Idona - the mother figure
Goennec Pen #:: 6
Name: Idona
Name meaning: After the name of a Norse goddess who was in charge of the apples of eternal youth.
Nickname: Dona
Gender: Female
Age: 6 years
Height: 2'2"
Rank: Soldier
Abnormalities: Apple tree growing from tail base
Extra Info: -
How and Why?::
Dona would be the first female in my growing herd, that so far only has one Goennec in it. She would be the 'mother figure' in the herd, being one to look up for the young female kids and to take in those who are orphaned by their parents.
Dona would also be the teacher for the kids, treating them with apples from her personal store. She would teach the kids right from wrong, how to swim, fight, hide and anything else they would need to know to survive if worst comes to worst and in everyday life. She would teach them how to respect others and how to teach them with respect. Because Dona believes strongly that Goennecs should treat each other with as much respect as they possibly can.
Why Dona? Well, she caught my eye immediately. She is something different to the others I've liked, with her natural colouration and the ever-so-cute tree growing from her. With that behind her, she is simply stunning. Her eye colour brings a nice 'splash' of colour to her, besides the apple markings on her back. Though those are natural themselves, if you count red as a natural colour. She has a very cute stubby tail, that I love in Goennecs. She's just different, and that's why I love her.
Quote from a chat on Skype with ~*Oddly Shaded*~
OS: "Yeah, she's cute too."
ME: "She has an apple tree growing from her butt, what isn't to like?!"
OS: "Bahaha! She was my second favourite?"
Define your Goennec::
Likes:
Sunshine; Dona very much enjoys lying in the sun, looking up into the heavens above. She imagines what it would be like to fly, what it would be like to touch a cloud. Would it melt under her touch, or just let her hoof bounce right off?
Bees; Dona love bees. They intrigue her immensely by their constant moving to and from each flower in the area then disappearing into the sunlight. She tries to follow them, but always looses sight of the one she had running after. She would still like to know where they go to.
Poetry; Idona loves to recite and create poetry. She find it wonderful to be able to recite poems told to her, and to make up her own ones that she can tell people. Dona hopes to become known for her poems in the future and being dubbed 'Queen of Poetry' by the Prime. This is one of the biggest things in life she wants to achieve.
Rainbows; The colours in the rainbow, Dona loves them. LOVES them. That is all.
Ribbons; Dona is frequently searching the land for any ribbons human children have left behind. She has a small collection of them back in her den from all the times she's followed humans on the large horses that wandered through the Goennec's land. She especially loves the pink ribbons, it matches her eyes.
Dislikes:
Apples; Quite ironic considering she has apples growing from her. It's because of this she doesn't like apples, she has never liked the taste of them, finding the sour and overly crunchy.
Wasps; Wasps look a lot like bees to Dona, and when she thinks it's a bee but actually a wasp it'll give her a little sting on her nose. Not enough to harm her, but enough to warn her not to bother it any more.
Black Clouds; Even though she loves clouds, Dona knows what the black ones bring. The large storm that follows is very threatening to her, the way that it just rolls in in an unforgiving way. She likes the rain and how the lightning lights up the sky so you can see the night landscape, but when she sees the black clouds she cowers and runs to hide.
Horses; Where Dona lives in Australia there are a lot of wild Brumbies. These Brumbies aren't out to hurt anything, but because of their size, compared to Dona and the other Goeys, the herd finds them a large threat. Dona no like other hoofers.
Personality:
Dreams, Imagination and Amusing - The creative side of Idona
Idona is a very large dreamer. She spends a lot of time day-dreaming about the impossible, like flying and travelling the stars. She has always wanted to touch a cloud, wanted to know what it would be like. She imagines being different animals and often pretends to be that animal for a while. eating like them, walking like them and sometimes even being them for as long as a week. This sometimes scares the other Goennecs, especially when Dona pretends to be a predator. But this often leads to being told off by her mother, and the other female Goeys.Idona is a comedian of sorts. She loves to go up to Goennecs and tell them funny stories, act something out that results in the good old slap-stick endings.
Strict, Committed and Overwhelming - The serious side of Idona
Idona gets down to business when it comes to her teaching. She doesn't tolerate any disruptive behaviour at all. But she is fun, and that is a very big relief to her students. Though when she puts her mind to it, Dona can be overwhelming to be around. She get in your face if she thinks you aren't doing something correct or need you immediate attending to. Dona is and always has been committed to her work, and will be until she can't teach any more for whatever reason that would be.
