Constance Oakley Dakota-Raines

[Romulus]

Name: Constance Oakley Dakota-Raines
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Species: Rabbit
Occupation: Redwall/Salamandastron frequenter

Physical Appearance:
Constance, or Oakley as she prefers to call herself, is a short, fluffy bunny. Her fur is dense and solidly white from head to toe (in the fall and winter months), broken only by the black spots over her eyes and on the right side of her snout, giving the appearance of freckles down the right side of her face. Her tail has been docked completely, nothing left of it. Oakley is quite thin for her age (although her fur does a good job of hiding this), and rather short. Her thick fur makes her look even shorter than she really is. She has big, bright greenish-hazel eyes that seem to change color slightly with the amount of sun she gets. The green in her eyes becomes far darker and more noticeable once she's been outside for a long period of time. Her paws are so fluffy as to have some tufts of fur sticking out between her fingers and toes, especially during the winter. Extra fur hangs off her elbows and shins almost like the 'feathering' on a Clydesdale horse's hooves. Except Oakley's hangs in the opposite direction of her paws. Very thick fur, basically.
In the spring and summer months, her pure white fur dulls to a smokey, mottled gray color all over her body, leaving faded white strips on the undersides of her arms, paws, legs, ears, chest, and belly regions. Her fur isn't quite as thick during spring and summer as it is in fall and winter, giving the impression that she's lost quite a bit of weight. Just to give you an idea on how thick her fur is.
Clothing: Oakley can often be seen in a simple purple dress with sleeves that are far too long for her arms. She dons a wide red scarf around her waist. Two diamond studs are pierced through each of her ears (two in each ear). And one extra gold ring is pierced high up on her left ear. When and if she ever wears breeches, she has to either get her mother to sew up the tail opening, or wear her wide, red scarf around her middle to cover it. She has no tail, remember? 

Possessions:
Oakley owns a plush badger. It's nearly as long as her forearm and just as plush and fluffy as she is.
Oakley also has a black leather cord around her neck at all times. The cord holds a copper key pendant. Silver wings extend from either side of the key, and a coppery-red heart charm hangs on a chain next to one of the wings. 

Personality:
Oakley loves to sing. It's her best trait. Her voice is melodic and sweet, pleasing to listen to. She has a knack for making up songs on the fly, and will do so, even at the most inappropriate times. She can often come across as rather flirty, but she just likes to tease. On top of this, she doesn't quite seem to grasp the concept of personal space. She likes to be near you, even if you're doing something else. It's unknown whether she does this just to annoy other beasts, or because she just likes being physically close to those around her. She grew up with very affectionate parents, so that definitely contributes to it.
Even though her parents were bright, cheery, traveling performers of sorts, they were aristocrats, and their imperious personalities have clearly been passed on to Oakley. She isn't completely arrogant, but there are times when she acts a tad high-and-mighty. But it's mainly when somebeast gets on her nerves. 
Oakley is however, quite a hard worker. She doesn't like leaving things unfinished, so she gets her chores at Redwall done as soon as possible so she can enjoy the rest of her day without them on her mind. During her free time, she will seek out somebeast to talk with and/or sing to. She likes singing to the little ones, but she knows beasts her own age or older will give her critique if she asked. She's constantly striving to be a better singer.
Should she find herself with nothing to do while at Salamandastron, she'll seek out one of the many friends she's made there and chat with them, or sing to them, purely for the fun of it. 
Even though she's okay at archery, she possesses no other fighting skills, and has little physical strength. Got lots of stamina, though, and she can keep at a task for hours if the need arises. Again, she's simply a hard worker. This is probably due to her life. Since she and her mother travel between Redwall and Sali, Oakley figures her mother has enough to worry about with all that traveling. Getting her chores done is one less thing on her mother's mind.

Strengths:
Great singer
Hard worker
Sweet & affectionate
Decent archer
Able to make up a song right off the top of her head

Weaknesses:
Tendency to disregard personal space
Imperialistic at times
Sends mixed messages to others with her flirty personality
Not a very good fighter
Not much physical strength
Unable to tell when a situation actually calls for singing and when it doesn't

History:
Oakley was born to Tuesday Jessica Dakota and Camden Micah Dakota, travelers. She loved the traveling life and enjoyed spending so much time with her mom and dad. Her parents were actors and musicians, and both of them had gorgeous singing voices, owing to Oakley's own lovely vocals. Oakley never caught on to the instrument part of it, but she did turn out to be a decent dancer. Both her parents' tails had been docked when they were born, since they'd come from very aristocratic families, and it was a tradition. So, they naturally docked their daughter's tail when she was born. Oakley has never complained about her missing tail. She just accepted it. 
From a rather young age, she began to learn archery from her father. Even though she wasn't very good at it, it was mostly as an extra measure, in case the little family came across any trouble. Which they did. Mossflower's practically crawling with vermin, after all. 
When Oakley was ten, her family was attacked by a vermin gang, and her father was killed. Overcome with grief, Tuesday and Oakley barely escaped with their lives, fleeing west to Salamandastron. They had already been traveling in that direction for some time, so it wasn't long before the two rabbits reached the mountain. 
They were graciously received by the Long Patrol hares, and their various injuries from the vermin attack were tended to. While there, Tuesday met a very chivalrous lieutenant named Hosea Kellian Michael Raines. Hosea's wife had been killed in a war some time ago, leaving him to take care of their son, Cade. Tuesday took an immediate liking to both Hosea and Cade, and so did Oakley. It wasn't long before Hosea and Tuesday were married. And, even though she is a rabbit and he is a hare, they are perfectly fine with it. They figure they don't need more children, anyway.
However, neither Tuesday nor Oakley was cut out for the life of a soldier, so Hosea proposed a plan. During the spring and summer, Tuesday and Oakley could visit Salamandastron, and in the fall and winter, they could stay at Redwall. It was a safer place to be than the mountain fortress, anyway, and the two rabbits were happy with the idea. That fall, Hosea and Cade escorted their new family to the abbey.
Now Oakley enjoys the winter months with her mother and Redwall friends, and the warmer seasons with her stepfather and stepbrother. 

Relationships:
Mother- Tuesday Jessica Dakota-Raines- rabbit- alive
Father- Camden Micah Dakota- rabbit- deceased
Stepfather- Lt. Hosea Kellian Michael Raines- hare- alive
Stepbrother- Cadet Cade Kellian Raines- hare- alive

Other:
I am sure I left so many things out of this profile, but my brain is fried from writing Rommel's bio. Do forgive me x)

[Tracy]

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