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[shadow=black,left]ITAMA CASUS BRIDES[/shadow]
ᴡᴇʟʟ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ʙɪʀᴅ ꜰʟᴇᴡ ʙʏ
[hr]NAME:Mallowkit [Itama Casus Brides]
NICKNAME: Tama. There's not really much of a difference, considering his name is short.
NAME MEANING & ORIGIN: Itama - is a Japanese word referring to the space between two wooden slats on a duckboard, a type of platform built to create a dry passage over muddy, or wet terrain.
Casus - A Latin word that means accident, chance, fortune.BIOLOGICAL SEX: Male
IDENTIFIES AS: Masculine
SEXUALITY: Demisexual
ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Demiromantic
D.O.B: It's impossible to know for sure when his birthday is, since he was dropped off. However, Itama will consider the day Polaris found him as his birthday.
AGE: Three moons.
AGING: Real time.
ZODIAC: tbd
APPEARANCE: The feline isn't much, in terms of appearance. Pretty average and dull, which suits him. He bears a white fur, along with black. However, white fur is more dominant in appearance. The only tuft of black fur is the right side of his head and ear. The rest of his body is completely white. The feline bears hazel eyes. His fur is rather wild, sticking out in random directions. Especially the top of his head. The white fur sticks up, while black stays down.His build is nothing impressive. Itama has a rather small frame, considering he is the runt of the litter. However, his tail is longer than average. It is the feature that sticks out the most about him. Everything about him is average besides the tail.
PERSONALITY: Unlike his other sibling Itama is TACITURN, meaning he is quite reserved from others. It's not that he wants to be left out, but he has a hard time socializing with others. However, he is SELFLESS. No matter what happens Itama doesn't complain about it, or want the same things as others. DRIVEN to help others and make the world a better place. Most see his TIMID outlook as a sign of weakness. Yes, Itama is very timid, but when push comes to shove they'll help out in the most astounding of ways.Most would say Itama is too FORGIVING. The feline just can't hold any grudges towards anyone, even if they tried. It's kind of sad actually. Being the youngest out of the litter Itama is HARDWORKING. They don't want to fall behind their siblings, since they don't want them to worry about him. Besides, he doesn't want to depend heavily on others for protection. IMAGINATIVE. Sometimes it gets boring, so why not create a little fun? Itama usually finds time in the day to discover or build things. You could say he is more of an artsy guy.
Those who meet Itama will automatically assume something is mentally wrong with him, even though he is perfectly fine. He receive constant backlash for being FOOLISH. That may be true, but it doesn't bother Itama. He was bound to be so, since he is the runt of the litter. When one of his loved ones are in danger he becomes incredibly HASTY, trying to help them. Not caring in the slightest, if he gets killed in the process. He has problems, but the again everyone has them. Itama's main fault is that he is NAIVE.
PARENTS: Unknown xx Unknown, adopted by Polarispride.
SIBLINGS: littlekit played by pure
RELATIONS:Most likely Polarispride's relations.POWERS: The sight, Telekinesis, Telepathy, Ghostmode, Super Senses.
PLOTS: When he hits six months he dies from a member, or NPC. However, Itama didn't really die. They just became unconscious from the blood loss, and everyone assumes he had died. Polarispride along with his sibling make a funeral for him, even though he's alive. Itama wakes up suddenly and is confused.After the event Polarispride becomes more protective of Itama, making sure nothing life threatening happens.
Feeling caged, Itama leaves the clan, faking his death. However, they do not feel right about the action, nor taking up their middle name as an alias. They return after two weeks, guilt ridden. He will try to make it up to Polarispride, even though he isn't sure how.
Over time Itama becomes mentally unstable. Questioning everything, overthinking things. Soon they drown in their deepest fears, lashing out at anyone who tries to help them. The only problem is after he lashes out, he becomes weighed down by even more guilt.
Soon, Itama will plan to commit suicide, but even that he can not do.
OTHER: Faceclaim is Itama Senju.
