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The Relics

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The Relics

When she was disowned and left home in her teen years, she did apply for the military academy at the capital. She would received leadership training, training in weaponry, and mock battles until she graduated at the age of 23. So that would mean she was an officer for 2 years and in those two years, she had some battles under her belt.

This is my final submission for Amy Lockwood.

My Spoiler

Name: Amy Lockwood formerly Amelia Beauchene
Age: 25

Gender: Female

Faction/Allegiance: Othean military

Relic Description:
A ring where the band is inscribed in an language long forgotten. It cannot be taken off. The bridge of the ring appears to be able to fit a gem. This ring allows Amelia to evoke the elemental powers of fire. To do this, the ring convokes the powers of the spirits nearby. For fire to grow, it must consume. In a place such as a tundra, the ring will likely fizzle out smoke at best. So long as she can see the object, the flames can appear at any distance. However, the further away her target the weaker the flames will be. Amelia believes that the missing gem may increase the power of the ring and she has her suspicions that the better her mentality the stronger the flames. Without the elements associated with fire, Amelia is fairly certain the ring is mostly powerless. Mostly.

She found her ring when she cut opened the stomach of a large sea bass.

Appearance:


Flaws:
1. Raised from nobility, Amelia can be stubborn to an unreasonable degree, especially if things do not go her away.
2. She is eager to prove her worth which can be taken advantage of. She can be overambitious.
3. She has a phobia of cats.
4. Hotheaded at times

Skills:
Horsemanship- She was trained until she could handle a horse on her own. Affectionately calls her mount "White Hare".
Swordsmanship- Trained with the longsword
Cooking- Making new recipes is always fun to do! That and it is important to learn how to cook when you no longer rely on servants to do that job. The joys of independence.
Nobility's Education- Growing up in a noble's household, she was taught to read as having an illiterate daughter would bring shame to the family. She hasn't paid too much attention during music and dance classes though.
Leadership: Despite the sexism in the military, she has become a capable leader to the grumble of naysayers.

Biography: Amelia Beauchene was born as the third child of four and the only daughter of Markus Beauchene, a nobleman of Amaryth and politician. Growing up like many noblewoman at her age, she had certain expectations to fulfill. She was taught what proper manner and etiquette she should have. She was taught how to dance and entertain at social settings and to be meek and submissive to her future husband. At the age of seven, she was betrothed to another boy that she never met.

Amelia yearned for something more. Much of the lessons pertaining to how to become a proper lady bored her mind. Like all noble children, she was taught to read and write and she find herself immersing in fables to pass time. She eagerly listened to her eldest brother’s war stories much to the surprise of her father. She took archery lessons to heart and she enjoyed equestrian lessons. At the age of twelve, she got her father to consent to get her a tutor on swordsmanship in exchange for taking her other lessons more seriously (she tried to do the bare minimum).

Tragedy struck when she was 14. Her mother, compassionate and ever encouraging of “Our little Dame” passed away from a terminal illness. Within a few months she finally met her betrothed, Joseph Cormac. He was three years older than her and fair but his disposition struck her as vain and impulsive. Their first encounter ended badly when she slapped her future husband in the face after he gave humiliating and hurtful commands to one of Amelia’s playmates and closest friend.

The blowout that followed sullied their family name creating a rift between her and her father though she was to still wed to Joseph. For the next two years, she was isolated within the manor by her father’s orders though her lessons continued. Two years later, her father remarried to Eliza Halfor who had three children of her own, all of them younger than her.

She did not get along with her stepmother who always seemed to antagonize her at every chance. To avoid embarrassing her father more, she would keep a tight lip and put up a polite façade. Her stepsiblings rarely talked to her either and avoided her as if they were told to do so.

When she was seventeen, a family incident occurred at a dinner party. This resulting fallout ended in the disownment of Amelia Beauchene and her expulsion from the place she called home. Her arranged marriage was annulled and given to one of her two stepsisters.

Suddenly thrust into a society foreign from her own, she had to adjust quickly. The question was how? Wandering the streets penniless, the second brother approached her. He did not lent her money, telling her that she must earn it but he would provide shelter at a shack near his home. The second brother put her to work at an inn disguised as a peasant where she became an apprentice cook and sometimes interacted with the commoners as a waiter. Sometimes, the favorite eldest brother came to check up on her but could do little else because of his military obligations.

