[TGB] Aleu 2.0

GENERAL INFORMATION

TRUE NAME | Aleu
BIRTH NAME | Hazel
SEX | Female
GENDER | Cis Female
AGE | Three Years
BIRTH SEASON | Late Winter
BREED | 50% American Shorthair, 25% Domestic Medium Hair, 25% Turkish Angora
BIRTH TRIBE | Light
CURRENT TRIBE | Water
SKILL | Secondary
PROFESSION | Scholar
TATTOO | Blue

APPEARANCE

PRIMARY FUR COLOR | Dark Gray [#212121]
SECONDARY FUR COLOR(S) | Brown [#5b523d], Light Brown [#b7a47a], White [#f0f0f0]
FUR LENGTH | Medium and Thick
EYE COLOR | Blue-Green [#618889]
HEIGHT | 8 inches
WEIGHT | 8.7 lbs
OTHER | While Aleu is shorter than average, she is built a bit bulky and not as slender as the average she-cat

PERSONALITY TRAITS

POSITIVE

• Optimistic [tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes]
• Inquisitive [eager for knowledge; too curious about other people's business]
• Social Butterfly [tending to seek out the company of others]
• Honest [never cheating, lying, or breaking the law; having simple manners and no pretensions]

NEUTRAL

• Persistent [tenaciously or obstinately continuing despite problems or difficulties]
• Obsessive [worrying compulsively about something or things generally]
• Flirty [suitable for a flirtatious person or a person in a flirtatious mood]


NEGATIVE

• Grudge Holder [a feeling of resentment or ill will, especially one lasting for a long time]
• Stubborn [unreasonably and obstructively determined to persevere or prevail; difficult to remove or deal with]
• Easily Stressed [mental, emotional, or physical strain caused, e.g. by anxiety or overwork. It may cause such symptoms as raised blood pressure or depression.]

STATISTICS

ABILITIES

Strength |
Speed |
Stamina |
Agility |
Hunting |
Fishing |
Fighting |
Climbing |
Swimming |
Attention-Span |
Eyesight |
Hearing |

SKILLS ACQUIRED |

Skill I | Feel With Your Mind
Skill II | Watch it Float
Skill III | Sensibility
Skill IV | Come to Me
Skill V | Pressure Wave (Unlocked!)
Skill VI | Airwalking (Unlocked!)
Skill VII | Slice (Unlocked!)
Skill VIII | Compression (Unlocked!)
Skill IX | Explosion (Unlocked!)
Skill X | Gravity
Skill XI | Cutting Edge
Skill XII | Orbit
Skill XIII | Your Mine


SEXUALITY

SEXUALITY | Heterosexual (maybe)

PREFERENCES |
• Distinct eyes
• Tall
• Deep Voices

TURN OFFS |
• Laziness
• Arrogance

CURRENT ATTRACTIONS |
• Linken
• Coud
• Farren

BACKSTORY

KITTENHOOD
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Aleu's parents, Ameena the Orange-Light and Sylvester the Green-Air, met one day when Ameena got herself stuck in a tree. Sylvester ran across her and, unable to ignore a damsel in distress, helped her down. They got to talking and went on a walk together, and it was there that a small earthquake hit. Ameena was freaked out so Sylvester talked her through it until the shaking had subsided. Afterwards, Ameena comforted him as well, causing a small bond to form.
They didn't spend too much time with each other afterwards, save for sharing meals. But then one night, they ran across each other on the beach. They began to talk and Sylvester ended up telling her about how he used to have a girlfriend, and she had died. After some more talking, they confessed their feelings for each other and became mates.
It wasn't too long after that Ameena found out she was pregnant. When she delivered the kittens, there were two boys and four girls. Aleu was give her kit-name Hazel, and her siblings were given the names Cross, Smoke, Ivy, Cream, and Ray.

CEREMONY OF LIGHT
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Her six moons in Light Tribe were fun and she wanted for than anything to become a Healer, like her mother. She shared this dream with her sister, Cream, and the two made a vow to become Healers together. They developed a very close bond, closer than most. Cream was Aleu's favorite sister; they played games and confided in one another. Aleu could not wait for them to both get their tattoos together!
Aleu was also a total daddy's girl. She loved the fact that Sylvester stayed in Light Tribe when they were little and she was able to bond with him. He even took her to the Council of Spirits, which was a highlight of her kithood.

