valorous . angry . controlled

19
birth name is Mochni- Talking Bird (Hopi origin)
European designated name is Peter

Apsáalooke

- extremely closed-off
- slow to trust
- angry at most everything
- speaks sign language
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- his hair, previously down to his shoulders, was cut when he was arrested for murder the first time
"Apsáalooke men were extremely proud of their long hair, which was allowed to grow extremely long, sometimes even dragging the ground, and was usually decorated with various items" (source)

arrested the first time for the murder of an army officer
- he was 17 at the time
- the man in question had killed mochni's deaf younger sister on their reservation where tensions between the military and the tribe were already high
- despite being told to let it go by their chief at the time, mochni went after the man and got arrested for his trouble
- once breaking out or something idk, he returned to the reservation to find they had moved and not left word of where they were going
- he decided not to attempt following and instead struck out on his own- bitter, hurt, and angry

- he keeps his hair short in an attempt to forget what he left behind
- ends up drifting away from some of the principles he grew up with
- has a whittling habit even after he left home- his sister always loved seeing the little creatures he managed to coax from blocks of unsuspecting wood

he feels super out of place in cities and towns- but would likely be unable to settle in such a place anyway, instead traveling often and taking odd jobs/hunting for a meager living
aka collecting bc i aint good for much else lmao

his horse and p much only friend is a small appaloosa stallion named Pahoja- meaning 'dirty snow'