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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I don't WANT

I don't WANT to.

Studying.
*muttermutter*
Ican'tdrawanyway.
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Pft. If you have hands,

Pft. If you have hands, muscles, ligaments, and a brain (barring that they all function), you can draw. You just dislike your drawings.

Which doesn't mean that everyone would. |D And if you believe it's a matter of quality, perhaps the styles you've tried simply don't suit you. Nonetheless, you can draw.

*Gives you a study cookie. It tastes great and motivates you to study at the same time!*

WELCOME TO PAGE FOUR. |D
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Argh. /has no will to argue

Argh.
/has no will to argue that point
WHO SAYS I HAVE ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

...It tastes like pencil lead. D:

Yay! Laughing out loud
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I DO. D8 It tasted good when

I DO.

D8 It tasted good when I had one...

OSHI- I gave you a graphite flavored cookie instead. D8 *Searches for a study cookie while mumbling. Finds one. Tosses it at you.*

It's...it's so new here. o:
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LIES. I TYPE WITH MY MIND. So

LIES. I TYPE WITH MY MIND.
So yes, I do have a brain.
BUT NONE OF THEM OTHER THINGS.

...
;.;
What'd you MAKE it with...?
*looks at cookie*
I'm not eating that.

New car smell. ;o
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xD But then begs the

xD

But then begs the question: Is the mind the brain? o: [/philosophical stuff]

Hmph. Fine. *Mutters and eats it herself. Feels suddenly confident in her abilities for her own finals next week.*

Ugh. Do not like new car smell. *Sprays the comment section with pure mint and rosemary extract.*
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What happened?! o: You just

What happened?! o:
You just went offline from livestream, and I literally stared at the screen, saying 'noooooo!' XD
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I'm back, it sneezed, I'm

I'm back, it sneezed, I'm sorry! ;A;

I went to open youtube, and I overflowed my little computer's brain. Internet froze. D8

Each time I opened it again, it froze when it got to the right page.

I restarted in hopes you'd still be there. I hope you see this. D8
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*Mumbles.*

*Mumbles.*
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*Thumbles.*

*Thumbles.*
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We finished Sim Atvana and

We finished Sim Atvana and got it moved in with Basil.

We had a 10 minute argument about whether his hair should have bangs or not. Sticking out tongue Settled on no bangs.
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xD Sanjai doesn't have them,

xD Sanjai doesn't have them, so if it was mimicking him, it wouldn't either. Doesn't really matter though. xDDD

*Chuckles at the ears.*

Indeed. You're done well. When I can make one, I'll show off my creation.

You did very well at androgyny. o: I actually see my Atvana as more masculine (even though it's not- that's just my current interpretation) so having a touch of masculine overbearing the feminine is pretty much exactly what I would have done. o:

Nice job.
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*Ra nuzzles Atvana

*Ra nuzzles Atvana affectionately* <3

(I think he'd purr if he could. lol)
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I think he would too, tell

I think he would too, tell you the truth.

*Made significant progress on that drawing.*
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Zeekii's picture

Sweet little screenies you've

Sweet little screenies you've add there Serenai! ^-^
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The added screenies are

The added screenies are wonderful. They really keep the attention of the impatient and stop the "oh god wall of text" mental block. Smiling
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Thank you both. It's still

Thank you both. It's still more of a work in progress than a finished product. xD In other words, expect annoying amounts of red "updated!" to appear when I really haven't done anything noteworthy. 8D

I figured pictures could replace the "frequently hang-out spots" bit since...well, self evidence is lovely.

I believe I've cut down the "wall of text" syndrome here that was bothering me quite a bit. In fact, now it almost looks short compared to what I thought it looked like before. xDDD

Anyway, sorry for future pointless edits with meaningful edits hidden among them. D8
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-jumps from the window- Is

-jumps from the window-
Is that Atvana wearing zombie set or am I goin crazay?
-rolls under the carpet and vanishes-
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*Snortgiggles.* You are

*Snortgiggles.*

You are correct. It's being a silly. xD

However, as will eventually be up and as what I wrote a story about, it does look dead every so often.

I didn't realize that you were hidden amongst those pictograms. I really need to get better with these things. xD
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*Nerri flies in on an

*Nerri flies in on an umbrella/parapluie en francais. Takes a quick glance left and right, a swift look up and down, then spies in every nook and cranny. "I wonder where Atvana is?" She continues to look until she's tired, at which point, she rolls back to the crying idol. She proceeds to make sure no one's looking, whispers a secret codeword into the idol's ear, and in one quick Nom. She's gone.*
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Funny thing is, Atvana's

Funny thing is, Atvana's lying down by 3 right next to the Crying Idol as we speak. xDDDDDDD
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Shhhhhh... I was the other

Shhhhhh... I was the other red deer too... c: It was under one of my spare pictos. But I couldn't see your picto! But I knew it was Atvana because I saw you go to sleep there before.

Playing with 3 and Atvana was fun, especially making more deermunsters and having tea parties. (:

I was sad when I had to leave Atty and 3. I'm going to my uncle's birthday. D:

Hehe, Atty... Sorry, I just wanted to give it a little nickname. (:
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xD I wondered! I was like

xD I wondered! I was like "This person's too fun for me not to know them. D8"

xD I was ninjaing. >w>

Deermunsters are hilarious. And I love them.

