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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:51 am


Watership Down


All is peaceful after Hazel's death... the warren thrives and everyone seems happy. The companionship between Watership and Efrafa flourishes and the two have become bonded forever as friends.

But leadership has begun to wane as the last of the founders start aging and dying. Questions begin to circulate. Who will lead the Down? Who will lead Efrafa when Campion dies? Many of the Owsla look to Bigwig... but even he has begun to age into a state of uncertainty.

What will become of the warrens?


(I'm new with starting RPs... so yeah... sweatdrop )
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:53 am


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:55 am


Character Skeleton:

Name:
Rank: (Owsla, Normal... w/e)
Gender:
Appearance: (You can describe it.. I know how hard it is to find a picture of a rabbit... XD)
Personality:
Relations:
Bio:
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:04 pm


Here is a list of current active characters in the RP:

Name: Narnli-hain (Pleasant Song)
Rank: Normal
Gender: Female
Appearance: Light brown fur, more tannish... bright brown eyes, slender and sleek, a pretty doe to say the least.
Personality: Eager to please, happy, adventurous
Relations: Clover and Blackberry
Bio: She is the daughter of Clover by Blackberry and is still very young. She's bright and intelligent, like her father, and curious about everything around her, similar to Clover. She loves to run around and learn as much as she can about anything and everything.
Played by: Xera Bregan


Name: Milkweed
Rank: Normal
Gender: Male
Appearance: Small, with soft black fur. He has deep green eyes. He's relatively thin. He's fast, but not very strong.
Personality: Curious, and picked up his fathers talent of telling stories. He's somewhat quiet and reserved and has a kind heart. He'd be more than willing to be a martyr, and sacrifice himself if he had to. He can be reckless while trying to protect someone. Although he's attached to his loved ones, he's somewhat anti-social. He leaves often, and silflays earlier than the rest. He enjoys telling stories to others, as Dandelion's condition is worsening every day.
Relations: Son of Dandelion
Bio: He's the son of Dandelion, and is relatively young. He's been known to leave on occasions, though he always comes back. The very young rabbits (kittens I think they're called) love hearing his stories about Frith, and the prince with a thousand enemies. Unlike the other rabbits, he enjoys the rain, and says it's the best time to eat.
Played by: Atomic Trance


Name: Knapweed
Rank: Owsla
Gender: Male
Appearance: Knapweed is a stalwart rabbit in his adulthood, large and strong as any Owsla should be. He's found himself the victim of a Homba in the past, resulting in some nasty looking scars across his face and a shredded left ear, but he bares both with dignity. His fur is dull greyish brown, but for some golden hairs encircling his keen hazel eyes. Knapweed.
Personality: A bit bossy and proud. He retains some Efrafan militarism in his behavior, and typically expects that the other rabbits of the warren will obey his instruction.
Relations: Grandson of General Woundwort, a fact he prides himself on.
Bio: Knapweed isn't much for socializing with the other rabbits, any of his friends would be from the Owsla like himself. Even among his friends, he sometimes acts aloof. Secretly, his respect for his late grandfather, the General, leads him sometime to thoughts of reinstating the old way of things. With Campion aging and Watership in need of a new Chief Rabbit, the time to act on these thoughts may be approaching.
Played by: Rabscuttle


Name: Ivy
Rank: Normal
Gender: Female
Appearance: Medium-sized. Black eyes and brown fur. A small white cap of fur between her ears looks like an ivy leaf.
Personality: Very motherly, for she has had three litters. Often watches the others, and enjoys a good story. Concerned for the welfare and outcome of a new Chief of both warrens.
Relations: Descendant of Haystack and Boxwood (Nuthanger farm rabbits)
Bio: Ivy has been on the Down for a while, having many kittens of her own. Her parents came from Nuthanger farm, but even so, she has grown up used to the wild. She admired Hazel-rah greatly for all the adventures he had been on like the great El-ahrairah, especially for freeing her parents. She can only hope that the next chief will be as great.
Played by: Teh Shoujo


