Name: Downpour

Nickname: Down to his few friends and allies

Age: 46 moons

Gender: Male

Rank: Captain

Sexuality: bisexual

Height: 4.1 whiskers

Decor: Often wears black feathers on his mane

Scent: pine needles and wet, decomposing leaves

Playlist: Downpour's playlist 

Voice: Dominic West 

Strengths

determination: Though he has faced many hardships in his life, none of them were enough to hinder his will to live or leave an impression of himself. Be it a good one or a bad one, that he has little interest in.

brawn: Downpour is short but solidly built. With his pelt already being so scarred, the buck is a ferocious fighter who rarely holds back.

experience: Downpour is not among the oldest officers of his warren but the things he's gone through have surely taught him a few things about war and the inevitability of loss. He may not fit the full description of "wise", but a fool he is not.

Weaknesses

impulsivity: Downpour's ability to think things through is limited, especially if he grows irritated, angry or fearful. His sense of proper judgement will easily turn foggy if an outside factor manages to capture his full attention.

swimming: Since he never bothered to learn to swim as an adult, the best the Captain can do is barely keep his nose above water.

impaired hearing: Downpour can't pinpoint sounds. Not even if his life depended on it.

Appearance

Thanks to the hostile environment Downpour grew in he doesn't have the most imposing height. Yet with his numerous scars, visible brawn and black and grey pelt the buck's appearance speaks true to his strict and aggressive character. The fur on his head and the mane that surrounds his shoulders and chest is made up of tufts of fur that appear spiky and partially ungroomed. They only seem to strengthen his unique silhouette.

Oh and;

he lacks ears.

Personality

+ determined

+ devoted

+ brave

= demanding

= tense

= overthinking

-temperamental

-bitter

-judgemental

-unappreciative

Mentor: Captain Nightshade

Private: Peregrine

Previous apprentices: Mica

Mate: Captain Nightshade

Kits:

-previous litter-

Coltsfoot, Wintergreen, Ragwort, Grizz (deceased), Bayberry (disowned)

-younger litter-

Thanléao,Peregrine, Vaorah, Corva

Backstory

Kithood

Born and raised in the Bogweed warren alongside his brother and two sisters, Rahilil grew up with legends of great Soldiers and bedtime stories of the god their warren admired. Being the more openly skeptical of his siblings the stories seemed to never stay with Rahilil. His parents showed little concern over his doubting character when he was small, but soon his curiosity and skepticism flooded towards subjects more serious than stories.

Though the young rabbit feared the higher ups, he admired them and wanted to be a part of them some day. Not so much for the sake of controlling others and gaining all the freedoms that came with the climbing the ranks in the warren, but more so for the ability to influence the future for his liking.

But he was a young kit back then. His fragile and naive worldview began crumbling soon after he'd left the nursery.

Youth and prisonhood

Rahilil soon found out how unforgiving and demanding the system of his birthwarren was. Due to his arrogant, loud and skeptical personality he was never viewed in a good light by his superiors. He was a troublemaker who did his best to stand up for his equals were they to face injustice.

To promote his cause he got into a great deal of scuffles with his superiors, further convincing them to keep an eye on him.

Thanks to his infamous reputation the young buck was refused apprenticeship and his relatives ceased keeping in touch with him. But this only strengthened the bitterness that he'd begun to view his warren's system with. It was unfair, it was cruel. Yet no one was brave enough to fix it.

Not until war broke out at least and a new General was appointed to lead Bogweed and its inhabitants.

He constructed a pit and Rahilil was among the first who got pushed into it and assigned the new Prisoner- rank. He had barely broken 12 moons at that point and Rahilil felt like his future had been forcefully torn away from his paws.

The pit was a cruel place to live in. He was not allowed to graze outside of its walls, nor was there barely any cover from the elements and diseases were easily spread from prisoner to prisoner.

Though he tried to remain vigilant, Rahilil's willpower faded with the changing seasons. The promise that this would be all that there was suffocated his willpower and morals, diminishing the young rabbit into a shell of his once active and brave self. He was bitter now, angry at himself for not realizing where his previous actions had led him to.

Yet not all was as terrible. A fellow prisoner kind of heart reached out to him and became his friend. Rahilil came to know him by the name of Winter. And although Winter stood out from the other rabbits with his luminous, white fur and strikingly red eyes he also had other qualities that set him apart from his peers.

Winter was a thinker. A pacifist who had refused to take part in the war and thus he'd been thrown into the pit alongside Rahilil. He was also still hopeful that one day he'd find a way to escape. Winter astonished and inspired Rahilil who soon grew protective over his new friend.

