"History does not belong to us; we belong to it."

Name
Hognose.

Age
4 years.

Gender
Male.

Orientation
Unlabeled.

Pride
Loner/Rogue.

Rank
None.

Rank Wanted
None.

Physical Description
wip, on image

Demeanor
• Intelligent- "having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level"
Hognose is a highly intellectual feline, though he doesn't always show this to anyone. He's not one for putting together sentences of high vocabulary. His intelligence is one of the things he keeps to himself for the most part, though it can be seen through his actions. He finds it amusing to be underestimated, and finds it keeps himself, and others, on their toes.

• Disloyal- "failing to be loyal to a person, country, or body to which one has obligations"
One should absolutely never trust Hognose. He has a mind of his own, an agenda of his own. He cares very little, if even at all, about the lives and daily-goings of others. His own satisfaction and survival is all the male truly cares about. He would just as easily say hello as he would watch you drown if it benefited him in some way or another... or even just for his own amusement. The only exception to this is his older brother, Copperhead. He would do anything for his older brother and is completely devoted to the other male.

• Confident- "feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured"
Though he struggled with this as a cub, Hognose has grown into his own. He's forced himself to be sure of everything he does. He acted confident and in turn became confident through trial and error. And over time, it worked. Besides, when acting confident, it makes others more sure of your actions as well, and though he may not truly care for others, the approval does tend to make life easier.

• Licentious- "promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters"
In the most brief of terms, Hognose is not very withheld in the sensual side of life. He's not very picky- male or female, tall or short, friends, and he'll even enjoy a roll with an enemy lion. Political alignment means little to him.

• Cynical- "believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity"
Considering how this male was raised, his perception of the world is a bit less than surprising. He views fellow felines in either one of two categories; corrupted, or to-be corrupted. No one is exempt from this in his eyes. He knows which category he falls into, and is constantly suspicious of others. There isn't a soul he would trust, other than his brother, since everyone is out for themselves and their desires- including himself. If his mind works in such a way, why would anyone else's be any different?

• Decisive- "having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively"
Despite his tendency to keep his intelligence to himself, he's very capable of making quick decisions and executing them. Hognose is no philosopher, you'll never catch him sitting and pondering over something for very long. If a decision requires more than a few moments to think about he's not interested in the problem. If he actually wanted to, he could sit and think about the issue, but he doesn't like things that don't come easily (which he needs to work on).

• Sadistic- "deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others"
This is definitely his most negative personality trait. Not only does he hold a low regard for others, but in truth, he enjoys to see others in pain. Mental, or physical, both bring him great joy. He wasn't born thinking this way, but his environment growing up wired his brain in a way that pain = praise. And well, everyone knows praise is good. Even if no one is praising him now, inflicting and observing painful encounters causes his brain to release dopamine, resulting in a vicious cycle of pain and pleasure.

• Meticulous- "showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise"
Hognose is a very keen observer of his environment. He picks up on the slight twitches of disdain and the wandering eyes of boredom. He's not one for gossip, and hardly ever bothers with manipulating his peers (though sometimes he may toy with them for fun), but he likes to simply know what's going on around him. With this in mind, he's meticulous in his own work as well, striving for perfection in most of what he does. Even if he doesn't care for the prides, they'll get some cooperation out of this feline.

• Cooperative- "willing to be of assistance"
He may view most lions around him with a cold, uncaring eye, but that doesn't mean he's incapable of working alongside others. He finds that cooperation makes certain tasks easier in the long run. Besides, just because he doesn't trust others, doesn't mean they're completely useless. He still doesn't care what happens to them in the long run, but he can live in the moment, and get a job done without conflict.

History
Hognose was born prideless to a rogue mother and father alongside his four siblings. Unfortunately for the litter, they were forced to care for themselves as soon as they were born. Their father was out of the picture as soon as he got news that he would be expecting cubs soon and their mother passed away a while after bringing them into the world. For the longest time, it was just him and his siblings in a giant and dangerous cold world. It was rough having no parents but Hognose was never truly alone. He had his siblings and the oldest of the five was a strong and mutated male, Copperhead.

