Andromeda

I 01: Write out this character's personality
"Spunk" doesn't even begin to describe Andromeda. She's got moxie enough for ten lions her size. Most lions she meets comment that she needs to calm down, though that usually doesn't go over well. Andromeda's stubborn too, and once she's got an idea in her head, she won't let it go. She will be right, by goodness, no matter what it takes to prove her point.
     Andromeda does not like to be told she can't do something. She takes it as a personal challenge and will do everything it takes to prove she can do it. This has gotten her in trouble with the authorities multiple times, though Andromeda doesn't really care. She believes that laws are there to hold people back from achieving their full potential. Well, if her limited potential includes being able to leap off three-story buildings and swim across raging rapids, the authorities don't even want to see that "full potential".
     Fiercely protective, Andromeda will fight to the death to protect those she cares about. However, she has a bad habit of holding on too tightly. She doesn't mean to do it, but just how can she let someone make a bad decision when there's such a better alternative? Most lions don't appreciate her brutal honesty. Andromeda doesn't like beating around the bush; she will tell it like it is, no matter the subject matter.
     Most lions don't see many positive qualities in Andromeda, but they're there, perhaps just buried beneath her sarcasm and standoffishness. She's incredibly loyal, standing by those she loves until the end. The bonds she has are strong, and she tries her best to be gentle around her sister and mother. (Her friends are fair game for friendly insults, but not her sister.) Her dark sense of humor can actually be quite enjoyable, when the time is taken to appreciate it.

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I 03: Write this character's backstory, how they came to join the territory (or if they were born into it) how their childhood made them who they are
Andromeda was born as the result of a temporary relationship between Nova and Atlas, a member of the New Guard. Once Andromeda and her three siblings were old enough to travel, Nova took them on a quest to find their father. But when they finally tracked Atlas down, Atlas explained that he had never wanted a family, and he hadn't even expected to see Nova again. Andromeda was old enough to understand that this so-called father was abandoning her. Nova asked Atlas to look after two of their cubs, despite the circumstances. Andromeda was devastated by the loss of her sister Polaris and brother Orion, leaving Andromeda with only Cassiopeia for companionship.
     Nova wandered for a while after that. Andromeda grew quickly, blossoming into a fine young moonfolk with a taste for adventure. She quickly learned how to moon-shift, discovering that she was able to shapeshift into more powerful versions of the normal forms. It was at this time that the oppression of moonfolk increased; knowing the chaos of the cities, Nova kept their little family unit to the wilderness, surviving with no outside help.
     When Andromeda was about ten moons old, guardsmen discovered their residence and fought to capture them. Andromeda fought back for all she was worth, but they were ultimately defeated and brought to the Summitfall fortress. Andromeda struggled every step of the way, resisting every move that the opposite party made. She was a rebellious soul, and from the moment she got into the fortress she's been looking for her escape.
     As a young teenager, she was recruited by an underground rebellion, lurking underneath the surface of the fortress. Andromeda learned that there were other moonfolk here who shared her worldview, that no one should be locked away. When they discovered who and what she was, she was immediately treated with respect and given a strong foothold in the rebellion.
  &nbs  Andromeda has had some less than wonderful experiences with the staff. Some of the staff members are impartial towards moonfolk, but others outright hate them. (There are a rare few that are willing to help moonfolk in any way they can, but they're few and far between.) Andromeda's butted heads with both of the extremes, her worst experience being with the guard Azure. (That being said, most of her relationships with the guards have long been trashed thanks to her many escape attempts. She went through a phase where she would try and get out almost every night; nothing good came of it except cell time, and she ended up making a lot of enemies in the process.) Azure had a prideful streak a mile wide, and when they got into a debate, it didn't take long for claws to come out. Andromeda still bears scars from that fight, though she wears them as badges of honor.