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Shae, Raven Keeper

Started by DragonSong, February 08, 2018, 04:53:43 PM

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__________________QUICK STATS
Name Shae Branwen
Age 26
Gender Female
Species Human
Ethnicity Mutt
Height 5'4"
Orientation ????
Occupation Raven keeper
Residence Coastal Connlaoth

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Physical Description
Shae seems to almost mimic the birds she cares for in appearance, always a little hunched forward with her head often cocked at an odd angle as she observes the world around her. Her hair is cut choppily to hang just below her shoulders, often pulled back from her face with a  simple tie, and pitch black. Her eyes are deep crimson, almost mistaken from a dark brown in certain lights, set above sharp features and a nose that is a bit too long for conventional human beauty.

Her dusky bronze skin would lead one to believe she has some Adelan heritage, but the rest of her features seem to be either Connloathian or Serenian (particularly the fae arch to her nose and height to her cheekbones). Hardly a giant, her slender, birdlike frame adds to the impression that she is simply a humanoid version of her charges.

Shae also bears a notable scar around her throat, a garrote mark. 

Personality
She earned her nickname as a child, "Little Shadow", from her habit of hanging about dark alcoves or just behind corners- not necessarily trying to snoop or hide herself, just finding herself in a position where people tend not to notice her.

Perhaps the most notable thing about her however is that she is mute. The scar the circles her neck is the result of an event she can't remember, but had left her voiceless as a child. The assumption is that someone attempted to strangle or hang her, and while she survived, her vocal chords were irreparably damaged. Shae communicates through hand signals.

Aside from her obviously tendency to fade into the background, Shae is a shy, sweet girl more comfortable around her birds than she is around other people.

Magic/Abilities
A beast-speaking ability that works best with corvids is the only magical (if it can truly be called such) skill Shae can claim. While no one could prove her gift as she can only speak with the birds telepathically, not verbally, she is wise enough to hide it however possible.

Relationships
The servants of her master's estate and his family.

History
Shae was found on the doorstep of the country home of a Connlaothian merchant, a man well in means but not necessarily in breeding. He was wealthy enough to feed an orphan- no more than five when she was found. He took pity on the girl with the strange scar who spoke with her hands, and she was raised as a servant in the household.

Gradually, a few members of the rest of the staff learned her language and were able to convey what she said to others. They asked her what had happened, how she had come to them, who taught her her signs, but she told them she didn't remember. She had vague flashes of docks, of a scaly body wrapped around her ankle, pain burning into her neck and her breath stifled- but that was all. She didn't know how she'd learned to sign, she just had.

When she was twelve, and the previous raven keeper was ailing, she was taken into the aerie to apprentice and learn the trade of caring for the messenger birds. And she has spent most of her life there, alone but for the ravens.

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