Kirnaash

Kirnaash with her beloved pets.

### Other

Cream/ecru base with darker blanket and stripes that stop around the extremities.

## Personality

### Character

Cautious, somewhat cynical, fiercely loyal

## History

A Flame shaman named Sankirn Torchbearer went deep undercover without the knowledge of his legion into Blood territory. The old guard of flame praised his magical theory and cunning, but criticized his politics. Sankirn desired his own brood to prove them wrong. To do that he would sire offspring that would be as powerful as he was, but thought the slave females flame kept were too weak-willed to make that happen. He went looking throughout eastern Ascalon until he wound up in camps near human-settled Ebonhawke. There he found centurion Almorra Soulkeeper. Sankirn was a charming snake who gave her a false warband name, and eventually another child. This was her third cub who in time she would consider a happy accident, though the pregnancy itself was strange. She came to term much more quickly than before because of Sankirn’s influence. In 1305 during the heir daughter was born safe and healthy, not prematurely as Almorra had worried, and was named after her sire.

When she was to be weaned, a heavy siege was laid against the camp. There was no caravan safe enough that could take cubs away to the farhar, so Kirnaash remained with her parents. Almorra did her best to be a solider and a parent, and trusted Sankirn to do the same. She was betrayed as one day she walked in to her tent to see Sankirn chanting and casting a spell over their daughter. Almorra confronted him and caught flat-footed he was exposed, confessing to the rituals he had performed, promising that Kirnaash would walk a path only trod by legends. They fought fiercely and though he got away in the end, Almorra stopped Sankirn from taking Kirnaash and gouged out his eyes in the process. She vowed to kill him on sight if he ever dared to come near her again.

Kirnaash was nearly 8 months old before Almorra was able to put her into a farhar, but because of the magic that she had grown rather rapidly and was closer to a 2 year old in stature. They tried putting her with the cubs her age, but they ostracized her because of her size. They tried putting her with the cubs her height, but mentally she was still very young and they bullied her. She initially preferred the company of the primus, but one chiding too many had her sneaking off whenever she could manage. Her antisocial behavior garnered her enough of a reputation as a problem cub that Almorra caught wind of it. After a few more failed attempts, she grew protective and impatient, deciding enough was enough and Kirnaash would just have to learn from her. The one thing she swore her daughter would never learn was the truth about her sire.

And so Kirnaash stayed beside her dam which was highly unusual, but what good blood soldier is going to question their centurion? Almorra put her to work, everything from repairing equipment to cooking duty, and creating manifests for supply runs. Even though she was protected around her mom, some didn’t know what to make of a charr who was unnamed, but not gladium either. Kirnaash learned to be self-sufficient and keep out of the way. It was no help her sire’s magic physical enhancements seemed to have disturbed her development cycle and it seemed she would be lucky to hit 5′ tall. She started going further afield as an adolescent, discovering that open spaces and little company suited her. A journal she carried started to turn from ponderings and doodles to sketches of scenery and some crude maps. Once she tamed a spunky and curious drake who was nearly her own size, Almorra decided to add to her duties. Kirnaash started doing scout work for the Soul warband, surveying territory and subjects both friendly and not.

She was away when the branded attack happened, and returned to find the strongest charr she’d ever known reduced to a husk of who she had been. Kirnaash cared for her mom during her depression, moving her to the safety of the Black Citadel, advocating to keep her out of the gladium canton, getting her to talk with others who had suffered the same fate. She reached out to another Blood centurion who she’d encountered often. Rytlock had a tough reputation, but seemed to have a soft spot for the underdog. She appealed to him for help to inspire her mom back to her old self. With his support they encouraged Almorra, and though she was undeniably changed by the tragedy, she had a clarity and sharpness of vision that led to the founding of the Vigil.

Kirnaash continued her scouting work for the Vigil, and became fast friends with a particularly boisterous and optimistic norn called Ivan the Jolly. She would often act as a liaison with the Citadel where she would meet her mate Teklau Darkwrench. She joined with Almorra in support of Trahearne’s vision for a united front against the elder dragon threat. Though not initially desired for a leadership position because of her close Vigil ties, the Commander-hopeful was slain at the retaking of Claw Island. Kirnaash’s experience in helping to realize the Vigil led her to step up when morale was low, and gain the trust of Marshal Trahearne and the other faction leaders. They granted her the title of Commander and she helped lead the newfound Pact to victory in Orr.

## Preferably used weapons

* Astralaria (axe)
* Longbow
* trained drake, Pinky