[hider=Cú] [hider=Basic info] [center]Cú[/center] [center][hider=image][center] [img]http://pre04.deviantart.net/217c/th/pre/f/2015/314/5/1/werewolf_by_leonovichdmitriy-d9g7suc.jpg[/img][/center] [center]by [url]http://leonovichdmitriy.deviantart.com/[/url], also ignore the robot arm.[/center] [/hider][/center] [center]Theme Song: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg57gTDz7w8[/url][/center] [center][color=aba000][i]"I may descend from canines, but I'm anything but your best friend." [/i][/color][/center] [center][b][u]Name[/u][/b] [indent]Cù[/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Nicknames[/u][/b] [indent]Hound, Mutt, and Bastard, 'Cause you know, dog puns. [/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Position[/u][/b] [indent]Convict[/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Age[/u][/b] [indent]20[/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Gender[/u][/b] [indent]Male[/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Charged Crime(s) [/u][/b] [indent]War Crimes, Murder, Public Indecency[/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Reputation[/u][/b] [indent]Be advised, the Teufelshunde, Cù, is a violent and dangerous individual that is to be avoided at all cost. He has been tried for war crimes, but was released due to the fact that as a clone, his actions could not legally be held accountable according to the law code of his people. He was let free, only to be arrested three years later after a psychotic episode involving four bodies, a statue, 3 liters of milk and 4 kilos of explosives. This time, Cù was convicted and was given a choice between life imprisonment, death, or the life of a Picker. Obviously the hound to lead the life of a picker, where he has worked for two years. [/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Appearance [/u][/b] [indent]Cù is a tall humanoid with dull, matted black fur and blue eyes. Due to being a clone, Cù is nondescript among others of his race, near uncannily so. He stands 6'5" and weighs 370 lbs, lean for his species. Cù also wears a torc around his neck which served as a barcode from when he was a clone soldier. He has little physical augmentation, since his species has a cultural aversion to cybernetics. Cù's race is the Teufelshunde, a species of humanoid canines that have a large range of forms and sizes among one species, ranging from short and stout laborers to tall, proportioned leaders. Fur colors range from white to russet, with eye colors ranging from blue to brown.[/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Height [/u][/b] [indent]6'5[/indent][/center] [center][b][u]Weight [/u][/b] [indent]370 lbs [/indent][/center] [/hider] [hider=Personality] [b][u]Personality[/u][/b] Raised as a soldier, Cù is heavily socially stunted, and has only recently started to mature under the influence of the galaxy's key philosophers, namely those who preach a message of self reliance and absolute freedom. At times, he offers deep wisdom, and others he's laughing at a poop joke that he just told. While he is not dumb, quite the opposite in fact, he has difficulty connecting and empathizing with other sapient, viewing them and himself in a systematized way, based on utility and birth. As well, Cù is heavily traumatized by his actions during the civil war, where he was ordered to commit atrocities with his unit. This has left him with a conflicting view of authority, distrusting it while simultaneously deferring his judgement to his superiors. He rarely acts on his own, unless he has a psychotic episode, in which he goes into a berserker rage, attacking everything is sight. What causes this change, not even Cù himself know. [b][u]Likes[/u][/b][list][*]Cleaning himself. [*][s]Rending things to shreds with my claws.