Post by VALACIE on Feb 23, 2012 9:42:19 GMT -5
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tempest
AND I'M ALONE NOW.
ME AND ALL I STOOD FOR,
WE'RE WANDERING NOW.
AND I'M ALONE NOW.
ME AND ALL I STOOD FOR,
WE'RE WANDERING NOW.
name...tempest
age...24 moons
gender...female
clan...outsider
position...loner
species...melanistic leopard
appearance...Tempest is a petite, black pelted, female leopard. Like all leopards she has strong legs and a sleek build allowing her to traverse the forest freely. Her legs and claws allow her to climb up trees with large prey though she's somewhat hindered in this respect due to her smaller stature. Her dark pelt shines with brown, barely visible spots. Her eyes are a flashing gold in color, vibrant and full of life. They take in light, glowing in moonlight and sunlight.She's managed to keep herself relatively unblemished over her life as a loner. With only a nicked ear and some faint scarring that isn't really visible unless someone gets close. Currently her belly is heavy with kits, giving her a round appearance and making her stride awkward and ungainly.
personality...Tempest's personality matches her name. It flares and grows calm again like a storm. One moment she can be vicious, with biting words and drawn claws, the next she can be as docile as a kit. Those who know her learn quickly how to calm the raging storm before it starts, and even quelling her fury once it's been sparked. In love she is cautious, it's not uncommon with loners to have brief trysts. Everyone needs love and a passing love is better then none at all. She treats most romantic meetings as brief excursions and not lasting partnerships. Most friendships she sees as the same. Though she is genuinely happy when a friendship exceeds her expectations and lasts beyond the allotted length of time. Or when she meets and old friend again after wandering the forest alone for months. She likes being social but is scared that she's gotten used to being alone. She doesn't much enjoy being alone, but it's how she was raised and it's what she's been used too.
history...Tempest's mother was a loner by the name of Clover, and her father was a former member of leopardclan who'd left the clan soon after he'd become a warrior. The two met frequently in passing, bumping into each other frequently in the shadows of the trees. This on-off relationship continued well after Tempest had grown from kit hood. It was a relationship that required little commitment on either side and neither of her parents seemed to be exclusive to the other. Her father no doubt had many other females that he passed from. It was a bit more difficult for her mother. She gave birth to three kits and only two survived, Tempest and her brother.
Life was difficult on the occasions in which they were alone. But they managed and there was always more food whenever Clover was joined by Talon and the two parents hunted to feed their kits together.
Once she was old enough to go off on her own though she did. The promise of adventure was too big to ignore. She grew up believing that the life of a loner was one of infinite meetups and passing friendships. Her mother's friends stopped in for only a few days before leaving again. And her father brushed by like a wind in greenleaf. As such tempest lived her life in that manner. She was a traveler, moving through life and brushing into the existence of other cats for mere moments before going off on her own again. She never expected to find a love that made her want something permanent.
But she did.
Her mate was another black pelted leopard like herself. A male by the name of Shade. Their first meeting was uneventful. But with each new meeting they realized that they wanted to spend more and more time together. Finally they became a pair, hunting together, moving through the forest like twin shadows. They spent every waking minute together, and slept beside each other.
As time passed it became clear that Tempest was expecting kits. Their movements through the forest now had a purpose. To find a place where they could settle. Despite the pregnancy causing her already rolling personality to become nearly unbearable Shade remained close.
As time for her birthing approached Tempest took to resting more while Shade went off and hunted for both of them. It worked for a while...but then Shade left for a trip and still hasn't returned. Alone, and facing her first litter Tempest is terrified. After a couple of days she couldn't hold off much longer. She can barely move with her new size, but she and her unborn kits need food. She can't wait for Shade to return. Fearful of traveling to far in case he returns while she's gone but at the same time she aches to go searching for him. She refuses to believe that he's left her alone.