Appearance
Hair: It is silver in color, with streaks of black, and yes, its natural. It is shaggy, unkempt, and sticks out everywhere. It is choppy, and has different layers, and that is all the longer it will ever get. It is long enough to cover some of the bottoms of his ears, and some of it flops onto his forehead as well. Its average length is probably about two and a half inches.
Ears: Like his hair, they are also silvery grey, though both their tips are black. They stand tall and pointy on the top of his head, and can be used for either hearing or expressing emotion. He mostly carries them in a relaxed position, and only pricks them up if he needs to hear something better. They swivel the same way a dog's ears do, towards any sound available.
Face: Other than his eyes, he looks human in the face, with lightly tanned skin, and an almost rectangular face, though it could not rightfully be described as a "long" face. His nose is slightly large, though not really noticeably so. His expression is usually light, but with a little energy in his eyes. He has laugh lines that show when he moves his mouth, but disappear if he lets it go to a relaxed position again. He hasn't totally lost his young face, but still is not beautiful, though he's not terribly ugly either.
Eyes: Zik's eyes are grey, and look like a wolf's might. They are places where a human's eyes might be. Also, they see like a wolf's might. Now, mind you, he can see colors, but not very many of them. Grays, black, white, reds, and purples, as are the colors a dog sees. This does not affect his weapons manufacturing, for the most part, unless he can't tell two colors apart that he needs to be able to see. Most of the time, all he needs to see is the things he's putting together, though, because he doesn't always paint everything. It is easy, even when you are colorblind, to see how to blue a barrel for a gun or put color on feathers the correct way. But still, it does hinder him slightly. Don't tell him to get the red one if there is a red one and a green one next to each other.
Teeth: Considering Sevathos are carnivores, it would only make sense for Zikal to have sharp teeth, like the teeth of a canine, with only a few molars for chewing, and mostly for crushing and slicing.
Voice: It is young, with a soft touch, and its tone, though not child-like, is not very deep at all.
Tail: It almost hangs down to his feet, long, silver fur to match his ears and hair cover it. The hair is thick, but flowing, and not fluffy. On the top of it, there are some streaks of black. (It is the tail of a wolf.)
Build: With a height of 5'6", he may not prove to be one of the tallest people in any world. (From a distance he may actually have the appearance of being tall, as his proportions are long, but in fact he is almost a little small when compared to others.) His musculature is only medium, though he is slightly thin, he is not noticeably brittle looking or anything. His muscles seem to be good for his weight, as he can move quickly on his feet and pull enough weight with his hands. For him, its not always how much strength you put into the weight you can lift, but rather the technique you use to lift it. Sometimes a mere shifting of weight makes all the difference, after all. He mostly holds himself alert, with his head up, but not arrogantly so, and his eyes always looking out and really into the world. His tail flowing behind him, or relaxed, ears waiting to hear something. He doesn't like to have his hands merely at his side, so they are often folded in front of him, or fiddling with something he is wearing, or even being held at about the level of his chest, doing nothing at all. When he sits, he can't stand for his feet to be on the floor. You're lucky if he crosses his legs. Most of the time, he has them underneath him, or perhaps is sitting on one foot.
Feet: His feet are as the paws of a wolf, and he walks on his tiptoes, as a canine will. After his heel ends, the fur fades into skin, and his legs look normal from then on up. It is not the same with his hands, though, because if he had paws for hands... well... he wouldn't be able to do much.
Clothing: Brown, gray, or black clothes that are fit for the time period usually are what he wears. Mostly his clothes are almost the same that a regular peasant might wear. A pair of trousers, a comfortable shirt, and sometimes his shirts are a little torn or ragged, but he doesn't seem to care much. He wears no shoes. He doesn't wear a hat, but almost always wears a bandana or piece of material around his neck, because the main place a Sevathos tries to attack is the neck, when in knife or sword fights, so it is habit to protect that particular body part.
Goals: 1.) Keep going. He wants to be doing something useful, and to be at work for the rest of his life. Zik is not the sort that would like to die old and smelly and the like, just sitting there like a potato. He would rather die while fighting than rot to death. It would be torture for his poor spirit. 2.) He would like to stay with the pirates for the rest of his life, no matter where they go. They are the only family he has, and he wants to be as loyal to them as possible. 3.) He wants to invent good meat-flavoured beer.
