Kat's History
The Ohanna Family was known as a kind and warmhearted
family. Simon and Kimber Ohanna had two daughters,
Kyla and Katya, who were raised in the light and
belief in Pelor, although Pelor was not widespread in
the city of Verbobonc.
Kyla, the eldest daughter, seemed far more serious and
interested in the beliefs and teachings of Pelor than
her sister Katya. Kyla could sit for hours by the fire
reading or writing journal entries. She was often seen
helping the elderly citizens in town or helping her
parents when needed. She was attentive and wise, and
made her parents proud.
Such things were not exciting enough for Katya,
however. Katya was always restless as a child when it
came to lessons of religious affairs, Pelor or not.
She was intrigued more by action, not words. When Kyla
was in the forest reading or praying, Katya was
playing pranks on the neighborhood children, or being
scolded for slight-of-hand tricks in the marketplace.
Katya would rather spend her time being playful and
active, not quiet and boring like her sister. She
enjoyed learning defense tactics, or listening to
their father tell stories about his adventures as a
sorcerer before he met their mother and settled down.
Kat wanted to hear about adventure, not servitude.
As they grew older, the girls developed more diverse
talents. Kyla found she was blessed by Pelor, and
studied the healing arts, while Kat, (whose nimble
fingers found work in a local locksmith shop),
excelled in the use of the rapier. Their parents were
quite pleased that Kyla had been so blessed. They
only wished that Kat would develop more of a talent
than she had with a rapier and lockpicks. Simon often
watched over his daughters with hopes that one of them
had been given the arcane abilities that ran through
his veins, but it seemed that neither would follow in
his footsteps.
Despite their differences, the girls remained close
until it was time to leave the home of their parents.
Kyla left to pursue her studies as a cleric of Pelor,
and Katya left home in search of adventure. For their
mother and Kyla, it was a tearful departure. They
said their farewells through sad smiles and silent
sobs, while their father felt Kat’s excitement and
anxiousness for adventure. The girls promised to
return within a year to see their parents and each
other, and to share all they had learned away from
home.
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Kat Ohanna was nervous.
Kat Ohanna was rarely nervous about anything, but she
was nervous today. Today she was back home in
Verbobonc, where she would see her parents and sister
again. She had not seen them in almost a year. She
heard that her sister, Kyla, had been on some serious
adventure, doing who-knows-what in the name of Pelor.
Kat had been adventuring, as well, (and had the loot
to prove it). Kat had been in an adventuring party
which was mostly made up of high ranking magic
users. Kat was useful in such a group because of her
stealth and rapier skills. Although she found the
company a bit boring at first, she became mesmerized
by the usefulness of their spells. She found herself
asking questions and listening attentively to the
sorcerers that surrounded her day-in and day-out for
months. She spoke of her father’s abilities and his
adventures, which peaked interest among the others in
her group.
Sarkis, the leader of the group, realized
that there was a chance that Kat’s father passed the
arcane gift to his daughter. Determined to find out
if Kat could cast, Sarkis began talking to Kat about
the possibility that she, too, could become a
sorceress. Kat admitted that, as a youth, she felt as
though she had some ability, but never gave it her
full attention. She was more interested in her
swordplay and stealth, and felt she had no time for
concentrating on spells.
At this Sarkis laughed. The magic, the spells, the
arcane ability was part of Katya, and she should take
full advantage of it! Kat considered what Sarkis said
that day, and realized sorcery could certainly prove
useful in the sort of business she had created for
herself. From that day forward, Kat focused her
attention on sorcery, and found it made her feel more
lively than ever before! She found that her nimble
hands and fingers were useful for magic as well as the
locks she knew so well. (It seemed her sister, Kyla,
was not the only one who could weave a spell or
two!)
Now, with her adventure over, Kat was back home, ready
to surprise her family, (her father especially), with
the news of her spellcasting ability. She looked down
and smiled. Coiling himself at her ankles was her
feline friend, Lucky. Lucky was a sleek ebony with
short hair and green eyes. “Another surprise for the
family,” she thought as she headed up the road to the
house she was raised in.
Hope I didn't give out too much 
