Post by Hunter on Feb 23, 2013 21:52:48 GMT
VANESSA
5 years - Female - Feline - Russian Blue - The Amazon Gang - Leader
Personality:
Events in her past have caused Vanessa to fear males. But just as much as she fears them, she hates them for what they’ve done to her. But since her hatred toward them is so profound, she refuses to show her weakness. Vanessa therefore hasn’t gotten any problems with talking to males, but the suppression of her androphobic condition, plus the haunting of the sadistic event of her past, has caused Vanessa to suffer from nightmares at least once a week. The intense nightmares sometimes make Vanessa scream at night and in these cases Vanessa hopes to wake herself from the horrifying images flashing in her mind. She feels highly embarrassed by this uncontrolled behaviour which seems to be impossible to get rid of, but the truth is that the nightmares are getting rarer – seeing that she suffered from nightmares every night the first month after she’d fled from her former pride, Vanessa tries to soothe herself with this positive development.
But of course the results are coming too slow for her. Vanessa is a feline who wants precision and self-control – everything else would be stupid for a spy or assassin. And because of the pains she has suffered in the past, Vanessa has had an extremely powerful drive to change her future by being able to fight and hunt. For a long time it has been a goal for Vanessa to fight for her freedom and her rights as well as taking care of and avenging other female felines who has felt the same pain as herself. If there’s one thing you can be sure of, it is that Vanessa refuses to be the lowest link in the food chain and she will fight fiercely to prevent anyone from doing anything to her and her gang members. She remembers the times where she waited, did nothing, and thereby missed chances to change her life, her future. These hesitations have bothered her to stop waiting, choosing to take action instead. So if you’re an Amazon, Vanessa won’t think twice before helping – or even sacrificing – herself for you, because these are the females whom she consider as her sisters.
Though Vanessa hates males the most, she has also begun to think that dogs are the source of evil as well. Her former pride fought the dogs and therefore needed warriors, leaving the females to be nothing but breeding stock, not allowed to do anything but that. Vanessa has therefore no problem with killing dogs or imprisoning them, using the dogs for practice purposes to the newer members of the gang who aren’t ready for a full kill.
But just as much as Vanessa can be a ruthless killer, she can be a caring friend and leader. She is often strict with her members, not wanting them to slack in training or being lazy with their missions, but no one should ever question whether or not she wants the best for her sisters. When first coming into the Amazon gang, Vanessa will most likely be suspicious of you and your intentions, but after a while she will accept you as one of her sisters, and you won’t be in doubt when she has accepted you. So even though she can be a strict leader, she definitely has a more loving side, caring for her members’ welfare. And if there’s someone Vanessa truly loves, it is her daughter, Tamera, who without doubt is her little jewel. Tamera is her absolute weakest spot, but no matter how much Vanessa wants to protect her daughter from the cruel world, she knows it would be wrong of her to hide her little girl away. But one thing is definitely for sure – God help the man who should ever dare hurt her daughter.
• likes | Climbing in trees, having an overview of things, her sisters and daughter, success, freedom
• dislikes | Males, canines, water, imprecision, supressing of females
• goals | To make the Amazon gang grow in numbers and thereby having made sure that more females are able to care for themselves instead of being dependent on males, to be great opponents to the Tempest Pack.
• fears | To lose her loved ones (especially her daughter is a weak spot), to be suppressed by males as she was when living with her former pride
• strengths | Nimble, highly skilled at the professions of spying and assassinating, brave, quick thinker, strong drive
• weaknesses | Her fear, her daughter (weak spot), she wants to be respected/pride (hates being talked down to), lack of brute strength
• mental disorders | Androphobia because of past events in her life
Appearance:
Even for a cat, Vanessa is small of height. She’s no runt though and her personality for sure makes up for her height. You won’t have to think twice before knowing who she is; a female of ambitions and someone who craves respect because she deserves it. Despite her height she moves with confidence, her lean but strong build easily carrying her around, whether this being on the ground or from rooftop to rooftop. Her nimbly build is thereby perfect for the services of spying and assassinating since she relies on speed and precision. Vanessa’s eyes are emerald of colour and her fur is light grey. Small scars from her life in the former pride cover the top of her legs as well as her belly, but most of them are hidden by her grey fur.
