Kes

Kes is a female Aaracokra Barbarian/Ranger/Fighter multiclass. She is part of the Firebreathing Kittens, and she is a curious birb who likes to meet people, eat meat, and gather shiny things. Her alignment is currently Chaotic Good. She appeared in I'm A Feyed Knot and Out Of Time. 
== Description ==
Kes is a humanoid version of a kestrel, a small falcon that normally hunts mice, insects and birds. However, she differs from your average kestrel because she is nearly 5’ tall and has arms in addition to wings. Also, instead of hunting tiny creatures, she sets her sights on larger prey such as large beasts, monsters, and sometimes even humanoids (only if they are evil and/or trying to kill her or her friends). She is an obligate carnivore, though she will occasionally eat vegetable matter and stones to aid in her digestion. 
=== Physical Characteristics ===
Height: Kes is 4’9 from her talons to the tip of her head, though her wings make her look over 5’ tall.
Weight: It varies between 80lb to 120lb, depending on how much she has eaten. She is usually around 85lb, though, as she does not need to eat often.
Appearance: Her appearance and feather coloration is similar to a female American kestrel. Her face is white with dark markings and grey at the very top, and her torso, arms, and legs are white with brown streaks. On her back, she is a tawny reddish-brown, and her wings are tawny on the outside and white on the inside, with heavy dark brown bars. She has huge dark brown eyes and a sharp beak that is very expressive once you get to know her expressions and mannerisms. She has long legs and a tail that drags behind her when she walks, just like a long dress.
Outfit: Kes does not really need clothes, as she has feathers that cover her entirely and serve as protective armor. However, she likes to wear a tribal-style outfit that protects the more delicate parts of her body, including her shoulders, chest, and lower torso. She also has a bunch of kitschy, shiny jewellery that jangles as she walks, though she can easily muffle the sound using her feathers when stealth is of the essence.
Weapons: She usually wears an unstrung bow and 10 javelins at her back, which she uses for ranged attacks. She keeps her quiver at her hip. In close range, she is deadly with her natural weapons, which consist of her beak and talons. She can also smack her enemies with her long wings. 
Firebreathing Kittens Logo: Kes tried to get a tattoo, but it didn't show up on her feathers at all once it healed. So, she has the FBK logo on a tag permanently affixed to the inside of her right wing. The tag is easily hidden when she folds her wing, but clearly visible when she extends it. 
=== Mannerisms ===
Voice: Kes speaks with a strange accent that has hard r’s and consonants, and she pronounces things phonetically (as they are written). In human terms, her accent is somewhere between Russian and Spanish.
Personality: Kes is normally cheerful and likes to meet new people, though she is a little bit shy. She is new to Guaso and does not quite know all the words or customs yet. She is also a bit airheaded and gets easily distracted. She’s a cute birb, but don’t let that fool you. Get her angry and she will absolutely fight you.
Quirks: Kes preens herself whenever she has a spare moment, as cleanliness is important to her. She will also “preen” anyone she gets attached to. She is a bit of a kleptomaniac and will try to collect shiny things unless stopped. The notion of personal property and stealing does not seem to have sunk in for her, though she does like to cause mischief every once in a while. When she finds something valuable and wants to keep it to herself, she “mantles” threateningly by spreading her wings over the object. She sleeps sitting upright (she likes to perch on something) with her wings wrapping around her like a blanket. 
== Background ==
Kes is 10 years old, which is considered a young adult for her race. She was raised by the Ner’uk, a tribe of orcs native to a mountain far northwest of Guaso. She has never met her biological parents, as the orcs raised her from an egg they found on the mountainside. She considers her orc tribe her family, though, and was never particularly curious to learn where she originally came from.
She learned how to hunt and fight from the other tribe members, and she had a good life with the Ner’uk. However, she was struck by wanderlust when she was 7 years old, and she wanted to spread her wings and explore the world, discovering as many peoples and creatures as she could. She was also obsessed with the shiny things human warriors sometimes had on them and wanted more of them. So, with her tribe’s blessing, she left the Ner’uk and flew thousands of miles southward and eastward, exploring the land and eventually arriving in the country of Guaso. 
== Adventures ==
* I'm a Feyed Knot
* Out Of Time
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