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Name: Sloane

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Gender: Female

Equipment:
.577 Lancaster 4 barrel pistol
Crossbow (lever action, simple integrated 5 bolt magazine, 105 lb draw weight, optical scope)
Kukri
Hatchet
Waterskin

Abilities: 
1. Pridemistress: While not restricted to lions, this ability seems to be drawn from a natural affinity for and with social carnivores. If she spends time with the animal, she can establish a rapport, thus she can essentially form a hunting group of her own. The most unusual aspect of this affinity is that she can even form a group from a mixed grouping of species. Her affinity with social carnivores also allows her an uncanny ability to register their emotional state, needs, and wants. It is almost as if she can speak with them as both she and they can understand each other almost seamlessly.
2. Huntress: She is trained in both stealth and survival.
3. Weapon Engineering: Whether it is guns or some other odd weapon that uses mechanics to fire, she can probably fix, make, and modify it.
4. High accuracy with ranged weapons

The Story: Sloane's parents were moderately high status people in their desert station. Due to odd religious strictures, they could not quietly abandon her once they realized she had leucism and thus could be demonically possessed. To get rid of her, they decided to venture into the desert on an "expedition" when she was old enough to walk and talk. This was to make it more plausible that she wandered off and also was worth taking along. They "lost" their seven year old daughter in the desert, returning home to act like they lost something precious.

Despite being abandoned, Sloane managed to keep surviving out of sheer luck and stubbornness. She eventually encountered a small group of cheetah males resting in some shade. Despite knowing nearly nothing about them, she discovered her natural affinity due to being able to convince them to take her in somehow. They helped her survive and learn to hunt. She helped them avoid humans. This symbiosis and family structure lasted until she turned 18. She set out and claimed her own territory, gathering her current pride. She then entered the town with her pride and quietly boarded the train, giving a parting glare to the town that abandoned her. 

Since then, she has been a Rider, amassing some useful tools and developing her mechanical skills through a library's worth of books combined with tinkering to obtain and modify her current crossbow. In the process of her mechanical learning, she developed better speaking skills and generally learned social behavior. Now 20, she can function in society but still can't, or maybe won't, shake her primal teachings.

Quirks: Sloane stands at an impressive 6'6". She keeps her hair long and loose at all times, even in formal occasions. She tends to bare her teeth and crouch low to the ground when feeling threatened, mimicking the motions of other carnivores. She can and does purr when happy. Yes, she was, in fact, raised by cheetahs following her abandonment. She does not remember or care about a last name. Her pride consists of two cheetahs and one lion.
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