Redsand

[&]Name/Alias: Tis I! The Red PANDA! 
[&]Age:... 33 now.
[&]Experience: You should know me by now
[&]How You Found Us?: I'm already stalking all of you
[&]Member Title: Jeweler/warrior when needed
[&]In the event of unexplained inactivity, should we kill off or adopt out your character?: Wanderers please so I can come back in the future



[&]Full Name: Redsand
[&]Soul Name: Panta (Pahn-tah)
[&]Tribe: Jackwolf
[&]Age: 665 (adult)
[&]Gender: Male

[&]List Of Personality: He tends to watch and listen but always has words of wisdom when needed. He tries not to judge on first impressions but rather over all actions. He doesn't mind solitude, but is often seeking the company of others. Focused and patient.
[&]Skills other than Sending?:
Jewelcrafting - Excellent
Spear/Staff - Excellent (Throwing would be average)
Speaking Human Tongue - Average
Sword - Above average
Archery - Average
Tanning - Below Average
Tailoring - Laughable Simply do not trust this Elf with a needle and thread!

[&]Likes/Dislikes:
+Furring - either gender
+Making things, especially jewelry
+Rain - especially the smell afterward
+Riding to think, relax
+Song and Dance
-Floods
-Humans

Fears: Dust Storms/Drought, Poor harvest/Famine

[&]Family: 
Mother: Deceased (Names not relevant at the moment)
Father: Deceased (Names not relevant at the moment)
Child(ren): Kah-Lem (Deceased, Human)
Mate/Lovemate: Elona - Deceased

[&]History: Redsand was born mid-year and lived a rather normal life. He was named for his red hair and the fact he would get into -everything-, even places you didn't think he could. Just like sand. He spent his youth learning to ride, hunt, and track everything from beast to humans. Though we're they really all that different, beasts and humans?

The early summer of Redsand's 147th year was when Redsand's attentions turned towards his first real furmate. Elona was a beautiful light haired descendant of the Sunfolk in his tribe. He found himself trying to find pretty flowers that she would put in her hair. They both had talked of becoming lifemates.

Redsand had planned to share his soul name with Elona. He spent the night pacing, waiting for her to come see the stars with him. There were stars shooting across the sky like they always did every year. He couldn't wait.

Redsand continued to pace until he heard his father's voice in his mind telling him to hurry back to Elona's family tent. Something had happened. He grabbed the bundle of flowers he had found and dashed down the hill, practically tripping and falling before he slowed. The tribe had gathered around the tent speaking in hushed tones.

Redsand pushed through until he found Elona laying atop her bedding looking as if she had been sleeping. Her mother and father were at her side, already mourning. The flowers fell to the ground forgotten as he rushed to her side.

He frantically tried to lock minds with his beloved only to find she was on the brink of death. Tears streaming he gave her the only thing he wanted her to have. She became the only one to know his soul name only moments before her soul left her body.

Demanding what had happened, his pain turning to anger as he faced the others. It was his father who dragged him outside and explained that she had been climbing the hill and placed her hand on a rock outside of a snakes den. She had been startled and fell back, hitting her head which knocked her unconscious. The snake had then bitten again before slithering off somewhere unknown.

After the howl, Redsand returned to his furs alone for the first time in a long time.

It would be approximately three or four years later that he found himself in another interesting familial predicament. He had been out hunting when he was led to an outcropping of rock where a human woman was in labor. (See Additional Info below)

His adopted cub was early accepted by Redsand's parents and even more warily by the rest of the tribe initially. He had stubbornly refused to give him up amid the initial protests and vowed to hold true to his promise.

During the cub's youth, Redsand Bonded wit his first bond, whom he named GrassSkipper.

After Kah-lem's passing, Redsand had withdrawn into himself, focusing on the gold metals and making jewelry. He stopped hunting and he stopped seeking company of others. He became mostly silent. He still blames himself for not keeping a better eye on his cub. Just as his mate had died because of him, so had his cub.

Over the many years to follow, others have sought to warm his furs but he had never opened himself fully to accept another into his heart. Though as time drags on, his longing is growing again yet he refuses to admit it, afraid of the loss he may one day face again.

When the tribes met up last 50 years ago, Redsand focused on warming his furs and parting gifts for those who wanted them. He didn't attend the stories or many other festivities.

His parents died around two to three hundred years ago. This history is actually open to let others hop in if they want. 


