HistoryZuzana was born in early Autumn to her Kelvic mother, Tuscu, a large, vibrant parrot. The young Kelvic started her life out happily at her mother’s side, learning of the Jungle and Tabola near by. Early on in her life, Zuzana found herself straying from her mother to explore alone, at first she only would spend a few hours away, but soon that progressed into days of exploring the jungle around Tabola.
The young Kelvic curious nature worried Tuscu, who would spend her time looking for the quickly growing cub. Frequently the parrot would find her daughter trying to catch fish or napping in the sun. “Zuz, you must stay close, there are dangerous things out there of which you are not prepared for.” The mother would scold her child, taking the large feline back to their nesting area where their human possessions awaited them.
The small family would spend days in the Jungle, but did reside in Tabola, the two owned a small one room hut on the outskirts. Tuscu preferred for Zuz to stay in the hut at night and only go into the jungle during the day, the young, naïve cub preferred to ignore such warnings, wandering into the jungle at night. The decision the Tiger cub made on a hot, humid summer night was something Zuzana would never be able to fully recover from.
The cub enjoyed the jungle at night, the strange noises, strange creatures, the way the moon bounced off the plants, Zuzana loved all of it, there was a strange and dark beauty about the place. The Kelvic quietly stalked around the jungle form, her deep orange fur was still fluffy like a cubs, almost like down. Her eyes were large, almost proportional to her face; they were still a bit too large compared to the rest of her though.
Zuzana moved quietly, only rustling a few plants as the brushed along her coat, her eyes darting from shadowed tree to shadowed tree, trying to listen and hear the life that surrounded her. The young Kelvic quickly found her eyes on a large beast, pouncing on her. A large, black, jaguar pinned the cat to the ground, Zazuna was growing, but she was still a cub, still small compared to the large beast that leapt at her. The black cat lashed out, claws scratching across Zuzana’s chest, leaving three deep wounds under her collar bones. Pain streaked through the child, she let out a yelp of pain, struggling to get away from the violent creatures grasp.
A loud squawking cry erupted from the trees above Zuzana, her vibrant mother was perched, her wings spread out fully, trying to get the jaguar’s attention. Zuzana was able to get out from under it and begin to run back towards Tabola, the jaguar was not about to give up that easily, he pounced at Zuzana again, this time biting at her face. Teeth ripped through her right ear, taking a large chunk of fur and flesh.
The parrot swooped down, claws extended, aiming for the large, black cat’s face. Her intent was to blind the creature, even if temporarily, it would give time for Zuzana to run. The attack did not blind the creature, but its anger turned to the parrot, leaving Zuzana to pursue the bird. The young cub got up and ran as fast and hard as she could back to Tabola. Once she passed through the city gates, she collapsed, shifting back into the form of a young girl, lying in a small pool of blood.
It took a few days for Zuzana to be well enough to leave the care of a healer; once she was able to leave, Zuzana went to her home, searching for her mother. Tuscu was no where to be found within the city, which left one option, she was still in the jungle. Zuzana went in search of her mother, going the path she had gone only a few nights before. It did not take long for the young girl to step into a depressing scene. Golden eyes landed on a small pile of bloody feathers, all vibrant, all her mother’s colors.
The girl began to cry, scooping up the feathers and holding them tight to her bandaged chest. Her eyes remained closed as she cried down onto the remainder of her mother. Tuscu was dead, this was apparent, the feathers Zuzana had found were tail feathers, Tuscu wouldn’t be able to fly, she would have been grounded, there was no way she could still be alive.
Zuzana returned home for a short while, long enough to pack up a few of her things before vanishing into the forest for a year and a half, avoiding contact with most of Tabola, avoiding people. The girl grew into a woman, a full sized Tiger on her own in the jungle. She learned something from the night of her mother’s death, if she were to avoid getting close to anyone, she would not have to endure that pain again.
OOCThis is a short and sweet summery of Zuzana's bonding to Sheika and then him leaving her and her travel to Satu....During Zuzana's time near Tabola, a strange Myrian man by the name of Sheika came across her napping territory. The tiger quickly took to the man and decided to lead him back to Tabola so he would not become someones lunch. Of course, her assisstance was paid back in the form of fish.
Zuzana ended up following Sheika and bonding to the strange fellow, following him and two other men (Zarriph and Corvo) on a quest. The only reason Zuzana went along was to assure Sheika's safety. The quest ended shortly and they were forced to return to Tabola.
Soon after the quest, Sheika left Zuzana, and the tiger was unable to find her bondmate. Sheika had been taken by a spirit, and his mortal body died. Zuzana found his lifeless body where he had fallen. The Kelvic buried the man where he lay, remaining by his grave for days fending off scavengers from her bondmate. She remained until the scavengers stopped showing then, struck by grief and full of anger, the Tiger left her home of Tabola. On her Journey's she found a strange human who looked like a fish, but was not a fish, Satu was her name and the woman welcomed her into the group which seemed to form around her. Another Kelvic was in the group, whom Zuzana had mixed feelings about but found it comforting to meet another of her kind.
by Zuzana on August 22nd, 2010, 5:26 am 
