Post by Quackfruit on Aug 20, 2011 14:18:35 GMT -5
FAMILYNAME [they can pick whether to go by their mother's surname or their father's... might not have one, anyway, especially if they're in the Vermilions],
[doesn't necessarily need a middlename],
FIRSTNAME
[doesn't necessarily need a middlename],
FIRSTNAME
Nickname(s) here
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
GENDER:
Molly or tom?
STATUS:
Intact, neutered, or spayed? There are even cases where a tom is vasectomized, making him sterile... but still with all the characteristics of an intact tom. These males still feel the urge to spray, fight and mate... with the last receiving no results.
AGE:
You don't have to be exact if you don't want to. Young kitten/older kitten/young adolescent/older adolescent/young adult/full-grown adult/older adult/elder adult will do.
Here's a nice chart.
EYECOLOR:
Not all cats can have blue eyes. In fact, for some it's downright impossible, and pure white cats with blue eyes are often deaf and/or blind. Try to be realistic here; most cats have green/amber/yellow/brownish eyes. Mismatched eyes aren't that common, either, unless the cat has the right fur (like a bicolored bobtail).
There will be contests and the like for players to win unrealistic traits like unnatural eyecolor, however! :)
FURCOLOR:
No blatantly unnatural colors, please, though you can get a little creative here. I have seen gray-furred cats that seemed to be tinged with a slightest hint of gray-green, at least in certain lights.
If you're really stumped, take a look at this. It's quite handy. Also, here.
Try not to make a white-furred cat, pointed Siamese-like or gray/silver character if you can help it (of course you still can). Everyone and their sister has one of those. Black cats are allowed, because in places like the city, dark fur often helps going unseen, so melanism isn't an uncommon mutation to see.
FURMARKINGS:
This is a handy guide. However, the rules here are a little freer as well. Nothing obviously odd, like a literal star-shape marking. If your cat really must have something starry in their fur, please make it look vaguely like a star-shape, for realism.
HEIGHT:
Again, you don't need to be exact. Anything from very short, short, average, medium, tall, very tall will do, as well as anything in-between. Remember, most cats haven't been taught precise measuring (i.e. inches, yards, feet, etcetera...). This is a nice chart to reference.
WEIGHT:
Here's a nice guide to look at, and another one.
BUILD:
Naturally thin, slender, lean, chubby, fat, frail, sturdy, flexible, etc...?
SCENT:
Musky and obvious, flowery and faint, or... well, smelly and weaving? Anything goes.
BREED:
If the character is mixed to the point of not being able to trace what breeds they're most closely related to, just put Mixed.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:
Scars? Birthmarks? Blind, or blind in one eye? Deaf, deaf only in one ear? Defect (missing a limb)? Handicap (cataracts, diabetes, ringworm, and other things)?
FURLENGTH/FURTYPE:
Is the cat furless, shorthaired, mediumhaired or longhaired? Is their fur wiry, soft, average, fluffy, missing in spots, matted, tangled, rough, prickly—or even curly, like the La Perm breed?
PICTURE(S)?:
Not necessary, but it would be nice. Please don't steal anyone's work, hand-drawn or photographed. If you're using lineart or a game-maker, please credit the person who originally made it.
OTHER NOTES:
Anything else you'd like to enlighten us about the cat's appearance?
MENTAL ANALYSIS:
LIKES:
At least three things that this character loves, and/or finds pleasant.
DISLIKES:
At least three things this character hates, and/or finds annoying.
STRENGTHS/HELPFUL TRAITS:
At least two.
WEAKNESSES/FLAWS:
At least two.
SEXUALITY:
Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, anything goes. Are they out of the closet?
SECRETS:
At least two.
DREAMS/GOALS/HOPES/AMBITIONS:
At least two.
FEARS/SOURCES OF WORRY:
At least two.
QUESTIONS:
At least one question this character wants answered.
VIVID MEMORIES:
At least three very specific moment from this character's past and made a large impact on them.
INITIAL IMPRESSION:
The general opinion other cats might get when looking at and meeting this character for the first time.
PERSONALITY:
Two hundred word minimum, please.
HISTORY:
One hundred word minimum, please.
VOICE:
High-pitched and whiny? Smooth and silky? Authoritative and demanding? Rough and hoarse? Whimsical and soft-spoken? Loud and obnoxious? Powerful but quiet? Twenty-word minimum.
THEME(S):
A song, one lyric chorus, a poem, a quote—whatever you feel describes your character. Of course you can have more than one theme.
OTHER:
Mental illness?
