Player Name:	Katy	Sho'shun: Winner of the GWA '03 "Best Native"
Player E-mail:	Email Katy
Character Name:	Sho'Shun
Gender:	Male
Age:	23
Lovemates/ Lifemates:	None
Family:	-Trey'Wen the Trader (not of Iasc); -Kir'La: mother (not of Iasc); -Trey'Reese: brother (not of Iasc); -Wes'Lin: brother (not of Iasc); -Morin'Ree: sister (not of Iasc); -Yun'See: sister (not of Iasc); -Macalla: (adoptive sister in secret)
Skills:	Fishing, Fletching, Hunting
Weapons:	Harpoon, bow
Personality:	Taught to be reformed and genteel, he hates it. It's truly not who he is, but he does use such tact with Elders and Priests. When he is behind his mask, he seems rather opposing and strong. But at the same time he almost radiates calm and a kind of wisdom that only comes from tutoring. He has a passion for life and a love for one woman. He is a dedicated lover and will be as a mate as well. Her family will be just as important and he'll do anything for them. He's gentle and caring when he needs to be, but fierce and protective when it's called upon.
Likes:	Bringing in the catch, a good trip at Sea, An Exhilirating, Hunt, Traelyn, Dancing, Celebrations
Dislikes:	The Priests, His Father's Planned Marriage.
Fears:	Being cast out of the village as a freak and untrustworthy. Fears his father's plan for him to marry and hopes to not be found. Fears he will not be able to become Traelyn's mate.
Appearance:	The phrase "Tall dark Stranger" works well in describing this man. He is of formidable height. Not exactly the tallest of the men, but he does top out at a good height of over 6 foot. His body is well muscled from his work as hunter and fisher, it's rather athletic with definition in the arms and legs from lifting heavy loads and balancing in the rocking boats. His skin is much darker then most, being a deep dark reddish-brown.
Marks/Scars:	He's a dark man, with light hair and no facial hair. He has a special tattoo on his right shoulder. He also has a very thick accent, since their language is not his natural tongue.
Hair:	His light Blonde hair has been bleached to a near white. It's very long it falls to his mid shoulders and is perfectly straight. Part of it is pulled up into a binding. The binding is decorated with earthy colored feathers that match his outfit in some way. Good sized locks of hair fall in front of his ears, giving the final touch to the look.
Eyes:	Somewhat rounded, though heavy lidded. Their color is a dark blue.
New Green Clothes:	When the season is particularly hot and he's out on the boats, he wears a simple outfit. His midriff and feet are bare. On land where modesty is a must (unlike his native home), he wears sleevless tunics with the colors of his family embroidered in special patterns. He also wears a belt that was given to him by Macalla. He tends to wear loose brown pants. The cuffs of the pants are bloused from the tops of his calf high dark brown boots.
White Cold Clothes:	Same thing as Warm weather, with the addition of a long sleeved tunic. The long sleeves are tied at the wrists and the neck is loosened some from the pulling of his barrel chest. He also wears a patchwork coat of furs and lined boots.
Jewelry:	None.
History:	The last born son to a prosperous trading family on the Isle of Sharks, he chafed in the lush life style. He also hated the rules and rather strict life style that didn't allow much time for childish antics. Before he even his 10th birthday, his parents informed him that they found a good family for him to marry into. The family only had a daughter. It was a well established family in the caravan business and his father wanted it. Like any boy faced with that situation he rebelled. He made sure he made a bad impression on his future In-laws. However, these didn't work and more often then not he found himself with a bruised backside. He spent years arguing with his father and his siblings about how he hated it in that family. However, in the end everyone turned a deaf ear. So finally he went silent and started to plan a great escape, while his family thought he was finally accepting his fate. He learned the languages and business skills he needed to know to be a successful trader. His 19th birthday came and went and plans were being made to wed the pair. A month before the wedding he put his plan into action. In the cover of darkness he slipped out of the house and snuck a board his friend's vessel. He knew his father was sending the ship to a far off village. It sounded like the perfect place to hide. He spent the time of the trip learning the fishing trade from the men of the boat. He wasn't going to go to a fishing village with nothing to offer. He had no idea what he was getting into. Being the only one that spoke the dialect to some degree, he played liaison between the traders and the villagers. He found the priests bothersome and unfriendly and avoided then when he could. Their talk of their faith bothered him, he felt at time as if they were trying to force their beliefs on him. When the ship left and he was still there, the villagers were not happy about, least of all the priests. But they let him stay. But he had to prove his worth it get a roof over his head. He did this quickly enough in showing is skills with Bow and arrow. He also proved and adept fisher. Though it was his quick work of unloading the ships that truly impressed the men into letting him stay. During his first years there he met Macalla. She knew his language and he her tongue. He found comfort in their private chats. He certainly enjoyed the discomfort it brought the priest. She is probably his real true friend. So he's lived in relative peace, watching what he says and does. He waits for the day he can really call the village home. At a ceremony, Sho'shun decided to act on feelings he had for a villiage maiden, Traelyn. Asking her parents for the right to court her started a huge contraversy. He did not know about a rival and found himself competing with another man for the love of a woman. During this time, his hut was ransacked and his belongings strewn across the doorway of Traelyn's Hut. His rival Trevin was convicted of the crime. The council indentured Trevin to him, despite protests from Sho'shun. So the two men shared a hut for a whole season. Sho'shun tried to be a nice host, but Trevin butted heads with him the whole time. On one memorable day Traelyn confessed her love for Sho'shun choosing him to hopefully be her mate. So with the indenturing over he is starting the struggles ahead of him in his quest to mate the woman of his heart.