When the day finally came that she was due to get her tattoo, she could hardly calm down. She couldn't wait for that pink star to appear over her heart. But as the ceremony went on, and the time came for the kits to get their tattoos, nothing appeared on her chest. She looked over and her siblings were starting to get their tattoos, the pink and blue symbols appearing on specific parts of their bodies. Ray had a Pink-Fire tattoo over her left eyes, Smoke had a Blue-Shadow tattoo over her mouth, Ivy had a Pink-Air tattoo splayed over her shoulders, Cross had a Blue-Water tattoo on his left shoulder, and, of course, Cream had a Pink-Light tattoo on her forehead. But why didn't Aleu also have a Pink-Light tattoo?
Her heart sunk when she realized she had not been blessed by the Light Spirit. She watched as Basil, the Silver-Light, came over and led Cream away. But where did she belong?
She watched as Vitani came over to retrieve Cross. But her green eyes locked on Aleu's as well. Swallowing head, Aleu looked over a saw a bright Pink-Water tattoo on her left shoulder.
Casting one last mournful look over at her Light Tribe cats, she caught Cream's eye. Her fear of going to a new Tribe turned to bitterness, and she gave Cream an unforgiving glare before turning away and stalking after her brother and her new leader.

When they got to the Water Tribe camp, Aleu was told her true name. Cross found out his true name was Kyrian, but when Aleu inquired about her siblings' names, Vitani told her she would not be able to find out unless they told her themselves. This upset her greatly. She was angered even more when she found out she would not be a warrior or a guard (something really cool), but a Gem Collector and Crafter. She was going to be collecting rocks.
Needless to say, being blessed by the Water Spirit was not something she was that happy about.

As she adjusted to her new tribe life, she found it harder and harder to hate it. Her training was fun and interesting; she found herself loving the process of creating beautiful accessories. She met cats from other tribes who quickly became her friends, as well as cats from her old tribe. She still missed her family, but found that her new tribe was becoming her family.

DISASTER
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Time passed and things got better for her in Water Tribe. Her mentor, Kristla, was nice and patient and Aleu immediately grew attached to her. She also got closer to Kyrian, although they didn't hang out for extended periods of time for his stutter annoyed the hell out of her. She grew more comfortable of the water, being able to tolerate it for extended periods of time and even swimming in the shadow pools. Yes, things for looking up.
One day, however, she received news that her father was missing. It struck her pretty hard; she had always been a daddy's girl and looked up to her father more than anyone. Her mother must be taking it pretty hard, she thought.
But then only about a season later, she found out her mother had taken another mate and was expecting his kits. Aleu and her siblings weren't even a year old yet, how could Ameena do this?!
She did her best to get over it, but she remained angry at her mother for being disloyal to Sylvester. While Kyrian was ecstatic, Aleu remained grumpy and unaccepting of the news. It just didn't feel right. What if Sylvester came back to find his mate with someone else's kits? Sylvester was alive, Aleu knew it. And he would be back. But Ameena wasn't going to be there waiting for him.
The moons after she found out were pretty normal. She trained with Kristla and had more swimming lessons. Things were starting to get better and she could push her mother's pregnancy out of her mind. But then disaster struck. The caimans. Bog Monsters. Killers. They came in almost overnight. One day, everything was fine, the next, everyone was in danger. At first, they didn't affect Water Tribe too much. Aleu could almost forget they existed when she was in her territory.
But then Arcis came into her camp carrying Kyrian's bloody body. Killed by caimans, she said. Or at least that's what they told Aleu the next day. The night her brother's body came home, she couldn't hear anything. All there was was a rushing in her ears as she stared at his glassy green eyes.
How could she have let this happen? Kyrian did not deserve this! She was supposed to grow up and be the best guard Water Tribe ever had. How could the Spirits have taken him so early...
She felt so much at once. Guilt for not spending more time with him, anger at the Spirits for letting it happen, grief for losing him, and bitterness toward herself for not being there to help him. If she could have, she would have taken his place.

As if losing her brother wasn't hard enough, another tragedy struck. It wasn't so much of a tragedy, but it hit Aleu like a sack of bricks. Kristla left the tribes, letting her tattoo fade from orange to gray. Aleu wasn't around when the gray she-cat disappeared, but when she found out she was heartbroken. How could her mentor leave her right after her brother died... it wasn't right.
Aleu was appointed Cadence as her new mentor, but she didn't go out training. She stayed in her nest for 48 hours straight, staring at the wall and trying to figure out why her world was falling apart.

Soon, the quiet became overwhelming and instead of wanting to do nothing, she had to constantly be doing something. She started leaving camp more often, taking walks and going hunting. Sleep did not come easily and when it did, it was fitful and full of nightmares. Her performance began to suffer and her memory became foggy. It just wasn't the right time for training or anything.

TRAGEDY
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Just when she thought things could not get worse, they did. Aleu ventured to Light Tribe, hoping to gain from comfort from seeing her family. Instead, she is told of her sister and her mother's death. Konane was killed by an infected caiman bite, and Ameena had been found murdered. Her worst fears were coming true. Her family was dying around her and she hadn't even known. It felt like she was alone, with no one in her tribe that she was close to, and Kyer was still upset with her over Kyrian's death. She hadn't spoken to Arcis and Ascella since their ceremony. The only one she felt she could go to was her best friend, Akarui.
When she stopped seeing Akarui, she got curious. She knew her friend had been heartbroken over the loss of Drew, as well as her mother, and she had to make sure she was alright.
After hearing of Akarui's fate, captured and killed by Shadow Tribe, it was her final straw. Everyone was leaving or dying, and the caimans were an ever-present and growing threat. She saw no point of staying with the tribes when there are no one to hold her down. As she fled the tribe lands, not even her brother crossed her mind. She just had one cat she wanted to find: Sylvester.

