A Shadow's Tale

Name: Brianna Foster Nickname: Bree Age: 17 yrs Gender: Female Home Region: Sinnoh Legend Guide: Shaymin (Usually Sky Forme) Personality: Bree's usually calm and calculating, prefering to think things through before reacting. She's kind-hearted and slow to anger, her deepest love being for pokémon in general and she would do anything to help them. All this changes however if her brother's involved, she often becomes quiet and reserved around him. If he's injuried in any way she flies into a rage, deaf to any that might try to calm her until she burns out. History: Bree and her brother Kev grew up on the northern fringes of Sinnoh, far removed from most people. Their mother raised them by herself until Bree's tenth birthday when she suddenly disappeared. Both children were eventually moved across the mountains to live near Hearthome City with their grandmother and spent several years there. Once Kev was old enough for his pokémon journey the siblings set out together and explored much of their home region. Theme Song: Silent Majority (Nickelback) Sexuality: Straight Extra: She's Kev's older sister and knows a little about natural remedies, enough to treat minor injuries.

Name: Kevin Foster Nickname: Kev Age: 13 yrs Gender: Male Home Region: Sinnoh Personality: Kev's naturally much quieter than his sister, rarely speaking unless spoken to, and gets odd ideas at times. He loves the thrill of battle and wants nothing more than to raise a strong team. This sometimes rash behavior often puts him at odds with his sister but they usually get along well enough. History: Kev and his sister Bree grew up on the northern fringes of Sinnoh, far removed from most people. Their mother raised them by herself until Bree's tenth birthday when she suddenly disappeared. Both children were eventually moved across the mountains to live near Hearthome City with their grandmother and spent several years there. Once Kev was old enough for his pokémon journey the siblings set out together and explored much of their home region. Theme Song: Hairline Fracture (Rise Against) Sexuality: Bi Extra: He's Bree's younger brother and has an innate ability to see shadow pokémon.

Name: Ansley Kalidet Nickname: Annie Age: 23 yrs Gender: Female Home Region: Kanto Occupation: Scientist Personality: Quiet but serious, in the lab she's all about her work and can hardly be pulled away from it for other matters. She's prone to pushing herself too hard and can snap at others if she's in an irritable mood. She has a soft spot for both of her partner pokémon, something that seems at odds with her work, but won't hesitate to harm others for the sake of her research. History: She grew up alone, always alone it seemed, and built up a very cold outer personality to cope with her own pain. Her early days she lived as a thief on the outskirts of Kanto, taking what she wanted and caring little for others' discomfort. Eventually she found her way into pokémon research and something clicked, here at last was something she could do without having to worry about others. Her research took a dark turn though after she turned 18, bored with the 'normal' subjects she dove deeper and found herself drawn to the shadows. Theme Song: A Thousand Faces (Creed) Sexuality: Straight

Name: Dusk Freewall Gender: Male Age: 17 yrs Hometown: Cianwood City

Name: Fang Gender: Female Age: 16 yrs Goal: Trainer/Thief Starter: Fennekin Personality: Quiet and reserved, she has an attack first talk later attitude that can easily get her into trouble. She's overly protective of her little brother and refuses to let him out of her sight. Despite this she can be nice and a very loyal friend if you can get her to listen to you and she has an innate sense for battle that helps her determine when she has a chance of winning and when it's time to flee. History: Her and her little brother were orphaned shortly after he was born but she refused to be taken to an orphanage. Eventually though they were forcibly taken to the nearby orphanage in Shalour City and they spent two years there before Fang took her brother and ran. Since then she hasn't really stopped running, the longest time they've spent in one place was about six months with a tribe of espurr. Family: Little brother, Slash Description: Fang is tall and lanky, her frosty blue-grey eyes always alert for trouble and her long, wavy black hair tangled in knots along her back. Her skin is lightly tanned and she tends to go barefoot a lot. Her nails are sharpened to near points and overall she has an animalistic appearance. Whatever she wears is whatever she can steal from the nearest town, generally including blue jeans and t-shirts. She also carries a small black bag that stores her pokéballs, blanket, food, and an assortment of other items including several mega stones.

Name: Slash Gender: Male Age: 11 yrs Goal: Breeder/Trainer Starter: Froakie Personality: He's a lot more open and talkative than his sister, never really understanding why she's always on edge. He has a tendency to wander away from her when he can and he loves finding someone to talk to regardless of whether they're pokémon or human. History: Much the same as his sister's though he doesn't really remember any of their life before she took to running. Family: Big sister, Fang Description: Slash is slightly short for his age with tousled dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He'll wear whatever his sister steals for him to wear and the only thing he carries is his blanket fashioned into a bag for his pokéballs.

