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Race: Kelvic / Raccoon Birthday and Age: 1.5 yrs / 19 human equivalent: 508 AV Gender: Male
Physical Description:
Human – In his human form, Brig is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs an average of one hundred and sixty-five pounds. He has an athletic, medium build, an interesting face if not a classically sculpted one, expressive features, a mop of unruly black curls and dark amber eyes. Apart from an unusual favored diet and table manners that tend to give him away as not quite human, his canine teeth are slightly elongated and more sharpened than the norm.
Raccoon – In his true Kelvic form, Brig is a large raccoon nearly thirty inches long, not including his tail, and weighs twenty to thirty-five pounds depending on the season and the availability of food. Where his coat isn’t black in the case of his distinct bandit’s mask, stripes on his tail or other markings, or white at the tips of his ears, he’s overall more dark cinnamon than gray or brindle. He’s as often up on his hindquarters as on all four, and is at home in streams and ponds as on land, up a tree as secreted away inside a hollow log, stony crevice or somebody’s attic, or hunting in the wilds as rummaging through a city dweller's larder, cellar or grain bin. While he's primarily colorblind saving for a increased appreciation for shades of green, his vision is measurably enhanced at twilight or in the dark of night.
Character Concept:
While all too happy to play the clown and talkative entertainer, Brig in both of his forms is a naturally intuitive, and determined problem solver. He shies away from complex ciphering, and can hardly read or write. But with unique sensory advantages that are constants to both forms, give him a puzzling contraption or scenario and he won’t stop until he solves it, or sometimes breaks it. He’s good natured in general and even gregarious at times, but can turn suddenly ferocious when cornered or in defense of someone he cares about. He's bold and loyal to a fault. Following events which recently left him genuinely alone for the first time in his life, his generally optimistic outlook is interrupted now and again by moments of sadness and a deep sense of loneliness.
Brig’s is a shaky grasp when it comes to the concepts of modesty, society’s rules or constraints. Or even those of the various laws of the land. He’s a natural born thief. He understands in theory that others tend to frown on the secreting away of another’s belongings. But in spite of a nature that means no harm or foul, the Kelvic has consistently failed to embrace the concept in practice. The compulsive habit is mildly redeemed by the fact that what he takes, or attempts to, is often worth little to nothing at all.
Character History: Pre-Play
Brig was born in the shadow of Lhavit, the rare Kelvic result of a mating between a brown bear Kelvic father and an ordinary human mother. Presumably even rarer, the union produced fraternal twins. Though it soon became apparent that while Brig was born a Kelvic, his twin sister Laire was not, but an ordinary human instead. It was an affectionate enough union between the twin’s mother and father, yet there was no marriage and the relationship was short lived. With little interest in a sedentary life, their father was soon gone. Wandered off towards the northern lights. Never seen again, never knowing of the impending birth, or that one would be a Kelvic like himself.
Left alone to raise her children on a small farm passed down to her from her own parents, Brig’s mother supported the twins by baking, taking in sewing and providing vegetables from her gardens or eggs produced from her crowded coops to nearby neighboring families. It was a rather idyllic childhood, and Brig spent as much time in his true animal form as his human one.
But while his sister aged as any other human baby would, Brig grew quickly and delighted in entertaining her with his antics. And when left to his own devices, frustrated his mother by succumbing to his more intuitive urges…which led to more than one midnight raid on her chicken coops, resulting in nesting boxes emptied of eggs the next morning.
As he began to mature he increasingly spent more time out in the forests in his true form, growing and hunting, roaming the forests and disappearing for days or even weeks at a time before wandering home again. And yet the bond between Brig and his family, in particular with his baby sister Laire, remained strong. The talents that came most naturally to him, most instinctually through his raccoon form, were schooled and encouraged in his human one during any number of interactions with passing vagabonds, tinkerers or during visits in nearby settlements. And all the while, the areas he roamed began to expand. And his visits to home and family became less frequent.
