Characters / Primal Strife

Whitewood's Claw

The Team As A Whole

• Badass Crew: Even those who do not specialize in combat skills have nonetheless had their moments.

Dominic ‘Dom’ Lupus

Race: Wolf

Age: 29 (expected age limit: 85)

Fur: Brown/white

Dominic is the leader of Saint Whitewood's Second Operational Tactics Team, ‘Whitewood's Claw’. He's usually a strong, confident leader, though he likes to keep things casual with his teammates outside of combat. However, he’s also haunted by a traumatic event from his teen years that he mostly keeps to himself, leaving him with a vulnerable and troubled side. It was later revealed that his father was a professional escort, and was the indirect cause of the event that left him traumatized. His closest friend on the team is Claire, who has been his best friend since before the outbreak, and he also finds himself attracted to Cory, the newest member of the team.

• Better as Friends: Dom admits that Claire is highly attractive, but values their friendship far more than potentially hooking up with her.
• Dark and Troubled Past: As a teenager, Dominic was raped by a female leopard, who was a client of his father's. Since then, he's completely lost touch with his dad, had recurring dreams of the incident, and suffered PTSD as a result. At one point, he almost reenacted the horrible event after a cultist called him a "faggot" that the leopard apparently called him while raping him, but managed to stop himself before doing the deed, and had a short breakdown as a result.
• Friendly Sniper: Dominic is generally pretty friendly with his team and prefers to keep things casual unless they're on a mission. However, while he hates the idea of killing innocents that have become infected and transformed into Hairless, he will not hesitate to do so if it means the survival of his team and any others that find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.
• Sniper Rifle: Dom tends to enter combat with his sniper rifle, which fires 8.6×70mm rounds. In real life, this weapon is the Remington MSR bolt-action sniper rifle.
• The Leader: As a Canine, Dominic is instilled with a natural ability to lead people. He will do whatever it takes to see his team to victory and have everyone come out of each mission alive.

Perseus ‘Percy’ Pine

Race: Porcupine

Age: 30 (expected age limit: 90)

Fur: Green (normally brown)

Having originally trained to be a doctor, Percy instead found himself becoming a field medic and soldier for Whitewood's Claw during the Primal Strife. He prefers to use his skills as a physician with some additional talent in acupressure to help his team. However, using his own spines like darts, along with his knowledge of pressure points, he’s capable of inflicting stinging and stunning wounds to targets. He created specialized gloves for the team that, when worn along with Tracy's special lotion for their claws, allow them to slash Hairless without getting infected, though he usually is seen giving them all blood tests after encounters with the Hairless just to be safe. Before Cory joined the team, he was considered the rookie, despite being on the team for nearly a year, much to his annoyance. He also harbours a deep resentment for Garrison, but is good friends with his sister Katrina, as well as Jacob, with whom he shares a friendly rivalry.

• Combat Medic: Percy originally wanted to be a doctor, and likely would've taken a vow to do no harm as a result. However, as a member of Whitewood's Claw, he has no problem engaging in fights himself.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Percy is in love with Katrina, and while he doesn't always understand her relationship with Garrison, he wants her to be happy, and thus stays out of the way, all the while keeping his feelings a secret from her.

Claire Xiǎotùzi

Race: Rabbit

Age: 23 (expected age limit: 65)

Fur: Brown/white

An old friend of Dominic’s from before the outbreak began, Claire somehow managed to make it with him all the way to Saint Whitewood and become part of his eventual team. The two share a flirtatious and teasing relationship, and though they've both made it clear that there does exist an attraction between them, they seem to value their bond as friends above all else. While Dom is her leader, though, Claire can at times be a bit rebellious, acting outside of her orders if she feels it would better an operation. She behaves similarly with her brother, Gang, who despite being her twin, still tries (and fails) to take the older sibling stance with her due to being born 89 seconds before her. Claire has no problem whatsoever in using her feminine wiles to get jobs done, and while she’s on suppressants that keep her usual rabbit needs to mate frequently to a minimum, she’s all too happy using that stereotype about her race to fool others into letting their guard down.

