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[color=F39B05][h3]Zion Beyond the Horizon ⋆ 22 ⋆ Male ⋆ Demihumam[/h3][/color]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBznzT-GZlg]Iron Lion Zion[/url] || [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR3ccmWmLhk]Momma Sed[/url][/center]

[color=F39B05][u]Appearance[/u][/color]

[color=F39B05][b]Height:[/b][/color]
[indent]7’[/indent]
[color=F39B05][b]Build:[/b][/color]
[indent]400 lbs[/indent]
[color=F39B05][b]Fur Color:[/b][/color]
[indent]Buff[/indent]
[color=F39B05][b]Mane Color/Length:[/b][/color]
[indent]A full and mighty golden mane[/indent]
[color=F39B05][b]Eye Color:[/b][/color]
[indent]Amber[/indent]
[color=F39B05][b]Skin Tone:[/b][/color]
[indent]He’s never shaved the fur to check[/indent]
[color=F39B05][b]Distinguishing features:[/b][/color]
[indent]While his face is able to keep a stoic expression, his ears and tail too easily betray his feelings. Most folks tend to notice when a giant lion walks into a room.[/indent]

[color=F39B05][u]Psychology[/u][/color]

[color=F39B05][b]Likes[/b]:[/color] 
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-Adventure
-Helping others
-Eating
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[color=F39B05][b]Dislikes[/b]:[/color] 
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-Warforged/Technology
-Wastefullness
-Weak Morals
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[color=F39B05][b]Fears:[/b][/color]
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-Any death he does not see as honorable
-Letting others down
-Large bodies of water, Zion is not a swimmer, and by extension traveling by sea
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[color=F39B05][b]Habits/Quirks[/b][/color]
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-Frequent eating; he is a large cat who hates to see an empty plate
-Always needs to be doing something. Naps, for him, count as doing something, but if it’s not time for a nap then there’s always work to do.
-Most of his emotion is expressed through the movements of his ears and tail. He is more in tune with his animal side than most demihumans and frequently succumbs to cat-like impulses. 
-Very superstitious 
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[color=F39B05][b]Sexuality:[/b][/color]
[indent]Hetero[/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]Personality:[/b][/color]
 [indent]Zion trusts people until they prove otherwise, he looks for the good first. He has always been a shameless extrovert, always willing to reach out and get to know those around him. Zion will absolutely be giving out giant hugs and was raised with the perspective that those he travels with are the same as family. He places incredible value on traits like honesty, bravery, and integrity. He would always try to save another if there is even a chance he can help, but he has sense enough to know when a situation has no good outcome. Zion will always choose to be as kind as he can be, and he will also go to great lengths to save Avalia from this age of darkness. 

A good-natured and eternally optimistic cat, Zion’s temper only surfaces when faced with true malevolence. Almost always calm, sometimes chill to the point of being lazy, and often appearing to be either apathetic or insanely cocky in the face of danger. While pride is one of his faults, Zion also holds a very genuine belief that Avalia will take care of good people, there is no need to worry. He believes that while battles may be lost, good will always defeat evil in the end. Patient with people, occasionally impatient in situations, he prefers to act quickly over thinking things out. Brave to the point reckless but very little holds a lion back. 

Far from a cunning mastermind, with a tendency towards being too trusting of strangers, Zion is not interested in manipulation and has little tolerance for those who are. Making friends is much more his wheelhouse. Zion loves a good joke, and a bad joke, really any excuse to have a laugh. As far as his energy levels go, he uses what he needs and saves the rest for things go bad.[/indent]

[color=F39B05][u]Background[/u][/color]
 
