Anya

Shae' Anya is a neko model and part time laboratory assistant who works for the Gus Corporation on the uncharted planet of Imperium. She is one of Imperium's first true celebrity models, having earned the attention of admirers across all of the planet's central continents.

## Appearance

Anya is a tall, well-proportioned neko woman of Del Nyan descent, meaning that her ancestors were among the first to settle in the Del Nyan area. Anya's conventional beauty and charming persona have made her a natural model, which on Imperium translates into paintings rather than the not-yet-invented photograph.

Anya possesses all the advantages inherent in the neko race, including heightened hearing and nighttime vision, as well as an excellent center of balance that helps with extended modeling sessions.

## Biography

Anya was born in the neko city of Costa Del Nyan to wealthy and affluent parents in the year 905 RH. She was known in her community as pleasant and respectable, and quickly rose to popularity as her natural beauty blossomed. Despite this affluence, she remained in many accounts a champion of the people, showing particular affection for the less respected Nyaren neko such as her lifelong friend **Pafea' Natasha**.

Anya and Natasha met while in school and became fast friends, and to this day they continue to work together and represent one-another with great fondness. Many believe that Natasha's rise as a Stonebird Racer has given the pair a new common ground which is the primary reason for their continued friendship, but both Anya and Natasha refute such claims.

Anya began her modeling career as soon as she was able, quickly winning the attention of patrons from across Imperium. She has remained somewhat of a phenomenon, and reportedly earns hefty sums of gold from the continued support of her admirers. This information, however impressive, does raise questions regarding her secondary profession, as surely such a successful model would not need to take on any extra work.

Despite her success, Anya does indeed work part time for the Gus Corporation, or Guscorp. When she is not sitting in as secretary at the corporation's headquarters, she works as a laboratory assistant to the notoriously controversial alchemist Katya. Though much of Katya's work remains under lock and key, it is known that she experiments with formulas that result in loosening and distension of the stomach, given that Anya has reportedly showed up to modeling appointments with an unusual rotundity to her figure.

These rumours, however intriguing, do not compare to yet more unsettling rumours that Anya is a voracious glutton who dabbles in the consumption of live meals. Anya and those who know her do not, of course, give any credence to such rumours, but they have nevertheless attracted a more niche group of followers, one which openly supports, -and even worships- the idea of a voracious Anya, despite the troubling implications of such a reality.

## Relationships

Anya does not make her love life public, but many rumours exist regarding her lesbian tendencies. Some even claim that she and Natasha were lovers at some stage in their life, though both women vehemently deny such accusations.

Though they are not a couple by any means, Anya and the notorious **Linda Lam** are suspected to be low-profile lovers, as the two seem to spend a great deal of time together. Though Anya has not commented on such rumours, Linda has reportedly hinted at their validity, much to her friend's chagrin.

## Notable Appearances

* Anya is one of Axlwisp's more frequently drawn characters, though she has not had any comic or event appearances to speak of.
* Anya appears in the non-canon fangame **Axugaem1** as a minor character, as well as the focus of the popular 'feeding Anya' minigame, where the player takes control of Linda Lam and feeds Anya repeatedly.
* Anya appears in **Axugaem2** as a minor character and the subject of a questline concerning her fan club. This questline is currently unresolved.

## Trivia

* Anya's fans lovingly promote her supposed catchphrase, 'uguu,' which the neko has been known to utter as an expression of emotion or flirtation in any number of situations.
* Anya is liberal with her autographs -often giving them out unprompted- and yet they continue to sell for extortionate prices on the black market.