Role
Doctor.
Type of Changer
Miao.
Nicknames
Doc, KiKi. (She wholly disapproves of the latter.)
Gender
Female.
Age
21.
Personality
Kiarna can almost come across as cold; her years of training in the medical field have sharply honed her ability to hide emotions, as she saw people die and suffer. Always feeling as if emotions were a weakness, and had a poor effect on her focus, she began forming a thick shell to hide and control them. She is actually quite caring under her shell of apathy, though few people have succeeded in reaching that part of her.
Because of this shell, she often says very little, preferring to let her actions speak for her, though when she is roused to speak, her comments are often sharply sarcastic or cynical. She has tried and failed to comfort people she is stitching up, and generally lets someone else do that for her, or simply attempts a tentative smile.
However, emotions can only be bottled up for so long; when she snaps, she often loses complete control for a few minutes, then calms down, shakes herself off, and goes to cool off by herself for a while. Around those few she trusts, she can be mischief and witty, though she is likely to treat them just as coolly as she does the rest of the world an hour later.
In some ways more insecure than most people under her defenses, she is very sensitive towards those she considers her friends, and will stay upset for days over something small, even a comment that was meant to be harmless.
She but constantly haunts herself with the belief that what she does isn't good enough, that she could always be better. This drive for perfection does make her a successful doctor, but it causes quite a bit of emotional stress. Strangely for a Miao, she is not often up high, seeming to view heights with an attitude which is almost wary. She absolutely refuses to say why, though people have tried to worm it out of her before.
Kiarna enjoys being busy, especially mentally, and will get a bit testy when she has nothing to do, or is forced to do something she considers dull. She also highly dislikes being told what to do, even by those that are her authorities, though she generally hides her annoyance behind a curtain of cool politeness when speaking to those above her in position.
Her thoughts towards the pack are often wryly amused; she sees their efforts as being but a small discomfort to the empire, a futile effort that will be easily crushed.
Brief Description of Human Form
Standing at about 5'1, Kiarna is not a very powerful individual, being very slight in addition to her diminutive height. She has little muscle mass, though she does have a decent amount of strength for her size. Though she can run fast, she possesses little stamina. She has very little curves, and could probably pass for being much younger than she actually is.
Her hair appears, at first glance, to be dark brown, though a pale brown, almost white layer of hair lies under the outer dark hair. This odd hair is course, straight, and cut off a few inches past her shoulders, framing an angular face.
Her eyes are very catlike, being copper in color, with no whites to speak of, and a black, slit shaped pupil. These eyes, along with her sharp teeth and odd hair, are the only things that allude to her being a Changer.
Brief Description of Animal Form
A small, slight cat, Kiarna has short hair which is, for the most part, dark brown in color. However, it is marbled with shades which are slightly lighter or darker, and the undercoat is a pale almost-white. When she moves, it almost seems as if the white is flickering through her coat.
She is lithely built, with a wedge shaped face and large ears. Her tail is short and rather stumpy, though it is long enough to twitch in annoyance.
Human Skills/Abilities
Kiarna is, due to her training as a doctor, fairly good with her hands, though not as deft as a Reban. She can generally keep her head even when in a stressful situation, another result of being trained in the medical field, where emergencies that require a calm mind are common. She is also a quick thinker, and possesses a sharp wit, though most people never get to see the witty side of her, due to her usual taciturn manner. She has a decent turn of speed in human form, but not near as quick as she is in her cat form. Just a bit faster than the average human.
Animal Skills/Abilities
Kiarna has excellent hearing, and is quite perceptive to her surroundings. She is also quite quick on her feet, though lacking in stamina. She is able to see in the dark to an extent, though she generally relies on her ears for navigation at night or in unlit places.
Weaknesses
When she looses her temper, she generally looses all logic for a few minutes, occasionally causing her to jump into fights that she would run from if she had her head. Kiarna is not powerfully built, and most foes could easily harm her with little effort after catching her, which would not be very hard due to her general lack of stamina. Kiarna also gets headaches off and on, due to her sharp hearing, and has an unexplained fear of heights.
History
Her parents were first alerted to her unusual abilities when she was about a year old, and her hair had begun to grow. This, combined with the fact that her teeth and eyes were catlike, and her cries as an infant were almost a feline yowl, made them afraid of what their daughter could be. However, they lived in denial until she was about three and others began noticing these odd traits....
The village was quick in their decision; the Changer child was to be gotten rid of. What happened between then and wandering upon Aethes is a mystery to all but herself, and any questions about it are ignored or met with a biting remark.
After finding Aethes at the age of ten, she become apprenticed to a doctor, and worked under him until he died, leaving the position to her. She was never on very good terms with her old master, mostly due to them both being stubborn and rather opinionated people.
Rumors:
There are many rumors concerning her fear of heights, some saying that she was dropped off a cliff by her human parents.
At one time it was whispered that she killed, or arranged the death, of her master, due to her pleasure at taking over the position, and lack of grieving at his death.
Attitudes:
TBD
Other
She is often in human form, as hands are much more suited for the work of a doctor than paws.