Name: Angel Arold Gender: Female Age: 13 yrs Appearance: Blue eyes and short brown hair. Rank: Student Base: Ranger School Partner: Riolu Extra: Working as a spy against the rangers.

Name: Tyson 'Ty' Ethan Gender: Male Age: 13 yrs Appearance: Reddish brown hair and light greenish blue eyes. Rank: Student Base: Ranger School Partner: Pichu

Name: Jasmine 'Jas' Arold Gender: Female Age: 16 yrs Appearance: Long dark hair with odd green eyes that have a touch of amber. Rank: Top Ranger Base: Union Partner(s): Tyranitar (Crush) & Mightyena (Demon) Extra: Angel's older sister.

Name: Natalee Bridgewater (Miss. Bridgewater) Nickname: Natty Species: Mew Gender: Female Age: 23 yrs Occupation: Teacher (Psychology & Sociology) Personality: Natalee is a strange and playful person, often mingling with the students during free time but she is the last teacher you want to make angry. She has a wicked temper and power to back it that often leaves students with scars from her wrath. Despite this students seem to enjoy her class and most consider it the easiest class at the school. At times she displays a lonely yet curious nature and she may disappear for days or weeks without notice. When she does disappear Mystic takes over the class but Natalee always seems quieter when she finally returns. History: Very little of Natalee's history is actually known and most of what is known is merely rumors. Like most that live in the valley she grew up with gijinka parents but many rumors surround her father. Her mother was a cresselia gijinka and the man claimed to be her father an articuno, yet many believe her real father to be a human. Despite these rumors she had a fairly normal childhood with only one sibling, a mewtwo gijinka, that disappeared some years ago without a trace. After graduating from Multi-Species Pokémon Academy (MSPA) she returned as a teacher. Appearance: Natalee is tall and slender with the appearance of a teenager still. Her wavy purplish-pink hair hangs to her waist and her bright blue eyes always seem to be up to mischief. She wears deep purple dresses most of the time that reach to her knees and can often be found around campus barefoot. Her sealing ring can be seen on the ring finger of her right hand and when she's not wearing it she has ears and a tail that match her hair.

Name: Derek Brushen Nickname: Inferno Species: Charizard Gender: Male Age: 19 yrs Personality: Derek is a born rebel with a bad habitat of lighting the mess hall on fire. He's been suspended from school several times and seems to have no interest in learning. His only real desire apparently is to see the outside world and maybe enslave a few humans. Whether this is true or not is debatable and not many students really understand why he acts up so much. Despite this 'hardened criminal' façade he uses around the other students he actually has a sweet side and is interested learning about the outside world and what makes gijinkas different. History: Derek grew up in the lower areas of the valley surrounded by rowdy siblings and scolding parents. He was the eldest of his family and expected to set the example but his parents disowned him after he entered the secondary school. He's spent his years making enemies of all the teachers, not the smartest plan, and lighting things on fire when he gets upset. Most of the other students avoid him because of this but he has managed to make a few friends in the academy. Appearance: Derek is tall and muscular with emotionless dark blue eyes and shaggy ginger hair. He typically wears dark jeans and tennis shoes with a red-orange jacket and his ring can be found on the ring finger of his left hand if he's wearing it. When not wears it he has large orange wings with a bluish-green underside and a long orange tail tipped with a fluff of dark red fur in place of a flame. He also has a star shaped scar on his right cheek from picking a fight with a skitty when he was younger.

Name: Marcia Middleton Nickname: Mary Species: Ninetales Gender: Female Age: 17 yrs Personality: Marcia is generally kind and loves helping younger children but at times she get a strange look in her eyes and start mumbling about the weirdest things. Most of these strange mumblings seem to revolve around the original experiment lab and a war between gijinkas and humans. She might dart off at the slightest thing but she's very loyal to her friends. She'll defend anyone weaker than herself and has been known to get into heated arguments with Derek for various reasons. History: Marcia grew up in a loving home surrounded by younger siblings and many strange pokémon. There was a strange accident right after she evolved though and that's when the mumblings started. Some say she was possessed by a spirit and most refuse to let her around the younger children anymore. The only one in her family she still talked with was her youngest sister before she mysteriously vanished and since then she has spoken much to anyone. Until she met Derek that is and his views on humans and weaker pokémon irked her to no end, leading to arguments and flame-fights every time they cross paths. Appearance: Marcia is slightly short for her age with soft blonde hair and piercing blue-green eyes. She typically dresses in a traditional style that seems foreign to most of the students and she can always be seen with her strange golden bracelet. Her ring can be seen on the ring finger of her right hand and when not wearing it she has sharp claws as well as ears and tails that match her hair in color.

