Posts by methcats

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  • When I wake up, I'm afraid (Open, Prophecy!)

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    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    Eh, it was the best she could come up with. "Looks like we're just going to have to wait it out then."




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  • When I wake up, I'm afraid (Open, Prophecy!)

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    [sup]ooc. uh yeah it's probably better just to report people you see breaking the rules rather than confront them because then it just causes drama and stuff and i think it counts as minimodding idk


    ic. the wind blew

  • When I wake up, I'm afraid (Open, Prophecy!)

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    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    Sealbark's eyes widened, her interest restored. "What kind of warning?" she breathed, blinking at the dark furred leader.







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  • I WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK (o) BUT NOW THATS ALL I WANT

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    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    "Good day Stephen, what are you up to today?" Sealbark greeted casually as she spotted him. She'd seen him around the clan before and knew his name, but she can't say she'd ever interacted with him before. Well, until now of course. But he looked bored and Sealbark was notoriously anti-boredom so here she was to stop it before it spread.







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  • elkear -- warrior of blizzardclan

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    TAGGING
    #elkear




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ elkear.
    ♦ blizzardclan.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in cyan.
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    * note: most of this app was not written by me. This was a character I adopted from Nighttime. The original app was written by Rinthie, I simply changed his name from Illusionallusion to Elkear. The original app can be found here! <:




    name. elkear
    elk- named for the dark chocolate colors of his pelt
    -ear named for his keen hearing and perception skills
    age. 20 moons
    gender. male
    sexuality. questioning




    alliance. blizzardclan
    rank. warrior




    appearance.
    "while his build isn't the most fit, there's still good in it. well, not really since he's not muscular and his form isn't built for being agile either. even though he lacks physical strength and ability, he maintains a nice physique and doesn't really go over the border of 'ideal' and 'chubby'. i should mention as well that he has a unusually long tail as well, one that helps him with balancing himself.




    yup, his fur. all too basic. it's not very long, but it's long enough to call fur. if you're so interesting in having it described, or just blind, then let me help you out there. his fur is a ashy brown color, one of the icky colors. at least he has a smoke pattern to make it look nicer, but it doesn't really help much at all. it has white to go along with it, not too much to take your eyes off his icky fur color though.




    his facial features are pretty normal. he has a black nose though, so that's a little different. white whiskers, plain old ears, plain old chin, whatever. he's got some dark green eyes that compliment his heinous fur color, though. " [original text from here]







    personality. intp + neutral
    "yeah, it's one of [elkear's] most obvious personality traits. he's smart, and he intigued with science and space. he even speaks in a polite, intellectual manner. he has a passion for science and would do anything to go there.




    he's creative, it wasn't really a naturally gifted talent. his mind holds a lot, so he's able to do things that are out-of-the-box and weird. he makes his own traps for catching animals, he chooses techniques for battle, oh, i didn't mention that he's strategic, did i? he knows how to do things and how to get them done in the quickest and most efficient manner.




    well, yeah. [elkear] is kind of a hermit. he stays by himself a lot, studying nature and things. it's easy for him not to know what's going on, but he doesn't really target the latest happenings when talking to others. he enjoys being around others as long as they don't drag him to social areas or make him the center of attention." [original text from here]




    family. [gen ? - hpr]
    Freefall - mother. sketchy. unknown.
    Hiddenpaw - father. unknown. unknown.
    Pythonking - father. nighttime. alive.
    Dipdie - sister. unknown. alive.
    Starcrossed - sister. joltybolt. alive.
    Matchboxtwenty - brother. unknown. alive.
    Abstractreverie - sister. unknown. alive.


    relations



    history.
    Mother, Freefall was raped by both Hiddenpaw and Pythonking. He was born in CycloneClan along with his siblings.




    Most of his early life is unknown. He joined BlizzardClan when he was 20 moons. He doesn't know either of his fathers and probably never will.
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  • When I wake up, I'm afraid (Open, Prophecy!)

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    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    Sealbark huffed and made her way back to the warriors den. They were hardly gossiping, more just harmless questioning. They wanted to know what the hell was going on, was that such a terrible thing? Oh well, they would learn in time she figured.
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  • I WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK (o) BUT NOW THATS ALL I WANT

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    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    No way was she going to let Gunslinger stay behind and hog all the glory while the rest of them turned tail and ran back to camp. She wanted a piece of this. Inhaling sharply, she slowly but surely shape shifted into her coyote form and let out a snarl of warning towards the rabid dog. She wasn't planning on facing this thing head on, but it was always helpful to have a little extra strength just in case.