The inn proved to be a great experience for she met all manner of people there and eagerly listened to traveler's tales. For nearly a year, she worked at the inn doing the very chores her maids would once do. One day while she was gutting a king sea bass, she found a strange ring inside its gut. Without hesitation, she put on the ring, guts and all before she realized what she done. That was how she found her relic and set the kitchen on fire.

For the unexplained and mysterious fire, the inn was shut down for repairs. Around this time, a member of the Royal Relic Constabulary somehow found her contemplating by a lake and requested her to join them. Though she found the offer tempting, she had other plans in mind. She made up her mind to join the military instead as Amy Lockwood.

Her two brothers tried to convince her otherwise but she was adamant. She went to the nearest recruitment office and applied to become an officer much to the disbelief of the recruiter as women in the army, much less one applying to train to become an officer, was quite a rare sight. The eldest brother promised to pay for the tuition anonymously and in secret if she someone did make the academy.

She passed the grueling written preliminary exam to get into the Officer’s Academy but just getting the marks for her physicality (she never felt more thankful for the year and a half doing physical labor at the inn). She knew that the men there would be larger and stronger than her and to compensate for that, she’d need to both strengthen her body and use her lighter frame to her advantage during spars. The Academy was full of naysayers that only spurred her on to push her body to her limits and become the top of her class.

The Royal Relic Constabulary informed the school that she held a relic and she was pulled aside for special personalized classes for relic holders and much of the tuition was waived too. The purpose was to discover the strength and usages of the relics and to also keep relic users on file something she paid little heed until she realized after graduating that meant that should the king get too comfortable with Kalnach, her life would be in danger. In her time there, she found that her ring resonated with fire elemental powers, its powers amplified by her presence of mind and her surroundings yet near worthless in cold and wet conditions. For whatever reason, there was a gemstone missing. The relic was missing a crucial component and no amount of gems fitted into the bridge did anything noticeable.

She met another female officer in training to her surprise and joy, a year older than her. Before their relationship could amount to anything more, she suddenly left the academy under the pretense of family problems. She learned that night that she was hazed badly by the other men. This callous and sexist attitude infuriated Amelia and she vowed that she would not quit no matter what happens.

She surprised many of her detractors, especially her mentors. This was partly thanks to her earlier education and also her determination to make something worthwhile for herself. Though she wasn’t the top of the class, being a woman and doing above average, especially during spars, singled her out. It wasn’t long before she became isolated once more and had to deal with unwanted advances. She also did not write to her brothers, out of fear that her identity would be discovered and that her brothers would in trouble for communicating with her.

When she was 23, she graduated with the lowest commissioned rank of Lieutenant and given command of the Red Lion Battalion, Third Platoon. The men under her command have expressed a mixture of emotions at their young and fair officer: anger that a woman was higher ranked than them, respect it was the first time they’ve seen or heard a woman become an officer, and confusion.

Lt. Amy Lockwood’s first task was to reinforce the southern borders. The guard outposts there were understaffed and they could not afford to defend both the roads for safe passage and town from marauding gangs of thieves. She did so successfully albeit with the deaths of 6 of her men and several casulaties. Given the honor of executing the remaining thieves or throwing them to jail, she opted to leave the choice to the local constable instead feeling that the weight of their lives would be too much blood on her hands. He chose to execute them the day after and Amy learned a valuable lesson. No amount of washing would remove the blood on her hands. Such was the cruel nature of her job.

“You look pale ma’am. Whats’a matter?”

“Hello Louie. Just thinking that I’ve been trained for this. Or so I thought. I am not naïve enough to think that no one will die in battle. I thought I was prepared. Yet, here I am still shaking uncontrollably”

“Green aren’t ya? You did pretty well all things considering. Wet your feet a bit in the heat of battle eh? Great feeling ain’t it Lieutenant?”

“Yes, it did feel…invigorating. But the weight of the dead, how do you deal with it? The ones that we killed, the ones that died on our side?”

“You just move on I suppose. No point dwelling in the dead. They ain’t going to come back. Just pay your respect and move on. Think too much on it, I think you’ll be driving yourself mad. We’re all murders here, just we have the authority to exercise it, don’t we gents?!”

“Aye!”

