[ITRIPAL] afra, rohit

Rohit is a odd one to see in the tribe, his white skin isn't dark like most of the tribe members are. This is due to him having spent a good portion of his younger years kept indoors and being ill. Short red hair that stops at his ears and oddly enough his eyes match his hair. For his build, he's lacking there as well but is currently at the average build for someone his age. Due to a lack of having done anything in tribe life and not possessing the same competitive spirit, he's yet to receive any tattoos.

In terms of what he wears the man thing he keeps on his person is a greenish stone that his grandmother picked out of the river for him and made into a charm for him to wear. In terms of clothing, he wears a greenish grey vest, brown pants, and sometimes boots. Course when going in the water, he discards his boots and will sometimes walk around barefooted. Though it just depends on which he feels like doing. He does have a small knife attached to his belt.

Rohit is a silent man, often wanting to get better at things but finding it hard for himself to do so. There is no confidence in this young man, only second guessing himself and feeling like a failure. To him everyone is stronger and more capable than him, his lack of confidence also makes him shy away from others. Thus making him seem like a hermit like his grandmother is. A thing that gets on his nerves is seeing parents being happy with their children and while he doesn't hate his brother, he feels a strong jealously towards him. Course he knows it's wrong to feel that way but he can't ignore it.

Another thing, he's also more of a thinker. Trying to come up with ways to get things done without a violence or brute strength. This is more so in a fight than with everyday tasks, as he knows strength is needed to catch fish and carry things. He's just more of a thinker than a fighter.

Sohrab is one of the most valuable things to him besides the charm on his neck and his grandmother. They are his first real friend and while he wants to let others see the pokemon, he's terrified of what will happen if his family learns of em. It probably couldn't mean anything good that he'd have a totodile since it would eventually become the legendary pokemon his family believed in. For now, he's just doing everything he can to keep them hidden from them. But it's still a fear that has a strong grip on Rohit.

The Afra family has long worsphied Feraligator, a pokemon with a powerful jaw and their red hair being shared with the spikes on the pokemon's head. A small family compared to how big some of the other families were and they were known to keep to themselves often. Course when the family received a new born son, they were rather happy and pleased. That was replaced when the infant fell ill and the family grew doubtful they would survive. Naming the Rohit meaning red for his red hair an eyes, they tried to teach the child sadly they were always falling ill and doing things a father an son should do were quickly out of the question. When they had another son, a bigger and clearly healthier child. Rohit was pushed away, leaving the ill child to be taken care of by their grandmother instead.

Many times the lad tried to be part of his parents an sibling's life but they all ended in failure. His grandmother tried to cheer the lad up by giving him a stone when they were five. Saying that it would help them get well sooner so long as they wore it. Being the silly child they were, believed her words and always wore it even though he was quickly sick afterwards. As the years passed slowly to Rohit, he gave up on trying to fit into his family's life and grew more comfortable with the solitude of his grandmother's hut. Despite being one of the oldest members of the family and well revered, she seemed to be like a hermit almost. Keeping her distance from the family and other tribe members and minding her buisness. So the child was soon adopting her own ways.

She took things at a nice calm pace with him instead of trying to make him get stronger as fast as he could. She knew the lad didn't have the heart for it and not by health but in spirit. His spirit was crushed and if he wanted to be part of the family he was going to have to reclaim it and be strong like a Feraligator. She gave him those words to try and help him but Rohit felt confused. What did that mean? Wandering around the outskirts of the tribe's territory, he was made aware of something following him. At first he ignored it, only to find something...shocking. It was a totodile! The small water type pokemon was playing in the red haired boy's footprints and following him. Figuring it's interest was the holes, he kept going but the small splash that came up now an then told Rohit he was still being followed.

He took the long way to try and lose the water type, but they persisted. Following him all the way to the door to his grandmother's hut. Rohit was about to try and shoo the pokemon away when he saw it's red eyes staring up at him and it paused just inches from his boots. For whatever reason, Rohit couldn't shoo the pokemon away but he knew he couldn't let his family see it. Considering how he was like the black sheep to have a totodile would be wrong. For a few months, he tried to get it disinterested in him. Making faces at it and running away, this only entertained the pokemon and made a bond form. So from that day on, Rohit's been hiding his companion from the rest of his family. Not even his grandmother knows but eventually they'll find out and that worries him greatly.

Sohrab
(Red water)
Totodile
Male