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happy black friday ! sorry about the inactivity here, have been fighting off an artblock.
App for Familiar-Seasons !

edit finished the written app up a little but still not really happy with it , _ ,) more edits later but i need to make this deadline ahh
edit II new app sheet layout! updated and reformatted the written app a little as well so its easier to read (but hell the dA coding system is weird) — also i was going to redraw the image but my tablet refuses to work so that will come later
edit III added some more history and changed some things. (marked with the big yellow 'new' sign, idea from YollerZ :,3)

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INDENTIFICATION
Name · Rowan
Age · 2 years + 6 months
Gender · male
Court · Summer

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Title · Combatant
Artifact · Fox Tooth - [ Elemental | Spiritual ]
FIRE PROOF · the user has the ability to walk through fire, untouched, for a reasonable amount of time.
PYRO · the user can manipulate fire and send/burn it at will.
INFLAMMATION · the user can ignite and/or extinguish fires.

Student · Torrid - [ Combatant | Scholar ]

PHYSIQUE
Rowan has a lithe body and slender but sturdy legs. His stature is a little below the average male felmark, a fortunate compensation for his bulky pronghorn horns that would otherwise snag on branches and vines in the jungle undergrowth of Summer court territory.

PERSONALITY

Outspoken | Empathetic | Optimistic | Impatient | Imprudent | Energetic | Helpful

Outspoken | Rowan doesn't hesitate to speak his mind. A kind of honesty in a way if you disregard how rude he can sound. He does so because he expects others to have the right to freely express themselves too.

Empathetic | Though he doesn't show it, he finds it easy to imagine how others are feeling. Whether it's enough to prevent him from rubbing his opinions in others' faces is a different matter.

Optimistic | He thinks it a favor for everyone else to always see the brighter side of things and will feel personal responsibility to cheer others up. He's prone to saying the typical quote, 'nothing could go wrong!'

Impatient | Sitting still and waiting isn't one of his strengths. When Rowan is looking forward to something, his eagerness gets the better of him and he becomes fidgety and restless, attempting to annoy everyone within earshot.

Imprudent | Perhaps a result of his impatient nature, Rowan doesn't think through things carefully and prefers to leap right into action. He is overly confident in his own actions which has many a time caused dire consequences; such as the time he broke a paw climbing and leaping through the forest canopy in his early months as a student.

Energetic | For Rowan, an average day is best spent running through the forest or hunting or sparring with fellow felmark. So imaginably, keeping up with his level of seemingly endless vitality can be quite exhausting.

Helpful | It's second nature to Rowan to aid others to the best of his ability, and he will give it to all he thinks deserves it.
BACKSTORY

Rowan was born to a Summer court she-felmark who had two lovers, one from Summer court and the other Autumn court. Her time spent with one tom was within close proximity of the other, resulting in Rowan having a sister, but a half sister, of a different father; Rowan, fathered by the Summer court tom and his sister fathered by the Autumn. To the young bright-eyed Rowan there was no difference; he and his sister Raven spent their childhood days inseparable siblings. Unfortunately for his sister, she was the spitting image of her Autumn court father (save her short Summer horns) and her features gave it away.

It was a subject of gossip that Rowan's mother had an affair, leading to Rowan's mother being whispered about behind her back and getting disapproving glances where-ever she went. Although he chose to support his mate, Rowan's Summer-bred father never really treated his adoptive daughter as well as he treated his son, knowing Raven was the result of his mate and another lover, feeling a little tinge of betrayal every time he looked at her.

Rowan wasn't clear of what was really happening, but he knew he hated seeing his sister sad — her discouraged, drooping expression after Rowan's father snapped at her many a time. Rowan knew Raven didn't deserve it, and couldn't understand why she was getting this rough treatment and he wasn't. He took it upon himself to cheer her up, to make sure she wasn't ever pressured or depressed, and to be the cheerful uplifter, no matter how sad anyone else was.

Eventually the whispers died down, life went on and the scandal was seemingly forgotten. Rowan didn't learn of the whole truth until much later on.

Rowan's mother died when he and Raven were still in training under their mentors. Raven was devastated, and Rowan tried his best to lift her spirits. But it wasn't enough, because there was more misery to be created and to be felt. Rowan's father and mother didn't end on good terms, and the widower occasionally vented his emotions to his children.

This went on for about a month, till one night Rowan came back to camp and heard his father deliriously shouting at Raven, and her small whimpers in response. Rowan stepped in and long story short, broke up the argument and comforted his angrily sobbing sister. The next day, she approached him and told him she wanted to join Autumn Court, leave behind all the bad memories and leave their father for good. Rowan was shocked at first, but quickly accepted and understood her decision, called her courageous for it. His father was confused, unsure if he ought to rejoice the riddance of the stain in his life that reminded him of his late lover's unfaithfulness, or lament having being so harsh to his adoptive daughter as to drive her away from him.

