Chihuahua Nebula Character Guide

CHI-1CHARLTON

UNIVERSE

Chihuahua Nebula

OTHER ALIASES

Chi-Town, Handsome Man, Charlie-Town

PLACE OF ORIGIN

Dignity’s Quiet Pond of Austere Reflection

IDENTITY

Sealed until the next millenium

KNOWN RELATIVES

Izzy, Francis Pants, Dulce, Lucy (deceased), mom, dad

BIOGRAPHY

Trapped in a cage, brought to a strange land of heat and pink jeeps, Charlton’s murky past is one of survival and grit. Rumors abound of his imprisonment and courageous fight for a family of his own. In the heat of Arizona, his exploits were barked about, though sadly never translated to English, leaving his first year of life a riddle the world may never solve. Charlton himself speaks little of his time behind bars at the Humane Society and what led him, a strapping specimen prone to battling mail carriers, there in the first place.

More recently, however, Charlton has grown accustomed to the powers he harnessed while on the “forever home” cell block. With a raised paw and sad eyes, Charlton (ALSO KNOWN AS HANDSOME MAN) can mentally project the song “Through the Eyes of an Angel” at will. He can speak the word treat in four languages and has super hearing, which enables him to hear both a wrapper opening in the kitchen and the mailman two blocks away at the same time.



CHI-4DULCE

UNIVERSE

Chihuahua Nebula

OTHER ALIASES

Doolsay, Dulce Hammer, Hammer Time, Pretty

PLACE OF ORIGIN

The Frankenstein Wind

IDENTITY

Unintelligable

KNOWN RELATIVES

Izzy, Francis Pants, Charlton Chi-Town, Lucy (deceased), mom, dad

BIOGRAPHY

Never has a canine of her stature been able to blur reality with only a gentle breeze to egg her on, but this and other abilities have earned her the enduring respect of her peers. The largest of the pack inhabiting the Chihuahua Nebula (but still rated small in the dog scale), Dulce developed early on the preternatural ability to move through the fabric of time itself, running with such speed that she can appear in two places at once. While her swiftness has never been measured, she’s been heard one moment on the kitchen counter and, within the blink of an eye, found to be staring innocently from her bed two rooms away with only the dust of potato chips on her chin as proof an infraction of time and space occurred.

Dulce is the youngest of the pack, but being born of the Frankenstein Wind, she quickly asserted dominance over the pack, save the Throne Couch inhabited by her sister, Izzy (SEE KNOWN RELATIVES), and uses her wild corgi, Chihuahua, and rat terrier abilities to regularly patrol her domain and ensure her reign as the Nebula’s premier queen.



CHI-3FRANCIS

UNIVERSE

Chihuahua Nebula

OTHER ALIASES

Pants, Mister Pants, Cutie Patootie

PLACE OF ORIGIN

The gates of the Aztec Empire

IDENTITY

Faw-RAN-shiss

KNOWN RELATIVES

Dulce Hammer, Izzy Scareda, Charlton Chi-Town, mom, dad

BIOGRAPHY

Francis was born from mystery. His whereabouts prior to his appearance at the SPCA in Monterey will forever be regarded as one the universe’s most baffling puzzles. While he’s hinted at such things as prior knowledge of a dog door, his understanding of play is severely limited, leaving little for historians to glean. When brought to live with his relatives in the Nebula, Francis showed remarkable peace-keeping abilities. His affection for all three of his siblings (SEE KNOWN RELATIVES) has made him one of the strongest members of the pack.

While on a recent scouting mission in the backyard region of the nebula, Francis proved his worth as a protector of the pack when he chased two pigeons from the area by running nearly fifteen feet without stopping.



CHI-2IZZY

UNIVERSE

Chihuahua Nebula

OTHER ALIASES

Iz, Izzy Izzy Izzy, Scarlett, Izzy Scareda

PLACE OF ORIGIN

The Great Iron Forge

IDENTITY

Izquerda Frida Kahlo la’Beau

KNOWN RELATIVES

Dulce Hammer, Francis Pants, Charlton Chi-Town, mom, dad

BIOGRAPHY

Izzy may well be the oldest member of the Chihuahua Nebula pack, but as a three-legged teacup Chihuahua, she is also the smallest. She first appeared, as if from a bolt of indignant lighting, at the border of the Monterey and Pacific Grove Empires. There tales were told of her heroic leap from a point high as Heaven itself, a feat that ultimately cost her leg, but gained her much more in return. For Izzy is never without her miniature collection of dolls, her mighty igloo home, her entourage of trusted blankets, and the mysterious twin stairs that bookend either side of her throne (AKA COUCH).

Her dominance over the pack has never been in question, as she is both the unspoken and unheard ruler in her opinion. As others have learned the hard way, cross her and unleash her terrible motor growl- a sound like a zipper being pulled really fast-at your peril!



 

Published by patrickwhitehurst

Patrick Whitehurst is a fiction and non-fiction author who's written for a number of northern Arizona newspapers over the years, covering everything from the death of the nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots to Barack Obama's visit to Grand Canyon. In his spare time he enjoys painting, blogging, the open water, and reading everything he can get his hands on. Whitehurst is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and currently lives in Tucson, Arizona.

3 thoughts on “Chihuahua Nebula Character Guide

  1. Well, THAT is a pack to be reckoned with, I reckon. Clearly, if I meet them in a dark alley, I better have some chips, a doll, and some cosas in my pocket, and I’ll let Francis handle the rest.

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