Cat-Run is a story by myself, Haley. It is about a bunch of anthropomorphic animals fighting against the evil wolvians, and having to cope with death, friendship and love. The story is in four parts, but right now I'm only working on the first part.

This website was made so people could follow me, and so i could look back and see how I'd done. It's currently under a redesign so expect changed.

For more information, it's characters, it's story, and myself, look along the right.

26 May 2011

List of Elements

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Okay, I did sorta create this with no real explenation, so here it is:

There are 6 elements (ten, actually, though four of them are extinct or very rare) that are given to a person by the legend they represent. They can be read in several ways, the easiest way is to use a soulstone. They often affect the personality of the person they're given too. It's unknown how the elements are chosen, but it is often affected by the environment they live in. If they have to fight or steal a lot, for example, they usually end up dark. More often than not, it is believed that the personality is chosen by the legends before the element is chosen. The only element this doesn't apply to is true, as it has been shown that all the trues in history have been in the same blood line.

If you want to find out what element you are (as best i can without any magical melodies anyway) check out my quik qwiz: hosted by proprofs (I got thunder!)

Common Elements

Fire

Represented by Fénix (the pheonix) people of the fire element are rash, crafty and often rather devous. Fire, alongside thunder and water, is one of the most common elements. People of the fire element are often very fast and active people, they are passionate too, and very crafty.

Water

Another common element, represented by golfinho (the dolphin). They are the element of two shades, they can be cool, smart and easy-minded at times, at others they are short-tempered and prone to outbirsts.

Thunder

Represented by guaxinim (the racoon), a common element. They are similar to fire, they are rash and impulsive, but usually good-natured. They do not work well as a team, but strive to be with friends. Because of their impulsive nature, they work well under pressure, and are one of the best elements for cat-runs.

Uncommon/Rare Elements

Grass

A wise, simple element represented by fada (the fairy). They are down to earth, relatively calm and rarely get angry. They look to the bright side, and can be a good parent or tutor. They learn quickly and well, but are relatively weak psyically.

Psychic

Represented by vagalume (the firefly). Psychic people work well alone, they are often the most accosiated with legends. They are good at a variety of jobs, they are skilled fighters and make good cat-runs, but also calm and relaxed enough for office jobs. They are often relatively week with raw power.

Dark

A somewhat rare element represented by sombra (the shadow). They are evil, smart creatures sually driven by bad intentions. They are good in a variety of odd skills, they are fast and sleek, and can perfectly mimic any person they choose.

Extinct

True

Usually regarded as extinct even though it's not, True is the rarest and most powerful of all the elements. Represented by raposa (the kitsune) people of the True element are good-natured, optimistic and brave. They can also be very mischievous and moody, but almost always end up making the right decision.

Growth

Not really extinct, the growth element is common for children, before their personality had developed, but since it's never been found in people older than 10 it's never really been a proper element. Represented by gatinho (the kitten).

Magic

One of the extinct elements, once very common. They eventually died down. People of the magic element, represented by estrelas (the star demon), the magic is a unique element with no definite personality.

Primitive

Represented by dentestável (the sabre-tooth tiger) the primitive element is one of the earliest elements that is now extinct.

15 May 2011

Cast

Note, this is still a work in progress, more characters are likey to be editied. This page only involes characters and characteristics introduces/revealed in the first book. There are likely to be edits when I get onto the second book.


-- Major/Reoccouring Caracters --



Name: Captain Costa (Nickname Fox)
Species: Brazilian Fennec Fox
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Captain)
Apprentices: Tiffany, Hayley, Charlie
Master: (!)
History:
Fox was born shortly after Gruchiano became the leader of cat-run. Not much is known about his childhood, but apparently it was rather rough. He was made an apprentice when he was thirteen, the same age as Hayley.
Cleo is Fox’ apprentice-mate, were both apprenticed, made cat-runs and captains together. Apparently, something occurred before the events of the series that Fox refuses to mention.
Bio:
Fox is a natural leader, he is strong and when he wants to be, smart. Despite all these traits, he is a loving and talented master to his apprentices, which is one of the reasons Cleo was made deputy over him. He is one of the strongest, yet youngest captains of 2.7, and he is especially fast.
Fox has never loved, as he mentioned, and is an atheist. While he had a particular dislike to the Kitulism religion, he does find it very interesting, and is of the thunder element. Fox said he owned a house in north Fancia, though he never goes into detail about it.

