Duibhe (Dove)

## Introduction

Duibhe is a gentle person whose instinct is to greet people with caution. A creature born of Earth and herb, she gives freely of what the earth gives to her.

### Skills:

(Crafting) Alchemy, Provisioning, Leatherworking (specifically tanning), (Non-combat) Field Medicine, Beast Mastery.

### Habits/Hobbies:

Horticulture, spending time in cat form (often soliciting pets), studying the secrets of nature.

## Description

A diminutive humanoid, she is just as likely to be found in the form of a small, black housecat. Her human form reflects her feline nature with expressive ears that match her skin tone, slit-pupiled, golden eyes, stripes, sharp teeth and retractile nails.

### Armor

She tends towards pale furs and leathers, natural materials.

### Arms

She prefers a bow for combat (even though she is more likely to run than to fight), but in dire straights, she resorts to the power of nature, red in tooth and claw.

## History

Duibhe is the sort of person who doesn't discuss her past much. What's done is done, and what matters is what is going to happen next.

What can be discerned by getting to know the somewhat evasive feline is that she has a passionate love of the natural world. There isn't a single creature that exists in nature that she can't find a reason to find appealing, and there isn't a stone she can't find beautiful. Somewhere in her past was likely a forest, whether she lived in or near it. She was highly educated in the natural world and its uses, from ordinary to supernatural.

Her approach to meeting people suggests she was driven from a group of people once her true nature was revealed, or perhaps a repetitive attempt to blend with communities failed as life as a Sydr took its toll. She goes through every initial meeting as if expecting blows as a matter of course and assumes she will be driven from a settlement as hated creature.

Because of her evasiveness and distrust of people, it is hard to win her trust. No one alive knows her true backstory, and if she tells you, it is wise to doubt the truth of it. However, even the most misshapen monster's cub is safe in her arms, and for those who prove to not be a threat, she returns the favor with consideration and (hopefully) kind company.

### Skills

Crafting: Alchemy, Provisioning, Leatherworking (tanning hides and furs).

Non-combat: Field Medicine, Beast Mastery.

## Personality

Duibhe tends to be nervous upon meeting people, for fear she's going to be hunted or driven off because of her race. She does not come off aggressively, more willing to run than to fight. Given the chance, she'll heal someone of hurts and give of what she calls, "The Gifts of the Earth." Once she's reassured someone is not going to harm her, she relaxes, enjoying friendly chats, pets and scratches. She'll take them in human or cat form, not really discerning the difference--in addition, personal space and modesty being foreign concepts to someone who spends as much time in animal form as she does.

### Beliefs

Duibhe is an animist, personifying the earth and elements, as well as spirits in trees, animals and the world around her.

### Quirks

She has a tendency to show up in animal form first and solicit feline attention, before shifting into human form to be included in the conversation, regardless of being pet.

Duibhe refuses to answer which form she was born in.

### Relationships

Nasriin: Somehow, the daim and the sdyr have managed a sketchy sort of friendship, Duibhe being a constant trial to the flighty demon's patience.

Lorne: The first human not to chase her off with pitchforks, Duibhe exhibits a protective sort of loyalty to her friend, although she seems to have decided what's his is hers.

Balthazar: A new friendship, Balthazar tolerates Duibhe's insistent demands for scritches and tendency to ignore his personal space.

Nethali: Duibhe tends to follow her around at any given opportunity. Things are never boring when Nethali is around.