Hetepheres

Born from a loveless union between two noble families, Hetepheres was abandoned at the temple of a local cat goddess and left to fend for herself. Fortunately for her, fate had other plans in mind. The temple was actually a front for a small group of thieves who stole in the goddess's name and gave most of their stolen riches to the poor, reserving the best bits for themselves. She grew up in odd company, learning how to read, write, and pick pockets before the age of ten. As she grew up, the gang's leader decided to have her educated by another colleague in both courtly manners and the bedroom arts. Sadly, her adventures were cut short by the arrival of the God-King's police at the temple, who had been summoned after they had stolen several priceless jewels and valuables from one of the more powerful families. She was forced to escape into the deepest parts of the temple, and soon found herself being led deeper and deeper into its depths. Deep below the earth, in a chamber that by all rights should not exist, she found a golden headdress and a pair of chakram that seemed to call out to her soul. Before she realized what was going on, she had worn them and leaped through the earth back into the city, the soil parting and closing before her as if it was aware of her passage. As her eyes beheld the city in a new light, a powerful blast of energy hit her from the God-King's palace, causing her soul to flare as she tried to contain the divinity that threatened to shatter her frame... Hetepheres opened her eyes to a new world, one where the material and immaterial seemed to merge together and yet stay apart. She could see the magical power around her grow and fade in moments, like precious stones that lay about. Yet the strangest thing were the cat-spirits that seemed drawn to her, each bearing little gifts to her side before departing. Scraps of bread, freshly killed fish, small bolts of cloth and other items were laid at her feet, no matter where she stayed. At first she found it amusing, but then she realized how serious the situation was when they began to lead her to those who needed her help in the absence of law and order. It seemed that a man had assumed the role of judge, jury, and executioner in the aftermath of the God-King's death, with many of those whose situations fell through the cracks of justice feeling hopeless. As the priestess who aided his efforts disappeared, the executions came to a standstill, and criminals took the opportunity to steal whatever they could from the people. Hetepheres was forced to become a guardian of the city, with the ethereal cats guiding her steps as she became a shadowy force of justice. Soon, every lowlife and scumbag feared the sound of her twin chakrams whistling through the air, and some even swore that a cat-like deity was watching her every move. She paid them no heed - she had bigger things to worry about, like the increasing flood of refugees who claimed that the vengeful dead were coming to life and the monsters that were closing in on the city...