Kit

## Character Summary

***"Nope, married. But I really need you to come with me right now because Selûne asked me to smuggle you off world before the syndicate kills you and I can't screw this up because I really need to get my wife out of hell."***

**-Kit, after being accused by Didi of hitting on her**

Kit Forthall is a later addition to the Levithan's crew, having joined up just before they departed from Voran. Since then, she's earned her place as a part of the crew and is a founding member of "the Cooligans". Kit considers herself the first Leviathan Hero of the post-Sentinels era. Though she's very proud of her crew's history and reputation she's quick to correct anyone who mistakes her for one of the Sentinels.

Kit is the widow of Eila Forthall, also known as Eila the Unmartyred, an Ilmateri saint. Kit has since learned that Ilmater is, in fact, an aspect of the devil Asmodeus used to lure in the good-hearted and that Eila's soul is trapped in the lowest circle of the Nine Hells. Kit's life mission is to find a way to rescue her.

Kit was originally a Celestial Warlock and initially believed that she was drawing her powers from Eila through the Amulet of True Love. After learning that she was really getting her powers from Asmodeus, Kit struggled to break that connection and turned to the goddess Selunê for assistance. Kit has recently begun to exert more control over her tethers, sacrificing raw power for finesse and nuance.

## Character History

### Early Life

Before joining the crew on Voran, Kit spent the previous two decades living on Baldur's Landing with her wife Eila. Elia worked in the infirmary of Temple of Ilmater as a healer while Kit made a living as a street performer. They shared a small, studio style apartment near the temple until Eila passed from an unspecified illness.

Although Kit claims to be from Baldur's Landing, she was actually born on New Alfheim. Kit is estranged from her Half-Elven parents and never refers to them by name. She's mentioned her brother Airk who may or may not be a twin (she stated she was a twin during a game of "two truths and a lie" but the game was interrupted before the lie could be revealed). Beyond this, very little is known about her early life.

Around the age of twenty, Kit ran away from home to join a secret society known as "The Harpers" but never achieved full membership. It was during this time that she met Eila Forthall. After losing their cohorts Beltin and Galen (who sacrificed himself to allow Kit and Eila to escape) on a mission, the duo resigned from the Harpers and made a life for themselves on Baldur's Landing.

#### Leviathan Crew

Kit was working as a street performer on Voran when she was confronted by a pair of officers for not having a permit. Alistair and Brock intervened and offered to let her stay on the Leviathan for the night. As luck would have it, Fay was recruiting staff for the grand opening of the Velvet Sky and Rodney hired her as a waitress. Both impressed and deterred by the group's intent to face off against a shadow dragon, Kit decided to leave the ship. Overwhelmed by guilt and regret, Kit returned to the ship in time to assist the crew in dealing with an Ithilid serial killer and help relocate Twimby and her dragon.

As a member of the crew, Kit has participated in the relocation of the Hope's End refugees to Zander's Run, the discovery of Starfield Haven, the exploration of the Fell, and the defeat of Rancer on Folly's Refuge. While on Edo Prime, Kit was directed by Selunê to rescue an acolyte named Delvindra from syndicate kidnappers. Attempting the mission on her own, Kit was nearly killed. Delvindra managed to contact the crew, the pair were rescued, and Didi was successfully relocated to the Temple of Selunê in Starfield Haven, where she currently resides under the watchful eye of Cora.

As part of the crew, Kit participated in the evacuation of Starbase 63 and her ability to rapidly regenerate tethers was instrumental in feeding the refugees when they first arrived in Starfield Haven. It was during this time that Selunê gifted Kit with the miracle of creating Moon Gates, allowing her to aid Rodney and Lumi in restarting the mythillar.

## Relationships

### Leviathan Crew

Kit generally gets along well with her fellow crew members, though her impulsive tendencies can put her at odds with the more methodical members of the crew. She tends to get restless and impatient with Thal's planning and often clashes with Alistair over priorities and Rodney over ideology. She enjoy's Brock's company and views Cora as something of a spiritual advisor. Her closest relationships in the ship are with Rodney and Lumi.

### Rodney Starfield

Kit has something of a contentious love/hate relationship with Rodney. Though she often disagrees with him, she respects him and his opinion. She also feels a particular kinship to him which may be related to similar backgrounds. After Rodney revealed his past, Kit gave him a SendIt printout to fulfill a promise to reveal her past in return. The contents of that SendIt are currently known only to the two of them.

### Lumi

Kit considers Lumi the sister she never had. Both tend to act based on their own moral codes rather than pragmatism, which can be misperceived as illogical or impulsive by others. They both also share the weight of a dark past and betrayal by Lords of the Nine Hells. They are also both notoriously bad with money. More recently, the two have come into conflict as Lumi shifts the focus of her altruism to large scale projects and the "greater good" while Kit remains focused on rescuing and rehabilitating individuals.

### Relationships Outside the **Crew**

**Delvindra** (Didi) - A Tiefling acolyte of Selunê that Kit "rescued" from Syndicate assassins on Edo Prime. Kit has some maternal feelings towards her, though time and distance has weakened the bonds somewhat. Didi is currently under the care of Cora at the Temple of Selunê in Starfield Haven.

**Tanis** - One of the original inhabitants of Starfield Haven, Tanis made her home in the library (later revealed to be a Temple of Oghma) until she was evicted by Lumi for harassing worshipers. She was subsequently imprisoned for assaulting a police officer. Kit took responsibility for her, which caused conflict with the crew...Rodney and Lumi in particular. At Rodney's suggestion, Kit is seeking to enroll her in a boarding school on Voran.

**Detective Renaissance** (Rensi) **?** - Formerly a detective on Edo Prime and a member of the Blood Moons syndicate. Rensi met Kit while surveiling her for the Syndicate. Kit helped to relocate Rensi to Starfield Haven, where she's taken on a fresh start with the Starfield Haven PD. The two have begun dating on and off when Kit is in Haven, something which she is still conflicted about.

## Language

Coming from the streets of Baldur's Landing, where she constantly felt the need to overcompensate for her upbringing, Kit relied heavily on cursing to "sound the part". She's backed off somewhat since joining the crew though she's still one of, if not the, most profane crew member. Kit has adopted some of the softer curses of her crewmates (shitcicles from Lumi, fuzz from Rodney). Kit used to be partial to the oath "Ilmater's Wounds" but has since replaced it with "Lolth's Hairy Legs".

Kit has a tendency to bestow nicknames on her crewmates. These can range from simply shortening names for convenience sake (Al for Alistair, Cee for Cora) to genuine terms of endearment. The one exception seems to be the Dwarf Inram, who she typically refers to by his surname Thal rather than his generally accepted nickname "Ram".

## Art Gallery

### Character Portraits

Original Character Art for Kit ForthallFirst Character Art RevisionKit takes aim with her pulse rifleKit readies her longsword
#### Family Portraits

Eila Forthall, AKA Saint Eila the Unmartyred