Given Name: Uru Full Name: Urunakitava Age: 24 Race: Rabbitkin Demihuman Place of Origin: Nakura Republic

Background (Pratea): Located at the center of the Pratea continent, Nakura is one of the many undeveloped nations in the region. While the rest of the world lives in the 21st century, countries in Pratea struggle with the lack of basic infrastructure, sanitation, public services, law enforcement, and humanoid rights. Corruption is rampant, social trust is low, and the strong lord over the weak. Nakura is what most of the world would consider to be a verifiable shithole. The Selka Federation is a neighboring country that faces the same sort of issues, and the two have been at war for over 8 years by the time this story takes place. The conflict is quite a complex affair, involving not just the two countries' militaries but also a number of non-state actors such as militias and separatist groups, often funded by foreign states. It's a very typical example of modern proxy warfare, in a place few people care about, that the international news scarcely covers, between two countries most people wouldn't be able to point to on a map. Although countries in Pratea may sport fancy names such as 'Republic', 'Democratic', or 'Federation', in reality most of them are ruled by dictators who often don't have full control over their own countries. Although the casus belli for this war is nominally the control of lucrative mineral resources, the participating groups each have their own goals and causes. Discrimination, racial and political ideology, religion, or simply long-held grudges, to name a few. However, the character in this story is too young and uneducated to know any of these nuances. From her perspective, the war is about armed groups that want to exterminate her people and steal their lands. Pratea is a continent of beastkin demihumans; humans are native to other countries in different continents, much more developed than any nation in Pratea.

Background: The world this girl was born into was one of struggle, poverty, and, more recently, war. Urunakitava was born to a family of poor subsistence farmers living in an undeveloped country. These circumstances by themselves would already have made Uru's life quite difficult, but things can always get worse in places such as this. Currently, Nakura is in the middle of an armed conflict with no end in sight, and what little social stability and infrastructure existed before has long been destroyed or sacked. In places like Nakura, it's customary for rabbitkin families to sell some of their children so that they can support the rest of the family. Of course, slavery and the ownership of humanoids are illegal, but in the lawlessness of Pratea, it is something that still happens even in the 21st century. Urunakitava has always been a scrawny girl, prone to sickness and unsuited for the farm work that her family practiced. It was decided that she would be the one to be sold, for the benefit of her many brothers and sisters. She remembers that part well. A man came to her house, inspected her body, paid her father, and brought her with him, dragged by her wrist. Considering her age, gender, and the kind of inspection she received, Uru had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen to her at whatever destination she was headed to. But fate had other plans. What followed next is a little less clear in her memories. Urunakitava and her now-owner were walking along the dirt road, well beyond the furthest she'd ever been away from home at that point in her life. The road in front of them had turned to mud because of recent rains, and so the man decided to tread the ground next to the road, where the grass was short, and beeline towards a nearby settlement that she did not know the name of. Then, there was a loud explosion, and Uru found herself on the floor. Confusion, and then pain. More pain that she ever felt before or since. Uru screamed at the top of her lungs, flailing on the ground. She saw her body covered in blood, and the man who had been with her moments earlier was in pieces next to her. From her perspective, she was alone at the side of the dirt road for a very long time, crying and calling for help. She remembers clearly thinking that she was going to die there. Fortunately, the people on the settlement heard the explosion and the screams. There were strangers, many of them. Uru doesn't remember their faces. She was carried away. White walls, a bed, a white ceiling. Many grown-ups had to hold down the rabbit girl so that someone could treat her injuries. When she woke up, Urunakitava found herself in a hospital tent. What happened was that the man dragging Uru away stepped on a landmine, killing him instantly and injuring the girl. As a consequence of that event, Urunakitava suffered a bilateral below-knee amputation, meaning that she no longer has legs below the knee. After being rescued by locals, she was taken to a refugee camp run by foreign entities. Before being taken to the camp, Uru had never seen humans in person, only on TV. But there were a lot of them in the camp, running the place and treating the injured. One of the nurses in the hospital tent explained things to Uru: who she was, where they were, and what had happened to Uru. Uru told the human woman her story, about her family and how she'd been sold. It was decided that Urunakitava would be living in the refugee camp. Life was hard in the camp, and everyone needed to help out. Uru helped out at home with sewing and cooking, and that's what she did in there as well. Her family was huge, but there were even more people to care for in the camp. A skilled pair of hands was very welcome. She was 14 when she arrived at the camp. After getting access to clean water and vaccines at the camp, Urunakitava was no longer sickly, although she remained quite malnourished during the two years she lived at the refugee camp.

Future husband: During her time there, Urunakitava met a particular human man, one of the many relief workers that lived in the camp, who would later become her husband. He spent time with her, gave Uru the individual care and attention that she craved, and even shared some of his own food with her. Being a lonely teenage girl, it didn't take long for her relationship with that adult male to turn romantic and sexual. She hid it from the other grown-ups, of course. Urunakitava at the time understood that what she was doing was 'wrong,' and so their relationship remained a secret. When the time came for the man to return to his country, Uru was adopted by him and brought along. That was how Urunakitava escaped her old life as a refugee. Her involvement with him continued, under the guise of an adoption, until Uru turned 18, after which they were wed. She is now a homemaker and thinking about having her first litter with him.

