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Nyota [ Not in use / outdated ]

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Name: Nyota (Swahili for Star)

Species: Ossoe 

Gender: Male

Age: 17 (young adult)

Primary type: Jungle/Cave cross

Home Biome: Cave (but wanders among other biomes)

Honorable Name: Starset

Personality: Defensive, a bit cold, tends not to open up, secretive, harsh, smart but sly, slippery as a snake, not very honest unless he wants to be, submissive only to those he knows he could not fight, takes issue with authority, sneaky, not afraid to be the first to strike, doesn't put up with being harassed, actually timid and easily frightened underneath his bluster, puffs himself up to be intimidating but it's usually just a defensive act, short fused, not particularly trustworthy, spitey, would actually make quite the companion if one could earn his trust

Genetic profile:  SM, Cs, Tt, DD, Es, gb

History Points:
~He was born to a stolen jungle ossoe mother and the lead male of a large, powerful cave clan. His mother, however, was not allowed to raise him beyond nursing age and he was raised by his father. The only other contribution she could give him from his early years was his name, referring to him as her light in the dark. Of course, he hardly remembers that. She watched him from afar and would occasionally try to reach out to him in secret, but never for long. Later on, the mother he hardly knew of died in an unfortunate miscarriage of his younger siblings.
~As the sole heir of the clan leader, there was a lot of expectation placed on him. Yet, unlike many clans, he was not given special treatment. In fact, quite the opposite. The naturally timid and weak little kit was basically heaped with more work and no support.
~The other clan-mates of his cave often would pick fights with him from an early age due to their distain of such a weakling becoming their leader. At the time, he was malnourished from having to compete with adults for food scraps, so he wasn't much of a heavy hitter. His tail was handed to him plenty of times.
~Despite the fact that all clan kills are supposed to be brought back to the leader before they can be fought over by the rest of the clan, Nyota often would make his own kills and eat them himself. This slowly but surely built him up from his wimpy state and allowed his strength to surface.
~From then on, Nyota began to fight back and hold his own against his clan mates.
~When his clan found out about his upright theft of clan kills, they began assaulting and harassing him more intensely. Life in the caverns became an everyday battle and torment.
~His nature of lying, sneaking, stealing, and overconfident bluster formed in this time.
~Despite his growth, a distain towards him formed in his father for his disrespect of the clan law and for his disregard of his authority.
~At sixteen he faced his coming of age trial, a one on one battle with all the warrior males of his clan. One after the other, he battled them and won. His father, the leader, was his last opponent. His father held no mercy and tore into him time and time again. Nyota received the punishment of his life for all his bad behavior, even having half of one ear ripped off. He only barely won when he gave a last, desperate attempt when he slashed slashed his father's throat with his claws. It was a lucky shot because his father had been open while having Nyota pinned. While the clan leader, his father, lay choking on his own blood, Nyota became the rightful clan leader, assigning himself his own honorable name : StarSet.
~Despite having just killed the leader in "honorable" battle and being the sole heir, Nyota did not take his place as leader. He instead left the caverns and his hostile clan one starry night and didn't return.

Fun Facts:
~Despite his harsh upbringing, Nyota had some sort of dysfunctional attachment to his father and an innate desire to appease him and make him proud. The death of his father was a hard blow since he was his only family and one of only a handful of attachments in his clan at all.
~He tends to stay away from others and live in solitude since he doesn't trust anyone.
~Only does trade when he must, but is well known for his hard-edged negotiating and harsh temperament. Despite his excellent hunting skills and top grade pelts, many will not do business with him because of his cave heritage.
~Often chooses to trick, lie, and steal rather than be honest. It's not because he likes it, but because it feels safer and more protected to push everyone away rather than let them trust and have to trust in return.
~Lies up the wazoo!
~He is renown in his area for his fighting prowess, unintentionally earning himself  a reputation as a ruthless and deadly opponent. Many Ossoes that know of him fear him.
~Is really awkward when trying to be friendly.

(c) Me. Please refrain from redrawing or otherwise reposting. Thank you :) (Smile)

5-27-15
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