Name: Michael Frozenwings (Mr. Frost) Nickname: Frost Species: Articuno Gender: Male Age: 30 yrs Occupation: Teacher (Language) Personality: Michael is often seen as cold and uncaring, never revealing even a shred of emotion unless it's directed at Snowfall. Very few remember the carefree child that had come down the mountain all those years ago with a wish to fly over all types of lands. As a teacher Michael is graceful in movement but to the point in speech, his voice almost musical as he yells at his students constantly. He encourages the students to 'let in their inner pokémon and hear the voice of the world' yet very few take his class seriously and even fewer pass. Around the other faculty or gijinkas from outside the school he is seen as quiet and reserved, his blank eyes always watching yet the music of his voice never reaches beyond his partner. History: Michael was born to ice-type gijinkas that had endured the horrors of the lab and they did their best to raise a legend but ended up giving him away to an elderly regice on his fifth birthday. He was an only child and grew up high in the mountains with only the regice and the elder's partner experiment. Close to his tenth birthday the elder died and his partner left, leaving the child alone in the frozen world above the valley but it was only a few months after this that he met Snowfall and they became partners. By age fifteen he was finally summoned down to the valley and required to go to school, something he loathed, yet he went without fuss. Near graduation though he got into a fight with a skarmory that left both of them unable to fly, and as punishment he was held at the school another year. After losing his ability to fly he began shutting down his emotions, barely responding to those around him and many said the battle had frozen his heart. He disappeared after graduating, presumably to his old mountain home, but returned a few years later when the position of language teacher opened. Appearance: Michael is tall and graceful much like his pokémon side would suggest while his skin is pale whitish in color. He has long, deep blue hair and startling red eyes and is often described as feminine in appearance by the students. Often times he'll be found wearing jeans and loose shirts with high boots and a dark grey scarf wrapped around his shoulders. Should he take off his sealing ring, which he dislikes doing, he gains the wings, tail, and crest of articuno with his wings matching his hair and his tail and crest a slightly darker shade of blue. The crest appears almost as a crown, a ring of diamonds encircling his head while his right wing has a dark scar across it from the midpoint all the way down his back. The scar is also visible in his human form, tracing a line from his right shoulder blade to his left hip, but he does his best to hide it and refuses to discuss the topic with anyone.

Name: Blaze Species: Charizard Age: 17 yrs Gender: Male Level: 50 Personality: Quiet most of the time, he dislikes being around others and can be quite aggressive. Occupation: Rescue Team Leader (Dark Flames)

Name: Twig Species: Grovyle Age: 17 yrs Gender: Male Level: 50 Personality: The most talkative of the group (which isn't saying much), if you aren't careful you might think he's the leader. Occupation: Rescue Team (Dark Flames)

Name: Claw Species: Mightyena Age: 17 yrs Gender: Female Level: 50 Personality: She's the quietest of the group, usually just standing in the background when they go near Pokemon Square. Occupation: Rescue Team (Dark Flames)

Name: Razia Age: 15 yrs Gender: Female Persoanlity: Shy but kind around most, she is wary of humans though. History: She has always been running with her cat-friend Kai.

Name: Zilla Title: The Silent Gender: Female Age: 250 yrs Appearance: She's tall and looks about 17 with reddish-black hair and green-blue eyes. Her ears are slightly bat-like though she's gotten good at hiding it. Rank: Border Guard

Name: Ash Gender: Male Age: 7 yrs Appearance: He's short for his age but gets angry easily and doesn't like to be around the others. His hair is light brown and his eyes an odd hazel-grey. His wolf form is a light brown-blonde pup. Rank: Pup

Name: Angeline 'Ann' Tracker Age: 20 yrs Gender: Female Personality: Quiet and somewhat shy, she prefers to keep to herself but is protective of her brother. She is very observant and seems to know everything that is going on around her. When she does talk though it is either friendly or angry depending on her mood and if her younger brother is nearby. History: She left home about a year ago and has avoided most of her family since but won't explain why. When she left she took her dog and horse with her and moved to the opposite side of town. Pets: Horse (Freedom Flyer) & Dog (Forest) Family: Kyle Tracker Other: She works part-time at a nearby petshop.

