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● name: Kathrine
● age: over 18
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● other characters: none!
character information
● name: Tolemi (Pagoda)
● canon: Original Character
● canon point: August 2020, three months after arriving in Tannery Hill, right when a group of hunters makes their way into town looking for a retired hunter who lives on the outskirts of the small rural village.
● age: 22
● (canon) background: n/a
● (original) world: Current location is Tannery Hill, Colorado in the United States of America.
This is a world very similar to our own, only Were-breeds exist that have lived alongside humans peacefully and then not-so-peacefully as they disputed over territory and Weres rejecting human authority over them. The fighting and deaths became great enough that Hunters and Weres agreed to a treaty that gave stronger Weres authority in their territories as long as they didn’t unjustifiably attack humans, disrupt human settlements that already existed, given them right to approve or refuse new settlements, and Hunters would limit their hunting to Weres who had gone fully feral and/or committed crimes against humans. But Hunters and Weres alike found ways around the treaty agreements, keeping the tension high. Also, while the stronger Breeds and clans were safe and honored within the treaty, weaker Breeds were conveniently left out of the dialogue and protections. Weaker breeds like the Jackalope are used as fodder and prey, hunted by stronger Weres and Hunters alike as easy kills due to their vulnerable beast-forms and their weaknesses against iron and silver.
Even in the year 2020, Jackalopes hide themselves and use a nomadic lifestyle to stay under the radar from stronger Weres and Hunters so as to not be killed or taken as thralls. Jackalopes have a strong culture of nonviolence and avoidance of conflict, to the point that they may even leave behind some of their own family and children if they are caught and think their family drove in danger of being caught, saving the many at the cost of the one or few. This is due to the curse that led some of them turning into feral carnivorous beasts who would kill their own kind for food when they allowed themselves to become too enraged or feed on raw meats when vegetables and fruits were hard to come by. This didn’t stop them being prey for other Weres as they are still greatly smaller and weaker, but it devastated their population at the time and they needed a way to save their breed. It’s been so long that few living Jackalope know this truth about their culture. Jackalopes also have a very strict view of mating, as they want to limit the number of litters each Pairing has if only to make it easier for them to hide them and keep them safe. Mating season is natural imperative to them, but they are encouraged to avoid mating when in their beast form. Instead it’s encouraged to make in human form or with humans to avoid the chance for large litters.
Tolemi is a Jackalope from a very large family, third oldest in the third litter who was sent off into the world after gaining the ability to shift into his human-form as is the Werehare custom, and has been traveling on his own for eight years, using the Bramble underground network to stay in contact with other Jackalopes when he can, and to help him with funds or connections if needed to maintain his low profile. He even created his own last name “Pagoda” by picking it off the name of a kiosk in a mall he was in using a public telephone after he was first pushed out on his own. He worked at a fast food restaurant first and then got a job as a waiter at restaurant called The Corkscrew where he met Josiah, the owner and led chef. When Josiah was injured he pulled Tolemi into the kitchen to be his arms and it’s been love at first spice ever since for Tolemi. Cooking, baking, barbecuing, all of it. The culinary arts became his passion. He stayed in that town for over a year, but would eventually move on and travel, studying and taking advice from any cooks or chefs he could meet while he did so while keeping himself as low key as possible.
Unlike majority of his brethren, Tolemi doesn’t agree with the belief of nonviolence and “Flee to be free” in the face of hunters and other Werebreeds. From the loss of many of his siblings as his parents fled when they were discovered and after an attack by a mugger wanting his tip money after work one night, came the realization that avoidance of all conflict left him vulnerable to even average human with a weapon. This pushed him to want to become stronger and capable of taking care of himself, so he took the advice of a friend, Ren and began working out, taking mix martial arts and kickboxing courses and training himself to be prepared for the next attack.
He isn’t going to run anymore and he’ll go after anyone who comes for him, although he doesn’t go out of his way to look for confrontation—most of the time. In the various towns he’s found himself in, Tolemi has studied and practiced to gain a very strong skill in the culinary arts, and often looks for jobs that allow him to cook or bake, but he also does other odd jobs and handyman work to keep himself fed, as he doesn’t like relying entirely on the charity of the Bramble.