“…Ha ha ha! Jokers, the lot of you. Pass the ale you rascal.”

“What are you looking at buffoon? Pass the Lt. her ale! To our dame and our fallen brothers! Drink up!”

The next two years, she spent her time on the southern borders keeping the peace. Two months prior to the King’s festival, she had received orders to return back to the capital to meet up with her battalion and provide extra security around the capital.

Personality/motivation: Amelia has always had a flair for adventure and she was fiercely independent even as a child. Growing up, she would always wanted to join her brothers on an adventure (mostly running around the estate with their imagination running wild). Feeling confined and bored of the "noblewoman customs", she often rebelled against her father's wishes to become a proper lady. Leaving her identity as Amelia Beauchene, she became Amy Lockwood, an up and coming officer of the army with no connections to her former life in the hopes of finding her true calling.

She isn't one to immediately distrust people. All people, even the bad ones can do some good in their life.

Relations:
Amelia has conflicting feelings with her family. Her father had other plans for her that she did not wanted, namely marrying her first cousin. Amelia had other plans and after much begging, she had her first taste of swordsmanship at the age of twelve. Her mother died of natural causes when she was 14 much to her grief. Two years later her father married another noblewoman. She has a sour relationship with her new stepmom as she believes she is the reason for her being disowned and she finds her unbearably snobbish. For the reasons above, Amelia has grown distant with her father though she does not mind her newfound freedom.

She has no problems with her two older brothers. One is an banker and the other is a civil servant former military man. She has one younger brother who has pursued a rather hedonistic lifestyle to her chagrin. She's made little contact with her step siblings.

Final Point - Spat at her step mother's face after she made incendiary remarks about her mom and her in a private conversation. Promptly left the room afterward.

The Relics

Err...website went weird on me.

The Relics

Up until the King's festival, was there any instances of war or battles? I would like to give Amelia real combat experience if so. Otherwise, I suppose she would be going on patrols in times of peace.

The Relics

Is there any instances of war or skirmishes leading up to the King's festival? I would like to give Amelia some actual military experience if possible.

My Spoiler

Name: Amelia Lockwood
Age: 25

Gender: Female

Faction/Allegiance: Othean military

Relic Description:
A ring where the band is inscribed in an language long forgotten. It cannot be taken off. The bridge of the ring appears to be able to fit a gem. This ring allows Amelia to evoke the elemental powers of fire. To do this, the ring convokes the powers of the spirits nearby. For fire to grow, it must consume. In a place such as a tundra, the ring will likely fizzle out smoke at best. So long as she can see the object, the flames can appear at any distance. However, the further away her target the weaker the flames will be. Amelia believes that the missing gem may increase the power of the ring and she has her suspicions that the better her mentality the stronger the flames. Without the elements associated with fire, Amelia is fairly certain the ring is mostly powerless. Mostly.

She found her ring when she cut opened the stomach of a large sea bass.

Appearance:


Flaws:
1. Raised from nobility, Amelia can be stubborn to an unreasonable degree, especially if things do not go her away.
2. She is eager to prove her worth which can be taken advantage of. She can be overambitious.
3. She has a phobia of cats.

Skills:
Horsemanship- She was trained until she could handle a horse on her own. Affectionately calls her mount "White Hare".
Swordsmanship- Trained with the longsword
Cooking- Making new recipes is always fun to do! That and it is important to learn how to cook when you no longer rely on servants to do that job. The joys of independence.
Nobility's Education- Growing up in a noble's household, she was taught to read as having an illiterate daughter would bring shame to the family. She hasn't paid too much attention during music and dance classes though.
Leadership: Despite the sexism in the military, she has become a capable leader to the grumble of naysayers.

Biography: Born in Othea at the heart of the capital, Amelia was born as the third of four siblings and the only girl. She grew up in an affluent society but yearned for something beyond the gilded walls and furniture. Problems with her father, the expected behavior of a young lady and subsequent stepmother resulted in her disownment from the Beauchene family name.

Around this time she found her relic. A member of the the Royal Relic Constabulary found her and requested her to join them. An adventurous soul and perhaps some would say a little too bold, Amelia enlisted in the military instead. In a way, she fulfilled the request. Needless to say, it was quite an experience. There were few other women in sight and she was belittled at almost every turn. Things went sour when they uncovered her true identity a few years in training; the notion that a noblewoman serving the military, much less wanted to be a ranked officer was preposterous and unheard of!