Name: Koko Waneta Species: Cursed Experiment Gender: Female Age: 18 yrs Appearance: Koko is tall and lanky, standing at about five feet ten inches, with long dark brown hair and ice blue eyes. She normally wears long brown dresses and carries only a dagger and a small pouch of things. By night she becomes a puma-gargoyle with black bat-like wings. Her fur is a dark tawny color except for her dark brown tail-tip and her ringed muzzle. Her curse mark is visible on her right shoulder in either form. Personality: Koko is usually shy and quiet, preferring to avoid others but she isn't afraid to speak her mind, or the minds of others, when needed. She tries her best not to read other peoples’ minds but sometimes it slips through. She has mastered her element and isn't afraid to use it if she has to. During the day she tries to interact with others but if anyone notices her mark they run away. At night though she hides, afraid to show people her monster form. History: She was born human but at the age of eight she was kidnapped from her home and experimented on. She became a puma-gargoyle and ran, or flew, away from everything trying to find a cure. She roamed for months, always avoids others in fear. Finally, half-dead, she stumbled upon an old witch who promised to cure her. However the witch betrayed her, cursing and marking her as she is now. In anger Koko killed the witch and fled again but now she's trying to use this new form to make peace between the species. Element: Lightning Telepath?: Yes Side: Friend Clan Rank: Outcast

Name: Zev Gender: Male Age: 15 yrs Appearance: Personality: Zev hates anything and everything, preferring to talk with fists rather than words. He has a deep-seated hatred of gargoyles and won't hesitate to kill them or anyone with them. He plans every step of his one-man war but hopes to turn the whole town against the gargoyles. History: Grew up with his two sisters but ran away when a clan of gargoyles attacked his town. His whole family was killed and he nearly died himself. Days after the attack he and any other survivors were moved to a new town far to north, a town that didn't seem to care about a clan of gargoyles living near them. As soon as he was well enough to walk, he began to train himself to fight. Telepath?: No Side: Fight Pets: Falcon (Talon)

Name: Kyle Tracker Age: 15 yrs Gender: Male Personality: Friendly but prefers to let others do the talking. History: When his sister moved out he tried to follow her but failed, afterward he began spending more time away from the house to explore and maybe figure out why Ann left in such a hurry. Family: Angeline Tracker

Name: Ryan Zanz Age: 19 yrs Gender: Male Rank: Private Dog Tag #: 547 ZR Personality: More of a loner type, he is a strong fighter though and is often the cause of trouble. He can be caring to others but prefers to keep to himself. He can also be hard to find during breaks, no one is sure where he disappears to. Other: He has two younger half-brothers back home and an older sister. His father left the family after he was born and they haven't seen him since. His mother was sick when he left so his older sister does a lot around the house. Dog's Name: Yami Dog's Gender: Female Dog's Breed: Black Labrador Other: He has had her for three years and prefers talking to her than the other soldiers.

Name: Ryuu Gender: Female Age: 16 yrs Appearance: She's tall with dark-brown-almost-black hair and icy blue eyes. She wears jeans and t-shirts most of the time with an amber claw necklace hidden under her shirt. She also has a strange tattoo on her right ankle of a moon and star. Aware of Vamps/Werewolves: Yes Loyal To: No One Other: She's a runaway who likes sneaking around and watching the vampires and werewolves fight with each other.

Name: Cree Gender: Female Appearance: A cross between a dragon and a tiger, Cree is large and dark orange with darker stripes. Her paws, tail-tip, underbelly, underwing, mane, and horns are white while the top layer of her wings is a darker orange. Her eyes are a bright amber and her size is about that of a large dog. Power: Invisibility Side: Neutral Other: She wears a necklace with a silver crescent moon at the end.

Name: Spark Species: Dog Gender: Female Personality: Playful and fun loving she never seems to stay in one place and can always find trouble. Theme Song: "Runaway"~Love and Theft Age: 1 yr

Name: Flash Species: Dog Gender: Male Personality: Bored yet fast, he can be where he wants in minutes but is often hard to find because he is asleep somewhere. Theme Song: "Life is a Highway"~Rascal Flatts Age: 2 yrs

Name: Ruckus Species: Hamster Gender: Male Personality: As the name suggests he is a troublemaker. Small and furry but lighting fast he can turn a whole room upside down before you hear the first crash. He can be sweet at times but doesn't get along with most of his humans. Age: 1 yr

Name: Frozen Star Age: 25,396 yrs Gender: Female Rank: Warrior Personality: Unknown (she wears a necklace that hides her emotions). She seems distant and somewhat deadly but softens around hatchlings for some reason. History: Unknown, She won't tell. Power: Strong ice control, some mind reading (Mostly flashes that make no sense at the time), and minimum time powers but this wears her down faster. Weakness: Lightning and overuse of her time control. Also the fact that she hides her emotions can sometimes be a weakness.

Name: Burning Sky Age: 9 yrs Gender: Male Rank: Hatchling Personality: He is very playful. Power: Some fire control is all he knows so far. Weakness: Water

Name: Consuming Shadows Age: 58, 931 yrs Gender: Male Rank: Rogue Personality: Dark and mysterious, he hates the other dragons because of how the older ones once treated him. He has a killer personality that caused many of the deaths during the war but he does have a kind side if someone is willing to welcome him. History: His parents died before he was born and he grew up alone. When his first power developed, his dark powers, the dragon tribes shunned him and he fled. He spent thousands of years alone until his other powers developed, then he turned against those that shunned him. Later he used the war to get revenge on many of the others but after the war he just vanished, no dragon has seen him since. Power: He can dip into other dragon's dreams and use this to learn their greatest fear (this often causes the dragon to have nightmares), he can turn phantom (this is where he is ghost like; it is impossible to see, hear, or even scent him in this state), and he can control various elements of darkness. Weakness: Anything to do with light, including fire and lightning.

