the other children, and this new man frightened him. The man took the child to a small tent, nearby, and gave him some fruit to eat. The child was hungry, as the orphanage did not have enough food to go around, and he gingerly bit into the delicate fruit. "How do you like it?" the man asked, smiling. The child's eyes grew wide, as the explosion of sweet juice wet his mouth. He took another bite, less cautiously now, and then another. He chewed and swallowed, and then turned to the man, smiled, and exclaimed, "That was so good! Is there more?"
The man laughed, "Ah! But there is always more, if you know where to look! Come." He stood, and beckoned for the child to follow. He led the child to the edge of the clearing, and then into the jungle, deftly moving between vines and over logs. The child followed in his every footstep, mimicking the practiced motions of this mysterious man. "Look, here," the man said, as he lifted a large leaf to reveal a cluster of fruits underneath it. The child came closer, and picked one of the fruit off of the stem. He bit into it, and smiled a goofy grin as some of the seeds ran down his chin. "The forest can offer you anything that you would wish to have. You must only learn how to ask it the right questions. I can teach you this knowledge, but it will take a long, long time, and will require much sacrifice from you. Do you wish to learn?" The child considered for only a moment before nodding his assent. The man's face broke into a grin. "Good! Then you shall come with me to my village, and you shall be my student. It is many weeks away. We start in the morning."
The next day, the man woke the child early. He gave him the last of the fruits from the day before, and they started walking immediately. For the most part, they took the paths that existed, but at times they seemed to veer off into the untamed jungle, only to emerge onto another path. The man spent some of the time pointing out interesting plants, or spotting jungle animals, and quizzing the child on what he had taught him so far. The child was an adept learner, and enthusiastically recited what he was taught.
One evening, as they were eating the last of a forest bird that Oso had roastsed, he turned to the child. "Do you remember, when I asked you if you wanted me to be your teacher, that I told you of sacrifices which you would need to make?" The child nodded somberly, sensing the seriousness of the moment. The man continued, "The first sacrifice you must make has come. We have two rules about new people in our village. The first rule is that you must leave your old name behind. I have not asked for your name, and you must not tell anyone. If you can, allow yourself to forget it. It is a thing of the past, and you are starting anew. Do you understand?" The child nodded, and the man continued. "Good. There is another sacrifice that you must make. This one will not be easy, but it is our law, and you must respect it. Once you enter the village, you may not speak. You must live in complete silence, for a full year. Do not be afraid, though. I will be there with you, to help you though this time. Only after a full year has passed, will you be a member of our family. Do you understand?" The child nodded again. "Good. We will come to the village tomorrow. Remember what I have told you."
And so, the child came to [[TheAshariVillage the Ashari Village]], and was welcomed by the tribe. He kept his vows, and lived in silence for a full year. Oso was also true to his word, and was like a father to the child. He taught the child many things, and guided him as he grew, and the child came to love him as a son loves a father. The two of them would spend their time wandering the forest around the village, and the child came to know the jungle, and all of its creatures. Oso showed him how all of its life was interconnected, from the insects to the trees to the largest of the animals. The child learned all of it eagerly. The year passed quickly for both of them.
On the final day of the year of silence, Oso and the child spent the whole day in the forest, searching in vain for a particular root that made a useful medicine. Once evening came, they headed back to the village, and Oso led the child to the main village hut, where they found the whole tribe assembled around a huge fire. The tribe was silent, as Oso brought the child forward. The child felt the eyes of the whole village upon him, and he looked around at them. They had all dressed in their finest ceremonial clothes, with colorful feathers adorning their heads and arms. Some wore armor made from some dark wood, which was covered with paintings of the animals and plants of the forest. Some carried large spears, tipped with lethally sharp blades of a strange metal which the child had never seen before. All stared back at him, in total silence. Oso brought him into the circle, and addressed the tribe in his deep, velvet voice. "I am Turalo Oso of the Ashari. I am known to all of you, and you are known to me. I bring before you a child, who has come to our village of his own will. He has borne the sacrifices which have been asked of him. He has shed his name, and lived in silence for a full year, as our law requires. It is our law that he shall now be one of the Ashari, one of the Blessed of the Earth. It is also our law that he be bound to us forever with a new name: his spirit name." He turned to the child, and in a booming voice proclaimed, "Child, I name you Shesu." Oso turned back to the gathered tribe, and shouted, "Now, I call on all of you to recognize him, the newest child of our tribe. Call out his name, so all will know that he is forever Ashari! Shesu! Shesu! Shesu!" And, as the voices of the entire village joined Oso's, the child left his past behind forever, and looked over the faces of his new tribe. At that moment, he became Shesu of the Ashari, and he knew that he belonged. He was seven years old.
//NeedsWork: Jonah should probably move to a full backstory page, and create a basic timeline.//
//NeedsWork: Jonah should fill in other spirit quests, and take this backstory up to BC adventure timeline.//

