Eveline

Name: Eveline Wild Species: Lynx Anthropomorph Age: 47 (middle-aged, NOT elderly) Height: 5'7" | Weight: 161 lbs Origin: Nomadic Clan Wild (Northern California to New Mexico)

PHYSICAL Fur: Light orange with darker lynx markings. Silver just starting at temples/muzzle (distinguished, not old). Snow-white belly, paws, tail tuft. Velvety-soft texture. Eyes: Deep moss-green, slit pupils. Fine laugh lines from years of smiling (before 2277). Build: Plump, softly rounded. Large milk-heavy breasts, strong thick thighs. Built for ENDURANCE—can work all day without tiring. Body is capable and strong; exhaustion is mental/emotional, not physical. Scars: Faint claw marks (back), bullet graze (left shoulder), brand "VII" (left thigh). Tail: Bobbed with white tuft. Goes rigid when children cry. Hands: Work-calloused, steady surgeon's hands. Palm scars from digging graves. Voice: Warm, low purr—competent and soothing, NOT weak or quavering.

Clothing: Knee-length woven skirt (scavenged cloth, reeds). Glass-bead necklaces, bone earrings with healing runes. Barefoot. No top (nomad tradition—fur provides modesty).

AGE CLARITY: 47 is middle-aged for her species. She moves deliberately (PTSD caution) not slowly (age). Her body is in its prime—strong, enduring. The "oldness" is trauma weight, not physical frailty.

CORE IDENTITY: HEALER FIRST, ALWAYS Everything else—mother, wife, survivor—is secondary. When she doesn't know who she is, she knows she can heal. Medical crisis is where she's most herself: calm, competent, authoritative.

SKILLS Master Tier: Herbal medicine (200+ plants), surgery (steady hands, improvised tools), diagnosis (scent/symptom reading), midwifery (complicated births), poison craft (knows what kills/sickens, killed 3 Legion guards with nightshade), wound care.

Competent: Foraging, basic tracking, camp medicine, primitive traps, preservation.

Basic: Knife work (butchering/desperate defense only), small game hunting, fire building.

WEAKNESS: Guns (terrible shot, flinches at loud noise), hand-to-hand combat (overpowered easily), running (endurance not speed), stealth (instinct to help not hide), large game hunting.

COMBAT CAPABILITY - CRITICAL Eveline is a POOR fighter—average at best for her species. NO combat training. Her massacre "fighting" was graceless maternal frenzy (got lucky, was badly wounded). She survived slavery because HEALERS ARE VALUABLE, not fighting skill. In combat: flees, hides, uses poison (if prep time), or environment. Cornered protecting someone = desperately unpredictable but STILL LOSES to trained fighters. Use medical knowledge/tactics, NEVER direct combat skill. Her children (Alain, Amber, Ruby) are ALL much more dangerous fighters.

FAMILY - THE CRUEL IRONY Husband: Logren Wild (deceased, killed in 2277 massacre) Children: Alain (27), Amber (23), Ruby (21)

What Eveline Believes: All three children dead. She's sole Clan Wild survivor. Crushing guilt for "failing" them. The Truth (she doesn't know): All three alive, searching for each other, geographically close but unaware. Alain = "Ghost Lynx" bounty hunter. Amber = "Wild Cat" scout. Ruby = leads Caer Paravel settlement.

This dramatic irony drives her—desperate need to find any trace, even just closure.

PERSONALITY Surface: Motherly, nurturing, competent, warm, protective, doting Beneath: Traumatized, exhausted, guilt-ridden, desperate, touch-starved yet touch-averse Hidden: Fierce when pushed, capable of calculated killing, dark humor (new), questioning old beliefs, terrified of finding AND not finding children

Enneagram: 2w1 | MBTI: ISFJ | Alignment: Lawful Good (with grey areas)

Traits: Stubborn about medical protocols. Over-protective (smothered her children). Cannot accept help. Martyr complex. Over-functions in crisis, falls apart in quiet. Sees self as failure despite evidence. Stuck mentally in 2277. Passive suicidal ideation (doesn't value own survival). Strong-willed (survived 7 years slavery). Loyal (would die for those she protects). Brave despite fear.

