Intro

Owren wasn't didn't always go be the name he does now. He didn't live in a cold city, in the shabby school he works in.
Owren was once, Jamie Evan Rowland.
He was born and raised in a small southern town. Barely a speck on the map this town was. It didn't have any well known name brand stores. Their 'walmart' being a dollar store, and a super flea. Everyone owned some kind of hunting dog, or a horse. Farmlands stretched as far as the eye could see. This is what Owren's life once was....

Statistics

Name:// Owren Leslie Reed
Nickname:// Ducky
Age:// 23
Gender:// Male
Species:// Saluki Gelert
Paint:// Spotted
Faults:// Synaesthesia
Build:// Lanky
Height:// 6'1
Weight:// 148 lbs
Dominant Hand:// Left
Eyes:// Ice blue
Accent:// Faded Southern

Born:// October 6th 1985
Star Sign:// Libra
Zodiac Sign:// Ox
Born:// Brightvale
Raised:// Meridell Farms
Occupation:// Biology Teacher

Mother:// Lunamoon
Father:// Filoh
Petpet:// George the Carma
Love:// None

History

As stated before, this story doesn't start out with Owren, but Jamie. Both are the same person so don't get confused. Jamie had a rough life for such a simple teacher. Though he has learned to not let it get him down. He's life, like many other people's started with two people...

Jamie's parents, Lunamoon and Filoh, where not expecting to be parents anytime soon. Filoh had bought his first home, a nice trailer in a park not far from his mother and father. While Luna had just moved in the small southern town.

It happened unexpectedly and Filoh wanted nothing to do with her.
He left her and went off to get married to a woman named Candice. The only person there for the mother to be was Filoh's brother, Phineas. Who got married to Luna shortly after then accident.

Jamie doesn't remember much about Phineas, he and Luna divorced before the pup turned 3 years old. It was around this time that his father had won custody of him. Jamie was sent over to live with his father and step mother. Their house was pretty much nowhere in the woods. The closest thing to them was a graveyard, and a old run down gas store. The young Gelert never spent anytime with his father or Candice. Instead most of his life was spent with his cousins and was raised by his Grandfather. Seeing as he was a only child- he saw them as his own makeshift siblings. He spent all his time with them, during good situations, and bad ones.
He was very close to them, Though some of the best times of his life was the weekends. For this was when the young Gelert go visit his mother. His one parent who actually cared for his well being.
His life stayed like this until he was fifteen years old. His father and Stepmother split up, her no longer wanting to put up with his mooching ways. Jamie happily returned to his mother, who was now married to a man named Chad. Every weekend and summer he was sent to visit his Grandparents. In return his psychotic Grandmother making him go to see his father. Filoh now just lived off of his mother, he never did much; including paying no attention to his son when he visited.
Sadly, Jamie lost contact with his cousins and grandfather. His Grandmother spreading terrible rumors of him. No one wanted to see or speak to him anymore on that side of his family.

Back at home, Chad wasn't much baring himself. Always yelling at his stepson, or hitting him. Though with a year or two, he too was divorced and was just a forgotten memory. Luna stayed a single woman until Jamie moved out. She married a nice man by the name of William.

All during school, the lad knew he had to find a suitable job. He had something wrong with his vision. Though he told no one, he knew deep down it would hinder him. He spent most of his middle and high school years studying to be a teacher.
At the age of 22,Jamie had started his career as a biology teach and was diagnosed with Synaesthesia.
Thus his life was now normal he was living a happy life. Even contented with the several failed attempts of love. He wasn't the type to let such things get him down.
But then 'it' happened...

It was a quick jog to from his house to work. due to his condition Jamie couldn't drive anywhere. It looked like rain and there was a short cut in the wooded areas of town. Not only that but if it started raining the trees would block some of the water.
what he experience in the woods...Was two men ganging up on another. Both beating him and eventually, killing him. The two never noticed the Gelert. They buried their victim and went on their way.
Of course the young teacher reported what had happened. He told them where the man was buried, and described the murderers.
What he didn't know was it wasn't just two killers, but a group. They were part of a gang. and the Gang now wanted his blood.
This was caught quickly, and the policemen didn't want to chance another death. Jamie was picked up, his items left at home. After being put in the witness protection program, the Gelert was put in a city and given his name you see now. All evidence leading to him, all pictures and descriptions of him was shredded and burned. Nothing was left of him in his place of birth. He met the Officers who would provide him protection and was given a home near the school, he new place of work. And so his new life as 'Owren Reed' begain.

Synaesthesia

Synaesthesia is a neurological rarity in which two or more senses are connected.
For example: music and sounds seen as colors or patterns, and Tasting shapes.
Many people experience symptoms; seeing read when angry, see spheres when eating a orange, etc. A true Synaesthete constantly associates the two things. Like always seeing letters as colors, or months as colors, or associating pains as colored shapes.

Synaesthesia is considered rare, The most common agreed figure being with 1 in 25,000. Not many studies can be found on it, though there are a few trends that where observed by scientists. Here's a small collection of a few:

*It seems to be Genentic.
*Female Synaesthetes are more common then males.
*Synaesthetes are more likely to be left handed or ambidextrous.
*Synaesthetes often have a tendency to confuse left and right.
*Synaesthetes often have an appalling sense of direction.
*Synaesthetes may be more prone to migraines than the general population.
*They're often very creative, talented with music, art and poetry.