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[fancypost borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; font-size: 8pt; text-align: justify; color: silver; font-family: lato;] — Itama Casus Brides had been adopted by polarispride, alongside his older sister. Older meaning only by a few minutes. The two are brought to Westeros in order for their father polarispride to look out for them.
— Friends/Best friends, Romance (one-sided/two-sided crushes, long term/short term relationships), Giving advice, Enemies (hard), Rivals, Fluff, Human AU's, Long/Short term plots. Ask for anything else.
Death and litters. He's only three moons old.
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[fancypost borderwidth=0; width:; text-align: justify; line-height: 11px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -.2px; color:white]The Sight [ undiscovered ] ☆☆☆☆☆
Telekinesis [ undiscovered ] ☆☆☆☆☆
Telepathy [ undiscovered ] ☆☆☆☆☆
Ghostmode [ undiscovered ] ☆☆☆☆☆
Super Senses [ undiscovered ] ☆☆☆☆☆ -
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[justify]GENERAL:
★ ITAMA CASUS BRIDES | TIMID | CIS GENDER MALE
★ 3 moons | November 11 | Scorpio
★ Demiromantic Demisexual | Monogamous | Male pronouns
★ (un)official Victim | Child (Title)MISC. INFO:
★ Voice Reference | Plotting Thread | Biography
★ Ultimate forgiver, never bears grudges.
★ Shares with anyone, even though they may have wanted it.
★ Has a difficult time interacting with others.RECENT EVENTS:
★ Adopted by Polarispride
★ Joined WesterosAPPEARANCE:
★ DOMESTIC FELINE [MAIN] | HEALTH: 50% | REFERENCE
— The feline isn't much, in terms of appearance. Pretty average and dull, which suits him. He bears a white fur, along with black. However, white fur is more dominant in appearance. The only tuft of black fur is the right side of his head and ear. The rest of his body is completely white. The feline bears hazel eyes. His fur is rather wild, sticking out in random directions. Especially the top of his head. The white fur sticks up, while black stays down. His build is nothing impressive. Itama has a rather small frame, considering he is the runt of the litter. However, his tail is longer than average. It is the feature that sticks out the most about him. Everything about him is average besides the tail.
— MAJOR INJURIES: N/A
— MINOR INJURIES: N/A
— HUMAN AU APPEARANCE: #1 / #2PERSONALITY:
★ Selfless, Hardworking, Driven, Forgiving, Imaginative
★ Taciturn, Timid, Hasty, Naive, Foolish
— Those who meet Itama will automatically assume something is mentally wrong with him, even though he is perfectly fine. He receive constant backlash for being FOOLISH. That may be true, but it doesn't bother Itama. He was bound to be so, since he is the runt of the litter. When one of his loved ones are in danger he becomes incredibly HASTY, trying to help them. Not caring in the slightest, if he gets killed in the process. He has problems, but the again everyone has them. Itama's main fault is that he is NAIVE.
— NOTE: ALWAYS IN CHARACTER OPINIONS!RELATIONSHIPS:
★ Single | Crushing on nobody
★ Cares about others, before himself
★ Forgives everyone, even if they may not deserve it
★ NPC xx NPC, adopted by Polarispride | No mentorINTERACTION:
★ Powers | Easy mentally | Easy physically
★ Attack in bold #b8b0ae or risk getting overlooked
★ Feel free to powerplay any non-violent actions -
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[fancypost borderwidth=0; width:; text-align: justify; line-height: 11px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -.2px; color:white]//For now just pretend Itama [username] is mallowkit. Gonna change it immediately.
The kit shivered. It was cold today, or maybe that was because they were young and prone to disease and other things. All he knew was that his name was Mallowkit, but he didn't like it. However, it was the only thing that had to cling on to, since the stranger who had brought them here gave them.
Mallowkit turned to his sister, littlekit. Shouldn't I be littlekit? She's bigger than me! He followed behind littlekit, not wanting to be in front. It was scary to lead. Besides what if the stranger ate them? Wait, he would have done that in the first place. Where is he taking us?
