Avatar OC: Tikaani
There are many stories attached to Tikaani son of Tiqtuk. His mother Agna was having difficult pregnancy and said to made a deal with the Ocean god Twi in order to have a safe birth. His father Tiqtuk, was solider for Arnook and prayed for a son, to carry on his dyansty as a warrior.

Tikaani was born on an April morning, the birth itself was uneventful. However Agna during and after the pregnancy was growing increasingly stressed and depressed. Her older sister who raised two sons and a daughter saw this and worried for her sister.

Things did not get better when Tikaani was around nine months old and as Hanai watched her sister go into long tirades on how stressed she was on raising Tikaani's sister and now she tired she was. Hanai worried as she noticed that Tikaani wasn't behaving like most infants. He rarely kept eye contact when nursed and he wasn't crying as much. He seemed to focus on the window near his cradle as well. Agna also noticed that her son was also delayed.

Hanai grew worried for her sister and for her nephew. At a year and three months, seemed to sit and stare for long periods of time. He also did not meet many milestones like a normal child, had a hard time crawling and did not react at all to his name being called. Agna would rave that her son was cursed. She would complain to her sister that 'Twi stole him.'
Hanai's heart sank when Tikaani's father, worried more for his wife than child as well as disappointed that his son was far from normal; said that Tikaani would live a useless life, and for their sake and his, should be returned to the god Twi.

Hanai stepped in. She declares no life is useless and since she had raised three before and lived a rather simple life with her husband and younger brother. She would raise Tikaani.

Tikaani since then has lived with his aunt since he was fifteen months old. Since then, Hanai noticed more "Odd manners" from Tikaani. He wouldn't talk and would rock for hours. He also would a lot of repetitive behaviors as well as making odd noises including grunts, shrieking, screaming and clicking.

He learned at a glaciers pace. It took him two years to learn to wear the belled choker without screaming at the sound. It took him until he was fourteen to be able to wear a normal fundoshi in the day. Despite this Hanai noticed that Tikaani did learn. Slowly but he did learn. Fortunately she had the patience to teach him.

Maka her husband and Amana her brother had have been supportive. At first Maka thought this was a pointless endeavor and was worried that his wife would go insane like her sister. Even though there were nights Hanai would scream and rage at something Tikaani did wrong, she had to realize that he didn't understand what he was doing or was doing it for reason beyond her. Still her husband and brother stood by her and Tikaani.

Tikaani reaches adolecance without much ado. He is starting to look much like his father and seems even to have his his temper and strong will. He can be violent and agressive sometimes thanks to surge of tetosterone and a lack of understand plus frustration of the world. He of then frightens Hanai with violent outbursts.

Hanai doesn't want much from Tikaani as she helps him adjust to a world not meant for him. She was ecstatic however when Tikaani said his first words. "More Rice." with this encouragement Hanai strived to teach him more words. So far he could say a few words or repeat others, however to Hanai's delight, next to "More rice" is "Auntie".

His mother and father rarely get involved anymore, however his sister who recently got engaged and is a water healer; hopes to form a relationship with Tikaani.

At fifteen Tikaani still lives with Hanai and probably for the rest of his life.