So-So

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**So-So** is the player-character portrayed by Cidalia. She is the party's Monk.

## Background

### The First Loop

SoSo's mother was a child slave for Yuan-ti. She was separated from her parents very young and has no memory of them, but used to tend crops. She manages to escape one night through a fault in her cage, and like a tabaxi does, ran as far as her feet could take her. She managed to survive as she had spent her childhood learning from her slavers about various plants in the area and their care, medicinal value, even if they were edible, and how to prepare them. Living in fear or being pursued and returned to her slavers, she developed a proficiency particularlg in herbal medicine, viewing this as a ticket to her freedom, and that is what it became. After some time, she made her way to the shores, living in a cave nearby a small city. In disguise, she would often travel into the city and set up shop, selling foods, herbal tinctures, and small crafts.

One day after packing up her things from the market, she had overheard some folk talking about exploring a remote set of tropical islands some distance away. She managed to convince one of the men to allow her aboard given her skills, and some charm she developed through her craft. She could turn anyplace green into a suitable home she would say, and so she assured them she could contribute in a meaningful way. As a result, they took her aboard. She was surprised to find that there were other tabaxi hidden on the ship as well, presumably escaped slaves as she was, that is when she realized that this was the true intention of this ship.

When they arrived at their destination, it wasn't long after setting up a small hut for herself that River discovered she was going to be a mother, and the rest was history. River felt very attached to her child, she had never thought she would be a mother, never having one for herself, but she knew she felt a lot of love for this litte one inside her. She would often jingle her little bell necklace and sing to the child growing inside her at night...they were a kicker, lot of energy, often keeping her up at night.

And so, not much had changed, Soma was brought into the world, a rambunctious and silly cub, keeping River on her toes. Climbing, jumping, running about, and quite a little hunter, at a young age learning to hunt small critters and bringing them back home for dinner.

River never placed any pressure on Soma, she wanted them to enjoy their childhood, to live free to explore the islands with their other Tabaxi friends, to have a childhood she never experienced. River persisted to make a name for herself, selling medicines and caring for the people of their village, even developing some magical capabilites. Soma, or SoSo as their friends called them, could often be found in the jungle, racing through handcrafted obstacle courses with their friends Moss and Mist, twin tabaxi children (Leopards). They did this to replicate an annual race there, called the wild escape. They saw it as training, but also a way to honor their families and where their freedom originated.

When they were old enough to compete, SoSo joined and to their surprise, was remarkably more agile and hasty than their competitors. When they had won, their family was given the name featherfoot and a wooden trophy shaped in SoSo's likeness. Moss and SoSo were always very close, Moss appeared to admire SoSo in their childhood, even more so when  they saw them achieve their goal of winning the wild escape. At times they would wander off into the jungle together (Mist was not a fan of this, and felt jealous, like SoSo was trying to steal their brother away from them).

Mist had even discovered them kissing on one occasion, and that appeared to be enough to drive a wedge in their friendship. From there on, Mist made every effort to occupy her brother and redirect him from SoSo's attention. This became even more possible when Mist suffered an injury (self-afflicted) to elicit her brothers care and attention. Naturally they drifted apart from there when River fell ill suddenly, contracting a magically resistant disease. SoSo's priorities focused on finding a way to aid their mother's condition, leading to them leaving the island for the winter to train at a temple under the way of the Zodiac. This was all so that they may participate in an upcoming fighting tournament for the chance of winning a large enough sum of coin to afford a potential cure.

Not very strong, SoSo, relied heavily on her speed and climbing ability to stay put of the way of harm. Surprisingly enough, this worked out well for her. Luck was certainly on her side, winning purely wearing down and chipping away at her opponents. To her surprise, she had won the tournament and rushed home with the large prize. When she arrived home, however, the villagers reviewed that River had passed prior. Overcome with Grief, SoSo facilitated a ceremony with members of the village for their mother's passing, donated most of the gold to the village, and gathered her equipment before venturing off into the world. After paying for an expensive magical spell to support her transition to female, she set out to find a family for herself as she now was alone.