Legends of Belariath
ArcticBlast
Arctic was born to a normal cat family in the highest mountains of northern Belariath. A place where the snow fell year round and winter was spent huddled in cabins, hoping the clan had stored enough provisions for them to survive through the harsh and unforgiving months. The weather often caused some cat people to go mad from the long confinements, listening to nothing but the howling winds.
Her father was a warrior mage who was killed when she was but 9 years of age, his body given honorably in defense of the tribe. Her mother was a great mage of the water/ice realm, and left to raise Arctic and her siblings. Much of her time though was spent with her blood oath sister, Ayara, and her 'adopted' family.
Arctic was an almost completely white kitten, except for her light blue hair and a matching color stripe twisting down her tail. This allowed her to blend in very well in her white environment, and she took well to the ways of the ranging, letting her skills develop in the older ways of her people, while most of the tribe were becoming warrior mages now.
Most of her days were spent with her best friend Ayara, terrorizing the locals with their mischief and pranks. The two were inseparable. Many of the pranks were on Dhamien, Ayara's human brother, and Arctic developed a secret love with the older human. But soon Dhamien took a human girl for his bride and mate and Arctic felt she would rather leave the village than to have her heart break secretly over the rest of her life. So she said goodbye to her mother and Ayara and left with what she wore and a small backpack of supplies.
She stayed hidden in the snow-covered mountains for some time, dwelling on her broken heart. But she soon grew restless and began to travel, using her ranger skills to track and hunt bounty. One such hunt lead her to a town called Nanthalion and a place called The Lonely Inn in search of one called Craven: a distant village willing to pay handsomely for his return. But after a few confrontations with the one she sought, Arctic was reunited with her sister, Ayara. She settled down, buying some land next to Ayara's.
But as Arctic gains new experiences here and meets new people, two men have become ever present in her mind, always occupying her thoughts. The first is one who affects as no other has done before, his mere touch lifting her to new heights and shocking sensations. The other is mysterious and mesmerizing and has offered her a new path, one that will lead her down a road filled with lies and deceptions.