ARSKA THE FLAMING LIONESS




Story
Arska is a Barbarian of the Flaming Lioness tribe. The Flaming Lionesses hail from the area around the Ravaging Dunes of Time, a hard, unforgiving desert - so they have to be harder and even more unforgiving.

Like all other Flaming Lionesses, Arska had to prove her worth from an early age. Athletic, brave and determined, at sixteen Arska had become the best huntress of the tribe. That earned her the highest of honors - the tribe Matriarch herself presented Arska with her ceremonial warrioress attire, the traditional leather thong and bra made from the skin of a giant lizard.

But then, disaster struck. A band of raiders ambushed a Flaming Lioness hunting party, killing and wounding many of them. One of the casualties was a young woman called Vraksa, Arska's one true love. Heartbroken and furious, Arska wanted the raiders exterminated - but the Matriarch was afraid of losing more of her people in an open war, so the Flaming Lionesses retreated.

Young Arska was having none of that. Calling the Matriarch a coward, she vowed to return only after killing the leader of the raiders, or not return at all. Then she took her stuff and left the tribe. She would have her own revenge or die trying. For the last two years she lived as an exile, roaming the wildnerness looking for the gang.

Her travels brought Arska far to the south and west, to the settlement of Areasi. She has heard the raiders might be based somewhere in the zone, so she keeps patrolling the area, hunting local beasts for food and pelts. She visits Areasi regularly to barter, have a few drinks and enquire about the raiders.

Appearance
Arska is a tall brunette, muscular and tanned after years of fighting under the sun of the wastelands. On her left thigh she proudly displays the traditional tattoo of the Flaming Lioness tribeswoman - a roaring lion with a mane of blue fire.