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Last update: July 28, 2012



Andromeda of the Fire Empire.

Empire Statistics

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Empire Points: 116

Stealth: 13
Intelligence: 24
Strength: 24
Defense: 24
Speed: 13
Stamina: 18

Other Empire information:

Empire: Fire

Rank: Silver Gladiator

Apprentice: Alcina



Extra facts
☻All parts of her armor belonged to some member of her family. Read the story to find out more.
☻ She was a popular cat both in and out of the coliseums , and met many cats in and out of the ring. She didn't kill every cat she was put against, however. Let me know if you want to be any of those cats.

Skills and Abilities:

Can jump a max of 40ft horizontally, and 20 vertically. She is also an excellent climber.

Excellent sense of smell. (Snow leopards need such to track prey through the snow)

She can literally throw her voice, and mimic human speech. She can understand some of human speech. This also includes the useless skill of singing. She can also mimic other sounds like bird calls and wolf howls.

Having grown up around a blacksmith, Andromeda knows A LOT about fire. (Which may be a reason she feels so at home in the hot climates of Fire Empire territory.)

Background:
Before her escape, Andromeda and her family were owned by a cruel blacksmith, who would fight them against cats owned by other humans in pit battles for sport and money. Because of such, Andro lost her younger sister who wasn't strong enough to battle, and her older brother who attacked a human to protect Selene. When Andro and her parents caught word that cats were making an escape, they quickly joined with them. But on the way out, Roman soldiers and bounty hunters caught up with them, and shot down both her parents. Andro was willing to stay to protect them, but her parents urged her to flea, and live to avenge their deaths. She had no choice but to leave.

Little did she know, a short while after her escape, her best friend followed her. He currently resides in Shadow Empire. (will update later)

Andromeda was found unconscious on the shore of Lake Blackwater, by a Fire Empire patrol. She was drug back to their camp where they woke her up. The Fire Empire leader, Rue, spoke to her and explained where she was. When Andromeda learned that these cats lived to fight the Bounty Hunters, she knew it was here that she belonged. She asked to join and Rue welcomed her.



Personality:

Serious, observant, independent, ambitious, loyal, honest, lonely, risk-taker, compassionate to the innocent, ruthless to the enemy.

Andromeda is fiercely loyal, fearless and a ferocious fighter.
She is wise but sometimes as cruel as the humans that owned her. She has been shown to have a dark side.
She is brutally honest. She rarely lets her guard down and is always ready to fight to the death.
She will give her life for another of her empire without a second thought.
She is a quick thinker who can easily find a way out of most any situation.

Physical Description / Armor Description
She's rather large for being female; she's about the size of a large male.
Her thick fur makes it hard for claws to harm her, and she stays perfectly warm during winter. (However she is prone to overheating in summer, and so usually uses less armor during the hot months.) Her armor has many plates running along her back and tail, giving her much flexibiliy and not restricting her range of motion by much. Spikes along her spine and on her shoulders make attacks from above difficult. Similar spikes run along the armor on her thick tail, which she uses to swing at her foes. The weight and strength in her tail, coupled with the two larger spikes at the end can deal serious damage, and so she only uses this tactic as last resort and against Bounty Hunters & humans, whom she has a deep grudge against.

Markings: Here's the color codes, so coloring Andromeda is easier (: (or you can just download this file and steal the colors from it XD )

Eyes: 0de7fb
Main body color: 959595
White underbelly comes half way up her chest, light gray eyeshadow, c4c8c8
White chin, inner ear fur. dfdfdf
Outer ears, nose, and the rest of the markings mentioned below are dark charcoal gray. 313131
Under the eye is a triangle-like shape pointing down. (similar to the pokemon, mightyena XD )
Outside legs have three spots, getting smaller the closer to the paws they get.
Two spots of the same size on her tummy, above the white.
Four "squares" down her back (one of them on her shoulder)
Four "squares" on her tail
Tail tip is also dark charcoal gray.

Armor: 3d2d2d
Harness: 492208 (varies)
Red designs/gem/ear-ring: a70808
gold around gem: f3c353 (varies?)



Relations and Family:

...Family...
For pictures and detailed information on her family: [link]
Mother (Eos)-dead -"My mother was wise and gentle...She was always in control of her emotions, even as she watched two of her cubs die in front of her. She may have not been much of a fighter, but she was stronger then anyone gave her credit for. She taught me that sometimes words are stronger then blows. I won't forget everything she taught me."

/ Father (Titus) -dead - "My father was a legendary and honorable fighter, and fought in many famous battles on behalf of the humans. He never liked them, and always wanted his family to be safe, out of their clutches. I'm going to do whatever it takes to bring honor to his memory."
/ Older Brother (Germanus)-dead- "We got in trouble a lot, but it was always worth it. He liked the pit battles he was thrown into, but he knew we hated it, and he knew the danger we were in. He was always devising plans to help us escape...although, I think if he had been given the chance to actually do so...I think he would have chosen to stay. Sometimes I wonder that if he had lived, he may have been turned into a Bounty Hunter. So perhaps it was for the best?"
Younger Sister (Selene)-dead - "My innocent little sister...she never fully understood why humans did what they did. She didn't understand why all cats couldn't just be friends. Well, maybe one day, little sister. In the stars. Rest in peace, Selene..."

...Mate & Children...
☻Mate: none yet (but looking ;D Let me know if your cat is interested in Andro!)
☻Cubs: none yet



Current Relationships: (updated July 28, 2012)
= Neutral/unsure
= crush / love
= hate
= dislike
= suspicious
= close friend
= friend
= respect
= jelly bro?

