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| ====Description==== | ====Description==== | ||
| - | [[Night Broken]] | + | [[Night Broken]] |
| + | * Mostly, though, he looked like a large presa Canario, a dog only slightly less intimidating to most people than a werewolf, especially if the people weren’t familiar with werewolves. The pack was hoping that someday he’d get control of his change and be able to be mostly human instead of mostly dog< | ||
| + | * Tibicena are tied to a mortal, a mortal who was descended from the land where Guayota' | ||
| + | * The other dog was Joel. If the woman’s binding magic was a robe, his were silk ties. They wrapped securely around him but did not envelop him completely. They weren’t part of him yet< | ||
| + | * The dog’s body that encompassed him was poised on the deck, watching us, but silently. While the dog was motionless, Joel was not. He pulled and tugged at the bindings, peeling them back and leaving gaping wounds that bled behind. As soon as he cleared one place and started on another, the bindings grew back< | ||
| + | * When it looks like a mortal creature, the mortal flesh encompasses the tibicena and may be killed as any mortal creature. When it is wrapped in the tibicena’s form, it cannot be harmed by mundane means< | ||
| + | * Tibicenas could be killed, temporarily, | ||
| + | * The tibicenas are faster than the walkers are< | ||
| + | * The tibicena, like Guayota, was a creature of fire, of the volcano where it had been birthed< | ||
| + | * Wounds glowed red, and something bubbled out for a moment, but it took two seconds for the holes to close< | ||
| + | * huge and hairy< | ||
| + | * the long, rocklike hairs that ruffed his neck rattled together< | ||
| + | * Eyes that were a dark, sullen red that was more like garnets than rubies< | ||
| * Stayed human for almost an hour< | * Stayed human for almost an hour< | ||
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| * Eyes were hot coals that glowed like those of a hellish demon out of a comic book< | * Eyes were hot coals that glowed like those of a hellish demon out of a comic book< | ||
| * Bigger than a werewolf, and left oily black marks on the ground wherever his feet touched< | * Bigger than a werewolf, and left oily black marks on the ground wherever his feet touched< | ||
| + | * Looked as though he’d been half formed out of burning charcoal< | ||
| + | * Mercy didn’t know how much of Joel had stayed in charge when he took full tibicena form. Joel said it was hit-and-miss. So far, the tibicena had been friendly, more or less, to anyone in the pack< | ||
| * Distinctive howl that was as much a weapon as the volcanic heat under his skin< | * Distinctive howl that was as much a weapon as the volcanic heat under his skin< | ||
| * Lion-sized, half-formed and growing< | * Lion-sized, half-formed and growing< | ||
| - | * Looked | + | * Joel was a foggy presence in the hunting party. His actions were clear, but everything else was murky and hot-rage coated. The rage was unfocused, but I could feel the fury of it building. He let out a roaring cough that sounded more like a lion’s hunting cry than anything canine, but he refrained from making the spine-chilling cry< |
| + | * Joel looked | ||
| * Fully formed and mostly solid, he looked a little like a foo lion, his muzzle broad and almost catlike, with a mane of dreadlocks that cracked and hissed as they moved, breaking the outer black shell and displaying liquid-orange-glowing lava that cooled rapidly to black again as some other part broke open< | * Fully formed and mostly solid, he looked a little like a foo lion, his muzzle broad and almost catlike, with a mane of dreadlocks that cracked and hissed as they moved, breaking the outer black shell and displaying liquid-orange-glowing lava that cooled rapidly to black again as some other part broke open< | ||
| + | * Joel’s lips curled back, displaying black teeth and a red, red tongue. The fringe of stone mane around his neck rippled as he shook his broad head in open threat, and it made a clattering noise, almost like wind chimes< | ||
| + | * No human could have touched Joel when he was running that hot without getting hurt< | ||
| + | * Fire was only one of Joel’s weapons< | ||
| * Hadn't been able to stay human for longer than an hour or two until Aiden drew out the fire< | * Hadn't been able to stay human for longer than an hour or two until Aiden drew out the fire< | ||
