Raven
Commoner
Raven
Species
Swiftstride Shifter
Appearance
Raven is an adult female swiftstride shifter with strongly feline features. Her charcoal-gray skin is softly furred, denser along her forearms, shoulders, cheeks, and the backs of her large pointed ears. Bright amber-gold eyes track hands, exits, pockets, and nearby animals before settling on a speaker's face. Her short, tousled black hair is threaded with small braids, beads, cords, and feathers, all arranged with more care than her deliberately untidy silhouette suggests. A dark feline nose, subtle muzzle, and fine whisker features sharpen her expressive smile. She moves with a quiet, elastic economy, often appearing relaxed until she is suddenly beside a plant, traveler, or dropped object. The unexpected contradiction is that her hands are remarkably gentle and precise, while her overall presence carries the restless alertness of a cat deciding whether a room is safe.
“Warm, low, and lightly musical, with a teasing lilt. Her sentences often curl into questions, even when she is making an observation.”
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Distinguishing Features
Large pointed furry ears that swivel independently toward sounds.
Small braids decorated with beads, cords, and feathers, each marking a favor, journey, or memorable traveler.
A habit of watching a person's hands and footwear before their face.
Soft whisker features that twitch visibly when she smells unfamiliar magic, poison, or smoke.
A quiet, unfinished song that seems to follow her through the hot-spring steam.
Voice
“A soft contralto with a purring edge, usually intimate enough that listeners lean closer. Her laughter arrives in brief breathy bursts, while her angry voice becomes quiet and precise.”
Clothing
Layered practical woodland clothing in moss green, faded ochre, bark brown, and muted blue. She wears a weatherproof sleeveless coat over a wrapped linen shirt, fitted trousers, soft-soled boots, a broad herb-stained sash, and several small pouches tied where her hands can reach them without looking.
Body Language
Raven rarely sits squarely toward someone. One shoulder angles toward the nearest exit while her ears, eyes, and tail of conversation remain fixed on the speaker. When amused, she presses two fingers beneath her nose as if hiding a purr. When lying, she becomes unnaturally still.
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