Kathrin Vaughan

Kathrin Vaughan, also know as Kat for short, is a female cross breed Keidran with both canine and feline parents. She was born into the Keidran slave trade being specially bred to be more physically appealing for Human owners. It was confirmed through the side sketches that Kathrin was originally purchased by Eric Vaughan's parents when he himself was only 10. After the death of her owners Kathrin became the property of Eric's older brother Roderick Vaughan. However, due to Roderick's involvement with the Templar Order, even before his parent's deaths, it gave him little time at home. Eric was soon able to buy Kathrin from his brother because of this, along with his two other inherited slaves Mike and Evals. Apparently Kathrin was quite pampered growing up and taught many crafts such as massaging and needlepoint which her fellow slaves became jealous of, Evals in particular dubbing her "Eric's pet". Kathrin herself has shown to have developed genuine feelings for Eric but he is unable to see her in that way due to viewing her as more of a little sister.

When Trace Legacy and his group arrived in Wreathwood searching for a passage to the Basidian Islands they were taken in by Eric and later promised a lift on Eric's merchant vessel, with Kathrin accompanying them. After the events of the Bastadian Islands on the return voyage a incident on ship caused Eric to threaten Mike and Evals with increasing their slave restrictions but Kat intervened. Following this incident Eric promiced to free all three of them once they arrived on land. Once arriving at the Legacy Estate near the port town of Edinmire Kathrin officially became a free Keidran, though her current plans are unclear as she had never really known life away from Eric before.

From The Author
"Kathrin has a happy-go-lucky personality. She is a bit naive about most things, having been sheltered as a slave all her life."

"Kathrin was selectively bred from several generations of Keidran slaves in order to be more physically appealing to humans. Ironically, despite being designed to be a sex slave, Kathrin is incredibly naive when it comes to sex. Eric gives her much more freedom than his other slaves, but she genuinely enjoys serving him."

Appearance
Kathrin is an uncommon exception amongst Keidran being a mixed breed, she has both canine and feline features, though appears to be more feline than canine. Due to her spots and fur colours it could be assumed that Kathrin's parents were a combination of Snow Leopard and Forest Wolf Keidran. Her fur is mostly a brown down her back, changing from grey to white around to her front whole covered in black spots all over. A noticeable feature of Kat's, possibly caused by her selective breeding, is that she doesn't have the tuft of chest fur that most other Keidran have. She is a quite curvaceous and sometimes described as top heavy as likely part of the aims of her breeding. Kathrin is around average height for that of a Keidran feline female.

In terms of clothing Kat appears to be comfortable "in the fur" (naked) like most other Keidran are, only wearing Human clothes when in public areas that require Keidran to cover up such as the Basidian Islands. Even when she wears clothing it is usually not fully covering her up, typically just wearing a shirt if she needs to.

History
Kathrin was born into slavery, she had been specially bred to be more physically appealing to buyers through a mixture of canine and feline parents. Where exactly she was born is unknown however, it was likely in or around the Human city of Wreathwood. When Eric Vaughan was just 10, his parents purchased Kathrin, who was only a few years old herself (around Eric's age but in Keidran years). Kathrin was treated differently by the Vaughan family compared to their other slaves such as Mike and Evals, receiving teachings in more skilled crafts such as sewing. Eric had always liked Kathrin growing up, he would protect her from his older brother if he ever became angry and treated her like a little sister.

After the death of their parents the Vaughan brothers were left with a large amount of assets. Kathrin and the rest of the slaves were left to Roderick. While the family home was seemingly left to both brothers to share, Roderick's involvement with the Templar left him with little time at home, leaving Eric alone to run the family merchant company. Despite being owned by Roderick the slaves were left with Eric while he was away. Eventually Eric bought all three of the slaves from his brother, mainly because he could not bear to see them treated so badly, especially Kathrin.

While talking to to Trace and Flora Eric admitted that he, despite his clear interest in Keidran sexually, could never being himself to see Kat in that way, even though that was her purpose. After buying Kathrin, Eric provided her with even more knowledge and skills, even giving her an education despite it's legality.

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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 18
Kathrin watched over the unconscious Natani, and even attempts to pull Natani from the Na'Rella and to safety when fire breaks out near the docks. She excitedly pounces Natani, when the latter wakes before realizing again the ship will be on fire soon if they didn't hurry. Shortly, she is saved from falling debris by Natani and the two prepare to bravely jump out the window into the water despite Kathrin's apparent inability to swim well, Natani saying "Just hang on to me". Because the description of the page where these events occur includes the words "or alternatively, Kat-O-Vision" and Natani's lack of Laura's urn, it is possible that some or all of this is a fantasy created by Kathrin.

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Personality
Kathrin is a good natured girl, if a bit naive. She's kind and caring and often going out of her way to make others happy like when she works herself near exhaustion to sew Natani a new attire. She is bilingual and literate, able to speak both Keidran and Human yet she admits she can't read much. Her favorite ones being romance and adventure. She can often come off as a bit playful and flirtatious such as when she is casually hitting on Trace when first meeting him in the baths and when giving Flora a massage. Her naivety leads to some of her friends assuming she means less than pure things. But even with that Kat can be pushed past her limits. When Natani yells at Kathrin to hurry making her outfit, she is clearly hurt and almost storms out of the room before Natani stops her.

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Trivia

 * Kathrin is a "Jack of All Trades", showing (and at times wishing to show) adeptness as a Masseuse, Seamstress, Maid, Cook, and Bath-house attendant.
 * As a result of growing up beside Eric, the two have a strong, sibling like emotional bond. This led to Eric illegally providing her with an education, allowing her to converse and read (and presumably write) Human fluently. Her education has placed her in a favorable position in comparison to Eric's other slaves.
 * Kathrin is one of the four characters which could be considered "LGBT+" in our world, five if Nickolai Alaric is counted but he is only implied to be, due to her exhibiting sexual or romantic tendencies in rather rapid succession towards male and female cast members. These characters include but not limited to Eric, Natani, Trace, and Flora so Kathrin can be considered Queer.
 * Kathrin is one of the two Keidran characters featured in the main comic to have a genuine attraction for Humans, the other being Flora, but unlike Flora, Kat's attraction isn't limited to just Humans. Although characters such as Sythe and Euchre also have an affinity for Humans in both cases it seems to more a specific Human rather than just a thing for their race as a whole.
 * Kathrin is a mixed breed Keidran having been bred from both canine and feline Keidrans from both her father and mother, this process rendered her infertile as a result and prevents her from having children.
 * Kathrin is confirmed to have 158 spots on her fur in total.