Name: Hatshepsut, commonly goes as "Hattie"
Sex: Female
Age: 245 years old
Eye color: Turquoise
Orientation: Heterosexual
Relationship status: Single
Sex: Female
Age: 245 years old
Eye color: Turquoise
Orientation: Heterosexual
Relationship status: Single
Allegiance
The Oasis is Hattie's beloved home. She loves this place, and thinks it is the most beautiful and intriguing place in the universe. She of course knows the tales and stories of the outside world, and experienced some of it during her childhood Dawning of Light. She didn't experience much as far as lion-to-lion interactions outside of the Oasis, since she needed to stay out of the sun for fear of burning her exposed skin. Most of this self-discovery was done intrapersonally, and she felt like she was able to grow and figure out who she was with limited outsider interactions. She learned a ton about their customs and their armor designs from an observer's view, and when she returned to the Oasis for her guiding ceremony, she immediately knew how to improve what she saw in her own artistic talent and by blending it into the already spectacular designs on the Oasis traditional garb. She would never leave or abandon her home, the place where she is safe and lives a comfortable life.
Rank
Artisan (Oasis) - As an artisan, Hattie makes almost constant use of both of her two elements. Her predominant element, Fire, is what she uses to effectively and easily craft the most high-quality and intricate metalworks. Although an element that she uses regularly, with extreme precision, and especially as the main source of her role in society, Hat has a love-hate relationship with the element of fire. Her own fire is a comfort; it keeps her exposed skin warm during colder or wetter days, doesn't burn in proximity or contact, and is the source of her job that is her pride and joy. However, fire that is not hers, what she likes to call "rogue fire", is something she is anxiously fearful of. It can and does burn her, and her bare skin blisters easily if she comes too close. The light from the sun itself will leave sunburns on her pale skin, and she often with wear a fabric cloak if she decides to venture far during the broad daylight.
Her sand element is much less temperamental, although also less useful in her daily life as well. Sand is not common at all, and Hattie personally does not know anyone other than in her family who knows much about its usefulness. Her father, the scholar, uses its future foreseeing qualities almost exclusively, but Hattie prefers to "get her paws dirty" so to speak, and consented to experiment on her own with how to physically manipulate sand for her artistry purposes, making her the only sandstone sculpter in the Oasis.
Her sand element is much less temperamental, although also less useful in her daily life as well. Sand is not common at all, and Hattie personally does not know anyone other than in her family who knows much about its usefulness. Her father, the scholar, uses its future foreseeing qualities almost exclusively, but Hattie prefers to "get her paws dirty" so to speak, and consented to experiment on her own with how to physically manipulate sand for her artistry purposes, making her the only sandstone sculpter in the Oasis.
Elements: Sand & Fire
Hattie's ability to control the element of sand and fire include the following:
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Backstory
Hattie always knew she wanted to be an artisan. She came from a family of lions who were both scholarly and physically strong, which meant many of her early role models were guards, knights, or ambassadors. She grew up in a strong, close-knit family unit, where sharing each other's views, talents, thoughts, and ideas was extremely important. Although her family was collectively quite similar to one another in most respects, she always felt slightly like the odd one out. Her parents already had fur on the thinner side, sleek and shimmering, but somehow the genetics for a smooth, shiny coat lost out on her, and her bare skin left her sticking out like a matte thumb in her family's shimmering troupe. Her sister was gifted with a particularly reflective coat, her fire element seeming to dance with golden sparks off of her coat, day and night. Hattie always claimed that her sister stole all of the shininess for herself, and even though Hattie could hardly blame anyone for her short-end-of-the-stick genetics, she yet had that inner sense of being just a little bit out of the ordinary, which she carried out into other parts of her life, not just within her family's genes.
For one, while she imagined she could have made a strong knight, her exposed skin would be much more susceptible to injuries or infections during battleground training, or even just from too much rubbing of metal or rough leather. Her other alternative, while sticking to those close-knit family values, was to become a scholar and a diplomat, and follow her father's side of becoming as wise and knowledgable as possible. Although like all Oasis lions, she already had this thirst for knowledge innately in her being, simply learning and pondering was too much of a bore for her. Hattie knew that she liked to use her paws, and work hard. Her solution came to her in the form of an older Oasis artisan lioness, whom she had know as a family friend who visited occasionally.
