Palesong

Down to his barest traits, Palesong is confident, observant, and manipulative. He constantly carries himself with the confidence of a well-spoken noble, and while he may not be so battle ready, he can nearly talk himself out of all situations. He’s incredibly observant as well, and takes to studying those around him with ease to learn their mind inside and out. If there’s something to gain from someone around him, he’ll find a way to use it. At his worst, he’s manipulative and doesn’t exactly mind urging others towards what he wants.

At his best, Palesong is protective, sophisticated, and confident. To the rare that he considers to be close to him he shows a fierce protectiveness over, intent on using all of his skills to keep them safe. This also extends to little trinkets and items he has collected, and he wasn’t allowed to simply have back in his city days. He’s sophisticated in a way that alienates him from his peers, having seen the heights of city life and wishing to emulate them in his behavior, rather than be what he truly is- which is a street cat. Confidence is possibly his greatest asset, as he’s rarely lacking in it. It’s rare to ever startle him out of his confident self, as he’ll approach any situation as if he has complete control over it.

Between the good and bad, Palesong is a survivalist, observant, and guile. Having spent many years on the streets and even within the uncharted wilderness, with Kestrel’s help he’s become quite adept in using the environment to his advantage. His steps are swift, quiet, and purposeful, the prey he seeks and feasts upon has to be perfect and without signs of decay, any herbs he does seek have to be in a usable state. That is all to say, he knows what to look for and what to avoid. His intelligence often forms in a guile way, being sly and cunning rather than logic based. There’s almost a coyness to him that many will see at a first glance.

At his worst, he is greedy, manipulative and stubborn. He’s something of a hoarder, though he’ll split your tongue if you ever say it, and tends to resource guard things that he values as important. He can do this with others as well at times, greedily taking their time if it means he doesn’t have to be alone with his own thoughts for too long. Given his observant and knowledgeable nature, combined with his confidence, Palesong has quite the manipulative streak in him, and he doesn’t hesitate to use it to his advantage or getting what he wants. And the worst part, trying to convince him to do anything that he doesn’t wish to is like pulling teeth- he’ll argue for hours and waste time if he has to if it means avoiding something that slightly bothers him. Though it can be annoying for his clanmates, it’s actually a coping mechanism he’s adapted to avoid things that make him uncomfortable.

However, perhaps under all of those layers of trauma, hurt and mistrust- there’s some glimmering light in there. Perhaps the little star his parents always called him remains, just needing someone to coax it out again.