Copperhead took charge of their little group. He didn't have much of a choice. All other four siblings listened to him, he was the head. Hognose greatly admired his older brother for this. Ever since Hognose was a cub, he felt the need to repay his eldest brother for never giving up on them and abandoning them like their father did. Hognose, being the second eldest and wanting to be just like his big brother, decided to also help around. He was mutated as well and was one of the strongest in the litter too.

On a cold and rainy day, Hognose offered to go search for food for the group of siblings. Copperhead hesitantly agreed to let him go alone and Hognose set off to make his siblings proud, especially his eldest brother. Despite being a massive primal male, Hognose was still considered young and the already freezing climate was turned worse when the rain began to drench his ginger pelt. All of a sudden, thinking became hard. Drowsiness started to take over although Hognose pushed it aside in a determined manner. He would find prey, no matter what. Finally, his eyes landed on a striped creature. Hognose wasted no time in approaching it and killing it.

Adrenaline filled the young male. So much to the point where he finally realized his surroundings. Hognose had no clue as to where he was. The territories around him weren't familiar and the track of his siblings had faded away due to the rain. Lightning struck in the back. The winds blew harder. It was official, Hognose was all alone. Fear set in immediately, he had never been alone. What was he going to do ? Hognose's heart began racing rapidly. His vision began to grow blurry and his breath became short. The beginnings of a panic attack.

So distracted was Hognose that he didn't notice an approaching senior yet experienced male. A massive gray lion with an even more giant white mane. The king of the territory that Hognose had unluckily stumbled upon. The king attacked Hognose while his back was turned and his senses were flooded. A loud roar of pain filled Hognose and he immediately took off. Glancing behind him, he noticed the king had stopped pursuing him but took the zebra carcass. However, some lionesses took the king's place and chased Hognose out of the territory. After a few hours, Hognose was finally left alone to stumble into a cave where he rested all night and dried himself off.

After that encounter, no longer was he the same bubbly cub. Every lion was selfish, only caring for things that benefitted them. That included him now. There was only one goal for Hognose. Find his eldest brother, he still owed him.

There is a lot more of his backstory that will be revealed in RP.

Relationships
● Mother: [Elaphe] : [Living Status: Deceased]

● Father: [Unknown] : [Living Status: Unknown]

● Sibling(s): N/A

● Littermate(s): [Sorted by Oldest to Youngest]
[Copperhead] | M | : [Living Status: Alive; Open (PM me if interested)]
Hognose's relationship with Copperhead is complicated. As cubs, they obviously cared for each other deeply but never showed it. After all, they didn't know how to. Hognose has a perfect image of Copperhead though. He sees him as quite literally perfect and is incredibly grateful to him as he cared for him and his siblings when they were born. Therefore, Hognose feels an incredible responsibility to help out Copperhead with anything. Think of him like a devoted follower who wants to pay Copperhead's kindness and so is therefore willing to do anything to pay him back. They view each other on an equal level though and although Hognose is willing to assist his brother with anything, he's still got his own sinister plans that he keeps to himself.
[Viper] | F | : [Living Status: Deceased; Starvation]
[Cottonmouth]| F | : [Living Status: Deceased; Murdered]

● Mate: [Name] | M/F |: [Living Status: Alive/Deceased] | Reason: |

● Close Friend: [Name] | M/F |: [Living Status: Alive/Deceased] | Reason: |

● Like(s): [Name] | M/F |: [Living Status: Alive/Deceased] |Reason: |

● Dislike(s): [Name] | M/F |: [Living Status: Alive/Deceased] |Reason: |

● Hostile: [Name] | M/F |: [Living Status: Alive/Deceased] |Reason: |

● Offspring: [Name] | M/F |: [Living Status: Alive/Deceased] |Reason: |

Theme Song
Feeling Good - Michael Bublé.

Other
Without Primal:


- He was named Hognose for his snake eyes.

- Keeping a lot of things secret as I want to develop him mostly in the RP.