She trained under her mentor for a long while, learning all of the tricks of the trade. Her family was somewhat taken aback by this rift from family tradition, but after seeing her success and that she was happy, they decided to support her in her new trade. She quickly became an expert, and started her own forge near the common marketplace. Her creations are generally custom-made to order for lions that place personal requests, for there are many who do so, but if she has the free time, she will make her own creations for the fun of it, and exchange them for other goods with merchants to sell and trade in the main marketplace.
For one, while she imagined she could have made a strong knight, her exposed skin would be much more susceptible to injuries or infections during battleground training, or even just from too much rubbing of metal or rough leather. Her other alternative, while sticking to those close-knit family values, was to become a scholar and a diplomat, and follow her father's side of becoming as wise and knowledgable as possible. Although like all Oasis lions, she already had this thirst for knowledge innately in her being, simply learning and pondering was too much of a bore for her. Hattie knew that she liked to use her paws, and work hard. Her solution came to her in the form of an older Oasis artisan lioness, whom she had know as a family friend who visited occasionally.
She trained under her mentor for a long while, learning all of the tricks of the trade. Her family was somewhat taken aback by this rift from family tradition, but after seeing her success and that she was happy, they decided to support her in her new trade. She quickly became an expert, and started her own forge near the common marketplace. Her creations are generally custom-made to order for lions that place personal requests, for there are many who do so, but if she has the free time, she will make her own creations for the fun of it, and exchange them for other goods with merchants to sell and trade in the main marketplace.
Personality
Hattie is physically strong enough to work with metal and leather crafting. She also has a strong knack for attention to detail, and is highly artistic and creative. She has a large imagination, and although strong, her skin is very sensitive due to her hairlessness, and because of its pale color, she can develop soreness from long close proximity to fire and bright light. One of her elements is fire, which even though it can burn her easily, she uses her elemental ability to control the flames during her artisan crafting in a way that keeps herself safe and also to focus the heat and direction of the fire to achieve the most beautiful creations. She's very dedicated to her work, and very proud of it, and only allows the most beautiful and well-crafted products to leave her forge and go into the world for others to see. She's a respected worker, but bears a self-induced sense of shame that she's frail in an uncontrolled outside world environment, so she hides herself away, even though she is still proud (even to a fault) of her craftsmanship, and many Oasis lions know of her handiwork. She specializes in jewelry and other more decorative works, but will readily make beautiful armor for customers at their request.
She also, as more of a side hobby, enjoys crafting smaller trinkets and sculptures out of sandstone. Her creations are exquisite, from majestic miniature replicas of both real and fictional rock formations, complete with arches and ravines, to tiny busts and decorative pieces that lions can use to decorate their merchant stands or cave dwellings. Many lions come to her with requests of sandstone statues of their beloved family members to keep in their burrow, or as talismans, or even as gifts to give to others. Her sand elemental ability is greatly in part of how she can achieve such impeccable artistry, manipulating the stone itself from the inside out, and it allows her to be extremely attentive to detail. She is also able to re-attach broken or chipped sandstone creations, and is sought out by previous purchasers who need their sculptures repaired, which happens quite often because of the fragile nature of that type of stone.
Personality identifiers: Protective, Proud, Detail-oriented, OCD, Self-Conscious, Creative.
Hattie's protectiveness is a proud sort of protection, a dignity, if you will, for the value of what she's protecting (similar to the guardian-like tendencies that both Egyptian and Greek sphinxes do in mythology). If you try to double cross a friend, you can rest assured that she will see justice done. Her pride plays off of her protectiveness. She's proud about being strong, physically and mentally. She can hold her own in a tussle, as well as a game of wits. She's a sharp thinker, with an even sharper tongue, and can eloquently lash back with any kind of intellectual comeback to stump her opposer or heighten her ego. She's also proud of her artistry, and will readily correct anyone who claims otherwise, although there aren't many who would. She's very detail-oriented, in her life and in her work, which are virtually one in the same. Everything is immaculate, and has it's own very specific place. She takes great care in details, and everything must be completely perfect for her to be happy and proud of it. This leads into her OCD-ness. This attention to detail tends to also make Hattie go overboard, and become obsessed with the other details in her life. She has a fair bit of control over this tendency, but everything she makes in her artisan's forge must be even, symmetrical, and immaculately precise. She will not allow a single imperfect creation to leave her shop and go on to be sold in the market place. She also tends to have a ritual of sorts when it comes to creating. If she's hitting a bit of metal with an anvil, it needs to be done a specific number of times, or if she's creating fire to heat the metal, it must be the exact same temperature for every piece like it. Hattie also has a bit of a self-consciousness problem. She's been told her artistry is of the highest make and quality, and her time and attention spent on her work is flawless, but she can't seem to shake the gnawing doubt that she's not making it good enough. This makes it's way into her psyche sometimes, and she begins to anxiously worry that she herself isn't good enough to be a top-notch artisan, or that she doesn't deserve the praise she receives. Because of this, she tends to hide away in her forge, sheltered from the heat of the day and from the eyes of those she worries may judge her. She works best in solitude, and she's quite independent because of it. Being alone allows Hattie's thoughts and imagination to swirl and dance in her mind. Her creativity is shown in her work, and the most peculiarly, awe-inspiring work also feeds into the praise and amazement her patrons have at her handiwork.
