Post by Aether on Jun 16, 2020 22:18:47 GMT
little stars blinking in sky
Tribe of painted pools ∙ Range-Guard ∙ non-binary (they/them) ∙ 17 moons
Appearance
Description sentence:
A stocky, grey and white mottled marble tabby, with clear blue-yellow eyes
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Gene String: ll, bb1, XoXo, dd, Aa, mcmc, Ccs, WsWs
Appearance:
Little, being... not so little anymore, has grown into a more stocky build opposing their youth. Though not quite growing into their paws, they sit right above average heights. They never really cared about their height or build, but was slightly pleased after hitting their late growth-spurt.
Aside from their build, Little's fur is a large mottled mixture of grey and white tones. The kitten-fluff almost seeming to never leave as they grew, making way for a spiky look despite grooming it time and time again. Their fur is long, and some parts hanging off make it look almost like a blanket, which is perfect for the moody weather the mountains have to offer.
Their face is speckled with grey flakes almost giving the effect of freckles, while the rest of their pelt is painted with specific swirls of grey. The darker tones sprawling all over both of their left legs and tail, and spreading out everywhere else. Their white half covering more on their right side, taking over Little's right ear and smudging in large spots against their chest, face, flank, and tail.
Little's facial features are made up of a broad structure, their eyes are narrow, and their expression isn't known to change much from the blank stoic natural stare they've carried since kithood. Their eye color is a dichroic mixture of clear blue and a golden color.
Personality
Positive Traits: • Calm- their relatively calm despite holding back their emotions • Quiet - makes for a good listener and hunter • Slightly..Funny? - depends... Usually funny when they trip over their big paws | Negative Traits: • Emotionally distant - Doesn't really understand how to express or communicate emotions clearly • Blunt - [read above trait] because they can't really express, they are prone to being a bit too blunt • Angst - They hold a lot of repressed anger and sadness in them |
Personality:
Little is very emotionally closed off. They received very limited amounts of attention growing up, so they aren't very set on expressing a lot. Mostly keeping to themself most of the day, Little is known well for their silence. The guard's skills lying more in their listening than their talking. This can also lead to them having a bit of a blunt attitude, even if it wasn't their intent to sound like it.
They feel just about as much as any other though, not that them holding it all back makes them any better though. Because of their kithood, they carry a large weight of anger that stays hidden deep inside their mind. They've never let anyone see that side of them, and doesn't intent on it. But being this way and keeping it to themself is another big contributor to their trouble expressing. And any time they really try to convey, they get awkward and are unable to explain it.
Little has their moments though, whether it be them tripping on their big paws and falling in embarrassment, or if they say something in all seriousness that comes off funny to others. They aren't really used to the sensation of laughing though. Serotonin runs low in their family.
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Skills & Combat
Please list at least three strengths/weaknesses your character may have, such as: hunting, fighting, swimming, healing, etc.
Strengths: • Good with fighting tactics • Can patrol through the mountains well and withstand the weather • Focuses on their job quite well | Weaknesses: • Bad at working with others • Clumsy, falls trips over their paws a lot • Bad at climbing trees |
Character Background
History:
Little Stars Blinking in Sky was born to two parents, their mother was a molly named Mist against Morning Sky, and their father was named Lightning that Strikes in Storm. They happened to be born in the middle of the tribes journey to the new territories, and whist being carried, their mother was poisoned by the twoleg pollution. She died about three moons after Little was born, they can still recall faint memories of her though.
Little's father, Lightning, on the other hand, didn't want anything to do with them. And left shortly after Mist passed, leaving Little to the rest of the journey on their own.
Quite a bit of death left the tribe with a very limited gathering of cats left, which made the young more important than ever. They were appointed a mentor as soon as the tribe settled into their new home on the present territories. They trained under a Range-Guard by the name of Panther that Climbs Mountain.
At the time, Little was extremely scrawny and small, it was questioned why they were even given Range-Guard as a role in the first place, but as told from stories by other cats, their mother was adamant on the idea that Little would grow to be bigger. And after a while they finally did!
Yet, throughout their training Little's resentment for their father grew more and more, and while they grew closer to Panther, they still had little to no outlet. So it wasn't unusual to see Little training constantly, even during the middle of the night. Even though Panther would beg them to sleep during the restless nights that they would lie awake and then sneak out.
Over time, this payed off, as they trained they gained more muscle, and finally they just.. got big. By the end of their To-be moons, Little had to have been at least twice as big as they were previously.
And finally they passed their final assessment, and became a fully-fledged Range-Guard.
Though with much thought in the silent moons after their ceremony, they realized something was wrong. And only until the clan cats showed up did they voice it.
They had talked to Bear that Catches Fish, a previous water-wader molly, who had then returned back to the tribe with few others, and who shared the same quiet demeanor that Little did. And in a brilliant moment of conversation, Little blurted out that they didn't feel right about their identity. And after a brief breakdown, and the only breakdown they've ever had in front of anyone, they were calmed and reassured. Which is something they had never gotten before.
Hearing this set of some sort of switch in Little, the realization that they were cared about by at least someone, and the other realization that previously, they weren't. It left a very bittersweet feeling, and they weren't quite sure what to do about it. Until they were assigned mentor to Kestrel.
Kestrel that Sings with Wind is another cat who showed with the clans, their father also being a previous tribe cat, it was clear that the molly was extremely eager to learn about their customs. And while they weren't keen on it, Little warmed up to her almost immediately, even if they give her tough love.
Now, presently, Little continues training with Kestrel and continues working and growing. Even still learning with their own battle.
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Family:
Mother: Mist Against Morning Sky [NPC deceased]
Father: Lightning that Strikes in Storm [NPC unknown]
Mentor: Panther that Climbs Mountain [NPC alive]
Apprentice: Kestrel that Sings with Wind [alive] @/Peppermint
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