Kipee-Teasing and strangers in the jungle

Another day on Atys. Full of wonders. I started my day off with a little kipee teasing. It’s fun and if you ever travel to the jungle, seek me out and we can compare kipee teasing techniques. They are actually pretty peaceful creatures, the kipees, even thou that roar they make every now and then sends shivers down my spine. Still I cant let myself get carried away and forget that they are kitins and are probably just aching to tear me to pieces.

Me and the Kipee, good times.

Ah, the kitin.. Nasty creatures the lot of them. Where I usually hunt there are only the peaceful Kipees to be found. Although I have made longer treks with my dear friends Xtarsia, Zepth and Linkys to the more remote regions of the jungle. And let me tell you.. The kitin I saw there are faaar from peaceful. They make the Kipees look like Mektoubs in comparison. Zepth have told me about some of the nastier ones. The kipesta for instance. A big, flying insect. Highly aggressive and will kill you as soon as it saw you. So if you ever venture outside the safety of your home town stay away from those. I almost ran straight into one once. To my surprise I actually lived long enough to ask myself “What gives?”. Turns out it was a kizoar and not a kipesta dancing about in front of me. The best way to tell a kipesta from a kizoar, as far as I can tell, is to look for colors. The kipesta is painted in all sorts of wonderful colors while the kizoar is mostly a light brown. The kizoar is not aggressive, although if teased enough it will sting you with its.. Uhmm.. Stingy-thingy. That said, you’d do best in steering clear of all kinds of kitin until you are wise enough to tell them apart. And after all, Zora is a beautiful city so why go out in the jungle at all?

After my lil’ kipee teasing session I had me a pleasant lil’ talk with Miosha the Jeweler. She told me about the hardship of being a jeweler but also the fame jewelry can bring. I didn’t fully believe the part about the hardship thou. Working with all those shiny gems cant be anything else then pure pleasure. All those different colors and stuffs.. Makes my head spin just thinking about them. But fame.. Nah, not something this homin would go looking for. I prefer hiding behind Xtarsia while she does all the talking. Let me tell you, Xtarsia seems to be pretty famous herself! Everybody knows her it seems. Where ever we go people bow and chitter chatter with her. It wouldn’t surprise me if she is famous thou. With that dress she got and all. Must have cost a fortune, I can tell you that much. Oh drifting off subject again. Crafting.. Its very relaxing to just sit down and create something with your hands. And some tools of course. Miosha made jewelry, my friend Xtarsia.. Well, I don’t really know what she makes. Thou I’ve heard Zepth talk about his bullets, I’ve also heard they are off poor quality. I will have to laugh and point at his bullets the next time I see him. Me, I make axes. Big axes. Although they look more like really cumbersome shovels. Needless to say, I need some more practice before I can make axes that I can sell without shame. All things said about my axes, they may look dumb and be hard to handle but they will cleave a Yubo in half! If you manage to hit it..

Oh! I almost forgot! On my way back from the kipees I almost trampled a homin just sitting on the ground. It was such a curious experience to see someone just sitting there, in the jungle I just had to ask him what he was doing. Apparently he was simply relaxing. Good to see someone taking a few minutes out of their hectic schedule to just sit down and listen to the sounds of the jungle. Life is so fast paced here on Atys. Homins running every which way. I will try and make time for some relaxing walks through the jungle, try and feel the spirit of Atys. I think Ma-Duk would be proud of me if I took the time to marvel at his wonderful creations.

The only sad thing is that I haven’t seen any wombaï today. How will I ever be able to commune with the mighty wombaï if I keep myself separated from the herd. Hopefully I will be able to do some wombaï spotting before I have to head to bed.

I think that would be all that has happened to me today. It has been yet another wonderful day here on Atys. Its spring time now, which I just adore. Pretty colors everywhere! The Kipees are roaring in the distance and somewhere in Zora I swear I can hear Zepth crafting some bullets. Ma-Duk must be in a good mood.

//Lizia, Queen of the Wombaï

Tip of the day:
Take some time out of your hectic schedule and just sit. Sit and listen to everything around you.