The two of them would sleep next to each other, defend one another from other prisoners and guards. They'd even share their rations when others would battle for scraps.

Life was not great but at least Rahilil no longer felt abandoned.

However; One Lepus forsaken night would change everything once more.

There came a time when heavy rainfall had damaged the tall and vertical walls of the prison pit enough for the more capable prisoners to climb. The guards had noted this but saved the process of repairing them for another day. Winter woke Rahilil up from his slumber and coaxed him to make a break for it the moment the guards left their posts and the new ones were yet to arrive.

The two climbed out and Rahilil remembers looking back at the pit, meeting the gazes of those Prisoners who were too weak to make the climb. They stared at him with both terror and awe. For he and Winter had achieved the impossible.

They ran the moment they had entered the woods and headed towards Buttercup where they wished to begin a new life. For a fleeting moment Rahilil felt overjoyed by the thought of finally getting a grip of his own life as he literally ran away from the system that betrayed him.

But it seemed the black rabbit of Inlé had other plans as a patrol led by the infamous Captain Half face got on their trail and the distance between them and the two bucks began diminishing. Were they to be caught their runs would be cut short on the spot before they could ever even make it onto Buttercup land.

In a moment of desperation and terror for the sake of his own life, Rahilil betrayed the only rabbit who had grown to deeply care about him.

He slayed Winter. Ensuring that this would not speak a word and right after Rahilil turned himself in upon the arrival of the Patrol he swore his loyalty to Occidens and Bogweed above all else. Spinning a lie about how he'd wanted to prove himself and had done so by racing after the "traitor."

This is the story he's been telling since that night as well. He's been wise to keep his fabricated details the same through the moons, lest he be found out and his morals be placed before the judgement of his leader.

Private

Though the incident awoke doubts in the Captain who'd led the chase after Rahilil and Winter, her fellow higher-ups decided to grant the buck another shot at apprenticeship. On his first mission as a true member of his warren's troops Rahilil aided them in the effort of killing a stoat.

His show of bravery convinced and resonated with another female Captain by the name of Nightshade and she took the late-bloomer Private under her mentorship

In her eyes he looked like a rabbit who'd grown a spine and turned his life around for the better. She did not see him for the murderer Rahili knew he was.

That said; The murder of his dear friend impacted Rahilil greatly. He'd finally made it to the ranks and made a promise to himself that in order to redeem himself of the horrible deed he'd committed, Rahilil would do his best to follow the example Winter had set before his passing. He'd stand up for his inferiors, make a name of himself among his peers and eventually... He would help his superiors to see how wrong it was to uphold a system as troubling as theirs.

But his plans were short-lived. Firstly Captain Half face had taken a keen interest in following Rahilil's each and every move. She held him back from earning a proper and a respected name for himself and often directed her aggression and frustrations towards him. Over the moons Rahilil’s pelt became riddled with scars whose origin the buck kept mostly a secret from his new allies and mentor.

Nightshade’s views also began influencing the Private and the more he trained with her the more he could feel himself beginning to gravitate towards the doe. Nightshade also noticed this and Rahilil’s kinder and hopeful attitude softened her feelings toward the buck. It wasn’t long until the two made the choice to become mates and settle down together.

Though this positive change in Rahilil’s life directed his attention away from his previous aspirations and goals, they still remained as deeply imprinted values at the core of his character. He’d have never thought that his sense of mercy and sympathy would be the catalyst that set the pace of the rest of his life.

Sergeant

Rahilil received his Sergeant- rank but a few moons after the birth of him and Nightshade’s litter. Like everyone after the destruction of their warren’s nursery, his offspring too had to grow up in the prisoner pit before they were old enough to be trained.

The young father didn’t see the pit as a suitable place for any kits to grow up in as many kits there were born ill or were taken by the elements they were subjected to. Sadly, such seemed to be the case with Rahilil’s litter as well. Of his five kits, three were born impaired in some way. Wintergreen was born a runt and wore a shiningly white coat, Grizz was partially deaf and Ragwort never quit being ill. At first their parents were certain that Ragwort wouldn’t make it past his first moon, no matter how many times Downpour took the kit to see their healer in the hopes that he could somehow become cured. But when Ragwort’s sickness prevailed and he remained alive the rumors about Rahilil’s inheritance being the reason for the condition of his kits turned into a source of self-blame and bitterness to the dark buck. And to keep the reputation of his respected mate as pristine as he could Rahilil made the choice to distance himself from Ragwort. He abandoned him.

