Hetherev - Savanah Ref

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A character for the art/roleplaybutmostlyart group where your OC can be plonked into one of the areas and art challenges are done around how they respond.

I'm sorry I write so goddamn much I THINK A LOT

Name: Savanah or 'Ana for short
Height: 2' 10"
Weight: 25lbs
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Town: Mellekori Island

Missing Items: TBA

Summary: In short,

☆ A fast thinking and quick footed catling theif reining from arid landscapes and more recently station streets with a funny accent of missing 'S's. 'Ana takes life as it arrives and tries to make the best of it but is reluctant to share her fortunes. Expect 'Ana to possibly take and sell what your character doesn't have completely stapled to them in an encounter (only if you want that to happen of course!!)

☆ She's friendly when it best suits her especially if there's something to gain. She has her cheek and her pride though and will defend what little status she has usually with sassing and showing off (which she is good at both!), though if push comes to shove she'd rather flee than fight in a pinch and doesn't push her luck physically. It's not easy to get 'Ana visually fired up, she can take a few jokes and rebound insults especially, however if provoked repetitively a very irate 'Ana won't hold back climbing someone's back and holding their throat hostage.

☆ Her cute cat looks tend to charm friendly encounters in exchange for boons such as food or discounts or adversaries to plea her way out of minor problems, which is good for her pickpocketing career. Unfortunately her charms can attract unwanted hovering attention too from those wanting a cute cat friend or a pet of her plush fur.

Is there anything you feel very STRONGLY that your character NOT be drawn doing?:
IDK no romance?? DEFINATELY NO PETTING catlings are rarely pleased about being treated like common housecats, other than that with Savanah in particular, her being close friends without some kind of say so haha just ask if there's confusion or question I love answering em C:

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Personality (lengthy blabs):

What is this?
Savanah is a desert catling, a large bipedal cat lookalike, one of the two main groups. Their defining features are their large back paws, silky short fur usually sporting colours of shorthair breeds and super efficient travel speed but don't climb too well, whereas the other type, the mountain dwellers such as Wilfred's heritage, have nimbler paws, soft thick fur of longhair breeds with males usually sporting manes and are excellent climbers while moving on ground is slower. There are abnormalities like Savanah's folded ears popping up every few generations and the ones with magic blood are blessed/cursed with white tail tips.

Regarding magic, catlings are familiar with magic and ward against it. Both species, after being 'domesticated' by humans, were withheld as pets and novelty butlers after a revolution caused them to become independent of their human enablers. In one part of their home world Bastion, they gained their freedom fairly quickly but in another part where magic reigns supreme, they had more trouble separating themselves. As magic was a tool used against them to hold them captive by the greedier of humans and those who still believed they had no rights to independence, a huge revolt started and many fell victim. The indecent caused them to have a stigma against it's use passed down through generations and will often frighten a catling, the mountain types more than the desert. Because of the event, they separate themselves from the practice, and those born with magic blood/white tips are often abandoned at birth, either picked up by other species or are left to their doom in the wilds.

As a catling 'Ana has both the learned common language and her own native tongue which can come out in a series of 'feo's, 'mow's and 'mikhi's as a few examples (I haven't revised it yet >u>''), which as a result the language of common folk can be distressing on her pronounciation. She has troubles with the 'S' sound as a desert catling and in exhaustion will pronounce 'S' as 'D', 'TH', rarely 'CH', rasped, or attempt to miss it out completely (Mountain Catlings have this problem too but with the 'R' and 'L' sound). For example, 'seven fields of chilled grass' would come out like 'deven field of thilled grad'


Who is this?:
☆ A SMALLTIME THEIF: 'Ana is a lone part time thief of pickpocket level and was living in a busy station port city before being swept into Hetherev. Her upbringing was in a pride of other catlings where her father was on top of the pile. When the age arrived for her to help with raiding traveller's carts and robbing pilgrims, she pushed her luck with them a little too far, fighting back when provoked and causing injuries instead of mugging and moving. Her constant reuse of the technique got her kicked from the pride, but not without collecting Petalbane, her butter knife sword, as a souvenir.

☆ A FAST TARGET: She has proficiency in speed and manoeuvrability and is surprisingly strong for her size. Though she's nimble endurance is not her thing, neither having a blade means she's good at wielding it, it's a trophy not a plaything after all.

☆ A LONE OPPORTUNIST: The life of a thief has taught her to keep herself to herself, 'Ana is reserved, but by no means quiet in conversation. It's a strict code of looking after Number One, so unless your character's got something in it for her she won't come to aid. Banter and hang out is fine, she does enjoy company, but perhaps expect your characters keys or wallet for example to go missing after an encounter! Because of this kleptomania, 'Ana isn't one to go looking for friends, and those who keep finding her will probably find themselves being purposely annoyed in defence.

Doesn't mean 'Ana's incapable of making friends, but for the other half it will be a trial. Her outward appearance of a dire vagabond isn't for show by no means but 'Ana won't go looking for trouble by no means. Her pastime is only performed if it's safe to do so, for example, a lost traveller is easy pickings, a well built regular is risky, anyone visibly armed is desperation, a known local is a total no go.

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ANNNND that's about it. As mentioned if there are any questions please ask away as I will keep this ref up to date aiiight