Esperanza

## Application Sheet

Esperanza was a mountain lion who lived for a short time in the Domain, in the Quartz Hills near Highvalley. She was created and RP'd by fairytalekitty.

## Personality

* ***Manipulative/Cunning.*** Esperanza is a very capable hunter, proving to be her mother's daughter in every way. However, she can be mischievous to get what she likes. With wolves in particular, she is very well aware of their family-like unit, and is not ignorant when it comes to picking a fight. She knows she is a top predator, and she knows she is a solitary creatures as well. She does not play games just for fun; if there is any gain for her, she will take. Other’s personal gains do not satisfy or concern her. It only concerns her when beneficial gain is required for her to get what she wants. What she wants is not always required for her survival. She does take certain delight in watching animals, that she believes are below her, running around in circles.
* ***Equable***. She constantly keeps her emotions in check, and is not quick to drop face. She might sense that a situation is out of her control, but she wouldn't let her enemies see that. She would rather have everyone to believe things were falling perfectly in her favor. It was one of the greatest tricks of self confidence that her mother taught her.
* ***Charming.*** She can get a good read on whoever crosses her path just by their demeanor, and can determine just what kind of approach she should use. Her "charm" was always the better candidate, so she is rather good at it, as much as a carnivorous mountain cat can be to others that might attempt to challenge her. There is nothing she does better than stroking the ego of a predator with significantly lower status than her own.
* ***Haughty***. When it comes to being constantly reminded by her mother that she is at the top of the food chain, she believes she is the most feared and important creature to live on the earth she walks on. Others appear to her as second rate. They are simply animals that either appease her hunger or to be left alone. She won't admit this to avoid sounding conceited, but she still believes it.

## Pre-Group History

Born from a wise mother, and sister to a free-spirit, she learned a lot from her small family. Through the two years she was with her mother,  she learned of the many hard truths about growing up and becoming an independent female of their species. The old mountain cat was an open book of how to live a fulfilling life. She had many cubs in her years, and Esperanza and her twin sister would likely be the last litter in her time. So when it came to teaching her daughters about the outside world from their cosy den, she had years of experience and wisdom to share.

Esperanza was not excited about adult-hood whereas her sister had held her breath for the day she could be allowed to live by her own free-will. She did learn something from her sister however, and that was to live by her own rules. Stepping out of her family den into a new and frightening world, she realized no place was better than home. She settled in a den into the woods, but became the eye of every passing male mountain cat’s attention. She was constantly bombarded by their advances, and one was so determined to have her that he left a nasty scar across her brow. Even years from now, it still bares a remainder of why she lives in absolute solitude and in avoidance of all and any mountain lions. The females were not much better, warning her to keep away from their territory, but she would only envy their ferocity.

She found her safe haven in the Quartz Hills passed Blackstone Pass, a necessary trek to get away from the other mountain lions. She was finally left alone, with a wide territory all to herself, or so she thought.

## Group History

Esperanza tried her best to live comfortably in such close proximity to the wolves of Highvalley, hunting and dragging her prey up to the tops of trees to feast and protect it from scavenging beasts (as mountain lions typically do). However, she quickly determined that this wasn't a good place for her to make her territory, and she left the Domain almost as suddenly as she arrived, and with just as much mystery.

## Trivia

* One of Esperanza's great giveaways of her visage is her tail twitching. You can always figure out if she is perturbed by the twitch in her tail, but this happens rarely.
* She does not have any allergies when spring arrives. She is invincible to seasonal irritants!

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* fairytalekitty's deviantART Gallery