TGB: UPDATED! Taren ( former Green-Earth )

{ B U I L D }

Body Build ||

One of the first things to catch one’s eye upon one’s gaze meeting Taren’s frame are his wide shoulders and muscular build – although he is not particularly tall it’s not uncommon for his appearance to at first look intimidating, especially to smaller cats. However, his well-muscled physique also makes it harder for him to move quickly, although his legs are surprisingly long considering the rest of his build. Despite not being the tallest of cats he still struggles to e.g. squeeze through narrow spaces or reach places that other cats of his body size might’ve easily gotten to, due to his broad frame. Taren’s face isn’t as wide from side to side as it looks, what creates the illusion of such is the fluffy fur along his cheeks which usually stands off untidily. Other than that, his ears are notably large and rounded, the insides of these as well as his nose being of a bright pink coloration. His eyes are of average size and amber color.

Height || 13"

Weight || Unknown

{ C O L O R A T I O N }

Fur ||

Taren’s base color is a soft mix of gray and brown that covers parts of his body, while his back, tail, head and legs up to the joints are of a slightly darker tone. The darkest of which is to be found as a slim line along his spine, as well as the upper side of his tail, his ears and lower face. Additionally, the back of his neck is dark brown as well, a color that fades out towards his throat and upper chest area.
Below his tail and belly up to the lower chest Taren sports a creamy coloration, which can also be found on his back legs (a line continuing from below his tail and widening to below the joints cover his hind legs completely) as well as on his upper eye lids. From there soft creamy stripes lead to the sides of his head and thin out towards the back.

Eyes || Amber

Skin || Dark, rich pink tone

{ A D D I T I O N A L }

Items ||

{ Ear Piercing (2x) | These two bone piercings were originally given to Taren's mother by her mother, Taren's grandmother, who had received Air Tribe bone crafter training. Marlene however never wore these and thus handed them down to her son who now sports them as a reminder of his lost mother, his only friend at the time. | Received at age: 6 moons from: Marlene | Not Worn / Worn }

Scars||

{ Left Cheek | Taren gained his first set of scars in a border squirmish, where he and Sylvani got themselves into a fight with s Shadow Tribe patrol. During this fight, the Yellow-Shadow Sojir left three vertical claw marks on Taren’s left cheek. | Received at age: 16 moons from: Yellow-Shadow Sojir }

{ Shoulder + Neck | One large scar runs along the left side of his neck, starting off on the back and curving over to just above his shoulder, where it ends in a slight diamond shape. This scar was gained during the caiman battle, where he protected a Green-Light who was attempting to focus in order to fend off one of the beasts. He never found out the Poisoner’s name after that. | Received at age: 18 moons from: Caiman (unnamed) }

Notable Features ||

> Curved-back, rounded ears

> Bright amber eyes

> Crooked whiskers

P E R S O N A L

{ Defining the character’s emotional and mental attributes which characterize their personality, general attitude and chosen courses of action }

{ P E R S O N A L I T Y }

brave ||

For those who mean something to him or for his Tribe, sometimes even for cats who are weaker than him even if he doesn’t particularly know them, Taren is willing to sacrifice anything. While he is normally not one to start a fight, he’s very well aware that his extremely bold nature tends to provoke some certain types of felines to do so on their behalf. Should this be the case Taren will not hesitate to fight back, neither so if any cat important to him find themselves facing some sort of danger. Of course he isn’t fearless, by far not, but he learned to keep that fear shut inside and not allow it to get the best of him, just the same as he deals with his insecurities. While this bravery is certainly a positive aspect of his identity, it also results in the Green-Earth sometimes being overly eager to take over a fight if it is to protect someone who, e.g., would have been capable of doing so themselves. The only reason Taren doesn’t sport many more scars than the amount he does today is that his thick fur tends to hide his scratches so well…

loyal ||

Taren’s undying loyalty and his loathe for those who don’t share it is one of those engines that always allow him to keep going. Even through grief of losing a dear friend, the remaining loyalty towards his Tribe and those friends who have stayed behind with him will always hold his head up at least enough to keep moving. There’s nothing that the Green-Earth wouldn’t be perfectly willing to do for his dear ones or his Tribe, which ties closely with his bravery and over-confidence that goes hand in hand with the former. On the other hand tieing in with his deep-down insecurity, he desperately thrives to prove himself to those he got close to, and to Earth Tribe. Those cats who dare leave theirs to become rogues are, in his opinion, worse off than dead – there is never a single feline who’s more important to Taren than the entirety of his new family, and leaving that family behind for the sake of oneself or just a smaller amount of cats… Letting them down, letting anyone down who you’ve sworn your loyalty to? To Taren that is just one of the most loathable actions that could ever be taken.