• height |9 inches at shoulder
• weight |8 Ibs
• fur colour |Grey
• eye colour |Green
• scars | No big ones, but several small ones though many of them are covered by her grey fur
• noticeable features |Her emerald eyes
• physical disorders | None
History:
Vanessa was born in a pride of domestic cats far from Hexasol, and only a few days after her birth she was promised away to the future leader of the pride. Her destiny, like that of the other females of the pride, would be to serve her mate and give him offspring. The pride was ruled solely by males. It was a pride where a female had nothing to be said and had right to do nothing but please her mate and foster their kittens. Many females of the pride were abused already at the age of six months by both their fathers and other males of the pride, but at this point you would think Vanessa was lucky because she was the future leader’s mate. But she wasn’t.
The three-month-old kitten counted herself lucky for being the future leader’s mate. She thought she would be untouched. Her father was abusive, bit and shouted at her, made her feel like shit, but it was nothing compared to the things she’d seen happening to some of the six-month-old females of the pride. Fear grew in the other females of her age as they neared the age of six months, but Vanessa was still confident that nothing would happen to her. It wasn’t a problem for her that her father treated her badly – and after all, she was only a female, so that kind of behavior was custom in the pride. No female should feel good about herself unless she bred a lot of male kittens for her mate. Because the pride needed warriors against the dogs – not females who just were more mouths to feed.
But Vanessa wasn’t as lucky as she’d thought she would be. She quickly encountered her future mate, the male whom she was destined to serve, and they also had a lot of fun together, playing games in the forest. She felt special with him, like she somehow was more worth with him than with her father. He treated her differently and was actually nice to her. But then he began to change. He wanted to play other kinds of games. It started somewhat innocently – whenever Vanessa said no or became scared of him, he would stop. But only after a few days he became angry with her, because as a female, Vanessa had no right to say no to him. Especially not since they were future mates, and definitely not when he was the future leader. Though they only were kittens, the male was stronger than Vanessa and she couldn’t get away from him. Scared of what her parents and friends would say, Vanessa didn’t tell anyone about the games he wanted to play with her in the forest. Especially not when she turned six months old and he started to share her with his friends. The games never seemed to stop, just like the males’ painful creativity. Sometimes the leader himself would come by to have a look, seeing if his son and his friends had a good time.
It was a relief for Vanessa when she got in heat for the first time but by that time she’d also been the victim of the males’ games for more than one and a half year. Now, with Vanessa in heat, she was old enough to be taken as a mate for the future heir. The days of the games had ended but now her true duty began. Her mate didn’t want to share her with others anymore – he wanted to be sure that it was his offspring she was carrying. And whenever she was in heat, her mate wouldn’t leave her alone. After all, females were nothing but breeding stock.
This became enough for Vanessa. She was two years old, and for her whole life she’d been the slave of males. While many other females seemed to accept their places, Vanessa hated it. But she didn’t have the guts to leave the pride. Because what should she do? She had no hunting skills, no fighting skills. Nothing. She was a female and had therefore never received any training, because she wasn’t worth it. She wasn’t worth being a warrior who should defend the pride against the dogs. Training for females was simply forbidden.
But walking alone in the forest one day, Vanessa found the opportunity she’d been looking for. Farther into the forest than she’d ever dared venture, she saw an old female cat, killing a dog. All by herself. Vanessa was awed by the female’s abilities. Gathering all her courage, Vanessa stepped forth and asked the female cat if she could teach her to become just as good a fighter as she was. The old feline gladly accepted her as an apprentice and Vanessa felt overwhelmed with joy. From now on, she wouldn’t be dependent on the males’ protection. She would someday in the future be able to fend for herself… She could be free.