This only spurred her on and she gave it her all. What better reward is there than to break the status quo? Upon her graduation from the academy, she was given the lowest commissioned rank of Lieutenant and tasked to lead a platoon. Her platoon consists of a mix of light and heavy cavalry, soldiers meant to act as shock troopers in direct combat in times of war. At peacetime, they patrol the outskirts of the city in small squadrons with other units. That said, the men under her command have expressed a mixture of emotions at their officer; amazement, joy, belittlement, disbelief, anger, and grudging respect.

She is somewhat worried about how close the king is to the Church of Idris and hopes things doesn't turn for the worse. She is part of the Red Lion Company, Third Platoon.

Personality/motivation: Amelia has always had a flair for adventure and she was fiercely independent even as a child. Growing up, she would always wanted to join her brothers on an adventure (mostly running around the estate with their imagination running wild). Feeling confined and bored of the "noblewoman customs", she often rebelled against her father's wishes to become a proper lady. Leaving her identity as Amelia Beauchene, she became Amelia Lockwood, an up and coming officer of the army with no connections to her former life (though word of mouth of her former identity gets around fast) in the hopes of finding her true calling.

She isn't one to immediately distrust people. All people, even the bad ones can do some good in their life.

Relations:
Amelia has conflicting feelings with her family. Her father had other plans for her that she did not wanted, namely marrying her first cousin. Amelia had other plans and after much begging, she had her first taste of swordsmanship at the age of twelve. Her mother died of natural causes when she was 17 much to her grief. Two years later her father married another noblewoman. She has a sour relationship with her new stepmom as she believes she is the reason for her being disowned and she finds her unbearably snobbish. For the reasons above, Amelia has grown distant with her father though she does not mind her newfound freedom.

She has no problems with her two older brothers. One is a banker and the other is a civil servant former military man. She has one younger brother who has pursued a rather hedonistic lifestyle to her chagrin. She's made little contact with her step siblings.

Final Point - Spat at her step mother's face after she made incendiary remarks about her mom and her in a private conversation. Promptly left the room afterward.

The Relics

My Spoiler

Name: Amelia Lockwood
Age: 25

Gender: Female

Faction/Allegiance: Othean military

Relic Description:
A ring where the band is inscribed in an language long forgotten. It cannot be taken off. The bridge of the ring appears to be able to fit a gem. This ring allows Amelia to evoke the elemental powers of fire. To do this, the ring convokes the powers of the spirits nearby. For fire to grow, it must consume. In a place such as a tundra, the ring will likely fizzle out smoke at best. So long as she can see the object, the flames can appear at any distance. However, the further away her target the weaker the flames will be. Amelia believes that the missing gem may increase the power of the ring and she has her suspicions that the better her mentality the stronger the flames. Without the elements associated with fire, Amelia is fairly certain the ring is mostly powerless. Mostly.

She found her ring when she cut opened the stomach of a large sea bass.

Appearance:

I'm actually not too sure how people would dress but she is of nobility and nobility dress for success.


This more appropriate?

Flaws:
1. Raised from nobility, Amelia can be stubborn to an unreasonable degree, especially if things do not go her away.
2. She is eager to prove her worth which can be taken advantage of. She can be overambitious.
3. She has a phobia of cats.

Skills:
Horsemanship- She was trained until she could handle a horse on her own. Affectionately calls her mount "White Hare".
Swordsmanship- Trained with the longsword
Cooking- Making new recipes is always fun to do! That and it is important to learn how to cook when you no longer rely on servants to do that job. The joys of independence.
Nobility's Education- Growing up in a noble's household, she was taught to read as having an illiterate daughter would bring shame to the family. She hasn't paid too much attention during music class though.
Leadership: Despite the sexism in the military, she has become a capable leader to the grumble of naysayers.

Biography: Born in Othea at the heart of the capital, Amelia was born as the third of four siblings and the only girl. She grew up in an affluent society but yearned for something beyond the gilded walls and furniture. Problems with her father, the expected behavior of a young lady and subsequent stepmother resulted in her disownment from the Beauchene family name.