It was after one of these long absences that Brig returned to find the family’s farm, with its house and outbuildings, burned to the ground and still smoldering on cold and foggy morning. Most of the animals were gone, having escaped during the night and only a few scattered chickens had remained behind. Brig couldn’t begin to guess the cause of the fire, but his hopes that his mother and sister had escaped unharmed were short lived. After a desperate search, he found both of them dead inside the charred remains of the house, Laire clutched tight to his mother’s breast. The only salvageable belonging he managed to find, was a ragdoll which had belonged to Laire, tattered already but now damaged by smoke and flames.
Whether the fire was accidental, caused by some sort of natural occurrence or set by brigands or thieves, Brig was never able to tell. But if they’d been thieves, they’d not been thorough ones. From beneath the ruins of the barn, he was able to retrieve the small metal box that his mother had kept secreted underneath the wooden boards. It contained the mizas that Brig’s father had left her to make something of before he’d wandered off, and more she’d managed to save since. She'd kept it for her children, for unpredictable times. But now there was only Brig, and nowhere in particular to go.
He spent the remainder of the day burying his mother and sister. And the next morning after remaining through the night in the nearby forest, he took only the mizas, the doll and the belongings that he’d had with him before, and set off to find his own way with no real direction, genuinely alone for the first time in his life.
Training and Skill Points:
Hunting - 11 / 100
Acrobatics - 10 / 100
Evasion - 6 / 100
Filching - 12 / 100
Unarmed Combat - 10 / 100
Tinkering ( Gadgeteering ) - 17 / 100
Rhetoric - 3 / 100
Land Navigation - 2 / 100
Tracking - 2 / 100
Swimming - 1 / 100
Painting - 2 / 100
Negotiating - 1 / 100
Intimidation - 1 / 100
Observation - 2 / 100
Lore:
Knowledge of edible versus poisonous plants, fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.
+1 Hunting, +3 Rhetoric, +2 Land Navigation, +1 Tracking, +1 Swimming: Lore: How to Communicate without a Voice, Proper Frog-catching Techniques, Being a Raccoon-ly Gentleman, Haeli's History (Partial), Basics of Morphing, Haeli's Morphing: Derek Salvi, Haeli's Morphing: Ozantha, Haeli's Goals, The Goddess Caiyha, Bonding with Haeli
Brig: +2 Painting, +5 Tinkering, +1 Negotiating: Lore: Tinkering Like a True Kelvic, How To: Starry Globe, Trial and Error, How to Drill Holes in a Clay Pot, How To: Starry Clay Pots
1. What is your Name? Brig 2. Do you go by a nickname or pet name? Just Brig will do. 3. How old are you? 1 and a half years, nineteen or so in human form 4. What is your height? 5'11" 5. What is your weight? 175 pounds
Aesthetics :
1. Describe yourself as you see yourself. Loyal, tenacious, curious, hungry. Always hungry. 2. Describe yourself as others typically see you. 3. What is your favorite body feature? 4. How physically fit are you? Fit, athletic. Not muscle bound. 5. How do you typically dress and what is your style?
Family :
1. Who are your parents and what are they like? My father is / was a brown bear Kelvic. The last my mother knew of him he had headed off towards the northern lights, unaware that she was pregnant or that he'd sired a Kelvic son. My human mother and twin sister Laire are dead, killed when the family farm burned to the ground due to unknown causes. 2. Do you have any brothers or sisters? I had a twin sister Laire who was fully human. She's deceased. If I have any other half siblings, I'm not aware of them. 3. What is your extended family like? I don't have any. 4. Do you consider close friends as important or more/less important than family? I would consider friends as important as family. 5. Do you treat animals like family? As a Kelvic, animals are my family.
Location :
1. Where were you born? In the region of Kalea, on a small farm in the shadow of Lhavit. 2. Where do you live now? *see below* 3. If you could live anywhere in Mizahar where would that be? Wherever I happen to be in the moment, is where I choose to live. 4. Do you have a favorite place to vacation or spend leisure time? In the forests or woodlands. 5. Where do you fear to be? In a cage.