• Action Girl / Cute Bruiser: Even though she has a somewhat lithe appearance, Claire’s best weapon is her own body. Like many Lapines, her connection to the very essence of life itself has granted her the ability to use qi. Through qi, she’s able to enhance her own physical prowess, able to punch and kick harder and faster than her body would usually be able to, and endure blows a bit better than a figure her size. Combined with her knowledge of pressure points and her skill in hand-to-hand combat, and she’s a very talented fighter that would catch the unaware completely off-guard.
• Bare-Fisted Monk: After her brother leaves Whitewood's Claw, she becomes the team's ace in terms of close quarters combat, once even jumping up and punching a ten foot tall Reptile Hairless in the face.

Tracy Moufette

Race: Skunk

Age: 25 (expected age limit: 65)

Fur: Black/white

A relative of one of the members of the Primereth World Council, Tracy grew up surrounded by those who were envious and enamoured by her political influence and good looks. However, when the outbreak occurred, she eventually found herself wanting to help others in a more direct manner, eventually joining Whitewood's Claw. Despite this, though, she has a clear love of life, and can’t bring herself to kill anyone, even a Hairless. As such, she instead works as the team’s chemist, as she found that she had a natural knack for it. Between the lotion she created to kill off foreign agents and the gloves Percy designed, the team are able to use their claws on the Hairless without getting infected. She usually provides support in missions to Jacob, her closest friend on the team, and Dom, who makes it a habit to keep her out of most of the more violent action.

• Handguns: Although she grapples with an inability to take a life, Tracy is nonetheless an excellent shot. She usually carries a semi-automatic pistol with 11.43×23mm rounds. In real life, this is the M1911 pistol.
• The Heart: Tracy is oftentimes the most compassionate member of the team, and finds herself unable to take a life, even a Hairless'.
• The Smart Girl: Tracy has a natural talent for chemistry. Through this, she developed a lotion that, when coated to someone’s claws, made it near-impossible for foreign agents to enter their bodies.

Garrison Chit-Tora

Race: Cheetah

Age: 23 (expected age limit: 75)

Fur: Yellow/white with black spots

Growing up idolizing the machinations of the Simians, Garrison grew to become quite the inventor himself. However, following the outbreak, and having to watch his family be torn apart by Hairless, he instead grew to deeply resent his idols, feeling personally betrayed and failed by them. Despite his adoption into a new family that did their best for him, including his new sister, Katrina, Garrison took on a bitter, resentful, insulting, and untrusting nature toward the world. As such, many of his team-mates feel a sense of disdain toward him. Regardless, he will do whatever is necessary for the sake of seeing a mission to success, and would lay his life down to protect Katrina, though his bond with her may go a bit too far...

• Gadgeteer Genius: Having grown up learning all he could about Simian technology and gadgetry, he's more than capable of constructing his own weapons and equipment, and once claimed that he could do Cory's job blindfolded.
• Jerkass: While he has his reasons for acting in such a manner, Garrison nonetheless is a very rude person to practically everyone he meets, and even makes death threats to his own teammates on occasion.

Jacob Vesp

Race: Bat

Age: 33 (expected age limit: 100)

Fur: Black

When the outbreak occurred, many of the Avians left the land-dwelling races of Primereth to find higher ground, where the Hairless couldn’t follow. However, Jacob, one of the many who lost their families in the violent chaos, opted to remain behind with his friends and allies to help them however he could. As such, he is the last Avian left in his part of the world. It was later revealed that part of what inspired him to remain behind to fight is that he has AIDS, and that, because of that, the Hairless virus won't turn him, but instead kill him outright. Despite this, he keeps up a good morale, oftentimes joking around with Percy, or maintaining a strong friendship with Tracy. He may just be the most loyal member of Whitewood's Claw.