Name: Hayley Peekan
Species: Cat (Himilayan/Nebelung)
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Apprentice)
Master: Captain Costa
History:
Hayley was born to Maria and Marley Peekan, and lived a fairly happy childhood. When she was still young, her father told her of his battles of when eh was a cat-run, and this is whey Hayley herself wants to become one. She wasn’t very wealthy, but her father was very religious, Hayley followed her father while her brother Ryan followed the more carefree nature of her mother.
Bio:
Hayley is among the youngest of the cat-runs, but this didn’t stop her. She is eternally curious and believes that everyone has a reason for being evil, even the wolvians. She is carefree and happy, but loyal to those she trusts. She is nimble with her claws.
Hayley’s best friend in school was Lily, and while a proper pain in the rear end, Hayley promised to be her friend for life. Hayley is a fast learner, and is the only known member of the extinct ‘true’ element, giving her unusual bonds with the legends. She is mentioned to ‘bring great things’, which are loyalty and friendship.

Name: Charlie
Species: Weasel
Gender: Male
Age: Fourteen
Affiliation: Avian
History:
Charlie was found and raised as a child by Quarto, an Avian, but since he was a mammal, he was often picked on and ignored. The only person who accepted him was scarlet, a pretty scarlet macaw, and the two quickly formed a romantic bond. It is never mentioned what happened to Quarto, but she most likely died naturally.
Bio:
Charlie is the most down-to-earth character. He is relaxed and free-loving, but he can also be hard to work with as he barely ever listens to his peers. He prefers to work alone, and looks only to himself, but despite this, he is an honest and caring person. He is a bit of a tease and a bit of a rebel, but one of the strongest cat-runs of his age. While he has emotions, he is able to hide them very well, and they very rarely effect the way he acts.
Charlie never mentions what element he is.

Name: Captain Cleo Grey (Nickname Cay)
Species: Red Fox
Gender: Male
Age: 29
CR Rank: Cat-Run (Captain/Deputy)
Apprentices: None
Master: (!)
History:
Cleo was born in the outskirts of Olo, and didn’t meet Fox until they became apprentices together, then they became quick friends. Shortly after becoming cat-runs, Cleo met Anna, and the two eventually fell in love. It isn’t mentioned how they met. Cleo became a deputy shortly before the book, and was preceded by Demgen.
Bio:
Cleo is the calmer-minded cat-run, and also the most responsible, though despite both of these things, he easily snaps and looses his temper. He is very tolerable, most likely because he had Fox as a partner for thirteen years. He is less of a leader-like person than Fox, and said he was unlikely to take on the position of cat-run leader if Gruchiano dies or retires.
Cleo is of the water element, but lacks any real interest in religion, (he still respects it, unlike Fox).

Name: Captain Gruchaino
Species: Grython
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Leader)
Apprentices: Unknown
Master: Unknown
History:
Gruchiano was deputy for a long time before becoming a leader, and a leader for longer after that. Not much is known about him before that.
Gruchiano’s first deputy retired and replaced by Demgen, who was eventually killed shortly before the first book. He was followed by Cleo, the current deputy of cat-run.
Bio:
Gruchiano is strong, silent and considerate, but also secretive and deadly. It is never mentioned what element Gruchiano is, but he is loyal to the Kitsune, and was almost a minister before he became a cat-run. He is among the oldest cat-runs in Olo, excluding the retired ones, and naturally doesn’t fight a lot. But when he does, she had been known to kill his enemies within seconds.