For a while it also seemed like the Captain that had terrorized him before had moved on and forgotten about him, but while the buck was busy with his newfound duties and tasks half face began speaking with one of his sons.
Wintergreen was a spunky, observant and obedient little rabbit who’d caught the doe’s eye and with the help of her mate Narcissus, Half face planted seeds of doubt towards his father in the developing mind of the young rabbit.

Then came a day when General Gladiolus ordered a large patrol of his soldiers to raid the territory of Buttercup for supplies. The seasons had not been merciful on their own warren and many of their ranks were growing hungrier by the day. Rahilil was sent with his fellow officers to Buttercup and at first their plan seemed to work as they worked on collecting edible plants to carry back to their home. Group of Buttercup rabbits caught them by surprise and attacked the Bogweed patrol, but some of the present buttercups lacked fighting skills and attempted to flee instead. Rahilil sped after an escapee to stop him from alarming the warren but after catching him the buck pleaded for his life and the Sergeant hesitated. The buck he’d caught was a Buttercup Father. A rabbit in charge of looking after mere kits and Rahilil was unable to bring himself from slaying the buck.

When the battered patrol eventually made a run for it and grabbed the food they could carry, Rahilil was pushed to the front of the group and Half face -who’d been a witness to his inability to kill the Buttercup rabbit- presented the General with a case about the buck’s disobedience and cowardice.

Rahilil admitted to this in the fear that trying to reason his way out would only make his punishment worse, but the hope for a relatively painless way out was snuffed out by Gladiolus who chose to turn the buck into an example. He cursed Rahilil’s name, named this a coward and a failure and in front of everyone bit off both his ears. The General also stripped the buck of his rank and ordered this to go through his Private training for the second time.

The buck was humiliated and disgraced. The crime of showing mercy to a stranger turned his kits against him, made him and his mate grow more distant and directed the anger of his warren toward the buck. Above all this he also changed as a character. He was furious with himself for holding back, for allowing himself to end up in the situation he now found himself in and vowed to never repeat the same mistake again in his life. He turned from a relatively reasonable, well-meaning individual to someone unrecognizable. The dark buck was bitter, cold, cruel and aggressive.

Private once more

His transformation was so vast that he went so far as to change his name and soon became known as Private Downpour. The buck abandoned his previous self and his strong sense of self-preservation drove him to embrace the ugliest parts of himself. Despite the tragedy he’d faced there were multiple rabbits in his warren who still respected and cared for him.

Hemlock, Snap pea and healer Sainfoin were still his friends but they were quick to notice the change in Downpour and how his earlier impulsivity had turned into a terrible temper. The buck had previously made a promise for Prisoner Hemlock that he would aid this to become a working member of their warren. But with both his rank and reputability now gone the promise crumbled into nothing. Had it not been for the helpful and sympathetic nature of Sainfoin who chose to back up the Private and the Prisoner, Downpour’s promise might have never pulled through.

During his second Privatehood Downpour looked for extra tasks to complete, but overworking himself to the bone was not the only hurdle he would need to overcome to prove his loyalty once more.

When the day of the eclipse came and a new foe stepped out of the shadows. Lan-Hraeth made their presence known to everyone in the valley amid a raging battle and took prisoners from both warrens with them. One of them was Downpour’s only daughter who had previously faced trouble during her training but he still had high hopes for her future.

The new enemy had also stolen his only healthy son with the suspected aid of Captain Eel, a buck who had mentored Coltsfoot and who Downpour had been suspicious of from the first day the two adult bucks had crossed paths. Eel had exposed himself as a spy for Lan-Hraeth and abandoned Bogweed soon after.

For moons Downpour imagined that he’d never see either one of his stolen offspring again, but then a word about the return of Bayberry, his daughter, spread through the Bogweed warren. She’d been sent back with a message from the leaders of Lan, but General Gladiolus called her a traitor on the account of a multitude of different and older accusations. And like with her father he made her humiliation into a public one and Downpour, alongside with his mate,  was there to witness it.
The father was forced to disown Bayberry in front of his comrades and leader, if just to spare his own name of further ignominy.

This show of cruelty served as the main reason why he soon had a falling out with his friend Sainfoin, who could not look away and forgive Downpour’s actions any longer. The buck never apologized either and came to view Sainfoin’s caring nature as a dislikeable characteristic that would only slow him down in the long run.

Second Sergeant career

Now that the two warrens were facing an enemy stronger than their combined forces Downpour was granted back his earlier rank as his abilities were starting to show and he was deemed a capable soldier.
The buck was still overworking himself on the side of raising his second litter that turned out to be a lot more successful. His new four kits were all born healthy and strong and Downpour used his Sergeant rank to find the lot of them mentors of his choosing even before they were of training-age.

