Post by shadowkatt on Jan 18, 2007 21:07:00 GMT -5
*Character Name(s):Katrina (Kat) Lyons (AKA ShadowKatt)
*Race/Species: Human (Shifted: Lion, Black)
*Gender: Female
Actual Character Age: 21
Home Territory(Place of Origin): Northeastern Lower Michigan
Height: 5' 10" (Shifted: 3' 4" at the shoulder)
Weight: 135 lbs. (Shifted: 265 lbs.)
Physical Build: Light
*Physical Description: Light weight, but not especially fit. Doesn't look strong, but stronger than she appears, to a point. Long brown hair, wears glasses due to poor eyesight. Hazel colored eyes, although they sometimes change to green or blue(random and uncontrollable) Light complexion, somewhat plain looking. Long nails on all five fingers, each one pointed. Feet are always poised digitigrade(Means she walks on the balls of her feet, heel off the ground at all times).Usually dressed in all black if she has a choice, wearing cargo pants, as many pockets as she can find on them. Over top her clothes, she wore a long trenchcoat, a belt around her waist to keep it held tight to her body. Her arms were usually folded in front of her, her hands held within the open sleeves. Shifted form: a lioness, with black fur. No real explanation for the color, as even the most recessive gene is white. Thought to be a mutation of the gene. A perfectly average lioness, except for the color. Fully feral and on all fours, having the same color eyes as she did in human form.
Personal Information/History/Background: Nothing special to really say for the past. She was your average teenager, maybe a bit sub-average, spending more time alone that out on the town with others. Clever, inventive, intuitive, she excelled in technological fields, having a considerable background in computers. An event that happened when she was around the age of 20 forced her to leave her home, unable to stay any longer. After leaving, she became a wanderer and, having to rely in her own wit and skill, became a proficiant thief, surviving mostly on what she could pick off of passerbys or lift from any shops along the way. Wandering aimlessly, she traveled from town to town, city to city, eventually ending up in New York, a place where she could, so she thought, make a good living for herself, and be able to hide her more unusual nature within the hordes of people. Changed her name, illegally, trying to sever all ties with her family to spare them from her nature.
*Number and Description of Weaponry and Training: Self taught martial arts, not exceedingly proficient, but able to fend off solo untrained or marginally trained attackers. Can use knifes and daggers, and often improvise with whatever is within arms reach.
* Useful Trinkets or Items: Carries very few items, but in the pockets of her pants, she brings a simple, rudimentary lockpick kit, a three bladed pocketknife, and a nunchaku hanging off her right hip, the chucked held together with a rubber band. Wears glasses having poor vision.
Vehicle: No vehicles, only walks, or hitches a ride (Usually without permission)
*Special Skills:
Shift - Transform to a feral black lioness (SKILL - 1)
Every seventh day of every month, at approximately 5am (or noon on the Savannah in Africa), she transforms into a black lioness. Also, in times of great fear or anger, the shift can be accidentally triggered, resulting in an uncontrolled, completely feral transformation.
Shift Control - She has absolutely no control over when she shifts, and at this time retains no self of self when she does, becoming essentially a wild animal. (SKILL - 1)
Tooth and Claw - Several aspect of her half blood nature show through to her human self. Her fingernails are tougher than most, and naturally pointed, although not especially sharp. As her lioness form, the claws are razor sharp and just as deadly as the larger teeth she bears. (SKILL - 3)
Heightened Senses - Even in human form, her senses remain heightened above and beyond the average human. Her eyes are very poor, but her sense of smell, taste, touch, and hearing are greatly boosted. Also, she carries with her a rather strong empathic ability passed through her family, letting her sense the presence of other living being around here, sense their feelings and intentions, and to a much more limited degree, project her own feelings (INNATE - 5)
Small Manual-force Weaponry (Daggers, knives, etc): She has self taught herself to use knives and daggers, for defense purposes. Self trained to use a nunchaku, developed her own fighting style.(SKILL - 5 with nunchaku, otherwise 3)
Unarmed Combat: Self taught martial arts, borrowing from judo, tai kawn do, and kung fu, as well as a deep emphasis on impovisation. (SKILL - 3)
Technology: Able to use computers of many variations with a fair about of literacy. Knowledge of hardware and software, with experience in software programming and a small degree of cracking. (SKILL - 5)
Coercion: She has a knakc for getting beople to tell her things. Being an excellent listener, and an emphathetic one, she can generally get anyone to spill their deepest secrets to her, although how long that takes is all dependant on how carefully they want to guard the information they have. (SKILL - 5)
Stealth and Infiltration: Even while young, she delighted in getting into places where she didn;t belong and learning things that weren;t hers. Even though she doesn't have a great degree of skill, her ingenuity and determination can usually get her in and out of anywhere she chooses, most of the time without being caught. However, knowledge of security devices and systems does give her an edge over the average, dim-witted break and enter burgler. (SKILL - 3)
*SKILLS TOTAL: 29
Character's Career: None, thief by profession
Fav. Saying/Quote: "I'm not here."
Preferred Food: None. Although she has many dislikes, her favorites change according to her mood and what she's been eating, and what is available
Stats:
Intelligence – 5.5/5.0 Always eager to learn as much as she could, and with an excellent memory to boot. Still, never really applied herself, rather picking up everything she came across, rather than seek it out. As a lion though, her intelligence isn't any more than a feral animal, relying more on instinct than wit.
Intuition – 6.0/6.0 Intuition is the tool of her trade. Having focused her senses, she remains aware of her surroundings at all times, unless distracted. Even in lion form, her senses remain just as potent.
Willpower – 5.0/5.0 There is a fine line within her. That line having not been crossed, it's debatable whether her will will hold, but once crossed, not even God could differ her given the choice. As a lion though, she operates purely on instict. As long as she holds the upper paw, she cannot be detoured, but if spooked, she falters easily.
Agility – 6.0/6.5 Her agility is where her half feline nature truely shines. Having almost supernatural agility, she literally "always lands on her feet." As a lion her agility is further boosted.
Strength – 4.5/5.0 never being one to work a lot unless she had to, she was never as fit or strong as most others, something she never had a problem with as she perfered to use her mind to think of other solutions, rather than brute force. As a lion, her strength is average for a lion, which is lethal.
Endurance – 4.0/5.5 In human form, pitiful. Not in great shape to say the least. An excellent sprinter due to her light body, but she fatigues easily and quickly. As a lion though, she far exceeds her human form, being able to run, work, or fight for long periods of time before needing rest, although her transformation usually ends before then.
Speed – 6.0/6.0 Her speed is very good, compared to other humans. While quick to tired, she can run nearly 150% faster than most others for a short distance. As a lion, she can reach speeds of almost 38 miles per hour, over a short distance.
Info about the player: Just call me ShadowKatt
Connections to Other Characters: None
