69eist wrote:Erm, why does he carry a crossbow with him???
The red panda's being a micro nation need a small standing military. Their technology consists of efficient crossbows, used in hunting and defense, and some rifles gained through trade, and plated recycled steel armor and helmets for the more heavily armed security. MOST red pandas (especially males) all have custom crossbows. Most also have some sort of satchel, waist bag, chest strap bag, or other form of ruck sack or backpack. Most are made of leather. Female red pandas hand bags are made from cloth or leather. Most do carry some money, having been paid by a benefactor for being physically abused. The Red Pandas were attacked and enslaved by an anti-feral terrorist organization. Being a growing micro-nation, the pandas will eventually need better arms, and more equipment to defend themselves. The neckerchief is required to be worn by the armed forces to wear. It denotes unit and rank. Bars on the right of the chief indicate rank. With some special forces using color and no bars to indicate rank. The GIST agents wear no colors or chiefs.
They also live out in the woods and forage and hunt. Thus they need protection from larger predators such as big cats and aggressive bears. Each crossbow is handmade either by the panda or someone close to them with help. Many of the new pandas aside have never held a weapon or any type of legal status. They are proud and defensive of what they have been given and treat it with great respect. They also don't want it taken away. Hence the zealously of Aimswitch and other new comers.
As part of a trade deal, the red pandas pledge to help Sunset Plateau clear out it's feral problem by capturing the ferals. Generally, animal patrol does one of two things. Either incarcerate the animal in the hopes of finding an owner for them, or, if it's not a pet type, relocating the animals far away in a greater wilderness area. The Red Pandas understand what it means to lose a home, so the Red Panda program is different. They capture ferals and take them to their village. They then offer them a tour and citizenship, and if they refuse, they release them into the nearby woods so they are out of the city. The animals are not allowed to return to the city, otherwise they will be handed over to animal patrol. I'll have Aryle explain that.
Hope that helps.
Most of the boxes, or as many as they could, are pushed against two of the walls. There's a workbench on one wall too and a box on that is marked "tools". Basically, use your imagination and pick a size and shape of a box and I'll pick the trick to fit in it. ^^