Name: Frogbit
Rank: Normal
Gender: Male
Appearance: He's sleek and built for agility, somewhat wiley looking with his large green eyes and thin build. His fur is silver with dark tips on his nose and ears. He's a young rabbit.
Personality: A bit daydreamy and scatter-brained.
Relations: Not related to any notable characters, his parents were Efrafan
Bio: Frogbit hasn't seen much adventure in his lifetime. He spends the majority of his time lingering on the top of the hill overlooking the land in all directions. The stories of Hazel's great journey told again and again through his kittenhood have him wondering what a great journey of his own would turn out like.
Played by: Rabscuttle


Name: Kagaya
Rank: Mouse
Gender: Female
Appearance: http://a632.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/7/l_b5b7eb48e7ab6a5101f7d270a1d43da7.png
Personality: Friendly, and very opinionated. Loves to eat and exercise.
Relations: Descendant of Hannah
Bio: Hannah left the warren of Watership Down a long time ago, and since had many litters. One of her children listened to her stories of the great warren led by Hazel-rah, and was determined to find it to become a great member of the group herself. That child was Kagaya.
Played by: Teh Shoujo


Name: Carnation
Rank: Normal
Gender: Female
Appearance: Reddish fur
Personality: Rather impish, never one to really stay still. She has a nack for wanting to do things out of the ordinary, like try and climb into a tree like a cat.
Relations: Bluebell
Bio: Carnation never does things like a normal rabbit should. She's either going to try and swim in the nearest stream or she's off trying to imitate a bird or a mouse. She's malcontent with her state of being and often dreams of being something different, despite the fact that she loves to eat clover and dandelions like any other rabbit.
Played by: Xera Bregan


Name: Thistledown
Rank: Hlessi
Gender: Male
Appearance: A smaller breed, though quite hardy. He has whiteish grey fur that was quite thick, making him look shaggy. He also has quite a "mane", similar to Bigwig's, only of the same colour. His ears are tattered and torn, and his right ear is partially coloured dark grey. He also has multiple scars across his face.
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Personality: Somewhat bipolar, usually quiet and reserved, patient to others around him. When he loses his temper, however, he will suddenly become headstrong and charge at practically anything, becoming reckless and over confident.
Relations: A domestic Dwarf/Angora cross named Snowflake and an exhiled Owlsla named Thornclaw.
Bio: Thistledown has always had a fair share of issues, perhaps from his domestic genes combined with the strict raising from his father, but having never had a warren of his own, he had wandered the fields since his father was caught by an owl. He was used to being on his own, though wouldn't make much of an effort to stay that way, allowing other travelers to accompany him for a while, though they would always split off after some time on their own routes. He himself was unsure where he was going, though a permanent home would likely do nicely...
Played by: Kiwi-Kiwi-chan


Name: Riverrose
Rank: Normal
Gender: Female
Appearance: User Image
Personality: Rather timid like her father, she is also rather kind and sometimes often curious about anything new.
Relations: Daughter of Pipkin
Bio: Being the daughter of Pipkin, she grew up in the Watership warren. She is curious about the outside world, and sometimes talks about going out to explore, but she's yet to find the courage to actually set foot too far beyond the warren unless she's going out with others.
Played by: Neptune Bride