[&]Often seen wearing: Brown leather pants/shorts depending on weather, a green tunic. He has a strip of cloth used as a headband as well, keeping his hair out of his eyes. 
[&]Body: Redsand has several scars on his body from past conflicts with humans. One on his left bicep, a diagonal one from his left shoulder to his right hip across his chest and his right thigh where it appears he had been hit by an arrow. Dark-skinned.
[&]Height/Build: 4'3" in height, with a muscular form from staying active
[&]Hair:Red and ragged. He keeps it mostly short but it does get unruly. Full beard kept trimmed.
[&]Eyes:Golden similar to golden sand (part of where his name comes from.)
[&]Picture: see avatar

[&]Bonded animal: Deceased: Dusty, a Jackwolf. Brown and tan hybrid coloring with some graying around the muzzle. He is not dominant in the pack and is content to lay around or play with cubs when they are available.
[&]Bond age (max is late 20s for wolves): Deceased in 126 A.S. 

Any other information:
The Story of Kah-Lem


**YOU DO NOT NEED PERMISSION TO MOVE REDSAND AS NEEDED FOR A THREAD. YOU DO NOT NEED PERMISSION FOR MINOR REACTIONS.**

~*~*~*~*~*~ RELATIONSHIPS/OPINIONS ~*~*~*~*~*~

Best friend(s): TBD
Friend(s): Jezra, Kata, Saleen, BlackAsh, Talon, Ashfinger
Student(s): Sort of Jezra
Furmate(s): None Regular
Mentor(s): N/A

Ashfinger: Without him, there would not be any jewelry. Plus, he is fun to work with.
Ava: TBD
Bihon: TBD
Blackash: The Chief's brother, another elder, a bit more calm-tempered. 
Dawnbringer: TBD
Dusksinger: TBD
Firebrand: TBD
Jezra: Curious cub. Too curious at times. She will grow up to be a strong member of the tribe.
Kata: Bread maker. A good one at that. Kind heart. Quite beautiful personality.
Kithrian: TBD
Leyna: TBD
Longhowl: TBD
Malaki: TBD
Mermiah: TBD
Nivali: TBD
Nyota: TBD
Saleen: One of the few I can truly open up to... except that I have not. But she'd be there if I needed.
Talon: One of the more level-headed around. Doesn't mind taking on extra responsibilities.
Tusk: Sometimes headstrong, and sometimes reckless. Still, a great chief.
Vixen: TBD

~*~*~*~*~*~ TIMELINE ~*~*~*~*~*~

537 B.S. - Long Days - Redsand is born.
392 B.S. - White Cold - Redsand begins furring with Elona.
390 B.S. - Long Days - Elona dies from a snake bite while climbing a hill to meet Redsand for stargazing.
~386 B.S. - Long Days - Redsand is drawn to a rocky outcropping where he aids a Human in child birth, coming to care for Kah-Lem.
~382 B.S. - Newgreen - Redsand bonds with his first Jackwolf, GrassSkipper.
~374 B.S. - Kah-Lem wanders off, curious about nearby humans and ends up being killed. Redsand begins to seriously work with gold, creating jewelry. Redsand stops hunting entirely.
~87 B.S. to 13 A.S. - Redsand's parents die. (Exact dates and causes TBD)
~63 A.S. - The last time the tribes gathered.

~*~*~*~*~*~ THREADS ~*~*~*~*~*~

Malleable Mettle - Whitecold 17 A.S. - Dusksinger seeks company with Redsand when Araf gets upset at the hunters for delaying their travel.
Sleep All Day, Dance All Night - Newgreen 18 A.S. - Celebrating the founding of Valley Holt. Redsand and Saleen begin to develop a stronger friendship. (In Progress)
Dawn of a New Day - Leaffall 113 - The Plainsrunners are making their way to Stoneholt for the winter. (In Progress)
The Reunion of Lifegiver and Starseed - Leaffall 113 - Redsand attempts to calm the tribe down by making up a story to make light of a darkening situation...
Tell Me More - Leaffall 113 - Mermiah inquires more about the eclipse, getting the hint that Redsand was only trying to distract the tribe. 
Golden Bands - Leaffall 113 - Kata makes a special request for jewelry from Redsand before inviting him back to her room for 'pastries'.
Where is the Rain? - Longdays 128 A.S. - A drought is causing concern with many in the tribe and playing on Redsand's fear of such things. (In Progress)
Fraying at the Edges - 115 A.S. - A month previously a mudslide had killed several members of the tribe. Redsand seeks out Saleen in order to offer comfort for losing her mate in an attempt to help her the way she once helped him cope with loss. (In Progress)



Last Update: June 3, 2017