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Owren's own Synaesthesia has kept him from many jobs. He tries to be silent about it, thus he never really describes what he sees or hears most of the time. After all he's suppose to be living a normal life now.

He sees sounds as colors, This is distracting while driving. Thus he doesn't drive at all but walks everywhere.
He relates pain to shapes with colors and textures. Like getting a eyelash in his eye is a rough black triangle.
Food is a shape for him, Salty foods being circular, or pasta being square. Because of this he tends not to eat with people. He thoughtfully critiques food and is afraid of sounding odd.
Smells are also colors and shapes to Owren.
Textures often come off as colors to him.
He associates days of the month with colors.

Love

Ah Love...Love is a touchy subject for Owren. His first love was a beautiful lupess named Cally. He knew Cally his entire life, And when he grew old enough to recognize love, he knew he was in love with her. However he had to sit back and watch her fall in love with another man. And listen to her boast about how happy she was. They both dropped out of school and married, Owren hasn't seen her since then.

He had given up on Cally after she dropped out at age 17. He was 16, and easily moved on like any normal boy. He dated a petite kougra girl named Alexis. They dated until they graduated. Owren then proposed to her, near a lake just the two of them. His love slipping on the ring and looking fondly of it. Then turning him down and running away with the ring.

But he still remains positive. He now knows, out there he'll find the right girl for him. And now that he's living in a different setting, he can just feel she's nearby...

Acquaintances

Gah: Marilee was the person who helped Owren get settled into the city. He even stayed in her apartment for several months before getting his own place! Her along with an other police officer were ordered to keep Owren safe. Though the other doesn't show much, Gah and he get along quite well. He enjoys being around her, they have much in common. From intelligent conversations, to talking about being thrifty. Owren loves her British accent, and enjoys teasing her and making her blush. She looks cute when she blushes after all.

Pacings: Pacings is Owren's Best male friend EVER! Or so Owren thinks. He believes him and John are very tight, and can talk about anything together. Reality check though, John can't stand Owren. He hates his hippie like antics. And he hates how the gelert constantly talks such sweet nonsense about his sister/partner Marilee. This cool, yet hot tempered wocky does not leave it to the imagination of how he feels about the teacher. He's often plotting something against him, or going out of his way to avoid Owren. Best friend forever!

Artwork

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First picture I drew of him, he has ugly spots He sits on invisible furniture. o3o

Gelert adopties

Such happy little Gelerts C:. No I will not convert these for a lupe. These are Gelert only adopties, I'm sorry. I don't do complicated designs either, (Hair, clothing, Naruto ninja bands). You might beable to get a request from me if your design is simple. But if you also have gelert adopties I'm going to want to trade.
Rules:
Do not claim as your own.
Do not alter them.
Do not take any adoptie that is not your's.
Don't take off my username.
Do not enter in any contest or use as a link..

Preview:

Books

Owren is very proud of his collections of biology books. He hopes to one day be a professor in the area. If you or a neopet is interested in borrowing it to read or taking on of your own home he won't mind. He catches himself accidentally buying some of the same books. Just be sure not to bend the covers or tear any pages.( and don't remove my username and link back here)

Alienology

The Study of Alien Aishas, Are they real? where did they come from? Are they some primitive Ancestor of the Aisha? This book may hold the answers...

Babyology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Babyology.gif" Alt="The study of baby neopets; a good read for first time parents." Border="0"></a>

Biscuitology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Biscuitology.gif" Alt="The study of biscuit neopets." Border="0"></a>

Dariganology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Dariganology.gif" Alt="The study of darigan neopets; also gives a inside veiw of how living in the Citadel affected their lives and twisted their minds and appearance." Border="0"></a>

Camouology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Camouology.gif" Alt="The mind-boggling study of how some neopets managed to evolve to better blend in with their habitats." Border="0"></a>

Checkerology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Checkerology.gif" Alt="The Study of Checkered colored neopets, How did they manage that nice symmetrical pelt?" Border="0"></a>

Chocolateology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Chocolateology.gif" Alt="The Study of Chocolate pets, The book is also edible with delicious strawberry filling paper and dark chocolate text." Border="0"></a>

Christmasology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Christmasology.gif" Alt="The Study neopian's most festive residents, the Christmas painted pets. This book also has several Fun holiday stories in it." Border="0"></a>

Mutantology

<a href="http://www.neopets.com/~Owren"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j133/stacieadoptions/Mutantology.gif" Alt="The study of mutant neopets; It shows several different ways these poor creatures have been tried to be cured." Border="0"></a>

Lab List

Just like Pacings, Owren too- was labbed. However this canine wasn't labbed by me. He belonged to my friend Albi, she owned for a long period of time before deciding to lab him and put him for adoption. Loving his name I asked for him as soon as he changed to a nice color. However before this happened the pound closed down. Over the time period of that year he's been many things. When the pound reopened for me to finally get my pet he was a red kougra. So on he continued to getting labbed, now periodically getting zapped between him and Albi's pet, Tavanni.
I took Owren in as a red ruki and morphed him into a Gelert and painted him baby.

Blue Lupe Red Jubjub Maraquan Jubjub Red Kougra Red Ruki Mutant Gelert Baby Gelert Green Gelert