Runa Deadear
Aug 20, 2024 18:45:43 GMT -6
Post by Runa Deadear on Aug 20, 2024 18:45:43 GMT -6
Name: Runa Deadear
Species: Humanish
Age: 19
Species: Humanish
Age: 19
Native Language: Labs Sign Language
Physical Description:
It is, perhaps, a cruel gift from the gods that Runa’s animal attribute shows in her overlarge ears. Pushing through the white-blonde hair that hangs in a ragged curtain down her back, stand the black rimmed ears that marked Runa’s lineage as jack rabbit kin.
If one looks below the unhearing ears perched atop the young woman’s head, they meet her eyes. They are pale blue and fringed with pale, nearly translucent eyelashes and the windows to a soul that is, if not shattered, cracked. These eyelashes are matched by equally pale eyebrows. The woman’s features are not attractive. They are disjointed, a jaw that was too strong, eyes too far apart, a crooked and overlarge Roman nose, and her odd paleness – as though all color has been stripped from her.
She is not a tall woman, perhaps a hair shorter than average. Slender and narrow in the way that women who had been starved as girls are. Her hips have never widened, breasts have never developed, a permanent consequence of being underfed in her youth. She can gain weight, if she can afford to overeat, but the weight hangs oddly on her frame. Despite her slenderness, there is power in the muscles that ripple beneath her pale skin, a gift from the years she has spent working with large and stubborn animals.
Mental Description:
Runa was born into a family that was unwilling to provide for a disabled child such as Runa. When it became evident that she would never hear or speak, Runa was abandoned as a young child. The orphanage placed her with a human family who was looking for cheap domestic labor – and when Runa showed little talent for this type of work and took too long to learn, they beat her and often withheld food to punish her. As a result, Runa has a great deal of mistrust toward humans. This early trauma triggered the nightmares that haunt her to this day. This family begrudgingly taught her to sign but told her, often, that she was too stupid to learn to read or write.
Eventually, the aging animal caretaker took pity on the girl and requested that she come help him in the stables and kennels. It was found that Runa, who hadn’t learned to cook or clean in fourteen years, was a natural with the animals. The old animal caretaker taught her to ride in secret and it was soon discovered that there wasn’t an animal who could be ridden that Runa couldn’t ride.
It was this skill that gave Runa the courage to escape. A survivalist to her core, Runa was certain she would never be able to survive alone. Emboldened by the knowledge that she could find work as an animal trainer, if nothing else, Runa stole one of the Baakirs and fled.
This upbringing created a creature who will do anything to secure her survival and care for her animal companions. She is morally grey and follows societal norms and legalities only when the risk of not doing so outweighs the benefit. Largely uncomfortable in the company of sentient beings, Runa spends much of her time training animals and avoiding society. Unable to communicate verbally, Runa relies on her very rudimentary grasp of the written Common language to communicate with her customers within her job, a skill she taught herself with a great degree of difficulty. This inability to communicate easily has further enforced that she is an outcast.
Runa prioritizes her animals above herself. Her first and foremost goal is to ensure their comfort and to strong bonds with them so that their obedience stems from eagerness to please rather than fear.
Goals:
- Runa’s main goal is to acquire a steady income and purchase a home for her animal companions.
- She also hopes she can train one of her animals to perform tasks that she is unable to due to her disabilities.
Stats:
Stamina: 3
Strength: 3
Resistance: 3
Dexterity: 3
Mentality: 3
Level: 24| Attribute | Traits | Skills |
| Danger Sense | Mute Deaf Inept Reoccurring Nightmares Adept (Husbandry) | Proficient Skill Group: Husbandry Academics: Foreign Script II (Common) Husbandry: Ghost Rider Natural Bond III True Bonding (Gallant) Clever Communication (Harabat) Mother Nature Gem Caller Gentle Touch V |
Notes:
- Thanks to Adept, Husbandry skills are only 1/2 cost for Runa
- All skills other than Husbandry skills cost +2 skill points for Runa
- Runa has (1) skill points available
