Red

Mask

Red’s Mask presents her as a petite young woman, standing a few inches under five feet, with a compact build and a feral yet alluring sort of beauty. Her hair is vivid red, thick and unruly, often falling in loose waves around her face or pulled back only enough to keep it out of her eyes. Her skin is fair and lightly freckled, with features that are pretty without seeming polished or delicate.

Her eyes are green and watchful, with a habit of fixing on people a little too directly or flicking toward movement before anyone else notices it. There is a subtle feralness in her posture and expressions: the quick turn of her head, the guarded set of her shoulders, the way she seems ready to slip away at any moment. Pretty and petite as she is, Red carries an untamed edge that makes her seem more wild than harmless.

Mien

Red is unmistakably feral, marked by large fox ears that rise through her thick red hair and a full fox tail that moves with her mood. She is petite, standing a few inches under five feet, with a compact, lean build rather than a delicate one. Her hair is a deep copper-red, wild and wavy, framing sharp green eyes and a face dusted with freckles. Two narrow, snake-like fangs protrude from her upper jaw, visible even when her mouth is closed.

Her features are pretty, but not soft; there is something foxlike and predatory in the angles of her face, the set of her eyes, and the way she watches the world around her. Despite her size, she carries herself with instinctive physical confidence. Even standing still, she gives the impression of something alert, quick, and half-ready to bolt or bite.

Personality

Red is guarded, wary, and deeply instinctive, more comfortable reading body language than trusting words. Beneath her feral edge and quick temper, she has an unexpected protective streak, especially toward the vulnerable, injured, or trapped. She can be skittish, blunt, and suspicious, but she is not cruel. Red is someone still learning where survival ends and choice begins.

Mantle

Red’s Winter Mantle carries the cold hush of deep woods after snowfall. Frost clings lightly to her hair, ears, and tail when her emotions rise, and the air around her smells faintly of frozen bark and distant snow. It feels quiet, wary, and hidden — less like winter’s beauty, and more like something surviving beneath it.

Public Effects

• Hob Kin
• Lethal Mien
• Mantle: Winter 1
• Small Framed
• Striking Looks: Feral Allure 2

A Stranger to Herself

Red remembers nothing of who she was before Arcadia, and honestly not much of her time in Arcadia either. Some may find her amnesia an unsettling mystery worth unraveling.

Out of Time, Out of Place

Cars, phones, electric lights, modern buildings, and most technology are strange and alien to her. She may need help navigating the modern world — or react badly when it feels too loud, too fast, or too confining.

More at Home in the Woods

She is far more comfortable beneath trees than under roofs. Those who hunt, forage, patrol, explore the Hedge, or simply find peace in wild places may find her a quiet but capable companion.

Feral, But Not Cruel

There is something watchful and untamed about her, all instinct and sharp edges, but she shows unexpected gentleness toward animals, children, and anyone wounded or afraid.

Winter’s New Shadow

Recently escaped and newly sworn to Winter, Red understands silence, survival, sacrifice, and keeping watch. Members of the Court — or those who need something hidden, found, scouted, or endured — may find her useful, if they can earn her trust.

Hush

There is a new hedge beast that has been noted to always be with Red. The hound looking hob has frost dried grass for fur, and is whip thin, with patient eyes of an animal who has been caged most of it's life. But with Red, there is a spark there in them. The hedge beast seems to be around the same size as a wolfhound, if one knows what they look like.

Hush, as Red calls the hound, is quiet--no, silent. It makes no sound. Even when it is clear it is barking, growling, or any other obvious indicator it would be making a sound, there is absolutely none. Excpet, when one watches Red and Hush together it seems as if she can hear the hedge beast.

The hedge beast seems skittish, and unsure of others beyond Red, and her motley mates; Damon, Rosalyn, and Rook.