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Post by Mouse on Oct 2, 2005 13:16:07 GMT -7
BarnCat/CatDrgN
By BarnCatDrgN ...looking to the left and right, eyes straight ahead, seeing with his ears, he was a creature of the senses, a predator. Molded through countless hours of stalking, preying and other such seriousness, he was relatively unaffected by it all for in him was a wild odd and often unfathomable self defined type of humor to him. It baffled, frustrated and aggravated some, but to him these were reactions made by choice which he consoled himself in not accepting any blame for. He was what he was, and there was no changing this. Who better to tell his tale but himself? He drew the quill with a flourish, and brutally jabbed it into the inkwell spattering it onto the scroll before him with a feral grin and hissing laughter...
How absurd was this, a cat, smoking a cigar. How ridiculous he tempered the harsh smoke of this cheap brand with an equally cheap ale. He wasn't hard to please, easily amused, and many times amused others along with him. This was all well and good and sometimes sometimes it did really make a difference. Other times his own laughter served and sufficed as adequate company. He was alone in most crowds, with a legion of voices in his mind. It wasn't insanity or dementia, it was overflowing creativity manifesting.
Adventures and misadventures, hmmm, he thought to himself as he wrote that he was thinking to himself. History, his story, hiss story? Origins, where one comes from, the foundation upon the self being sculptured by life's abrasive and constructive artistically inclined hand. Seemingly random at first until it begins to lead a coherent path of symphonic cacophany, the lump sum of the senses of memory one could get lost in and escape to at the same time. Refuge and solace.
He'd never done anything notable, so he thought, in comparison to the great deeds of those around him now. His place in history was a very small place, probably memorable, but mostly to himself. He'd chronicled his moments. He'd inscribed his comedies and errors. Breathing in cool moonlight, exhaling the heat of the sun, thousands of times in this thing called his life, but then again we're getting lost in wandering mental ramblings and vague imageries, back on track furball, back on the path.
Nfa, led by the notorious and colorful past of the enigma known as Saiten proved a very topsy turvy and shortlived tenure. He saw Shade through new eyes, and saw himself through Shade's eyes and therfore learned himself. Trk, taking the admirable risk of taking him on, and he, taking the risk of rejection, went slowly side by side, clan and member, through many changes and grew closer as time went one, forging strong bonds and steelhard alliances. The assets of friendship and comradery found themselves as he found himself. He sacrificed very little of himself to attract that which was most truly the idealest facets of his life.
It came to EGO, now this is where it gets good, and can only get better from there. Trk clan was as was Trk clan, but seemed somehow incomplete. The Cat knew at some level things could be better. He reconciled himself with Zanden on a mutual shared and secret promise, he could now happily serve Chaos with very little noticable change in how he served Shade, served himself. Many of Trk clan's friends were in EGO, and those that weren't, at least not yet, were admirable warriors and some of the very best one could find himself aligned with.
A Dark Cat now, his true colors showing through, without reserve or hesitancy or the slightest care how he was seen by those he could no longer respect, or those he did respect, that understood this in him. It wasn't a change really, it was more of the same Cat, just more completely the same Cat. He wore a Clan Tag emblazoned almost visibly with past glories and great deeds, with a dark power all its own that encouraged one to carve his own place on the mantle of history, his story and yes, hiss story, lol.
Make no Mistake, Chaos's Forces may have gotten Stranger, but He was Here and The BarnCat or The CatDragon or both all in one standing in the positive side of Shade, the light-hearted Knight Errant in Darkness, feeling at home, as Barncat of {EGO}, 2nd {or third? Or more?} Jester of Shade. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heh, hope that did myself justice, I figured damn I've written before, why not write for myself here. Hope this wasn't too much an intrusion.
__________________ {There are some Qualities - - some Incorporate / Things, That have a Double / Life, which thus is made A type of that Twin / Entity which Springs from Matter and Light, evinced in Solid / and / Shade.}~Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence". (8)Shade Jester Needs Food Badly!(8) "Look... what the... CaTdRgN, a BarnCat! with an inflated {EGO}!"
