Personality

This world is all that Halcyon knows - this bright tree and these winding tunnels. Here in his world, all is well. Even when conflict arises, when enemies arrive, some things stay familiar. Things always stay the same. This cat is one who appreciates the small things, who loves to stay in one place. So, of course, it would be going to some place new that terrifies him the most.

He's determined to follow Spiri and the crew of the Wanderlust wherever the open sea takes them, determined to prove he can see things beyond the familiar and comfortable. But still, every time they set sail, he has to close his eyes and hide away, and when they land somewhere new, it takes endless effort to step foot on shore. Halcyon is just so scared that things will go wrong, that his bright fur will give him away as from somewhere else.

The world that the Wanderlust sails in is full of colorful characters, in fur and scale and feather, so there's really nothing to worry about. Hal knows this, and it makes him feel even worse about it all. Why is he so scared by something so trivial?

He's working on getting past his fears, step by step, new place by new place. The journey keeps on going, and Halcyon keeps on trying to be brave. Perhaps one day he'll be able to put this all behind him.

History

Halcyon's lived his whole life in the realm of the trinity tree - up until recently, of course. He was born among the branches of the tree of life and raised to respect it, raised to distrust cats from the opposing tree. Halcyon was never a fighter, though, and he never entered into the conflict personally. This cat couldn't stand seeing anyone hurt, and felt bad that he wasn't helping out at all. He simply hid away, in the highest branches of the tree, and pondered for many days why the world he was put into was so beautiful, and yet so full of danger.

Once, while wandering the woods on his own, he came across a cat from the other side - a pale furred feline with whispers of wind trailing behind her, named Freya. They were wary of each other at first, but it soon became apparent that neither one of them was hoping to start a fight. They began talking, and eventually began meeting in secret, regularly. A friendship blossomed, and then a romance. After quite a while the two decided to run away from the conflict altogether. They ran and they ran, leaving everything they knew back at their respective trees behind. When a portal opened up in front of them, they willingly took it, and were taken to the deck of a mighty sailing ship.

This was a new place, a chance to start their own lives away from the chaos of their previous homes. Halcyon and Freya joined the crew of the Wanderlust gladly, and Hal especially loved how different everything was - but at the same time, he really didn't. Back home was trouble, but familiar trouble. This new world could hold anything, and he wasn't sure what to do about that fact. With Freya at his side, though, he hoped he'd be able to forge a future for himself.