Description
Design Adapted from ToastyLioness
Core
Name: Utundu
Meaning / Origin: African, meaning "Mischief"
Nicknames: Tato, 'Tundu
Sex: Male
Gender: Cisgender -> He/Him
Age: 1 Year
Birth Pride: Usiku
Current Pride: Rogue
Rank: Cub
Voice Actor: N/A
Playlist: N/A
First Glance
Physical Appearance:
"Scruffy, freckled thing."
Utundu is a freckled, dusty coloured cub, with un-groomed fur and often covered in dirt and dut alike. His eyes are of striking amber contrasting with his de-saturated colouring, with a tall-reaching lighter colour framing his legs.
Personality:
[+] Curious: Utundu is a cub forever craving knowledge, and enjoys exploring the unknown - especially secrets. Anything can be turned into the 'coolest thing ever' with Tundu, even if that entails being nosy and a frequent eavesdropper.
[+] Enthusiastic: Harbouring boundless energy, Tundu is always up for some fun at all hours of the day. If it's cool, count him in!
[+] Brave: Never one for cowardice, Utundu is ready and willing to stand up for what's right, and does not typically waver at the sight of danger.
[=] Clumsy: He's got two left feet. Often finding himself with all sorts of bruises and scratches from tumbling into the wrong thing.
[=] Talkative: "Did you know-?" - Utundu can be quite the chatterbox once you get the wheel turning, often times content to yammer on about anything and everything, regardless of whether or not the one he's talking to is actively interested.
[-] Impulsive: Utundu has a knack for getting himself into trouble, due to his impulsive nature. Often doing first, thinking second, he does not often consider how his actions may do more harm than good.
[-] Emotional: The slightest critique is taken to heart, and the slightest praise goes straight to his head. Utundu is a whirlwind of emotion which seems to flop back and forth at a moment's notice, with every emotion multiplied tenfold.
[-] Thoughtless: Not much consideration is put into... most things that he does. Utundu is never one to put deep thought into much of anything. If he wants to do something, he'll quite simply do it.
*Note: Due to recent circumstances of family loss, most of these traits are put on hold while the young cub endures grief in a state of cold shock.
Lifestyle
Family Tree:
Father: Deceased, Thao [Adopted]
Mother: Deceased
Littermates: None
Other Notable Relations: Unknown
Offspring: None
Relationship Details:
Relationship Status: [Locked]
Sexuality: [Locked]
Romanticism: [Locked]
Pre-Group History
Utundu, meaning mischief, originated from the Usiku pride from two loving and patient parents. This early months consisted of typical cub stuff, between playing and learning, Utundu lived a relatively pleasant life, and by all means had plenty good in store for him in the future. Once he started taking things a bit more seriously, that is. But, as a cub, why would he need to take anything seriously. He had plenty of time!
And then he didn't.
One fateful night that no one saw coming, the storms picked up drastically. Winds roared, then trees fell, and the fire crackled. Everything happened so fast, too fast, and just like that... they were gone.
The sudden loss of his parents has left him in a state of shock. Emotionally drained, the once rowdy cub was now quiet, withdrawn and cautious, once the realisation dawned on him. Left with nothing but his memories of his parents, and a certain kind soul in the form of Thao that had saved him from the fires, Utundu is left at a loss on how to manage his newfound grief - something he had never once thought he'd experience in his rose hued vision.
But he couldn't remain like this, and Utundu will have no choice but to trudge on into his new reality.
Trivia
- Astraphobia: Ever since the The Great Storm , Utundu has developed a deep-seated fear of storms and the danger they bring.