Keti Gathoni
Rogue
Keti Gathoni
Species
Human
Appearance
A pretty young woman with long brown hair that reaches the small of her back, usually wet with snow and tangled into dark ropes around her shoulders. Her face is soft and open at first glance, but her attention never stops moving. She has a broad, expressive jaw and slightly prominent front teeth that show whenever she laughs, bites thread, or nervously tests a coin between her teeth. She moves with a peculiar combination of grace and abruptness, gliding along walls before suddenly freezing as if someone has called her name. Despite her slight frame, she unconsciously occupies doorways and corners like a larger person, then apologizes by folding herself nearly in half. The unexpected contradiction is that her hands are meticulously clean and carefully manicured, while the rest of her looks like she has been sleeping in alleys for days.
“Her voice is low, quick, and precise, with a musical cadence that becomes clipped when she is afraid. She speaks Common with a river-district accent and occasionally slips into Kiswahili when startled, angry, or affectionate.”
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Distinguishing Features
Her prominent front teeth show when she smiles, making her rare smiles look almost mischievous.
She keeps her long hair divided into seven practical sections, each tied with a different color of thread.
She takes up more physical space than her slight body should, especially in doorways and narrow passages.
Her clean, carefully maintained fingernails contrast sharply with her weather-stained clothing.
She smells faintly of cedar soap, wet wool, and bitter orange peel.
Voice
“A low, bright contralto that sounds conversational even when she is whispering. Her laugh arrives suddenly and shows her prominent front teeth, then stops as if she has remembered that joy can make noise.”
Clothing
A faded russet wool dress under a patched charcoal cloak, both dusted with snow. She wears a man's oversized knitted cap, soft leather boots wrapped with strips of cloth for silence, and a green scarf with one corner torn away. Her belt is made from braided bedsheet cord rather than leather.
Body Language
Keti keeps one shoulder angled toward the nearest escape route. She hunches against the cold but straightens whenever someone treats her as helpless. Her fingers repeatedly smooth the ends of her hair, and when she lies, she becomes unnaturally still except for her jaw working against one of her front teeth.
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