Pochanos (pronounced po-CON-os) is a Prehensile-tailed porcupine. He's Barkley's best friend, a massage therapist and a personal trainer. He was born in the city of Ramo in the country of Áspero, his world's equivalent of Sao Paulo Brazil and he moved to the city of Gophington, Mapliea (roughly the location of Toronto, Canada in our world) with his parents when he was 14. He's had his own massage practice in Gophington since he was 27. He speaks fluent Porcuguese and Castorese.

Pochanos and Barkley met at a rave in Gophington when Pochanos was 25. They became fast friends as they both have interests in dance, music, and weight training/Bodybuilding. Unbeknownst to Barkley, Pochanos has secretly had a growing sexual attraction to him over the years. Pochanos knows that Barkley is completely straight, so an intimate relationship wouldn't be possible.

Although Pochanos is proud of his own weightlifting abilities and physique, he's very jealous and turned-on by Barkley's beastly proportions; thick stocky body, large muscles, and record setting brutal strength. Pochanos takes any chance he can get to give Barkley a thorough full body massage at no charge.

Basic info:
Full Birth Name: Pochanos Bernardo Afiado
Nicknames: Pokey, Mr. Poke-a-Nose.
Sexual Orientation: Technically bisexual, but Barkley is the only male that he's ever been physically attracted to.

Appearance:

• body fur: white
• quills: light creamy orange with black bands on each quill
• nose to chin: almost hairless, light peach flesh color.
• Markings: none
• Eye color: blue

Attire:
Casual/Lounging - special "porcupine grade" boxer briefs that resist puncture from quills.
Work - Cargo shorts in warm weather. Cargo pants with long pierce resistant underwear in cold weather. He can't wear a shirt unless he gets his entire back quills removed, which is a long and painstaking process and they eventually grow back within a month or so. He doesn't mind being topless anyway, as he likes to show off his muscular body and loves the natural spiked "hairstyle" look that his quills give him that so many other species try to replicate with hair products.
Professional - A necktie with a pair of black slacks and a belt (Basically looks like a Chippendale dancer, but it's the best he can do since he can't wear a shirt without puncturing it.)

Body description:
Very athletic and a little on the tall side for a Prehensile-tailed porcupine. Well developed muscles throughout his entire body from approximately a decade of bodybuilding, cross-training, and rock and tree climbing. Sharp quills cover his entire head, back, and most of his tail. Quills are more sparse on his arms and legs. His torso is nearly quilless. His quills can be very dangerous if he's not careful and it's impossible for him to receive hugs. He was born with an odd mutation that makes his body produce white fur and orange quills. He has a 4 foot long muscular and flexible prehensile tail that he can use as a fifth limb to grab objects, pull himself up, and hang off things (trees, ledges of buildings, railings) if he so desires.

Skills:

• Professional massage therapy
• Weight training
• Rock climbing
• Multilingual (Porcuguese and Castorese, which is the dominant language of Mapliea and most western nations.)

Weaknesses:

• Swimming
• Ticklish

Likes:

• Bodybuilding
• Dancing (raving)
• Tree & rock climbing
• Scaling walls

Dislikes:

• Bodies of water ( Deep pools, Lakes, Oceans)
• People calling him a "creamsicle"