Around this time she found her relic. A member of the the Royal Relic Constabulary found her and requested her to join them. An adventurous soul and perhaps some would say a little too bold, Amelia enlisted in the military instead. In a way, she fulfilled a request. Needless to say, it was quite an experience. There were few other women in sight and she was belittled at almost every turn. Things went sour when they uncovered her true identity a few years in training; the notion that a noblewoman serving the military, much less wanted to be a ranked officer was preposterous and unheard of!

This only spurred her on and she gave it her all. What better reward is there than to break the status quo? She is somewhat worried about how close the king is to the Church of Idris and hopes things doesn't turn for the worse.

Personality/motivation: Amelia has always had a flair for adventure and she was fiercely independent even as a child. Growing up, she would always wanted to join her brothers on an adventure (mostly running around the estate with their imagination running wild). Feeling confined and bored of the "noblewoman customs", she often rebelled against her father's wishes to become a proper lady. Leaving her identity as Amelia Beauchene, she became Amelia Lockwood, an up and coming officer of the army with no connections to her former life (though word of mouth of her former identity gets around fast) in the hopes of finding her true calling.

She isn't one to immediately distrust people. All people, even the bad ones can do some good in their life.

Relations:
Amelia has conflicting feelings with her family. Her father had other plans for her that she did not wanted, namely marrying her first cousin. Amelia had other plans and after much begging, she had her first taste of swordsmanship at the age of twelve. Her mother died of natural causes when she was 17 much to her grief. Two years later her father married another noblewoman. She has a sour relationship with her new stepmom as she believes she is the reason for her being disowned and she finds her unbearably snobbish. For the reasons above, Amelia has grown distant with her father though she does not mind her newfound freedom.

She has no problems with her two older brothers. One is a banker and the other is a civil servant former military man. She has one younger brother who has pursued a rather hedonistic lifestyle to her chagrin. She's made little contact with her step siblings.

Final Point - Spat at her step mother's face after she made incendiary remarks about her mom and her in a private conversation. Promptly left the room afterward.

Newbie here, don't be too harsh!

Nah, bring on the heat!

Darkest Heart

Blood splattered upon the ground and the monstrous roar of the blood golem was not far behind. Anaris struggled to keep himself balanced. He had miscalculated gravely; the antidote that he had taken was not strong enough to rid himself of the toxins the blood golem had injected into him. With each beat of his heart, Anaris felt his hands and knees getting weaker, his vision clouded by a red misty haze.

"Ugh!" He fell on his knees, vomiting. The thunderous steps of the monster came closer. Using every once of energy to keep his head up, Anaris could see only the blood golem some seventy feet away. It was sniffing the air.

You are a hunter?

"Oh damn, I'm becoming delirious..."

This was it. He was hearing voices now. The toxins were beginning to affect his brain. Anaris looked for his revolver. He weakly wrapped his fingers around the grip.

The golem caught a whiff of Anaris' scent and triumphantly ran at his direction, its hands in the air, ready to smash him like the ant he was

Killing ourselves are we? Well, I won't fault you for that. Much better than being tortured. But are you sure you want to do that? It's quite the coward's way out.

"Shut up, I'm taking this thing down with me at least. I'm hearing things. Damn, I'm actually hearing things? Is this my imagination? Move! Move!"

No, it is not. The voice in your head is mine. I do like your...tenacity and resourcefulness. Say, why don't we make a deal?

"Who are you?"

That's hardly the time to be asking that. We can exchange formalities later. If you want to live, all I need is for you to provide a place for me to live. How's that sound?

The golem was closing in quickly and Anaris' vision was starting to black out.

"...Curses, I won't even be able to lift my gun or see my own death. Ok voice in my head, I'm pretty sure you aren't real but I'll agree to this deal. I'll provide you housing in exchange for saving me."

[Anaris' eyes turns cloudy]

As you command, master
=====
["x"]=Anaris speaking to Jakai in his head

Ah, rewatching a memory of our first meeting aren't you? How nostalgic. This will be a year now? Hmm...

["There is no privacy when you are bind to a ghost. How many times I told you to not peek?"]

Apologies. It's just that things inevitably leak out and having nothing else to do, I look.

["Right. Since it's our first anniversary tomorrow, why don't you tell me what you want?"]

...

["Never mind, tell me when you are ready. If you would have wanted to kill me you would have attempted it a long time ago."]