Revision [4598]

Edited on 2009-02-22 00:47:30 by JonahPetri [No... There is another...]
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Earth Priest of TheAshari
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Last Earth Priest of TheAshari

Revision [4597]

Edited on 2009-02-22 00:43:31 by JonahPetri [adding note for NeedsWork]
Additions:
//NeedsWork: Jonah should probably move to a full backstory page, and create a basic timeline.//
//NeedsWork: Jonah should fill in other spirit quests, and take this backstory up to BC adventure timeline.//
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//NeedsWork: oh man does it ever.//

Revision [1963]

Edited on 2008-09-22 19:00:52 by JonahPetri [typo]
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On the final day of the year of silence, Oso and the child spent the whole day in the forest, searching in vain for a particular root that made a useful medicine. Once evening came, they headed back to the village, and Oso led the child to the main village hut, where they found the whole tribe assembled around a huge fire. The tribe was silent, as Oso brought the child forward. The child felt the eyes of the whole village upon him, and he looked around at them. They had all dressed in their finest ceremonial clothes, with colorful feathers adorning their heads and arms. Some wore armor made from some dark wood, which was covered with paintings of the animals and plants of the forest. Some carried large spears, tipped with lethally sharp blades of a strange metal which the child had never seen before. All stared back at him, in total silence. Oso brought him into the circle, and addressed the tribe in his deep, velvet voice. "I am Turalo Oso of the Ashari. I am known to all of you, and you are known to me. I bring before you a child, who has come to our village of his own will. He has borne the sacrifices which have been asked of him. He has shed his name, and lived in silence for a full year, as our law requires. It is our law that he shall now be one of the Ashari, one of the Blessed of the Earth. It is also our law that he be bound to us forever with a new name: his spirit name." He turned to the child, and in a booming voice proclaimed, "Child, I name you Shesu." Oso turned back to the gathered tribe, and shouted, "Now, I call on all of you to recognize him, the newest child of our tribe. Call out his name, so all will know that he is forever Ashari! Shesu! Shesu! Shesu!" And, as the voices of the entire village joined Oso's, the child left his past behind forever, and looked over the faces of his new tribe. At that moment, he became Shesu of the Ashari, and he knew that he belonged. He was seven years old.
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On the final day of the year of silence, Oso and the child spent the whole day in the forest, searching in vain for a particular root that made a useful medicine. Once evening came, they headed back to the village, and Oso led the child to the main village hut, where they found the whole tribe assembled around a huge fire. The tribe was silent, as Oso brought the child forward. The child felt the eyes of the whole village upon him, and he looked around at them. They had all dressed in their finest ceremonial clothes, with colorful feathers adorning their heads and arms. Some wore armor made from some dark wood, which had covered with paintings of the animals and plants of the forest. Some carried large spears, tipped with lethally sharp blades of a strange metal which the child had never seen before. All stared back at him, in total silence. Oso brought him into the circle, and addressed the tribe in his deep, velvet voice. "I am Turalo Oso of the Ashari. I am known to all of you, and you are known to me. I bring before you a child, who has come to our village of his own will. He has borne the sacrifices which have been asked of him. He has shed his name, and lived in silence for a full year, as our law requires. It is our law that he shall now be one of the Ashari, one of the Blessed of the Earth. It is also our law that he be bound to us forever with a new name: his spirit name." He turned to the child, and in a booming voice proclaimed, "Child, I name you Shesu." Oso turned back to the gathered tribe, and shouted, "Now, I call on all of you to recognize him, the newest child of our tribe. Call out his name, so all will know that he is forever Ashari! Shesu! Shesu! Shesu!" And, as the voices of the entire village joined Oso's, the child left his past behind forever, and looked over the faces of his new tribe. At that moment, he became Shesu of the Ashari, and he knew that he belonged. He was seven years old.

