- Stands at 19hh.
- Of medium build, he's muscular but not bulky.
- Golden eyes and a dark brown, almost black coat.
- His legs fade to a near black color the further down they go.
- His underbelly is marked by white banding similar to the streaks of white in his tail.
- Noticeable scar on his face, showing his teeth in what looks like a grimace.
- Scars cover his body, in varying ages and healing stages.
- Curly black mane, predominantly kept short.
- Forelock often falls into his face/eyes.
- Black tail is medium length, wavy and marked with white.

Cathal is predominantly sharp edges and passionate impulses. He's got a fiery temper, and often has trouble controlling his rage. Protective to a fault, he would do anything, and I do mean anything, for his loved ones. His state of being is unstable at the present, as he believes that his mate, the one love of his life, Satine, is dead, and he's now wandering aimlessly, searching for something, anything, though he doesn't know the specifics. Perhaps he's being driven by a desire for revenge on those who took his mate from him.

Or perhaps he's simply been driven insane after the sheer rage which overwhelmed him in those first few weeks...or perhaps even months, since...the event. Time has been blurry for him, if he even attempts to track it at all, and it feels as though he can only see in shades of gray. He's not necessarily one to break down and cry, instead he generally has his resting angry face, though Satine's told him his eyes are windows to his soul. He's seen a lot, done a lot, in his life, and his salvation, Satine, has been torn from him, leaving him without a purpose.

He's generally rather gruff, but can be friendly, if a bit morose. He tends to bottle up his anger as best he can, and not take it out on others who don't deserve it, because he is still able to recognize that not everyone was responsible for taking his mate from him. He's a man of action, and oftentimes that action may necessitate violence. Cathal's also quick to stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves, and generally just whenever there's a fight to be had.

Despite his tendency to punch first, ask questions later, he's quite intelligent and wily, thinking on the fly and solving problems as they come. He certainly hasn't survived as long as he has without smarts.

Cathal was born into a close knit pack, one led by his parents and amongst his aunts, uncles, and cousins. Their pack was relatively small, and as he got older, it became clear that they weren't going to be able to survive on their own, with their small numbers. So Cathal's pack merged into a larger one, and he swiftly rose in their ranks too, demonstrating a cunning and ruthlessness that eventually landed him as the second in command. His life was one of the outdoors, running, hunting, training and yes, even playing, amongst the rolling hills, mossy forests, and foggy peaks of his homeland.

Due to the familial nature of his pack, Cathal had been reluctant to seek a mate amongst those he considered family, and so he took to seeking out other packs, other groups of those like him. Truthfully he used the excuse to get out and explore, learn more about the land around him, and perhaps find someone of like mind to himself in the process. That was how he met Satine. The beautiful, ethereal mare had been traveling with a close group of acquaintances when he met her, helping her out with directions, or something menial of the sort. He doesn't remember the specifics of their very first interaction, just that he offered to help and then...well they just didn't separate.

Satine ended up returning with him to his pack, where he introduced her to his way of life, and shared with her the joys of having a big, rambunctious, rough and tumble family. She had suffered a great loss not long before setting out on her travels, and he was respectful of that, courting her with a patience that most would say was entirely uncharacteristic of him. Yet when she was ready to accept his advances, he was rewarded with a bond stronger than any he'd ever felt, and, from what his pack often said, reminded them of the close bond shared by his parents when they had first gotten together.

Their life was joyous, surprisingly peaceful, even, but unfortunately that peace didn't last. Primarily because there was a group which had been steadily encroaching upon pack territory, justifying their religiously abhorrent hatred of shapeshifters and seeking to eliminate them all, then take their land. As large as his pack was, they held out a lot longer, but eventually a time came when they could no longer hold out, and in the ensuing violence, Cathal witnessed what he believed to be the murder of his mate, Satine, at the hands of his enemies. Unable to get to her, he was taken prisoner, and dragged off, unable to be with her. When he was finally able to return to where he had once called home, he truly believed she was dead, and thus set off on a quest to get as far from her memories as possible, not wanting to accept his loss.

Shapeshifting - Wolf
Cathal's shapeshifting traces back to his parents and their parents before them, and so on. Generations of shifters, wolf shifters to be exact, leaving it only natural that he would follow the trend. In his case, due to the fairly recent turmoil surrounding the loss of his mate, his emotions are higher than normal, including particularly his rage. High emotions trigger the shift, and oftentimes you'll find him in his lupine form as a way to escape.

The less control he has over his emotions, the harder it is for him to control his shift and to change forms. After shifting, he's more sluggish, irritable, and more inclined to sleep. Oftentimes he enters a hibernation-like state to regain the energy expended. Shifting generally comes easily and painlessly, though depending on his energy levels before his shift, it can become more drawn out and painful if he pushes himself too far.

Character design and appearance fullbody by Azagus, personality fullbody by vitia4mo, history fullbody by SPACE1993, teenie icon pixel by Darkrise and profile image is by Paardjee.