[/s] Eating raw meat. [*]Studying the great writer Jack London and his works involving canines. [*]Sniffing at things[/list] [b][u]Dislikes[/u][/b] [list][*]Vegetables [*]Cats/Felines [*]Other Teufelshunde [*]Being called "doggie" or anything similay[/list] [b][u]Skills[/u][/b] [list][*]Hand to Hand (Or is it claw to claw?) [*]Infantry training [*]Tracking [*]zero gravity movement[/list] [b][u]Weaknesses[/u][/b] [list][*]Strong Smells [*]Violent temper (a result of his clone breeding accentuating the Teufelshunde's natural aggression) [*]Little social grace[/list][b][u]Fears [/u][/b] [list][*]Cephalopods [*]Needles [*]Being alone[/list] [/hider] [hider=History] [b][u]History[/u][/b] [indent] Cù is a trained veteran of the planet scale Teufelshunde Civil War, where he served on the side of the separatist forces rebelling against their races caste system. Born and bred for war, Cù is actually a clone soldier that had been stolen and indoctrinated by the separatists to serve as shock infantry for the less martially bred main rebel force. He took part in the sack and massacre of multiple loyalists cities, however the clone eventually deserted and was captured by loyalist forces shortly afterwards[/indent] [indent]As mentioned in an earlier post, Cù is a highly unstable individual. He was born fully grown, and was not taught to be anything but a killer. He has spent two years as a picker, slowly building up enough credits to his freedom. With his handlers sudden interest with humanity, Cù is very excited to delve into the remnants of this "human" race and perhaps a way to his freedom.[/indent] [/hider] [hider=Race Info] [center][h2]Teufelshunde[/h2][/center] [b][u] Lifespan [/u][/b] [indent]135-210 years for Alphas, 80-100 for Betas, 50-70 for Gammas. 20-50 for Deltas, 10-20 for Epsilons (Very brave new world, I know) [/indent] [b][u] Home planet [/u][/b] [indent]Lupa-717, the home planet of the Teufelshunde, is a planet with similar atmospheric and gravitational conditions as Earth. The planet's biosphere is extremely varied, dominated by plains, jungle, tundra and arctic biomes. There are three major cities, Remus, Romulus and the capital Lycaon. Remus is the major manufacturer of the planet, producing technology and goods. With a population of 13 billion, primarily Deltas and Epsilons. Romulus is a city built entirely on training and education. It houses the training academies of the Alpha and Beta armed forces, as well as providing trade schools for Betas and Gammas. Lycaon is the main trade hub, the administration center, and cultural center of the Teufelshunde. The city is a cosmopolitan sprawl of interconnected arcologies, housing billions of sapients. [/indent] [/hider] [hider=Culture] [b][u] Culture[/u][/b] [indent]The Teufelshunde have a caste system, designated Alpha (Leaders), Betas (Soldiers, researchers, etc.), Gammas (Artisans, office workers), Deltas (Manufactuers, skilled laborers), and the Epsilons (Servants, menial labor, "slave". For the Teufelshunde, birth and status is everything, determining the occupation, living status, as well as the manner in which one interacts with others. Social mobility is almost non-existant in the culture and society of the Teufelshunde, which causes some issues as discussed later. Non-Teufelshunde are treated depending on their occupation and birth in a similar manner to the caste system, only more lenient. Due to the fact that the caste system is based on the genetics of the Teufelshunde, cloning is an acceptable practice in society, though mainly for the Betas and Epsilons. The Betas use cloning to maintain a large military force for the Alpha leaders, while the Epsilon clones are used to bolster the workforce. Due to the lack of care in cloning Epsilons, the caste as a whole is full of genetic defects that renders them incapable of higher mental functions and a short life span. The Teufelshunde Civil war was a conflict between the Alpha and Beta ruling class and the lower castes. The Deltas, Gamma, and Epsilon populations outnumber the Alpha and Beta population by five to one. Though the ruling class had superior troops and technology, the Levelers (the name of the revolters) managed to gain a string of victories and pushed the ruling class out of Remus. Within Remus, the Levelers discovered a batch of Beta clone soldiers whom they promptly exploited against their enemies. For ten years, the Levelers held Remus, before the Alphas and Betas managed to retake the city and punish the Levelers. The next thirteen years saw a campaign of reduction and repression of the lower classes, with the upper classes taking complete control of the Epsilon masses. To this end, the practice of cloning has begin to lose favor, and clones have also been part of teh crackdown by the government[/indent] [/hider] [/hider]