Relationship with her Husband: Urunakitava genuinely, truthfully loves her husband, from the bottom of her heart. Bringing her with him to his country likely saved Uru's life. Even now, 10 years later, the conflict in Nakura continues. What chance did a crippled rabbitkin girl stand in that place? On the other hand, Urunakitava knows that the reality isn't so simple. When her husband embarked on that relief mission, he absolutely did not have the best of intentions. Now that she's an adult woman who has lived a life larger than just a subsistence farm and a refugee camp, Uru understands perfectly the reality of what happened to her. Her trust was bought with kind words, rations, and cheap candy; she was groomed and taken advantage of by an adult that should have been caring for her. Urunakitava has no way of knowing what happened to them, but her fate certainly wasn't bad. She was brought to a developed country, fed, protected, and cared for. When Uru looks at the mirror, the woman looking back at her isn't one skipped meal away from not being able to get out of bed. She got to go to school and learn to read and write. She has a smartphone in her pocket, with which she is able to confirm that the refugee camp she lived in still exists, and a pair of prosthetic legs that allow her to stand up and live a life with dignity. Uru's husband may have been a bad man, but do all the things he did for her since count for nothing? Urunakitava doesn't think so. From the moment they met, her husband was on her side, helping and supporting her. His motivation may have been sinister, but he never lied to her. Her perspective changed, but their history did not. She will be on his side, no matter what. In a sense, the two tragedies in Urunakitava's life worked out in her favor. Stepping into that landmine and losing her legs saved her from being sold into servitude, and falling into the clutches of an abuser saved her from perpetual poverty in that camp. What are the odds of that? Perhaps there is some truth to the myth that a rabbit's foot brings luck. One of hers for each unlikely, roundabout stroke of luck.

Relationship with Humans: The rabbit girl noticed something that she thought was strange in that place. The humans were constantly apologizing to her. One way or another, they always found a way to say 'I'm sorry,' as if they were the ones responsible for what happened to her. As if they weren't the ones taking better care of her than her parents ever did. It puzzled her. The only time she ever heard those words from her parents was on the day she was sold, but her new caretakers said it constantly. The humans she met back then were dedicated, hardworking, and with healthy bodies. Some strong, others stout, and some truly beautiful. And they were all smart, oh so very smart, as if they truly knew all there was to know. Back then, the human soldiers with blue helmets and guns kept the camp safe. Urunakitava lives in a developed country now and seldom speaks of her childhood. The people here can't even begin to imagine what life was like in her home country. She has integrated well into life here. After all, who doesn't like comfort and convenience? Electricity and running water? Eating until you're actually satisfied?

Personality: Rabbitkins are hardly known to be hardy, but Uru was always weak and sickly compared to her many siblings. She helped out at home the best she could, but the girl always knew that there was a good chance that she'd be sold. The practice among rabbitkin families of selling some of their many children is so widespread in places like Nakura that it is common for siblings to tease each other with taunts such as 'you're going to be sold next' or 'I bet I would sell for more than any of you.' Of course, as someone who was actually sold a paltry sum by her own parents, Urunakitava has complicated feelings about being the least-favorite child of several dozen. They apologized to her on the day she was sold, and in her heart, she has forgiven them. It's not like her mama wanted her gone; it was simply something they had to do for the family's sake. Yet, Uru has no desire to connect with her old family. She hopes that her parents and siblings are alive but has no interest in confirming it. They cut her off, so their lives are no longer of her concern. Urunakitava is a humble, soft-spoken, and polite girl with a homely personality. Unable to work the fields like her many siblings, she often helped out inside the house with chores and overseeing the younger litters. Caring for others came naturally for her. Uru had never gone to school before being adopted and taken out of Pratea but got to receive a proper education through an accelerated education program. Now as an adult, she has received the equivalent of a full high-school education.

Disability: Uru has a wheelchair but doesn't use it much. Instead, she relies on a pair of modern prosthetic legs. She has become well adapted and is no longer helpless, unlike her childhood self that needed to be carried to places whenever the camp's ground turned to mud after it rained.

Appearance: White hair, long and worn in a ponytail that hangs over her shoulder and in front of her body. Long sidelocks and long bangs between her red eyes, with long eyelashes. A pair of long, floppy rabbit ears that droop to her sides, long enough to touch her shoulders. She has a fluffy white rabbit tail just above her butt. She used to be malnourished, with her ribs visible and very small breasts. After escaping life at the camp, Urunakitava rapidly developed. She is now a curvy, healthy adult woman with large breasts. Uru's legs were amputated below the knee, leaving behind scarred tissue.

Clothes: A white sweater, a beige cardigan, and a black waist-high skirt that covers what remains of her legs. Her prosthetic legs are metalic and very clearly artificial. She likes it that way. Wears a wedding ring on her hand.

About Rabbitkin Names: Rabbitkins have long tribalistic names that actually tell quite a bit about their origin and background. They are composed of: [Given name] + [Litter order] + [Birth order] + [Lineage]

Litter: ka - first ti - second vi - third na - fourth ru - fifth ma - sixth sa - seventh ta - eighth

Birth: i - first-born ri - second ya - third ki - fourth wa - fifth va - sixth pu - seventh sha - eighth

Lineage: nava - straight ears tava - floppy ears karu - red-haired

Urunakitava means 'Uru of the fourth litter, fourth-born of the Tava lineage.' This naming system exists because every rabbitkin family has several dozen children, and it's common for rabbitkins to share the same name, even among siblings.