look at the ceiling and fade away - [WAR PAINT]

[Stryker]

The time had come. Their pillage against The Typhoon was coming in a few short hours. Each wanderer had prepared and trained for this dire moment and finally the moment was upon them. With every battle, they donned their war paint and won. Now they needed one more victory to proclaim their leadership upon The Typhoon's islands and any territories they had already won over. To keep consistent, the Kingpin wanted to hold one final display of their paints. Not only would they don the materials upon their face, but throughout their entire body. Luckily, he had prepared.

Near the beach, several large rock bowls laid out. Each held a color created from the island's natural resources through tedious grinding, boiling, and fermenting. The dyes laid out were prominently in the lower rank's green. This time too, the unfamiliar black color for the espionages was present. All members of the Coalition of the Condemned was encouraged to don their entire body with a variety of colors to show off their pride as long as they didn't signify rank symbols along themselves. [Reference colors and rank symbols within this thread!]

As Stryker awaited the rest, he was already lining his face in crimson dyes as he stared into the ocean's reflection. With careful concentration, he dipped a claw into the mixture of teak leaves and raised it to his chin. A sharp downward motion left a streak on his maw. He repeated this twice after that, creating the appearance of a skull's teeth, and offered a narrowed gaze into the water's below. Satisfied, the Kingpin continued. The lion sheathed his claws back into their sockets and lightly dipped the top of his paw into the dye. Closing one eye, he pressed the red against his lid. After that one dried, he followed up with the second and proceeded to observe his work in the waves.

The sound of approaching pawsteps caused his attention to shift towards the tropical forest's border. Finally. "Feel free to join me in dying our pelts as tradition before we engage in war," he remarked. A lighthearted smile met his lips. The fate of their new home was approaching quickly and there was no time to waste.