...Fire Empire... [link]

/ Soren (Fire Empire Leader) -
"As my leader, Soren has my highest respect. I'm very grateful he's always put up with all the times I've accidentally challenged his authority. He's the most clever cat in the Empire and I wouldn't want to follow anyone else. I'd die for him in a heartbeat."

Abella (Blacksmith in training) -
"Abella is still training to be a black smith. She's got a long way to go but I know with she'll make a great blacksmith. It's nice to see that another snow leopard has the guts to live out here in the hottest part of the territories. She also reminds me a bit of my younger sister."

Claudius (healer) -
"Thank heavens we have Claudius! He's a jumpy little guy and seems to be a bit afraid of me, but he's a gifted healer and we couldn't survive without him. Although sometimes I wish he'd stick up for himself. I still have scars from the time I had to rescue him from those bounty hunters."

/ Nimbus (gladiator) -
"Nimbus is one of my closest friends, and a strong member of the Empire. Her "trips" on and off the territory tend to get her in trouble, but she's still a good cat at heart. We have alot of fun sparing and practicing our moves with each other, since both her and I are great in close combat. I hope she'll decide where her loyalties lie and learn to respect the Code."

/ Brutus (gladiator)-
"Brutus is a loyal and wise lion, and someone I'm proud to have him by my side in battle; he's a force to be reckoned with! He's always willing to help, and I couldn't ask for a more loyal friend."

/ Alcina - "My new apprentice! I don't know her a whole lot yet, but she looks like she's ready to learn. I can tell she's going to be great."

...Outside of Fire Empire...

Bounty Hunters

General Bounty Hunters- "They aided the humans in killing my parents. They stood by the humans when they killed my brother and sister. Now they want to destroy the peace that the empires have found. They have betrayed their own race! And for what? Riches? Food? Protection? It's pathetic! They are the only cats I will ever let myself kill... They deserve as much, as long as it keeps the rest of us safe. Although...sometimes, I wish I could just make them see that they serve the wrong side...I wish I could make them understand that real freedom is only found on the outside of those walls..."

/ Scaeden (full hunter)- He led a group of Hunters onto our territory to try and capture Valon and Nimbus, and I would have killed him had Soren not stopped me. _{At least I gave him scars to remember me by.} He's a cocky Bounty Hunter with a typical attitude to match. Not the most stupid hunter I've met though, and admittedly I kind of admire his devout loyalty and strength. Sometimes he kinda reminds me of Soren in that way..."

/ Thanatos (full hunter) - "I met this tiger in the battle Scaeden brought to Fire Territory. We fought as much as we talked, and I've come to find respect in this cat. He's not totally insane like the rest, and seems to somewhat doubt being a Hunter. I wish I could have gotten through to him...I think had our circumstances been different, he and I could have been good friends."

/ Juno (apprentice)- "She and Furie broke into our camp and tried to take our only healer, which ended in her becoming our prisoner. Good thing I was there to stop them. Juno seems a bit jumpy sometimes, which I find mildly amusing. She's old for her rank, but still acts like an apprentice. She's very disrespectful and I hope she's dealt with soon."

/ Furie (apprentice)- "He aided Juno in trying to kidnap Claudius, and became our prisoner as a result. He's pretty strong for being an apprentice, and stubborn too. He's also disrespectful, and should be dealt with soon."

Ice Empire

/ Ceres - "As my equal in rank and strength, I respect her. We really get along, so I hope our Empires never have to get in a war."

Selene- "I've never actually spoken to this gladiator; Honestly, I've been too scared. My little sister...was named Selene...This snow leopard reminds me so much of her, that sometimes I wonder..."

Shadow Empire

/ Cyrus- "I ran into this Silver Gladiator at a Gathering. He can be rude, but I can see he's very clever and deserves his rank. I'm not so sure I'd trust him, however. Something about him...reminds me of a Bounty Hunter..." ((Currently RPing))

/ Maddox- "He was one of my best friends from my City days...I thought by now he had to have died in the pits...But we found one another! I still remember how I felt for him in our cub days...Do I still? I...I don't know..."

Air Empire

/ Valon - "I don't know him very well on a personal level, but so far I'm not very fond of him. He's shown poor judgement when he led a bunch of Bounty Hunters onto our territory, which resulted in an ambush that left many cats of Fire and Air empire with bad wounds and scars. I can tell he's sorry for it, but "sorry" won't heal the scars he's caused. I do hope he shows better judgement in the future..."

/ Vayea - "I met her when she accompanied Valon onto our territory. I wish I could have gotten to the scene in time to save her eyesight. However she seems to be a strong cat, and I hope my fellow Silver Gladiator pulls through."

...Formally of the Empires/Hunters...

Chioni -
"My former apprentice... She could be quite a handful, especially when it came to following orders, and keeping her mind on training instead of cute toms. She was a challenge, no doubt, but I knew she could have made a wonderful gladiator, and an asset to the Empire. Her death recently has shaken me- She was far too young to die."


If you want your cat in here ↑, lemmie know! I'll only put them there after we've RPed. (:

Other pictures of Andromeda!

By others:
PaTROLLIN with Chioni
Mass Training with Caleyo
Mass Training with Soren

By me:
The old application: [link]
Patroling
About My Name-Change
Recon Mission
Alone
Mass Training
Maybe One Day