Tora is a majestic beast in a cage. She once hunted alone in the snow and forests of Irrisen, avoiding her own kind and staking out or own 'territory'. Tall, muscular, powerful, deadly with just her bare hands and the 'princess' of a minor Fanglord dictator.. she was the perfect exotic creature to capture and sell off as a pit fighting slave. It took a small war party to surround and corner her in her own frozen hunting grounds. Several men died who underestimated what she could do.
In the end she ended up in a cage, prodded with sticks, kept on a chain, taught to fight with exotic weapons in bloody gladiatorial combat but the one thing they never managed was to break her spirit. Dont come to close to the bars or try to pet the big kitty or you might lose your ability to feed yourself for the rest of your life. At least that is what her 'handlers' will tell you.
Those who dont enslave her, poke her with sticks, starve her and force her to fight for her meal when craving meat will find out shes actually a loud, jovial, flirtatious creature. She laughs loud, drinks a lot, slaps back and talks crude, all with a big toothy smile. Just try to remain on her good side, she has a temper that switches as fast as she can back to a tiger.
Tora is 6'8" and built exactly as one would expect of a tiger in the form of a man. Tanned skin and obvious animal features. Her hair is more like fur. She has golden eyes that reflect the light. She wears tribal clothing not being particularly 'civilized' and usually is seen with shackles on her when shes on deck, pulled out of her cage to do 'strong man' duties.