Post by Rai;;+ on Jun 29, 2010 23:23:49 GMT -5
[ [ [
A . L . E . X . E . I
I . V . A . N . O . V . N . A
h e a d s t r o n g, i ' l l t a k e y o u o n
N A M E -- Alexei Ivanovna
N I C K N A M E -- She hates the name Alex, so just Alexei - her first name
G E N D E R -- Female
A G E -- 34 years
P A C K -- Straumura
R A N K -- Female leader
K I N -- Darya [mother], Stepan [father], Kitty [sister]; not played
M A T E -- N/A
R O L E P L A Y E R -- Rai[juu]
A P P E A R A N C E ---
Alexei is from a family of the purest bloodline of Shiba Inus - straight from Russia (odd, yes, since Shiba Inus are originally from Japan). Tradition says her great-great-who-knows-how-many grandparents used to be the hunting dogs of Peter the Great himself, bred for speed and agility on the mountainous terrain of the freezing Russian north. Thus, she doesn't have any sort of mixed blood in her line, which of course, leads to some complications down the road, but we'll get to that. First things first - being a pureblood Shiba, she has all the dominant traits of the breed.
Alexei is a small dog, as all Shibas are, with a tiny, compact frame with is dense with well-developed muscles. However, we makes up for the size with her large presence, which we'll discuss later. Although she is a female, she does not lack the strong skeletal structure that the breed has, despite having a distinct feminine shape about her. She has upright, perky ears, and bright, dark eyes, as well as a prominent muzzle. Like all Shibas, Alexei sports the spitz tail, curled smartly to her back. She is a tan-and-black Shiba, with most of her fur black, except for white on her inner ears, neck, and muzzle, as well as a bit on her legs. Her face and ears are outlined and dashed in with tannish red, as well as her tail and the fronts of her legs. Her underbelly is also white-furred.
Also, Alexei does not fight with a weapon, per say, but the claws on her front paws are reinforced with sharp things. Since she can't retract her claws, this leads to some unintentional injuries at times, which she has gotten better at avoiding. However, this allows her to make more devastating attacks to the enemy, as the bits of diamond / metal / etc that reinforce her claws make them both sharper and allow her to tear and shred instead of simply cut.
P E R S O N A L I T Y ---
Most of her pack didn't think too much of her at first because she was small, but man did she prove them wrong eventually. Alexei has royalty blood in her, and one can instantly tell. The dog has a commanding presence, and when she speaks, most forget that she's smaller than them by a lot. In fact, Alexei doesn't seem to realize that she is indeed small, and shows no hesitation in confronting canines twice or three times her size, glaring them straight in the eye as she tells them what he thinks of them. She seems to think he is a lot larger than she actually is, and the bold female has no concept of fear, it seems.
In a nutshell, Alexei is bold, headstrong, independent, and dignified. She can be reserved towards those she does not know well, carefully judging their character with a keen eye, and can almost come off as a bit cold with her dismissive and dignified manner. However, Alexei can also be extremely loyal to those whom she trusts, to the point where she will never back down and would rather die than let down those whom she cares about. She carries herself with a queenly air, head and tail high, and isn't afraid to dole out criticisms and praise equally where she sees fit. If she has her fur ruffled, Alexei can get rather defensive and rather aggressive. Also, she can be a bit stubborn and hard-headed, and her anger usually doesn't come in shouting, but in quiet, cynical remarks. If she's snappy and cynical, you know she's having a bad day.
Contrary to what some will believe on first sight, Alexei is not all pomp and circumstance, and certainly not all prissy princess material. She didn't become leader just because of her 'social status' - this small dog is more than meets the eye. During times of crisis, she can more than easily drop everything and take charge, automatically switching from her queen-like act to a kind of Amazon warrior gig. She is at her mental best during battle, barking orders and ad-lib planning without a hitch. In battle, she likes to use her size to her advantage, and likes to evade attacks and taunt the opponent by never letting them land a hit, and then when they're tired, she goes in for the attack with her claws.
And yet, Alexei also has a third (or fourth?) side to her. Like the Straumura Pack is known for, she can also be contemplative and thoughtful. Contrary to what she may seem like, she likes learning about old lore and educating herself and her Pack about the ways of the Gods. She doesn't use the Pack's Thrienne that often, actually - most of the time she checks up on it during the full moon to see what she can catch of the future. Sometimes, though not often, she shows a bit of weakness and uncertainty about herself and her abilities, but hardly anyone ever sees this. She is determined and proud, and her pride will not let her ever admit to anyone that she might be lacking in any way.
O T H E R ---
[/font]+ She still wears the collar she had when she was a pet, before the humans died. It says her name, though in Russian.
+ She has a terminal cough, a faulty gene that occurred as a result of pureblood breeding. It doesn't seem to manifest as anything other than a constant annoying cough, but... yeah.