Raven was accepted into Autumn Court, and Rowan tried to visit her as often as he could. She told him that she would be fine, that a change of pace and atmosphere was all she needed, and she thanked him for having stuck by her growing up.

Rowan's father was distant for a long time, but he eventually showed remorse for his actions, telling Rowan he wished he'd treated Raven better and been less cold towards her mother.

FAMILIAR
Name · Cinnabar (Cinna for short)

Age · 3 years + 6 months
Gender · female
Species · Long tailed Shrike
Personality · Reserved | Diffident | Observant | Thoughtful | Honest | Loyal

Reserved | Unlike Rowan Cinna likes to keep quiet and only talks when talked to, even though a lot goes on in her mind. In the early stages of their bond, she often found herself surprising Rowan with the amount of thinking she kept to herself. Gradually she grew more comfortable confiding her thoughts to her felmark.

Diffident | Cinna constantly feels she's not on par with everyone else, therefore comes off as incredibly shy and rarely volunteers to engage in conversation with others. She underestimates her own abilities, sometimes to a point where she feels like she can't do anything, followed by little bouts of depression.

Observant | Cinna's tendancy to staying out of the spotlight allows her to observe all the details in the world without being bothered. This proved to be an asset during Rowan's training to hunt and fight as a student; she was quick to notice his mistakes. She occasionally tries to analyze and deduce other's feelings and motives by observing their behavior, but always gives up due to lack of trust in her own judgement.

Thoughtful | Both in the sense that she thinks about a lot of things, and in the sense that she has much consideration for others. Her general attentiveness leads to her quickly noticing others' needs—both emotionally and practically.

Honest | Cinna doesn't like other people misinterpreting her and dislikes the thought of deceiving others, therefore tries her best to always tell the truth, referring it as 'the one thing I can do right'.

Loyal | Despite their totally different personalities and their occasional (if not frequent) squabbles, loyalty is the one thing that stays true between familiar and felmark. Cinna finds it slightly embarrassing to admit, but she would really do anything for Rowan.

TRIVIA
> Rowan's breed is Abyssinian mix
> His favorite pass time is free-running through the branches in the forest canopy
> He gave Cinnabar's nickname 'Cinna' and she (secretly) likes it very much, preferring others to address her by that name rather than her real one

ROLEPLAY
Timezone: UTC +08:00 (i.e midday USA Eastern is midnight for me and vice versa)
Roleplay method: Skype (xwildblaze), notes, email/google drive (xwildblaze[at]gmail.com)
Plot meme: none
Roleplay example: with Rylco (Rylco's parts in italic)

The shadowy figure of a relaxed Joker strolled down a dark alleyway. Suddenly he scented a demon wavelength coming from less than a block away. He stopped and perked his ears, recognizing the wavelength. Well well, look what we have here. He smirked silently, then dashed out of the shadows like mist on wings.

Nanoray managed to devour the first cat's soul before hearing the breathing of another creature behind her. His familiar scent triggered an alarm inside her mind. 'You!!' She spat, and faced the Joker, her crystals glowing from white to red.

"Well hello sweets," said Joker, leaning against the wall. "Thought you'd never notice I was watching." He stood up and paced towards Nanoray step by step. "You know I was wondering, has anyone taught you any table manners? Not that you're eating at a table of course, that would mean you were sucking up human habits."

Nanoray wrinkled her nose dissaprovingly at Joker. 'Spying on a lady eating souls? You still call yourself a gentleman?' She growled. She devoured the other soul quickly.

"Hey," Joker stopped walking. "At least I'm not the one wolfing down souls like their life depended on it. Oh, excuse me. I remember you were half starving to death last time you saw me." He gave a low chuckle.

Nanoray eyed him mutinously. 'I don't fight dirty like SOMEONE I know. And I'm alot fuller than the last time you see me.' She muttered, and her red crystals glowed brighter.

Joker gave a hearty chuckle. "Well obviously, since you're now not taking ages just to bring down game," he said, and started pacing again. "So, since we're both charged up half full, why don't we try settle a score." With that Joker disappeared in a static transition, then re-apperated right beside Nanoray. "And oh, I'm very sorry," the rabbit leaned in close to Nanoray's jackal-like ears. "But it seems that little someone will still play dirty." He again de-materialized into mist as Nanoray went in for a smite at Joker.

