Cypress

General Description
Cypress is very short and fat for his kind, carrying most of his weight around his middle. He has a rather short face with plush cheeks and has pixie lashes, giving off the impression that he's much, much younger than he actually is. Despite his doughy middle, his limbs (especially his legs) are well-muscled and strong. His feet seem to be much longer than that of a normal freisian due to a genetic quirk. He does have the normal shaggy brown hair and dark tanned skin of most freisians. His clan markings are a simple black bar that stretches across his pectoral muscles and wraps around his upper arms, and similar black rectangles on his forearms and shins. Cypress' left eye is completely functional and a green colour, while his right (usually obscured by his hair) his somewhat squinty and filmed over, making it utterly useless. His beast form has features found on most Freisians - four legged and hyena-like in morphology with a lizard-like head and long ears. He's just a bit more weight around his middle. In his beast form it's easy to see a prominent scar he has across his neck - as if someone slashed his throat at one time in his life, which is a common punishment for theives. In human form, he hides this with a scarf. He wears typical Freisian garb, mostly in shades of blue and white. He prefers long, billowing garments for comfort. He lives in Freese in the royal palace with his wife, Lythia, and son, Rajendra.

Personality
Cypress is tired and often lazy, seen sleeping at most hours in the day. At first glance, he is fearless, confident, and self assured, but deep inside he is vulnerable and often scared. Cypress is well known for being blunt, being an asshole, and having highly controversial opinions and a dark sense of humour, but those who can get past those aspects find a rather caring friend who likes to be an 'agony aunt'. He usually solves peoples emotional problems with straight-forward logic and bluntness that people find refreshing. However, Cypress is a rather emotional person himself and has drastic mood-swings, even if he seems stable to everyone else. He'll be strong and say stern words about certain subjects or objects, and then turn around and cry about them alone in a corner. He knows that it isn't healthy to do so, but hasn't corrected this behavior. Perhaps, interestingly enough, Cypress feels the need to chronicle every story and situation he's been through and heard. He is immortal, and he sees this as a gift to be able write down every story he's come across. As such, he also enjoys hearing and telling stories, usually through song.