Felina

Felina, born Michaela del Gato y Orcas, is an attractive young orkish mestiza adept living in the former working-class and soon-to-be barren neighbourhood north of the recently closed Federated Boeing Aerospace Auburn Facility. Her school-of-hard-knocks upbringing and chicana gangsta cultural facade only partially conceal her deeper, spiritual discipline. Felina has spent most of her twelve years in Auburn, having moved there with her parents and brother when they fled from her birthplace, the destabilized and geopolitically-contested Los Angeles. After the death of their parents, Felina became the primary caregiver to her needful younger brother, Javier, in addition to her role as sole inheritor of her family’s traditional religious practices. Felina follows the path of the Jaguar, the predatory forest god of her Mayan ancestors, and Jaguar has rewarded her supplication by granting her abilities beyond the reach of most mortals, blessing her with heightened senses, lightning reflexes, and fighting prowess. Looking after her brother came easily to Felina, who had already learned responsibility towards the spirits, and she readily undertook whatever methods became available to ensure the wellbeing and security of her vulnerable sibling. Mostly, this involved street racing and the occasional bike combat, activities in which Felina gained an early edge due to her intense religious devotional practices and rigorous bodily discipline. Biking also became the focus for the formation of a tightly-knit group of mostly chicano orks (and a gringo troll) known on the streets as Montezuma's Revenge. Led by Felina, the crew consists of Felina, her Che, their bike-obsessed cousin Vivo Rapido, and his friends, ex-marine Padre Pedo, and the mechanic, Bolts. As an adept, Felina channels magic inwards, magnifying her already substantial physical capacities. This has given her an advantage on and off the circuit, but even the best can fall on hard times. When Knight Errant busted a street race which Felina was winning, she lost her bike along with her chance at the local title. The lack of a ride led Felina to look to other means to make ends meet, and so she found herself one day at the local shadowrunner hangout, The Dirty Jack.