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Eyes: Emerald green
Personality: Callie is straight forward, to the point, and doesn't deal in bullshit. She is clear and to the point to save herself (and everyone else) time. Being the Nimir-Ra of a leopard pard, time isn't something Callie has a whole lot of. Patience isn't either. Callie has never had much patience, but is working hard on it. She's extremely loyal to those she considers her friends and family. But just because Callie is loyal, doesn't mean she'll agree to everything they say, just to prove her friendship. She is opinionated, stubborn, and generally fun. Just don't get on her bad side. Callie gives new meaning to the saying ''Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". Betray her, harm her or someone she considers hers to protect (did I mention she's possessive?), or do anything else that will set the flames of her anger burning, and you will be the recipient of an attack more furious than any other you've ever seen before. She is *very* good at revenge. History: Callie grew up in and around New Orleans. Her family was rich, and owned a huge antebellum plantation home located about thirty minutes outside the city, as well as two townhouses within the city. Callie was actually born in the plantation home, delivered by a rather panicked cook and her father. After giving birth to Callie, her mother began to bleed heavily. The ambulance, which had already been en route, arrived too late to save her. Callie's father, a lawyer, fell into a deep depression, and threw himself into his work to try to distract himself from his pain. In the absence of Callie's father, Emily (Callie's nanny), and Jaques, the family chef, tried their best to raise Callie. Most of her young life was divided between studies and the world class stables upon the estate. Her mother had been an excellent horsewoman, and Callie was determined to try to follow in her footsteps. When she was twelve years old, Callie performed in her first show, and to her great pleasure, placed in the event. When she tried to find her father in the crowd, she discovered that he hadn't bothered to come to the event. Heartbroken, Callie returned to the plantation with Emily. Upon arriving at the plantation, Callie retreated to her father's study to wait for him, hoping to catch him when he came in. Sometime during the night she woke up in his chair to see a giant leopard man standing above her. Callie, infused with fear, screamed, trying to wake the house. The man reached forward, grabbing her arms as gently as possible in that form. Sharp, prickling pains penetrated Callie's cloud of fear, and she looked at the small slices on each of her arms. What he was saying finally penetrated and sunk in, horrifying Callie. The man standing before her was her father! He shifted back to his human form and tried to get Callie to calm down for several minutes, to no avail. By then Emily (her nanny) had burst in the room, and was trying to take in the situation. It was Emily who first noticed the cuts on Callie's arms, and realized their possible implications. Finding out that her father was a shifter, and might have accidentally turned her into one, all in one night was simply too much for Callie. She fainted. The next day it was explained to Callie that her father had been turned shortly after her birth, and within five years had taken over as the Nimir-Raj of the local pard. Her nanny, Emily, and the cook, Jaques, were both members of the pard that had been placed in the home to take care of and protect Callie in her father's stead. In a single night Callie's entire world had turned upside down. It was only two weeks later, at the next full moon, that she received the hardest lesson of her young life. Starting with that moon, Callie began to develop her powers as a lycanthrope, using them, and attempting to hone them as often as possible. Within a year she became an alpha, and by the time she was eighteen she had fought her way through the ranks of the pack to head enforcer. When her father died in a car crash four years later, Callie took over as Nimir-Ra, and has held the position ever since. Strengths: Callie has all the powers of an alpha lycanthrope, including the ability to shift certain parts of her body at will, but can also heal through touch and rip a cat's beast out of it. She is not only a skilled rider, but an excellent fighter as well (a result of her years spent as the enforcer of the pard). She can speak French and Italian fluently, but rarely ever uses either. Weaknesses: Normal were weaknesses. At times she is too prideful to admit she is wrong, and that can be a hindrance.
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