Anaris spotted a small little coffee and tea shop close by. A rumble came from his stomach.

["Well, I suppose a small snack wouldn't hurt. Don't come out. We don't need another accident"]

Anaris entered the shop.

Darkest Heart

My side character gets called out for OPness?

The wraith cannot physically manifest itself. It won't be throwing fireballs or screeches. As it is part of Anaris' soul it resides inside of him. Although it can leave Anaris and wander within 50 meters around him, it cannot interact with any objects in the physical world. In addition, it is vulnerable to magic at this state.

It is a glorified scout that provides boosts solely to Anaris. For now I think.

I mean the guy is slowly being drained away by the virtue of having his soul bind to one that is no longer of this world.

Darkest Heart

Name: Anaris Halford
Age: 34
Appearance: Despite his age, Anaris already has graying hair. At a height of five foot nine, he has a toned and fairly muscular build. He was born with scarlet eyes and his skin color is becoming more pale by the month.
Personality: RP developing. Was affable and boisterous but circumstances has dampened his mood.

Fortitude: A revolver, the magic within lost over time. It's sister Courage was lost when the younger brother vanished. It is a family heirloom given to Anaris by his grandfather. Anaris considers it to be a token of good luck.

"L.B": The wraith Jakai led Anaris to this weapon. It is a dull and worn sword with only the initials L.B etched on the hilt. However, when Jakai lends his power to Anaris, the sword takes on a spectral form, cutting through most things with ease.

Coffin Maker- A simple looking stake imbued with holy power. Anaris cannot wield it while he is in wraith form.

Abilities:
Wraith- Anaris assumes a spectral form granting him increased strength and reflexes. Depending on the amount of power, he may also turn invisible. Abuse of this power will shorten Anaris' already shortened lifespan.

I See You: Jakai moves invisible in a 50 meter radius around Anaris. Useful for detection and scouting. Any magical damage to the wraith will also physically damage Anaris.

Icy Veins: Requires physical contact with the living. Chills them to the very core. Not so effective against the undead and those with a rather fiery spirit.

Drain Touch: Requires Wraith. Attacks that cut and bleed opponents will sap life. Physically holding someone, their life can also be drained.

Traits:
Experienced: Anaris has hunted for nearly 14 years and can utilize close quarter combat and long range combat adeptly.
Possession: The presence of a wraith inside of Anaris grants him several wraithlike attributes. His resistance towards dark and cold type magic is increased. Pain threshold is also increased.
Scarlet eyes: Intimidation factor, glows in the dark, can see slightly better than the average human in the dark
Restless: Averages less than five hours of sleep a day on a good day.
Survivor: Being on the hunt means one sometimes have to live off the land for stretches of time and Anaris has done that many times over his career.

Backstory:
Anaris Halford came from a line of hunters famed for their scarlet eyes. Of his living relatives only his mother and two brothers are alive today. His mother retired from the work. His older brother is married and runs a bar. His younger brother went missing nearly five years ago on a hunt.

Anaris was nearly killed fighting a particularly powerful blood golem, one of many nefarious constructs on Darkova. As the blood golem prepared for the finishing blow, Anaris' desperation and will to live summoned forth a powerful wraith residing nearby. The wraith, calling himself Jakai, offered him a deal. To die ingloriously or share his mind and body with the wraith. Anaris readily agreed and with the wraith's powers, he killed the blood golem.

However, this came at a cost. Sharing his body with a spirit has slowly taken a toll on Anaris' physical body. He also could not rid himself of the wraith afterward for he had made an unbreakable pact in which only the wraith can break. In addition, any attempt to exorcise the wraith out of him would be lead to death as they are two souls in one body. In spite of this, nearly a year since possession, Anaris found it strange that he has yet to come to a inner struggle over his soul and body with Jakai. It appears Jakai has other plans.

One day, he read a letter from a man called Alister. It was a familiar yet distant name. Reading the letter's call to arms. Anaris took up his arms and left for the mansion.

*The wraith has kept to himself and hasn't divulge much information about itself although it has lent Anaris its aid and they have made small talk. It was bounded in the area where Anaris nearly fought but with a strong enough physical vessel, it could move away from the area. Wraiths feed on the energy of the living which mean Jakai is killing Anaris though the process can be expedited in as little as a minute if Jakai is very hungry.