Bonnet's Band

Let's Have A Holiday Parade Glitter Pixi Nadur

Name: Valca


Mindspeech: #a9d8ff

Is there anything more happy, more joyful than a Christmastime Parade? The colorful costumes, the lights draping along the route and even over the performers, the music that everyone knows and can sing along to, and of course candy! That's the opinion of this cute little deer, and only one thing's better: being involved!

She has all the playful, game and trick loving nature of her rank with a focus on parades and group celebrations in the winter, no matter how impromptu. She certainly knows how to bring the surprise to the fun too: she'll be dancing and strutting her way along the way then pow! Streamers and confetti and glitter everywhere, or surprising people with candy and cookies while they watch, or any other little trick she has up her sleeve. She'll dance up towards onlookers and try to provoke them to play along and celebrate with her, and more often than not succeeding with her winning, cheerful personality. And just when you think the weather is too poor for such an event, she'll prove you wrong: Parade through the Weyr halls and everyone's invited!

She might touch three feet tall if she stretches her neck and head up a bit, but she says she's just a lot of fun in a little package. Quite predictably she's one of the unique Pixi Nadur in that her coat is a pastel blue like frost on the window and her hooves almost have a silvery sheen to them; she's just a little snowflake! This imagery is even more reinforced by how her mutation has manifested: dots of silver glitter up her legs and along her hips.

What Is Life But A Grand Glittering Game? Female Breeze Roc

Name: Lulu

Mindspeech: Italics #df3dfb

Glittering Game is a Roc that hardly takes anything seriously. Granted, she's still a young Roc but being a Breeze it's highly unlikely that anything will ever change about that. She is incredibly sociable and friendly with an outgoing nature that lights up the room. She'll be willing to jaunt off an any adventure at the drop of a feather or try anything that sounds fun once (and probably more than once, truth be told). She definitely has her rank's trademark excitability and distracted nature; you could casually mention the weather and she'll instantly be abuzz with ideas on how to enjoy it and sometimes gets herself into various kinds of trouble for her efforts. She had a sweet, gentle heart at her core though so please don't be too hard on her. Really Glittering Games can hardly help it - she just never wants to miss a second of life!

Glittering Game might be one of the most unique-looking of all the Rocs. Certainly, when they were first described as 'aerodynamic frames,' 'sleek feathers,' and 'swiftest' no one was thinking of looking to one of the smallest of all bird-dom for a form. Yet that is exactly what she has done. Glittering Game has the body of a rainbow hummingbird in an average horse-sized form. That's with all the blurringly-fast wings and namesake hum, though in her case it's actually closer to a melodic thrumming. Thankfully it's pleasant to hear otherwise her presence might cause annoyance very quickly. And she has all the traits of her much-smaller semi-kin: hovering, flying backwards, eating sugar-water, nectar, and juice over anything else. But she also comes with a unique mutation: every single one of her feathers glitters as if she was dusted with the metallic flecks. Thankfully for Bonnet and by association Lolbit the glitter doesn't shed everywhere or it might get in their gears!

Mutation (Physical): Shimmering Glitter Feathers

I'll Find It For You Male Pygmy Lepicerin, Tenn

Mindspeech: Italic #d6d6d6

Tenn is one Lepicerin that certainly has a nose for food! It's almost a guarantee that when he puts his nose to the air and it starts wiggling he's caught scent of something tasty. When the wind is in his favor he can pick up the scent from over a mile away, and he has no qualms with traveling that far to find it, or sharing with either his Colony of his Bonded family. Just...pardon the occasional nibble already missing. He just had to test his forage to ensure it was as good as it smells! He's very generous that way. When his stomach is settled his quite an affectionate creature and will happily cuddle up in a lap for some close time.

This is one bunny that won't have issues getting under the garden fence for some lovely carrots and lettuce! He's a tiny little thing, barely a foot tall at the shoulder and in truth a good amount of that is soft, silky fur. He's a simple brown all over with dark brown and white here and there to aid in his camouflage.