level-headed ||

Although he wouldn’t dive away from a fight, Taren isn’t a cat to be provoked easily. While he very much enjoys aggravating other cats around him Taren generally doesn’t react to such treatment himself, except for if one of those he’s sworn his loyalty to is in question. Unless that is the case Taren generally has his mind clear and manages to remain as calm as can be in several stressful situations. This also counts for times in which he’s confronted with a sudden issue that he hasn’t met before. Using both his level head and his bravery Taren will stand through most confrontations at least semi-capable of handling things. If you asked him, this is a trait that’d make him an excellent leader. (Of course, if you ask him, anything about him would make an excellent leader…)

bold ||

Taren is a cat who would never hold back his tongue in any situation if it’s only because someone else could get hurt from his words – the only occasion he’d ever quit teasing and poking is towards a cat who earned his heart, be it either a special someone or a very close friend or a cat who earned his deepest of respect, which is certainly hard to manage. Towards anyone else Taren speaks his mind and exactly his mind the moment he thinks of something that seems capable of being let out. He’s not talkative, he’s simply not careful, or tactful. Or full of anything, except for himself. Others’ possible reactions to his words or whether he might hurt feelings with them are not even considered beforehand. It’s this rough carelessness that tends to get him into most of his verbal or physical fights, and one of the topmost reasons as to why other felines don’t enjoy his company. He might hold back though when it comes to a pretty female, or another cat who he really doesn’t want to scare away – they don’t make him tactful, but at least a little bit considerate. However about ninety per cent of cats who meet Taren will have to deal with his recklessness on this matter.

narcissistic ||

If one hasn’t noticed before, to Taren everything circles around him – the entire world, so to speak. While his loyalty decides his actions and he’s willing to sacrifice himself for what he considers a good cause, his narcissism decides his every thought. Most of the time Taren’s mind draws circles around questions or facts involving himself, he’ll compare others to himself and come to the conclusion that they’re not half as good ( which can be read further on in the judgemental section ). This narcissism must not be mistaken for selfishness, it merely determines that Taren’s every fiber is radiating »I am superior«, and due to his bold nature he doesn’t mind too much letting others know of this opinion that he has of himself, either.

judgemental ||

It’s an inevitable consequence of Taren thinking of himself as better than everyone else – he thinks of everyone else as less than himself, especially of other toms. Around she-cats he wouldn’t dare voice this, considering he treats males completely different than females anyway, but deep inside there’s not rarely this inner beast of his that compares them to himself and ends up judging them as not good enough. Less important. Another confirmation of his narcissism. Taren has an inner list of cats’ worth, which would be something like Taren > Earth Tribe females whom he likes > Earth Tribe males whom he likes > Earth Tribe females whom he doesn’t like > Earth Tribe males whom he doesn’t like > Other Tribe females whom he likes > Other Tribe males whom he likes > Other Tribe females whom he doesn’t like > Other Tribe males whom he doesn’t like > Exiles / Rogues / Loners. The lower a cat is to be found within that scale of his the more they’ll realize that they are low, due to Taren’s reckless way of voicing his opinions, especially if it’s a negative one. In addition to his judgemental nature, the Green-Earth is also very hard to convince of the opposite – because he of course values his own opinion most he finds it very tough to allow anothers’ to replace that, which makes him prone to holding grudges for a very long time.

protective ||

This trait ties in very closely with Taren’s fierce loyalty as well as his (over-)confident bravery – when it comes to cats he’s confirmed loyalty to or who are emotionally close to him in any way, he will die for them if he must. However, his protectiveness also counts for cats whom he generally deems less capable of self-defense than himself, meaning that if he were to stumble upon a kit, even if it’s a male from another Tribe whom he doesn’t like much, he’ll feel responsible of sorts and at least do his best to make sure someone else takes care of them. However, this immense feeling of responsibility for anyone not as strong as himself (which doesn’t mean he respects them or finds them worthy of any more attention or honor, it just means that he thinks of himself as more powerful and therefore wants to protect the weaker) also brings with it a certain level of clingyness and jealousy, at least when it comes to those whom he is protective over for personal or emotional reasons ( see more below ). Also, it has to be said that this initiative isn’t just there for noble reasons, partially Taren merely protects those weaker than himself because it makes him feel even more like a hero, and because he hopes other cats will see who will then think of him as one, as well.

mischievous ||

It has to be said, Taren isn’t just bold because he can’t do any better. He actually does enjoy provoking other cats, he enjoys their reaction, and he enjoys any kind of attention, sucking it up right to his core, even if it’s purely negative. The Green-Earth isn’t quite as mature as an adult should probably be, for he still loves spending his time with pranks, with scaring cats off using terrifying stories (that are usually completely untrue) or by making them jump. It’s the only part of his youth that he’s kept until this very day without any tinge of maturity coming to it – however, this aspect of Taren is usually only seen when he’s relaxed. Whenever there’s a tense situation ongoing, e.g. back around the time of the caiman war, he held back a little with this one. So basically, whenever one can see Taren’s mischievous side they can be sure that he’s not feeling too down at that point.

