Ixonia avait déjà livré 2 belles bébés et le troupeau restant se cachait sous le chariot avec les chiens Shepard gardant un œil ouvert tandis que chacun s'installait pour dormir sous la pluie effroyable. Elle a placé les mères sous le chariot avec leurs bébés avant de regarder. Elle n'a vu personne de la tour, mais elle a vu de loin un feu assez grand. Elle savait seulement que l'une des deux choses s'était produite et qu'en plus elle était bonne.
Elle a dit tranquillement une prière pour ceux qui vivaient dans la maison ainsi que ceux qui avaient été là au cours de la dernière semaine. Ce n'était pas une bonne nuit d'être dehors du tout. Le vent tournait autour du wagon tellement qu'elle souhaitait pouvoir exiger l'entrée de celui qui est à l'intérieur. Mais les règles sont les règles, alors elle a sorti la série de couvertures cousues ensemble et enveloppé le fond du wagon avant, les piégeant vers le bas au fur et à mesure qu'elle allait. Quand elle est arrivée aux chevaux, elle leur a parlé gentiment.
"Je sais que ce n'est pas une bonne nuit pour l'homme ou la bête, mais je donnerai à chacun d'entre vous un peu d'avoine et j'envelopperai une couverture autour de vous pour aider à combattre le froid. Si quelqu'un sort, peut-être pouvons-nous nous abriter à l'intérieur, mais j'ai plutôt mes doutes à ce sujet."
Dès qu'elle a fini avec ses animaux, elle est entrée trop fatiguée pour s'occuper d'elle-même. Une tasse de vieux café et de pain étouffé était son maigre repas. Elle a simplement baissé la lampe jusqu'à ce qu'elle sorte pour qu'elle ne gaspille pas de carburant coûteux et mange dans l'obscurité. Elle a ensuite posé sa tête sur la table pour attendre la nuit.
Name: Ixonia Rose Yipsilanti
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Appearance:
Ixonia is a slender young woman who is a gypsy and has descended from a long line of gypsies. She has the traditional look of a gypsy: long braided ebony black hair that has purple glints in it, dark brown eyes, long lashes, tanned skin, long fingers with a ring on each one, and the sway of a female.
Personality: When she is unsure of something, she plays with her long braided hair. She is particular about killing creatures and only for eating purposes unless the creature happens to attack her. She always says a simple prayer of thanks for giving up its life so she could live longer.
Origin: Born in Muntenia, Wallachia and traveled many places with a 25 wagon caravan.
Background:
Ixonia’s family traveled together, ate together, danced together, and often times cousins married cousins of the extended family. Sometimes they met up with other gypsy tribes and have the chance to marry someone from another caravan.
Ixonia’s parents, Tamas and Esmeralda were the head of the caravan. During the fateful time, the caravan (except Ixonia who had a spat with Zindalo Gitani who wanted to marry her) was visiting and chatting with another caravan of the family Gitani who were escaping from a plague ridden city of Commana just a week before. Unknown to them, the Gitani were carrying the dreaded plague with them. Some of the older members were feeling under the weather and soon show signs of the plague. They only spent 1 day together because of Ixonia’s and Zindalo’s feelings were not of the same mind. Gitanis moved onward and did not stay for the usual meeting of the gypsies. However the dreaded plague had spread to the Yipsilanti tribe.
The next to arrive were the Cikan tribe who only spent the night and kept to themselves. They left early the next day because they were afraid of the plague.
The Gitani tribe and the Jinganos tribe came but only sent a messenger for both had a few who were ‘inflected’ and did not want to spread the disease.
The tribe of Adcincani sent a messenger to say that the toll of the tribe’s death was wiping them out. Ixonia was intrigued by the tribe of Adcincani who were very aloof and very sensual in a mysterious ways- particularly was fond of Andrzej Adcincani .
Andrzej Adcincani was the one who came over to do the speaking. He spoke briefly to Tamas Yisiplanti then left to be waylaid by Ixonia. He spoke sharply to her which made her start to tear up. He suddenly grabbed her and kissed her very passionately then whispered
“I hope that you do not spread the disease nor I. For I am now the head of the tribe and shall see that if we both …… let me just say that should we happen to meet again one day, we must talk. But now I must attend to other matters. May you have the health of the wealthy and may we meet again one day.”
“Oh Andrzej! I do hope that this plague soon cease, It has killed too many. But be off with ye with my blessing of wellness and happiness for I am sure that we shall meet again one day. Go and do what you must do. I shall be here each year if life is willing.” Ixonia whispered back as she hugged him then fled to her room.
The next day both tribes departed early and most never saw each other again.
As the Yipsilanti tribe traveled, they began to lose members rather quickly. As the members left for greener pastures, a wagon was designated for storing the belongings. Then 2 wagons and then 3 wagons. Finally wagons were left behind and the horses were released to the wild until all but Ixonia were gone. She had all but she choose to keep the best of the best. Most was simply left outside of Muntenia the next year. She waited for a month then left to do some trading on her route. Two wagons hitched together and four of the strongest horses- 2 male and 2 female- was kept for her use.
Equipment:
Loom
Spinning wheel
Table with drawers
2 Wagons
4 horses- 2 male, 2 female
A variety of jewelry
Crockery
Clothes that had been boiled in lye which made them very faint in color
Several looms
Several spinning wheels
15 sheep
4 herding dogs
Various knives
Animal pelts
Animal traps
Miscellaneous: As Ixonia travels, most of the items will be sold or bartered for. A sheep will be slaughtered for her own use. She will learn how to trap and other ‘manly’ chores.

Map of the routes that the 5 Gypsy Tribes took.

Main Floor

Upper floor

Side View (only one window which is open to sell from)