Sleepy Cat
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Sleepy Cat A work in progress Contents[edit]
Personality Sleepy is reasonably suspicious of most who approach her, preferring to make the first move: having spent the majority of her life as an untraceable ghost living on the periphreals of society, people approaching her usually meant trouble. To those that pass her initial appraisal, however, she is a warm and caring individual, always concerning herself with the welfare of others she considers even acquaintences. Those who have seen her off her guard are usually treated to a showing of a deep and enthusiastic love of life, an aloof and easily flattered sort that carries her considerable burden with ease. The few that manage to draw her ire, however, see a much different woman.
Character Background Though possessing a relaxed demeanour and preferring the company of books and tomes to people in most cases, her armor and her greatsword stand at odds with the assumption that she is some mere academic enthusiast. Rumors tell of a woman on the hunt, a self-styled vigilante wielding arcane powers, who allows nothing to stand in the way of helping her fellows and righting wrongs. Still others tell of an aloof, clumsy and melodramatic miqo'te who is a horrible flirt and possessing zero social grace of her own. All that is certain is Sleepy seems perfectly comfortable with the resultant obscurity surrounding her, wearing it as a cloak.
The history of the matter is barely a moon after her birth, the miqo'te who would come to be known as Sleepy Cat was orphaned in an attack on the caravan she and her mother were travelling on. That she managed to somehow survive the ordeal unharmed and eventually be found by a small band of refugees spoke of her uncanny luck in all things. The remainder of her childhood would see her passed along to many families scattered around Thanalan: often named, but never settling into one, a wandering child fond of climbing things and stealing books for her own perusal. As she matured into adolescence, she had trained up a certain set of skills that made her a very accomplished pickpocket. She would not realize this until one day, witnessing a brazen theft from her current adoptive family, managed to steal back the items and some things of value besides before the would-be bandit had managed to return to his fellows. It had taught her many things: the plight of her fellow displaced citizens, the depravity of some, and the indifference of the so called "nobility". More than that, however, was the realisation that she had power in this: power to help those who were in need. She didn't know what to do with it at first, but could not stand by while suffering surrounded her. Eventually, she met a small crew of like-minded individuals, who together formed a group known as the "Coeurl Kissers", after a member's daring tale. The group targeted wealthy merchant caravans, employing various distractions and methods to lift cargo or goods and convert it into aid for their communities. As time went on, Sleepy Cat noticed that she was much unlike her fellows: repulsed by the advances of the young boys she knew, unsure what to make of her heritage as a Seeker, and while she held some romantic interest in other girls, it was fleeting, never surviving more than a few suns, with rare exceptions. She spoke little, save for the few group veterans who had bothered to get to know her. Despite her friendships, she continually felt like an outsider, as one utterly alone. The Calamity only served to compound that fact, the catastrophic event scattering the Coeurl Kissers to the winds. Sleepy had thought that perhaps her life would take on a much more interesting direction after Eorzea recovered from the terrifying ordeal. Perhaps in another time, she had. But as it stood, three summers on, she had gone from cutpurse to pugilist to conjurer, attempting to find herself again. By some stroke of luck, she lent her novice efforts to a very familiar casualty, finding herself drawn back into the Coeurl Kissers, who had revitalised themselves in the wake of the Calamity. It was a short time after that the group recruited another conjurer into the fold: one Sleepy immediately found herself developing strange new feelings for. The two became best friends in short order. Like Sleepy, she had no real name and no knowledge of her lineage. [keystrokes cut out, cat-like typing detected.] Relationships
Rumors Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under the Player Character category!
Stories No IC works yet...
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