Expanded Setting/History
● abilities:
Beast shift: As all Jackalope who make it to Near Grown years, Tolemi has the ability to shift between his beast-self and his “human” self. He also grows antler-like horns as all Jackalope do (although male Jackalope’s horns can be up to a foot tall while female Jackalope are only a six or so inches) and if cut off they grow back, but slower each time.
Were physiology: Superior speed and agility to humans and most Were breeds, especially in their beast-form. Enhanced sense of smell and hearing. Enhanced vision allows him to see further and his beast-form gives him a wider range of vision than his human one.
Camouflage: Tolemi can temporarily mask himself by blending into his surroundings with glamour type magic that makes people overlook their hiding spots. Only works when he is focusing solely on hiding and only lasts for fifteen minutes at a time before he needs to cancel the effect of face severe migraines.
Culinary skills with natural instincts: Tolemi has a natural talent for culinary arts that he’s honed over six years of traveling to experience and study various foods and cooking styles cross the USA. This is helped by an aptitude for edible plants and items in the wild, a natural instinct of what should and shouldn't be eaten and what isn't worth eating to get any value out of it.
● strengths:
Resilient - Tolemi has lost family and friends, and knows he could be killed if a Hunter or another Were gets the drop on him, but he’s not giving up. He’s living life in a mix of hypervigilance and “give no fucks” attitude where he’s almost challenging people to come at him and try and take away what happiness he’s found for himself. He doesn’t run away or give up when things get hard because things have always been hard, to him, and it makes him feel like if he can’t make it then his parents made the wrong choice to save him instead of other siblings they left behind while on the run.
Compassionate - Tolemi will always have a soft spot for those he sees as weaker and more vulnerable than himself, especially children. He remembers the feeling of being that person, of needing the extra help, and can be impulsive at times about putting himself out there to help others even if they didn’t perhaps ask for it. Whether it’s helping a little old lady weed her garden, stepping in when someone is being disrespected, or even pushing a lonely kid on a swing at the playground, he can’t help his desire to make people feel less weak or alone than they were.
Loyal - He doesn’t let people in easily but when someone has proven themselves to him, Tolemi will never give up on them. He will stand by them, won’t leave town without saying goodbye, and if he comes back that way has to take the time to see them. Not a lot of people matter to him intimately and those that do are very important to him.
● weaknesses:
Stubborn temper - While not someone who gets easily worked up, Tolemi has a temper and a lot of deep-seated anger over his lot in life and that leads him to becoming confrontational and aggressive at times when maybe he doesn’t need to. He tries to keep himself in check, as he doesn’t want to make a scene if he doesn’t have to, but if he feels he’s been insulted, that someone weaker/vulnerable needs help, he’s going to make his opinion known and not back down.
Fear - Much of what Tolemi does, his grumpiness, his blunt way of speaking, and his distrust of the world is because he’s never quite let go of the fear of the unknown, of the possibility he could be killed or taken captive as a thrall. He tries to portray himself as strong and unafraid of what may come, not that he’s stronger and able to protect himself, but the fear has been there his whole life.
Rude - He can be polite, cordial, and even flirtatious when he wants to, but often he just doesn’t. Tolemi doesn’t care if people like him and assumes they are potential threats first, so why spare courtesy on them unless he sees them as someone vulnerable that needs it. He talks in a blunt, rough manner, as if people are guilty until proven innocent and it can make it hard want to get close to him at first.
Inferiority Complex - Tolemi feels that everyone sees him as lesser because he’s a Jackalope and the need to prove himself affects a lot of his decisions, including letting his temper and stubbornness get the best of him when it shouldn’t, such as starting a fight over someone saying his meat wasn’t cooked well enough.
● skills (optional): Culinary skills, general handyman skills (unclogging sinks, repairing leaky pipes, working with his hands, etc.), and his sense of smell/hearing is advanced
● housing (optional): Communal housing sounds good!
● network username: t.pagoda
● network sample:
So we’re stuck here and have to get used to it. Who knows the best place to check out fresh foods and spices? I’m not sitting around eating whatever they give me until I know what’s in it. They could be feeding us alien donkey balls for all we know.
Just because we’re stuck on stuck in another world doesn’t mean we have to eat like heathens.