Name: Hawthorn, or Haws for short
Rank: Hlessi
Gender: Male
Appearance: Hawthorn is a very large and somewhat imposing rabbit- although this is mostly due to overly-thick fur and the fact that he is built for a slightly colder climate. In the summer his fur is a medium brown with an off-white tail, and in the winter he is white with brown tipped ears and paws, as well as a patch on his nose and rings around his eyes. In the spring and fall he has a mix of what and brown through his entire coat. Haws also has several scars- one on his right forearm, and two on his face- which he got from a scuffle with another rabbit when he was younger. His eyes are a dark gray.
(If you would like, pictures are here.)
Personality: Haws is a hlessi, and so is rather well taken with traveling and sleeping above-ground. But don't expect him to easily tell you any stories of his travels. Hawthorn is a rather quiet rabbit, a bit stand-off-ish, and sometimes slightly wary of large warrens, although he's not the kind to turn down a warm burrow for the night. Haws, although a large and strong rabbit, is not the kind to actively engage or initiate a fight- but that doesn't mean that he can't or won't defend himself if needed.
Relations: None to known characters, original warren unknown.
Bio: Haws left his former warren for unknown reasons- perhaps overpopulation, complacency, or more likely something to do with the scuffle that gave him his scars. Hawthorn certainly won't say, but that's probably just because he doesn't enjoy being very open with other rabbits very often. That aside, he has been wandering for some time now, and perhaps the right warren, with the right rabbits, might tempt him to stay.
Played by: Steampunk Stroud


Name: Inlethlay (Moon Fur/Dark Fur)
Rank: Normal rabbit with a vague mind at an Owsla position.
Gender: Male
Appearance: Black, nearly iridescent fur. Shines like crow feathers hence the naming, eyes also a deep shining brown with reddish glow in darker lighting. A slim but strong build with notable agility. A bit too light for a traditional Owsla., member, or so it has been pointed out to him.
Personality: Young standoffish buck, keeps to himself, seems constantly distracted with his surroundings and things beyond. Very low key, not one to get bent out of shape.
Relations: Born from the eventual mixings of the Watership and Efrafan warrens he seems stuck between the dark and light worlds of the two.
Bio: Is looked upon with some oddity as he was stillborn. Upon springing to life suddenly and inexplicably the litter runt miraculously survived. Seen somewhat as an outcast he hpends most of his time patrolling and guarding the warren of his own accord (avoiding the actual Owsla when possible). Tends to start his day at evening silflay or later, and frequently is out all night.
Played by: Kenna1313

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:29 pm


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~{ A lovely day to Silflay }~


Narnli-hain glanced around from the mouth of the burrow. Everything seemed clear. The morning dew still clung to the grass and the sun was just peeking over the top of the down's horizon. The young doe hopped out and sniffed. Nothing but the smell of wet stuff... Very good. She hopped a little further out and began nibbling at a patch of little dandelion weeds contentedly.

A few little sparrows drifted lazily above in the warm fall sky. Summer was just beginning to fade away... but the air was still relatively warm. Nanli looked up at the blue sky.. no clouds. No rain. Wonderful weather. She glanced back at the beechnut hanger and to the other holes. No one else was up for silflay. Oh well. The brown and white spotted rabbit hopped a little further away, nibbling, sniffing, incredibly at ease in the morning sun.

"A good day for traveling." She mused. "Hlessi would be content in hopping about today." She made a sound of excitement as she found herself some cowslip and happily munched away.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:30 pm


Name: Milkweed
Rank: Normal
Gender: M

Appearance: Small, with soft black fur. He has deep green eyes. He's relatively thin. He's fast, but not very strong.

Personality: Curious, and picked up his fathers talent of telling stories. He's somewhat quiet and reserved and has a kind heart. He'd be more than willing to be a martyr, and sacrifice himself if he had to. He can be reckless while trying to protect someone. Although he's attached to his loved ones, he's somewhat anti-social. He leaves often, and silflays earlier than the rest. He enjoys telling stories to others, as Dandelion's condition is worsening every day.

Relations: Son of Dandelion

Bio: He's the son of Dandelion, and is relatively young. He's been known to leave on occasions, though he always comes back. The very young rabbits (kittens I think they're called) love hearing his stories about Frith, and the prince with a thousand enemies. Unlike the other rabbits, he enjoys the rain, and says it's the best time to eat.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:54 pm


Milkweed was already outside as usual. He nibbled at a small patch of vegetation. He stretched his legs, and sat up. He closed his eyes, and looked up. He felt the warm sun radiating onto him and it felt good. As he bent back over to continue his silflay, he glanced to his left. He saw another rabbit silflaying. He decided that she hadn't noticed him yet, but he didn't go over to her. Instead, he turned around, and pondered what he would do today.

