Nymphaea [Esk #5181]
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Nymphaea
"Like the lotus flower that is born out of mud, we must honor the darkest parts of ourselves and the most painful of our lifeโs experiences, because they are what allow us to birth our most beautiful self."
BIOME: Freshwater
PRONOUNS: She / Her
Size: 5'' tall. No larger than a small dove.
PROFILE
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๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ โฟ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ โฟ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ โฟ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ
๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ Waterlily (๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ด), Duckweed (๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ช๐ป๐ข)
๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ Three White Betta Fish (๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ข ๐ด๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด)
Nymphaea was once a fledgling dove who yearned to fly. She longed to join her parents and dance among the gentle winds, to spread her wings and journey far from her little nest. Unfortunately, her overconfidence became the master of her fate. While her heart and mind reached for the sky, her young and frail fledgling body became her downfall. She tried to fly too soon, and her leap of faith cast her down into the pond below, where the gentle waters claimed her mortal life.
PERSONALITY
Nymphaea is a shy but sweet little Esk who loves to collect tiny pebbles and coins of varying colors and shapes. She's a great listener, and a gentle presence for other Esks should they wish to visit her pond to relax or speak of their troubles. Some even leave a pebble or coin as a thank you. Her collection has become quite a little hoard, to which she proudly shows off and even shares with an Esk in need.
Given her memories and past experiences, Nymphaea, while playful and outgoing, has an air of caution about her major decisions. As she had befallen a sad fate after not respecting her own limitations and capabilities, she carries that with her and even passing such cautionary tales along to fellow Esk that may need gentle guidance.
Larger Esk can be quite intimidating to Nymphaea, given her smaller stature. Should one pass by close to her boundary, or within, she may be somewhat elusive, keeping a bit of distance while peeking out from various hiding spots to observe. She's not very good at hiding, and her bright while coloration doesn't help either. While it doesn't take her long to warm up to kind and friendly Esk, larger strangers may need to break the ice first to get her to open up and come a little closer.