Name: Talia
Gender: Female
Age: 4 years
Image from the public domainPack: Sky
Rank: Delta
Kin: None of note
War Paint Color: Crimson
War Paint Description: Talia's war paint was purposely put on along her spine going against her fur, coating the underside all the way to her neck, she also has left claw marks on her left cheek.
Forms:
Black Eagle, Black Wolf, Black Panther, Red Fox, Flying Fox
Personality: Rough and sarcastic, Talia tends to rarely listen to anyone making her known as dangerous and hot headed. She doesn't care too much about what others think of her. She gets her job done that's all she really cares about. A skilled fighter, and certainly dangerous to go up against, Talia doesn't seem to trust and likes very few others. If you can get by her stand offish nature and sarcastic attitude she may grow to like you and thus become purely loyal to whoever made it that far. She does like cubs, though knows that the attitude she gives off tends to be intimidating. An intimidating force, she has the claws to back it up but not the social skills to be diplomatic, doesn't mean she's not clever.
History: Raised by a warriors, Talia's focus from being young was to become the best warrior possible. She'd never be the fastest but she learned about vital points early on, making her extremely dangerous. Her skills as a shifter were proven to be fairly good, taking on several forms, but she prefers to not shift if she can avoid it. She mostly shifts to blend into the shadows when she can. Stealth and ambushing were where she excelled, social skills is where she lacked. She never played with anyone as a cub, she pretty much ignore them, except for one strange large cub who was often alone. She liked that he was quiet and didn't ask her questions about things, it was relaxing to be around him. They formed a rather unlikely friendship.
Talia grew and kept fighting using tricks, speed and knowing the best spots to hit. All the while she stuck close to Bane, protecting him. He was huge, would have been a good fighter if he tried but his peaceful nature stopped that, and she honestly enjoyed that side of him. When others grew suspicious of her friend's heritage, Talia warned anyone in ear shot about making comments about it. This of course didn't sit well with many, and she was okay with that. Talia grew to believe that it didn't matter if those around her didn't like her, she wasn't loyal to them, she'd never be purely loyal to an alpha, she was loyal to individuals. Her sticking around is because she knows Bane won't survive alone, and she will do anything to protect him and anyone else who she decides she likes. Everyone else is a waste of time.
Talia does treat Bane much like a brother, her loyalty to is to him first and everyone else second.
Name: Bane
Gender: Male
Age: 4 years
Image from WikimediPack: Sky
Rank: Alchemist
Kin: Father - Unknown, Mother- Deceased
War Paint Color: Dark green
War Paint Description: Bane doesn't use a lot of war paint, when he does it looks more like he stepped in a puddle of green with his front paws with a paw print on his right shoulder.
Forms: White Raven, Pizzly Bear (The Grizzly Polar hybrid), Rhino (Hardest to maintain for him)
Personality: A gentle giant, Bane doesn't talk much. He's extremely intelligent and picks up skills fairly easily, except for fighting which he would rather not do. Always above average in any size he takes, Bane is terrified that he may step on someone's tail. He's a good listener, overall a nice guy. When angry though he tends to lose control of himself, unable to process his emotions properly. He hates himself for it. He prefers to focus on others instead of himself.
History: Bane's father was from the forest clan, where his mother was from sky. They met up together in secret despite it being wrong. When it was discovered Bane's mother was with cubs there was of course questions, his mother stopped sneaking out until he was born and she could be away from him for a while. Then things of got worse once he was born. Bane's mother snuck out of camp to meet with the one she loved, but when she told him of why she was gone for so long, he was enraged. Unable to control his enrage he attacked her. Bane's mother did not survive. She never returned home, leaving Bane orphaned and unaware of what happened. He blamed himself for her disappearing though, started calling himself Bane after that. He believed completely that if it wasn't for him, she'd still be around and no one else would be missing her.
Bane's lineage was always speculated on but it wasn't until he took his first shapeshift and rather than a bird became a bear first. It was later he figured out how to take a form of a bird. He's never been good at maintaining his shifts despite having three he can pull off. He tends to start losing control of himself in those forms, likely from the damage he's done to his own self worth and the mental cost of it. If Bane turns into a bear it's best to be careful as he tends to be easily angered. If he turns into a rhino, it's best to run because there's no point reasoning with him until he exhausts himself.
Bane's best friend in the world is Talia, the first one to try and be his friend after his mother disappeared.
Name: Leon
Gender: Male
Age: 3.5 years
Image from wikimedia Pack: Water
Rank: Warrior
Kin: None of note
War Paint Color: Brown
War Paint Description: Leon had feathers pressed into his shoulders with the war paint to create feather shapes along with the skull of a squirrel directly below.
Forms: Beaver, Crocodile, Barbary macaque, Manta Ray
Personality: A soldier to the end, Leon follows orders of those above him nearly without question. The only time he chooses not to is if there are cubs or innocents involved, he will not strike those who don't deserve it in his mind. Warriors in a fight are one thing but mothers protecting cubs are another. He tends to be a tad sarcastic and speaks quickly, cutting conversations short when he can. He has a tactical mind and is always thinking of defense. He relies on his accuracy over strength. He can never leave camp unguarded, often refusing to sleep because he thinks he has to protect it. This causes his mind to play tricks on him due to being sleep deprived.
History: Born a soldier, Leon was taught respect as a cub, he would sit still if told to until he was told he was allowed to leave. He engaged in play only when he was told to, it was all about authority to him and doing what was right. He hated breaking the rules, downright refused, the other cubs would try to get him to sneak out with them but he would stand his ground.
Name: Dereth
Gender: Male
Age: 4 years
Image from wikimediaPack: Water
Rank: Beta
Kin: None of note
War Paint Color: Cobalt blue
War Paint Description: Dereth has jagged lines on his legs meant to look like lightning strikes
Forms: Sailfish, Komodo Dragon, Silverback Gorilla
Personality: If there was ever a stereotypical white knight, it would be Dereth. He believes in truth, justice, and all things good in the world. Extremely friendly, Dereth also tends to fall for tricks, believing everyone he meets at face value rather than ever thinking they may lie about something bad that happens. He tends not to believe them a second time, but there's always that shred of doubt of
what if this time they mean it. This usually leads him to helping anyways. He has a good sense of humor and loves to get others to smile.
History: Built for speed over strength, Dereth's parents died when he was just becoming an apprentice. What happened to them, he's not sure but he's convinced they died protecting others. Dereth they were the bravest heroes that ever lived. It's impossible to shake his faith in others because of it. Though, if that's really how they lost their lives, he isn't sure, and considering his faith and life is based on the belief that they were heroes, it could end badly if that was not the case.
Name: Myna
Gender: Female
Age: 4.4 years
Image from WikimediaPack: Forest
Rank: Warrior
Kin: None of note
War Paint Color: Emerald Green
War Paint Description: A paw over her right eye and claw marks on her flanks.
Forms: Moose, cape buffalo, red panda
Personality: Myna is a bit of a jokester and trouble maker, she gets along with others well enough but she certainly prefers a good joke above everything else. Large for a female, Myna uses her strength to he advantage to bowl through others. She's smarter than she acts and many are aware of this, but she knows she'd be asked to do more if she doesn't act like a bit of a fool.
History: One of the largest cubs born in a season, Myna was clumsy at first. She tripped over her large paws a lot which sometimes got others laughing. She realized quickly they would under estimate her if she kept acting like a fool. She grew to a massive size and kept trying to get others to underestimate her which has worked for the most part, but the moments where the act drops have certainly spread a bit, at least among the higher ranks so she doesn't know how long she can keep it up.