TRD: Acacia, The Silver Rose

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General

Name: Acacia
Nicknames: 'caica, 'kay
Meaning: thorn, sharp
Pronounciation: ah KAY shah

Species: Snow Leopard (Father) / Bengal Tiger (Mother) mix
Gender: Cis Female
Pronouns: She / her / hers 
Sexuality: Bisexual (ish) + Polyamorous - heavypreference for women 

Current Age: 6 Years Old
Starting Age: 4 years old
Birthday: September 19
Horoscope: Virgo

Rank: Silver Bounty Hunter
The Silver Bounty Hunter is the second-in-command. If anything were to happen to the leader, they would assume the position of leader. The Silver is typically a friend or close confidant of the leader, as the second-in-command must be well-trusted. The Silver assists in carrying out rules and regulations and is the one to assign the new apprentices to their mentors. The Silver Hunter is also the feline who is seen as the main leader of the Elite force.

Genetics:
Dominant: Long tail [AA], Broad shoulders [Aa] Stripes [Aa] 
Recessive: Blue eyes, Blue-Grey fur, Round Ears, Black/grey nose, blue coloring
Carrier: lean body, single coloured spots, thin tail

Physical Description: 
Height: 90 cm from shoulder 
Length: 110cm not including tail, 200 cm with tail 
Stocky and muscular; incredibly fluffy; long fur ruffles cover many scars; slight scar over nose bridge; torn right ear; short legs; thick tail 

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Items

Accessories:
piercing on right ear, industrial bar piercing on left

Armour: Dark armour made of mostly leather and some metal , includes, shoulder piece  and tail piece can be taken  apart and worn separately, shoulder rose is on left side only. Harder dark grey leather and metal appears to be held together by long thorns or roots made out of supple brown leather. 
See THIS GUIDE for additional armour information 

Items: 
Dog tags around neck one that says 324b21 one that is unreadable unless in bright sunlight it says every thorn has its rose 
Crystals given by S.A, includes Amethyst, Onyx, and Rose Quartz
Because of her love for flowers and flora, Acacia always seems to be surrounded by flowers, either by others bringing her some or by her enjoying their presence and keeping them on her. 

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Abrasive, judgmental, easily annoyed :
Despite meaning well Acacia can be harsh with her words and actions, and makes it clear when she is irritated or annoyed. She can be quick to pick out those she does not like and will make sure they know she doesnt like them. The difference in her attitude towards them and someone she does like is astonishing.  She doesn't usually mean to hurt feelings, but stay away regardless. This is mostly towards older cats, as she would not be so harsh with young cats.

Loyal,  Protective :
Acacia would do absolutely anything to those she is close to. She keeps a close eye on those she gets attached too and will tear apart anyone who harms them. She's also very cuddly.

Ambitious, Selfish :
Acacia has done a lot to get to the top, most of which she isn't proud of. She doesn't hide from the horrors shes committed.  Incredibly motived and determined she knows what she wants and will get it. 

Serious, Grumpy:
When Acacia is on the job there is no time for joking around, lives on are on the line she will shot down any jokers. There’s a time and place for jokes - here isn't it. So help you if you disobey a order. 

Unforgiving and stubborn: 
If someone have done something to get on her bad side they will need to work hard to get out of there. Acacia can hold quite a grudge especially if they have hurt her or someone she cares about. She typically avoids these cats, so her own day is not ruined. However, she can be professional and curt with them if need be. 

Friendly, Courteous, Affectionate :
Acacia can be a bright soul especially to the young and innocent. She loves helping others - her only reward being a hug. She can be very touchy, LIVING FOR cuddles. 

Adaptable:
Acacia can be plopped into most situations without worry, Shes comfortable doing almost anything from gaurding caravans to being a diplomat to caring for cubs,few things faze her but when they do oh boy. 

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Start:

Acacia's mother was a bounty hunter, but she was growing older and Acacias master needed the money so he put all he had –which wasn’t much- into Acacia. Acacia was the only cub who survived in her litter. From the begin she wasn’t what he expected. He wanted a large and fierce beast, not a cat with more fur then muscle. Of course the master couldn’t afford to pay for a male tiger, but he had hopped the cubs would take after their mother.

Her mother always wore two dog tags, except when she went out in her armour. One of the metal tags had the words ‘Every thorn has a rose’ it was older than the other one can barely make it out. However what was stranger was what the other tag said ‘324b21’ Acacia’s mother never told her what it meant, only ever said a brave man, Acacias’ father, once gave it to her.

Acacia grew up being shoved aside for bigger cats. In the training she did get she was the kitty punching bag, she got pretty beat up. She learned a lot from her mother, whom Acacia absolutely idolized. In her eyes her mother was the greatest bounty hunter the world had ever seen.

But that didn’t last long.

Acacia’s mother died while fighting. Acacia doesn’t know if it was by a fatal wound, lost off blood infection or some other horrible end. All she knows is that her mother went out in her armour ready to fight, and only her armour returned.

