Vivian Nowell Shepard
Since Nowell was born her father, a lead councilman from Hela, always spoke to her about bounding with a Terra Cat. He wanted that source of pride and status. He always had so much hope of her bonding when she entered the Terra Cat pen at 5 and 10. At 15, he was sure sheād bond with one. Disappointment showed on his face when nothing happened once more. He actually couldnāt look at or even talk to her. When he did look at her, heād only look in the general direction. He only spoke to her when needed, which wasnāt often.
Itās been a couple of years, and finally he doesnāt look at her with disappointment anymore. Though, Nowell knows it is a sore spot for him. You can tell, as heāll tense up when he hears of a child bonding to a Terra Cat or something of that nature. Now Nowell spends most of her time at her job, which she loves. Nowell works with the Terra Cats. Specifically, she works with the ones who stay at the shelter.
Nowell often deals with expecting mothers when they give birth if they need help. Her favorite thing is to play with and care for the cubs that are too young to get tested. She only deals with the troublesome wild Terra Cats when they need an extra hand to feed them. Recently there was talk of a new arrival, Rek. She heard he has been on a rampage of killing livestock the past few months. They say Rek is the worst of the worst since he is too feral. She even heard of how he almost killed a man when they went to capture him. Nowell volunteered to help out, as no one else was willing. If no one wanted to help or be responsible for the cat, it would be killed or die from lack of care. She had to give the cat a chance. Nowell loves Terra Cats and thinks they all deserved a good life.
Nowell always wondered how things would go if someone could just actually communicate with Rek. It would make it possible to make a truce with the cat and or to reach an understanding at least. If that could happen, he could be set free and trusted. He wouldnāt need to be trapped in a pen, as he wouldnāt bother the community any more. She honestly thinks itās a shame.
Nowell is the calmest person you could meet. It helps her with her job a lot. It helps that she has a lot of patience, love, and understanding for living creatures too. She just wants to make the Terra Cats in her care happy. She feels like she may not be able to help Rek since she has not heard good things about him. After talking to the town peoples, she finally figured out he may enjoy elk. She does have plans on seeing if she can gain his trust with it. Hopefully this doesnāt cause her death. It may mean Rekās death too if that happens. People seem tired of him causing harm. Also, her father isnāt the most forgiving person.
Considered tall to some, Nowell stands at 5ā 7ā. Nowell has light brown skin, black wavy/curly hair that reaches about an inch or so passed her shoulders, and dark brown eyes that often get mistaken for black.