Overall
Dona is a generally great Goennec to be around, always up for a laugh. But when it comes to her teaching, Dona isn't one to mess around. She is serious about her work, and get right into it. Though sometimes she be become overly-obsessive about it, getting on everyone's nerves. But they know it won't last long with Dona, who usually goes back to being her loved self; entertaining. While she loves entertaining the other Goennecs, she knows that behind her back the other female Goennecs of her age are teasing her. This puts her down, sometimes for days she won't dance or tell jokes. But Anio just tells her to prove them wrong by doing what she does even more. And she loves it.
Short stories:
"Apples"
Dona was walking over to the lake to clean herself from the mud fight her and Anio got into when she felt someone pulling her back. "What the heck is tha-" As soon as Dona turned Anio backed away with his mouth full of apples. "ANIO! What the heck is wrong with you?" A little embarrassed, Anio spat the apples out and walked away.
The next day when Dona was sitting down watching the Cockatoos flying around screeching she felt the same sensation as when she was walking to the lake. Quickly, without saying a word, she turned to find Anio reaching for an apple from her little supply. He froze and she went red with anger. "Umm, they taste nice?" Anio was now backing away slowly, preparing for a quick escape. But instead of yelling at him, Dona collapsed on the ground laughing. "Anio, you could have just asked me instead of just eating them straight from my tree!" Dona was in tears now. "Alright, I'll ask next time. But it's just so funny nomming on them while we walk!"
But the Goennecs laughed away the rest of the afternoon, eating apples and berries and watching the clouds roll by in funny shapes.
"New best friend"
It was a clam summer's day in the mountains that Anio and Dona called home.The air had a pleasant cool breeze to it, and the sun wasn't too sharp. It was their favourite trail to walk along, as a large stream ran along one side, and the pine plantation was on the other side of them. Wildlife here was good and in abundance. Kangaroos and Wallabies could bee seen at all times of day, there were no predators living in this part of the forest. They had all been driven away by the humans that lived here.
A small population of around 100 people lived in the valley, mainly all stock-men and plantation workers with their families lived here. Life was calm for them, not even knowing about the Goennecs living so close to them.
Name: Idona
Name meaning: After the name of a Norse goddess who was in charge of the apples of eternal youth.
Nickname: Dona
Gender: Female
Age: 6 years
Height: 2'2"
Rank: Soldier
Abnormalities: Apple tree growing from tail base
Extra Info: -
How and Why?::
Dona would be the first female in my growing herd, that so far only has one Goennec in it. She would be the 'mother figure' in the herd, being one to look up for the young female kids and to take in those who are orphaned by their parents.
Dona would also be the teacher for the kids, treating them with apples from her personal store. She would teach the kids right from wrong, how to swim, fight, hide and anything else they would need to know to survive if worst comes to worst and in everyday life. She would teach them how to respect others and how to teach them with respect. Because Dona believes strongly that Goennecs should treat each other with as much respect as they possibly can.
Why Dona? Well, she caught my eye immediately. She is something different to the others I've liked, with her natural colouration and the ever-so-cute tree growing from her. With that behind her, she is simply stunning. Her eye colour brings a nice 'splash' of colour to her, besides the apple markings on her back. Though those are natural themselves, if you count red as a natural colour. She has a very cute stubby tail, that I love in Goennecs. She's just different, and that's why I love her.
Quote from a chat on Skype with ~*Oddly Shaded*~
OS: "Yeah, she's cute too."
ME: "She has an apple tree growing from her butt, what isn't to like?!"
OS: "Bahaha! She was my second favourite?"
Define your Goennec::
Likes:
Sunshine; Dona very much enjoys lying in the sun, looking up into the heavens above. She imagines what it would be like to fly, what it would be like to touch a cloud. Would it melt under her touch, or just let her hoof bounce right off?
Bees; Dona love bees. They intrigue her immensely by their constant moving to and from each flower in the area then disappearing into the sunlight. She tries to follow them, but always looses sight of the one she had running after. She would still like to know where they go to.
Poetry; Idona loves to recite and create poetry. She find it wonderful to be able to recite poems told to her, and to make up her own ones that she can tell people. Dona hopes to become known for her poems in the future and being dubbed 'Queen of Poetry' by the Prime. This is one of the biggest things in life she wants to achieve.