Last edited by CatDrgN on 09-18-2005 at 01:53 AMThe above is an autobiography by the CatDrgN character himself, copied by kind permission[/size][/font]
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Post by barncat on Oct 4, 2005 21:11:59 GMT -7
Originally posted by CatDrgN Who were the character's parents? {Father, Hannibal Nytglare, Chief Elf Scout of the United Federation Evergreen Front. Mother, name and whereabouts unknown, last seen running wild in the hills eating live prey and carrion.}} Did they raise the character? {Nnope, not really.} If not why? {Father passed away, and Mother Ran away.} If not them who? {The cliche' overused Wicked Aunts archetype, lol!} Did the character have any childhood friends? {Yes, fellow mutants and outcasts, great people!} Any siblings? {Unknown amounts of half-sibs maybe?} Where are they now? {Unknown.} Does the character stay in touch with them or have they become separated? {Paths cross, but barely meet, if that makes any sense?} If separated why? {Life, y'know, it sometimes does these things.} What was childhood like for the character? {Pretty much self-raised, with self esteem kept on low setting by constant belittlation, new words, wheee!} Calm and peaceful or turbulent and traumatic? {All of the above and more, can we pleeease not talk abotu my childhood? <blows nose loudly, HHWOOONGHK!> Does the character have any or did the character have any role models? {Currently? Yes. the Bards of Shade! Warriors of Exceptional Ability and Pioneering Spirit who're not afraid or ashamed of sharing their treasure vaults of knowledge.} Describe them? {Whoops, lol, just did..,} What did the character do before he / she entered the story? {Shade-wise he came on the scene with his usual flourish and flash, to various reactions. Let's just say his previous lives were lived and taken in a war-torn world that exists to be a horrific Tolkein nightmare made a virtual reality.} Who trained the character to do what she / he does now? {Jesting was learned from the kindly kingly lord Trik, Jester and other off the wall extremely humorous notables. Battle skills were mostly self taugt or learned of in chats and tried out in the world, tracking and stealth were learned from being hunted and killed alot, lol!} What is the character's relationship with his teacher(s)? {On his end, great, on their end, probably exhausting and infuriating, but occasionaly fulfilling?} What are the character's moral, ethical and religious beliefs? {Naturalistic thinking, it goes beyond Gods, Devils, Good and Evil and straight to what can be seen and experienced in the amazing-enough plce caled Life!} What lengths will the character go to defend those beliefs? {Probably any, all or none, these beliefs defend themselves.} Who or what taught those beliefs to the character? {Life, living and the pursuit of living longer and livlier, that sound good enough? lol} In the absence of alignments, this becomes more important to have clear in your mind. {But of course.} Does the character have any unusual habits or physical traits? {Oh does he! Sheesh!} What are they? {A mixed cursing or blessing of a catlike form with a touch of the draconic, a tad bit sarcastic, and a teaspoon of satyric, with potential to be psychotic.} What do they stem from? {Nature and Nurture! A Mana formed mutancy merged with resultant interspecies hybridization and the adaptation to both of these.} How do others tend to react to them? {Silently derisive, openly contemptuous and sincerely appreciative of a character of Depth and Origins!} What is the general reaction to the character of other characters? {Reacting too many ways to be generalized, lol.} Why, in the character's opinion, do they act that way? {Different people see different sides of him, I guess as it is in real life.} Can the character kill? {Easily, depending on the strength and skill of his opponent(s).} When did he decide (or learn) that he could? {Seeng it done was evidence enough, but later on, killing on his own,m it left him feeling unsettled, and so decided it was not for him.} Why would the character kill? {Extremes of self defense when there is NO other alternative, then the fun begins.} Does he/she have any enemies at all? {Show of Hands? LOL!} Would or could the character kill them? {Would is the operative word, most are killing themselves just fine, Karma be my hitman. Could, still, depends on various strength factors.} What kind of relationships does the character currently have? {Clan Supporter, Charisma engineer, Shade Jester, Trainer, Guidance, Counsellor, Mediator, All around good cat.} Does he/she have any close friends? {Show of Hands? Did I already say this? Duuuh. Yeah I think so!} {try to keep the drama or exact names out if at all possible. this could be a trouble spot for some.} Bitter enemies? {Bitter? Never tasted any to find out.} If so who? {Nooo idea.} What are they like? {They'd probably be the long-timers who resent the intrusions of new blood in what they percieve to be their world?} What is the history of the character and this person's relationship? {Like I've ever known, but DO care. As my character likes to try to resolve solvable differences.