A R T E M I S
 [ ID: 63 ] 
 [ Skelt Counter ]
 [ Status: Healthy ]

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[ back to the basics ]

[ Name ] Artemis.
● Art, Temi.
[ Age ] 1 year.
[ Gender ] ♀
[ Breed ] Red Australian Shepard x Doberman.
[ Rank ] Clipper.

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[ on the outside ]

[ Brief Description ] A lithe and medium sized Australian Shepard, with the build of a Doberman but the personality and fur texture of a Shepard. Her fur is a brown, with a slight tint of red, while cream spreads over her under belly and legs with white accenting the cream. Artemis' eyes are a lively, medium green.
[ Body ] Artemis inherited her long legs from her father, and his slight muscle frame, while gaining her stamina and speed from her mother. Although she isn't incredibly strong she can hold herself up in battle, however she knows she can't out-do a lot of dogs with her strength and simply uses her speed for most fights.
[ Scars ] N/A.
[ Fur ] Her fur is leaning towards the long side, and when she has time she likes to maintain her fur as much as possible.
[ Voice Actor ] undecided.

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[ on the inside ]

[ outgoing, dependable, intelligent, smooth. ]
[ sarcastic, sassy. ]
[ resentful, hardened, upfront, stubborn. ]

[ outgoing ]
"Hey, come sit and eat with us~"

Whether it be a stranger, a close friend or someone who's scared of her, Artemis will often attack anyone with her outgoing personality - she likes to make allies in order to help her and in order to stay in tune with other dogs. Her parents taught her at a young age that a life without friends is going to suck, since whether they like it or not a dog who you have befriended will stick with you. So, you can find Artemis attempting to organize social events with her friends (and sometimes strangers) to try and piece the world together.

[ dependable ]
"I've got your back, now go, already!"

Her father, who was an important dog in the convey when he was alive, always would tell Artemis about the times he went out on patrol, and it immediately sparked her interest. With her head held high she started to follow in her father's footsteps, helping dogs whenever she could much to some of their discomfort. Now, as an adult, she sticks with her friends and keeps anyone's back - tell her a secret and she won't spill it, as long as you promise to let catch her if she falls.

[ intelligent ]
"You guys are just being idiots, if we go through that passage we're screwed. I know the right direction."

The main factor in practically all of Artemis' ways is her intelligence, inherted from her father and mother. Knowing that she would have to know a lot to survive in the harsh world they started to teach her at a young age, resulting in her knowledge of well, everything. She knows how to please dogs, she knows how to figure out solutions to problems and most important how to attack without getting herself killed. Try to argue with her and she'll throw logic at you.

[ smooth ]
"Aw, come on, honey, just let us through ~"

Artemis knows her ways with words work, and knows how to back up all of her statements with a slightly feminine and innocent tone. This dog knows it all, from how to get things her way to how to get someone on her side. Tying in with this trait she is also slightly flirty, but not noticeable enough to be a big factor in her personality.

[ sarcastic ]
"Yeah, of course... you totally just knocked out twenty Infected by yourself."

This dog knows how to tip the scale and retort back with a raise of her brows and a roll of her eyes. Although many may find it slightly irritating that she constantly spits back remarks or sarcastically comments on dog's thoughts, Artemis uses it to her advantage. This can get her in trouble, though, as she likes to spit out things at the wrong time against the wrong dogs.

[ sassy ]
"Ooh, look, the little doggy be talking! Runt."

Mixing with her sarcasticness, Artmetis is lively, bold and cheeky. She's upfront about anything, towards both her leaders and her peers and sometimes can be quite rude towards others. When talking about battle plans with her bosses she likes to show off a bit by showing them some cheek, which some can find funny and some can find plain rude. Who cares, right?

[ resentful ]
"Hell no, don't talk to me, I don't care if it's been a year since you stole my food! Get away from me."

Backstab or shoot an offense at her and she can be quite resentful, although she can take the occassional playful argument. If someone offends her it will take lots of apologies and kissing-up in order to gain back Artemis' trust, but really, there's no use as there will always be a tingling sense of dislike for dogs who double cross her. This makes it hard for her to cooperate with dogs she dislikes, often just arguing against them for the sake of it.

[ hardened ]
"The world sucks and we're all going to die, hun."

Another thing in the long list of things her parents taught her is that the world isn't all sugar, spice and everything nice - life sucks for the life of a dog in Eden, whether it be heartbreak, loss, or starvation, and she knows it. However, she does enjoy the little moments. It's hard to get emotion out of Artemis when she's sad, as she hides it mainly to defend herself from any pity.

[ upfront ]
"I'm not going to sugar-coat it, darling, but you look like you got into a fight... with twenty dogs... and came out like a squashed box."

Artemis knows there's no use sugar-coating or lying about the way she feels about someone, whether she is crushing on a dog or absolutely despising them she'll be quite upfront about it to them and her friends. This also means she speaks out regularily in public about how something 'sucks' or is going to fail in her opinion. It can get annoying, because she can't keep her mouth shut about anything.

[ stubborn ]
"I'm not changing my mind... shoo now."

Artemis is very stubborn, up to the point that she won't carry out a command just because she set her mind to do the opposite - whether it risks demotion or not, she's not going to sway from her original decision. She sets herself to do difficult tasks and will never change from them, no matter how long it takes or how long it had been since she set the goal - basically, don't try to persuade her to do otherwise, it won't work.

