Mona the Mink

Mona the Mink is a local resident of Sakoku. She may seem charming and sweet on the surface, but underneath that guise is a crafty burglar who relieves people of their valuables! When she's not shaking down saps, she's working as an employee for an out of the way treasure shop, filling its wares with her stolen loot.
==Looks==
Mona is a brown, relatively short haired mink. She doesn't like to keep her hair completely brown, so occasionally she'll highlight certain parts of her fur, namely in her hair and tail. She usually chooses blue or black as dye colors. Concerning her attire, she wears full black thievery garbs when she's out for a sneaky plunder, but most other times she'll opt for the blue and pink dress/shoes set she owns. She stole the clothes from a trade vessel, and treasures them particularly because she has a fondness for the foreign. If she's simply out pick-pocketing, she'll wear the previous outfit to charm people if she gets caught. She doesn't mind getting her clothes wet, but she also owns a few swimwear sets of assorted color.
==Personality==
To the average onlooker, Mona is a sweet, charming girl who gets along with many. However, she's really a rather manipulative, crafty sort. Underhanded tactics are her forte, and she uses her charm and sweet talk to get what she wants. Many of the men in Sakoku fall for the sweet act and allow her to run free. If not dealing with people, she hunts treasure with a rather eerie focus. She doesn't have an interest in treasure outside of using it to get money, however.
Aside from her conniving personality, Mona is a girl with many worldly wants. Surprisingly, being rich isn't a major focus for her, but she instead uses her stolen money to fuel her fascination with the foreign. Whether it be clothes, pictures, knickknacks, anything, she loves collecting foreign objects. She cannot travel, however, because of a certain stigma put on Sakoku women who do so. This is something she deeply regrets; she loves the foreign but finds herself too rooted to her home to leave.
Towards people she cares about, Mona is legitimately sweet, worrying greatly for their well being. It is rare, though, since she considers most people suckers to pillage. She considers every relationship she makes an investment of sorts. More of a believer in practical forces instead of sentimental values, a friendly relationship with her is likely a "scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" type scenario.
She is mannered enough concerning some of Sakoku's cultural practices, though she ignores them when they're inconvenient. She doesn't really care for actual rules or regulations, but she dislikes resorting to violence, heavily preferring to get what she wants sneakily or with charm.
==Strengths and Powers==
Mona is a regular mink, with no powers in particular. However, she has strengths in the areas of espionage, thievery, and charm. She's not the most seductive girl in the world, but her charm works by hitting weak spots in the psyche of others, in a sense. She can tell what a person likes by overhearing conversation, and act accordingly. As such, most of her heists against Sakoku natives are premeditated.
While Mona premeditates her crimes against natives, she has more than enough skill to pick-pocket the average passerby without being noticed. She is especially active when tourists are around, for example during the annual festivities. Mona is also rather good at getting around traps, guards, and more when going after a major treasure.
Aside from her strengths in conniving, she is also a rather talented swimmer. She can hold her breath underwater for a decent amount of time, and is a rather swift swimmer, especially when doing breaststrokes. Her body is rather nicely tuned as a result of practicing swimming.
In a fight situation, Mona isn't especially eager. She would mostly think about how to leave, or how to sway the opponent. Regardless, in the off chance she gets into a scrape, she'll use thief tools to her advantage, as well as other dirty tricks. If she knows she has to, she'll do most anything (aside from taking a life) to win.
==General Info==
Her upbringing was a rather normal one for a Sakoku girl, with parents who wanted her to simply marry into a good family and live a quiet, sheltered life. She didn't mind much as a kid, but growing up she began to grow weary of the country's customs and the lack of excitement her life would have led to. She resented all the men her parents tried to set her up with, since they had expectations for her quiet obedience. Rich young men were taken aback by her charms, and they all got shaken down for their cash when Mona applied her wiles. This was the start of her thieving tendencies.
Eventually, Mona left her home, considering her parents nothing but people keeping her away from her desires. She lived alone, continuing her raid on clueless men and women alike. However, as time progressed, the stuff she stole became less instantly usable, as the economy shifted from trade to a currency. In order to survive, she started to work as a supplier for a treasure store, using her stolen wares as the store goods. It wasn't very successful, and the store almost got into trouble for having pilfered goods.
In an attempt to make a large amount of money, Mona followed a Sakoku legend about a mystical golden statue of an insect known as Yama's Golden Beetle. The legend said that the beetle would be located in the ruler's secret catacomb. Mona used hints from the legend and other cues to locate the catacomb, but to her surprise, someone had found it at the same time! This surprise treasure hunter was none other than Elly the Dragon, who was seeking it out for her personal horde. While the two simply ignored each other at first, the catacomb traps made it necessary to work together. The two got through many mishaps on that trip, and found Yama's Golden Beetle together. It turned out to be a liquid gold painting, instead of the gold statue that the two had expected. Regardless, Elly let Mona take the treasure, under the grounds that she'd be able to buy it from her later, which she did. This was the start of their working relationship, and it would go on for a few more years.
Mona is still currently living in Sakoku, continuing her occasional raids on the populace and on tourists. Given the chance, she'd like to leave the country with her now best friend Elly, whom she feels is kept rooted there against her will. She might be planning something major..
==History==
This character just kind of happened, really.. But she's come a decent way from how she started already, and I only have more plans in store for the mink~
==Appearances==
===Roleplays===
Unrest in Sakoku
==Relationships with Other Characters==
===Characters by the same creator===
===Family===
Mona's mother and father don't care much for her anymore, and she lives on her own at the treasure shop she works for. The two are rather disappointed in the life she's chosen for herself, wanting her to bring honor to the family. She has no siblings, and her extended family is unknown.
===Friends===
====Elly the Dragon====
Elly is Mona's best, and ambiguously her only friend. The two have a working relationship, where Elly buys treasures off of Mona. Regardless, Mona has come to care greatly for Elly, and wishes she'd run off with her to a life of adventure. Unfortunately, Elly seems rooted for some reason..
===Enemies===
====Asmer the Butterfly====
Mona considers Elly's master the problem holding her back, although Mona hasn't seen much of him. Whenever Elly talks about Asmer, her expression gets wistful, causing Mona to believe that he's holding her against her will. A part of her also sees Asmer as competition for Elly's attention, as the two struggle to meet with each other as a result of Asmer keeping Elly at their house for the most part. Because of Asmer's interference, Elly and Mona only get to meet when Elly is given some time to herself.
===Other characters===
===Family===
None
===Friends===
====Knockout the Wolf====
Mona only sort of knows her, mostly from a group lunch they had together, but they may eventually know each other more.
===Enemies===
None
==Fun Facts==
Her tail is abnormally bushy for a mink. It is assumed she uses product of sorts on it, but it could be hereditary as well.
Category:Characters
Category:Thieves
Category:Minks