The Basics
Name: Sástacht
Nickname: Sasha
Age: 26
Species: Cait Sidhe


The Appearance
Weight: 84 lbs
Height: 4'10"
Physical Description: Her humanoid form is diverse. She is dainty, and can easily pass as a teenager if she needed to. More often than not in the fae courts, she appears elven, with long ears decorated by small tufts of silvery fur peeking out. Her hair follows the same blonde silver tone long and shining, her eyes a brilliant blue.

Her cat form is tiny in feline shape as well. Echoing the appearance of a Siamese or similar breed, she weighs a little less than five pounds. Her face has a smokey mask that hints to something not quite purebred.

Distinguishing Features:
Her blue eyes, regardless of which form, are always present. Even humanoid, she carries the slit pupils of a feline, rings of soft blue to dark circling her pupil.

The Human
Personality: Like most cats, Sasha enjoys three things. Hunting, eating, and sleeping. Though sleeping and being lazy are her favorite default, her time in the Court of Cats, one of the numerous potential heirs to the King of the Cats, her time is also spent in the terribly boring process of studying. Her control of the Shadow Roads is weak, and her benefit to the Court still untapped potential.

She enjoys playing, being where she isn't supposed to be, and otherwise getting into people's business when she isn't stealing their warm spots. Sasha can be rather high maintenance, and like all fae, can flip her mood and opinion on a breezing whim. Her attention span seems to be easily swayed, but she is always paying attention.


Mundane Skills: Sleeping. Chasing bugs, small animals, and string. Squeezing into small spots. Eavesdropping. Small skill with daggers.
Occupation: Royal Cat in Training
Goals: To be able to command the Shadow Roads enough to complete her training. She has no ambition to become the King of Cats, but certainly wants to find her own place some day.
Fears: Sasha has a terrible fear of loud noises. Not only for the sensitivity of her ears, but large percussive sound causes debilitating phobia. Thunderstorms are not her friend.

The Not So Human
Species Description: Cait Sidhe are fae cats. Even the weakest of their kin are highly sought after for their innate attributes, and often become witch's familiars. Their ability to see though illusions and into the realms of the undead make them valuable assets for both magical and supernatural races. They often can act as sentries or spies.
Powers and Abilities:

Shapeshifting - Sasha can go from cat form to humanoid. When highly emotional, her tail and facial markings appear, as well as a small pair of fangs. This change is beyond her control.
Travel the Shadow Roads - The Shadow Roads are the reason why mortal cats may seem to disappear and appear out of nowhere. A Royal Kitten, Sasha is able to travel the roads alone, but is unable to yet keep them open for passengers.
True Sight - All Cait Sidhe can see through illusions. This is strongest in cat form. This ability also allows them to see spirits and things that are beyond normal sight.
Glamour - this is a very minor illusion ability. She can manipulate how she looks, which plays to her vanity. Other Cait Sidhe can see through it, but it helps blend in to the mundane world.

Vulnerabilities:
Cait Sidhe have abilities of varying degrees, but are vulnerable to iron. Mischievous and aloof, they can appear flighty. You do not adopt a cat, they adopt you.

Cait Sidhe are as vulnerable to damage as all other fae, but have "Nine Lives." As long as their magic is not consumed, or they do not die in the Shadow Roads, a Cait Sidhe will be respawned on the night of the next full moon.

The Story
Character Background:
Cait Sidhe kittens are closely watched from their birth. A litter does not always mean that offspring will make a Royal kit. Those that show ability for the Roads are taken to Court, and separated from their parents to be raised within the mechanisms of fae life. This held true for Sasha. Adopted into the family, her childhood was raised among the politics of the shadow walkers. Most Cait become assassins, thieves and spies, her own path not too far from this mark. Taught from a young age to be observant of the things that needed to be watched, and how to remember fine details.

Sasha is still very young for a Cait, and as such, hasn't quite learned her place in the world.

How did you come to be at the Island?:
The King of the Cats called. His visit to the island was met with some curiousity and questions with no answers. It would be easy to pop in and simply be there, but that was woefully against the rules of good hospitality and not the intention. Instead, he procured an invitation for one of his heirs. A young Cait that still hadn't found her way, her kismet, or her full ability to traverse the Roads.

Experience, want, will, and a bit of fun all bundled into an alluring package that was Lapisque Angularis. Bonus- the creatures there weren't Cait. Or human. Or simple fae. A mixing melting pot of ideas and perspetives to drive his little kit to better herself.