EBC: Auberon the Unforgiving

Voice : -Greetings and Farewells : *acknowledging grunts*; *dismissive huffs*

Stone Empire Apprentice.

Jagupard (Jaguar x Leopard).

- None yet

Dominant : Long tail, top-heavy, Large paws, blue-gray eyes

Recessive : Black fur, leopard build

Carrier : Standard jaguar/leopard coat colors, jaguar build, yellow eyes

Mutations : Melanism

 Auberon's mentor is a Stone Empire Gladiator who escaped from the city. She's a capable fighter despite her impaired vision; she has yet to show off her abilities due to Stone Empire being the newest empire, created right after the war. 

- Volatile. || Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. || 
"... I need to be alone!" Auberon struggles with adapting to new environments. While a change of scenery doesn't bother him much, it's usually the change of circumstances that has him very rattled. He doesn't show it, but honestly he's a bit of a nervous wreck. When he's in a situation he's uncomfortable with, he withdraws and becomes a bit violent to those who try to get him to interact. In fact, he refuses to let anyone come close enough to treat his wounds; he's hopelessly stubborn when it comes to things like that. It's not that he cares about others who're more injured, it's just he's extremely prideful and refuses to treat his wounds. If it kills him, then it shows he's not strong and doesn't deserve to live and pass on his genes.

- Fastidious. || Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. || 
"This isn't acceptable. I've got to try harder..." Auberon is extremely knit-picky. While he might be really harsh with others, he's even harder on himself. He must be perfect; anything else is unacceptable. 

↓ Sardonic. || Grimly mocking or cynical. || 
"You're kidding me." The black cat doesn't say much, but when he does, it's usually curt and incredibly rude for such a young cat. He doesn't respect many and it shows clearly in his actions. Some might say he has some sort of superiority complex. 

↓ Hostile. || Unfriendly; antagonistic. || 
"Stay away from me!" Being raised in the ring means he's always on the defensive. He's suspicious of all cats and often speaks unkindly to them- what business would they have with him otherwise? It takes a lot for him to trust others. In fact, he finds joy in making others afraid of him; to him it's like a fun game. What can he do to make others uncomfortable, you know, before they attack him? As an adolescent, he's especially like this to females. He doesn't really understand how he feels about them, making him feel a bit uncomfortable, so instead of feeling insecure, he likes to make others feel uncomfortable. 

 Hobbies, Likes, and Dislikes

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 Biography

History

Many years ago, a rich Roman patrician was expanding his wide range of gladiators, hoping to breed the perfect warrior for the Colosseum. His most prized fighter, Livius, an enormous, hostile jaguar had been forced on a much-too-young melanistic leopard queen named Aello, hoping to create a brutal gladiator capable of stealth as a bounty hunter, to fetch him more cats for his arsenal. Mating after mating, litter after litter, too few cubs inherited their mother's genes; and the few that had, were weak like her. Auberon, and his sisters, Ombrielle and Titania were some of those cubs. Auberon was the closest the breeder was able to come to his goal, only he was smaller than his sisters, taking after his mother's size. It was this last disappointment that caused the breeder to switch tactics. When the cubs were just a few months old, they were placed on the market along with their mother, separated and most likely not able to see each other again. 

He's unsure of what happened to his family since he was sold off first; he was purchased by a human who owned an illegal feline-fighting ring. A cheaper version of the Colosseum, if you will. The human ran the betting ring, generally using smaller wild cats since they were easier to obtain, but once he got his hands on the leopard-mix, it changed the game. From a very young age, Auberon has had to fight for his food against older, much more experienced cats. Though, size really did help him- he's unsure of how else he managed to fight back. He's got more scars than he'd care to tell, though thankfully his fur covers most of them. Constantly, he would wish he was bigger; being young and small meant he was easily taken advantage of by the humans. They would keep a tight rope leash on him at all times, though they really only used it when they would train him to be even more aggressive. The training was brutal and at the end of the day, he would struggle to keep his wits about him. Since he was just a young cub, he absolutely could not fathom why they would be so cruel. It lead to many tearful nights until finally he made a friend who would comfort him from across the room. Their caged lives were difficult, but having someone help him get through it eased up the burden of constant fear. This mysterious cat became something like a mentor to Auberon; just someone he really looked up to and could go to at the end of the day.

Though, the day came when he was forced into the same ring as his mentor. He'd never seen the other before, but upon hearing his voice, he knew. And, rather than let the cub win the fight, his one and only friend had given him the only scar that would never truly heal. He took the vision in his right eye by distracting Auberon, saying he would never hurt him- feeding him full of lies until the jagupard ended the other cat. Instead of getting punished, he was rewarded for the amazing show, though it felt like no victory to him. From that day on, he made a vow to never let anyone see him cry or show any pain. His hate for Massilian cats took a new turn as well, to the point where, whenever he was in the ring, he was merciless. 

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 General Relationships

- Would love for him to run into a Bounty Hunter and have a fight go on. It'd be super if he ended up losing, so that brings him down a peg; he thinks he's such a good fighter, but he's only ever fought against other young cats.
- He's reunited with Titania some time in the future.

 Wanted Status

Not particularly wanted; he escaped from an illegal fighting ring so the humans wouldn't pay money to find a decent fighter.

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