Revision [1961]

Edited on 2008-09-22 18:58:13 by JonahPetri [More Shesu stuff]
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On the final day of the year of silence, Oso and the child spent the whole day in the forest, searching in vain for a particular root that made a useful medicine. Once evening came, they headed back to the village, and Oso led the child to the main village hut, where they found the whole tribe assembled around a huge fire. The tribe was silent, as Oso brought the child forward. The child felt the eyes of the whole village upon him, and he looked around at them. They had all dressed in their finest ceremonial clothes, with colorful feathers adorning their heads and arms. Some wore armor made from some dark wood, which had covered with paintings of the animals and plants of the forest. Some carried large spears, tipped with lethally sharp blades of a strange metal which the child had never seen before. All stared back at him, in total silence. Oso brought him into the circle, and addressed the tribe in his deep, velvet voice. "I am Turalo Oso of the Ashari. I am known to all of you, and you are known to me. I bring before you a child, who has come to our village of his own will. He has borne the sacrifices which have been asked of him. He has shed his name, and lived in silence for a full year, as our law requires. It is our law that he shall now be one of the Ashari, one of the Blessed of the Earth. It is also our law that he be bound to us forever with a new name: his spirit name." He turned to the child, and in a booming voice proclaimed, "Child, I name you Shesu." Oso turned back to the gathered tribe, and shouted, "Now, I call on all of you to recognize him, the newest child of our tribe. Call out his name, so all will know that he is forever Ashari! Shesu! Shesu! Shesu!" And, as the voices of the entire village joined Oso's, the child left his past behind forever, and looked over the faces of his new tribe. At that moment, he became Shesu of the Ashari, and he knew that he belonged. He was seven years old.
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On the final day of the year of silence, Oso and the child spent the whole day in the forest, searching in vain for a particular root that made a useful medicine. Once evening came, they headed back to the village, and Oso led the child to the main village hut, where they found the whole tribe assembled around a huge fire. The tribe was silent, as Oso brought the child forward. The child felt the eyes of the whole village upon him, and he looked around at them. They had all dressed in their finest ceremonial clothes, with colorful feathers adorning their heads and arms. Some wore armor made from some dark wood, which had covered with paintings of the animals and plants of the forest. Some carried large spears, tipped with lethally sharp blades of a strange metal which the child had never seen before. All stared back at him, in total silence. Oso brought him into the circle, and spoke to the tribe. "I am Turalo Oso. You all know me. I bring before you a child, who came to our village of his own will. He has borne the sacrifices which have been asked of him. He has shed his name, and lived in silence for a full year, as our law requires. It is our law that he shall now be one of the Ashari, one of the Blessed of the Earth.

Revision [1943]

Edited on 2008-09-22 17:57:03 by JonahPetri [More shesu stuff, more to come.]
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1988, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richer pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted.
When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him, and gave him a straw bed and a blanket to sleep on. The next day, the man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.
The child cried as the strange man pulled him out of the orphanage. Though his life there had be hard and cruel, he had made a few friends among the other children, and this new man frightened him. The man took the child to a small tent, nearby, and gave him some fruit to eat. The child was hungry, as the orphanage did not have enough food to go around, and he gingerly bit into the delicate fruit. "How do you like it?" the man asked, smiling. The child's eyes grew wide, as the explosion of sweet juice wet his mouth. He took another bite, less cautiously now, and then another. He chewed and swallowed, and then turned to the man, smiled, and exclaimed, "That was so good! Is there more?"
The man laughed, "Ah! But there is always more, if you know where to look! Come." He stood, and beckoned for the child to follow. He led the child to the edge of the clearing, and then into the jungle, deftly moving between vines and over logs. The child followed in his every footstep, mimicking the practiced motions of this mysterious man. "Look, here," the man said, as he lifted a large leaf to reveal a cluster of fruits underneath it. The child came closer, and picked one of the fruit off of the stem. He bit into it, and smiled a goofy grin as some of the seeds ran down his chin. "The forest can offer you anything that you would wish to have. You must only learn how to ask it the right questions. I can teach you this knowledge, but it will take a long, long time, and will require much sacrifice from you. Do you wish to learn?" The child considered for only a moment before nodding his assent. The man's face broke into a grin. "Good! Then you shall come with me to my village, and you shall be my student. It is many weeks away. We start in the morning."
The next day, the man woke the child early. He gave him the last of the fruits from the day before, and they started walking immediately. For the most part, they took the paths that existed, but at times they seemed to veer off into the untamed jungle, only to emerge onto another path. The man spent some of the time pointing out interesting plants, or spotting jungle animals, and quizzing the child on what he had taught him so far. The child was an adept learner, and enthusiastically recited what he was taught.
One evening, as they were eating the last of a forest bird that Oso had roastsed, he turned to the child. "Do you remember, when I asked you if you wanted me to be your teacher, that I told you of sacrifices which you would need to make?" The child nodded somberly, sensing the seriousness of the moment. The man continued, "The first sacrifice you must make has come. We have two rules about new people in our village. The first rule is that you must leave your old name behind. I have not asked for your name, and you must not tell anyone. If you can, allow yourself to forget it. It is a thing of the past, and you are starting anew. Do you understand?" The child nodded, and the man continued. "Good. There is another sacrifice that you must make. This one will not be easy, but it is our law, and you must respect it. Once you enter the village, you may not speak. You must live in complete silence, for a full year. Do not be afraid, though. I will be there with you, to help you though this time. Only after a full year has passed, will you be a member of our family. Do you understand?" The child nodded again. "Good. We will come to the village tomorrow. Remember what I have told you."
And so, the child came to [[TheAshariVillage the Ashari Village]], and was welcomed by the tribe. He kept his vows, and lived in silence for a full year. Oso was also true to his word, and was like a father to the child. He taught the child many things, and guided him as he grew, and the child came to love him as a son loves a father. The two of them would spend their time wandering the forest around the village, and the child came to know the jungle, and all of its creatures. Oso showed him how all of its life was interconnected, from the insects to the trees to the largest of the animals. The child learned all of it eagerly. The year passed quickly for both of them.
On the final day of the year of silence, Oso and the child spent the whole day in the forest, searching in vain for a particular root that made a useful medicine. Once evening came, they headed back to the village, and Oso led the child to the main village hut, where they found the whole tribe assembled around a huge fire. The tribe was silent, as Oso brought the child forward. The child felt the eyes of the whole village upon him, and he looked around at them. They had all dressed in their finest ceremonial clothes, with colorful feathers adorning their heads and arms. Some wore armor made from some dark wood, which had covered with paintings of the animals and plants of the forest. Some carried large spears, tipped with lethally sharp blades of a strange metal which the child had never seen before. All stared back at him, in total silence. Oso brought him into the circle, and spoke to the tribe. "I am Turalo Oso. You all know me. I bring before you a child, who came to our village of his own will. He has borne the sacrifices which have been asked of him. He has shed his name, and lived in silence for a full year, as our law requires. It is our law that he shall now be one of the Ashari, one of the Blessed of the Earth.
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1988, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richer pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him, and gave him a straw bed and a blanket to sleep on. The next day, the man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.

