By Apparanza!

Spontaneous | Carefree | Light-hearted | Independent | Playful
Wry | Suspicious | Reckless | Callous | Impulsive | Easily offended
Headstrong | Introverted | Family-orientated | Immature | Wild | Contrary
Aimless | Lost | Lonely*And therefore posessive | Selfish | Unforgiving
For most of her life, Pica has been self-governing force, swayed only by her personal needs and closest relations. Her independence has led her to a wild and carefree childhood, and yet also caused a portion of her psyche - the caring, nurturing and compassionate side to wither with the lack of a guiding and supportive parental role. However, she does hold a sense of honour and discipline to which was taught to her through her adoptive mother, Phaios - though they have grown weak with the passing of her guidance.

Unfortunately, because of her guardian's abrupt passing and lack of strong, adult relations thereof, Pica has not been able to develop her vocabulary or grammar. As a result, her speech has been affected, and the doe now speaks in a peculiar slang, often referring to herself in third-person, though has picked up from overheard conversations the use of first-person referral. Has picked up though overhearing casual conversations the proper use of grammatical language, though at times slips up still, especially when passionate or talking quickly.

The doe seems to lack any natural maternal instincts, and is unlikely to look after or protect fawns or the like unless they are threatened, and exception to this being those she has considered family and friends, who she would fiercely protect. Please note that while she would only think of protecting them when they are threatened, she holds a particular disapprobation and contempt of those who attack those younger than them without provocation, and to those even going as far as to attack those younger than them against a grudge held to their relations. familyissacredk However, she is a mortal, and holds a strong sense of self-preservation in light of danger, even though her unofficial motto runs along the lines of "fight over flight".

Pica is an individual who finds rough scraps and scuffles acceptable as forms of play and as a method of bonding. She has since grown to acknowledge these fights as a strong influence on her life, wanted or unwanted. The rush and concentration in the moments of the fight allow her troubled mind to empty and drain itself of toxic and misleading thoughts in the way one drains a boil. It's nasty, it's often painful and it's relieving.
Pica, with friends, is always up for a rough scuffle or fast romp through the forest, taking joy in pushing them and being pushed back. It is because of her touchy-feely nature that this happens, the doe taking to expressing her affection through physical contact.

NEW! In recent months the doe seems to have mellowed out in her attitude and takes many things in her stride nowadays, though lack of social interaction had taken a toll in her socialising abilities.
Regarding those who originate from a predatory nature, the doe holds an innate aloofness and wariness to, and possibly a subconscious avoidance to as well.

Hey, so I want to say if Pica's lucky, she'll die from old age. But that will be a while away so ENJOY THIS BRAT

FAMILY
†Phaios, 'Pai'†; The mother, the guardian. Despite being an adoptive mother, Pica had looked up to the doe and felt a great sense of awe at her resilience, peace and inner strength. A calming and benevolent figure. Now, looking back, she now feels a sense of regret having not spent her time with the doe as wisely and taking her presence as granted. Missed achingly - however, a new pathway to take back her mother from the dead has arisen - excited, terrified and anxious.

Rossamund, 'Rossy'; Adoptive brother through Phaios. One of her most cherished relations, sometimes feels his overly caring nature will lead him to great trouble, and so has taken to try telling her brother to worry more for himself. A totem to her short childhood and better memories, is viciously protective of. Has recently learnt of his seeming ability to not die? Freaked out by this, but keeps it inside and unspoken of. Acknowledged as the 'better sibling' by Pica, Rossamund's the one that Pica will always turn to when distraught or otherwise.
Despite her obvious preference and endearment towards her brother, Pica always experiences a curl of guilt in her stomach whenever she sees his pale, drawn face. To her, she evidently isn't chalking up to what being a big sister is, and her inability to simply keep her brother company throughout most of his life and meet more of his friends stabs at her conscience constantly. Though he is one of her most fundamental relationships, she often feels as if she is inept and unable to take care of him as she should and is inadequate for meeting even the most basic standards of being a sibling. As such, she often believes that he may well be better off without her. Wracked with emotions of regret and self-reproach when she is alone and thinks about it too much.


» extended/distant family
Isobel, 'Izzy'; A childhood friend, Pica is unaware of her tie as an adoptive half-sister through Phaios. Has always looked forwards to seeing her again, and is faintly anxious over, having not seen it a while.

Eve; Adoptive half-sister through Phaios, though is unaware of this. A long, loong time ago had interacted with her.

Mire; Adoptive half-brother through Phaios, though is unaware of this. A long, loong, even loooonger time.

Miriam; Adoptive half-sister through Phaios, though is unaware of this. Pica is dum okay she doesn't know many ppl

Morioch; Adoptive half-brother through Phaios, though is unaware of this. First interaction was negative, seeing that he'd targeted Rossamund with Thane.

