I Am Atvana

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Music is meant to be heard...






My character is named Atvana, after an entity in one of my novels.

It uses this color (#ad8200) to speak.

The mind is a powerful thing, and with full use of it one can do things that have only been dreamed. Its words are occasionally manifested in sound, but can also resonate through the air as energies, as thought, and still be understood. Its words can grow as flowers and vines, stir the trees as wind. One must only listen, and one will learn to hear.




Novel Background


In my novel, Atvana is more commonly referred to as the Forest Spirit. The name "Atvana" in itself refers to that name, seeing as it is a combination of the Hindi words/terms "Atman" (the Hindi word for the soul/true self which is of a divine, worldly, Godly, joyous, and blissful nature) and "vana" (the Hindi word for "forest"). Thus, divine spirit of the forest.

Atvana is benevolent (its purpose is to help the humans, animals, and plants it encounters), omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. It is genderless, as it is a manifestation of God (as I believe all things are) without a defined physical form. It can take the form of anything, but regularly sticks to animals and plants. It loves to play, and more often than not takes the form of smaller animals and/or plants, due to its subtle nature. Do not misunderstand though, as it is infinitely powerful. I believe that power comes from the capability of doing all forms of harm, and the reality of doing all forms of good.




In The Forest


Atvana is a manifestation of divine with the power to do, literally, anything.
That said, its actions relating toward others can only be brought into effect voluntarily.
By the mechanisms of its function and complexities of its nature, others will react in an infinite amount of ways.

It loves all and will not fight without defined meaning, and only very, very rarely play fight. While fighting, it feels nothing but love for the opponent.


Its personality is childlike in the sense that it is always curious, always looking at the world with fascinated eyes.
It plays often, in many ways, and never means to offend. It is very loyal to whom it meets, and will often stay manifested just for them.

It watches over all other beings and things, as a protecting parent, sibling, friend.


It holds no enemies, no hatred. Every wrong committed is immediately forgiven. It loves too much to do anything else.

It can see misery, hatred, jealousy, and all other negatives that are sometimes trapped in others. It will always desire happiness for all beings.
It will make attempts to rid others of issues that go against them. It will never stop trying to help a soul with a problem to rid themselves of it.
It cannot stop helping, as it cannot stop loving.


It can heal anything, if the being allows it.
This may be a conscious or unconscious will to not accept a healing.
It is also possible that a healing at that time would go against the highest good of all involved.

It does not have a single duty. It manifests to promote the highest good of all of those involved.
Through this diverse need, it comes in an infinite number of forms, some with a tiny defined task, others far less direct.
Some of these forms are recurring, others are only present once. Each could, perhaps, be mistaken for an identity of its own, a deity, a soul.
In truth, the name "Atvana" is just another of these mistaken forms. It is not merely Atvana. It is everything.


Atvana loves:
Everything. It is all things.
It is the sky, the Earth, the seas.
It is the galaxies, the cells.
It is the Universe.
It is you, and it is I. It is all things.
It loves all things. Never ceasing. Always present.


It can be found...

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/instantaneous track! 8D ~

/instantaneous track! 8D

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Tracktarck. :DD Linking

Tracktarck. :DD
Linking pictos:
< a h r e f= url> < / a> without ze spaces [one after a and before href]. ^^
The link is here. Just replace my username at the end of the url with yours. ^^
Here's the style sheet thing:
"Compose tips"
Laughing out loud


If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
~Buddha
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Hraeth, I feel watched.

Hraeth,

I feel watched. Instantaneously watched. >w>
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Ocean, hgeluhfguasdhtgkyultyk

Ocean,

hgeluhfguasdhtgkyultyk

I love you. :3333
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Welcome. |D If we could see

Welcome. |D


If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
~Buddha

<3? {Click to view Nine's

<3?

{Click to view Nine's bio}

{Click to view Nine's bio}
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Nine, <3! We had a brief

Nine,

<3!

We had a brief little dilly-dally of a conversation back when I'd only been here a couple of days. Even today, I jogged about in the forest with you for a minute or so. I guess you're just kind of a familiar face, even if we don't really know each other.

Sort of like, when the pictos spread, I'll recognize "Oh, Nine's here!" then check on you. I usually run away pretty quick, though. XD

Maybe it's just because you were one of the first names I saw in the forums/pictograms I saw in the forest. Imprinting or something.

Pardon that ramble. Hello. I am Serenai. It's a pleasure. :3
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Oh, I wish I could remember-

Oh, I wish I could remember- my memory is the absolute worst, ever.. I don't take you in any less regard, of course~
I wouldn't mind knowing you better. c:

Maybe. x3 I think I see yours around a bit~ I usually don't pay much attention, but I do remember pictos, even if I can't place a name on the,. <3

It's quite alright, I do it, too. x3 You can call me Moss or Nine, either's fine~ pleasure's all mine! You're welcome to chill with Ninekins anytime you wish, just be wary when he's near Bylah, he's a different deer in the sunbeam..


{Click to view Nine's bio}

{Click to view Nine's bio}
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Nine/Moss (Mossy Nine? Niney

Nine/Moss (Mossy Nine? Niney Moss? XD ),

Oh. I took up your offer without even intending to! Well, as in, I was hanging out with you before I read your response.