[color=F39B05][b]Occupation[/b][/color]
[indent]Adept at living off the land, Zion takes odd jobs when he needs amas. Usually involving hunting down dangerous creatures, protecting travelers, or hard manual labor. All of these are things he enjoys, and putting work into things he does not enjoy or see value in, is just a waste of time.[/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]Living Immediate Family Members:[/b][/color]
[indent]None that he knows of[/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]Dead Immediate Family Members:[/b][/color]
[indent]-Mother; Brightest Ember in the Harth (Ember)
-Father; Thunder that Calls the Storm (Thunder)
-The rest of his tribe, Pilgrims of the Wandering Clouds[/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]Current Companions:[/b][/color]
[indent]TBD[/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]Current and Past Lover(s):[/b][/color]
[indent]A few cats here and there[/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]Current Equipment:[/b][/color]
[indent]His [url=https://i.imgur.com/Z1qXf7R.jpg]halberd[/url], a shield, hunting knife, and half-plate armor.[/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]History:[/b][/color]
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As every major territory in Avalia slowly fell to the Dark Elves, it became clear no civilized place in Avalia would be safe. But there were parts of Avalia that could never be conquered, where nature ran far too wild to be anything but free. Pilgrims of the Wandering Clouds formed as a nomadic collection of feline Demihumans who had fled civilization as Avalia fell to darkness. Zion’s life was one of constant travel, endless adventure, and explorations, and living as close to wild as they could without turning feral. They never stayed in one place for very long, always moving to avoid any contact with Dark Elves and their allies. Their clan stayed free, they all looked out for one another. 

His days were spent traveling, hunting, and training, while his nights were often spent sitting around a fire listening to stories or celebrating with his tribe. His people often traded with the fairy kingdom, and when they heard of the insurrection within the fairy kingdom, his father and many other warriors from his tribe left to aid their cause. Zion was raised to believe that a cat is a noble creature, and so a cat must always choose the noble path. Zion holds tight to this belief because his father died choosing the noble path; Thunder died fighting for Avalia, he fought long after hope was gone, and so Zion always remembers whose blood runs through his veins.  

Until their paths inevitably crossed with Dark Elves and their horrible machines. 

Warforged, a thing more vicious than Dark Elves themselves. An enemy with empty eyes and no soul behind them, nothing in it to differentiate between a warrior and a child. Most of his clan was slaughtered in the days before his mane had even grown. He escaped, but it did not feel noble to run. Neither did it feel right to ignore his mother’s final request.

There was nothing but the immense guilt of having not died alongside his clan; his family. His community had made everywhere a home, without that, he was lost. He found purpose through living as his parents did, always striving for the noble path Zidur expects of all cats, and by helping those he can. [/indent]

[color=F39B05][u]Combat and Magic Stat Creation[/u]:[/color] 

[color=F39B05]Fitness Level:[/color]
-Active, fit, and built for both hunting and battle, Zion is always game for feats of strength. When it comes to speed in a quick burst, he’s impressive, but not one for long-distance running. His endurance is lacking, but he plays to his strengths, waiting for the right moment to strike as a lion does. 

[color=F39B05]What are your character’s physical strengths?[/color]
-Brute strength and quick bursts of speed
-Skilled with his weapon of choice
-Absolutely thrives in the untamed wilderness

[color=F39B05]What are your character’s physical weaknesses?[/color]
-Stealth, though when hunting animals he has enough, anything brighter than an antelope easily notices a huge lion lurking about.
-No magical defenses
-Easily outsmarted

[color=F39B05][u]Years of Experience:[/u] [/color]
[b]Weapon(s):[/b]
Ever since he could hold a weapon as a cub, Zion has been trained to fight. He started with spears and for the last 8 years, he has carried with him the last thing his father ever gave him, a [url=https://i.imgur.com/Z1qXf7R.jpg]halberd[/url], as his favored weapon. He has a bit of experience with a variety of other bladed weapons and can use them well enough if needed but it is halberd that feels most right in his hands. Zion has no experience with bows or firearms, and the latter he refuses to even touch them. 

[color=F39B05][b] Hand-to-Hand Combat:[/b][/color]
-Zion can handle himself in a fight and he always welcomes a challenge, but Zion is often held back by his desire to always act in an honorable way, even in battle. 

[color=F39B05][b]Subspecies:[/b][/color]
[indent]Feline Demi-human; Lion [/indent]

[color=F39B05][b]Best Abilities (from beast side):[/b][/color]
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-Hunting
-Tracking, and excellent sense of smell
-Night Vision
-Mighty Roar
-Claws and sharp teeth as a natural defense
-Thick hide
-Being a lion [/indent][/color]
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