Description

Personality

If you're not afraid of his entourage which consists of a different mix of wild and domestic animals everyday, then Jerry is an absolute pleasure to be around. He's friendly and upbeat, he has a sort of energy that is infectious. If you manage to earn the honor of being called his friend he'll be fiercely loyal, like a wolf towards one of it's pack. Nyama also has a funny habit of giving people he likes or that give him a good vibe nicknames. He's creative, especially when it comes to drawing, he carries a sketch book where he draws animals both existent and soon to be made, when ever the inspiration hits him. He's constantly improving on his designs and they evolve with time (get it lol). Jerry is capable o figuratively baring this teeth at times, he has a fierce temper, he has a hard time controlling, plus he's known to be impulsive, preferring to go on reflex and instinct rather then sitting down and taking the time to think things through. The situation is aggravated by the fact that he's no accustom to possessing a human form, preferring to take on the form of one of his many designs for this reason he has to the tendency to speak, rapidly and in jumbled sentences where one thought merges with another as he thinks of it. He's very honest to the point of being blunt, and while he seems to have a hard time picking up on sarcasm and cynicism and other vocal cues, he's a masterful reader of the eyes and body language.

Equipment

He's got his sketchbook as well as a wide assortment of colored pencils, some food and water for his animals, a pocket knife, and some money, he's forced to carry living amongst humans. He packs light, a true survivalist who appreciates simplicity.

History

Humanity has had through out it's history deities which resembled animals, some quite frightening, none of which were actually Nyama. He mostly preferred to stay out of humanity's way and roam the land, sea, and air in the form of one of his designs. Aside from rewarding those that would not over hunt, and inversely asking a lion or bear to spare a human from time to time, he stayed away from them. Then their weapons grew more sophisticated, and they hunted not for sustenance but for the pleasure of dominating another creature, worse still they mass slaughtered for profits. Nyama was obviously devastated by this turn of events, he grew frantic and demanded that the Gods have a meeting about this, using his once every 10 million year right to call for a gathering of the gods, he had no idea what he was getting into. Despite the carnage Nyama didn't hate humanity, the base form for them came from his apes thus he always had a soft spot for them. All he wanted was a brainstorming of ideas on how to help humanity be more humane towards their four-legged cohabitants of the planet, not through force but through genuine assistance, he was unaware of the fact that a meeting of deities could mean nothing short of total annihilation of the universe! In his desperation to defend humanity he inadvertently suggested that if mankind were put to the test they would satisfy the god's expectations, this wasn't to be taken literally...but most of the others thought it was a brilliant idea. Realizing that this might be humanity's only salvation from the god's constant bickering that would forever keep their lives in a uncertain limbo, Nyama reluctantly endorsed his own accidental suggestion. Now he finds himself doing what he loathes most, coercing an animal to preform a test like a lab-rat in a maze, only in this case it's the champion of humanity that's under scrutiny.

Quote: "So with all their traits it's possible humans can evolve beyond our short comings I think anyway...But Chilili you are very wrong I disagree with you! Oh we might be a funny joke, but somehow we managed not to mess things up to much, we made something beautiful! I know if the rest here gave you guys a chance, you'd meet the challenge and come out on top!"