Onkia

It was dawn when Stryga woke up to start her day. Yawning and stretching to get the blood flowing as she stood up in her stall. Every elkh was still asleep as she munched on a piece of bread that was already sliced for her. The gardens needed work to be done and now was the perfect time when no one was around to bother while she tended them. Lipping the latch open from her stall, she started to leave out and into the early morning air....

Starting to feel more established in Onkia, Stryga stepped out of the stable stall she was renting to avoid sleeping outside. Her hooves echoed as she greeted her neighbors as she left, ready to start her day. The gildes she had built up had gone to maintain her appearance, enjoying special treats now and then, and renting a place she can call home. She didn’t realize what she had been missing out from all this! Stryga had a standing position and no one looked at her like a monstrous elkh s...

Stryga was trotting hurriedly to the bank before it closed to collect her gildes. She had forgotten to pick them up during the day since she was still working at night and sleeping during the day. The eyes of others were felt, switching to a run to get to the bank. Finally reaching her destination, she pushed the door open. Panting, she tiredly went to the counter, showing her citizenship bell charm. A few sticks, a bug, and some dirt fell out of her mane. The t...

Stryga had toiled all night in the gardens and left before anyone could see her, quietly her hooves echoed in the city as she went to wait by Ambassador Alus’s office to fill out the paperwork for official citizenship here in Onkia. Searching for something to hide behind until he was ready to receive guests. Wooden crates provided ample coverage, making herself comfortable on some old tarps, her body curled tightly. The fatigue hit her hard as she laid her hea...

“Just go up and say you're a new citizen in Onkia! Quit being a scaredy Felvit and just do it!” Stryga yelled at herself, pacing back and forth in private as she tried to gather enough courage to meet with Ambassador Alus… who had no clue that she had been living on Onkia. She always stiffened and couldn't say anything. He honestly thought she was a statue who keeps moving around the city. Stryga knew she was the color of stone, but she didn't think it was...