OTHER INFORMATION:
BIOLOGICAL MOTHER:
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
BIOLOGICAL FATHER:
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
ADOPTIVE PARENT(S)?:
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
FULL SIBLINGS:
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
HALF-SIBLINGS?:
Name / living, deceased? / paternal or maternal? / relationship (player)
ADOPTIVE SIBLING(S)?:
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
OTHER RELATIVE(S):
Name / living, deceased? / from father's side or mother's? / adoptive relative? / relationship (player)
PERMANENT MATE?:
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
ONETIME MATE(S):
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
KITTENS:
Name / living, deceased? / whom did they conceive them with? / relationship (player)
ADOPTIVE KITTENS?:
Name / living, deceased? / who are their actual parents? / reason for taking in / relationship (player)
FRIEND(S):
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
ENEMIE(S):
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
ALLY? MORE THAN ONE?:
Name / living, deceased? / relationship (player)
OTHER RELATIONSHIPS:
List them here.
GROUP:
COBALTS?:
Gangleader? Gang second-in-command (next-in-line)? Queen? Kitten? Tom member? If not, what is their relationship to this group, if any?
VERMILIONS?:
Gangleader? Gang second-in-command (next-in-line)? Queen? Kitten? Molly/tom member? Slave? If not, what is their relationship to this group, if any?
MOUNTAIN KINGDOM CLOWDER?:
King/Queen, Prince/Princess? Citizen?
ESPOSITOS?:
Are they a Boss or Heir/Heiress? A bodyguard? A servant? A kitten-kidnapper? If not, what is their relationship to this group, if any?
BALBOA COLONY?:
A member of the council? A guard? A medical practitioner? A kitten, queen, or normal molly/tom member? If not, what is their relationship to this group, if any?
LEMON GROVE COLONY?:
Are they a queen there, or a normal cat? Kitten in the Tree Nursery? If not, what is their relationship to this group, if any?
LONE?:
Do they live by themselves, or in a small clutter? Are they looking to join a group, or form one themselves?[/center][/size]
[size=3][center][b]FAMILYNAME,
middlename?,
FIRSTNAME[/b][/size]
[size=2][i][b]Nickname(s) here[/b][/i][/size]
[size=2.5][i]PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:[/i][/size]
[size=1][b]GENDER:[/b]
[b]STATUS:[/b]
[b]AGE:[/b]
[b]EYECOLOR:[/b]
[b]FURCOLOR:[/b]
[b]FURMARKINGS:[/b]
[b]HEIGHT:[/b]
[b]WEIGHT:[/b]
[b]BUILD:[/b]
[b]SCENT:[/b]
[b]BREED:[/b]
[b]DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:[/b]
[b]FURLENGTH/FURTYPE:[/b]
[b]PICTURE(S)?:[/b]
[b]OTHER NOTES:[/b]
[size=2.5][i]MENTAL ANALYSIS:[/i][/size]
[size=1][b]LIKES:[/b]
[b]DISLIKES:[/b]
[b]STRENGTHS/HELPFUL TRAITS:[/b]
[b]WEAKNESSES/FLAWS:[/b]
[b]SEXUALITY:[/b]
[b]SECRETS:[/b]
[b]DREAMS/GOALS/HOPES/AMBITIONS:[/b]
[b]FEARS/SOURCES OF WORRY:[/b]
[b]QUESTIONS:[/b]
[b]VIVID MEMORIES:[/b]
[b]INITIAL IMPRESSION:[/b]
[b]PERSONALITY:[/b]
[b]HISTORY:[/b]
[b]VOICE:[/b]
[b]THEME(S):[/b]
[b]OTHER:[/b]
[size=2.5][i]OTHER INFORMATION:[/i][/size]
[size=1][b]BIOLOGICAL MOTHER:[/b]
[b]BIOLOGICAL FATHER:[/b]
[b]ADOPTIVE PARENT(S)?:[/b]
[b]FULL SIBLINGS:[/b]
[b]HALF-SIBLINGS?:[/b]
[b]ADOPTIVE SIBLING(S)?:[/b]
[b]OTHER RELATIVE(S):[/b]
[b]PERMANENT MATE?:[/b]
[b]ONETIME MATE(S):[/b]
[b]KITTENS:[/b]
[b]ADOPTIVE KITTENS?:[/b]
[b]FRIEND(S):[/b]
[b]ENEMIE(S):[/b]
[b]ALLY? MORE THAN ONE?:[/b]
[b]OTHER RELATIONSHIPS:[/b]
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[size=2.5][i]GROUP:[/i][/size]
[size=1][b]COBALTS?:[/b]
[b]VERMILIONS?:[/b]
[b]MOUNTAIN KINGDOM CLOWDER?:[/b]
[b]ESPOSITOS?:[/b]
[b]BALBOA COLONY?:[/b]
[b]LEMON GROVE COLONY?:[/b]
[b]LONE?:[/b]
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This'll probably be used mostly for tracking in character logs, but if someone wanted to make a fleshed-out character right off the bat, that would be just neato! :D