Good points:
One of his best qualities is his happiness. He seems to be in a good mood much of the time, though of course everyone has their bad days, and he can tolerate a good lot of situations and different kinds of people.
Another good quality he has is his ability to take harsh criticism. This comes from the culture of his race, as they are quite critical creatures, sometimes even brutally. He can also give criticism, at times, without doing so in a mean way, unless it cannot be avoided. However, one might be warned that he loves a good debate, and if he has an opinion, he'll most certainly put it in.
He also has the ability to understand how to work in a team, and where he fits in. He always knows his place, and tries to keep himself in it, though its not always needed. This is due to the wolfish way his kin live in, always keeping families and packs, and you were harshly reprimanded if you did not keep your place, or took advantage of a rank. He knows his place, and keeps it.
Youthful energy always comes in handy. He has enough spunk to take charge, and enough energy to get a hard job done. As he is only a few years old, he still has a bit of aging to do before he begins to slow down. As of now, he is always doing something or other, even if it is considered work. He understands the work ethic, after all, having it heavily implanted into his brain by his family.
Flaws:
A slight possessiveness comes with the love of jewels and things that one owns. He doesn't like others to handle his things very often, and is quite cheap. He hardly spends anything, unless he thinks it absolutely necessary, and even then he spends as little as possible.
Sometimes he can be a little too spontaneous in his actions. If he thinks up an idea, sometimes he decides to put it through right away, but he is getting better about thinking on it first, perhaps talking it over with someone else. It is a lesson that comes with age which most of the wolfish creatures have to deal with in their youth.
If he is bored, a short attention span may become obvious, and he will tune out completely what is happening or being said. Of course, this is another thing that age will fix, over time, and already he is beginning to be able to control this a little better, but still, everyone has their flaws.
To a certain extent, Zik is also somewhat gullible. If you tell him a monster ate his mother, he probably won't believe you. However, for example, it might be easy to make him believe little facts like, "if you sneeze with your eyes open they will POP OUT," or "if you press that button over there it will give you food."
Although Zik's obvious enthusiasm is fun a lot of the time, it can also get annoying. He certainly doesn't try to be annoying, but despite his efforts, anyone so overzealous is tiring sometimes.
Personality
Usual Moods: As I have said before, usually, Zik is a happy camper. Most of the time, his happy mood is one where he will smile, try to be satisfied with what he has, and do his best to make everything good. On these days, he's not always extremely talkative, though he can indeed be quite long winded, but he's still very touchy and affectionate.
It is rare that this wolfish creature is ever really angry or pissed off or depressed to the point that it affects his actual mood, but then, everyone has their bad days. Perhaps he will get fatigued or has been robbed of his jerky. In that case, you can tell that he is in an angry or sad mood if he seems like he merely wants to be alone all the time, or isn't as energetic as usual. Of course, you can also tell much by his body language. His tail will droop, his ears won't be pricked forward confidently, and he may slouch, and of course, he won't be near as touchy as usual, though still some touching may be involved with a conversation.
Character Interaction: Zik is mostly a pleasant person to speak with and be with, but his energy can be slightly overwhelming at times. He wants to be doing things with others, even if it is having a mere debate. He has gained a knack for figuring out what others' interests are, and bringing them up, talking about them, and getting into a conversation with them, and somehow turning it into a debate, one way or another. Of course, he is not trying to make the other person angry by any means, and he doesn't even mind if they win the debate. It is merely something to do.
If you do get into a conversation with him, he can actually be rather talkative, and always touchy. He will touch your face, shoulders, neck, side, hand, or whatever he feels necessary. Sometimes he will even touch your feet with his own, or run into you with his head, lightly.
In a less in-depth conversation, perhaps being small talk with someone he doesn't know, he will still touch, but seems almost as though he was searching for things to say, unless his interest is caught and kept there. He is not shy, and in fact he likes to meet new people, but if someone bores him to badly, he seems to drift off a little, and their talk ends after a few moments, due to the mere fact that no one is saying anything. However, he does try to be polite, and not make it so obvious that he's not really listening to them that much.