He walked over to the edge of the hill, and looked into the distance.
"Perhaps a little adventure might be nice today, though I shouldn't go too far. I'm sure the younger ones are itching for a story.."
He thought to himself. He hopped down the hill, and a cool breeze swept past. He smiled, and thought he might look around.

It was still early, and the dew would be gone later. He had an odd habit of licking the dew off of the leaves. It had a sweet, fresh taste that he couldn't resist. Judging by the daylight, the others would be out to silflay soon. He never really like company, and with a swift leap, he headed off into the East.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:23 pm


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~{ A lovely day to Silflay }~


She stirred as something moved on her right and practiclly bolted from the sudden movement. After a second or two, she calmed herself and glanced over, just missing the fleeting image of a black rabbit scampering off. She stood on her haunches and looked over the hill to see who it was. Narnli-hain didn't quite recognize him... wait.. there was only one black rabbit.....wasn't that Milkweed? The story-teller for all of the kittens, right? Surely he would be some nice company for the day.

She dropped to all fours and decided to follow him. Who knew.. maybe he was wanting something exciting to do. It could be fun. She scampered off, leaving a half-eaten cowslip behind as she headed out without even a glanced back to the hanger. They would be back. The warren was too comfortable to leave behind for very long. Besides, who would miss a couple of young rabbits? The thought amused her.

She called to him, her brown eyes bright with curiousity as she gained and passed him in a sort of partial chase. She looked back to the black buck and stopped, waiting for him. She thought he was Dandelion's son! He was supposed to be faster than that!

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:55 pm


[Hmm... I didn't realize the Efrafa and Hazel's warren became friends. Is this something I forgot from the original book, or did this happen in its sequel? In any case, I'm happy to play along, but could someone possibly explain that a little? I'll try to find the book, but in the meantime I'd still love to join this role-play. ]

Name: Knapweed
Rank: Owsla
Gender: Male
Appearance: Knapweed is a stalwart rabbit in his adulthood, large and strong as any Owsla should be. He's found himself the victim of a Homba in the past, resulting in some nasty looking scars across his face and a shredded left ear, but he bares both with dignity. His fur is dull greyish brown, but for some golden hairs encircling his keen hazel eyes.
Personality: A bit bossy and proud. He retains some Efrafan militarism in his behavior, and typically expects that the other rabbits of the warren will obey his instruction.
Relations: Grandson of General Woundwort, a fact he prides himself on.
Bio: Knapweed isn't much for socializing with the other rabbits, any of his friends would be from the Owsla like himself. Even among his friends, he sometimes acts aloof. Secretly, his respect for his late grandfather, the General, leads him sometime to thoughts of reinstating the old way of things. With Campion aging and Watership in need of a new Chief Rabbit, the time to act on these thoughts may be approaching.

[Again, because I didn't read the second book, if anything in my profile contradicts something I'm not aware of, please correct me, I wouldn't want to disrupt the flow of things. smile ]
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:02 pm


(Sounds good, actually. I think in the last couple of chapters it explains the new relationship if you want to take a double check at some point or another. I don't quite remember where... but I do remember that they became friendly after the big battle that got rid of Woundwort.... You can go ahead and start ^^ Ooo. With an Owsla officer, things should be interesting.)

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:10 pm


[Oh, really? I'll definitely reread the last couple chapters to clarify things for myself.
So, that does lead me to question whether the two warrens have combined or if its just an allegiance between them? I know I'd find out if I read the chapters over again, but right now I'd rather get right into things. xD
And I'll write my first post in a minute here. =] ]
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:12 pm


(I think it's just an allegiance.. and some of the Efrafans lived in Watership and some of the Watership moved to live in the new Efrafa. Yeah.... *needs to reread* Can't wait for your post! *Now to wait for Atomic Trance*)

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:28 pm


OC: They formed an allegiance, and rabbits were free to roam between the two. In the sequel, it mentions that Groundsel from Efrafa had stayed with Watership Down after the Woundwort battle, but when both warrens became overcrowding, he, Hazel, and Campion set up a warren in between the two.