Description
happy black friday ! sorry about the inactivity here, have been fighting off an artblock.
App for Familiar-Seasons !

edit finished the written app up a little but still not really happy with it , _ ,) more edits later but i need to make this deadline ahh
edit II new app sheet layout! updated and reformatted the written app a little as well so its easier to read (but hell the dA coding system is weird) — also i was going to redraw the image but my tablet refuses to work so that will come later
edit III added some more history and changed some things. (marked with the big yellow 'new' sign, idea from YollerZ :,3)

-----------

INDENTIFICATION
Name · Rowan
Age · 2 years + 6 months
Gender · male
Court · Summer

¯¯¯¯¯
Title · Combatant
Artifact · Fox Tooth - [ Elemental | Spiritual ]
FIRE PROOF · the user has the ability to walk through fire, untouched, for a reasonable amount of time.
PYRO · the user can manipulate fire and send/burn it at will.
INFLAMMATION · the user can ignite and/or extinguish fires.

Student · Torrid - [ Combatant | Scholar ]

PHYSIQUE
Rowan has a lithe body and slender but sturdy legs. His stature is a little below the average male felmark, a fortunate compensation for his bulky pronghorn horns that would otherwise snag on branches and vines in the jungle undergrowth of Summer court territory.

PERSONALITY

Outspoken | Empathetic | Optimistic | Impatient | Imprudent | Energetic | Helpful

Outspoken | Rowan doesn't hesitate to speak his mind. A kind of honesty in a way if you disregard how rude he can sound. He does so because he expects others to have the right to freely express themselves too.

Empathetic | Though he doesn't show it, he finds it easy to imagine how others are feeling. Whether it's enough to prevent him from rubbing his opinions in others' faces is a different matter.

Optimistic | He thinks it a favor for everyone else to always see the brighter side of things and will feel personal responsibility to cheer others up. He's prone to saying the typical quote, 'nothing could go wrong!'

Impatient | Sitting still and waiting isn't one of his strengths. When Rowan is looking forward to something, his eagerness gets the better of him and he becomes fidgety and restless, attempting to annoy everyone within earshot.

Imprudent | Perhaps a result of his impatient nature, Rowan doesn't think through things carefully and prefers to leap right into action. He is overly confident in his own actions which has many a time caused dire consequences; such as the time he broke a paw climbing and leaping through the forest canopy in his early months as a student.

Energetic | For Rowan, an average day is best spent running through the forest or hunting or sparring with fellow felmark. So imaginably, keeping up with his level of seemingly endless vitality can be quite exhausting.

Helpful | It's second nature to Rowan to aid others to the best of his ability, and he will give it to all he thinks deserves it.
BACKSTORY

Rowan was born to a Summer court she-felmark who had two lovers, one from Summer court and the other Autumn court. Her time spent with one tom was within close proximity of the other, resulting in Rowan having a sister, but a half sister, of a different father; Rowan, fathered by the Summer court tom and his sister fathered by the Autumn. To the young bright-eyed Rowan there was no difference; he and his sister Raven spent their childhood days inseparable siblings. Unfortunately for his sister, she was the spitting image of her Autumn court father (save her short Summer horns) and her features gave it away.

It was a subject of gossip that Rowan's mother had an affair, leading to Rowan's mother being whispered about behind her back and getting disapproving glances where-ever she went. Although he chose to support his mate, Rowan's Summer-bred father never really treated his adoptive daughter as well as he treated his son, knowing Raven was the result of his mate and another lover, feeling a little tinge of betrayal every time he looked at her.

Rowan wasn't clear of what was really happening, but he knew he hated seeing his sister sad — her discouraged, drooping expression after Rowan's father snapped at her many a time. Rowan knew Raven didn't deserve it, and couldn't understand why she was getting this rough treatment and he wasn't. He took it upon himself to cheer her up, to make sure she wasn't ever pressured or depressed, and to be the cheerful uplifter, no matter how sad anyone else was.

Eventually the whispers died down, life went on and the scandal was seemingly forgotten. Rowan didn't learn of the whole truth until much later on.

Rowan's mother died when he and Raven were still in training under their mentors. Raven was devastated, and Rowan tried his best to lift her spirits. But it wasn't enough, because there was more misery to be created and to be felt. Rowan's father and mother didn't end on good terms, and the widower occasionally vented his emotions to his children.

