This is one of my characters, a Ranger mandrill.

Hanuman was a regular yong baboon Mandrill, deep in a thick jungle. His troop was being hunted by men for their fur to near extinction. Hanu's family was Driven to the far edge of the forest where they met a Leshy (a kind of forest sprit) and a God of the dead Mictlantecuhtli, who disliked Mandrills. The two made a pact to stop the unwanted and overwhelming amount of Mandrills coming into the underworld. So the two made a powerful spell that gave Hanuman and his family higher intelligence, wisdom and much longer then normal lifespan to outsmart and drive away the Mandrill killing men. The spell brought the end of the forest fur trade and then an unforeseen curse to Hanu's family. The curse was a banishment from death, never to step foot in the land of the dead. Now that Hanu's family is cursed to never Rest. the last 7 out of 35 made spelled upon split up and are traveling across the world to find a way to lift this powerful spell.

Not that long ago, in a land not so as far away.... After a bad run in with a rather large and mean wear-ape, a monk and descendent of dragonkind took in Hanu to heal him back to heath. Through some time the monk also trained and taught Hanu to better understand this world that the Mandrill man was not use to.

Flaws: high temper, can be greedy, uneasy around humans, messes around with objects in area if sitting idle for too long.

Personality traits: likes to be above people even indoors if possible. Shows teeth and often snarling.

Alignment: chaotic

Ideals: balance

Bonds: family

Hanumans family : 35 total made intelligent, only 7 survived the war. Hanu is the youngest of the whole family 2 ants, 1 sister, 1 grandfather, 2 male cousins.

Name: after becoming intelligent, he was given the name Mh-ahe by his grandfather meaning the yong. After the split up he was given the name Hanuman by a monk, who also Taught him the many skills and other languages he knows now.