Treehopper Pride
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Sil and her sister were originally part of a large pride of bastets, though they did not live in the trees, as their large numbers protected them. Sil was restless around so many other felines, feeling she had no room to rise to any importance, and so would forever be little more than another of the pride's hangers-on. She had been thinking of leaving the pride for a while when her sister unwittingly provided an opportunity to do so. |
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Where Sil is pugnacious, a firebrand, Archie is a mediator, who thinks before she speaks. She is a loving mate and mother, and she wants only the best for her family. Somehow, this quiet, unassuming feline found herself afraid for her life, forced to abandon everything she knew in order to save her life and that of her unborn children. She has told Sil and Corbeau only the barest outlines, and she refuses to tell her son anything, claiming he is too young. |
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Corbeau is an impressive feline. He is large, and with his thick coat and stubby tail (lost in some scuffle years ago), he seems more like a bobcat than a bastet. He has the gruff, stern persona of a cat twice his age, or a war veteran. He was born in the unforgiving lands of the tundra, where life was a seasonal struggle. The other bastets in the pride had the same form as him, the thick, insulating fur and powerful builds. Despite the harshness of life, his pride did quite well, and Corbeau grew up strong and healthy, as did his sister from a previous litter, whom he was very close to. When he grew his wings and his set of lethal claws, his father began to teach him to be a warrior. His wings, though, are almost useless, as they have a difficult time supporting his mass, and he is unable to fly for extended periods of time. |
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Thunderhead (or Cloud, as he is often called) is Archie's only living son, but he seems to take after his aunt in temperament. They share the same sense of dignity, but Cloud is more of a "brawler" than his aunt is. He is perfectly willing to tussle with others, in play or seriousness. He will find any excuse to pick a fight, and many times his mother has laughed quietly and said that having Sil and Cloud together is like having two children to take care of. |
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Keva wandered into the Treehopper Pride almost by accident one day (though, if you were to ask her, she'd remind you coldly that she never does anything by accident). She had been born by the seashore, a single kit to a young mother, and through some twist was born with fur the color of the sand. Her spots, she can't explain (much to her consternation). She says she had a very happy childhood, but went off on her own when she grew up. |
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Pilote never really grew up. Of course, he did physically, but he acts more like a two month old kitten than anything else. He is often lost in his dreams, which he will happily recount to anybody who will listen. He has trouble staying still, and has fallen out of trees more than once because he was distracted and started to chase his tail. |