Revision [1699]

Edited on 2008-09-19 11:18:21 by JonahPetri [editing a bit]
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1988, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richer pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him, and gave him a straw bed and a blanket to sleep on. The next day, the man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1988, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richer pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.

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Edited on 2008-09-19 05:15:16 by AnnCarpenter [changed 1998 to 1988]
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1988, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richer pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1998, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richers pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.

Revision [1696]

Edited on 2008-09-18 22:50:19 by JonahPetri [major rework of shesu's timeline]
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1998, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richers pastures to the west of the capital, when they unknowingly wandered into a minefield, and his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1998, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richers pastures to the west of the capital, when his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.

Revision [1694]

Edited on 2008-09-18 22:37:05 by JonahPetri [major shesu story retcon]
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1998, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richers pastures to the west of the capital, when his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border from Chad. He waited in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strangely dressed man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.
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Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1998, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richers pastures to the west of the capital, when his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border with Chad. He waiting in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strange man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.

Revision [1693]

Edited on 2008-09-18 22:34:32 by JonahPetri [Whew, major life story revision for Shesu]
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Born: 1982, near N'Djamena, Chad. Believed still alive.
Shesu was born in 1982 to a different name, in a makeshift hut on the arid savannah near N'Djamena, Chad. His parents were goat herders, and wandered the plains, following the seasonal grasses as they grew. They were poor, but managed to scrape by, and loved their new child very much. He grew up moving along the plains with his family. However, in 1998, tragedy struck. He and his family were driving their small herd of goats towards richers pastures to the west of the capital, when his father stepped on a land mine. He fell to the ground, bleeding from what was left of his leg. His mother ran across the minefield to help him, and he lifted his hand to stop her, but it was too late, and she was gone in a flash. The child could see that she was dead, and his father collapsed in a heap, and he knew that he could do nothing for them. He left the herd and ran, tears streaming down his cheeks. He ran until he collapsed, exhausted. When he awoke, there was a man standing over him, speaking at him in a tongue that he did not understand. The man took him to his nearby hut, and fed him. The man took him to a nearby police station, where the child found someone who could speak French. He explained to the policeman about his parents, and the policemen talked amongst themselves for a while before dropping him in an orphanage. He was in Nigeria, having run across the border with Chad. He waiting in the orphanage for nearly 3 months, before a strange man calling himself [[TuraloOso Oso]] came in and pointed at him. He was 6 years old.
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=====Note, all dates should be considered incorrect. Shesu's life is undergoing some significant rewriting.=====
Born: 1988, Democratic Republic of Congo. Believed still alive.
Shesu was born in 1988, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but his family was shattered when the genocide in neighboring Rwanda spilled over into his country. His parents were captured and killed by a Hutu militia when he was 4, but he hid in the woods when the militia came, and escaped unharmed. He lived in hiding in the woods for a few days, until he got so hungry and tired that he went to forage for food in the destroyed village, where he was picked up by the Congoese army. They took him to a refugee camp for war orphans, from where he was transferred around for 6 months, until he ended up in an orphanage in Nigeria, where TuraloOso came and found him. He was 6 years old.