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Runners Have Strong Legs Female Skvader Lepicerin

Name: Pepita

Mindspeech: Italics #238b71

Most people tend to think of rabbits as timid, skittish creatures, and in some sense it's true. Even among the Lepicerin many are more apt to running and hiding than standing their ground when fights break out. Typically it's left to the Jackalopes to fight. Well, though 'just' a scout and not one to actively seek out a fight on her own behalf Runner is a live wire in her own right. She has no problem showing everyone just what it means to get 'rabbit punched' or 'rabbit kicked.' (Like cat-kicked, but she's a rabbit, you know.) Startle her, make her feel threatened, or in any way get under her feathers and BAM! That's what happened one day when she was taking a break to feed while scouting for her Warren. There she was just minding her own business when she heard the sounds of feathers being ruffled by the wind. Before she could even locate the source of the noise, WHAM! A phoenix was rolling end over end with her across the grass. Momentarily stunned, when Runner realized what had happened and how he was flirting with her even as he was apologizing she did the only reasonable thing for a Lepicerin to do: balled herself up and kicked him as hard as she could! Through all her scolding he just laughed and dodged her follow-up kicks and punches, still apologizing and complimenting her in the same breath. After that it seemed that no matter where she turned Light and Free was showing up. Her friends started teasing that he had a crush on her which she brushed off. But over time as he hung around more and helped her warren and herself out she started to think of him as a friend, then admired and respected him, and finally admitted that she had feelings for him. Though whenever he teases her she has no issue with showing off her boxing skills once more to remind him of 'proper behavior.' (Hah, yeah right, it's flirting and everyone knows it!)

Runner looks much like a Silver Fox Rabbit with black fur shot through with silver-white hairs. Her dark brown eyes are friendly with a deeper fires fully able to come to the fore when needed. Her wings match her fur with a white line across each one, though occasionally they have a broken or mis-aligned feather from when she has to 'reprimand' her beloved Phoenix.

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Doing What I Must Female Jackalope Lepicerin, Iona

Mindspeech: Italics

Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's action in the face of fear. That's the philosophy Iona heard repeatedly from her Jackalope grandmother to the point that it embedded itself in her subconscious. At first blush she's not a creature one would call 'bold.' Iona prefers to sit quietly, ideally in a patch of delicious grass under the warm sunlight. She tolerates being picked up and carried about, and will bolt for the closest burrow to hide in should dragons start roaring. But in those times when danger threatens and her fluffy tail is against the wall, Iona digs deep down and finds a reserve of course that allows her to do what some might call 'heroic deeds.' She'll bound through flames, raging storms, between the legs of combatants, even dare to face down a dragon to protect those she loves. And though through it all she'll be shaking like a leaf she will never back down until the danger is passed.

Iona is a fairly dark-colored rabbit with reddish undersides and in a ring around each eye. Her ears stand straight up and are pale pink inside, and her eyes are brown. Though she is one of the rare female members of her rank she still has their antlers, hers graceful if smaller than others might carry.

Light And Free Be The Heart Male Spark Phoenix

Name: Taius

Mindspeech: Color #397bba

As carefree as the wind that carries him aloft, Light and Free has always been known as a flirt and a tease. He whole heartedly believes in the concept of ludus, that is 'playful love.' He's never cruel, don't be mistaken, and he's not a heartbreaker by any means. He compliments females of any species or rank to make them blush or offer encouragement in his own way or even simply to tease. He's like that guy who's everyone's friend and someone many females have a crush on but know he's far too flighty to settle down. That is until he ran across a certain rabbit - literally. He'd been coming in for a landing and had accidentally rolled right over a female Skvader who was feeding. He attempted to apologize complete with vibrant compliments. She in turn… rabbit kicked him in the stomach and scolded him repeatedly for not watching where he was going. At first shocked he later laughed even as he tried to evade her, finding her response refreshing and new compared to the bashful giggles he was used to. Light and Free just couldn't stay away after that, often showing up at the warren to visit or warning them of dangers he'd seen from aloft or accompanying his Skvader on patrols. Though at first he viewed her only as a friend he came to respect her more, then admire her, then finally fell in love with her and he's been at her side ever since. He still compliments her frequently and flirts in his usual way (still with others as well as her) which usually gets him (gentle, mostly) kicks and boxings upside the head. He just laughs and lightly defends himself with his wings. It's all a gesture of love, after all!

A feather over four feet tall Light and Free is as orange as a Spark ever could be; some have likened his feathers to an orange opal, especially with the preening he does to ensure they shine. His yellow chest and under-wing feathers also show this care as well; visually he's quite a handsome firebird! His golden eyes always glimmer with mischief and charm.