We must have had thirteen pots of tea with all that airsitting. >_>

It's alright~ We'll meet again later. 8D Have fun there, even though you probably won't get this until you're back. I'm putting out a good vibration for you so you do have lots of fun. xD

And it's fine. Someone called it that once before, and I think I did once as well. o:

As I've said before, Atvana is whatever one sees it as. 8D
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ATVANA! *Clings tightly. Runs

ATVANA! *Clings tightly. Runs away*
I'm a weirdo...=/
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*Gigglesnorts.* Good luck

*Gigglesnorts.* Good luck running from the infinite! ;D

*Continues giggling.* I'm working on something involving Lady Red and The Wolf. It was an idea I had yesterday, and I have permission from Xylv and Ravyyn to use them. 8D *Excited.*

Are not a weirdo. You're, from that comment, what people should be like. 8D
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Pff...way to be fair

Pff...way to be fair :C!

Ooh, I remember reading about you asking that in The Wolf's bio/diary! I'm excited too, I can't wait to see what you're up to! xD

I just thought that said 'You're from that continent what people should be like'...I had to re-read it about 4 times before I actually read it properly. Damn 4am-ness...


I drew you something too, but you'll have to dig it out yourself =P
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Oh my gosh, I knew it was

Oh my gosh, I knew it was going to happen. D8 I haven't done anything for you at all! *Sobs.*

xD It isn't my fault it's like that! D8

>w>
xDDD That's...funny. xD

Maybe I'll livestream later. >_> I have to make sure that Xylv doesn't see though! I want the character owners to be surprised. >w>
*LOOKS AROUND.*
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ocean's picture

Youdon'tseemebecauseI'mnother

Youdon'tseemebecauseI'mnothere. *hides*
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Haha, it's fine. I was just

Haha, it's fine. I was just bored and Atvana seemed fun to draw...I was actually just testing out something in PS ^^

Sure, it isn't! *Nerri hmphs* xD

If I'm still awake, I'll come and watch you...I'm trying to stay up all night. It's going quite well at the moment, only 5more hours... =P

OH! GUESS WHAT?! Mu broke my heart...she...she...it's too hard to say. :c

She dislikes Rammstein! *Sobs loudly*
Alecsander's picture

You missed it. Furfur/Basil

You missed it. Furfur/Basil were trying to kill each other by the pond today again. x)
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*pokes ocean* o:

*pokes ocean* o:
ocean's picture

*poked* No, no, no, I'm not

*poked*
No, no, no, I'm not here. Shh. ;O
Zeekii's picture

Sorry...I poked you by

Sorry...I poked you by accident, I was just poking the walls :s
ocean's picture

Oooh. I see. My camouflage is

Oooh. I see.
My camouflage is just too good.
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*Late.* *Doesn't see Ocean

*Late.*

*Doesn't see Ocean because she's not here.*

Zeekii,

<33333 Testing or not, I love you and it was a sweet gesture. :3

Did you make the night?

HOW COULD SHE? *SOBS AS WELL.*


Alecsander,

Damn my bad timing! I'd have loved to have a manifested Atvana watching that. \:



Lol at the silly. >_>
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c:

c: <33333

I didnt make it all night lol, I made it until 4:30am...after that I have no idea what happened until 11:30am - the time I awoke to find the laptop still on... XD

I KNOW! D: *continues to sob*
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So close. D8 *Sob party.*

So close. D8

*Sob party.*
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day4's picture

Merry Christmas!!! Its

Merry Christmas!!!
Its actually Christmas Eve for me but I wont be on.
Also, I've been asking friends if they want some art.
Want some of Atvana?
Laughing out loud
P.S It wont be here for a while I've got to travel for Christmas.
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Merry Christmas to you as

Merry Christmas to you as well, love. <3 Same here. Ten a.m. (and however many minutes) Christmas Eve. Which is odd, since that's in the evening. Ah, well. I hope your travelling goes well.

That's very sweet of you.

I would be honored, and delighted. Forgive me if I do not return the favor (something I feel necessary) in promptness. I've...much started already. Oh, time is so fleeting...

I do hope you enjoy yourself, miss. <3
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Well, its technically

Well, its technically Christmas eve...lol it's 12:30 in the afternoon here xD
So much for the EVE part Laughing out loud
Ah, you do not have to return the favor!
I need things to do.
I hope you have a nice Christmas as well!!
Would you like me to draw him with his usual set? Or his new skull-and everything else- set?
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Haha. Draw it as you see it.

Haha.

Draw it as you see it. It has no true form. ;D

As I say so often, so as you see it, so as it is.

<3
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Hmm, Okay! I think it will

Hmm, Okay!
I think it will still look the same...just a little different.
Laughing out loud
EDIT: I just thought about my present im getting from my dad.... Ill draw it with my new pen im getting for my tablet!
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8D! I'm excited for

8D!

I'm excited for you!

*Makes edits to biography that I've been putting off forever.*

Wow...writing what I am, it's no wonder all these people say it's "got a golden heart" and things of the sort. I'm glad I picked a nice preexisting being to write about. About time some people met it and knew it. c:

<333333333333333333333333~!
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*tracking as well*

*tracking as well* Laughing out loud
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*Snort.*

*Snort.*

<3
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FRBHGHGR Merry -late-

FRBHGHGR Merry -late- Christmas. |D
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FFFFFFFF I love you. 8D Late

FFFFFFFF I love you. 8D

Late Merry Christmas to you too, love! <333

And an early Happy New Year! :3
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I love you toooo....

I love you toooo.... <3

Gosh, is it really gonna be 2010? It seems like just yesterday people were going on and on about the Y2K Bug.... xD
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I did get my pen for my

I did get my pen for my Tablet!Exclaim
I will draw Atvana as soon as I get home
YAY
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-Ra nuzzles Atvana

-Ra nuzzles Atvana affectionately- <3

(Haven't seen you for a couple days, miss you. Hope things are alright. *hugs*)