We are like a watch. I, the host, am like the face and case, and happen to make sure the inner workings are going smoothly. I am nothing without each piece of the gears inside. I protect them and make things aesthetic.
RAGE, Gargoyle, Primary Protector
There, that should get rid of the hypertrigger people.
It's not an exact likeness, but close enough for this purpose.
I don't want people that are scared of gargoyles to see what IS the House of Hur.
But be warned, he is scaryier IRL.
(Names of some younger ones are protected for privacy. Some inside may not be mentioned at all, such as frags. In this case, a frag will be defined as an insider that cannot come front and function as a whole being.)
NAME
AGE
NAME MEANING
DESCRIPTION
A*****
18 months, slider
Courageous
Feels no pain. Was stoic and quiet until love and attention was shown to her, now is playful and loves nurturing.
Sammie
4
God's word
Blonde, playful boy, very energetic and boisterous.
A*****
10, slider
Worthy of Love
Thought abuse was love, protector of A****. When they join in a non-integration for strength, they are named Amallia (Ah-ma-lee-yah).
*****
7
Of noble birth
Helps figure out system problems, but mostly just a wonderful person.
Coye
8
Quiet, stillness
Mute, twin and Protector of Harosheth. The only one of the pair that fronts. Uses sign language only to speak, which we are still learning. Does not even write.
Harosheth
8
Deafness, silence
Deaf and mute, keeps to himself and Coye. We learned that they are here to protect us if we were ever in prison, which was a constant threat. I call this a case of "preparatory alters".
A********
9
Protector of Mankind
Exists to play hard and long.
A**
10
Beloved
Created to handle childhood transitions from 6-12.
Ayame
(ah-YAH-meh)
12
Iris
(Japanese)
Creative, writes stories, draws a little. Does not take front much. Host during ages 11 to 14.
Escape
12
Speaks for itself
Makes places and scenarios for us to go into mentally to manage stress, distract us, or calm us down. Has the best imagination. Also our Muse.
Wanderer
15
Speaks for itself
Host during teens, our feral street kid. Has a wild side of her that prepares to live in the wilderness, tries to learn hunting and uses of plants and animals.
Annora-lia
20
With Honor, Noble, Defender
Former part-time host with Alex. Native American.
Alex/Alexis
25
Protector of Mankind
Former host. Laid groundwork for system organization.
Cassie
25
Lost
(Greek)
Social protector.
Sunny
Body Age
Sunshine; Cheerful temperament
Host.
Sgt. Maj. Gideon
27
Protector
Marine, protector.
RAGE
Only we should know
Speaks for itself
Gargoyle, Primary Protector, rager. Very authoritarian and rightfully so.
In-vironment
Our House is surrounded by miles and miles of desert. Nothing so pure and clean as the desert. There are three types of desert in our world: the badlands (earth and rock), the sand dunes, and the chaparral. The badlands surrounds the House, the dunes are northwest of the mountains, and the chaparral is northeast of the mountains. The mountains surround the Valley.
<-- chaparral -->
The dunes are inhabited by a type of dangerous, ravenous creature, the scarab. If you stop moving, they will swarm you. The dunes a bit farther south, where the dust and rock join with the dune lands, are safe.
Why have we chosen the symbol of the scarab beetle? The scarab is the symbol of Ra, the Sun God of the Egyptians. In his scarab aspect, Ra was called Khepera. Scarab beetles lay their eggs in dung, which they roll into a ball and roll into a hole. The revolving ball of dung represented the rotation of the earth, rotated by a celestial scarab, Ra, and also with the movement of the sun and its daily resurrection. The opening and closing of the scarabs colorful wings symbolized night and day. The Egyptians saw the scarabs disappear into the earth, and later come back out as if resurrected (like a phoenix), and immortal.
As for us, we may have been born and raised in a really crappy situation, but we were reborn by divine intervention. It fits.
However, the scarabs inside are not like the myth. They were there before we knew anything about it. They are used mostly as devourers of death. And they work great for some bored teenagers out for a dare to see how long someone will stand out in the dunes.
The Valley is surrounded by towering, black mountains. Nestled in the valley is a whole new sort of lifestyle. Out in the desert, our existence is about surviving and overcoming life's trials. In the valley, however, life is about interacting and finding harmony in life. We have tree elves, pegasus that live on the mountains, the Marine forces, an ogre, gargoyles in the huge gorge far to the northeast, angelics to the far northwest, giant wolves, and other things. This place is bursting with green life, a welcome change for us desert-dwellers.
Past the entrance and the cradle of the valley lay villages of people, and a vast inland sea that used to be the Dark Territories. There was a war in the Territories and the survivors, the people who chose the Light way of life, moved and settled in with the villagers. Some bad Territories people used to raid and attack the villages, and lives were lost, so there is some unrest in the new settling.
The old Territories people had a story of their origin: A grey wolf ran across the Dark Territories, and wherever he kicked up dust clouds, a village was created, and little dust-devils he kicked up became the ones who wandered the Territories. The earth of the Territories was flat grey, with no running water (they dug in the ground about a couple of feet to get water, very shallow), so Territories people were usually covered with the grey dust, and became to be known as the Grey People as well. They cover themselves even still with grey dust or mud for ceremonies, like funerals. Their old symbol was the grey wolf.
Beyond the Valley, the Dark Sea (the inland sea that used to be the Dark Territories which is now the boundary of the Darker Territories and the rest of the light world) and the Dunes, is the tall, white tower of the angelics. Our angelics are almost useless. Their purpose is to generate the Light and positive energies, and that they do well, however you can't call them on a crisis. They are like the stoic figures of the Saints in Renaissance paintings, looking tall and doing nothing.
Why do we have villages? Are these alters? No, they are called frags (short for fragmentary alternate personalities). They are as substantial as the trees and grass and walls of our House. They are like scenery, but are more of a manifestation of our own inner conflicts and issues. If one was taken into the House and raised up like a real person within us, yes, he or she would become an "alter." An example of this: Gideon is a real person within us, but his Marine forces are frags.
Our Creed
I am of the House of Hur.
That is a matter of honor.We hold truth to be divine, knowledge power, and peace our purpose.
We will not be ashamed of our beliefs and values.
We do not associate with those that bring our hearts darkness, or make us feel unworthy.We will not associate with people who look to displace personal responsibility.
We will offer our services to our friends, but we serve those within first; we will not jeopardize our lives for those who seek their own comforts primarily.
We will not allow others to pretend to be our superiors, for there are none superior to another. We are not subject to anyone.
Respect is earned only, and not to be given freely.Even we work on our own right for respect with ourselves.
In relating to others, the scales must be even.When both parties give to each other, each are richly blessed.Where much is given, much is required.
