Vivenya Redpaw

Vivenya Redpaw was a katar female and rogue. She was known to be exceptionally talkative for one with such a shady vocation. She was frequently found in the Iron Swan tavern, in the city of Odespur.

Description
Vivenya had dark brown fur, with beige highlights in some places, though most notably her hair, cheeks, and upper chest. She was not overly tall, standing at five feet, six inches and had a slim build with slight curves. The tip of her right ear was missing. She had yellow eyes with slit pupils, fairly standard for her race.

She was frequently seen wearing long sleeved tunics, dark brown or black in colour. Over this, she generally wore a leather vest. She wore light-soled boots, ideal for stealth, and leather bracers. She also owned a dark, hooded cloak, ideal for either travel or skulking around.

Personality
Vivenya was a cunning, often coy woman, relying on her sharp tongue and keen mind to get the best price for her services. While she wasn't above flirting with potential employers, her priority was always making the most amount of coin for the least amount of risk. She believed strongly in self-preservation, even if it ended up costing the people she had been hired to protect.

History
Like many katar, Vivenya was born as part of a small litter in the katar homeland of Vindorand. She grew up learning to hunt and silently stalk prey. As she grew older, she used these talents to feed her clan and care for herself.

As many young katar are, Vivenya was afflicted with a strong sense of wanderlust and left home to explore the northern reaches of Anendior. She quickly discovered that her skills were in high demand among the somewhat less than law-abiding citizens of many towns and cities. Natural stealth allowed her access to many an unsuspecting mark and she inevitably left wealthier than previously. It was during this period of her life that she discovered a nearly overwhelming desire for coin, falling in with thieves guilds that dwelt in the undercity and alleyways of population centers.

She was set to become one of the most successful thieves in the Grey Marches and would have, if not for the intervention of a keen-eyed dessan who caught her in the act. Rather than become upset or reporting her to the guards, he offered to expand her skillset. An odd offer and one that Vivenya would normally have declined if the alternative hadn't been jail. The dessan trained her to fight as well as bluff her way out of tense situations. Under his tutelage, Vivenya became a skilled fighter, in addition to supplementing her already formidable stealth.

Vivenya eventually took up residence in the city of Odespur and hired herself out as a mercenary rogue, joining with adventuring parties as a scout and using her dextrous fingers to disarm traps along the way.