    She then proceeded to try and manipulate the dog's brain, willing it to follow Gunslinger's trap.







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  • Butterfingers {Fishing Patrol}

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    000




    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    "I'm in." Sealbark chimed in as she hurried to join the others. Yes, today seemed like a nice day for a little fishing trip.







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  • elkear -- warrior of blizzardclan

  • ALL I WANTED WAS YOU >> Geo finds a headdress ?!

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    000




    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    "Ridiculous." Sealbark snorted. "Actually, no, it looks kinda nice. Where'd you find it?" It looked like it would be big and heavy for a smaller cat like herself, but Geo was big enough to manage it it seemed.







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  • here is where i stand -- joining, open

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    TAGGING
    #elkear




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ elkear.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in cyan.
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    It had been only a couple days since he'd left his home clan and changed his name and already he felt free. Illusionallusion had been such a mouthful, even he stumbled over his own name constantly. And now it was time for a fresh start.




    The newly named Elkear made his way up into the mountains to search for a clan he knew by the name of BlizzardClan. This struck him as a good clan to go to mainly because it was immersed in such a lovely mountainous ecosystem and he would have plenty to study here. Just thinking of all the new animals and vegetation that existed here made his paws tingle.




    He stopped at the border and cleared his throat. "To anyone who happens to be passing by, I am here to join."
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  • here is where i stand -- joining, open

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    TAGGING
    #elkear




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ elkear.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in cyan.
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    "Ah, yes, thank you." he replied with a dip of his head. He gazed past Pythonking, towards the camp not far behind them. "Would you mind showing me where exactly I will be staying? Just a nudge in the right direction would suffice." He was too nervous to ask for a full blown tour, he only just joined after all. Better to not march in and start making demands.
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  • LIVE FAST [Open] DIE YOUNG

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    068




    TAGGING
    #elkear




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ elkear.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in cyan.
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    "Nonsense. If he were to have contracted rabies, he would be suffering from hypersalivation and an increased aggression." Elkear peered at Icarus with a curious expression, silently attempting to figure this guy out. He seemed a little unstable, that was all. "Seeing as he has not attacked one of us or tried to rip our throats out, I would say that rabies is certainly not the correct diagnoses."
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  • New faces and new places [open, meet and greet]

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    TAGGING
    #elkear




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ elkear.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in cyan.
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    "Hello little one, I'm Elkear. Pleasure to make your acquaintance." the chocolate smoke rumbled. He was rather new as well and hadn't made a friend yet. Actually he couldn't remember a time where he ever had friends. They were simply of little importance to the tom who'd rather be outside and learning new things.
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  • to know i'm alive -- pafp, sealbark is mentoring!

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    TAGGING
    #sealbark




    BATTLE TAGS
    ♦ sealbark.
    ♦ bio.
    ♦ hover for info.
    ♦ hover for powers.
    ♦ attack in bisque.
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    "Excellent! We'll let's go!" she headed off into the surrounding territory, running through a list of lessons in her head. Hunting seemed like it would be the most logical choice to start with. Oh, and there was the recent announcement from Shadestar that required all apprentices to be master swimmers before twelve moons of age. That was definitely something that needed to be established early on. "Hey, do you know how to swim already? 'cause if not, I'm gonna have to teach ya."







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  • try for uber-advanced with me!

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    does anyone want to give it a shot omg


    for those of you who don't know:


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    Uber Advanced Roleplayer Badge: To earn this a player needs to have had an advanced bio approved, first, and secondly they need to have participated in an advanced thread {regardless of the board it is in} with at least a 1,000+ word minimum per post. And finally, they have to have posted at least 10 times in that thread.


    [sup]we'd probably need to plot something out ahead of time because that's a lot of roleplaying we would have to do, but i think we can do it!! anyone want to try it with me? B)

  • try for uber-advanced with me!

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    [sup]awesome!!
    i was trying to think of plot ideas big enough to fuel a giant thread like this but idk
    maybe all the participating characters could be called away on a journey of somesort?