Blood: Fox
Bone: Cub
Kuruth trigger: Blood (Passive: Smelling human blood; Common: Tasting human blood; Specific: Swallowing human blood)

Physical Touchstone:
Gerald Jones, Melissa's old foster-brother and one of the other survivors from the fateful night of her First Change. He doesn't know precisely what Melissa is, only that she did... something... to save him when the bad shit started going down. Gerald's a street-smart cynic involved in petty crime, but he's got a lot of fondness for Melissa, even if these days it's mixed with a hint of fear as well.

Spiritual Touchstone:
The Withered Lady, a malicious ghost that has taken an interest in Melissa for her own inscrutable reasons. She haunts her dreams and whispers to her from the dark, hinting at some deeper kinship and secrets unrevealed. Melissa's greatest fear is that she's actually the restless spirit of her mother, but the Withered Lady refuses to either confirm or deny that.

Backgrounds:
Brought up in foster care after the death of her parents in mysterious circumstances, Melissa was always morbid and fascinated by the macabre. Her First Change came when she spent a night in a haunted house with a group of like-minded friends. The wicked spirit responsible for the "haunting" killed several of them, and would have killed the rest too if Melissa hadn't come into her bestial heritage and defeated it in a hard, bloody fight. Now, she takes it upon herself to guard the world of Flesh from other such malicious incursions.

Appearance:
A short, pale girl in her late teens with long, dark hair. She dresses in a lot of black and wears a lot of occult silver (actually nickel, for obvious reasons) jewellery. She is prone to laughing at the wrong things and gives people the feeling that she's constantly looking at their teeth.

Personality:
Melissa is introverted and a bit shy. With other people she's eager to please, as a way to make up for having no particular social skills. She also has a curious streak a mile wide and always wants to check out any mysteries, especially if there's a chance that they'll be interestingly horrible. She is very keen on protecting people from things that go bump in the night, but as far as company goes she's a lot more comfortable with the things than with the people.

Aspiration:
Investigate a haunting (short-term)
Save a life (short-term)
Become liked and respected for her otherworldly insights (long-term)