His hard work did not go unseen by the Lieutenant. After Lan-Hraeth had imprisoned their General just a few moons prior, Lieutenant Solidago took over the leadership in Bogweed. Making an impression on his higher-ups had always been Downpour’s goal, but he never imagined he’d manage to grow a personal relationship with Solidago of all rabbits. Nightshade despised the russet rabbit and Downpour had never been too fond of him either. Yet unlike Gladiolus who’d harbored a deep distaste towards Downpour, Solidago was able to look past the earless buck’s past mistakes and valued him for the imposing soldier he’d become.
Soon Downpour’s days included not only leading larger patrols and watching over training sessions (jobs that would normally be granted to Captains), but he also ran errands for- and ate flay-rah with Bogweed’s new leader.

Solidago was able to make Downpour his right-hand man of sorts, though he’d never go as far as to make this into his deputy. As a show of trust, the Lieutenant promoted Downpour and this seemed to make the dark buck dedicate his loyalty to Solidago alone on the grounds of his gratitude.

Captain

At this point all but two kits from his older litter remained alive and in the warren. Wintergreen was doing well for himself and had also been promoted to Sergeant, but his brother Ragwort still remained in training. Downpour heard of the progress his sickly offspring was slowly making and decided to arrange a private meeting with this.

Downpour still carried some shame for abandoning the young rabbit, but this feeling was overshadowed by the need to harness Ragwort’s success and the paranoia of what would happen if the Private were to fail their warren and disgrace his family’s name further.

While Downpour completes new duties and keeps an eye on Ragwort while simultaneously training one of his own kits, the tension in the valley grows ever stronger. Lan-Hraeth appears to have turned dormant but the Captain still fears that the large warren may one day choose to overtake both of the warrens by force just like they promised they would.

Roleplay Example:

"I take it you weren't one to follow their teachings" The earless buck noted out loud, but kept moving along. He'd never been a huge fan of the old tales himself, but he still respected them.

The buck noted the vague scent, but disregarded it. He breathed in and spoke "There are things I find off about you that I can't quite describe. But still, it does make me wonder..." He hadn't been exiled, so why had Hemlock been? Downpour had thought of the Buttercups to be more "accepting" and welcoming since they were the ones sheltering the weak and allowing them to profit from their abundance of resources. But it seemed that either the dark buck had been seriously mistaken about the inner workings of Buttercup, or the grey doe had truly done something to anger her previous warren mates.

He still hadn't stopped, but glanced over his shoulder at the doe behind him "You never specified exactly what kind of 'imperfection' got you exiled." He now spoke sternly, sounding almost accusatory. Downpour was knowingly putting pressure on the grey Private.

The dark rabbit wasn't afraid to poke the deep waters that was the mystery surrounding Hemlock's origin. He was deathly curious to know, but also knew it to be his duty to confirm what kind of rabbit had been allowed into their ranks.

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Are you okay with a plot related death should you leave the group by your own accord or be removed from the group for whatever reason?: Certainly!

How would you like your character to die/disappear?: Down’s not gonna go out without a fight. If possible, it’d be fitting to have him die while defending the warren by simply being overwhelmed by multiple enemies.

RELATIONSHIPS

Captain Nightshade (Geck0)

mate | adores | defensive of

“She’s stayed with me through thick and thin. She may be quite demanding at times, but I’ll remain by her side until the black rabbit claims me.”

Lieutenant Solidago (pyro)

trusts | ally and good friend | obeys him like a hound

“The Lieutenant recognized my loyalty, helped me regain the respect I lost and promoted me. It’s not a damn stretch to say I may just owe him my life.”

General Gladiolus (Kro)

slightly fearful of | respects greatly | bitter toward

“He’s the chief of our warren, and I’ll follow his command. I do not have to have any grand opinions about him, but… After Solidago sent me to rescue him from that sorry cave, it seems the General’s finally noticed my devotion.”

Sergeant Mica (Pyro)

previous apprentice | secretly proud of | easily annoyed by

“If you ask me, I’d say I did a good job on training him. The young buck sure has one hell of a temper, but it’s nothing I can’t handle. Sergeant or not, I’ll keep my eye on him to ensure that he doesn’t get too cocky.”

Sergeant Hemlock (Pav)

openly proud of | an adopted daughter of sorts | good friend

“She’s come far, she has. A shame I was the only one to notice her potential at first.. At this point however, I think I’d trust her with my life.”

Healer Sainfoin (Elven)

dislikes being around | not in speaking terms with | secretly misses

“Sure we’ve got history, doesn’t everyone? She got in my way once, and I distanced myself from her for good. She’s nothing special.”

ART AND,,, MEMES???