flirtatious ||

A gorgeous female, to Taren, is more than worthy tho be made exceptions for regarding his bold nature and the mischief he shows towards other cats. He doesn’t just generally treat them a little softer but he is actually quite bold of a flirt – being a cat who doesn’t have any issue speaking his mind he does sometimes allow himself to actually go to some extremes with his flirtatious nature – the level of flirting that he offers to a female is a secure indicator for what he feels for them: a she-cat whom he finds extremely intriguing physically, or a crush, would be treated excessively flirty, while any good-looking she-cat he comes across would only be greeted by a very charming and slightly flirtatious attitude. The only females whom he wouldn’t flirt with at all are those he finds not worthy, those he doesn’t like, and those he really, really likes. At some point a border inside him is overstepped and something blocks and he just can’t go further and instead quits flirting altogether. So girl, if he doesn’t flirt with you zero he either thinks you’re ugly, or he’s seriously into you and finds himself almost… awkward around you! Or he’s seriously into someone else, because Taren’s an extremely monogamous male, even though his attitude implies the opposite. Once he’s found someone, no one else will matter.

hidden | affectionate ||

Although rarely ever revealed to any cat Taren does have a soft spot – however he considers such a thing a weakness, and therefore tends to tell every cat otherwise, including himself. If he gets emotionally very close to a feline though he tends to open up a bit more, let go of a tiny part of his sour attitude and let a little more affection shine through. Taren’s not a terrible friend, no matter how much he may be considered one by those who he’s never actually been nice to. He can do it, if he wants to.

hidden | clingy / possessive / jealous ||

Resulting from his strong urge to protect those who are important to him, as well as his absolute loyalty Taren has developed a certain level of clingyness, possessiveness and jealousy. If he feels responsible for a cat he’s terrified of letting them go out alone, where he might not be able to help them should they stumble upon danger of any kind. Taren unfortunately also tends to not think of those he considers ‘under his wing’ as capable of taking care of themselves anyway; he even tends to speak for them at some points without being asked to. This can lead to quite the complications within any sort of bond between two felines, even if he doesn’t exactly mean it in a bad way. The third aspect of this trait is the fact that while he’s completely and undoubtably loyal himself he also expects the exact same of any other cat he is close to, e.g. he expects for those he considers his closest friends to consider him their closest friend as well.

hidden | insecure ||

By far not the first word one would instantly associate with Taren would be insecurity; however, this one is to some degree the root of his entire being. Taren’s loyalty and drive to prove himself over and over again has grown from the fear of not being accepted as who he is; his narcissistic attitude has grown from himself despising his own weakness so much that he began telling himself how great he was, and eventually, with a growing self-confidence, started to actually believe all of it; his protectiveness and clingyness have grown from the immense fear of losing those who he feels close to. If one looks closely at Taren’s psyche they’ll find that most of his nowaday identity has flourished from his fears and his fear of being afraid, which is why he worked against all of his fears one by one, developing these traits from them. But it’s all still there, all of his insecurities, though he rarely shows it to any cat. Why would he? After all, he’s the best of them all. He doesn’t want to admit any weakness of his, and this one is unfortunately his greatest one.

{ Q U I R K S }

Habits ||

{ Greetings | Taren always adresses females with some sort of flirtatious phrase - most commonly used are Ma'am, Pretty Miss and Little Beauty. }

{ Smile | A certain crooked smile has become a trademark of Taren's, in which he raises just one side of his mouth completely and leaves the other one at a very faint smile (as depicted on his current app sheet) }

Fears ||

{ Snakes | Ever since what happened to his mom, Taren is rather wary of snakes and tends to overreact about them. He's not technically afraid, one would more likely refer to it as a slight sense of paranoia. }

{ Active Abandonment | Instead of being terrified of passive abandonment, Taren is incredibly afraid of leaving those behind who mean something to him. If it were his choice he would spend all day around those cats who are important to him, so that he can make sure with the use of his own claws that they're safe. This most likely results from a combination of his mother's death which he blames himself for, and Sylvani's devastating accident which he also blames himself for, for during both incidents he was absent and should not have been. }

Ambitions ||

{ Leadership | The one thing that Taren has always thrived to achieve ever since his tattoo was taken over by Blue-Green at the moment of his joining, is to one day see it replaced with Silver. He wants to be Earth Tribe's noble leader, and considers himself a very worthy cat for that, too - he is loyal, he is strong, he is level-headed and brave... | Originally used to harbor a certain distaste for Alcina when she was chosen as Yellow-Earth in his place at adolescent age, however after rather friendly encounters with the now-Silver-Earth, this jealousy has mostly faded and he considers her a friend. }

{ T R I V I A L }

Favorites ||

Place || N/A

Activity || Teasing other cats

Scent || Don't tell any cat but-... the Light Tribe nursery.

Food || Rabbit

Sound || N/A

Weather || Anything but rain and hot sunshine.

Season || Winter - the cold doesn't bother him, and 'warm' easily becomes 'unbearably hot' with that pelt of his.

Time of Day || Dusk

Animal || N/A

{ S E X U A L I T Y }

Orientation || Heterosexual

Status || Single

Current Interests || Saoirse | Eileen | Alcina | Sylvani

{ R E L A T I O N S H I P S }

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