Name: Unnamed Age: 1.2 yrs Type of Owl: Barn Owl Chaw: No particular one, she does work between chaws to survive. Nesting Place: Loner that moves from place to place. Skills/Flaws: She has weak starsight that often frightens her and she has yet to learn to understand it well. She is also a greater flyer and can read a few weather patterns. One of her greatest flaws though is her fear of being labeled a traitor by others, she does what she has to to survive, and she becomes extremely shy around other owls and even nest-maid snakes. You Are: Unnamed doesn't really care what others consider her, she disagrees with the Pure Ones view but will do anything to keep herself alive. One day she wishes to join the Guardians but for now fears that they would brand her a traitor. History: She was born into the Pure Ones but was quickly abandoned because she became "unmanageable" as they said. Since then she's been living on her own trying to figure things out and simply survive. She's heard rumors of the Guardians though and desperately wants to at least meet one. Rank: Chawlet Gender: Female

Name: Wishstream Gender: She-Cat Age: 24 moons Rank: Medicine Cat Personality: Quiet but she will do anything to protect her clan. Appearance: Soft silvery gray with lighter flecks along her chest. She has bright blue eyes but is blind in the right one and silvery gray wings. Other: Her brother is Darkstreak

Name: Darkstreak Gender: Tom Age: 24 moons Rank: Warrior Personality: He is a great fighter and has a desire to become deputy. Appearance: Coal black bright amber eyes and black wings. Other: His sister is Wishstream

Name: Blackfrost Gender: She-Cat Age: 40 moons Rank: Queen/Warrior Personality: Kind and caring, she will do anything to protect her clan. She's not one to speak up though and doesn't like to be far from her kits. History: Unknown Kits: Emberkit, Waterkit, and Birdkit

Name: Emberkit (Emberleap) Gender: She-Cat Age: 4 moons Rank: Kit Personality: She’s protective of her siblings and is the quietest of the group but on rare occasions she’ll be the one leading the others into trouble. History: Grew up in the clan with her siblings and mother. Kin: Blackfrost, Waterkit, and Birdkit

Name: Waterkit (Waterclaw) Gender: Tom Age: 4 moons Rank: Kit Personality: He’s the troublemaker of the group, always into something but once his curiosity is satisfied he can be kind and helpful. History: Grew up in the clan with his siblings and mother. Kin: Blackfrost, Emberkit, and Birdkit

Name: Birdkit (Birdeyes) Gender: She-Cat Age: 4 moons Rank: Kit Personality: Playful and kind, she gets along with just about everyone. History: Grew up in the clan with her siblings and mother. Kin: Blackfrost, Emberkit, and Waterkit

Name: Blazepaw (Blazeleaf) Gender: She-Cat Age: 9 moons Rank: Med. Apprentice Personality: Kind and generous around her clanmates but she can get aggressive around outsiders. History: Grew up in the clan and chose the path of a medicine cat during kithood.

Name: Snowpaw (Snowflame) Gender: She-Cat Age: 11 moons Rank: Apprentice Appearance: Snowpaw is a snowy white she-cat with bright amber eyes and a fluffy light-grey tail. She is a very slender and fluffy cat with a scar down her right side from falling out of a tree as a kit. Her fur is almost always dusty and many cats wonder if she's really white under all that grey. Personality: Snowpaw is a bright and curious she-cat who, despite choosing the path of a warrior, is very interested in learning about herbs and healing. She is kind to any cat she meets and fiercely loyal to her clan but she has a tendency to voice her opinions without thinking, sometimes getting her in trouble with the older cats. She does act odd at times though and likes sneaking off by herself, often at night while her clanmates are sleeping, but she refuses to tell anyone what she does out there or where she goes. History: Snowpaw was born into the clan and grew up with her mother and two littermates, her father having died before she was born. Her littermates disappeared when they were three moons old and no one knows what happened to them but her mother became fiercely protective of her last kit. Snowpaw wasn't allowed to play with the other kits as often as she would have liked and her mother fretted constantly over her safety. Her mother died from greencough shortly after Snowpaw became an apprentice and since then she has taken to exploring the medicine den and healing herbs. Regardless of her interest in the medicine though she refuses to give up being a warrior.

