CW | Ozzer | Loner Lurker

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Name: Ozzer
Age: 28
Gender: Jack
Orientation: Heterosexual
Breed: Standard Donkey
Color: Grey Dun with Pangare
Genotype: EE/aa/Dd/Pnpn
Height: 11.0 hands


Faction: Loner
Rank: Lurker
Current Location: Crescent Island


Family:
Father - Alcide (NPC, possibly alive)
Mother - Teek (NPC, possibly alive)
Siblings - none that he knows of
Cousins - Eoos (maternal cousin, alive), Ebony (maternal cousin, alive)

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Personality

| Stubborn |  | Honest |  | Distant |  | Altruistic |  | Perceptive |  | Sluggish |

Stubborn - fixed or set in purpose or opinion, resolute
This is Ozzer's base characteristic, but as a donkey how couldn't it be? If he doesn't want to do something he simply won't do it. And if he does want to do something you won't stop him without good reason or force. He is set in his ways, and will not falter from them - whether simply daily activities or religion.

Honest - sincere, frank
This trait, though it sounds good, tends to run on the bad side for Ozzer. He is not shy to tell you exactly what is on his mind, so if you are looking for a sympathetic ear his over-sized ones will probably not be it. However, he can become rather quiet when it comes to telling you the positive things he thinks about you. If he does give you a compliment, though, you can be sure that he means it, and you should feel honored. Mind you, this characteristic does not mean that he is loud and talkative. This trait mixed with his stubbornness can make him come off as bossy.

Distant - reserved or aloof, not familiar or cordial
It can be hard to get on his "friends" list, and even once you do you will probably never know until he has saved your life. His childhood left him even more removed from the socialization of his peers than even the other Loner foals, and as such he has never had many friends, nor has he felt that he needed them. Though he does not mind being in a group, and even finds himself wondering what it would be like sometimes, he is most comfortable being either completely alone or just serving as an audience to others.

Altruistic - unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
Despite the fact that it takes a lot for him to become attached to any other equine, Ozzer will lend help to anyone who needs it. Even he is not sure where the strong moral pull comes from, but he has always felt that if you could help another you should, and there is no arguing about it. No matter how bad you perceive the other as being, if they are in trouble they deserve help. He might be annoyed at the inconvenience,  but you can count on him to get the job done. Though he is relatively young this leads him to often become the "father-figure" type.

Perceptive - observant, alert
Living a life almost completely alone leave one to become very aware of their surroundings, as has happened to Ozzer. Very little escapes this donkey's eyes or his large ears, though he is not overly observant to the point of those horses with the observation ability scroll. His observation skills are mostly related to his tracking ability.

Sluggish - slow to act or respond
Never expect Ozzer to be anywhere in a hurry. He'll blame it on his donkey physique (short legs and a fatter belly than he'd like to admit), but it actually is based more on his stubbornness. He'll go places or do things in his own, sweet time. He may have a good heart, but will rarely provide quick results. He rarely thinks things are worth rushing, preferring to think about them first.

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History

Foalhood - Ozzer was born to two donkeys, one a Loner and the other a member of the Olde Herd turned Loner in the typical eloping style. But, when there are so few donkeys in the lands of Chevalin, you can't be too picky about who your mate is anyway, and his father was set on mating with only another donkey to preserve what he liked to call "a proud heritage." Ozzer just calls it a pain in the ass. Pun intended. In a land of sleek, fast, tall horses, he doesn't think he would have minded having some horse blood in him.

His father had been the born-and-bred Loner, his mother the ex-member of the Olde Herd. They had both lived on the Island of Olde their whole life, and believed in the Great Compromiser and what he stood for. His mother, however, had begun to not believe as strongly in the herd's current leader. She liked the old stories and what they Great Compromiser stood for, but she wondered if the times weren't changing too much. Secretly, because she never had the courage to say such things, she wondered if Vasska had actually been a unicorn like he claimed. She had her doubts. So it was easy for Ozzer's father, who believed these things to a much stronger degree (there was little doubt in his mind that Vasska was lying about his heritage), to convince her to abandon the Olde Herd, seeing as the title of being in that herd was starting to mean less than it had previously in their minds. It was in this way that they raised Ozzer, teaching him to believe in the Great Compromiser, but not in Vasska.

Teenager - Ozzer was quite a momma's boy, and would have preferred to stay with her much longer. However, he and his dad were too stubborn to really get along, always negating one another more out of principle than actual disagreement. He stayed with them as long as he could, but eventually could not deal with his father any longer. He left to wander the Island of Olde on his own.

While he kept his parents religious teachings, he did break from their tradition of entering the city. They had felt that it belonged more to the Olde Herd, and had never set foot in there after his mother left them. Ozzer, however, was curious to know what it was like. He took himself there, avoiding contact with other horses and the Olde Herd when they would happen to cross paths. When he made it to the city he was stunned by the amazing sights he saw there. The large, unnatural structures captivated him. Feeling like he was in a maze that stretched to the heavens, he purposefully lost himself in the city, making it so that he could not leave until he explored it enough to come to the edge again.

Late teenager to early adulthood - Ozzer will never admit to you or himself that his first year or so in the city was much less than great. But in fact it was terrible. Though there was plenty of shelter, it was not the open land that he was used to. The foliage, though prosperous, was somewhat different, and had left a nasty taste in his mouth to begin with. Some had even made him sick, because he didn't know the different kinds and their effects. Lots of the structures and debris in the city was cold and hard, and the broken edges could cut anyone who wasn't careful. And then there were the cougars and rats. They had been a horrific discovery, leaving him with a slight limp and several scars that would stick with him the rest of his life. Within time, though, he learned how to avoid the worst of them and he began to prosper in the city.

Though he does not have a permanent residence in the city, you can most often find him in the old, run-down subways. He finds their labyrinthine quality, so like the city when he first arrived, to be fascinating, despite the fact that he knows the place like the back of his hoof by now. If you are new to the city, he can definitely show you the ropes, knowing where everything is and what places to avoid.

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Other
-Ba'Yagu's  meeting at the Great Pine was the first time Ozzer had ever traveled to that location, and as such has never yet celebrated in any of the Loner holidays there
-Each year he makes a trip to the Olde herd to visit his cousin, Eoos




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