| * This time the tibicena was build like a wolf rather than the foo dog of his last appearance. Upright ears topped a muzzle that was long and narrow. His body was finer-boned than a werewolf of his size would have been, more like a wolf's gracile and narrow form. His tail was covered with molten hair, and it curled a little< | * This time the tibicena was build like a wolf rather than the foo dog of his last appearance. Upright ears topped a muzzle that was long and narrow. His body was finer-boned than a werewolf of his size would have been, more like a wolf's gracile and narrow form. His tail was covered with molten hair, and it curled a little< | ||
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| **Wife - [[Lucia Arocha]]** | **Wife - [[Lucia Arocha]]** | ||
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| + | [[Night Broken]] | ||
| + | * "His mother never lets anyone forget it. She’s a proud woman, and she swears that not only were they Canarios, but her family actually was Guanche, descended from the original inhabitants of the islands before Spain conquered it about seven hundred years ago.” Lucia' | ||
| =====Occupation===== | =====Occupation===== | ||
| =====Character Traits & Facts===== | =====Character Traits & Facts===== | ||
| [[Night Broken]] | [[Night Broken]] | ||
| + | * his accent was Southwestern USA< | ||
| * Dogs were his passion. He and his wife bred, showed and trained dogs< | * Dogs were his passion. He and his wife bred, showed and trained dogs< | ||
| * As passionate in his desire to save dogs as the Marrok was to save his wolves< | * As passionate in his desire to save dogs as the Marrok was to save his wolves< | ||
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| * If his dogs were in trouble, Mercy would have to sit on him to keep him back< | * If his dogs were in trouble, Mercy would have to sit on him to keep him back< | ||
| * Believes there are more good people out there than bad< | * Believes there are more good people out there than bad< | ||
| + | * Joel is a good man. He would never have killed, have sacrificed those dogs of his, given any kind of choice. He’d have killed a person before he killed those dogs< | ||
| + | * Tough, thoughtful, and big-hearted< | ||
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| + | [[Fire Touched]] | ||
| + | * Joel looked at me, a little affronted at her disregard of his scariness< | ||
| + | * Joel wouldn’t survive if he killed a child< | ||
| ====Talents & Skills==== | ====Talents & Skills==== | ||
| [[Night Broken]] | [[Night Broken]] | ||
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| ====Health & Fitness==== | ====Health & Fitness==== | ||
| ====Quirks==== | ====Quirks==== | ||
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| + | [[Night Broken]] | ||
| + | * Second dog-fighting outfit Joel has turned in since Christmas. If it were up to him, he’d shoot all those bastards, no trial, no nothing< | ||
| =====Relationships===== | =====Relationships===== | ||
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| * Mostly fit in the pack a lot better than Mercy< | * Mostly fit in the pack a lot better than Mercy< | ||
| - | Name: | + | **Joel and Mercy** |
| - | Joel (pronounced Hoe-el in the Spanish style) Arocha | + | |
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| - | Appearances | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Mercy Thompson 8: Night Broken | + | |
| - | Mercy Thompson 9: Fire Touched | + | |
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| - | Gender: | + | |
| - | Male | + | |
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| - | Classification: | + | |
| - | Tibicena | + | |
| - | [Pack Affiliation] See Columbia Basin Pack | + | |
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| - | Classification Description: | + | |
| - | Dog Form | + | |
| - | He was black, but in the strong sunlight, I could see a brindle patternFT- | + | |
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| - | Tibicena Form | + | |
| - | eyes that were a dark, sullen red that was more like garnets than rubiesNB- | + | |
| - | “The tibicenas are faster than the walkers areNB- | + | |
| - | apparent that the tibicena, like Guayota, was a creature of fire, of the volcano where it had been birthedNB- | + | |
| - | wounds glowed red, and something bubbled out for a moment, but it took two seconds—I counted—for the holes to closeNB- | + | |