This went on for about a month, till one night Rowan came back to camp and heard his father deliriously shouting at Raven, and her small whimpers in response. Rowan stepped in and long story short, broke up the argument and comforted his angrily sobbing sister. The next day, she approached him and told him she wanted to join Autumn Court, leave behind all the bad memories and leave their father for good. Rowan was shocked at first, but quickly accepted and understood her decision, called her courageous for it. His father was confused, unsure if he ought to rejoice the riddance of the stain in his life that reminded him of his late lover's unfaithfulness, or lament having being so harsh to his adoptive daughter as to drive her away from him.

Raven was accepted into Autumn Court, and Rowan tried to visit her as often as he could. She told him that she would be fine, that a change of pace and atmosphere was all she needed, and she thanked him for having stuck by her growing up.

Rowan's father was distant for a long time, but he eventually showed remorse for his actions, telling Rowan he wished he'd treated Raven better and been less cold towards her mother.

FAMILIAR
Name · Cinnabar (Cinna for short)

Age · 3 years + 6 months
Gender · female
Species · Long tailed Shrike
Personality · Reserved | Diffident | Observant | Thoughtful | Honest | Loyal

Reserved | Unlike Rowan Cinna likes to keep quiet and only talks when talked to, even though a lot goes on in her mind. In the early stages of their bond, she often found herself surprising Rowan with the amount of thinking she kept to herself. Gradually she grew more comfortable confiding her thoughts to her felmark.

Diffident | Cinna constantly feels she's not on par with everyone else, therefore comes off as incredibly shy and rarely volunteers to engage in conversation with others. She underestimates her own abilities, sometimes to a point where she feels like she can't do anything, followed by little bouts of depression.

Observant | Cinna's tendancy to staying out of the spotlight allows her to observe all the details in the world without being bothered. This proved to be an asset during Rowan's training to hunt and fight as a student; she was quick to notice his mistakes. She occasionally tries to analyze and deduce other's feelings and motives by observing their behavior, but always gives up due to lack of trust in her own judgement.

Thoughtful | Both in the sense that she thinks about a lot of things, and in the sense that she has much consideration for others. Her general attentiveness leads to her quickly noticing others' needs—both emotionally and practically.

Honest | Cinna doesn't like other people misinterpreting her and dislikes the thought of deceiving others, therefore tries her best to always tell the truth, referring it as 'the one thing I can do right'.

Loyal | Despite their totally different personalities and their occasional (if not frequent) squabbles, loyalty is the one thing that stays true between familiar and felmark. Cinna finds it slightly embarrassing to admit, but she would really do anything for Rowan.

TRIVIA
> Rowan's breed is Abyssinian mix
> His favorite pass time is free-running through the branches in the forest canopy
> He gave Cinnabar's nickname 'Cinna' and she (secretly) likes it very much, preferring others to address her by that name rather than her real one

ROLEPLAY
Timezone: UTC +08:00 (i.e midday USA Eastern is midnight for me and vice versa)
Roleplay method: Skype (xwildblaze), notes, email/google drive (xwildblaze[at]gmail.com)
Plot meme: none
Roleplay example: with Rylco (Rylco's parts in italic)

The shadowy figure of a relaxed Joker strolled down a dark alleyway. Suddenly he scented a demon wavelength coming from less than a block away. He stopped and perked his ears, recognizing the wavelength. Well well, look what we have here. He smirked silently, then dashed out of the shadows like mist on wings.

Nanoray managed to devour the first cat's soul before hearing the breathing of another creature behind her. His familiar scent triggered an alarm inside her mind. 'You!!' She spat, and faced the Joker, her crystals glowing from white to red.

"Well hello sweets," said Joker, leaning against the wall. "Thought you'd never notice I was watching." He stood up and paced towards Nanoray step by step. "You know I was wondering, has anyone taught you any table manners? Not that you're eating at a table of course, that would mean you were sucking up human habits."

Nanoray wrinkled her nose dissaprovingly at Joker. 'Spying on a lady eating souls? You still call yourself a gentleman?' She growled. She devoured the other soul quickly.

"Hey," Joker stopped walking. "At least I'm not the one wolfing down souls like their life depended on it. Oh, excuse me. I remember you were half starving to death last time you saw me." He gave a low chuckle.

Nanoray eyed him mutinously. 'I don't fight dirty like SOMEONE I know. And I'm alot fuller than the last time you see me.' She muttered, and her red crystals glowed brighter.

Joker gave a hearty chuckle. "Well obviously, since you're now not taking ages just to bring down game," he said, and started pacing again. "So, since we're both charged up half full, why don't we try settle a score." With that Joker disappeared in a static transition, then re-apperated right beside Nanoray. "And oh, I'm very sorry," the rabbit leaned in close to Nanoray's jackal-like ears. "But it seems that little someone will still play dirty." He again de-materialized into mist as Nanoray went in for a smite at Joker.