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[ history ]

[ before birth ]
"Ruthe, I'm pregnant."
The three words came out simply - and Ruthe didn't hide his emotions, he knew this was going to happen, and the dog he had slept with for one night was going to be different. They had only talked briefly after the circumstance, but the Australian Shepard seemed nervous. Her shorter figure looked up at him, her brown eyes demanding an answer as she raised her brows. Although she seemed so sweet and innocent, Melody was really a ball of demand and resent on the inside. 
"Good," he spoke and immediately felt bad, as she furrowed her brow in confusion, waiting for him to continue - so he did, "Good, good. Mel, I know we only spent that one night together but - we... uh, you're good, okay. I really do like you. We'll raise the puppy - or puppies, together." Really, although he gritted his teeth and gave a tiny grin as if he didn't care all that much, Ruthe was almost bursting in excitement. With the answer in her heart, Melody pressed up against the crook of his neck and whispered, "Good."
Something melted in his heartbeat and he knew the puppy they had would be brought up well.

[ puppy ] (6 months)
"Dadda?" 
The word came from Artemis' mouth quite quickly as soon as she blinked her eyes open and stretched out her legs with a yawn. There he was, her dark-pelted father, watching her protectively, but a look of love was growing over his face. It looked like he was in a trance - then, he suddenly snapped out of it and nodded. "Yes, Temi?" He cooed.
"Tell me a story about your rook."
"Rook? I think you mean rank, darling," Ruthe chuckled a bit, curling around his daughter and resting his tail over her body. For a few moments, sitting in comfort, she completely forgot about the world outside. Her father was a hero, the best dog in the whole of Eden, at least in her opinion. He often begged to differ about that. "Alright, my rank as a Ward? Well, I have to protect the convoy. I'm pretty important, and can you see this scar here? I got it from scrapping with another Ward, once, we had an argument about who should guard who."
"Have you killed anyone?" She asked, tilting her head.
Ruthe didn't say anything for a few moments and when he did answer it was almost a whisper.
"I've had to kill a few Infected dogs, after they threatened the security of the Convey and Eden. Now, darling, without the Convey Eden wouldn't protected and without the dogs inside Eden, it wouldn't run, either. Everyone is just as important and even as your mother pushes you to be a Physician you choose what you want to do, okay?"
"Alright, dad."

[ apprentice ] (10 months)
"Come on, you have to do better!"
Artemis sent a glare over at her friend, Massimo, as the fluffy dog charged around her excitedly. Although he was confident and obnoxious, if he really ever did encounter an Infected she assumed he would run. He was smaller than her, much faster, and pretending to be an Infected. Her mentor was out somewhere, doing some Convey-ish duties as she snapped her jaws at Massimo.
"Massi, slow down!" She exclaimed.
"Darling, the Infected won't slow down if you just ask them," he nodded, sending his long, curly fur tumbling a little. For a moment he stopped to wink at her until she snapped his jaws, in which he stepped backwards, avoiding her teeth just slightly.
"I want to practice with Ronie." She whined, sitting down and basically giving up on their little 'lesson'. 
"Well, you're with me now," he frowned, raising a brow. Artemis shrugged, looked away then quickly turned, springing on the white dog with a yelp of achievement. Oh, boy, she was going to be the best Clipper.

[ clipper ]
/ to be updated as she has just started her duties. /

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[ strengths & weaknesses ]

[ >> mental ]
[ >> physical ]

Strengths:  
● intelligence
● speed
● smooth talking, knows how to get a dog on her side.
● fluent movement.
Flaws/Weaknesses: 
● will often risk her life for others
● if a dog she dislikes gives her a command, she'll do the opposite and probably compramise the battle
● not majorly strong
● doesn't know when to stop fighting
● lack of constitution

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[ relations ]

 - Family.
  - Friendly Family.
   - Close Family.

 - Annoyed by.
  - Dislike.
   - Hate.

- Friendly Rivalry. 

 - Scared of
  - Fear
   -- Keep away from.

 - Unsure.
  - Ex-Friend
   - Confused about relationship.

 - Respect.
  - Highly respected.
   - Idol.

 - Liked.
  - Friend.
   - Good friend.

 - Best friend
  - Like Family.

 - Attraction
  - Crush.
   - Huge Crush.

- Mate.
- Had puppies with.
- Ex-Love Interest

EDEN

n/a

WASTELAND

n/a

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[ roleplay ]

Status: OPEN!
Timezone: GTA +8 (Australia)

Availability
• {✔} Chat Rp
• {✔} Comment Rp
• {✔} Note Rp [preferred]
• {✔} Skype Rp

✔= Yes | ✘= No | ?= Maybe

[ sample ]
A yawn escaped Dovepaw's mouth, but she simply ignored it. There was no time to be tired, she thought to herself as she slowly slunk away from the nursery, careful not to wake any queens or kits. Recently she hadn't been near the apprentice den, as all the apprentices she had attempted to make friends with either avoided or teased her. Duskbreeze, her mother, used to tell them off, that was, before she started to neglect her daughter due to her mate's death. Stupid dad, Dovepaw said on instinct inside her head, and immediately felt bad. He had been the medicine cat of another clan, so Dovepaw was left with all the bullies and the clan looking down on her. Not to mention he'd died and put her mother in a state of depression.
She sighed.

Her body slunk through the brambles and she passed a lonely tree a few steps from the entrance, careful to stay quiet as she had done so many times before. Then, before she could place her next step, a voice that sounded young spoke behind her. She let out an embarrassing squeak and turned, half falling over and half catching herself, to face the 'intruder' as she thought he was.
"Uhm-" Dovepaw muttered, looking at her paws with her bright green eyes, which were growing duller every moon from the lack of happiness she had. As she started to consider how he caught her, he then asked if he could sneak out with her.

"Uh... sure?" The apprentice nodded, flicking her tail a bit back at him in a welcome sign. Her ears twitched and she sent a weary smile his way, but it was a forced smile... and probably the only one she would be able to muster for a few months.

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[ credits ]

application (c) Their-Dark-Eden 
art (c) Growlipsis (commissioned) 
design / character (c) zepIyn