It was clear that poor little Mallowkit was terrified, hiding behind his sister. That was only natural. Maybe it was because this stranger was their only source of survival. Ears perked at the sound of 'we're here'.
"W-where?" The kit asked shaking out of fear.
[justify]GENERAL:
★ MALLOWKITITAMA CASUSBRIDES | TIMID | CIS GENDER MALE
★ 3 moons | November 11 | Scorpio
★ Demiromantic Demisexual | Monogamous | Male pronouns
★ (un)official Victim | Child (Title)MISC. INFO:
★ Voice Reference | Plotting Thread | Biography
★ Ultimate forgiver, never bears grudges.
★ Shares with anyone, even though they may have wanted it.
★ Has a difficult time interacting with others.RECENT EVENTS:
★ Adopted by Polarispride
★ Joined WesterosAPPEARANCE:
★ DOMESTIC FELINE [MAIN] | HEALTH: 50% | REFERENCE
— The feline isn't much, in terms of appearance. Pretty average and dull, which suits him. He bears a white fur, along with black. However, white fur is more dominant in appearance. The only tuft of black fur is the right side of his head and ear. The rest of his body is completely white. The feline bears hazel eyes. His fur is rather wild, sticking out in random directions. Especially the top of his head. The white fur sticks up, while black stays down. His build is nothing impressive. Itama has a rather small frame, considering he is the runt of the litter. However, his tail is longer than average. It is the feature that sticks out the most about him. Everything about him is average besides the tail.
— MAJOR INJURIES: N/A
— MINOR INJURIES: N/A
— HUMAN AU APPEARANCE: #1 / #2PERSONALITY:
★ Selfless, Hardworking, Driven, Forgiving, Imaginative
★ Taciturn, Timid, Hasty, Naive, Foolish
— Those who meet Itama will automatically assume something is mentally wrong with him, even though he is perfectly fine. He receive constant backlash for being FOOLISH. That may be true, but it doesn't bother Itama. He was bound to be so, since he is the runt of the litter. When one of his loved ones are in danger he becomes incredibly HASTY, trying to help them. Not caring in the slightest, if he gets killed in the process. He has problems, but the again everyone has them. Itama's main fault is that he is NAIVE.
— NOTE: ALWAYS IN CHARACTER OPINIONS!RELATIONSHIPS:
★ Single | Crushing on nobody
★ Cares about others, before himself
★ Forgives everyone, even if they may not deserve it
★ NPC xx NPC, adopted by Polarispride | No mentorINTERACTION:
★ Powers | Easy mentally | Easy physically
★ Attack in bold #b8b0ae or risk getting overlooked
★ Feel free to powerplay any non-violent actions -
[fancypost borderwidth=0; width:; text-align: justify; line-height: 11px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -.2px; color:white]The fur on his back stood on end. A D-DRAGON!? They had never seen something so big in their life, well now they did, but that's beside the point. Mallowkit stood where he was, shaking. How can sis not be scared? Unlike his sister, he was the reserved one. Where she would greet everyone, he would be that awkward kid in the background. The only time he really greeted someone was when his sister talked to them first. As always he was the one to follow. Without her to guide him, he didn't know what to do. Maybe it was a good thing that one of them was at least cautious. That way, if littlekit had any of her outrageous ideas, Mallowkit would be there to stop her. Was it odd for him not to be nervous around his sister, no. They were blood after all.
Hazel eyes watched as a wolf approached them, Yvette. I want a better name. Can I come up with one? Paws stood in place, while the kit looked like they were going to cry any second now. Mallowkit faintly flicked his tail in greeting. Stop staring. I wanna go home. What home? Oh right, I don't have a home. Is Westeros my new home? I don't know. What is a Westeros? A thunderstorm had been brewing in the kit's mind.
It was apparent to the crazed look in his eyes, and the fact that their paw was clutching their shoulder.