I'm not honestly sure how I remember that far back. Maybe it's because I have a thing for names being numbers. Who knows.

You probably do notice me occasionally checking on you. Weird habit I suppose. And also I kind of just end up where you are sometimes. By accident. It's weird.

I'm typically wary. When in doubt, I can run away and cover in terror. Damned fast at it, too. 8D
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Ooh, detailed! I like it so

Ooh, detailed! I like it so far, it will look great when it's completely done =D
/tracking
/copy and pastes link to N's bio XD
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Zeekii, XD Either way, it's

Zeekii,

XD Either way, it's a lot better than when I first put it up! I just detailed it a little more today, added a couple things and all that business. I forgot something, I just realized.

Oh well!

;D
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Oh, and to add music, go

Sticking out tongue
Oh, and to add music, go here
add the music you want, then copy and paste the coding into your bio...
when you've done that, be sure to change the input format from HTML to BBCode ^-^
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Zeekii, XD To be honest, I

Zeekii,

XD To be honest, I hadn't even looked at doing that yet.

But thank you! I suppose I'll do it now, to give me something to procrastinate with. 8D

It really sucks that I have no idea how to mess with this formatting business. XD

This isn't working so far. Oh well. I don't need music.
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I have found you!....Or

I have found you!....Or rather, was linked to your page. No matter! I see you! 7o3o7 ~Glomp
Carpe Diem
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/track <3

/track
<3
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MagicDragonPaul, Indeed. By

MagicDragonPaul,

Indeed. By myself. xDDDD <33
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Schutzgeist, Most

Schutzgeist,

Most appreciated. ;D Minor changes will be made here and there, but this is indeed the bulk of it.
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this biography is already

this biography is already better than mine.. D8


...deities ftw 8D
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Schutzgeist, Ha! In your

Schutzgeist,

Ha! In your dreams. Yours has TEH PICTORS. OOOO: and other things of amazing and delightful gleam.

Definitely deities for the win! For sure. ;D *Flailcheer.*

Wow. This is going to be my last message before I go to sleep. ._.
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..OH. I bet you're the one

..OH.
I bet you're the one who was helping Ama.
Thanks! :3
Which means I finally saw her. <3
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Ocean, I totally didn't

Ocean,

I totally didn't recognize you until I was reading through the comments here earlier. >_>

I looked at your icon, saw your pictogram, and thought "OH, WHOA, that's who that was?! Oh my gosh!" because Atvana hung out with you three or four times and was going to post something asking who you were. XD

So your deer with the pictogram in your icon is Ama? *Has been looking for biography with this pictogram and has not found it.*
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*wave* xD It's okay, I just

*wave*
xD It's okay, I just found out who it was. |D

xDD! I actually DID post something asking who you were.

Yes. :3
Ama.
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Ocean, I just replied to it

Ocean,

I just replied to it for fun before I got to reading this. XD

You are updated in my biography. Or will be, right after this. o:

*Sprints to read biography- is curious.*
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xD I saw. Ooh. :0 Ama would

xD I saw.

Ooh. :0
Ama would love to meet her again, of course, though perhaps not at the moment. She's...not having the best of days.
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Ocean, XD It, actually.

Ocean,

XD It, actually. Atvana has no gender or biological sex. ;D

Ah. Atvana was just about to go in the forest. Should it leave Ama be? Atvana deplores causing any sort of negativity.
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Righty-o. xD As you can see,

Righty-o. xD
As you can see, she's doing alright. :3 She enjoys company, even now.
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Ocean, This is good. Great,

Ocean,

This is good. Great, even.

Oh my gosh, we've all got the same coat now! o:

Aw, darn it. I minimized. I would have it not run in the background, but then it's paused. D8

Coming back now~!

Oh, no more matching coats... Pft. Silly little error.

*Flail.*
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<3 Yay! xDDD I can't have it

<3 Yay!
xDDD
I can't have it run in the background on my computer because it crashes so much.
By the way, I see a bird in that picto. <3
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Ocean, *Gigglegigglesnorthapp

Ocean,

*Gigglegigglesnorthappiness.*

Yeah, I'm starting to discover I may be the same way...

Orly? I only see what I drew and tossed into the biography. Then again, I suppose it's all subjective. XD

I do see the mountain and book in yours, though. It's cute.
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How about a full cloning?

How about a full cloning? x3
Ah well. D:

Ah. xD First time I saw that, I went "aww, their picto's a bird!"

Yay. x3 I picked the first thing that looked "natural".
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Ocean, I'm still trying to

Ocean,

I'm still trying to see the bird. XD Where is it?

You got yours perfectly, I'd say. Apparently twin redwoods, a lake, a plateu, and a lightning storm aren't what people see in mine. XD



This was hilarious.
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Oohh, I think I have seen

Oohh, I think I have seen this one around? I don't think any of my deer have properly met it, but I think it would get along well with Amary.
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Nuevapaz, Amary...I may have

Nuevapaz,

Amary...I may have read her biography when I was new here. I'll have to again, to refresh my mind.