Name: Shadowtooth Gender: Tom Age: 195 moons Rank: Elder Appearance: Shadowtooth is a dark grey tabby tom with dark amber eyes and a lighter chest. His tail is three inches shorter than it should be, bitten off by a fox when he was an apprentice, and his right hind leg is slightly twisted, giving him a slight handicap though it didn't deter him from his duties while he was a warrior. His tabby stripes are a dark brownish-grey while the lighter layer is a soft silvery-grey. Personality: Shadowtooth was nearly fearless, jumping in front of danger without much thought for his own safety, but he's also loyal to his clanmates and ready to defend them. He can seem angry and grumpy around the younger cats, always issuing orders as if he was the clan leader, but he has a soft spot for kits and has always wondered if he should raise some of his own, not that he found a mate after his first passed. As an elder he's mellowed out some but is still quick to take action when necessary. History: Shadowtooth grew up normally in the clan but always had a tendency to get himself into trouble. He mellowed out some when he met his mate shortly after earning his warrior name and he settled down with her for several moons. His clanmates teased him about how much time he spent in the nursery when his mate announced she was expecting. But disaster struck, while he had been ignoring his warrior duties a small group of foxes had moved into the clan territory and attacked the camp. The fox band managed to sneak into the nursery and wrecked havoc, wounding most of the queens and killing his mate. Since then Shadowtooth has been extra cautious, always alert for the first sign of trouble and faithfully keeping up with his duties until his bad leg finally forced him to retire to the elder's den.

Name: Senka Clan Name: Forestpool Gender: She-Cat Age: 33 moons Rank: Running With The Wind Mark of Destiny: Shadow of a Lavender Leaf Appearance: Senka was a tawny-pelted bengal she-cat with bright green eyes and darker rings around her tail. She had a white chin and board stripe down her back that was darker than most of her fur. The rest of her pelt, minus her tail and chest, was spotted in a slightly darker shade. Her chest was much lighter than the rest of her body and she had a scar above her left eye, barely missing the eye itself. Her right ear was slightly tattered and she had another scar across her left shoulder that sometimes paralyzes that leg. After her passing her spirit joined the traveler's version of StarClan and her appearance took on a more silvery sheen should she be seen. Personality: Senka was a loner by nature and had a tendency to avoid other cats, often unconsciously. She didn't speak much and many that first come across her take her to be a mute, which was fine by her if it kept them from asking questions. She slinked around, constantly watching other cats and sticking to the shadows. Once you actually got to know her though she was a kind and generous cat, often feeding others before herself. It was this part of her nature that led to her death when she put the needs of a clan above her own. History: Senka was raised by her mother while a young kit but was eventually stolen away by twolegs. She lived with them for a time but could never stomach the kittypet lifestyle so she fled the nest and has pretty much been running ever since. She has spoken to clan cats in the past, cats from many different clans that she passed, but she was always uncertain about joining their stationary lifestyle. It was in her early running that she first came across the strange network of traveling loners and 'joined' them as it were. Learning their unique customs and laws took several years but she had finally found where she belonged. Mate: Stray, a wild tom that lived in one of the cities. Kits: Trix, Drake, Nala, & Tiger Other: She died in her journeys at 27 moons, leaving her kits to fend for themself in the network.

Name: Trix Clan Name: Foxshadow Gender: She-Cat Age: 15 moons Rank: Traveling Loner Mark of Destiny: Scent of an Abandoned Den Appearance: Trix is a long-haired she-cat with a bushy tail and a russet-colored pelt that reminds others of foxes. Her eyes are a dark amber-brown but they are completely blind, a scar visible over the right one. Her pelt has darker stripes through it, resembling her mother's, but she has none of Senka spots. Her chest is a lighter shade of red than the rest of her fur and a long scar runs across it. Personality: Trix is more open around other cats than her mother but she still avoids them whenever she can. Like many traveling loners she has a love of high places and would live her whole life off the ground given the chance. She has a bad habit of speaking her mind without thinking of the cats around her and this can lead her to trouble, though she has gotten better since her mother's death. History: Trix was raised by her father for a short time before joining Senka in her travels but the mother and daughter were often at odds with each other. When Trix turned six moons old she took off on her own to search for her 'destiny mark,' a traveler tradition to let young cats start on their own much like a clan apprentice. After living on her own for several moons she tracked her mother down again in clan territory and was the only of Senka's kits to witness their mother's death and carry out the traveling wind tradition for her. After spending a moon or so with that clan she took off again and has recently met up with her siblings prior to their official recognition by the traveler's council. Other: Child of the late traveler Senka, blind from kithood, curses in canine (picked up from twoleg dogs), and like all travelers has learned the codes of the howling network.

