Kat Soldshort
Katerina Runcister (a.k.a. Kat Soldshort)
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Kat is a fit and agile halfling considered quite skinny for her race. She has surprising speed in both running and climbing as well as impressive parkour skills as shown when jumping from tree to tree.
Identifying Characteristics
- A tattoo on her right arm of a hawk, representing her rank in the rangers
- Tattoo on her left arm of a crimson rose, representing her family
- Blindfold over her eyes signifying her to be blind
Special abilities
Uses the ground beneath her to 'see' her surroundings
Apparel & Accessories
On top of her lack of height she wore a green leather tunic with leaves covering the majority of it, camouflaging her with our surroundings. She also wore cloth wrapped leggings with leaf chains holding it together and a green cloth cloak and a hood with green around the edges made from some kind of plant matter. On her legs she wore no shoes, though she had twigs branching around her shins held together with a leaf chain but not as if she wove it herself, rather as if the twigs chose to be there. However what stood out the most was her wine red undercut leaking out of her hood to cover her right side and partially obscuring what appeared to be a green dyed cloth blindfold, a strange choice for an archer. On each of her arms was a tatoo, with a hawk on her right arm and a crimson rose on her left, the hawk representing her rank in the rangers and the rose representing her family. On her leather belt hung two steel curved blades with oak handles that were pristinely sharpened and clearly used for preparing animals rather than killing. On her back she had her quiver made of brown leather filled with arrows that had a wooden shaft and hawk feather fletchings, with the arrow currently loaded into her oak elven design bow showing her arrows had an iron predator tip, making them perfect for hunting.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Katerina Runcister was born into the royal family of the Kingdom of Primrosestor to King Dannigar Runcister and Queen Hadabeau Runcister. A rebellious child, her mother found it hard to love her, and to not lose her temper. Her father was too busy to pay her any attention. At age 5, Kat was sent to live with the worst possible family in Norvale. Here she was supposed to learn how good she had it, and to appreciate her role in society as a noble and an heir. Instead, she grew sorry for the peasantry, and growing up would no longer believe in a class divide.
During her equivalent teenage years (15-30), Kat would dress more like a peasant than a princess, and was often seen hanging around in the streets of Roswich. With her father always busy with the kingdom and her mother refusing to deal with her any longer, Kat had a large amount of freedom to do with as she wished. She began teaching herself things like how to read and write, archery and blade combat, growing preferential to duel daggers. While she would get dirty looks from the people of Roswich due to the fact that it was unheard of for a woman to know how to fight, write or even read in Rosenwind. Kat believed herself a fighter, and never thought herself worthy enough to one day rule the kingdom, still having no brother to become heir instead.
At the age of 27 Kat ran away from her family to the deep wilderness of the Dasatone Woods. She became a hermit, not living in one place for very long. One day while she was hunting a deer with her wooden shortbow, her target was attacked by a group of rangers, known as the Midnight Rangers. The leader of this group admired her skill with a bow and asked her to join their group. Kat accepted and quickly became the best hunter in her clan. When asked her family name Kat was at a loss. She did not want to be known as a princess as she would be seen as dainty, and likely cast out of the guild. So instead she claimed no family name, reinforcing their belief she had been a simple hermit. The Mother Bear of the rangers declared her Kat 'Soldshort', as she was seen as "sold" to the rangers by the woods and she was one of few halflings in the guild.
At the age of 32, while returning from a lone hunt, Kat was ambushed by three of the rangers in her clan, and two from the Wolf clan. Jealous of her prowess and skill and believing she didn't deserve to outshine them, they had decided to remove her from the equation. She managed to avoid their initial attack but was helpless against so many. Four of the rangers held her down while the fifth took a vial from her belt and waved it in Kat's face saying, "Well you filthy half-size hermit, let's see how well you use that bow without your sight!". The hunter then poured a droplet of the liquid in each eye blinding Kat instantly. The five hunters than ran away laughing after kicking Kat in the dirt, leaving her to die.
After the initial screaming in pain, Kat sat up and brushed herself as clean as she could. She then calmed herself down and focused. The Earth Deity Jorden the Immovable noticed her presence and took mercy, promising that if she became one of his disciples, he could help her. Kat immediately replied yes and thanked the god. Jorden then blessed Kat with heightened senses, with her sight not being returned but her new senses now allowing her to feel the nature around her and in a way, see.