It gets along with anyone and anything, so I imagine they would get along indeed. :3

I've seen your posts around, read a few, but I don't think I've provided any polite reciprocation.

It's a pleasure. 8D
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Well, it's got two tails, the

Well, it's got two tails, the head is the little square, the body the...half-circle?, and the beak is the little nub that comes off the square. It's looking up to the left. :3

Indeed. xDDD
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Ocean, Ah. Yeah, I actually

Ocean,

Ah. Yeah, I actually looked at it after I responded and saw that. XD

Maybe it's two things!

*Fights with trying to get the music thing she made to work on here. Debates eating the Internet.*

I'm in my English class! We get to leave soon. Then I get to drive home. 8D
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I think it all fits. |D And

I think it all fits. |D
And it probably is. :3 They're whatever you make them to be. :3

Make sure in the "input format" (it's a link at the bottom) BBcode is selected. :3

Shocked Yay! x3
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Ocean, Amen to that. ...is

Ocean,

Amen to that.

...is it seriously that simple. And here I've spent weeks pondering it. XD

Thank you. <3
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Ye. It is. xD I read it

Ye. It is. xD I read it somewhere. |D
I hate those times where the solution to a hard problem is easy. >.<

Sure! x3
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Ocean, I do too, but at the

Ocean,

I do too, but at the same time, at least in the end it's not that much more work to do. XD

So I'm online and coming in the forest when the pictograms finally spread, so you know~

I'm also home. Yay. 8D

*Goes to add music to biography.*
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Fair enough. x3 Okay, I'

Fair enough. x3

Okay, I' doing homework yet again. x3 So Ama won't respond.

Hi. Laughing out loud

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Ocean, It's okay. I think

Ocean,

It's okay. I think Atvana's sort of in a just lying down mood. :3

I'll probably start my homework around...I dunno, midnight? I don't have too much.

Oh, wait, I have math.

Damn. XD


Hi. 8D
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Good. Ama's pondering over a

Good. Ama's pondering over a certain friend currently and could use quiet company. :3

xDD
Math ruins everything. x3
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Ocean, Spread, you silly

Ocean,

Spread, you silly pictograms. XD

Looks like even gods have technical difficulty. XDDD


And yes, it does. Unless it doesn't, but you know.
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xD! Those pictos are silly

xD!
Those pictos are silly little creatures.

Mostly it just does for me. >.<
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Ocean, I looked back after

Ocean,

I looked back after sending that and they had spread. XD

It's keeping her warm while she thinks. There's another one here, too. We bowed at each other, then we laid down. I liked that simplicity. It was nice.

It will be here as long as she pleases.
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xD! "That's Crispin. He's

xD!

"That's Crispin. He's really kind. He warded off an attacker of mine once. I'm glad you two-...get along." She looks off into the distance, slightly raising her head, then dropping it again.

Oh good. <3
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Ocean, Of course, then it

Ocean,

Of course, then it had a problem, and now they won't spread. Again. XD ...oh wait, here I am! 8D But for some reason, pictograms aren't showing up... *Sighs and restarts.* Pretend Atvana has been visible here the whole time. XDDD


It nods with a smile. Crispin... It thinks to itself. I will remember. I wonder who she is looking for. Remembering. God will not answer when I ask things about the beings here. I suppose I am to ask them myself.

But will I not perturb her? I know the quality of my voice. I can feel what it is like to have one's mind probed with foreign thoughts. It is too early. Oh, Maya, you do make this difficult.
It smiles while it lays down, curled protectively against Amadahy. I will lie here. She has yet to receive a word from me. I wonder what it is like, to befriend someone who does not utter a word or express a thought. Only actions.

But, I believe, it is for your highest good, dear Amadahy.

Maya, you make this interesting.
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xDDD Will do. "It's nice to

xDDD Will do.

"It's nice to be surrounded by friends." She smiles happily, eyes half closed, muttering. "Saosin...I wonder what I should..." Her breathing evens out, becoming quieter and deeper.
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I should give Atvana a color.

I should give Atvana a color. Soonish. Aha, I remember reading a conversation between her and Saosin. Time for me to go refresh my memory!


It smiles again, as it does often. I see. God, you do answer my questions. How could I have forgotten your ways? She is a beautiful aspect of you. I am glad she is here, and I with her.

He and she must have had conversation at some point when I was held unaware. Or, somewhat. I feel a conversation. I'm not sure of the words, but perhaps they will come.

In this time, God, let her sleep. It is relief, when absent of nightmare. I pray for her relief, so long as it is for the highest good of all things. I will watch for him. I pray for the highest good of all of those involved.
Atvana takes its first breath since lying down, so as to mimic the calming, usual functions of a body. It lays its head down and watches over her, the forest, and its realm back home in its own forest.
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Yes, you should. |3 And yes,

Yes, you should. |3
And yes, there was one. ^^

Ama stirs for a moment, only to relax against the two guarding her sleep. Her eyes flicker for a few moments, then begin to twitch. Suddenly, her head jerks up and she looks around.
"Nothing here. Alright..."
She lays her head down again, attempting to fall asleep.