Name: Drake Clan Name: Darkflame Gender: Tom Age: 15 moons Rank: Traveling Loner Mark of Destiny: Flick of a Lizard's Tongue Appearance: Drake is a short-haired, dark pelted bengal tom with bright amber eyes and lighter fur along his chest and belly. Like his mother his pelt is covered in spots but his are a deep black in color surrounded by a lighter grey. He is broad shouldered and the largest of Senka's kits. A scar can be found on his right side from defending his siblings when they lived with their father. Personality: Drake has a very defensive attitude, becoming very possessive of anything that he cares about and almost always follows 'fight-first-talk-later' which is unusual for a traveler. He picked this up mostly because of his blind sister and his travels through rogue lands, but he stays true to the customs and protections of travelers. When not feeling threatened he softens somewhat and even enjoys sharing traveler customs with others. History: Like all of Senka's kits he spent his early years with his father before joining his mother in her travels and learning the life of a traveler. After leaving for his 'destiny mark' journey he was the first to find his mark and rose in the traveler community as a leader and defender of their traditions. Of the siblings he is the least versed in clan-customs and has spent most of his travels through rough wild-lands where the only other cats he came across were rogues and fellow travelers. After hearing about his mother's death through the 'howling network', he changed course to meet up with his siblings. Other: Child of the late traveler Senka and like all travelers has learned the codes of the howling network.

Name: Tiger Clan Name: Tigertooth Gender: Tom Age: 15 moons Rank: Traveling Loner Mark of Destiny: Sound of a Rat's Flight Appearance: Tiger is a light orange tabby with dark hazel eyes and a white patch at the end of his muzzle. His left hind-leg is slightly twisted, several scars visible along the leg and hip area. The damage sometimes impends his movement but he does his best to hide it except around his siblings. Personality: Tiger is probably the friendliest of the siblings and enjoys talking with other cats. He can be clumsy at times and has a habit of getting into trouble just by falling into it. Unlike most travelers he has a fear of heights and doesn't enjoy when he has to climb trees to avoid others. History: Like all of Senka's kits he spent his early years with his father before joining his mother in her travels and learning the life of a traveler. After leaving for his 'destiny mark' journey he was the last to find his mark, only achieving full traveler status a moon ago. Most of his journeys were through twoleg territory and he spent most of his time talking with kittypets and stealing milk from the twolegs. Other: Child of the late traveler Senka and like all travelers has learned the codes of the howling network.

Name: Nala Clan Name: Riverbubble Gender: She-Cat Age: 15 moons Rank: Traveling Loner Mark of Destiny: Shade of a Willow Tree Appearance: Nala is a blue-grey tabby with a white chest/belly area and bright blue-green eyes. Unlike her siblings she has no major scars, the only notable one being a small scratch on her right shoulder from squeezing through a metal fence. Her tail is, however, slightly crooked at the end since birth. Personality: Nala is the least talkative of the siblings, taking after her mother in personality if not appearance. She tends to stick to the shadows and observe others instead of directly interacting with them and many believe her to be mute. She doesn't even speak around her siblings and uses her crooked tail in a means of communication only they understand. History: Like all of Senka's kits she spent her early years with her father before joining her mother in her travels and learning the life of a traveler. After leaving for her 'destiny mark' journey she took to a quiet lifestyle, spending much of her time in the treetops watching the different groups interact. Other: Child of the late traveler Senka and like all travelers has learned the codes of the howling network.

Name: Nixie Gender: Female Faction: Loner Breed: Boykin Spaniel & Basenji Mix Appearance: She's a medium-sized dog with a silky brown short-haired coat, and has a scattering of lighter hairs across her chest and front legs. Her ears are long and floppy with lighter, longer curling fur typical of spaniels and her tail is short and usually curled against her back with a lighter underside. Eye Color: Dark Amber Backstory: As a pup she worked on a small cruise ship as a companion to one of the chefs and generally spent her early days fetching supplies for the humans. By the time she reached her full size though that human was kicked off the ship and they made due traveling along the coast. One day though she came back from hunting to their little temporary camp and he was gone, she never saw her human again or any other humans for that matter. She became a loner after that, sticking close to the water and warning off anything that got too close. Personality: Intelligent, Alert, Aloof, Possessive, & Irritable What is their greatest strength?: She's fast in water, whether she's just running in the shallows or actually swimming under the surf, and capable of actually breathing under it for hours at a time. She's also skilled at hunting and retrieving with a good idea of what's safe and what's not. What is their greatest weakness?: She does not do well away from water, her life spent traveling along the coast and living on the fringes of water has made her dependent upon it to survive. If forced away from it for porlonged periods she becomes sluggish, her body refusing to move right, and she has trouble breathing that becomes worse if she can't soak. She's also antisocial and usually skittish around other dogs, but she's quick to pick a fight to protect what she deems hers. What is their motivation?: Mainly to survive, deep down she's gentle and tired of her life of solitude but she'd never admit to such weakness. She only seems interested in maintaining her personal 'territory' and staying near the ocean. Family: None Other: Lives in a decent-sized tidal pool surrounded by rockier parts of the shore on the fringes of Coast territory, few other dogs would dare to climb down into it due to the dangerous cliffs, and she generally gets her food from the sea.