[justify]GENERAL:
★ MALLOWKITITAMA CASUSBRIDES | TIMID | CIS GENDER MALE
★ 3 moons | November 11 | Scorpio
★ Demiromantic Demisexual | Monogamous | Male pronouns
★ (un)official Victim | Child (Title)MISC. INFO:
★ Voice Reference | Plotting Thread | Biography
★ Ultimate forgiver, never bears grudges.
★ Shares with anyone, even though they may have wanted it.
★ Has a difficult time interacting with others.RECENT EVENTS:
★ Adopted by Polarispride
★ Joined WesterosAPPEARANCE:
★ DOMESTIC FELINE [MAIN] | HEALTH: 50% | REFERENCE
— The feline isn't much, in terms of appearance. Pretty average and dull, which suits him. He bears a white fur, along with black. However, white fur is more dominant in appearance. The only tuft of black fur is the right side of his head and ear. The rest of his body is completely white. The feline bears hazel eyes. His fur is rather wild, sticking out in random directions. Especially the top of his head. The white fur sticks up, while black stays down. His build is nothing impressive. Itama has a rather small frame, considering he is the runt of the litter. However, his tail is longer than average. It is the feature that sticks out the most about him. Everything about him is average besides the tail.
— MAJOR INJURIES: N/A
— MINOR INJURIES: N/A
— HUMAN AU APPEARANCE: #1 / #2PERSONALITY:
★ Selfless, Hardworking, Driven, Forgiving, Imaginative
★ Taciturn, Timid, Hasty, Naive, Foolish
— Those who meet Itama will automatically assume something is mentally wrong with him, even though he is perfectly fine. He receive constant backlash for being FOOLISH. That may be true, but it doesn't bother Itama. He was bound to be so, since he is the runt of the litter. When one of his loved ones are in danger he becomes incredibly HASTY, trying to help them. Not caring in the slightest, if he gets killed in the process. He has problems, but the again everyone has them. Itama's main fault is that he is NAIVE.
— NOTE: ALWAYS IN CHARACTER OPINIONS!RELATIONSHIPS:
★ Single | Crushing on nobody
★ Cares about others, before himself
★ Forgives everyone, even if they may not deserve it
★ NPC xx NPC, adopted by Polarispride | No mentorINTERACTION:
★ Powers | Easy mentally | Easy physically
★ Attack in bold #b8b0ae or risk getting overlooked
★ Feel free to powerplay any non-violent actions -
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[justify]GENERAL:
★ MALLOWKITITAMA CASUSBRIDES | TIMID | CIS GENDER MALE
★ 3 moons | November 11 | Scorpio
★ Demiromantic Demisexual | Monogamous | Male pronouns
★ (un)official Victim | Child (Title)MISC. INFO:
★ Voice Reference | Plotting Thread | Biography
★ Ultimate forgiver, never bears grudges.
★ Shares with anyone, even though they may have wanted it.
★ Has a difficult time interacting with others.RECENT EVENTS:
★ Adopted by Polarispride
★ Joined WesterosAPPEARANCE:
★ DOMESTIC FELINE [MAIN] | HEALTH: 50% | REFERENCE
— The feline isn't much, in terms of appearance. Pretty average and dull, which suits him. He bears a white fur, along with black. However, white fur is more dominant in appearance. The only tuft of black fur is the right side of his head and ear. The rest of his body is completely white. The feline bears hazel eyes. His fur is rather wild, sticking out in random directions. Especially the top of his head. The white fur sticks up, while black stays down. His build is nothing impressive. Itama has a rather small frame, considering he is the runt of the litter. However, his tail is longer than average. It is the feature that sticks out the most about him. Everything about him is average besides the tail.
— MAJOR INJURIES: N/A
— MINOR INJURIES: N/A
— HUMAN AU APPEARANCE: #1 / #2PERSONALITY:
★ Selfless, Hardworking, Driven, Forgiving, Imaginative
★ Taciturn, Timid, Hasty, Naive, Foolish
— Those who meet Itama will automatically assume something is mentally wrong with him, even though he is perfectly fine. He receive constant backlash for being FOOLISH. That may be true, but it doesn't bother Itama. He was bound to be so, since he is the runt of the litter. When one of his loved ones are in danger he becomes incredibly HASTY, trying to help them. Not caring in the slightest, if he gets killed in the process. He has problems, but the again everyone has them. Itama's main fault is that he is NAIVE.