She was devastated as any child would be. A part of her felt angry that her mother would abandon her; she felt betrayed. Acacia grew and slowly others forgot about her mother, the brave tiger who died on duty. Acacia had to work harder than ever, her master was considering selling her. Acacia travelled to a few breeding farms, she was young, strong, but a little beat up.

Once while her master was trying to bargain the price of her Acacia slipped away. Her master preferred to keep her on a leash and harness instead of in a cage, mainly because of the weight of the snow leopard mix.  Acacia had never slipped away before, but curiosity ate at her. She saw too many cats to count tied up to the walls in heavy chains or cages. Every cat seemed labeled with a code to the side of them; 322h34, 322e45, 324f11. Acacia didn’t have to walk far to see a medium sized cage with the code “324b21” printed over top.

Before she could even react, her master had discovered she was missing. He strapped the leash back on her and pulled away as hard as he could. The owner of the breeding farm was furious and refused to buy her or any cat her master would ever sell.

Knowing what the numbers on her dog tags meant enraged her. The ‘brave man’ she thought her father was, was just some breeding male. The man who’s looks she inherited was some sleezy cat that an old man rented around to be whored away!  She scratched at both the tags. The numbers remained visible no matter what she did, but the words could only be seen in the sunlight. She kept them however as a grim reminder of who she is, and because they were her mothers.

No one gave her master an appropriate selling price so he continued to train her. Even when she was almost fully grown she was still beat up by larger, older, and more experienced cats. She bared it and fought back harder. She grew stronger.

She fell in love with a cheetah named Hadria. She was a new Bounty Hunter, with three apprentice aged cubs. She was picked out of a collosium fight. She was fast, but her mind was faster. She excelleted at finding weak spots, and there she fired.

The two were a couple when Hadria's kids had an accident. One died in a fall, the other was badly injured. She worried Silvius would be pulled from the program, forced back to the gladiator life. So she planned an escape. Silvius got out, but Hadria died, leaving Acacia and her other cub Selina shocked. Acacia's goal in life was now protecting Selina, and finding Silvius. 

His master soon found that keeping Acacia paid off, because she was accepted as a bounty hunter. That wasn’t good enough for her and Acacia kept working harder. She captured more and more, she fought harder and harder. Eventually she was noticed and promoted to an Elite Bounty Hunter. She’s been in countless amount of battles. Her master bathed in her spoils. 

Likes: 
Night Sky
Soft Beds
Cuddles
Eating Pig
Flowers 

Dislikes:
Rain 
Heavy wind

Roleplay Tracker:
TBA

Art Tracker: tba

Extra

Her dog tags were given to her by her mother, who got them from her father. 
She has never revealed what her dog tag says to anyone.
Fur grew over most of her scars, they are kinda bunched up and they look matted but they are not. 
Terrible posture, constantly slouching 
Totally biased towards a pretty girl - shes a gay mess 
Can be surprisingly flirty - she just loves teasing people and watching them scramble but she means it in a good hearted way 
Was originally only apart of the BHs because it was what was expected of her, and she would get better treatment out of it. Now however, she feels responsible for the other hunters and is looking for glory as well as gold. 
Would be pretty good at solving rubik cubes in a human au 


Strengths:

Strength  
Acacia is very strong, and able to use this strength to manipulate her environment to suit her and to overpower other cats. 

Defense is the best offensive
Acacia's fighting style is very defense orientated, she does not attack recklessly wrestling cats to the ground. She prefers to either land a fast first blow or allow them to come  to her. 

Knowledge and Perception  
Acacia hold knowlege about all of Rome. The best places to sneak in, the cats who will make the best mentors,   the best meal spots, she knows when the caravans are set to arrive and when to watch out for defector attacks. She is quick to read people and does often share this insight with those she trusts. 

Weakness: 

Spinal Injury: 
The back of Acacia's spine was damaged in the past and its a weak spot for her. The right amount of pressure right on that spot can cause her to fall over in pain. On cold days it aches and is often constant throughout the day. Her armour is extra thick in this area with both metal and hard leather covering it to protect her. Attacks from above is the quickest way to bring her down. She typically will not mention this pain if one is around her, or if she is touched. Its a touchy subject.

Speed: 
Acacia is not a very fast cat, most cats can in fact out run her. Short fast bursts is usually all she can manage. 

Big Strategies: 
Acacia isn't the greatest at plotting Bounty Hunter attacks on her own, because she likes to work one on one big strategies can leave her feeling things are left vauge. If she has to do this for a raid on Ferox camp for example she'll typically split the attacking cats into groups and talk to individuals to be sure they understand their role and everyone knows their role. However this is very time consuming.