Name: Ivy
Rank: Normal
Gender: Female
Appearance: Medium-sized. Black eyes and brown fur. A small white cap of fur between her ears looks like an ivy leaf.
Personality: Very motherly, for she has had three litters. Often watches the others, and enjoys a good story. Concerned for the welfare and outcome of a new Chief of both warrens.
Relations: Descendant of Haystack and Boxwood (Nuthanger farm rabbits)
Bio: Ivy has been on the Down for a while, having many kittens of her own. Her parents came from Nuthanger farm, but even so, she has grown up used to the wild. She admired Hazel-rah greatly for all the adventures he had been on like the great El-ahrairah, especially for freeing her parents. She can only hope that the next chief will be as great.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:53 pm


[Oh, okay. Thank you for clarifying that. smile ]

Knapweed bounded over the crest of the hill, his ears pricked forward and his full chest heaving with deep breaths. Stopping at the top he could see far and wide, Efrafa in the distance, the warren in between, and all the acres of land that lay around Watership. He was among the many who had chosen to live among Hazel's warren, not to escape the oppression of Efrafa, for he was too young to remember it clearly, he'd only been a kitten at the time. Truly, his purpose here was as simple as location. The long sloping hills and the vibrant, sweet grass made it a fine place to call home, and a fine place to be an Owsla.

Knapweed's large, almond shaped eyes caught sight of something down below, and they narrowed as they followed two fleet shapes scuttling across the grass. Both ears were at attention, though his haggard left was nearly half the length of the other. Who are they? What are they doing leaving the warren? He dashed down the hill, stopping and coming to his hind legs still a distance away, observing the two with curious and dissenting eyes. He was able to identify the small black one, and a rabbit-like scoff puffed from his lips. That explains it. Dandelion's kitten. Food for the Thousand if he keeps running off like this!

Irritably, Knapweed thumped his strong hind foot against the hillside. But who was that other rabbit he was with? With another dash of speed, Knapweed became an agile blur across the downs, slowing to more casual loping and hopping as he neared the two, as not to frighten them away. He bounded out in front of them abruptly, an unsettling presence of contempt and authority in his eyes. "Stop there! Explain yourselves. Where are you going?" He was seated in their path, a formidable bulk of a rabbit with ominous looking scars across a rather surly face. He would surely be recognized by the two, for he took his duty as Owsla very seriously indeed, and was always in the business of other rabbits, using his strict approach to keep them in line.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:09 pm


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~{ A lovely day to Silflay }~


(Hey Shoujo-rah. The character looks good. Go ahead and start. ^^)

Narnli-hain looked up from Milkweed and yelped as a member from the Owsla appeared.. big and bulky. Oh dear... they had been caught! Was there never a chance to have some fun away from the warren? She blew through her front teeth in annoyance and tried to think of a good cover story. She glanced at Milkweed, then back at the owsla member. The scars made him look incredibly intimidating.

The tan doe sat back on her haunches a little, sniffing about a moment before dropping back down and looking up at him.

"We were just going about looking for more tasty morsels. grass is only sweet for so long, afterall. Besides, sir, we weren't going to be gone long. We're still close enough to bolt if there's elil." She rolled her eyes a little. "Even though elil aren't often up around here... other then a kestrel.. and those are easy to avade." She combed her ear nonchalantly and glanced back at Milkweed. He was a story-teller, wasn't he? He surely would know a way to add on to her charade.

If they wanted any sort of fun, then it would be very important to make this work. If the surly buck would take it, however. Something inside her little gut told her he just might not.
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