Post by Icara on Jul 28, 2017 17:25:11 GMT
*Name: Corine
Nickname: Silverhook
*Class: Bird
*Species: Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
*Age: Adult
*Gender: Female
*Personality: A fierce, merciless, prideful and seemingly soul-less pirate, but underneath all that black plumage is a bird who actually cares about her crew, is loyal to them and would never abandon them. But of course, she would never say it, she has to keep the image of a harsh, cold "captain".
*Appearance:
*Body size: Average, lithe
*Color: Black-brown with white chest
*Eye color: Black
Significant features (if any): A fishing hook stuck in her beak.
Ambitions/goals: To gather as much prey as possible, to keep her crew alive and well-doing
*Rank: Silverhook's Pirates' captain
*Personal history: An only chick from the beginning, Corine was her mother's only pride and love, since her mate and Corine's father left them around three months after she hatched, as it is usual for frigatebirds.
When she was still a whitehead (still with juvenile coloring), she first learned how to steal prey from other sea birds, and quickly got accustomed to it. Of course, she can hunt normally by capturing flying fishes and squids, but she prefers the stealing way, simply because "it's fun".
After reaching adulthood she left the colony and one day she tried to steal fish from a northern gannet, but unlike other birds she usually robbed, this one fought back, and almost defeated her, though wasn't able to retrieve the stolen fish. The gannet's strenght and courage impressed Corine, and she gave the fish back, along with an offer of joining her. The gannet agreed, and together they could steal even more fish then by themselves. When they met someone who matched them, they asked them if they wanted to join, and soon they had their own little flock of pirates. They found themselves a nice rocky cliff where they hoard their haul. But they usually don't sleep there, instead they sleep while riding air currents on long tours for food.
One time when there weren't many birds they could rob of their prey, the pirate flock had to hunt by themselves. But of course, they chose an easy prey. They found a human fishing boat with many caught fish, but Corine, wanting to impress her crew, went after a better catch. When the fisher pulled a fish out of the water, she swooped down and took the fish right off the fishing rod, but unfortunately, the line snapped and the hook got stuck in her beak, and she is unable to get rid of it. It still "decorates" her beak now, along with a nickname "Silver Hook", and she uses it to display her courage.
Now the pirates cruise the skies above the ocean and rob every bird they see. Thanks to them many creatures are now afraid to fly over the Ocean, as not to fall in the talons of the Silver Hook.
*Current home: The skies of the Ocean, ocasionally a rocky cliff northern from Dragon's Blood Island.