| - | huge and hairyNB- | + | |
| - | the long, rocklike hairs that ruffed his neck rattled togetherNB- | + | |
| - | is going to be a monstrous tibicena, spitting lava and looking scaryFT- | + | |
| - | Joel’s eyes were hot coals that glowed like those of a hellish demon out of a comic book. He was bigger than Adam, and he left oily black marks on the ground wherever his feet touchedFT- | + | |
| - | looked as though he’d been half formed out of burning charcoalFT- | + | |
| - | Joel was a foggy presence in the hunting party. His actions were clear, but everything else was murky and hot-rage coated. The rage was unfocused, but I could feel the fury of it building. He let out a roaring cough that sounded more like a lion’s hunting cry than anything canine, but he refrained from making the spine-chilling cryFT- | + | |
| - | Joel looked a little different every time he took on the tibicena form. It was the subject of much discussion in the pack. Zack said he thought it might be because the tibicena is a creature of the volcano, and lava doesn’t have a hardened shape. That was my favorite explanationFT- | + | |
| - | This time, fully formed and mostly solid, he looked a little like a foo lion, his muzzle broad and almost catlike, with a mane of dreadlocks that crackled and hissed as they moved, breaking the outer black shell and displaying liquid-orange-glowing lava that cooled rapidly to black again as some other part broke open. The effect was a shimmering, flashing, black-and-orange fringe about six inches longFT- | + | |
| - | His body had thickened and his legs lengthened, front more than the rear, so his back had a German-shepherd slant. His tail lashed back and forth, more like a cat’s than a dog’s, and the end of his tail was covered with the same lava-light-enhanced dreads that his neck woreFT- | + | |
| - | Joel howled, and this time it was the real thing, full-throated and powerful, with the magic of the volcano that had birthed the tibicenaFT- | + | |
| - | Joel’s lips curled back, displaying black teeth and a red, red tongue. The fringe of stone mane around his neck rippled as he shook his broad head in open threat, and it made a clattering noise, almost like wind chimesFT- | + | |
| - | [Changed] See Guayota | + | |
| - | Immortal tibicena tied to a mortal, a mortal who was descended from the land where his volcano had fertilized the soil the people ate fromNB- | + | |
| - | But there was a possessive sort of territoriality in the destruction of Lucia and Joel’s bedroom—whatever had done it had been marking his territory. And none of the dogs had put up a fightNB- | + | |
| - | but Joel had killed the dogs and desecrated his own houseNB- | + | |
| - | the other dog was Joel. If the woman’s binding magic was a robe, his were silk ties. They wrapped securely around him but did not envelop him completely. They weren’t part of him yetNB- | + | |
| - | The dog’s body that encompassed him was poised on the deck, watching us, but silently. While the dog was motionless, Joel was not. He pulled and tugged at the bindings, peeling them back and leaving gaping wounds that bled behind. As soon as he cleared one place and started on another, the bindings grew backNB- | + | |
| - | When it looks like a mortal creature, the mortal flesh encompasses the tibicena and may be killed as any mortal creature. When it is wrapped in the tibicena’s form, it cannot be harmed by mundane meansNB- | + | |
| - | Tibicenas could be killed, temporarily, | + | |
| - | didn’t know how much of Joel had stayed in charge when he took full tibicena form. Joel said it was hit-and-miss. So far, the tibicena had been friendly, more or less, to anyone in the packFT- | + | |
| - | No human could have touched Joel when he was running that hot without getting hurtFT- | + | |
| - | fire was only one of Joel’s weaponsFT- | + | |
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| - | Age: | + | |
| - | was Mercy' | + | |
| + | [[Night Broken]] | ||
| + | * He liked to chat with Mercy while she worked; usually they talked cars< | ||
| + | * Picks up parts for his old cars from Mercy< | ||
| + | * "We claim you, Joel Arocha, son of Texas, son of the Canary Islands, guardian of four-footed cousins. By my flesh and blood that is the flesh and blood that belongs to the Alpha of the Columbia Basin Pack is our bond sealed. From this day forward, you are mine to me and mine."< | ||
| POB: | POB: | ||
