Name: Sha'Yirr
Alias/Nicknames: Her brother calls her Sha-sha, but outside the family, none really. :P
Race: Chimera cat - Underdark subspecies. Build is something between a saber-toothed cave lion and a snow leopard. Extra thick coat, mostly white with leopard markings in faint blue-gray. Saber canines jut from a slightly elongated jaw built for crushing bone as well as piercing/slicing, allowing this species to include armored creatures in their diet. The two iconic goat-like horns on the crown of the head are rather small for this subspecies, even more so in females. Digits on front paws are dexterous enough to be used like raccoon hands while the ankles on the rear legs are easily twistable to aid in climbing tough terrain. Tail is thickly furred and nearly doubles the length of this cat. Eyes are something between light blue and purple with keen infrared dark vision afforded to most apex predators living in the dark bowels of the Everdark. Unlike aboveground variations of the Chimera cat, this one's large claws do actually retract. Also, like the snow leopard, the pads of the feet are densely furred for added silencing of foot steps and aid in crossing drifts of pillowy sediments other creatures might sink in. While this species is sentient and can speak, its wild form is a constant. Also unlike above-ground chimera cats, this one lacks the venomous barb in the tail tip. It is, however, still toxic for most creatures to consume. Socially, as a sentient race, there culture is one of hermitic druidry. They are rarely seen, and when they do meet with others, it's usually with other druidic types to exchange information during observed nature-attuned holidays.
Gender: ♂ or ♀. Female
Background: Sha'yirr is the younger of only two cubs surviving to adulthood in her mother's short life. Her elder brother Caerntak normally lives closer to the surface and journeys down to exchange information with her. He was the one to warn her of the impending Raid, affording them both time to hide. Since then, he has left to journey above ground in search of furious thirst for retribution. With hunting growing difficult, Sha'yirr has been forced to go places she normally avoids and interact with others out-of-season in order to glean new information on what was lost and what survived the Raid.
Personality: Highly wary of others and normally anti-social, she is one of few words. Though, even when she does speak, she does so as one
dealing with a bit of a language barrier as her kind are normally rarely ever seen by others. While she is willing to trade items of value to others that she has found or harvested along the way for food in lean times, she abhors mind games and will normally drop all association with an individual who dares to strait out lie to her. She respects those with skill in hunting and defense.
Appearance: This concept art is of a male of the species and resembles this character's absent elder brother Caerntak. Sha'yirr, as a female, has short nub horns and is slightly leaner in build.
Skills:
Combat Skill: Crushing Bite
Non-Combat Skill: Agile-footed
Possessions: Has a shoulder tote made by a dark dwarf that holds things she finds worth trading (usually animal parts, small rocks, or herbs for alchemists) with trusted individuals, but only wears it when necessary.