The female, who felt bad for Vanessa being so helpless, wanted to teach her everything she knew, and six months after their encounter, Vanessa dared to make her best friend, Halcyon, join in on the training. A year passed where Vanessa almost every day ventured into the forest to train with the old female cat who appeared to have extreme skills for spying and assassination. But when Vanessa came into heat again, she had to stop her training. Her mate, who normally didn’t care where she went, was now all over her again. Ashamed for Vanessa not carrying him any litter from the first time she was in heat, he was even meaner toward her this time. Many times Vanessa wanted to resist him, using some of the things the old female cat had taught her, but she knew she wasn’t ready to fight him, and if he found out she’d received training, she would most likely be killed for going against the pride’s rules. So when Vanessa finally became pregnant, she felt relieved. But not for long. At first she was relieved that she would now get some peace, but after a few days she started to fear for what was inside her. Because what would happen if she didn’t give her mate enough male kittens? What would happen if she disappointed him with too many females?
Going to her mother, Vanessa asked her what would happen if the majority of the kittens were female. With a sad look on her face, her mother told her that the females of her first litter most likely would be killed, because no females were allowed to compete with her brothers of the leader position. Feeling horror biting in her stomach, Vanessa wished that she’d never come back to the pride after meeting the old female cat. But she hadn’t been brave enough at the time to leave her friends and family to live with only one other cat. And now it was too late for her. With the future leader’s kittens in her stomach, there was no way she would be allowed to leave the pride.
When the kittens were born, Vanessa felt sick. Four females and only two males. Her mate punished her, biting and shouting at her before he, without thinking twice, killed the four females. Exhausted after the birth, Vanessa could do nothing to save her newborn daughters.
Having to take care of her two sons during the daytime, Vanessa had to train in the forest at night. The old female was still there, waiting for her, and they continued her training. Another year passed by and the old female cat felt content with herself; she’d now taught Vanessa everything she could, so that she now would be able to fend for herself. But she wasn’t just a simple survivor – she was a true warrior, able to kill dogs on her own. Vanessa started to think about leaving the pride. After all, no one needed her. She hated her mate and her two one-year-old sons who’d never loved her. Her father she hated too and her mother… Vanessa loved her mother, but she’d been living here for too long. She was too afraid to go against the males and Vanessa knew there was no way her mother would follow her if she chose to leave.
But for a second time, Vanessa was too slow to take decisions. She got in heat for a third time and her mate therefore turned on her again. Caught up in bitterness, Vanessa soon realized she was pregnant for a second time, and again no one would let her go anywhere. Day and night she was guarded, and with her stomach growing bigger and bigger, Vanessa knew there was no way she could get away.
Her second litter consisted solely of females, and all of them were killed. Except one. The daughter which she was permitted to keep became everything to Vanessa. Even though she now had the chance to run, she knew that her kitten would be too weak to live a life where they always had to be on the move, getting away from the pride and other potential enemies in the big world. Vanessa therefore chose to stay until she was older.
But when she became six months old, Vanessa started to fear for her daughter’s safety. Even though Tamera was the daughter of the new leader, Vanessa wasn’t confident that her little daughter would be safe from all the horny bastards of the pride. After all, she hadn’t been safe herself. Not wanting her daughter to experience the same pain as she’d felt, Vanessa chose not to wait any longer. In this case, there was no way she would wait until it was too late. So in the night, Vanessa took her daughter and fled from the pride alongside with her best friend Halcyon. At first they met up with the old female cat in the forest who travelled with them until she got sick and died a few months after their escape. Continuing to move west, the little group became bigger as more females joined them. Vanessa trained them all with assistance from her friend, and by the time they reached Hexasol, whispers in the corners had already said that the Amazons had come to stay. The females were tired of wandering - now it was time to settle down and take their part in the war.
• season born |Winter
• place of birth |Far from Hexasol, close to a forest
• family | Father, mother, old mate, two sons and a daughter (Tamera) – Tamera is the only one she has contact to.
• memorable events |Her mate’s games when they were kittens and when he started sharing her with his friends. The times when she was in heat because her mate turned on her. When she met the old female cat in the forest who started to teach her how to hunt and fight. When her daughters were killed. When she fled from the pride with her daughter and best friend.
Season born: Winter
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Link to image of character: www.flickr.com/photos/zaia/3560308338/