"Love's gonna get you."
Kae'Arh and her twin brother Em'Cee were given up to a tribe of griots, bardic historians and spoken word poets, shortly after they were born. Born as weak runts to a gnoll matriarch, Kae'Arh and Em'Cee were given up by her mother, Ev'Ans, for fear of early death in the dangerous badlands. Kae'Arh grew up never truly fitting into her foster home. Unlike her brother, she did not take to the arts of the griots and was resentful where he tried to fit in. Her feelings of abandonment seemingly became worse when her mother came around to see her children when she could. Where Em'Cee awaited her visits with enthusiasm, Kae'Arh only felt more like a pseudo-bastard. This came to a head after she turned seven and in an emotional argument her mother told her that she was too weak to survive with the Ess'Wun tribe. Feeling rebuked by her only tie to the tribe she made plans and soon left the griots. Em'Cee tried to talk her out of it but the blunt manner he chose only solidified her feelings. She wandered across the badlands and found her way across a mountain. Nearly starving to death in the cold heights of the place she literally fell across the doorstep of a monastery. There the monks, including the abbot Tellarius brought her in to be trained after much deliberation and resistance from those not wanting to teach a gnoll. There she learned how to find her own strength without being weighed down with the poor strength she was born with. She learned how to master her own body and began to feel confident and whole for the first time in her life. The anger and resentment remained in her, however. It grew to a head when after an incident she was banished from the monastery by the abbot that brought her in. She was happy to leave and set out on her own to continue training herself and build up the power she craved. With her prowess and mastery she knows she can rise above the expectations of the people who rebuked her. She will find inner strength. Only then will she feel complete. Now having basic and rudimentary skills to survive, she made her way to the west and joined up with an adventuring company.
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