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Rhyme Georgiana-Adela Archbold
I was born and raised in a little town in Sweden. Hopptown, to be exact (Hopetown in English). My moder (mother), Magdalena Cilla, and my far (father), Asbjorn Enok, were not rich or poor. We lived in a two bedroom cottage, along with my sister, Anledning (Reason in English). I remember running with Anle down the hill at the north end of town, trying to catch our breath after the fright of it. We had dogs, kittens, even a bird come and go. But none like Ludde. Ludde was our little red fox. Pappa caught him one day, mosing around the back pasture. Anle and I would give his tail a quick tug, and he'd hunt us down for hours. But one day Ludde didn't come back, and weeks later Anle and I lost hope. I remember summoning water from the town's well to go into the forest, to try and lure him back again. Wherever Ludde went, it must have been better then the little stone house on Sng (Singing) Lane. I was born an aloja (water-woman), a proud descendent of Olav Haraldsson. Like my mother and sister, I have the ability to manipulate, influence, and enteract with water. It is the only element I have control over. My biggest fear is fire, and spiders. My biggest wish is...well, for my daughter to have a fulfilling life. I plan to name her Tilda Riddle-Magdalena, after my mother. Tilda will have no father, for there are no fatherly genetics. Tilda was conseved asexually, with help from by the witch doctor Forwen. After getting out of an abusive relationship with an anonymous monster, I decided not to be alone anymore. Loneliness, to me, is equal only to fire. The witch doctor Forwen put the Shufring Delane effect on my stomach, and there a child was growing steadly inside of me. I knew then, and forever after, I would not be alone. Aloja's have been classified as nearly extinct during the long years of 1438-1572, during the Euorpean Renissance. My people are not common, nor rare. According to legend, aloja's are not immortal, but can live for thousands of years and retain their youth. It is said that the lakes where the alojas bathe can boil in anger if any stranger enters them. Water-women symbolize the fertility and life-giving virtues of water and are said to possess oneiric beauty. They are said to appear as small and innocent women, with a high self-esteem and very proud of their beauty. They are good women and try to bring wealth and well-being to the areas they live in. According to myth, water-women are nocturnal; have shimmering gold or red hair, and emerald or deep blue eyes; wear fine, rich clothes; and enjoy viewing their reflections in lakes on full-moon nights. There are many legends about romance and marriage between water-women and humans. In order to marry a water-woman, a human must agree to the water-woman's conditions. Often, one of the conditions is that the husband cannot reveal that his wife is a water-woman. If he does, the water-woman leaves him and disappears with his fortune. However, it is also said that the water-woman will still comb her children's hair and dress them every morning. Water-women are purported to avoid any relations with humans, though this is not always possible. When contact with humans does occur, it often turns out ill for the humans (Resource: Wikipedia).