FRIENDS
Lohtu, 'tutu'; A childhood friend, and almost considers him her brother. Probably her first source of bruises and pain, actually as a child, their daily ritual of very rough play and snuggles afterwards quintessential in strengthening their bond. Adores without failure and thoroughly enjoys company, be in the riotous moments or quiet spaces in between. Has always brought a sense of adventure and joy in her life. A constant throughout her younger years, has become scarce, and in her alone-time mulls over his disappearance. Not good for her, but does it anyway. Amused by the height difference between them now and treats him - whether he knows it or not - more gently than ever, aware of his small stature compared to hers now.

Monroe; Actually such a piece of shit in her mind, but even though she doesn't like him it doesn't mean she doesn't trust him. Loves to hate him, and showing any kind of genuine affection that isn't wrapped up in layers of sarcasm and prickliness is physically painful. She says she tolerates him because he's her brother's....... boyfriendo? not boyfriendo???? but honestly she kind of likes having someone to yell at. Deep deep deep down she thinks he's cool and a good friend but she'd rather be killed three and a half ways than admit it. Partly because she wouldn't be able to bear the insufferable, genuine glee he would react with - like, he pisses her off sooooooo bloody much, but idk he's still a friend in her book and if that doesn't say anything about their relationship--

Verve, 'Vur'; The dark, super-tall doe had been intimidating at first, but upon being introduced through Lohtu, finds her to be tons of fun and fascinating, with all her paints and colours. She had also been Pica's comfort after Phaios's death, and gifted the at-the-time child her current pendant in the likeliness of her mother as well as a small pouch of white paint. Now, having withdrawn into herself, rarely allows herself to visit the doe, feeling as if she doesn't belong in her presence and only drag her down.

ben 'funny of-same'; A friend who Pica finds is immensely amusing, having fun in romping around and spelling each other in different, sometimes ridiculous looks. Doesn't see much of now, but it may also be due to her recent inactivity.

ACQUAINTANCES

Ronra; Cool, buff lion-lady. Thinks she's cool. Ronra's cool.

Zorn; Kind of intimidated by his size, but realizes he's a bit of a huge fluffyball of dorky love. Pretty fun to be around, and if not anything else, a really good heater.

Xanos; Chill guy. Kind of intimidated at first due to his staggeringly huge ass size, but realised he's a nice person to simply relax with. Would probably seek out for company again if given the chance. Also flirty things but it's k. Pica thinks it's funny.

Ramsus; An acquaintance through Lohtu, the ram terrified Pica in her youth. Presently, though, she has learnt to see past his appearance to truly enjoy his company. Believes him to be calm and stoic.

Gyors; Has only met the pup once, but foundered a slight distaste in it's needyness. Is aware he is Rossamund's charge.

DISLIKED
Unathi; Their first and only interaction had been negative. Upon being informed by her brother that the unicorn and her partner had hurt him repeatedly, stands on the belief that any action the unicorn takes is for malevolent reasons. Would keep a wary eye on.

Vittani; As a child, found the raptor doe to be a neutral figure - though she made no effort to protect Pica from her 'packmate', did give her honey. >u> As she aged, the doe became more of an antagonistic figure in her eyes, on one occasion chasing Pica off with the intent to wound. Negative.

Raptor; A scarce form, but had chased and terrified her as a fawn. Big fat no.

Greitai, 'toothy'; Considered dangerous, and is something of her childhood 'arch enemy'. Enjoys taunting and being a brat to the raptor, though definitely not the bruises and scrapes afterwards. Holds an interesting relationship with the carnivore, Greitai admittedly being the only constant throughout her life, and as a result, is almost eager to see the raptor at times, her appearance marking some sort of stability throughout her existence.

lost..?
Israel, 'Izy'; Her lazybutt older 'brother'. Had promised her a long time ago to take her into the 'hooman' world, and though he has been absent from her life for a while now, still clings onto that promise, as a sign that he will reappear.

Fighting

Pica has given up on growing any taller than she is now, but the fire in which she engages in combat has not shrunk. Her size is a huge limiting factor in determining which fights she chooses to pick and dogpile into, but will nonetheless try her best. Her light weight makes her both easy to ram into and very hard to hit as she pivots and dashes about.
High energy, intense or drawn out fights render her useless as her muscles, still recovering from misuse and poor nutrition can do little to stand up to and match determined opponents in strength. Having said that though, her ability to gun away from a fight is remarkably swift.

Pica is fast. She is not a heavy hitter in any shape or form, but she will do her best to jam her antlers into where it hurts the most in an effort to hinder her opponent and end the fight quickly. She will take cuts, bruises, scrapes and gashes in her stride, but even just one threat to her ability to function well after the fight is enough to spook her from the tussle.



Brief description

This lady is small, scruffy and scrappy. Her thin fur does little to conceal the notable amount of scars on her body which are concentrated near her withers, and her visage is nothing near glamorous. White spots of depigmentated fur dot her hide as a result of her vitiligo and only continue to cover her body as she ages.

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By Apparanza
LINKS FOR NOW UNTIL NIRI CAN BE BOTHERED TO MAKE THUMBNAILS.
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- owns a mask, old tattered feathers and an enchanted bracelet, woven with spells to aid in healing minor injuries from Rossamund. Wears the bracelet occasionally.