● prose/action sample: PSL Thread
● name: Kathrine
● age: over 18
● contact:
● other characters: none!
character information
● name: Tolemi (Pagoda)
● canon: Original Character
● canon point: August 2020, three months after arriving in Tannery Hill, right when a group of hunters makes their way into town looking for a retired hunter who lives on the outskirts of the small rural village.
● age: 22
● (canon) background: n/a
● (original) world: Current location is Tannery Hill, Colorado in the United States of America.
This is a world very similar to our own, only Were-breeds exist that have lived alongside humans peacefully and then not-so-peacefully as they disputed over territory and Weres rejecting human authority over them. The fighting and deaths became great enough that Hunters and Weres agreed to a treaty that gave stronger Weres authority in their territories as long as they didn’t unjustifiably attack humans, disrupt human settlements that already existed, given them right to approve or refuse new settlements, and Hunters would limit their hunting to Weres who had gone fully feral and/or committed crimes against humans. But Hunters and Weres alike found ways around the treaty agreements, keeping the tension high. Also, while the stronger Breeds and clans were safe and honored within the treaty, weaker Breeds were conveniently left out of the dialogue and protections. Weaker breeds like the Jackalope are used as fodder and prey, hunted by stronger Weres and Hunters alike as easy kills due to their vulnerable beast-forms and their weaknesses against iron and silver.
Even in the year 2020, Jackalopes hide themselves and use a nomadic lifestyle to stay under the radar from stronger Weres and Hunters so as to not be killed or taken as thralls. Jackalopes have a strong culture of nonviolence and avoidance of conflict, to the point that they may even leave behind some of their own family and children if they are caught and think their family drove in danger of being caught, saving the many at the cost of the one or few. This is due to the curse that led some of them turning into feral carnivorous beasts who would kill their own kind for food when they allowed themselves to become too enraged or feed on raw meats when vegetables and fruits were hard to come by. This didn’t stop them being prey for other Weres as they are still greatly smaller and weaker, but it devastated their population at the time and they needed a way to save their breed. It’s been so long that few living Jackalope know this truth about their culture. Jackalopes also have a very strict view of mating, as they want to limit the number of litters each Pairing has if only to make it easier for them to hide them and keep them safe. Mating season is natural imperative to them, but they are encouraged to avoid mating when in their beast form. Instead it’s encouraged to make in human form or with humans to avoid the chance for large litters.
Tolemi is a Jackalope from a very large family, third oldest in the third litter who was sent off into the world after gaining the ability to shift into his human-form as is the Werehare custom, and has been traveling on his own for eight years, using the Bramble underground network to stay in contact with other Jackalopes when he can, and to help him with funds or connections if needed to maintain his low profile. He even created his own last name “Pagoda” by picking it off the name of a kiosk in a mall he was in using a public telephone after he was first pushed out on his own. He worked at a fast food restaurant first and then got a job as a waiter at restaurant called The Corkscrew where he met Josiah, the owner and led chef. When Josiah was injured he pulled Tolemi into the kitchen to be his arms and it’s been love at first spice ever since for Tolemi. Cooking, baking, barbecuing, all of it. The culinary arts became his passion. He stayed in that town for over a year, but would eventually move on and travel, studying and taking advice from any cooks or chefs he could meet while he did so while keeping himself as low key as possible.
Unlike majority of his brethren, Tolemi doesn’t agree with the belief of nonviolence and “Flee to be free” in the face of hunters and other Werebreeds. From the loss of many of his siblings as his parents fled when they were discovered and after an attack by a mugger wanting his tip money after work one night, came the realization that avoidance of all conflict left him vulnerable to even average human with a weapon. This pushed him to want to become stronger and capable of taking care of himself, so he took the advice of a friend, Ren and began working out, taking mix martial arts and kickboxing courses and training himself to be prepared for the next attack.
He isn’t going to run anymore and he’ll go after anyone who comes for him, although he doesn’t go out of his way to look for confrontation—most of the time. In the various towns he’s found himself in, Tolemi has studied and practiced to gain a very strong skill in the culinary arts, and often looks for jobs that allow him to cook or bake, but he also does other odd jobs and handyman work to keep himself fed, as he doesn’t like relying entirely on the charity of the Bramble.
