EBC: Notte

Name: Notte

Meaning: Night in Italian

Age: 1.5 yo 

Birthday: 4th February 41B (2020)

Species: Snow leopard x Cheetah

Description: 
Fluffy. They’re part cheetah what do you expect? Long cheetah legs with a long fluffy tail. Colouration is weird, a mixture of hyper-melanism and piebald leading to a very dark and white pelt. Spots and markings can be seen on her pelt’s dark aspects, which covers her back, half her head, and rear end.  The white markings patches are predominantly on her front legs, muzzle, back feet and tail tip. She has half her face white, with the eye on that side being a light blue and the other a dark brown. She is still a lanky teen but is slowly filling out a bit as she matures.

Personality:
Notte is an unusual feline, she’s rather happy go-lucky with what usually appears to be a positive outlook on life. She is cheerful when meeting others in small groups but tends to get easily overwhelmed by large crowds and tires from extended periods of socialising. She tends to be sensitive to loud noises and doesn’t like busy places which can make her seem disinterested in seeing other cats or introverted due to the situation. She does, however, have a habit of fixating on topics or things, which can make her seem a bit neurotic. She loves a puzzle but can get a little too into them for some peoples tastes, one would describe her as intelligent and driven. When she finds herself up-against a problem she can be stubborn in admitting she can’t do it, has a habit of trying to run before she can walk when it comes to trying new things. But then can get upset when she is failing to do things as well as she thinks she should be able it. She is quite emotional, whatever emotion she feels, she tends to feel to the extreme, either she’s very happy or very sad or down. 

Biography:
Notte was born to a small breeding program outside of the city on a small farm. Where most breeders specialise in looks or strength, this program was for a very specific task. Herding. Maximum agility, speed, intelligence and most importantly obedience. Both of Notte’s parents were hardworking sheepcats that did as their humans asked and looked after their stock diligently and so breeding them was a no brainer for their owner, it just so happened their unique mutations combined into the weird combination that is Notte, a happy accident that set her apart. She was born in a barn with her other few siblings to a dotting mother and the sound of sheep in the next pen. 

Her childhood was full of playing, both with her siblings and her breeder’s children. Chasing chickens and rolling in the hay. She adored her family but she knew her time was limited with them, they all did. She knew one day a human would take her to her own flock and she would do her best to keep them and her new human safe. So when the day came she left with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes. Excited but sorrowful to leave her family.

She now lives on a small farm just outside of Massilia with a small flock of sheep. Her new human was kind but he had high expectations for her. His previous sheepcat had had a run in with a rogue and the wound and old age was slowing him down so she needed to learn fast to help keep the farm running smoothly.  Her human never laid a hand on her everytime he had to whistle to give her an extra direction or remind her which way to go, anytime a sheep peeled away from the group she would get frustrated at herself. His whistles would get over so sharper and she could almost feel the disappointment, which would make her struggle more. The old sheepcat tries to reassure her that she is making good progress for a youngun but she is still unsure. She lives to please her owner and is trying her best to be the best sheepcat she can be.

Family

Mother: Snowcheetah - alive 

Father: Snowcheetah - alive

Siblings: alive

Likes: Chasing sheep

Dislikes: Disappointing people

Hates: Loud busy places