Post by Pintel on Aug 14, 2006 21:33:42 GMT -5
Character Name: Pintel
Species: Tabby, TomCat
Age: around 48 (not counting ten cursed years)
Height 5’4’’
Weight: Roughly 230-280
Occupation: Pirate, Master Gunner
Physical Description: Surprisingly well fed for a feline who makes a living of life on water, Pintel is short and stocky. His fur was once upon a time a fair colour of golden wheat but over the years has began to tarnish a bit around his maw, greying his mouth and the remains of what hair he had down the back of his head. Whilst he bares no striking scar like his counterpart Ragetti the rat, Pintel does bare a scar above his left eye from a fight long ago. More on that in his information. Like most Tabby’s he has stripes of a darker shade of his fur running down his ears, back, legs and tail. He wears boots while on a ship, given his distaste of water and only goes around barefoot when on land. And when he has to climb a mast.
Whilst Pintel fails in the height area, he makes up for it in his upper body strength. He can’t run far, but given the opportune moment he could knock you out with little to no exertion. Combine that with his claws, Pintel makes quick use of scratching an enemies face. Or anything he can get his paws on.
History: Born to a well to do family who owned docks in London, James Pinalston was the eldest of a litter of six. Two brothers and two sisters. While he wasn’t nearly as lavished upon like the Poppet was he didn’t know what it was to go hungry. But unlike his siblings he was oddly not saddened by the death of their mother when he was but nine years old. He put more work into the education his father was giving him, and once it was completed, Pintel was accepted as a teacher’s assistant at the tender age of 15.
He worked his way up to becoming one of the youngest teachers the schools employed, but unfortunately his love of the sea soon began calling to him. Since he had been a kitten young James had a fascination with something he knew he should hate. The stories of piracy, good versus evil, monsters in the brimy deep had a strange alluring affect. It was not long until James traded in his teaching job and set sail for the waters as a solider in the army.
He spent a good five years as a solider, but it all came to an abrupt end when another sailor of whom James was closely bonded to (rumoured lovers) was shot dead by their officer. James unleashed his fury on the officer, killing him. Having little to no choice James threw away his old name and history and was reborn again as ‘Pintel’ to all. He was a wandering pirate for three years, going from ship to ship, never staying long or getting too buddy with anyone in fears of either being noticed, or his emotions getting the best of him again.
It all changed when one night he met a scrawny rat that still bared the blood of having his eye cut out by Charles ‘Woodpecker’ Coxen. Even today Pintel can’t rightly explain his brave if but foolish act of kindness that night on Tortuga. Pintel rescued the lad, killed the two men Coxon was with but not before one of them left his mark on him by almost slicing his head open with his sword. But Pintel got away by shooting Coxon in the hand and making off with the boy. Thus the two began their lives together, Pintel passing on all his knowledge to the young rat.
He always believed the lad would tire of him eventually. Head off on his own, but Ragetti never did. The two share a very close bond of friendship now, something the likes one rarely sees not just amongst pirates in general, but between a cat and a rat. They were hired on by Captain Jack Sparrow and were there the night Barbossa mutinied him, as well as when Bootstrap was sent to the crushing waves. Thus the two spent ten long years as the undead, needing to find the last piece of Aztec Gold to lift their curse. Of course, once it did the two were quickly arrested (whilst in drag too) and taken to Port Royal to be hung for acts of piracy.
As luck would have it, Pintel managed to befriend the dog that kept the keys and the trio escaped Port Royal into the fair blue yonder to start a brand new life together.
Only to be roped back into servitude of Captain Sparrow, and all the rest. Ah, fate. It both smiles and laughs at Pintel.
Whilst Pintel is well aware what love is, he also knows the dangers that accompany it when a man loves another man. Since he blames himself still for the loss of his first love Pintel has done his best to keep his emotions in check with the rat Ragetti. But now, after over twenty years of being together . . . he’s beginning to loose control of his feelings again.
Species: Tabby, TomCat
Age: around 48 (not counting ten cursed years)
Height 5’4’’
Weight: Roughly 230-280
Occupation: Pirate, Master Gunner
Physical Description: Surprisingly well fed for a feline who makes a living of life on water, Pintel is short and stocky. His fur was once upon a time a fair colour of golden wheat but over the years has began to tarnish a bit around his maw, greying his mouth and the remains of what hair he had down the back of his head. Whilst he bares no striking scar like his counterpart Ragetti the rat, Pintel does bare a scar above his left eye from a fight long ago. More on that in his information. Like most Tabby’s he has stripes of a darker shade of his fur running down his ears, back, legs and tail. He wears boots while on a ship, given his distaste of water and only goes around barefoot when on land. And when he has to climb a mast.
Whilst Pintel fails in the height area, he makes up for it in his upper body strength. He can’t run far, but given the opportune moment he could knock you out with little to no exertion. Combine that with his claws, Pintel makes quick use of scratching an enemies face. Or anything he can get his paws on.
History: Born to a well to do family who owned docks in London, James Pinalston was the eldest of a litter of six. Two brothers and two sisters. While he wasn’t nearly as lavished upon like the Poppet was he didn’t know what it was to go hungry. But unlike his siblings he was oddly not saddened by the death of their mother when he was but nine years old. He put more work into the education his father was giving him, and once it was completed, Pintel was accepted as a teacher’s assistant at the tender age of 15.
He worked his way up to becoming one of the youngest teachers the schools employed, but unfortunately his love of the sea soon began calling to him. Since he had been a kitten young James had a fascination with something he knew he should hate. The stories of piracy, good versus evil, monsters in the brimy deep had a strange alluring affect. It was not long until James traded in his teaching job and set sail for the waters as a solider in the army.
He spent a good five years as a solider, but it all came to an abrupt end when another sailor of whom James was closely bonded to (rumoured lovers) was shot dead by their officer. James unleashed his fury on the officer, killing him. Having little to no choice James threw away his old name and history and was reborn again as ‘Pintel’ to all. He was a wandering pirate for three years, going from ship to ship, never staying long or getting too buddy with anyone in fears of either being noticed, or his emotions getting the best of him again.
It all changed when one night he met a scrawny rat that still bared the blood of having his eye cut out by Charles ‘Woodpecker’ Coxen. Even today Pintel can’t rightly explain his brave if but foolish act of kindness that night on Tortuga. Pintel rescued the lad, killed the two men Coxon was with but not before one of them left his mark on him by almost slicing his head open with his sword. But Pintel got away by shooting Coxon in the hand and making off with the boy. Thus the two began their lives together, Pintel passing on all his knowledge to the young rat.
He always believed the lad would tire of him eventually. Head off on his own, but Ragetti never did. The two share a very close bond of friendship now, something the likes one rarely sees not just amongst pirates in general, but between a cat and a rat. They were hired on by Captain Jack Sparrow and were there the night Barbossa mutinied him, as well as when Bootstrap was sent to the crushing waves. Thus the two spent ten long years as the undead, needing to find the last piece of Aztec Gold to lift their curse. Of course, once it did the two were quickly arrested (whilst in drag too) and taken to Port Royal to be hung for acts of piracy.
As luck would have it, Pintel managed to befriend the dog that kept the keys and the trio escaped Port Royal into the fair blue yonder to start a brand new life together.
Only to be roped back into servitude of Captain Sparrow, and all the rest. Ah, fate. It both smiles and laughs at Pintel.
Whilst Pintel is well aware what love is, he also knows the dangers that accompany it when a man loves another man. Since he blames himself still for the loss of his first love Pintel has done his best to keep his emotions in check with the rat Ragetti. But now, after over twenty years of being together . . . he’s beginning to loose control of his feelings again.