Name: Enya Gender: Female Faction: City Breed: Norfolk Terrier Appearance: She's a small, short dog with reddish-brown fur and darker spots along her back and right side. Her right ear is nicked, leaving a small 'v' near the bottom edge, and her tail is chopped off at an odd angle from escaping their humans' nest. Eye Color: Dark Backstory: Raised by humans as a pup, she lived with a small human family in the city and when they adopted Bear she became something of a big sister to him, doing her best to keep him out of trouble. Life with the humans was great but one day they didn't come home, leaving the siblings to fend for themselves. She took to hunting then, mostly small vermin around the city, and they stayed in their humans' nest until it collapsed on top of them. Bear got out mostly unscathed, a little bruised but in one piece, but she wasn't as lucky. Her backend got caught under some of the rumble and in her efforts to free herself she lost half her tail and a small chunk of her right ear. After losing their home they chanced upon the pack and decided it would be safer living in a larger group. Personality: Adventurous, Caring, Protective, Spirited, & Loyal What is their greatest strength?: She's a good hunter, skilled at flushing out vermin, and capable of picking up speed in short bursts. She's also fiercely loyal to anyone she deems a friend and won't hesitate to try and help out to the best of her abilities. What is their greatest weakness?: She tires quickly when she uses her speed and has to consume more food to maintain her energy despite her small size. She's also somewhat over-protective of her brother and prone to panicking when she can't find him. What is their motivation?: Her main goal is to keep her brother safe, anything else comes after that, but she'll also protect her pack. Family: Brother Bear Other: Likes to sleep on top of Bear so she can keep track of him.

Name: Bear Gender: Male Faction: City Breed: Newfoundland Mix Appearance: He's a large dog with long dark grey fur and a small white spot on his chest. He also has a scattering of white hairs around his left front paw and his tail-tip. Eye Color: Dark Backstory: Grew up with Enya and a human family until they disappeared. The siblings stayed in the nest even without the humans though, waiting for them to someday come home, and Enya took to providing food. He was never very good with hunting but he'd occasionally help her when heavier lifting was required. After their nest collapsed and they joined the pack he helped nurse her back to full health. Personality: Gentle, Distractible, Impulsive, Observant, & Friendly What is their greatest strength?: He's very observant, generally picking up on things that others miss, and good at rummaging through the city debris. He can also blend into his surroundings if he stays still long enough, a form of camouflage that makes him almost invisible until he moves again. What is their greatest weakness?: He doesn't like to speak out and prefers to let his sister handle things which often leads him to trouble when she's out hunting and he's left alone. He's also a bit absent-minded and has a tendency to zone out randomly, still picking up the little details but not really focusing on them, and this leads to him 'disappearing' at times. When this happens it often takes some sharp nips or forceful shoving to regain his attention. What is their motivation?: Staying with his sister and maybe finding their humans again. Family: Sister Enya

Name: Hawk Gender: Male Faction: Coast Breed: Belgian Malinois Appearance: He's a medium-sized dog with short tanish fur and darker tips. His muzzle and ears are nearly black in color with noticeable scars from his early work and he has a small white stripe down his chest. Eye Color: Brown Backstory: He spent his early life as a tracker alongside humans, rarely the same one twice, until he got too close to a knife. He had wandered away from his handler and found himself a little too close to the suspect they were tracking. He managed to disarm the 'bad' human but received several slashes along his muzzle. Thankfully the wounds healed without permanent disfigurement or damage to his senses but he was never given the chance to work again. After the humans disappeared he found himself out near the bay and settled in with the other dogs there. Personality: Stubborn, Hardworking, Reactive, Energetic, & Tough What is their greatest strength?: He has heightened senses, especially scent, and can generally keep track of others from a distance. He also has a sixth sense of a sort that lets him pick up on the emotions of those around him, and extensive training in police work and tracking. What is their greatest weakness?: His heightened senses make him very vulnerable to overstimulation and at times he has to just curl into a ball and shut the world out. This is especially bad with smell and any change to the environment can send him over the edge. During these times he can become very irritable and snap at those around him without meaning to. What is their motivation?: He doesn't seem to have any clear motivation, he just really wants a stable routine to give him something to do. Family: None Other: He keeps a small cloth tied around his right front leg that he keeps coated with a strong scent of the sea, this is to help him relax and focus when things get to be too much.