• Designated Point Man: He operates mostly as the team’s eye in the sky, able to see across vast distances and relay what he sees to his allies on the ground.
• Ninja: Jacob mostly uses shurikens for slashing and throwing at enemies, and tends to use fast and/or stealthy tactics in combat. He's also managed to sneak up on his other teammates with relative ease.

Katrina ‘Kat’ Tora

Race: Tiger

Age: 22 (expected age limit: 100)

Fur: Orange/white with black stripes

Relatively young, especially for her species, Katrina is nonetheless a clever survivor. Like her adoptive brother, Garrison, she’s good with tools. However, she prefers using such skills in tandem with her other passion: Land vehicles. She enjoys tinkering and tricking out cars, making them into monsters on wheels. Her most prized possession is the Nova, an RV that she upgraded to run faster and smoother, and it even possesses a turret gun on the roof. Kat's inventiveness is likely what gives her common ground with her new brother, as she’s otherwise his opposite in many ways: Respectful, empathetic, and friendly. Still, she does love her brother, even if he can overstep his boundaries at times...

• Gatling Good: Kat equipped the Nova with a slide-out Gatling gun on the roof. It also had a one-off rocket for the really big enemies and for blowing up barricades.
• Oblivious to Love: Katrina is completely unaware of Percy's feelings for her.
• Natural Weapon: For the most part, Katrina uses her claws in combat, which rank as the sharpest of her team.
• The Engineer: Kat's primary contribution to the team is her skills with vehicles, both as a driver and as a mechanic. She even turned an RV into their Awesome Personnel Carrier, the Nova.
• Throw Down the Bomblet: Kat's been known to use Molotov cocktails on Hairless.

Gang Xiǎotùzi

Race: Rabbit

Age: 23 (expected age limit: 65)

Fur: Brown/white

Even though he’s Claire’s twin brother, Gang is technically older by 89 seconds. As such, he tends to take an older brother approach with her, much to her irritation. He doesn't MEAN to make a problem for her, though, instead simply doing his best to watch out for her and her friends. This resulted in him joining Whitewood's Claw. Together with Claire, the two formed a powerful duo that could stand up to any foe, no matter how strong or numerous. He is a bold, brave, and respectful individual, willing to do whatever is required of him at any given time to assist his team. Unfortunately, he eventually found himself traded to First Squad for Cory, which led to his being separated from Claire, who would have to carry on without him for a time.

• The Big Guy: Like Claire, his lackluster stature hides the form and heart of a battle-hardened warrior. However, his discipline and oneness with life makes him even stronger than her. A single flying kick to the face of an opponent who earlier shrugged off sniper rounds from Dom’s rifle was able to send said opponent sailing through a wall. This must mean that, utilizing the maximum amount of qi output as he can, he is able to throw a kick with more force than a .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge being shot from a Remington MSR at close range.

Cory Tófa

Race: Fox

Age: 21 (expected age limit: 60)

Fur: Light brown/white

Despite being a bit young and shy and only fifteen days out of training, Cory is nonetheless a quick study, a competent soldier, and a legitimate asset to his new team, Whitewood's Claw. Even though he'd just recently been made a member when he was traded from First Squad for Gang, Cory is quick to prove himself as the team’s new weapons and equipment manager. He's a bit of a hoarder when it comes to weapon parts, which works out well for his talents, able to go to work right away in fixing up the team's weapons and equipment after a mission. However, his shyness does lead to him looking a bit weak at times, and he’s very clearly intimidated and smitten with his new leader, Dominic. Still, he has a strong heart, and will no doubt prove himself in the days to come.

• Gadgeteer Genius: Cory is extremely fast and efficient in managing and fixing the team's weapons, equipment, and ammunition.
• New Meat: Cory is the rookie of the team, both in terms of experience and length of time on the team.
• The Gunslinger: A firearms expert, Cory is generally decent with anything. However, he prefers his revolver, which has an 8 inch barrel and shoots 10.9×33mm rounds. Its real life equivalent is the Colt Anaconda (8 inch barrel variation).