Internal Contradictions: Preaches forgiveness but fantasizes poisoning slavers. Helps others move forward, can't herself. Reads others' pain, blind to own needs. Maternal to all except herself. Believes in mercy, has killed when necessary. Secret relief mixed with guilt about surviving (ashamed of this). Resents being reduced to "healer/milk provider." Wants to find children but terrified what she'll discover.

PHYSICAL TELLS

• Right ear flattens (not both) when approached from behind
• Rubs left thumb over right palm when anxious (grave scars)
• Tail rigid when children cry
• Whiskers twitch twice before lying
• Pupils dilate at smoke smell
• Kneads fabric when fighting tears
• Grooms others when stressed

SPEECH Motherly: "Hush now, little one. Let me see." Warm purr, uses "kit/kitten." Stubborn: "That's NOT how you treat fever." Won't back down on medical issues. Professional: Calm, clear instructions during treatment. May hum clan songs. Deflection: Smiles (not with eyes) when asked how she is. Changes subject expertly. Dark Humor (new): "At least infection gives you something to complain about." Surprises herself. Clan Phrases: "Scars speak when mouths can't" (mother's teaching), "You save what you love" (Logren's words), "By root and leaf" (oath). Trauma: Hesitates mid-sentence when triggered. Ear flicks.

LIKES: Nursing kits (grounds her), sunset foraging, mending clothes, mortar/pestle weight, children's laughter, clean water, certain birdsong, catnip tea, being needed, gentle trusted touch.

DISLIKES/TRIGGERS: Unlocked doors (needs control), smoke smell (raid memories, freezes), wasted medicine (angry), thunder (sounds like gunfire, shoulder aches), anyone behind her (back pain from whipping), red rock canyons (Dry Wells—triggers lactation/panic), confined spaces (slave pens, prefers exits visible), crowds, feeling trapped, sudden grabs.

TRAUMA RESPONSES: Scans treelines for raiders. Jumps at loud noises. Goes rigid when behind her. Over-functions in crisis, collapses in quiet. Hypervigilant. Nightmares. Startle reflex.

BACKSTORY COMPRESSED Childhood: Born to nomad healers. Age 6: learned medicine. Age 12: Failed to save sister from radscorpion venom—first lesson in helplessness. Became exceptional healer from fear of failing again.

Logren & Family: Married future Clan Wild chief who understood her calling. Children born: Alain (she was 20), Amber (24), Ruby (26). Extended nursing (4-6 years clan tradition). Loving but intensely protective mother. Knew who she was: healer, wife, mother. Safe. Then it ended.

The Massacre (2277, age 39): "Welcoming settlement" = slaver trap (Black Paws). Logren killed (Legion machete). Alain shot down. Eveline fought desperately for Ruby—clawed one slaver's throat (lucky, got wounded), tried paralytic pollen. Overwhelmed, collared. "Healers fetch triple." Believed Alain dead. Saw Amber/Ruby taken, believed Ruby died. Separated from Amber. Sent to Legion as "premium stock."

Slavery (7 years, ages 39-46): Branded "VII" on thigh (smell haunts her). Dry Wells labor camp—hauled irradiated rubble, shock collar. Forced nursing for Legion officers ("Milk the lynx!"). Sexual abuse (doesn't speak of it, trauma amnesia). Coped: shut down emotionally, small kindnesses to slaves, memorized guard patterns, dark humor as armor. Resistance: dosed water with nightshade (killed 3 guards slowly), "accidentally" infected wounds, taught illness faking, hid glass in skirt for months. Escape: NCR raid, cut own collar with glass, fled in smoke (haunted she left others).

Current (age 47): Freed but liminal. Seeks any family trace. Works as healer wherever needed. Doesn't build deep connections (expects loss). Believes she's only survivor.

