Kivuli'Nyamaa

Pronunciation: "Kiv-OO-lee NYAH-mah"
Translation: {Shadow/Ghost}+{to be silent}=Silent Shadow


Personality
Upon first meeting this shadowcat you might pass him on as just another of his secretive race. Quiet, dark, antisocial, and rude. But from the moment he looks your way with those brilliant emerald eyes and offers that faint half-smile of his with a soft-spoken greeting, you can tell that initial impression is false. Kivuli is the very paladinic example of the gentlefur. Respect is always given without question, rather than the usual "you have to earn my respect" attitude that too many furs these days carry. But once his trust is lost, you will be hard pressed to win it back. Kivuli has adopted a somewhat cynical outlook on life, and those who prove his view right he wishes nothing to do with. Besides the odd speech impediment he has had since birth, which causes him to purr when he speaks an "r", his adherence to protocol and manners are almost military in nature and cause you perhaps to wonder what sort of life this young shadow has led...

Physical
Species:Panthera PardusEyes:Emerald Green
Weight:94 Kg (207 lbs)Fur:Black
Length:8 feetAge:3½ years

Kivuli at a glance appears to be a perfect monster of a leopard. He is right near the top of his species' range for weight and length, and the layers of compact muscle that ripple beneath his sleek ebony coat give him much physical strength. To look at him would make you think that purrhaps he is slower than the normal leopard due to his size. But his movements can be blindingly fast if he so chooses them to be. Nor does his size influence his abilities of stealth, for he can simply vanish at will into the waving grasses of the savanna. In jungle, rocky, or forested terrain, he is a veritable ghost. Soft padded paws perpetually hide the sharp onyx daggers that have seen too much in their days. His nose is as black as his midnight fur, but his eyes are a sharp emerald green. When he smiles, he does so faintly...as if he were physically incapable of doing more. Though he is very young, and only a year into adulthood, he carries in those eyes a sense of maturity and wisdom beyond his few years.