He is always reading others' stances, whether he knows them or not. He quickly picks up on who is arrogant, submissive, or aloof right away, unless they've got a total poker-face. Once again I feel that I must emphasize the degree to which he uses body language to express himself. Wide eyes are fear, narrowed eyes are angry, forward ears, high head, are dominant, high tail is accomplished. It goes on and on, and really is not hard to figure out at all. He's always moving his tail around, nearly as much as his hands, and his level of excitement in general can often be shown by how fast the wagging of it is, though sometimes he doesn't use it at all.
Personal Interaction: Zikal is extremely dedicated to the other pirates. He mostly gets along well, and is fine to pick fun at another, or to be picked on. Obviously, since he knows them better than most other beings, he is very affectionate with them, and shows it by, once more, touching. They are family, and he treats them as so. He freely shows emotion, and doesn't keep things inside to eat away at him, but he doesn't whine either. If he has a problem, he either figures out how to fix it, or accepts it. His trust is obtained almost easily, one might say, but only to an extent. Once he trusts you as a real, good friend, it is vey hard to lose this trust, though if you had your chance and lost it, you had better have a good way to get it back, if you are striving to gain his trust for a second round. Really, the only way to lose this trust is to seriously and purposely hurt his him, or someone who is close to him, without reason. He is often very harsh about giving others second chances. But if you do have it, you can expect a friend for life, though god only knows when he'll actually fall in love. He simply doesn't think of women that way all the time, and though he can see what is and is not pretty, he doesn't base his love life purely off of these things. First you have to gain his trust, then his love, and that's if you ever get it at all. Sure, he had a few relationships in the past, but those are in the past. Mostly, he likes his friendly relationships the best. With them, he'll have a deep conversation, or play a friendly game. He can be competitive, when it comes to target practice, but everything else is just for fun.
Rarely does he get nervous. If he does, its probably for good reason. He tries his best always to keep a level head, but it doesn't always work, as with everyone. He hardly ever gets really 'afraid', which may actually not be such a good thing, all the time. He is somewhat daring about potentially painful or frightening situations, and likes a good scare. He would be the type to throw himself out of an airplane with a parachute, and the like (though of course he knows nothing of airplanes, as indeed they don't exist.)
If he gets angry, which he rarely does, he freely expresses it, and does not walk away and shut out the person he is angry at. He will not walk away to end a conversation, no matter how angry he is. If he is angry at you, you will know it, because he will come out and tell you, and tell you why. Of course, he doesn't mad enough to actually say something very easily, and has a tendency to wait, trying to let things work themselves out, until he can't take it anymore.
Zik doesn't seem to love being alone. He is, indeed, a pack animal. He loves being with his 'pack' of pirates, but that doesn't mean he cannot be independent, when needed. When he is alone, he gets a little more alert and jumpy, as well as suspicious, but doesn't flip out or go to any extremes to make someone be with him. The only time he might prefer to be alone is when he is making weaponry. In this case, he does not want to be distracted, and if someone is there with him, he seems to tune them out anyhow, without really meaning to.
Way of Life: The most important things in life are family (that would be best friends, in other words), weapons, meat, and treasure (but not necessarily in that order). He lives by some unknown code that compels him to collect treasure, always have food, make and fight with weapons, and to forever stick by his friends. Also, of course, living life is a good thing to want to do. As I said before, he can actually be quite daring, which will pass in a few years with his youth, but as of now, his energy has a lot to do with how much he does. And he is doing something all the time, weather it is eating, talking, or killing for treasure. He doesn't feel bad for those he kills, most of the time, nor those he hurts, unless he actually knew them. He would most likely die for one of the other pirates, if it came to that, and yet would take every way around doing so first.
Other than those, there are a few other things he makes sure to do, lest he should feel guilty. Helping out youngsters is always a must - he likes to teach them, and is a little fond of most of them - he can't help it. Use everything. That moral came from being a lifelong hunter. Wasting is always bad. Kill or hurt only who/what you must. Blood and gore is one thing that is hardly necessary to him him, as there is hardly reason to go around bashing and slashing people when it won't help the matter. Honesty to trusted ones is also one thing he honors.
Basically, he just takes every day as it comes, and lives each of those days as well as possible.
