Mesquite del Bosque

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Mesquite del Bosque

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Credit: Viktory System

OOC Information

Signalment

  • Family: Braithwaite, del Bosque
  • Name: Mesquite del Bosque
    • Pronunciation: mess-KEET dell boss-keh
    • Nickname: Mosquito, Mose, Skeeter
  • Date of Birth: 9 Nov 2021
  • Sex: Male
    • Pronouns: He/Him
  • Species: Coywolf (Luperci Ortus) 1
  • Pack: Del Cenere Gang
    • Rank: Los Linternas
  • NPCs: Mary (Harris Hawk)

OOC Assumptions and Plot Opportunities

Del Cenere Gang members may assume and reference the following without discussion/asking:

  • Knowing that Mesquite is Nazario's son.
  • Knowing that he's returned from the Palisade recently.
  • Knowing that he behaves oddly.
    • Please ask Viktory System before assuming that your character knows he has congenital analgesia, self harm scars or tics. These are things he does not reveal as easily.


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  1.   1.  Appearance
    1.   1.1  Gallery
  2.   2.  Personality
    1.   2.1  Details
    2.   2.2  Skills
  3.   3.  Inventory
  4.   4.  Relations
    1.   4.1  Family Relationships
    2.   4.2  Key Relationships
    3.   4.3  Del Cenere Gang Relationships
    4.   4.4  Outsider Relationships

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Mesquite del Bosque was born in Del Cenere to father Nazario del Bosque and mother Belinda Braithwaite.

He is well bred in that the affluence and power within his families tied well into a perfect package in the form of himself and his littermates. Or so it should have been. In truth, the marriage between his parents was fraught with his mother's infidelity, producing a bastard half brother alongside Mesquite and his sister Calliandra. To make matters worse, his father Nazario was inexperienced with and wholly incapable of properly rearing his own. His mother Belinda was biased towards Calliandra and neglectful of Mesquite and Bishop, despite Mesquite's undying craving to prove his usefulness to her. He does little to show his desire for her approval, however, leaving their interactions full of resentment, pettiness and overall cool distance. Nazario attempted to raise his offspring to live up to expectations, but nothing was working.

Belinda chose to have her children stay with their grandmother Meredith in the Palisade for a time to properly teach them and raise them. Whilst Calliandra received more doting and heavy expectations of leadership, Mesquite and Bishop were given a very strong message: act as faithful protectors. The cleverness of their grandmother led her to groom them in this way, sculpting Mesquite into someone that did not value his own self as much as his family.

During his time in the Palisade, he wound up in an altercation with another around his age over a gamble gone wrong. The fight evolved into something serious enough that Mesquite was forced to take a life in defense. Having lived his whole life without feeling the biting teeth of pain (and even experimenting in self harm to try and try over again to feel something), he realized killing was the only thing that made him feel alive. Now he has gone off the deep end, convinced that the only way to thrive is through the thrill of hurting others and himself. His sadomasochism is proving very detrimental to his health, and it will only show more over time.

1.  Appearance

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Fur

 Masala (#48403C)

 Pine Cone (#63554C)

 Sandstone (#786C64)

 Spicy Mix (#905B4E)

 Beaver (#97705E)

 Donkey Brown (#A48B78)

 Indian Khaki (#BDA58D)

 Soft Amber (#D3C3B3)

 Cararra (#ECEAE7)

Eyes

 Opium (#8F6F70)

Nose and Pawpads

 Baltic Sea (#201D25)

Mesquite del Bosque is the spitting image of his father, Nazario del Bosque. He could be mistaken as him perhaps from a distance and/or when not by his father's side, but as his own person, he is much lankier and somewhat shorter. He stands at an average height for a coyote at a height of five feet and ten inches. With how he holds himself, his aura is intimidatingly intense, and his body language is most typically dominant. He stares with intensity in constant eye contact. Whether or not this is intentional varies.

His Optime hair is a dark and toussled gray of a warm hue. He keeps it shorter, but it typically is 'styled' in a very choppy or windblown manner.

The landscape of bone and flesh on his face forms something more reminiscent of a coyote than a wolf, but if one looks closely enough, the angling of his cheeks and the texture of his fur gives away his wolf heritage. It is ultimately diluted by his coyote blood, which reigns supreme in his thin face and long, spindly limbs. He is well muscled in build, though is not at all as bulky as his father. As someone constantly prepared for fights, he is visibly armed with blades save for circumstances that require turning weapons over. He keeps his hands and knuckles wrapped in fabric to protect them from injury during scraps.

