Chesne
Lady Chesne Yuriel
Cats and dogs have long been popular pets across the world, but in Absalom, the drive to be different has long compelled locals to make more complicated choices. In the badger, many found their chance to proclaim their allegiance to a different stripe in a moderately safer way than the (literally) short-lived fads that sought to spread wolverines, tatzlwyrms, and trollhounds as pets throughout the city. Lady Chesne’s Westgate store, “The Fierce Stripe,” is as much a lifestyle support shop as it is a pet shop, as Chesne herself encourages all of those who have badgers to visit daily to gossip and socialize. With her own badger-striped hair and propensity for speaking to badgers as if they were people, Chesne is a beloved icon of the neighborhood. That she’s missing a few fingers on each hand (results of her early days as a badger peddler when her methods and techniques weren’t quite so refined and elegant) is something the city’s badger owners are willing to overlook as a small price to pay for the delight of having such a uniquely Absalomian opportunity to shop for a beloved family member. Asked about her missing fingers, Chesne is quick and proud to proclaim that she’d give up her hands if it meant keeping Absalom’s badgers fed and pampered, a comment that never ceases to solicit swoons and gasps of delight from her loyal, devoted customers.
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