She would return to the main base of operations of the rangers, The Vagrant Hideout, to find herself unwelcome their anymore. The attack turned out not to be simply out of jealousy but was instead an authorised attack by the Alpha Wolf, Corrin Thorngage. Thankfully a friend had told her this before Corrin arrived, and Kat was able to escape back into the woods, where she would run into the likes of famous bounty hunter Schyther and his group, while they were out on a quest that would change the world...
Life of Kat Soldshort
Education
Raised in a royal family, you'd think she'd get a great education. Instead the ideals of the nation saw women as wives and only as rulers as a backup, so Kat was raised to be a good noble woman. However a visit to Norvale at age 5 ensured that it did not take, and so taught herself many things beginning with how to read, leading to being able to learn more from the grand selection of books in the library in the palace.
Employment
Beginning as a princess but running away, Kat's most recent profession was as a Ranger for the Midnight Rangers guild.
Accomplishments & Achievements
- Achieved rank of Head Badger
- Achieved rank of Golden Hawk
Mental Trauma
Was blinded at the age of 32 by 5 of her fellow rangers, scarring her emotionally and making it hard for her to trust anyone anymore. She would become distant an monotonous, as well as never keeping her bow undrawn again if she could help it, just in case.
Intellectual Characteristics
A quite intelligent young lady, Kat is well read having had access to a royal library. She was able to study history, biology, geography and politics, and able to discover her true likes and interests. Puzzles were a pastime, and it helped to prepare her for most intellectual challenges she would face.
Personality Characteristics
Likes & Dislikes
Likes
- Archery
- Nature
- Hunting
Dislikes
- Class divide
- Laziness
- Ignorance
- Arrogance
Virtues & Personality perks
- Strong-willed
- Focused
- Sympathetic
- Hard working
Vices & Personality flaws
- Independent
- Monotonous
- Un-empathetic
Hygiene
Exactly what you would expect from someone who lives in the forest
Social
Family Ties
Religious Views
Praises the deity Jorden the Immovable, especially after he gave her the ability to connect with nature, allowing her to 'see'.
Social Aptitude
- Seems to have a lack of most social skills but is really just quiet
- Confident
- Introverted
- Low table manners
Mannerisms
- Always keeps her bow drawn
Hobbies & Pets
Hobbies
- Archery
- Blade combat
- Reading
- Hunting
Relationships
History
Having been a distant mother during her childhood, Kat never felt very loved nor welcome in her own home. Being a rebellious child, Kat always caused problems for her mother. Spilt drinks, thrown food, stolen jewellery from visiting nobles even though she had the wealth of a nation... the list goes on. By the time she was an adult, Kat barely acted like the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Primrosestor. Instead, she dressed like a peasant, and practiced archery though it was against the kingdoms belief that women should know to fight or even read, which she had also taught herself to do. Hadabeau had given up on her daughter by this point, and instead hoped that one day she would grow out of her unlady-like ways. Instead, Kat ran away under heavy disguise one night, and Hadabeau would never hear from her again.
Shared Acquaintances
Relationship Reasoning
Both are apart of the Midnight Rangers
History
While they never met, Kat left around the time their mother was pregnant with Dannigar, so Kat knows of his existence and how she is no longer the heir to Primrosestor, making her despise him and yet be pleased with his birth and her loss of a burden, but also a loss of opportunity.
Shared Acquaintances
Nicknames & Petnames
Theo and Kat.
Wealth & Financial state
While she technically has the wealth of the royal family of Primrosestor, having run away she has no access to it. Instead her money comes from her time as a Ranger, working for the Midnight Ranger guild.
Alignment
Neutral good
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
- Princess of Primrosestor
- Golden Hawk of Hawk Clan (expired)
- Disciple of Jorden the Immovable
Professions
Previously Held Ranks & Titles
Date of Birth
18th of the 7th, 1029
Year of Birth
1029
34 Years old
Birthplace
Spouses
Siblings
Prince Dannigar
(Brother)
Children
Gender
female
Eyes
Emerald green, contracted
Hair
Short, roughly cut, wine red
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale white, dirty
Height
3'1''
Weight
26 lbs
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
- Common - fluent
- Elven - fluent
- Plantish - fluent
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