Basic Statistics

Name: Mercer (pronounced MURR-sir). Legally, he also bears the surname of Ellis, but has little need for it outside of human society.

Age: 4

Height: About 3"

Eye Colour: Bright yellowish-green.

Hair Colour: Primarily black, with a reddish sheen to it in the light. On each side of his head, a floof of red hair grows from his temples, fades into orange, and finally white at the tips.

Hair Style: Fluffy and perpetually tousled, somewhat parted on the side, with long sections of it falling over his eyes and hanging over his ears. In the back, it reaches down to the nape of his neck. In his lycan form, however, the colored streaks on each side disappear -- he merely sports a mane-like growth at the back of his head, blackish-red in color, and long enough to tie into a stubby ponytail.

Skin Colour: Caucasian.

Feral Representation: Doberman-wolf hybrid.

Fur Colour: Mostly black with white undersides (muzzle, throat, chest, belly, inner/lower limbs). However, the black fades into crimson red and then a warm tan color before reaching the white parts. The tip of his tail is red, as are the "eye dots" on his brow. The black mask over his head is formed in such a way that he has a reddish blaze between his eyes, and his ears are red/tan instead of black.

Fur Style: Short and sleek.

Tattoos/Distinguishing Features: Dimples, and short claws instead of human nails. In his lycan form, he has large ears -- the left one stands fairly erect while the right one flops over forward. His medium-length tail is rather thin and constantly wagging and slapping people's shins.

Build: Short, round, and pudgy. He's still just a toddler.

Speed: He can run like the wind when it's bathtime -- but for the most part, his legs are still too short to get anywhere in a serious hurry or outrun larger folks. He's a bit clumsy and roly-poly when he moves.

Strength: Minimal. Except when he bites -- he has some fierce chompers.

Jewellery: Mercer has two necklaces that he rarely removes -- one is a beaded choker from his mother, the other is a set of three canine incisors on a cord, from his father.

Outfit/Weapons: Mercer loves his new outdoorsy environment and is most frequently seen, weather permitting, running around barefoot wearing only his sleep pants -- plaid or stripey flannel "jammie bottoms". Mercer's combat skills are limited to nipping and biting, as well as the occasional rock-toss or stick-thump. He wields no official weapons to speak of.

Information: At the tender age of four, Mercer is too young to have accumulated much of a life story yet -- it's only just beginning. He was born during Reich and Acadia's time in Nebraska as they struggled to "normalize" themselves and blend in among regular human society -- an effort which proved fruitless, forcing the growing family to relocate several times before eventually being accepted into the Matihao Whenua clan. Mercer is a curious, bouncy, energetic, but well-behaved pup and has learned to adapt to change with little fuss. As long as he is near his loving parents and can find other rugrats to play with, the world is his oyster.

Character Copyrights: Mercer © Renée "Ren" Atkinson 2005

Reference images:
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