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Loyalty:
70% Herself and Loved ones
30% Bounty Hunters (holds some sentiments + feels responsible for them)

Mentors and Apprentices:
Mentor: unknown
Apprentices: None

Mate: 
Looking for: 
Long time life partner 

Mother: Dead
Father: TRD: Kemdi Solous | Alive

Mothers Side: 
Cousin: TRD: Demetrius The Musician BH | Alive
Cousin-in-law: Ava The Fearless | TRD BH | Alive 
Nephew:
trd: florence, the enthusiastic gaze | BH | Alive 
TRD | Keith the Adventurous | BH | Alive 
Dorian the Gentle Giant | BH | Alive 
Neices: 
Serendipity the loved | BH | Alive 

Ex Mate: Hadria | BH | Deceased
Ex Mate's Daughters
TRD: Silvius, The Hapless | Ferox   | Alive 
TRD: Selina the Silent Angel | UNKNOWN

Selina's Family
Mate: Romulus TRD | BH | Alive 
Kids: 
TRD: Tamius, the morning leisure | BH | Alive
Chazz | BH | Alive 

Relationships:


Bounty Hunters

Jax " Our leader, incredibly intelligent and kind. She's a fine strategist and we work well together." 

Niall " An old friend of mine, Niall is a joy to have around. He's a very close friend and an asset to the hunters." 

Reyna " Ah Reyna's delightful - a bit shy, a bit quiet - but a delight. I hope to bring her out of her shell a bit more." 

SA
    Entry 1: "SA's an absolute sweet heart. Of course, I'm aware of her...lets call it adoration...I've tried to explain to her that I'm not some divine goddess thats so high above her. Sometimes I think she gets it, but then she goes right back to her old ways. I love her, but I'd wish she'd not put me on such a pedestal. "
    Entry 2: "....I'm sorry S...i wasn't able to protect you. I love you... i love you so much..."   

Selina "Hadria's daughter, but she's becoming more than that shes my family." 

Rom "Selina's mate, he's a fine hunter, loyal and tough. Originally I didn't think much of him but I've come to respect him." 

Ferox

Silvius "I feel responsible for her, I feel I could help her if she'd let me. I even offered to get her out of hunter capture but she refused. She's in a bad place and theres nothing I can do." 

Solus 
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Olum 
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<sub>From an rp with @lunilai 

It wasn't that Acacia didn't trust Fox. He was a fine caretaker, kept a good eye on the cubs - but lately she felt there were too many for one cat. Sure, Ava and Demetrius often watched over their cubs, often Romulus's as well those cubs were closer than ever - and Jax spent most of her free time with her cubs, but that still left many cubs with only Fox to keep an eye on. And, with the Olum threatening more and more every day, Acacia just found it easier to help Fox out and keep an eye on Romulus's kids.

But boy were they a handful. Currently most of them were playing with a few other cubs in the gardens while Acacia sat in the shade keeping an eye on them, most meaning Tama was laying on her side. Xe was grounded for sneaking out with  Florence again after Romulus had specifically asked xem not too. Xe whined about how unfair it was before falling asleep.

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Acacia smiled when Niall had walked into the gardens. He had been her first friend as an elite, and though they weren't the closest, and he had been gone for so long, she still thought of him as a good friend, and apparently a good bean bag chair as Rom's cubs demonstrated. She stood up, careful not to wake Tama, and walked over to save him from the cubs, head butting his shoulder in gentle greeting.</sub>

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Niall dipped his head to Acacia. "Sorry about disrupting you. I just thought I'd come check in. Romulus is on patrol."

Niall then turned to the cubs, who were bouncing up and down begging for him to demonstrate a new fight move. He nodded, agreeing to show them something but only if they promised to be quiet for the sake of their sleeping sibling. He used his tail to point to a spot of grass further along. Niall stood with the Silver as the cubs happily bounded off.

"Sometimes I forget how much of a handful they are," he admitted. "I always think of having my own but I'm not sure if I'd be any good at it."

" Not to mention you have no time for it " came a whisper.

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"I have felt the same." Acacia said with a hum, watching the cubs try and imitate the fight move on one another, she had been around her old mates cubs and liked to think of them as her own in a way, but it wasn't the same bond or struggles, "I think you'd make a great father." Acacia said with a smile, "we'd just need to find you a partner." She teased gently

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Love wasn't something Niall was really good at. Sure, growing up there had been a crush or two but they were usually on older cats who were more his idols than anything. If there was anyone close, it had to be Althea. The two were tigers and worked very closely, in and out of Bounty Hunter duties. Niall had tried to push down any feeling he had for her to keep a professional relationship but even he could notice the gossiping apprentices and other hunters did behind their back.

"Maybe," he said instead. He needed to change the topic fast. He looked Acacia up and down before saying: "How's the Silver rank treating you?" He tried his best to make make it not sound like he was dripping in jealousy. In all honesty, he was. Maybe that would have been his had he not focused solely on collecting information about rogue defectors. Still, professionalism was his forte and he kept his head up high as he looked to the superior hunter.

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Acacia sighed, "Honestly, its a lot more work than I expected. Especially with Jax worrying over her cubs, " She paused, "I never really thought of myself as Silver material honestly. Hell I'm still surprised I was chosen as an elite." She stretched her paws out watching the others in the garden.

Being a silver was a lot more responsibility, she had to carefully match hunter to apprentice, aid in hunts and make sure everyone was following the rules. But she herself had a bit of a habit of breaking the rules. Was it fair to the others?

"I just hope I can be seen as someone who others can talk to, if they are in trouble or have any issues." She knew stories of hunters abusing their apprentices, nothing recent of course, but she worried just the same.