— NOTE: ALWAYS IN CHARACTER OPINIONS!RELATIONSHIPS:
★ Single | Crushing on nobody
★ Cares about others, before himself
★ Forgives everyone, even if they may not deserve it
★ NPC xx NPC, adopted by Polarispride | No mentorINTERACTION:
★ Powers | Easy mentally | Easy physically
★ Attack in bold #b8b0ae or risk getting overlooked
★ Feel free to powerplay any non-violent actions -
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So now I'm in two clans with a rebellion underway, cool
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Litter Lunae Radium x Weddingpaw
Name Wil Xerses
Gender Cis gender Male
Rank Apprentice
Species Domestic Feline
Sexuality Graysexual Biromantic
Appearance A grey tom with dyed peach hair and white eyes.
Other He has a health problem in which his nose will always leak blood, but he won't die from it. Wil is also blind. -
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[justify]GENERAL:
★ HAYATO VILITAS ARTHEMIS | ANXIOUS | CIS GENDER MALE
★ Ageless, physically adult | October 14th | Libra
★ Demiromantic Heterosexual | Monogamous | Male pronouns
★ (un)official caretaker | Loner (Title)MISC. INFO:
★ Voice Reference | Plotting Thread | Biography
★ Part human, shares body/soul with Icarus (human)
★ Icarus = white, can only interact with Hayato.
★ Carries the surname ArthemisRECENT EVENTS:
★ Involved with ThunderClan Rebellion 2nd in Command
★ Advisor of ThunderClanAPPEARANCE:
★ DOMESTIC FELINE [MAIN] | HEALTH: 100% | REFERENCE
— an smaller than average, slim, domestic feline whose fur is a purplish gray color. His hair is a lighter color of Lavender, almost appearing white. Pitch black deer antlers can be seen. Various different shades of blue flowers are hanging, or wrapped around antlers. Their ears and fur are silky and messy, giving him a sort of pathetic outlook. Wears two white diamond hairpins to keep his hair out of his face. Bears red right eye and left sky blue eyes, but eyeballs are pitch black. Numerous Cuts littered about on each of his paws from failed hunts. Hayato wears a see through blue pastel hoodie to cover their chest. Various light blue flowers take up that space, since his flesh dissolved, exposing his ribs. They can be seen through the hoodie. Hayato wears a white cape in order to help him cover it more, but the center of his chest is still exposed.
— MAJOR INJURIES: Flesh around chest has been dissolved.
— MINOR INJURIES: Multiple cuts on each paw
— HUMAN AU APPEARANCE: #1 / #2PERSONALITY:
★ Gentle, Peaceful, Patient, submissive, Highly Intelligent, Collected, Humble
★ Complex, Deceptive, Unintentionally morbid, Determined, Strange
— Hayato cares for those he interacts with, regardless of the individuals past. They try to talk to them in a way that won't offend them, trying to keep the peace. In battle, his main concern is the children. He doesn't want any harm to befall them, nor their parents. Hayato can't bear to see a parent crying over a loss of a child. Children generally stick with him and enjoy his company. It has made him consider having his own, but at the same time he doesn't want to force anyone to bear his child. No loveless ties.
— NOTE: ALWAYS IN CHARACTER OPINIONS!RELATIONSHIPS:
★ Single | Crushing on nobody
★ Is gentle towards those he cares about.
★ He cares for everyone's well being.
★ Lapis Arthemis xx Temperance | No apprenticeINTERACTION:
★ Powers | Medium mentally | Hard physically
★ Attack in bold skyblue or risk getting overlooked
★ Feel free to powerplay any non-violent actions -
[align=center][fancypost bgcolor=none; bordercolor=transparent; borderwidth=0px; width: 370px;font-size:8pt;line-height: 130%;][justify]Track on sub!