| San Antonio, TexasNB- | San Antonio, TexasNB- | ||
| - | Mother: | ||
| - | Name UnknownNB- | ||
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| - | Significant Other: | ||
| - | See Lucia Arocha | ||
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| - | Residence: | ||
| - | See Tri-Cities, Washington | ||
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| - | Occupation: | ||
| - | worked in the vineyards, ten-hour days this time of year, with random days off. In the winter, he worked reduced hours and took other jobs to fill in. Last year I’d introduced him to Adam, and he’d done some fill-in security jobsNB- | ||
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| - | Physical Description: | ||
| - | was HispanicNB- | ||
| - | He was about Mercy' | ||
| - | One of those tough, tough men who were all muscle and rawhideNB- | ||
| - | Joel had scars on his arms and a huge one on his leg from a terrified, half-grown RottweilerNB- | ||
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| - | Character Traits & Facts: | ||
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| - | Education, Experience & Languages: | ||
| his accent was Southwestern USANB- | his accent was Southwestern USANB- | ||
| - | Second dog-fighting outfit I’ve turned in since Christmas. If it were up to me, I’d shoot all those bastards, no trial, no nothingNB- | ||
| - | dogs were his passion. He and his wife bred, showed, and trained dogsNB- | ||
| - | His mother never lets anyone forget it. She’s a proud woman, and she swears that not only were they Canarios, but her family actually was Guanche, descended from the original inhabitants of the islands before Spain conquered it about seven hundred years ago.” Her smile broadened. “She talks about moving back there someday. I really hope that she does. We could vacation in the tropics and also see her less often. Win-win in my bookNB- | ||
| - | killed the other tibicena; one of the tibicenas bite deep into the other and shake it until it turned into a much smaller thing. I recognized the mutated woman that the walking stick had once shown me. Joel, the tibicena who was Joel, dropped her to the ground. She writhed once, then was stillNB- | ||
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| - | Spirituality & Personality: | ||
| - | Joel is a good man. He would never have killed, have sacrificed those dogs of his, given any kind of choice. He’d have killed a person before he killed those dogsNB- | ||
| - | tough, thoughtful, and big-heartedNB- | ||
| - | Joel looked at me, a little affronted at her disregard of his scarinessFT- | ||
| - | Joel wouldn’t survive if he killed a childFT- | ||
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| - | Talents & Skills: | ||
| - | In his not-so-copious spare time, Joel was restoring a Thing, VW’s version of a jeepNB- | ||
| - | either he or Lucia did some woodworkingNB- | ||
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| - | Health & Fitness: | ||
| - | Joel is . . . yesterday he stayed human for almost an hourNB- | ||
| - | he sometimes regained his human form and sometimes took on the form of a tibicena, a giant, very scary beast that smelled like brimstone and had eyes that glowed in the darkFT- | ||
| - | Mostly, though, he looked like a large presa Canario, a dog only slightly less intimidating to most people than a werewolf, especially if the people weren’t familiar with werewolves. We were hoping that someday he’d get control of his change and be able to be mostly human instead of mostly dogFT- | ||
| - | I wasn’t certain how much control Joel had about what shape he wore except that it wasn’t muchFT- | ||
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| - | Quirks: | ||
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| - | Relationships: | ||
| - | With Mercy: | ||
| - | she introduced him to Adam who gave him a few fill-in security jobsNB- | ||
| - | he liked to chat with Mercy while she worked; Usually, Joel and I talked carsNB- | ||
| - | who keeps him in parts for his old carsNB- | ||
| - | We claim you, Joel Arocha, son of Texas, son of the Canary Islands, guardian of four-footed cousins. By my flesh and blood that is the flesh and blood that belongs to the Alpha of the Columbia Basin Pack is our bond sealed. From this day forward, you are mine to me and mineNB- | ||
| With Lucia: | With Lucia: | ||
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