Bragi (NPC of [[Characters/Sonje Helsi]])

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  1.   1.  Appearance
  2.   2.  Personality
    1.   2.1  Skills & Abilities
    2.   2.2  Likes & Dislikes
  3.   3.  History

A cautious cat, capable of speaking and reading in Fluent High Speech, has become Sonje Helsi's voice of reason and her greatest friend.

Overview

Basics

Name

NPC Info

  • Pronunciation: br AH g - ee
  • Etymology: "god of poetry", Old Norse
  • Nickname: Brag (pronounced Brawg)

OOC ASSUMPTIONS!

Anyone on neutral lands may reference the following without discussion/asking:

  • Catching fleeting glimpses of Bragi, with or without Sonje's presence.
  • Talking to Bragi at length (i.e. he sits in a tree and holds a short conversation with your character, or any other type of situation where he would be speaking from a safe distance).

1.  Appearance

  • Size: ~6-8 lbs
  • Features: Sharp and slender, his flawlessly dark fur is silky and flat, longest along his cheeks, spine, tail, and elbows. His long, sinewy tail is about as long as he is.
  • Coloration:
    • His only color is Woodsmoke, with very miniscule lightening due to his age.
    • His eyes are almond shaped and colored a yellow-green Conifer.
  • Additional:
    • He has long, white whiskers and similarly colored claws.
    • His accent is vaguely British.

2.  Personality

Bragi is sophisticated and clever; a natural escape artist because he is also a bloody coward. He speaks Fluent High Speech, though sometimes he cannot remember certain words, and it will slow the flow of his speech at will. Bragi can also read at an elementary level, which makes him useful (if nothing else) to the uneducated Sonje, but it is his sound advice and inarguable logic that makes him a friend.

2.1  Skills & Abilities

  • Bragi can read and speak English pretty fluently. Though mostly he reads without honest comprehension (i.e. just sounding out the words).
  • Stealth and escapism are natural talents of his that he uses constantly and instinctively.

2.2  Likes & Dislikes

  • Likes fish, sunbathing, sleeping, heights, and being smarter than everyone else.
  • Dislikes being dirty or wet, too much activity, and (stranger) danger.

3.  History

  • Bragi was born in West Europe under the care of an old crazy cat lady Luperci named Miss Ivy Chilress, who owned his mother and many of her relatives, as well as other miscellaneous cats. His name was originally Inkwell.
  • Miss Ivy favored Inkwell of all his mother's children, and he was attached to her, so she began teaching him how to speak and read from a very young age. When Ivy decided to sail for the Americas, as her last "grand adventure", he was the only of her cats to accompany her.
  • He learned much more on their journey, but after her death of natural causes, Inkwell found himself terribly alone and barely scraping by. He holed himself up in a bookstore for several months, where he met Sonje one night when she came in for shelter.
  • After finding out he could read, Sonje fed the cat and took him into her care. He seemed frightened of everything but her, which strengthened their bond more than she had intended it to, and though he had proved useful, she found him becoming her friend as well.
  • Several weeks after meeting him, she began calling him Bragi for his slight accent and the poetic riddles he seemed to enjoy teasing her with.
Category: NPC