Expanded Setting/History
● abilities:
Beast shift: As all Jackalope who make it to Near Grown years, Tolemi has the ability to shift between his beast-self and his “human” self. He also grows antler-like horns as all Jackalope do (although male Jackalope’s horns can be up to a foot tall while female Jackalope are only a six or so inches) and if cut off they grow back, but slower each time.
Were physiology: Superior speed and agility to humans and most Were breeds, especially in their beast-form. Enhanced sense of smell and hearing. Enhanced vision allows him to see further and his beast-form gives him a wider range of vision than his human one.
Camouflage: Tolemi can temporarily mask himself by blending into his surroundings with glamour type magic that makes people overlook their hiding spots. Only works when he is focusing solely on hiding and only lasts for fifteen minutes at a time before he needs to cancel the effect of face severe migraines.
Culinary skills with natural instincts: Tolemi has a natural talent for culinary arts that he’s honed over six years of traveling to experience and study various foods and cooking styles cross the USA. This is helped by an aptitude for edible plants and items in the wild, a natural instinct of what should and shouldn't be eaten and what isn't worth eating to get any value out of it.
● strengths:
Resilient - Tolemi has lost family and friends, and knows he could be killed if a Hunter or another Were gets the drop on him, but he’s not giving up. He’s living life in a mix of hypervigilance and “give no fucks” attitude where he’s almost challenging people to come at him and try and take away what happiness he’s found for himself. He doesn’t run away or give up when things get hard because things have always been hard, to him, and it makes him feel like if he can’t make it then his parents made the wrong choice to save him instead of other siblings they left behind while on the run.
Compassionate - Tolemi will always have a soft spot for those he sees as weaker and more vulnerable than himself, especially children. He remembers the feeling of being that person, of needing the extra help, and can be impulsive at times about putting himself out there to help others even if they didn’t perhaps ask for it. Whether it’s helping a little old lady weed her garden, stepping in when someone is being disrespected, or even pushing a lonely kid on a swing at the playground, he can’t help his desire to make people feel less weak or alone than they were.
Loyal - He doesn’t let people in easily but when someone has proven themselves to him, Tolemi will never give up on them. He will stand by them, won’t leave town without saying goodbye, and if he comes back that way has to take the time to see them. Not a lot of people matter to him intimately and those that do are very important to him.
● weaknesses:
Stubborn temper - While not someone who gets easily worked up, Tolemi has a temper and a lot of deep-seated anger over his lot in life and that leads him to becoming confrontational and aggressive at times when maybe he doesn’t need to. He tries to keep himself in check, as he doesn’t want to make a scene if he doesn’t have to, but if he feels he’s been insulted, that someone weaker/vulnerable needs help, he’s going to make his opinion known and not back down.
Fear - Much of what Tolemi does, his grumpiness, his blunt way of speaking, and his distrust of the world is because he’s never quite let go of the fear of the unknown, of the possibility he could be killed or taken captive as a thrall. He tries to portray himself as strong and unafraid of what may come, not that he’s stronger and able to protect himself, but the fear has been there his whole life.
Rude - He can be polite, cordial, and even flirtatious when he wants to, but often he just doesn’t. Tolemi doesn’t care if people like him and assumes they are potential threats first, so why spare courtesy on them unless he sees them as someone vulnerable that needs it. He talks in a blunt, rough manner, as if people are guilty until proven innocent and it can make it hard want to get close to him at first.
Inferiority Complex - Tolemi feels that everyone sees him as lesser because he’s a Jackalope and the need to prove himself affects a lot of his decisions, including letting his temper and stubbornness get the best of him when it shouldn’t, such as starting a fight over someone saying his meat wasn’t cooked well enough.
● skills (optional): Culinary skills, general handyman skills (unclogging sinks, repairing leaky pipes, working with his hands, etc.), and his sense of smell/hearing is advanced
● housing (optional): Communal housing sounds good!
● network username: t.pagoda
● network sample:
So we’re stuck here and have to get used to it. Who knows the best place to check out fresh foods and spices? I’m not sitting around eating whatever they give me until I know what’s in it. They could be feeding us alien donkey balls for all we know.
Just because we’re stuck on stuck in another world doesn’t mean we have to eat like heathens.
● prose/action sample: PSL Thread