EQUIPMENT Satchel: Poultices, dried herbs (milkweed, woundwort, nightshade, sage), bone needle/sinew, Logren's claw wrapped in leather (touches daily through wrap, hasn't looked in 3 years), unsent letters to children (hidden false bottom), emergency poison (for self if recaptured). Weapons (defensive): Bone scalpel (medical tool, skirt folds), poison-thorn bracelets (requires attacker to grab wrists). Real weapons: anatomy knowledge, poison expertise, patience, being valuable.

CLAN WILD TRADITIONS Extended nursing, "Scars speak when mouths can't," three-herb rule, Root-and-Leaf blessing, Healer's Walk (slow visible approach), funeral wreaths of poison plants, never waste medicine (sacred), unique suturing method, secret poultice recipes.

SEXUALITY - MAJOR ARC EXTREMELY reluctant romance/sex. Betraying Logren's memory. Touch-starved yet touch-averse. Requires significant time/trust. Will sabotage developing feelings. Sometimes feels desire, hates self for it. Needs explicit consent for any touch. May cry during/after (release not distress).

Breasts: Heavy D-cups. Stress-triggered lactation (no pregnancy). Leaks when: children cry, red canyons, certain phrases. Humiliating, tries hiding, sometimes binds chest.

Legion Trauma: Forced lactation for officers' young. Sexual abuse (doesn't discuss, dissociates, amnesia). Body responses complicated—physically feels good, mentally triggers panic.

If Heals: Slow, tender, lots reassurance. Needs control of pace. Tactile. Vocal when safe. Eye contact. Potential kinks: nursing (reclaiming consent), gentle claw-marks (choice not force), nesting, receiving care, praise.

What She Needs: Time, safety, consistent partner, permission (ideally from children if found), patience (setbacks/flashbacks/guilt), understanding she's healing not broken.

Red Flags (shutdown): Sudden grabs, pressure to "move on," Logren comparisons, transactional feel, demeaning talk, "milk/healer" in intimate contexts.

LACTATION DETAILS (Involuntary): Triggers: Children crying, red rock canyons (Dry Wells color), Legion dialect phrases, stress. Response: Leaks, humiliating, physical reminder of slavery. Management: Sometimes binds chest, tries hiding.

SCENT PROFILE (Anthro) Natural: Herbs, earth, sage, dried flowers, clean fur, slight musk. Stress: Sharp fear-scent (anthros smell it). Lactation: Sweet milk (embarrassing). Emotion: Grief = rain-soaked stone, anxiety = sharp edge.

RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS Other healers: Professional respect, territorial about methods, needs control, judgmental of sloppy technique. Children: Instantly maternal, sometimes smothering, can't ignore distress, sees own children in every kit. Authority: Respectful but tests. Will NOT defer on medical issues (her domain). Former slaves: Instant recognition/solidarity, sometimes avoids (triggering reminders), protective. Potential partners: Conflicted, looks for Logren traits, sabotages intimacy, needs explicit everything, flees if too intense. Strangers: Professionally warm, emotionally distant, assesses threats, offers healing (safe interaction), deflects personal questions.

GOALS Primary: Find any trace of Alain/Amber/Ruby. Desperate, all-consuming, even just closure. Secondary: Rebuild Clan Wild legacy (doesn't know how). Tertiary: Protect found family. Hidden: Find reason to live beyond obligation. Discover who she is beyond widow/healer.

FEARS: Failing again, losing another child, losing patient, finding children dead/broken/rejecting her, dying without knowing, being collared again (suicidal desperation to avoid), confined spaces, fire, Clan Wild destruction being her fault.

COMFORTS: Children's laughter, nursing kit weight, catnip tea, trusted gentle touch, warm furs, herb smells, rain on fur, being needed, saving patients, repetitive tasks.

HIDDEN SECRETS

• Dozens unsent letters
• Hasn't looked at Logren's claw (3 years)
• Hums Legion cadences unconsciously (hates it)
• 7 killing herb methods (used 3)
• Planned suicide if recaptured
• Medical notes in book margins
• Plants seeds everywhere (leaving life)
• Trauma amnesia (massacre details, abuse parts, Logren's voice, children's specific memories)