His pelt is a mixture of sandy, earthen tones between light and white highlights and dark and moody grays. Overall, he is warm in palette. He sports a small set of scars already, with a set of clawmarks scored over the left side of his ribcage and cigarette burns dotting his thighs (self-inflicted).

Lupus
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Secui
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Optime
5 ft 10 in (70 in) (178 cm)

Overview

  • Fur: Mixed length and texture, longer and more coarse on top, fluffier and softer elsewhere
    • Optime Hair: Dark gray, messy and choppy
  • Facial Features: Angled and long muzzle like a coyote, some wolf-like features
    • Eyes: Intense and bright
  • Build and Size: Lanky and muscled
  • Humanization: Moderate humanization

Interaction

  • Speech: Deep and loud
  • Scent: Del Cenere Gang (Coyote, earth, woodsmoke, horse, cedar, pine, tobacco)
  • Quirks, Gestures, Etc.: He's just standing there... Menacingly
  • General Posture and Body Language: Dominant and turbulent


1.1  Gallery

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By Kiri

2.  Personality

Turbulent • Aggressive • Stubborn • Loyal • Reliable • Serious

Mesquite is as ruthless and uncompromising as they come. He was raised to be a force to be reckoned with, and as such he is someone that will get the job done... Or die trying. When he commits to a cause, anyway. His loyalty means he will go to the ends of the earth for those he cares about, but he is very mistrusting of others beside that. The devil takes care of his own, and Mesquite can be very bigoted. This is especially true when it comes to wolves. He takes seriously any perceived threat to those he is loyal to, and is hot-blooded enough to fly off the handle whenever this happens. He is as stubborn as a mule, and as quick to react with anger as a crazed bull. His hot-headedness can get him into trouble, but with some strings to pull and elbow grease to put in, he has managed to weasel his way out of it enough times to survive to this day. The fact that he is physically incapable of feeling pain due to congenital analgesia has only enabled his recklessness.

He has a massive fear of failure. His grandmother instilled traits of having faith and remaining protective of his community among the Ashen before she died, and stressed the importance of being a rock for others to rely on before her death. Now that she has died and he has returned with his siblings to Del Cenere Gang, he is a changed man.

He's moody, he's brooding, but most of all, he is loyal to his family and any possible friends and pack-mates he actually trusts (which may be rare). He has a lot of love in his heart but it is smoldering and given only to a select few.

Archetypes

Tropes

Alignment

  • Lawful Neutral
    • Based upon his alignment, Mesquite is most likely to:
      • Alignment Note.
      • Alignment Note.
      • Alignment Note.


2.1  Details

Fears and Motivations

He fears abandonment and the wrath of his sister, Calliandra.

Biases

He is extremely biased against wolves.

Interests

Fighting. He needs more hobbies.

Spirituality

WORD

Substances

Mesquite often drinks, but he primarily smokes tobacco (which he is very reliant on) and weed.

Sexuality

Mesquite is gay. He was in denial about his orientation up until recently.


2.2  Skills

Dabbler → Apprentice → Journeyman → Master

Primary Focus

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Hobbyist

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3.  Inventory

By San
Wardrobe
Belongings

4.  Relations

Immediate Family (Braithwaite, del Bosque)

Note: Unknown relations indicated by *

Extended Family (Braithwaite, del Bosque, Winthrop, Lykoi, Alvarez)

Due to father Nazario del Bosque's adoption via Vicira Tears, whilst not related by blood, Lykoi and Winthrop surnames are largely regarded as family.


4.1  Family Relationships

  • His relationship with his mother, Belinda Braithwaite, is tumultuous at its best. Torn between vying for her sparse attention and being outright resentful towards her leaves their interactions as predominantly aloof and surface-level, much as he craves the opposite. He wants nothing more than to gain her approval, by means of spite or otherwise.
  • Bishop is a perpetually vexing thorn in Mesquite's side. While he loves his brother in the way only blood can bond, Bishop misses out on seemingly obvious social cues and his perceived lack of guile leads to the siblings' rowdy or secret games being found out and stopped. While they butt heads, Mesquite still sticks his neck out for Bishop.
  • His father is more often the recipient of his proclivities towards mischief, and their bond is undeniably tighter than that between mother and son. Nazario's patience and encouragement fills some of the gaps negligence have left, but even so, communication can be... lacking.
  • Calliandra set herself up as the ringleader of the triplets early. She and Mesquite are undeniably close; and when she isn't tagging after their mother's heels, she is perpetually looking for trouble. He inexplicably trusts her guidance, even if it's incorrect.


4.2  Key Relationships

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4.3  Del Cenere Gang Relationships

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4.4  Outsider Relationships

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