Username:
naturalharmony.
DVF Number:
#231
Name:
Ceferino {pronounced seff-er-ee-no}, nicknamed Ceff.
Name Meaning:
'Moves like the wind' This is due to his carefree attitude to life from the very start of his life.
Name Origin:
Greek.
Gender:
Todd.
Growing or PKS?
PKS
Personality:
Ceff is a very creative individual; revealed by his multiple natural accessories like flower crowns or simply a feather behind his ear. He loves making new things and his wild imagination sometimes leaves him staring into space or the opposite; energetically expressing his ideas.
This little todd is also a collector, he's often gone for days at a time collecting things that catch his attention. Usually these items include things like flowers, seedpods, feathers, sticks and pretty pebbles. He either uses them to make nature-inspired accessories or simply keep his favourites in his bag.
Named after the wind and its free, loose qualities, Ceferino certainly lives up to his name. He's very care-free and enjoys the more simple things in life. He rarely ever becomes anxious or angry and if he is, then it's usually for a good cause and one should be worried.
Due to his care-free attitude and love of accessorising, he's seen as a little more feminine than the usual todd due to many todds enjoying more physical things like fighting and arguing, which Ceff personally dislikes and finds it time-wasting when he could be exploring and finding new things.
However, though he hates fighting, that doesn't mean he has no clue how to protect himself. In fact, when cornered, Ceferino is a force to be reckoned with and a completely different fox, using his brain to out-smart his opponent and going for the quickest, safest route to end the fight. Obviously, though, he rarely gets to the point where his only option is to fight as he tries to find the most peaceful solution to the situation.
Relation to the rest of the group:
"Hmm.. the rest of the group? I think I have a healthy relationship with everyone, especially after what happened back home. I mean, obviously we all annoy eachother but at the end of the day, I'd risk my life for any of them and I'm sure, at least I hope, that they'd do anything for me too.
Not to start off with the negative but.. sometimes #229 annoys me. Like, they just seem a bit pretentious, in my opinion. They're smart, I'll give you that but... they're so serious and logical all the time that when you try and joke around or veer just a tiny bit from from their plan, they blow a fuse. They just need to calm down sometimes. But, I must admit their intelligence and organisation has saved my butt quite a few times!
#232 is like a sibling to me. I would do anything for them and if anyone ever decides to pick on them, I'm always beside them ready to protect them. It may surprise some creatures that I would be so protective of someone, especially since I'm quite happy-go-lucky but I can't sacrifice those I love just so I can prance around and lose all of my responsabilities. I'm always ready to sacrifice myself for anyone in the group, but #232 is always there to help me up when I've fallen.
And #230. What can I say? They're amazing! Despite their poor eyesight, they can track so much better than me and can run and hunt so quickly, it's astonishing. They're always the first one to alert the group of danger or prey with their sharp nose and hearing. They always tell me to stop idolising them but when they're so skilled, I can't exactly not! I always ask them for advice when I don't know what to do and they're always the first person I turn to if I need help.
Story Of Home:
"I get home-sick... a lot. Everything is new and fresh and exciting but sometimes part of me just wants to go back home to see my family and the clan. It's hard, I must admit. I'll tell you a story of when I was back home, maybe that'll help me feel better...
It was a hot summer, but pleasantly hot, where you could lie in the sun all day and just laze around. The spring before had allowed the rivers and lakes to fill with cool, clear water and the meadows to flourish with wild flowers. The new growth had brought bountiful prey to the mountains and forests, and we found ourselves becoming a little slow and chubby. I collected and pressed flowers and seeds, and made woven bracelets from long fronds of dried grass. It was beautiful and peaceful and perfect.
But perhaps we should have been more careful. For we thought in the present, not the future or past. We dared not think about the oncoming winter, and tried to ignore the decrease in temperature and occasional cold winds. We didn't want our luxury to end. As the season slowly changed from summer to winter, the prey began migrating away and we greeted frost-bitten plants and berries at dawn. Had we looked at how our ancestors had dealt with harsh winters, we would have not lost so many. No changing the past though, just forgiving but never, ever forgetting.
We lost about half of our clan that winter. From the cold, starvation, weakness and illness, many succumbed to death or were lost in the wild snowstorms that ravaged our land. Many were my friends and my own blood and it pains me that some kits never even survived long enough to begin their pilgrimage.
Our clan, though we have a real mix of personalities, are usually quite peace-loving but.. after so much death, something seemed to snap in a lot of foxes. They turned on eachother, passing the blame from one fox to another. "It's all your fault!" was a phrase I heard time and time again, sometimes even aimed at me. I couldn't wait till I could leave.
The leader, when the cold was just beginning to die down, was found dead in their den. Some say they couldn't live with the blame, but others say that they were assassinated by a group of traitors within the clan. Whatever the cause, we never found out.
After that, though the leader had, realistically, done little wrong and it was such a huge event, it seemed to release a lot of tension that had been building in the clan. Some foxes left the clan, but those who stayed forgave each other and promised to learn from their mistakes."
Will they stay in the void clan or leave once their pilgrimage is completed?
"After all that's happened, I just can't return. I mean, not like completely abandoning them; of course I'll visit my parents and friends once in a while, but I won't live there. I struggle to not see it any other way than when everyone was fighting with eachother, and I'd feel like I'd be bringing that part of the clan back if I stayed. And, anyways, it's not only that. There's so much to explore out of Void clan territory; it's only a tiny part of the world. Just imagine, so many things out there that you've never even heard of or seen before! I've seen so many things during my pilgrimage already, and collected so many treasured souvenirs and memories, why should I stop now?"