Alice Thistle

Alice Thistle is a fairly notable looking individual, being a catfolk with black hair and salmon pink eyes, and almost always wearing a black and blue uniform. She's often seen wandering around some of the major cities, particular Yamato and Yasuragi, with the later being her current residence. However, despite being merely another adventurer to some, there's more to her than what meets the eye, be it her work at Yachiyo Toys Co. or the armbands she always carries around...

## Appearance

Alice appears as a young adult humanoid catfolk with slitted, Salmon Pink eyes and long, black hair often put in a ponytail. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing around 130 to 140 pound, and despite her rather lack of visible muscularity, she seems to have quite some strength. She's almost exclusively seen wearing some form of a black tunic and leggings, accompanied by a blue and black, long sleeved undershirt with black linen gloves.

Her outfit also includes an assortment of accessories, most notable of which are pair of black armbands. These armbands sport gold decorations and axe-shaped protrusions on the side. She's almost never seen without them, however, they're only a replica of the real trinket owned by her father.

## Personality

At first, Alice may seem to be rash, short-tempered, and even dim witted. But once someone gets to know her, they can tell she's quite approachable, proud, and not afraid to speak her mind at times, although her words usually outpace her thoughts, leading to what she says not being what she exactly means. An outgoing and usually carefree catfolk, Alice likes hanging around people, even if it's just for the excuse of speaking to someone who would listen to them.

Alice occasionally follows an "act first, ask later" mentality, which has lead to more than a handful of mishaps, though none punishing enough for her to change her ways. Even then, she's not one to run head-on into danger without a second thought, even though she's not shy of boasting when she gets a chance.

## History

### Early and Teen Years

Alice was born and raised as an only child in a fairly small town somewhere in the Old World, and has always had the dream of becoming an adventurer. Her father, who originally owned the armbands she now dons, was once an adventurer in their prime, while her mother lived a much more quiet life. She would often hear stories of her dad's adventures, whether it be on his own or with fellow adventurers. These stories are what drives her dream of adventuring, since she wants to be like her father was.

As she grew older, however, her father began telling the stories less and less often, for reasons Alice has yet to truly understand. Perhaps it was her mother's distaste of adventuring pressuring him, or the realization that his daughter was getting closer to the age where she can become an adventurer. Regardless, her father was still willing to teach her some of his ways in light magic once she reached her teen years, although it was in secret due to Alice's mother disapproving the use of magic in the household. All was well between Alice and her parents, for a time...

### Leaving Home

Abadius 1st, Year 28 of the Age of Might. It was Alice's 19th birthday, and what she thought would be the day she finally went adventuring turned much, much worse for her. Her father, in the past, had promised to give her his armbands on her 19th birthday, but when the time came, no heirloom was granted. Instead, her parents requested that she takes up a job near home, in order to start a living for herself that was quiet, simple, and safe. Alice disagreed, but her parents insisted again and again.

What happened at this point is mostly known through Alice's biased perspective, but the overall events remain the same. Alice and her parents get into an argument over what she should do with her life, leading to her sneaking out late that night, taking her father's armbands unbeknownst to anyone, and fleeing home never to return...at least, not for a while. With little idea what to do then, Alice took a boat out towards Yasuragi, despite being ill prepared for the frigid climate. Arriving in Ulfenhall, she has a chance meeting with Miyuki, who offers her a blanket and a meal at a nearby cafe. She accepts, and in return explained her recent events and motivations for being here, albeit in a loose and partially untrue interpretation. After parting ways and spending time living in Ulfenhall for a while, Alice makes her way to Snowfront, the capital of Yasuragi, where she finally decides to live as her permanent abode.

### The Panther Ranger

On her first day being in the capital, Alice struggles to find her way around, up until she meets a kitsune by the name of Ein. The two chatted for a while, and after being told about Yachiyo Toys Co.-or at least, the planned idea of it-Alice was more than eager to show off her wristbands, the ones once owned by her father...whom of which was he kind of adventurer a 'Henshin Warrior' (later known as a Henshin Ranger) would be like, Transformation Trinket and all. Once she figured out how to activate the heirloom, while also showing off her fighting style with it, Alice had given Ein the idea for the Panther Ranger; after meeting again some weeks later, Alice had heard of the toy company's first line, which effectively had a toy based on her transformed form.

Despite being a tad bit upset that Ein used an interpretation of her as part of a toy line, upon being invited to work at Yachiyo (and being given a free Panther Ranger toy) she was more than excited to play the role of the Panther Ranger, even considering herself the living version of them. However, upon being called to a warehouse late at night, she soon discovered there was more to the simple toy company than she once thought; it was merely a front for the Iron Claw, a splinter division of Apsu's Blood. She's fairly open about her role working with Yachiyo, but the same is not said for her work as an Iron Claw Operative, which remains a secret.

Her relationship with her parents have since improved after the fateful day when she left home, though it took some convincing from Allaine, whom she met upon visiting Ithaca to get some magical gear crafted, for her to write home for the first time. Alice didn't plan to go home just yet, but she at least sees some meaning being her parent's reluctance to let her go adventuring, rather than blinding disagreeing them outright.

### Present Day

As of now, Alice has made amends with her parents, returning the armbands that belong to their father. While she no longer has the powers she gained from them, the Panther Ranger has been relying on their own magic-one that allows them to teleport and bend the space around them. She's still struggling to make it work, especially when her new focus is error-prone, even for her.

## Family

Although she has yet to mention their full names, perhaps due to the lingering tension between them, Alice has a good relationship with her mother and father. Her father was once an adventurer for a time, but has since settled down to live a quiet life when he found the love of his life and the mother of Alice. Her mother, on the other hand, has lived a simpler, quieter life, and has an odd disapproval of adventurers despite marrying a former one.

Recently, she's eased some tensions between her and her parents now that she returned her father's armbands. However, she's yet to tell her mother about their work as the Panther Ranger as to not worry them too much.

## Friends and Associates

Miyuki Shiroyume: A white-haired kitsune, she was the first person she met after leaving home, and was the one who welcomed her into Yasuragi with open arms.

Albion Flugel: Her current employer, who also runs Yachiyo Toys Co. under the alias of Ein.

Allaine: A human tinkerer she met while visiting Ithaca, it was through their help she gained the willpower to write home to her parents.

Kamisato Yuma: Despite not knowing their true identity, Alice is good friends with her partner within Iron Claw.

Rasti & Jani: a botanist and their plant familiar she met while visiting some of the major cities.

## Trivia

* Alice didn't have a name for her Henshin Form, until she claimed the role of the Panther Ranger for herself, since she heavily inspired the fictional character and, upon joining Yachiyo, almost exclusively plays as them in live action stage plays for Yachiyo Toys. Although she follows the script most of the time, sometimes they deviate from it to change things up a bit.
* As of recent, Alice has started working at the Shiroyume Publishing House in Snowfront, Yasuragi.
* She has a rosemary plant that she keeps at home, just as a small hobby.
* Alice's Iron Claw codename is "Panther", and it was her that gave the nickname of "Kyu" to her partner. It started as just a cute nickname, but it ended up being used more than his actual codename, "Kyubi".
* Her favorite drink is Arabica Mokka Expresso.