Name: Anna Grey
Species: Cat (Grey and White)
Gender: Female
Age: None of your business.
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Nurse)


History:
The oldest of her ring of siblings, which include Chloe. At a young age Anna was encouraged to work hard, and she did. She was the bookworm of her family, and rarely liked to get into fights. When she was eighteen, she went to cat-run to be nurses with Chloe, and met Cleo, her future husband.
Bio:
Anna is the smart, straight lady of the series. She is cool-minded, but witty and ironic at the same time. She rarely shows concern, anger or fear, which is good given her job, but she often likes to taunt most others, including her husband, Cleo. She never mentions her element, but it’s most likely water.

Name: Chloe
Species: Cat (Calico)
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Nurse)
History:
Chloe was among the younger members of her family, and more than a little odd. She was rebellious, unlike Anna, and loved getting into scruffs. Her parents didn’t like cat-runs, and so she was forced to study to be a nurse. She signed out to be a cat-run nurse, and her older sister Anna was made to keep an eye on her.
Bio:
Chloe is a bit wilder than Anna, but a lot sweeter and smater. Most of the cat-runs prefer to go to Anna, but Chloe is the better fighter of the two and often taken for patrols outside the ACS. Chloe is quiet and considerate, and likes outsmarting people and thinking of things they didn’t. She is of the thunder element, just like Fox.


-- Avian Caracters --



Name: Katrina Alfsol
Species: Skunk
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Crun)
Apprentices: None
Master: Unknown
History:
Katrina lived in the same town as Fox, Sydney and Cecil. She was good friends with the trio, especially Sydney. Because she was younger, she didn’t become a cat-run until a season later, then she fell in love with Sydney. They broke up shortly before the first book.
Bio:
Katrina is sharp, fiery and short-tempered, she is rather self-centred, and isn’t afraid to treat anyone like dirt. Despite this, she is still a loyal, smart and strong cat-run. She is of the water element, and specialises in swords when fighting, despite this, she is also pretty good physically.

Name: Captain Sydney Perit
Species: Oakpi
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Nurse)
Apprentices: Inferno, Keith
Master: Unknown
History:
Sydney was often bullied at school because he was one of few herbivores who wanted to become a cat-run. He initially made friends with Fox, the coolest kid in the school, so he wouldn’t get bullied, and their friendship ended up staying. After becoming a cat-run, he grew a relationship with Katrina, another friend of Fox’, but their love died before the first book.
Bio:
Sydney is among the more sensible of the cat-runs, but he does sill goof off at times. He is the mentor of Keith, who was held back from cat-run because he kept sneaking off, he is a strict and harsh mentor, unlike Fox. He is a skilled fighter, but he often ends up getting into fights with Katrina, his x-girlfriend.

Name: Keith Gelfod
Species: Cheetah
Gender: Male
Age: 16
CR Rank: Apprentice
Apprentices: None
Master: Captain Sydney
History:
Keith wasn’t interested in becoming a cat-run when he was younger, but his parents sent the request anyway, just to see if he was worthy. Shortly before the season Keith’s father died and his mother had a new baby, so Keith offered to go so she had less to worry about. Keith’s master was Sydney, who was strict and responsible, but Keith’s apprentice-mate Inferno instantly took a shine to him.
Bio:
Keith is shy, cautious, and not exactly cat-run material. But he is also strong and loyal, just and long as he knows his friends. He is a nice person, and apparently rather popular as for as ladies are concerned. Keith is much less serious than most cat-runs, and would much rather go for a walk in the park than anything else. Keith was often caught sneaking off, which caused him to have his ‘cat-runhood’ held up.

Name: Captain Cecilo Parfelo
Species: Black Panther
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Affiliation: Cat-Run (Captain)
Apprentices: Davi
Master: Unknown
History:
For most of his childhood Cecilo was mistaken for a girl and since he had a feminine personality he seemed to go with it. It wasn’t until he was a teenager that anybody realised he was a boy, which was rather aquward with him and Fox, as they had been dating at that time. After he found out his true gender he decided to become a cat-run, deciding that it seemed more responsible.
Bio:
Cecilo is a silent person, preferring to follow others than come up with ideas of his own. His ideas, however, are usually the best and he is a very bright person. He is the fastest of all the cat-runs in his unit, and often does more ‘undercover’ work than plain battling. Since he is very similar in appearance to the wolvians (they’re both black/grey) he is also very good at disguising.