Traits :
1. Do you have any physical weaknesses (disease, scars, and missing limbs?) Even though I have enhanced night vision and normal daytime vision, I'm colorblind for the most part except for also enhanced shades of green. 2. Are you right handed or left handed? Left handed. 3. What languages do you speak? What do you sound like? Do you have an accent? No accent. I can communicate fluently with other animals, and can speak common passably well. 4. Do you have any odd mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? 5. Do you have (or want to get) any tattoos or piercing? Why do you have them (or will get them)? I have no tattoos or piercings but might consider them.
Occupations :
1. What is your occupation? 2. Do you like/dislike your work? Why? 3. If you could be anything you wanted to, what would you be? 4. What occupation do you admire the most? Why? 5. What occupation do you least like? Why?
Childhood :
1. What sort of child were you? 2. What is your favorite memory from childhood? 3. What is your worst memory from childhood? 4. What sort of relationship did you have with your parents? 5. Who was your most influential rolemodel?
Education :
1. What sort of education do you have? 2. Do you like/dislike learning? 3. Where or how did you learn most of your skills/abilities? 4. How do you learn best? 5. What are your educational goals for the future?
Relationships :
1. Do you form close bonds with people? Why? Why not? 2. Do you trust people easily? If not, why not? 3. Do you consider yourself straight, gay, bi, or something else? 4. Have you ever been kissed? If so, describe the first time. 5. Have you ever had sex? If so, describe the first time.
Drugs and Alcohol :
1. Have you ever been drunk? If so, describe your first time. 2. Do you like to drink on a regular basis? 3. What sort of alcohol do you prefer? 4. Have you ever tried drugs (mood altering substances)? If so, which kinds and what did you think of them? 5. What do you think of drugs and alcohol? Be specific.
Likes and Dislikes :
1. What are your hobbies? 2. Do you like to read? 3. What annoys you more than anything else? 4. What do you find the most relaxing activity to do? 5. What kinds of things embarrass you? Why?
Favorites :
1. What is your favorite color or colors? 2. What is your favorite time of day? 3. What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen? 4. What do you like to eat? What do you hate to eat? 5. What is your favorite type of weather? Does any kind scare you?
Outlook :
1. Are you optimistic or pessimistic? 2. What are your religious views? 3. Would you be able to kill? 4. What are your views on sex? 5. What, in your opinion, makes a successful life?
Actions :
1. What is the worst and best thing you’ve ever done? 2. What is your greatest regret? 3. What is your best/worst memory? 4. If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be and why? 5. What are you the most proud of doing in your life?
Emotions :
1. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings with others? 2. Do you have any biases or prejudices? 3. What makes you happy? 4. Who or what, if anything, would you die for? 5. What makes you angry?
Relationships :
1. In general, how do you treat others? 2. Who is the most important person in your life, and why? 3. Who is the person you respect the most, and why? 4. Do you have a spouse or significant other? If not, describe an ideal lover. 5. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why
Group Situations :
1. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict? 2. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations? 3. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not? 4. Do you care what others think of you? 5. What do you think of others, in general?
Self Image :
1. What is your greatest strength as a person? 2. What is your greatest weakness? 3. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? 4. Are you generally introverted or extroverted? 5. Are you generally organized or messy?
Beliefs :
1. What God or Goddess do you find most appealing, if any? 2. Which God or Goddess do you fear, if any? 3. Do you have any Gnosis Marks? If so, how did you receive them? 4. What lengths would you go to to please your deity? 5. Where do you draw the line at pleasing your deity? What is too much?
Life & Death :
1. What do you absolutely live for? 2. What is the best part of life? 3. What is the best part of death? 4. If you could choose, how would you want to die? 5. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
by Brig on October 24th, 2010, 3:11 am 