Kearra "Kea" Brenner is a formerly human 35 year old researcher studying ancient relics in a lab in the Sinnoh region.

Her life took a dramatic turn at age 24 as a junior researcher at her lab while deciphering the markings on a particularly enigmatic relic that appeared to be an onyx collar with an everstone mounted in it. The collar stubbornly defied all tests to determine its construction, deflecting all physical tools and energy scans alike. All that could be determined is that radiates a subtle, but apparently harmless energy of unknown composition. Glyphs on the interior of the collar were difficult to translate, but apparently promised the wearer would be able to understand pokemon. After the collar spent a year frustrating the senior researchers at her Lab, it found its way to Kearra's desk and quickly became the focus of her attention. After a month of failed attempts to analyse the device, she succumbed to an urge of desperate frustration and placed the collar around her own neck. With a snap, the collar locked closed, the seams vanishing entirely. Kearra had little time to ponder potential regret before the everstone began to glow, causing her body to tingle with energy. Blinding light erupted from the stone and over a few seconds her body felt like it was losing cohesion entirely, overwhelming all her senses. The disorientation didn't last long, however. The blinding light receded as quickly as it started, but the changes it left in its wake remained. Kearra's body had been permanently altered into that of a Braixen, with all the magical powers (and physical limitations) that came with it.

Kearra spent the first few months of her transformation locked in the lab as her colleagues attempted everything they could think of to either remove the collar or reverse the transformation, with no success. The collar was as stubborn as ever, resisting any attempt to remove or destroy it, and still refusing to give up any of its secrets through scans. In time, it became clear that the only way to remove the collar was to remove Kearra's head. And while Kearra was originally distraught with her fate, over the 11 years she has spent in her new body, she has learned not only to cope with her new life, but accept her new outlook and thrive. She continues to live a fully human life with the understanding of those close to her. She keeps her own apartment, works, shops and keeps up a social life. While she still understands human language, she cannot speak it herself, and instead relies on her phone's text to speech for everyday communication. A combination of step stools, reaching sticks and a little braixen magic gives her access to her surroundings despite her short stature. And a social network of close, understanding friends keeps her happy and healthy. She continues to work at the lab where she had her life changing encounter, and while she originally focused exclusively on studying her collar, years of no progress and a growing appreciation of her new body have caused her interests to drift to other projects. In fact, despite the constant reminder around her neck, she rarely even gives a thought to the limitations of her condition anymore.

Kearra is fiercely intelligent and relentlessly curious. And while she is very outgoing and excitable in familiar company, she tends to be quite shy around strangers. She enjoys all manner of puzzles and strategy games, science fiction shows and movies, and bad jokes. She normally very thoughtful with her actions, but can sometimes make rash decisions in the heat of the moment if she is too excited or frustrated to think clearly. She loves sweet foods.

I'm really inspired with this character right now. So I'm hoping I can get some Q&A questions for sketches that show off her personality or history. So if you have any questions about how Kea deals with day to day challenges, or want to know anything about her history, personality, or ask about how specific aspects of her life are different now, please go ahead! I'm going to try to sketch a response to EVERY question asked!