Rue Buckthorn (WIP)

The line between the dead and the living, the hare's skin and the wolf's teeth, the flank and the horsefly, river and brook, neck and snare, between you and I --- it is thin. I bleed into you. -- Buck   A backwoods daughter, Rue Buckthorn was raised among beasts. She is a masterful survivalist, talented trapper, and ferocious huntsman who combines her intimate knowledge of forest life and magical abilities.   Despite the rough hands and set jaw, she is gentle and kind, slow to anger and slower still to harm. Her rowdy familiar is the one you should be wary of.     Table of Contents Backstory Personality Abilities Skills & Stats Usage Notes Gallery Author's Notes Backstory [Character backstory]

Rue Buckthorn Shedding Velvet; Late July   (TEMPORARY IMAGE WHILE I DRAW) Aliases/Nickname(s) Buck Profile Race Satyr Pronouns | Gender | Sex | Sexuality She/Her | Transfemme | Lesbian Age 21 Weight | Height | Build 6'5 | ~270lbs | Muscular/Lumberjack Hair | Eye | Skin Color Deep brown | Olive | Almond, Farmer's Tan Distinguishing Features ✦ Physically large ✦ Powerful stag-like legs and soft ears Job/Vocation Forest Witch Hobbies ✦ Entomology 🪲 ✦ Herpetology 🦎 ✦ Ornithology 🪶 ✦ Herbology  🍃 ✦ Cooking (makes a mean blackberry cobbler)  ✦ Archery & Trapping  Related Characters Tomcat -- Familiar Creator Bear

Personality

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Rue Buckthorn is the sort of stranger you spill your guts to at three in the morning, six beers deep at the local pub. A shoulder to cry on, a hand up when you fall, an ever-lending ear... Like the woods she calls home, Buck exudes a feeling of warmth, stability, and quiet. Soft-spoken and somewhat shy, decades of isolated living left her abysmal at small talk. This isolation has also taught her patience and the power of a gentle hand. It takes a certain kind of care, of course, to separate a rabbit from its skin, catch a perch with only your hands, or forage blackberries without pricking yourself on the brambles. 

Raised in a collectivist community, Buck loves often and loves effusively. Because she is stubbornly stoic and not the best at communicating her feelings, she demonstrates her affection through subtle acts of service. As a friend, she is unendingly loyal — sometimes to a fault.

[In love, too, she is generous, leaving behind a trail of short-lived, passionate affairs. Though preferential to women, the torrid little stories she’ll tell you around a campfire (when sufficiently drunk) feature lovers of myriad backgrounds and species.]

In short, Buck enjoys taking care of others. Taken to the extreme, she can be self-sacrificing to a fault and bad at accepting help or gentleness. 

Despite her mellow demeanor and long temper, she is hardly a pushover. She does not take disrespect mildly and can be ruthless in the defense of the things she loves. Not a violent person, Buck does not start fights, but she is more than capable of ending them.

Likes

• Pastries, especially cheesecake! Dairy and sugar are a rare delicacy for someone who lives off the land.
• Fresh air; the natural world; peace and quiet 
• Animals of all shapes and sizes (box turtles, though, are her favorite)
• Heavy sleep after a long day’s work and waking up sore the next day
• Romance; enjoys reciting Lais
• Thunderstorms and rain; can sit for hours watching a storm
• A drink

Dislikes

• Enclosed spaces; not accustomed to sleeping under a roof
• Loud noises; bustling areas; easily overwhelmed by auditory stimuli 
• Rude people
• Authority; dislikes being ordered around
• Technology; wary of modern tech, sort of like your grandmother who cannot use an iPad
• Violence; conflict
• Carbonated beverages; she despises that a drink can have texture 

Abilities

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✦ [Ability 1]

[Description of Ability 1]

✦ [Ability 2]

[Description of Ability 2]

✦ [Ability 3]

[Description of Ability 3]

Skills & Stats

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[Description of the character's skills and such]

Weapons

[If applicable, descriptions and information on the character's weapon(s)]

✦ General Stats

✦ Strengths	✧ Weaknesses
Physically strong; can take a hit  Compassionate Hard-working Knowledgeable about all aspects of the natural world (knows hundreds of animal calls, can identify most plants and animals, will ramble to you about bugs…) Deadly shot with a bow Limited first-aid ability  Excellent cook, even with limited ingredients	Easily manipulated; believes the best of people Self-sacrificing Soft-hearted; hardly cutthroat, she’s just a girl Workaholic Overly controlling of her environment Naive when it comes to the modern world, unfamiliar with much of its technology and innovation

✦ Imperative Strengths

[InPhysically depthstrong, explanationhigh ofconstitution, importantcan strengths]hold her own

✧ Imperative Weaknesses

[InNot depthparticularly explanationagile ofor importantfast, weaknesses]slow to react with violence

✦ Psychological Stats ✦

Charisma	✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧	Kindness	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧
Patience	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦	Intelligence	✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧
Confidence	✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧	Perception	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧
Discipline	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧	Psych stamina	✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧
Courage	✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧	Caution	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧
Honesty	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧	Loyalty	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧
Maturity	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧	Creativity	✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Cleanliness	✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧	Work ethic	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧

✧ Physical Stats ✧

Physical Strength	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧	Speed	✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Magical Strength	✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧✧	Constitution	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧
Physical Defense	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧	Dexterity	✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Magical Defense	✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧	Stamina	✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧

Usage Notes

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• Misgendering/Transphobia
  • I get enough of this in the real world, so there is no need to explore it here, too. 
• Shipping/NSFW 
  • Just ask first! Usually down for a romance plotline, though :)

Beyond that, go wild.

Gallery

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Author's Notes

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