Casanna of Cintra

“*"Maybe you should have listened to your friend."*”
―Casanna, before slicing the throat of a man

**Casanna of Cintra**, also known as **Casanna Ledir** is a simple worker's daughter who was likely destined for a life of abuse and poverty if it weren't for a Witcher of the School of the Cat who entered her life after a series of dark events. The Witcher decided to take her in and so her new life began. Not much better than before at first, but even though she was a troubled child, she found her way and eventually was sent out on the Path. Still young she was likely let off the leash too early, which resulted in a few rampages when only one target was needed. But over the years her temper settled and she became more focused. Though she still seems to have a preference for the more dangerous contracts.

## **Personality**

There was a time, before the Witcher life, where she had been pure and innocent. But it didn't last long. Past experiences in early childhood lead to her growing more distant and hostile, more distrusting. As a child and a Witcher new to the path she had been a bit more of a troublemaker, always seeking challenges. But she matured, found her pace and while she remains distrusting and usually quite hostile, she has come to care for those she considers family. Though it still takes a lot out of her to be around anyone, even if she doesn't admit it.

Over the years she has become rather proficient in hiding her feelings, pretending to be something she is not. This certainly aids her in many ways as often enough she does not act as emotionless or cold as Witchers are usually seen, often leading to unsuspecting villagers being fooled into believing she is one of them rather than a feared monster.

## **Physical Appearance**

Long blonde hair, messy at almost all times, usually falls over her face, giving her a more wild look. Even after mutagens her eyes retained their natural blue color and only seem to have darkened slightly. Her slender, pale skinned body is rather toned under her clothes and littered with scars that never faded. Though most are hidden beneath her armor, some are quite visible and she doesn't bother hiding them. A mostly faded scar is still visible on her face if one looks closely, but the most prominent one that is not hidden is a scar that starts on her throat and continues under her clothes, stopping between her breasts. On her neck and back she has a matching scar that mirrors the path of the one on the front.

## **Biography**

### *Innocence lost*

Born in the summer of 1252 into a very poor family, Casanna didn't have the easiest start in life. Her father was less than happy about having another mouth to feed, especially since the pregnancy had been unplanned and unexpected. And with seven other children already in the house he was even more irritable. For the first two years of her life she had been protected by her mother, at least from the worst things. But as the first few years passed, things changed. Already quite fond of alcohol and known to his family as quite the mean and violent drunk, her father only seemed to get worse often took his rage out on the children. Casanna's oldest sister, the first born child, killed herself at the age of fourteen, when Cas was only three years old. Two more siblings tried to follow suit, but were ultimately stopped in their attempts by their drunken father attacking them and leaving them injured enough to be unable to do what they had planned.

Up until she was six years old, Casanna's life was a cycle of daily beatings for even the smallest mistakes. Or at least what her father, in his constant drunken state, viewed as a mistake or offense of any kind. For just a few short days her father's constant fury seemed to be focused on her older siblings, giving the little one time to recover from a beating that nearly broke a few bones. But on one day all that changed. It was a day that would stay burned into her memory forever. It all began with a small accident, a dropped plate. Once again her father flew into a drunken rage, all of his wrath focused on his youngest, most unwanted child. And this time he crossed a line that would turn out to become his death sentence. After delivering another ruthless beating he raped Cas and killed her mother when she tried to protect her. Cas remembers every moment of it, even though she didn't understand what was happening at the time. She did pass out from the pain and later woke up to find her mother, witnessing her last moments before her death.

Not knowing what else to do she remained curled up by her mother's corpse, trying her best to ignore the pain, to avoid crying. Too terrified of being found and hurt even worse, she tried hard to stay quiet. But no one ever came. Not her siblings, not her father. Little did she know at the time that her father had already been discovered and murdered by someone who had, without the little one noticing it, discovered the gruesome scene. Her siblings, at least the ones who were still alive by that time, had vanished, likely scattered out of fear, and she never found out what happened to them. Though she didn't have time to question anything when she was found by a Witcher of the School of the Cat. She didn't know what else to do or if she even had a choice, so when the Witcher took her she didn't resist.

### *Troubled little beast*

For someone taken in by a Witcher and brought into their ranks Cas was quite docile and more withdrawn, still terrified. But that didn't last too long. After a few weeks of living among the Cats and a group of boys who were roughly the same age as she was the previously intimidated girl grew bolder, began to act out. This behavior resulted in a lot of punishments, but it didn't really stop. Likely her behavior was a way of coping with what she had previously endured, though no one could be sure what exactly was the cause of it.

Years passed and she took extremely well to the trials and mutations, even daring to push herself further by taking on challenges only older Witcher students would face, even ones only fully fledged Witchers would dare to attempt. Naturally, given her age and inexperience, it didn't yield the best results and more often than not she returned from those challenges bruised, beaten and covered in her own blood. But that never stopped her from trying again and again. At times she even dared to challenge the older Witchers, especially Guxart and her mentor Tempest,to fights, pushing them to a point where she knew she would be punished. And still,that never changed in all the years she spent training. She always did what she wasn't supposed to, grew almost too cocky and arrogant, only to be put in her place with every punishment, even if it didn't last too long.

## **Relationships**

* **Unnamed Father:** As her main abuser, she never had a good connection with him and was terrified of him.
* **Unnamed mother:** She has little memory of her mother, but very clearly remember her death.
* **Tempest of Lyria:** Her salvation, her mentor. Tempest means a lot to her and she considers her somewhat of a mother figure.
* **Aiden:** A fellow Cat and someone she actually likes a lot. She will actively seek him out if she knows he could be in the same area.
* **Schrödinger:** Just like most other Cats, she likes him and enjoys being around him.
* **Guxart:** 'Dad', though she would never say it to his face. She likes to mess with him at times, but she does care.
* **Joël:** Despite an age difference she has grown rather attached to him and will track him down any chance she gets to just spend time with him.
* **Gaetan:** She's not sure why, but she doesn't like him at all. Though she does know very little about him and has never interacted with him.
* **Jamie Fraser:** A strange man she encountered during her travels. She actually likes him and he's one of the few people she will allow close enough to touch.
* **Geralt of Rivia:** The White Wolf, the only Witcher of the Wolf School that she actually likes. Though she has not seen him in a while.
* **Melysandrae:** A beautiful she-wolf that Cas has grown quite fond of. She will do anything to protect her.

## **Skills and Abilities**

Over the course of her life she has gained and honed quite a few skills.

* **Dual-wielding daggers** -
* **Swordsmanship** -
* **Witcher Senses** -
* **Hand to Hand Combat Expertise** -
* **Enhanced Agility -**
* **Enhanced Speed -**
* **Enhanced Reflexes -**

## **Trivia**

* Cas owns a small brown mare by the name of Kali.
* While she won't openly admit it, she likes her mentor a lot more than she says.
* Despite being born in the middle of nowhere in Cintra she feels very drawn to the sea.
* She is very skilled at mounted combat.
* She doesn't like being touched.
* Prefers high paying contracts on the more dangerous beasts.