A NEW LIFE
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Finding her father took a long time. She traveled for herself more most of it, sometimes tagging along with a loner just for the company. Eventually, when asking if any of them had seen Sylvester, they could give her some sort of clue and guide her in the right direction.
Finally, after a quarrel with another loner who scratched her cheek and weeks of scavenging, she found him. It wasn't much of a joyous reunion; it seemed he had somehow lost most of his memory, including memories of her. But he was still the same cat she remembered, personality wise. She tagged along with him, slowly breaking through and bringing back his memories of her and their family. She grew older, her tattoo, which was now black, would have been orange at this point. Her necklace, given to her by Ameena, began to get tangled and tattered. She removed it and wound it around her tail, removing the precious jewels that had adorned it. With Sylvester’s help, she turned the gems into earrings, making sure she would always have the keepsake with her.
Overtime though, she began to miss those she had left behind. It had been several moons since she left the tribes. She often wondered how they were fairing against the caimans. She worried about Kyer, and hoped that he was alright. If he had died, and she didn't know… she just couldn't imagine it. But wasn't that the point of her leaving? So she could leave everything behind and not worry about it anymore; she was with her father now and that was all she needed. But as time passed, she found herself missing the tribe life more and more. It was lonely just her and Sylvester, especially when he was still having trouble remembering she was his daughter. She thought about going back several times, and each time the idea sounded better than before. Finally, as she neared her second season cycle, she decided to was time to go back. She said good bye to Sylvester and started her journey back to the Tribe lands.

THE RETURN
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As she entered the Tribe lands once again, she began to get nervous. There was a chance her request to rejoin would be declined. But she pushed forward and walked into the familiar territory of her tribe. She didn’t recognized the cats she ran into, new exiles or maybe the cats that were just kits when she left (she really had been gone a while, after all). She told them her reasons for being there, and they took her back to the camp, where her request to rejoin was granted, much to her surprise and joy. Her gray tattoo turned a solid orange and she returned to her former position as Gem Collector and Crafter.

FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS

MOTHER| Ameena [Orange-Light; deceased]
FATHER| Sylvester [Black-Air; alive]
STEP-FATHER| Rey [Silver-Earth; deceased]

SISTER| Konane [Pink-Light; deceased]
SISTER | Arcis [Black-Fire, alive]
SISTER | Ascella [Black-Air; alive]
HALF-SISTER | Blaire [Orange Shadow; alive]
HALF-SISTER | Cyntheale [??? Water; alive]
HALF-SISTER | Arya [Black-Air, alive]
BROTHER | Kyer [Pink-Shadow, alive]
BROTHER| Kyrian [Blue-Green Water, deceased]
HALF-BROTHER | Keno [Blue-Light; deceased]

FIRST COUSIN [F] | Melibourne [Black Fire; alive]
FIRST COUSIN [F] | Karsynn [Orange Water; alive]
SECOND COUSIN [M] | Yukiteru [Green Light; alive]

ROLEPLAY EXAMPLE

Everything was so... dry. As she walked through the previously wet and green lands of Water Tribe territory, her white paws became coated in dust. The grass was brown and withered and the streams were dried up, with maybe a trickle in the center at best. She had noticed the drought as she was returning, but never believed it would get this bad. It was autumn and the rain should be starting to come in. Instead, the sun was relentless, shining bright and drying up the previously lush territories.
Aleu know it was stupid to make the trip all the way to the other side of Nandryx. Her tongue was sticking to the top of her mouth, and she was burning up under her thick pelt. But she had been back in the tribes for a few days now and still hadn't made the trip to Shadow tribe. He was all she had left, and even if he hated her, she had to at least let him know she was back.
She regretted now letting him know she was leaving, but she couldn't go back. The least she could do was let him know how deeply she regretted leaving him behind without even a goodbye.
She crossed through Nightwatch forest, the leaves and needles of the trees brown and littering the ground. They crunched under her paws as she drew closer to the Shadow Tribe border. Where would Kyer be? She wasn't sure if she should just go to the camp or wait by the border until someone came by. Letting out a sigh, she sat down, licking the dust out of the fur while she contemplated what would be

Aleu © silver-equinox
TGB © Sycophantism, Toadfoal, Kounix, Atalae
Amazing Art © LucAri-hp
All characters mentioned belong to their respective owners.
YollerZ's Sylvester no longer resides in TGB, but I received her permission to have him in Aleu's history.