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Edited on 2008-09-15 12:23:42 by JonahPetri [Adding note about rewrite]
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=====Note, all dates should be considered incorrect. Shesu's life is undergoing some significant rewriting.=====

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Edited on 2008-09-13 16:34:35 by JonahPetri [adding to AllCharacters, duh]
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Belongs to categories: AllCharacters

Revision [767]

Edited on 2008-09-13 12:49:49 by JonahPetri [adding to AllCharacters, duh]
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Shesu was born in 1988, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but his family was shattered when the genocide in neighboring Rwanda spilled over into his country. His parents were captured and killed by a Hutu militia when he was 4, but he hid in the woods when the militia came, and escaped unharmed. He lived in hiding in the woods for a few days, until he got so hungry and tired that he went to forage for food in the destroyed village, where he was picked up by the Congoese army. They took him to a refugee camp for war orphans, from where he was transferred around for 6 months, until he ended up in an orphanage in Nigeria, where TuraloOso came and found him. He was 6 years old.
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Shesu was born in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but his family was shattered when the genocide in neighboring Rwanda spilled over into his country. His parents were captured and killed by a Hutu militia when he was 4, but he hid in the woods when the militia came, and escaped unharmed. He lived in hiding in the woods for a few days, until he got so hungry and tired that he went to forage for food in the destroyed village, where he was picked up by the Congoese army. They took him to a refugee camp for war orphans, from where he was transferred around for 6 months, until he ended up in an orphanage in Nigeria, where TuraloOso came and found him. He was 6 years old.

Revision [745]

Edited on 2008-09-12 22:13:22 by JonahPetri [adding to AllCharacters, duh]
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Shesu was born in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but his family was shattered when the genocide in neighboring Rwanda spilled over into his country. His parents were captured and killed by a Hutu militia when he was 4, but he hid in the woods when the militia came, and escaped unharmed. He lived in hiding in the woods for a few days, until he got so hungry and tired that he went to forage for food in the destroyed village, where he was picked up by the Congoese army. They took him to a refugee camp for war orphans, from where he was transferred around for 6 months, until he ended up in an orphanage in Nigeria, where TuraloOso came and found him. He was 6 years old.
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Shesu was born in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but his family was shattered when the genocide in neighboring Rwanda spilled over into his country. His parents were captured and killed by a Hutu militia when he was 4, but he hid in the woods when the militia came, and escaped unharmed. He lived in hiding in the woods for a few days, until he got so hungry and tired that he went to forage for food in the destroyed village, where he was picked up by the Congoese army. They took him to a refugee camp for war orphans, from where he was transferred around for 6 months, until he ended up in an orphanage in Nigeria, where Turalo Oso came and found him. He was 6 years old.

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Edited on 2008-09-12 19:40:23 by JonahPetri [further details.]
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Born: 1988, Democratic Republic of Congo. Believed still alive.
Shesu was born in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but his family was shattered when the genocide in neighboring Rwanda spilled over into his country. His parents were captured and killed by a Hutu militia when he was 4, but he hid in the woods when the militia came, and escaped unharmed. He lived in hiding in the woods for a few days, until he got so hungry and tired that he went to forage for food in the destroyed village, where he was picked up by the Congoese army. They took him to a refugee camp for war orphans, from where he was transferred around for 6 months, until he ended up in an orphanage in Nigeria, where Turalo Oso came and found him. He was 6 years old.
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Born: 1988, Rwanda. Believed still alive.
Shesu was born in 1998, in Rwanda, to Tutsi parents. At the age of 6, he hid in the forest as Hutu militias burned his village, and upon returning found his parents slaughtered.

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Edited on 2008-09-12 12:45:41 by JonahPetri [starting in on filling out shesu's page]
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Shesu was born in 1998, in Rwanda, to Tutsi parents. At the age of 6, he hid in the forest as Hutu militias burned his village, and upon returning found his parents slaughtered.
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The oldest known version of this page was created on 2008-09-12 12:13:42 by JonahPetri [starting in on filling out shesu's page]
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