Tau ♂
Character info:
Behind-the-Name: TAU m Southern African, Tswana, Sotho
Means "lion" in Tswana and Sotho.
-This name was given to him because of his ferocity and cunning in battle. "Body small like an otter, heart as large as a lion!"
Gender: Male
Species: Fossa
Age: 19
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 112 lbs
Personality: Warm and kind, friendly, enjoys joking and talking with friends, helpful, passionate, overly critical of his mistakes, always strives to do the best he can, values hard work.
Gender Preference: Gay
Likes: Being part of of a group, being able to fend for himself but also lend a hand, defending/fighting, swimming, tree climbing, finding rare and beautiful wood or insects to use in crafts,
Dislikes: Selfish or disrespectful people, people who cannot change and adapt to new things in life, or who have closed their hearts/minds to new, better info. Tradition. Homophobia, Injustice.
-He is one of the few in his tribe that is both honored for being a good man, and hated because he does not desire to have children. His interests are in conflict with the tribe and so he feels out of place and sad, though he extremely loyal to them and wouldn't abandon them nevertheless.
-He was caught being intimate with his male lover at the age of 16, who was then publically chastised and exiled from the tribe immediately thereafter. Since Tau is the Chieftan's son, he was forced to remain and also receive severe punishment; his skills were too "useful" to the tribe, his family's honor was "destroyed," and they wanted him to pay for his, so called, "crimes."
-He had intended to be with his mate for life, so this is a pain in his heart to this day.
Class: Hunter
Abilities:
*Able to sprint long-distances. He has high endurance and is used to chasing down Gazelle for food.
*His powerfully-muscled legs and claws allow him to climb trees in a matter of seconds.
*Knowledge of how to use and create hunting tools (spears, daggers, bow & arrow, etc).
*Wood carving.
*Tracking - he can smell the animal as well as track it's progress across great distances.
*Tattooing - he and his other tribesman are very skilled in tattooing. They were taught how from a very a young age so that they could hone their skills and participate in events. He is particularly skilled in his tribe, and he was given his tattoos as a right of manhood as a young teen.
-The tattoos are created by burning away the fur in the desired pattern, and then inking into the scar tissue. There is no fur where his tattoos are.
Behind-the-Name: TAU m Southern African, Tswana, Sotho
Means "lion" in Tswana and Sotho.
-This name was given to him because of his ferocity and cunning in battle. "Body small like an otter, heart as large as a lion!"
Gender: Male
Species: Fossa
Age: 19
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 112 lbs
Personality: Warm and kind, friendly, enjoys joking and talking with friends, helpful, passionate, overly critical of his mistakes, always strives to do the best he can, values hard work.
Gender Preference: Gay
Likes: Being part of of a group, being able to fend for himself but also lend a hand, defending/fighting, swimming, tree climbing, finding rare and beautiful wood or insects to use in crafts,
Dislikes: Selfish or disrespectful people, people who cannot change and adapt to new things in life, or who have closed their hearts/minds to new, better info. Tradition. Homophobia, Injustice.
-He is one of the few in his tribe that is both honored for being a good man, and hated because he does not desire to have children. His interests are in conflict with the tribe and so he feels out of place and sad, though he extremely loyal to them and wouldn't abandon them nevertheless.
-He was caught being intimate with his male lover at the age of 16, who was then publically chastised and exiled from the tribe immediately thereafter. Since Tau is the Chieftan's son, he was forced to remain and also receive severe punishment; his skills were too "useful" to the tribe, his family's honor was "destroyed," and they wanted him to pay for his, so called, "crimes."
-He had intended to be with his mate for life, so this is a pain in his heart to this day.
Class: Hunter
Abilities:
*Able to sprint long-distances. He has high endurance and is used to chasing down Gazelle for food.
*His powerfully-muscled legs and claws allow him to climb trees in a matter of seconds.
*Knowledge of how to use and create hunting tools (spears, daggers, bow & arrow, etc).
*Wood carving.
*Tracking - he can smell the animal as well as track it's progress across great distances.
*Tattooing - he and his other tribesman are very skilled in tattooing. They were taught how from a very a young age so that they could hone their skills and participate in events. He is particularly skilled in his tribe, and he was given his tattoos as a right of manhood as a young teen.
-The tattoos are created by burning away the fur in the desired pattern, and then inking into the scar tissue. There is no fur where his tattoos are.