[hider=Shina]Name: Shina  
Race: Shina is a 'Firetail', a race of human-like beings that have the tails and ears similar to that of the red panda. They hail from the mystic bamboo forests of the Zen Kingdom. The Zen Kingdom was beautiful, once. Emerald green as far as the eye could see, the race lived a peaceful life, where family and honour were the most important thing. They are a fierce race but loyal to the end and will strive to do what is right always. Some firetails were known to possess special abilities that would allow them to heal wounds and speak to the natural world, but those were said to have been taken or killed during the 'war', none were said to still exist. [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/ee5e60db-7e10-474a-a76c-4ab163bf836d/d9t7e26-17cb8a19-9b54-48ad-b25a-b7a0c020bb71.jpg/v1/fill/w_758,h_1054,q_70,strp/red_panda_girl__oc__arealle__by_astral_chan_d9t7e26-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTQyNCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2VlNWU2MGRiLTdlMTAtNDc0YS1hNzZjLTRhYjE2M2JmODM2ZFwvZDl0N2UyNi0xN2NiOGExOS05YjU0LTQ4YWQtYjI1YS1iN2EwYzAyMGJiNzEuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.I6334m8AtQULcM2826PP8JiUDfqJV2gnDb3qUHXAnWM[/img]
Job: Shina is an experienced blacksmith, known throughout Lorenstad as the best in the business. Give her a lump of iron and she'd fashion up the best handled sword you've ever seen. What most don't know is that she is a hired assassin on the side (for the right price!). She is respected throughout the town though some are still unsure of her due to her mysterious nature.
Background: Shina’s race of firetails is said to be little in number following a devastating war where outsiders came to claim their rich land and resources. Shina's family were caught in a bandit raid following the war, when their meagre homes had no protection. Her father, knowing that his daughter’s life was in danger, hid her away in their cellar. She doesn’t remember anything from that night apart from the screams of her family and smoke filling her lungs. 
The local blacksmith of Lorenstad found Shina wondering into the village when she was 10, with nothing but a necklace round her neck with a green emerald. He took her in and became her guardian. Fast forward 10 years and Shina had become more than the blacksmith could ever hope for in an apprentice. He taught her everything she needed to know; not just about smithing, but about the world and her place in it. Sadly, time and health took the blacksmith’s life and now Shina runs the blacksmith’s place alone. That was when she met Gaun, an assassin who came into her workshop after some unusual weapon repairs. Curious, she asked his trade and discovered the prosperous nature of his work. Shina longed for travel and adventure so took up his offer to help with his smaller contracts, as long as they would never bring danger to her town. [img] https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.5tfDrseBfDOlDpkfzNvfSAHaEA?pid=ImgDet&rs=1[/img]
Home: Shina lives int eh blacksmith’s place, in a little mill with a waterwheel. It’s nothing fancy but it suits her just fine. Her workshop below, Shina resides in the lofty one room upstairs. Along with her ‘friend’ Lapoo, a strange little creature, similar to a flying squirrel but deepest black. She is happy to be alone, though some nights she longs for companionship, but would never admit it.
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