Post by (aurora) of the problematique on Jul 10, 2007 13:15:04 GMT -5
my moniker is Shimo
i was born a male
i have fought for 7 cycles
i swear allegiance to the Land of Ice
this is how strong I am loner
hail to the victors valiant
Shimo is a wolverine, a stocky and muscular animal, considered carnivorous but known on occasion to eat plants. He has glossy brown hair with stripes of dull yellow along the sides. On his is a mask of black that extends to his muzzle, followed by a frame of cream-colored bristly fur. Behind that fringe are his little ears and then begins his body. Shimo's fur is long and dense and does not retain much water, making it very resistant to frost that is common in his cold habitat. Shimo is about the size of a medium dog (about 3 feet long) and his bushy tail is about 7 inches long. He weighs about 50 lbs. The wolverine has been known to give off a very strong, extremely unpleasant odor, giving rise to the nicknames "skunk bear" and "nasty cat." One of the many special features of the wolverine, and a common feature of other mustilidae, is that they have a special molar in the back of their upper mouth that is rotated 90 degrees, or sideways. This special characteristic allows wolverines to tear off meat from prey or carrion that has been frozen solid and also to crush bones to enable the wolverine to extract marrow.
hail to the conqu'ring heroes
The wolverine is remarkably strong for its size, and is considered one of the most ferocious, and Shimo is no exception. He will take advantage of anyone stuck in a snowbank and try to devour it. However, Shimo is very honorable for a wolverine. If someone helps him out, he will not hesitate to repay the offer. Shimo has no natural predators, save Twolegs, though he does come into conflict with other large predators over territory and food. He is very protective of anything in his possession. Shimo is cunning, fierce, fearless and strong. This comes from years living in the Land of Ice. He will do whatever it takes to survive and it doesn't matter how many lives he has to sacrifice to get that. However, he is kind to kits more so than to adult animals. He has no belief in any type of afterlife like cats do.
Portrayed as a cunning and tactical assassin, Shimo lives an empty life without Koji, devoid of any kind of pleasure, existing only to protect the bobcat. Credited with being one of the best assassins in the ice lands, he is a highly composed and calculating creature, with fighting skills rivalling those of his enemy, wolves and musk ox. Shimo is a professional beast and always has an air of control about him. Every move he makes or word he speaks is calculated to achieve a desired effect. He never allows emotions or the circumstances, no matter how dire, to master him. In this, he is completely as determined as a wolf. He tirelessly maintains himself in top condition, and constantly seeks to improve his martial skills, again just as his drow enemy does. Shimo is also terribly cunning, able to outthink as well as outfight his opponents. One aspect of his professionalism that is rare in a man whose best quality is assassination is that Shimo almost never kills unless it is necessary or unless he's been told to do so by Koji. There has been the occasional exception where Shimo killed somebody simply because he really wanted to. On these occasions the victim had made the mistake of angering Shimo and provoking him. Shimo has vowed to "never leave an enemy in his wake". He does not take threats lightly. For the most part, those who are not enemies of Shimo or his allies have nothing to fear from him.
all alone
Shimo reached adult size after one cycle of being born in the spring. He surpassed his four siblings in brute strength. He decided to find someone who he could fight evenly with in battle and trained constantly in all types of weather for that one day. He left home for that purpose and roamed the Land of Ice, defeating anyone who came in his path. One day, he came across some humans with a captured lynx kit. Though he was more concerned with the roasting deer the humans were eating, he decided to free the lynx. Koji--as the kit called himself--followed him around after that, much to his early ire, but Shimo grew to like his little orphan brother. He has heard of six cats travelling the land and now hopes to cross paths with them, for better or worse.
flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood Koji
other
Shimo's name means frost in Japanese (in case there is a dream to seek out the frost or something)
it's a secret poison tears crash down
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*scratches head* Eh, it's for plot purposes only ^^;;;;