"i'm a servant"
ren fujioka-silviance-aema-cantus | skyclan apprentice | agender | dating no one | sexuality unconfirmed | mei fujioka"surely, no one would realize"
telepathy | Memory manipulation | Air elementals | scent manipulation"i will protect you"
meduim physical | easy mental | attack in #ff8614"you just be somewhere smiling"
Solid Black domestic feline | hazel eyes | eyes will flicker yellow when under extreme mental stress | has freckles littered across face | Carries a metal bat with him | wears a baseball cap"my tears won't stop"
bad memories of pitching | feels like a failure, because their pitching is terrible | cannot and will not pitch unless of drastic measures -
[align=center][fancypost bgcolor=none; bordercolor=transparent; borderwidth=0px; width: 370px;font-size:8pt;line-height: 130%;][justify]The feline didn't know why he came here all by himself, when he was scared of everything. Extremely timid, actually. Mom should be here, right? Ren was the son of Mei, and he hoped to run into he here. He hadn't seen her at all, considering this would be his first time. What would she look like? Currently Ren was at the border. "H-hello?" His voice squeaked, as he called out.
"i'm a servant"
ren fujioka-silviance-aema-cantus | skyclan apprentice | agender | dating no one | sexuality unconfirmed | mei fujioka"surely, no one would realize"
telepathy | Memory manipulation | Air elementals | scent manipulation"i will protect you"
meduim physical | easy mental | attack in #ff8614"you just be somewhere smiling"
Solid Black domestic feline | hazel eyes | eyes will flicker yellow when under extreme mental stress | has freckles littered across face | Carries a metal bat with him | wears a baseball cap"my tears won't stop"
bad memories of pitching | feels like a failure, because their pitching is terrible | cannot and will not pitch unless of drastic measures -
[align=center][fancypost bgcolor=none; bordercolor=transparent; borderwidth=0px; width: 370px;font-size:8pt;line-height: 130%;][justify]"A-AH!" the child sqeaked. It was easy to scare him. The lad practically thre off his baseball cap, the hat soaring into the sky. It took him awhile to recover, since he was visibly shaking. When the hat hit the floor, the feline scrambled off to get it. Hat on head he slowly turned to face the canine. "R-ren Fujioka. Here to see Mei Fujioka, my mom.."
"i'm a servant"
ren fujioka-silviance-aema-cantus | skyclan apprentice | agender | dating no one | sexuality unconfirmed | mei fujioka"surely, no one would realize"
telepathy | Memory manipulation | Air elementals | scent manipulation"i will protect you"
meduim physical | easy mental | attack in #ff8614"you just be somewhere smiling"
Solid Black domestic feline | hazel eyes | eyes will flicker yellow when under extreme mental stress | has freckles littered across face | Carries a metal bat with him | wears a baseball cap"my tears won't stop"
bad memories of pitching | feels like a failure, because their pitching is terrible | cannot and will not pitch unless of drastic measures -
[align=center][fancypost bgcolor=none; bordercolor=transparent; borderwidth=0px; width: 370px;font-size:8pt;line-height: 130%;][justify]Watanuki Sakuya? That's a cool name. Was he born on April 1st? "O-oh, that's fine. Maybe I'll stay awhile and wait for her, and if she doesn't show up then I guess I got the wrong clan." Their fur stood on end, as the other asked them a question, "Yeah!" Although the response was more scared then anything.
"i'm a servant"
ren fujioka-silviance-aema-cantus | skyclan apprentice | agender | dating no one | sexuality unconfirmed | mei fujioka"surely, no one would realize"
telepathy | Memory manipulation | Air elementals | scent manipulation"i will protect you"
meduim physical | easy mental | attack in #ff8614"you just be somewhere smiling"
Solid Black domestic feline | hazel eyes | eyes will flicker yellow when under extreme mental stress | has freckles littered across face | Carries a metal bat with him | wears a baseball cap"my tears won't stop"
bad memories of pitching | feels like a failure, because their pitching is terrible | cannot and will not pitch unless of drastic measures