-- Avian Caracters --


WIP

8 May 2011

YEY! Writing Again!

I'm begging to remember why I called it Divided Dreams in the first place.

Anyhoo... yea, i wrote a few chapters yesterday and Friday, i realised i might have to go back to the beginning and rewrite it a little, not all of it, just the nice, descriptive bits.

Right, word count time:

Pages: 91 (47)
Words: 13,700
Characters: 61,700
Paragraphs: 510
Lines: 2,600
Current Chapter: Sixteen

Anyway, when i changed it too A4 i had 47 pages. In A4 my last version had 52 pages. Not bad, but it made me realise. I may only have 5 or so chapters left. I'm getting deadly close to finishing my book. I'm not sure if it's gonna be 5 chapters exactly, i have 7 points to go, in Hayley's storyline alone, so i'm hoping it can be a little more. I know it's still gonna be longer than my last one, but by how much I just don't know.

1 May 2011

Cast (TBP)

The Beta Project (aka “Beta”)

Beta is a robot, he is blue and has green eyes, and is equipped with a superior laser gun. He is the fifty-second experiment created by Maj, unique by his ability to feel love and have feelings. When he was originally created, he was rather dim and quiet, but he quickly became very considerate and intellectual. Beta is the most capable of his friends, because he is loyal and honest, but is of course, a robot, and sometimes has troubles understanding fellow ademais. He is in love with Kiana.

Kiana Silver

The future lass of the Campian, one of a few females left on board, and the only one able to have a baby. She is a snow leopard, and very hot headed. Because of her brashness she often finds herself jumping into things, but is also very thoughtful, witty and tactical. Kiana’s mother died when she was six, leaving her in the hands of her father, the captain of the Campian. She is very close with her mentor Maj, who trains her in engineering, and Beta, to whom she has a very strange relationship with.


Maj

A mechanic who has a passion for creating robots, including Alpha and Beta. She is a Siamese cat, and the last in a long family history, although neither of her parents are ever mentioned. She was a very close friend of Rosa, the last lass of the Campian. She is very witty and spunky, and very hyperactive and silly, despite being one of the oldest on the Campian. She created her robots so she would have a successor, and was often teased for her failure, little did her peers know her true intention was to create a robot almost indistinguishable from an ademais. She is photophobic.

Judas Silver (aka "The Captain”)

The Captain of the Campian, he is a Persian cat. He is very loyal and stern, and dislikes being called anything other than ‘The Captain.’ He is also very ignorant and arrogant, and has gathered much criticism from his peers, but is only a bit brash and conclusive. He was one married to Rosa, and he has a daughter, Kiana. After Rosa died the Captain decided that Kiana was to be protected in case she ran away. He is not overprotective, but believes that letting Kiana to roam free would cause her too choose a poor husband.

The Alpha Project (aka “Alpha”)

Maj’s fifty-third experiment, created a few years after Beta. She is a dark yellow robot, and lacks Beta’s thoughtfulness and love. She lacks any form of desire or love, and, while not emotionless, is very cold and quiet. She is easily manipulated, and has trouble deciding whom she should trust.

Updaties

Just to show i'm not dead, here is a rare an exclusive update. Lucky you!

Anyway, my book is still at 68 pages, not updated recently, i think this is partly because i don't feel like writing, or because i've gotten to one of those dead ends... the boring bits that you never work on.

I was playing around with the formatting of the book, here is one of the pages (obviously, the real thing is in English, just wanted to clear that):

And while I'm at it, here is the WHOLE BOOK that i've written so far!


Also, more good news! I've finished the current arc for The Psychic Ferret! And i've pretty much done the cast page too, which means i can get working on here again! The first thing i'm gonna do is renovate the background and header. Then i'll get working on the cast page.

Expect a post named 'cast' in the near future! ;)