Rainbows; The colours in the rainbow, Dona loves them. LOVES them. That is all.
Ribbons; Dona is frequently searching the land for any ribbons human children have left behind. She has a small collection of them back in her den from all the times she's followed humans on the large horses that wandered through the Goennec's land. She especially loves the pink ribbons, it matches her eyes.
Dislikes:
Apples; Quite ironic considering she has apples growing from her. It's because of this she doesn't like apples, she has never liked the taste of them, finding the sour and overly crunchy.
Wasps; Wasps look a lot like bees to Dona, and when she thinks it's a bee but actually a wasp it'll give her a little sting on her nose. Not enough to harm her, but enough to warn her not to bother it any more.
Black Clouds; Even though she loves clouds, Dona knows what the black ones bring. The large storm that follows is very threatening to her, the way that it just rolls in in an unforgiving way. She likes the rain and how the lightning lights up the sky so you can see the night landscape, but when she sees the black clouds she cowers and runs to hide.
Horses; Where Dona lives in Australia there are a lot of wild Brumbies. These Brumbies aren't out to hurt anything, but because of their size, compared to Dona and the other Goeys, the herd finds them a large threat. Dona no like other hoofers.
Personality:
Dreams, Imagination and Amusing - The creative side of Idona
Idona is a very large dreamer. She spends a lot of time day-dreaming about the impossible, like flying and travelling the stars. She has always wanted to touch a cloud, wanted to know what it would be like. She imagines being different animals and often pretends to be that animal for a while. eating like them, walking like them and sometimes even being them for as long as a week. This sometimes scares the other Goennecs, especially when Dona pretends to be a predator. But this often leads to being told off by her mother, and the other female Goeys.Idona is a comedian of sorts. She loves to go up to Goennecs and tell them funny stories, act something out that results in the good old slap-stick endings.
Strict, Committed and Overwhelming - The serious side of Idona
Idona gets down to business when it comes to her teaching. She doesn't tolerate any disruptive behaviour at all. But she is fun, and that is a very big relief to her students. Though when she puts her mind to it, Dona can be overwhelming to be around. She get in your face if she thinks you aren't doing something correct or need you immediate attending to. Dona is and always has been committed to her work, and will be until she can't teach any more for whatever reason that would be.
Overall
Dona is a generally great Goennec to be around, always up for a laugh. But when it comes to her teaching, Dona isn't one to mess around. She is serious about her work, and get right into it. Though sometimes she be become overly-obsessive about it, getting on everyone's nerves. But they know it won't last long with Dona, who usually goes back to being her loved self; entertaining. While she loves entertaining the other Goennecs, she knows that behind her back the other female Goennecs of her age are teasing her. This puts her down, sometimes for days she won't dance or tell jokes. But Anio just tells her to prove them wrong by doing what she does even more. And she loves it.
Short stories:
"Apples"
Dona was walking over to the lake to clean herself from the mud fight her and Anio got into when she felt someone pulling her back. "What the heck is tha-" As soon as Dona turned Anio backed away with his mouth full of apples. "ANIO! What the heck is wrong with you?" A little embarrassed, Anio spat the apples out and walked away.
The next day when Dona was sitting down watching the Cockatoos flying around screeching she felt the same sensation as when she was walking to the lake. Quickly, without saying a word, she turned to find Anio reaching for an apple from her little supply. He froze and she went red with anger. "Umm, they taste nice?" Anio was now backing away slowly, preparing for a quick escape. But instead of yelling at him, Dona collapsed on the ground laughing. "Anio, you could have just asked me instead of just eating them straight from my tree!" Dona was in tears now. "Alright, I'll ask next time. But it's just so funny nomming on them while we walk!"
But the Goennecs laughed away the rest of the afternoon, eating apples and berries and watching the clouds roll by in funny shapes.
"New best friend"
It was a clam summer's day in the mountains that Anio and Dona called home.The air had a pleasant cool breeze to it, and the sun wasn't too sharp. It was their favourite trail to walk along, as a large stream ran along one side, and the pine plantation was on the other side of them. Wildlife here was good and in abundance. Kangaroos and Wallabies could bee seen at all times of day, there were no predators living in this part of the forest. They had all been driven away by the humans that lived here.
A small population of around 100 people lived in the valley, mainly all stock-men and plantation workers with their families lived here. Life was calm for them, not even knowing about the Goennecs living so close to them.