Good Not Cat! Female Shore Zaithand

Name: Dinah

Mindspeech: Bold #85ced1

Curiosity killed the cat, a common saying (even if the reported second part if oft forgotten). It's also a word of caution given to Good Not Cat quite frequently, to which she replies that 'Good not cat!' Granted, if she were in fact a cat she'd be on borrowed lives by all the close calls she's had in her lifetime. Her nigh insatiable curiosity has put her in more close shaves than some Zaithandi have teeth or so it seems! From running into dangerous and aggressive creatures' lairs to rockslides and once even being trapped underwater (which, of course, wasn't all that dangerous given she's a literal water-panther but still!), she's experienced it all. Granted this has given Good Not Cat a strong survivability along with confidence to add to her friendly personality. She has quite a bag of tricks to pull when things get rough to get out of trouble and pull everyone else along with her. Bonnet will always be finding adventure whether it's intended or not with Good Not Cat at her side! (Even if they weren't looking for adventure at the start.) Perhaps Good Not Cat is a bit luckier than might be thought?

Good Not Cat is in form much like any other Zaithand; panther-like body, large webbed paws, slightly curving horn on her brow and triple row of teeth in her mouth. But as Shores are known her coloration is what makes her stand out. She is rich, royal purple all over with the markings of a Silver Tabby in bright, berry red, including stripes on her face that frame her sea blue eyes.

The Best Adventure Buddy Female Riverine Hippocampi

Name: Rielle

Mindspeech: Italics #ec90f2

From the moment she was born, her family knew that Adventure Buddy was going to be a tail-full to keep an eye on. As soon as she could swim well enough on her own she was off, zipping here and there to see what was that, what made that noise, and where did that lead. Her mother swam herself ragged trying to keep up, or more often than not simply find her overly curious offspring and pull her, sometimes quite literally by the tail, out of whatever she'd gotten herself into. No amount of persuasion or lectures about being more careful seemed to sink in for more time than it took for her to see the next shiny thing. Finally her mother took a new tactic: she told her daughter than she would permit her to go off on these larks if she would have an adventure buddy with her. Initially, this would be an adult member of her family, then an older sibling as she grew older and more capable of taking care of herself, and finally peers her own age. But that was all underwater. Now as an adult she's discovered the surface and all its new, wondrous glory. All she needs is a new 'adventure buddy' to explore it all with as her mother's sole rule has remained in her mind. How happy that she's found Bonnet! Adventure Buddy is more than happy to carry her new friend wherever they might want to go and see everything. Let's go!

Adventure Buddy has the Riverine's classic chubby, small physique. Like some Hippocampi she's mostly equine with a few aquatic features here and there though this doesn't hinder her swimming a bit. Her equine features resembles a pony more than a horse and she is a uniform mud gray that shimmers iridescent in the sunlight. Her four legs are short, her face adorably blunt, and the hairs that pass for her mane sticks up about four inches along her neck rather than lays flat. Fins grace the back of each lower leg, along her jawline, and her ears are finned rather than horse; these fins are tipped in a line of black. Her tail is clearly fishy, long and fleshy like a dolphins with a tiny secret: on the underside of the fin are irregular white splotches that can identify her from quite a distance. Adventure Buddy's violet eyes always shine with anticipation.

Chase The Horizon Male Twi-Tailed Wind Clan Kitsune

Name: Fujin

Mindspeech: Italics #0f0

It's hard to keep Chase the Horizon in one place for long. He's a restless soul, consumed by wanderlust and as free-spirited as the wind. Nothing delights him more than going for a long hike to see what there is to be seen, exploring through the forest for hours, or taking a long sail on the ocean for the experience of it. He's not much of a swimmer or he'd probably love snorkeling and diving too! This also has made him resourceful and instilled a good sense of direction; it's never good to check out some unknown jungle and end up not knowing which way home is! The only thing better than exploring new places (and revisiting old haunts) is having someone to do it all with. So let's go!

A soft mint green all over with just slightly darker underside and paws, with kiwi-green tips to his dual tails, Chase the Horizon is often somewhat wind-ruffled, Clan notwithstanding, from all the running around he does. The kanji for 'wind' is still quite visible on his forehead in a matching kiwi-green and his jade eyes glitter with the joy he feels for life.