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                   fAj 
                    plural: fAjEs 
                    1 : one that eats 
                    2 : virus or cell that destroys cells 
                  Crimson is an excessively tall, thin plantigrade jackal 
                    morph with sandy fur. Perhaps the oldest Haemophage known 
                    in Australia, he no longer bears much resemblence to his original 
                    species. Crimson tends to wear suits which accentuate his 
                    emaciated frame, and carries a cane.  
                  Crimson's personality is best described as sociopathic. Murderous, 
                    sadistic, yet still apparently insisting upon a family-like 
                    structure for his pack, few Phages in the city regard him 
                    with anything other than fear. His strength and speed are 
                    legendary on the streets - during his arrival in Melbourne 
                    in 1995 he left a swath of bodies behind him. Even the Blind 
                    carefully avoid him. His own pack are terrified of his anger 
                    and he has been known to casually slaughter members who disappoint 
                    him. While Silverblue will push harder than the others, and 
                    Amber attempt to manipulate, both will invariably back down 
                    before his wrath. It is Crimson who decides what will be the 
                    names of new pack members. His group is certainly NOT 
                    registered with the CCD. 
                  By virtue of being an older Phage, Crimson's blood has created 
                    strong children and his infectious bite has allowed him to 
                    control considerable territory. Phage packs are generally 
                    between three and four members in size - Crimson's total of 
                    seven speaks of a strong and intelligent leadership. As yet, 
                    he has chosen not to confront the CCD, wary of the power they 
                    wield in the city.  
                  Amber is a plantigrade punkish mouse with tan fur 
                    and a white stomach. Small, cunning, and loyal to the pack, 
                    she has little in the way of mercy or pity for any other creatures. 
                    Constantly trying to usurp Silverblue's place as pack beta, 
                    she feels that to pretend to be anything other than an unearthly 
                    predator is foolish. Amber believes strongly that she should 
                    be the second, but would not have Silverblue destroyed - she 
                    is, after all, family now. Well-beaten in combat and relegated 
                    to pack omega would suffice...  
                  Carnelian and Cerrulean - always together, 
                    this slender pair of plantigrade palm civit brother/sister 
                    twins look both startling and beautiful. Both are usually 
                    found in skintight PVC tanktops and trousers, with ankle high 
                    boots and long black PVC coats, Carnelian wearing red accents 
                    in his lining and Cerrulean blue in hers. Both have long black 
                    hair and labret piercings and look vulnerable - in reality, 
                    they regard even their pack as potential meals and are restrained 
                    only by a shared fear that Crimson might kill one of them, 
                    leaving the other alone. Despite being of different sexes, 
                    both are so androgynous that telling them appart is difficult. 
                   
                  Ivory is a digitigrade pale-furred perky bat who dyes 
                    her bangs bright blue. Cheerful and a bit of a fashion plate, 
                    she is friendly to other pack members and regards them as 
                    good friends. Ivory has no compunctions at all about killing 
                    for food, but dislikes pain and anything similarly messy and 
                    so is at least merciful in the deaths she deals out. Like 
                    all non-native bats, Ivory is effectively hexipedal - her 
                    arms are not attatched to her wings. She tends to diffuse 
                    arguments, and while afraid of Crimson, treats him more like 
                    a gruff father than an alpha.  
                  Rust is a tall plantigrade hare with reddish fur, 
                    the pack's omega member. Thin since he became a Phage, he 
                    stammers his way through life, naturally friendly and completely 
                    unsuited to his new existence. His attempts to make friends 
                    are dangerous to both himself and others, and of all the Pack 
                    he can control his hungers the least, because he refuses to 
                    accept it. When Rust succumbs, he invariably kills quickly 
                    and horribly.  
                  Silverblue is a digitigrade rabbit, an albino with 
                    heavily pierced ears. Lithe, muscled, she retains most of 
                    her conscience and exists in a twilight world of self-disgust 
                    and desperate hope that her actions can moderate the pack's 
                    rapacity. Beta by virtue of her strength and combat prowess, 
                    Silverblue has a tendency to hunt alone and spends a good 
                    deal of her time away from the pack. She would certainly not 
                    retain her status were it not for her occassional bursts of 
                    vicious defence of the position. While she is linked by blood 
                    to the Pack, she appears to care only for Rust, as an older 
                    sister might for a younger brother.  
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