} Does the character have any mental problems? {LMAO!!!!} Phobias? {Hard Work!} If so what are they? {Too lazy to repeat that, read above.} What do they stem from? {From working harder not smarter.} How does the character generally treat others? {Equally, though this chafes at those hooked in cliquisms and loyalties, this cannot be helped.} Does she/he trust easily? {Nnnnot totally, no and sometimes too easily.} Or not? {Uuuh..,} How does the character relate to people? {The world is my stage, they are my audience, fellow actors, and harsh critics!} Is he a shy and withdrawn or a condescending snob? {Withdrawn maybe, condescending, like a criminal walking down the stairs? Lacks Shyness. Barely restrains his candid commentaries on Snobs, etc, but holding steady.} What does the character look like? {A large humanoid felinoid, blackfurred, silver striped with copper undertones and almost midnight blue highlights. (yes I've given this some thought, lol.)} Does he/she have any scars or tattoos? {Pretty well beaten up usually, nicks and patches, but retains a rugged glory, lol.} If so how did she/he get them? {By being a little rowdy with the local wildlife?} Obviously this includes eye and hair color,{Eye color varies very oddly, green/blue/yellow with the rarely seen but never friendly glowing ember red} but unusual gaits and accents come into play here as well. What is the character's normal daily routine? {Wander into chat, look for fellow hunters, entertain, create laugh noises from people, hunt the far away reaches, explore, wanton blind agressive creature-killing, but funfun!} How does he/she feel when it's interrupted for whatever reason? {Resentful? momentarily confused? Pleasantly surprised? appreciated for his presence acknoledged and relied on.} Was the character present during any key events in the history of the campaign world? {Played an integral part in the Portal Opening, and has seen the riseand fall of a few of Shade's mightiest clans in the relatively short time he's existed there.} How did that event affect the character? {This remains to be seen. I'll tell ya when GET there.} Does the character have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? {His Predecessors, Cobalt and Obsidian were the first to come to Shade, learn it's systems, etc.} What did he or she do? {He came, he saw, he lived, he died, he became undead, became restless, returned to his homeworld, died some more, took a break from it all, current whereabouts unknown, but highly suspected.} What do people assume about the character when his/her ancestry is known? {Yup, the same weird guy, except this time he thinks he's a cat, lol! but the fleas, ugh, keep em to yourself dude!} Does the character actively try to live up to the reputation, try dispel it or try to ignore it? {Figures that there will be an answer and to let it be, let it be let it beee, aherm, basically didnt have much of a reputation to live up to.} Where is the character's homeland? {SW of Byrendell, but his soul (player) is from Middle-Earth.} What is it's history and what are it's people like? {Murderous, bloodthirsty, rabid savages, and a few other decent people.} Is the character patriotic, or a social outcast? {Unpatriotic, not oneto march with the cattle, resents brainwashings and those possesed of brains and brains who act possesed.} What is his opinion of home? {Home is where you hang your Human, er, hat too. Home is wherever you wind up comfortably. Wherever you go, there you go wherever from there.} What are the character's dreams? {To be the very best, like noone ever was.} Ambitions? {Fame, I wanna live forever, lightup the sky like a flame.} Goals? {To bring himself and those he considers friends up to mighty levels of power, prestige and maybe a few other big "P" words.} How does she / he seek to obtain them? {Perststant persisent... persistent? Alot of repeated acts of determination and daring!} How does adventuring fit into this dream, or does it at all? {Adventure is the backbone of the driveline to the suspension of any foundation built to support the roots and branches of general fun and... adventurous...uh.. INFINITE COSMIC POWER! (itty-bitty thinking space) Life is but a Dream.} Does the character ever want to have a family of his / her own someday? {Got all the family he could possibly handle right now, hoping for more, but, sigh, life, lol!} If so with who or what type of person? {Someone dark, prrrrrrimal, smart, but stupid enough to think I'm funny and witty, lol, and I think that's already taken care of.} {This one came from a Character Creation 20 Questions thing I posted. Curious to see if anyone put any thought into the roles they were playing besides stats and gear -borrrring- It got some interesting replies and gave me some hope for the Shade Community. OKay, enough director's cut commentary from me for now. Read, enjoy, and maybe even reply, my battery's charged now and it's time to turn the page and proceed... dramatic pause, then forgetting what he was gonna say after the pause... Proceed!}
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