She also, as more of a side hobby, enjoys crafting smaller trinkets and sculptures out of sandstone. Her creations are exquisite, from majestic miniature replicas of both real and fictional rock formations, complete with arches and ravines, to tiny busts and decorative pieces that lions can use to decorate their merchant stands or cave dwellings. Many lions come to her with requests of sandstone statues of their beloved family members to keep in their burrow, or as talismans, or even as gifts to give to others. Her sand elemental ability is greatly in part of how she can achieve such impeccable artistry, manipulating the stone itself from the inside out, and it allows her to be extremely attentive to detail. She is also able to re-attach broken or chipped sandstone creations, and is sought out by previous purchasers who need their sculptures repaired, which happens quite often because of the fragile nature of that type of stone.
Personality identifiers: Protective, Proud, Detail-oriented, OCD, Self-Conscious, Creative.
Hattie's protectiveness is a proud sort of protection, a dignity, if you will, for the value of what she's protecting (similar to the guardian-like tendencies that both Egyptian and Greek sphinxes do in mythology). If you try to double cross a friend, you can rest assured that she will see justice done. Her pride plays off of her protectiveness. She's proud about being strong, physically and mentally. She can hold her own in a tussle, as well as a game of wits. She's a sharp thinker, with an even sharper tongue, and can eloquently lash back with any kind of intellectual comeback to stump her opposer or heighten her ego. She's also proud of her artistry, and will readily correct anyone who claims otherwise, although there aren't many who would. She's very detail-oriented, in her life and in her work, which are virtually one in the same. Everything is immaculate, and has it's own very specific place. She takes great care in details, and everything must be completely perfect for her to be happy and proud of it. This leads into her OCD-ness. This attention to detail tends to also make Hattie go overboard, and become obsessed with the other details in her life. She has a fair bit of control over this tendency, but everything she makes in her artisan's forge must be even, symmetrical, and immaculately precise. She will not allow a single imperfect creation to leave her shop and go on to be sold in the market place. She also tends to have a ritual of sorts when it comes to creating. If she's hitting a bit of metal with an anvil, it needs to be done a specific number of times, or if she's creating fire to heat the metal, it must be the exact same temperature for every piece like it. Hattie also has a bit of a self-consciousness problem. She's been told her artistry is of the highest make and quality, and her time and attention spent on her work is flawless, but she can't seem to shake the gnawing doubt that she's not making it good enough. This makes it's way into her psyche sometimes, and she begins to anxiously worry that she herself isn't good enough to be a top-notch artisan, or that she doesn't deserve the praise she receives. Because of this, she tends to hide away in her forge, sheltered from the heat of the day and from the eyes of those she worries may judge her. She works best in solitude, and she's quite independent because of it. Being alone allows Hattie's thoughts and imagination to swirl and dance in her mind. Her creativity is shown in her work, and the most peculiarly, awe-inspiring work also feeds into the praise and amazement her patrons have at her handiwork.
Stats
Dull ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Smart
Silent ○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Vocal
Follower ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Dominant
Extrovert ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Introvert
Playful ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Serious
Cautious ○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Heedless
Patient ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Agitated
Cowardly ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○ Courageous
Skittish ○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Collected
Unambitious ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○● Competitive
Distractible ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○● Focused
Fast ○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Durable
Willing ○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Uncooperative
Dull ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Smart
Silent ○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Vocal
Follower ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Dominant
Extrovert ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Introvert
Playful ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Serious
Cautious ○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Heedless
Patient ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Agitated
Cowardly ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○ Courageous
Skittish ○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Collected
Unambitious ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○● Competitive
Distractible ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○● Focused
Fast ○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Durable
Willing ○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Uncooperative