Everyone getting excited over the story chunk I wrote about Three ended up stirring her up in my head and playing a little more NWN inspired this picture. In the final act of the game you run around on a cold plane and in cold caves and generally are cold. Also if you have a romance with Valen, it's where he professes his feelings. If you know the character you can guess why she looks pensive.

I've been getting a lot more questions about her and her biology (and to think I wrote the story to answer them, not get more!) so here's some general answers:

The 'god gene' isn't in actuality a single trait. That's just what they call it. Immortality in the long run would slowly drive a person insane if they weren't physically and mentally equipped to handle it. So it was developed with lots of management implementation. Her biology already is hardy thanks to her species' genetic alterations, but the god gene goes a small step further and her a few basic 'maintenance' subroutines that keep her physically at young adulthood. Her brain is wired a little differently to know when to dump old memories to make way for new information and can pick and choose non-essential memories from the essential once. Hence why she's positive she'll always remember the circumstances as to why she left her home, even when she doesn't remember why she's remembering it. She also has a little mental wall to keep her perception of passing time from going by too quickly. There's a bit more to it than that, but those are the big important basics. (And as I am not a biology major or student of any kind, I don't want to paint too detailed of an explanation for folks who want to show me how improbable my FANTASY CHARACTER is. Ahem.)

Although she mostly looks feline, she has a few non feline traits as well. She'll wag her tail when she's happy or excited, and her pupils are round instead of catlike slits and are solid green with no visible sclera. She can sweat and doesn't shed. Her hair/fur just continually grows, which means she can get kind of shaggy if she doesn't maintain herself, although the hair on her head grows at a much more rapid pace than the rest of it. She does have retractable claws, low light vision, and yes kids... she can purr. Her tongue is rough like a cat's and serves many of the same purposes, although her race considers it impolite to groom in public. Technically she's an omnivore, but she functions better on a high protein diet.

Her personality is very reserved, but only because she's used to having to watch people for a little bit to figure out the language and important social rules. She's a lot warmer once she understands all of that, although her sense of humor is extremely dark at times and takes some getting used to. She has a soft spot for children and will often take them under her wing or go through extra lengths to help a child. This rule will also sometimes apply to childlike characters, although she knows when she's being played.

Regarding the picture itself, this was an inked sketch in my sketchbook that I scanned in and colored in Sai and Photoshop. Tried a little coloring experiment and it did't quite work out. Live and learn.

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