Tume de Soto

From Changeling Venue

"A long time ago, when all the animals where created, the cheetah wandered alone amongst the savannah. Her skin was the burnt amber of the sun, clear and perfect, but she did not know who she was. She went to the lions, thinking that she must be one of them, but they laughed at her. Her legs where too long, and her claws where like a dogs, so they sent her off. She went to the dogs, and they laughed at her, her ears where too round, her tail too long, and her tongue rough like a cat’s, so they chased her away. Sad and lonely she sat, until a giraffe and a bird came by, they comforted the cheetah with their kind words. In thanks the cheetah wears spots like the giraffe, and chips to honor the bird."

~Tribal Legend

Seeming	Beast Runnerswift
Court	Spring Court •••
Freehold	Sanitarium of Wayward Dreams
Player	Erin Miracle

1 Overview

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Overview

Alias(es): Duma, Tume de Soto

Real Name: Veronica de Soto

Age: Appears to be about 26

Entitlement: None

Physical description: On the surface she looks like an ordinary young woman. Dark hair and dark eyes do little to reveal her Mexican heritage, and she dresses for function more then anything else. She always carries with her an old beat up bag, never letting it out of her sight.

Underneath it all, Tume is the picture of a beast. A cats face looks out at you, the eyes curiously with a round pupil instead of the slit. Dark tear stains trace down from her eyes to her mouth. Small black spots pop up in all manner of places on her skin.

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Known History

It is said that in the beginning of time, the cheetah had a clear face. Perfect and smooth, the colors ran into each like a painting. One night a mother cheetah laid to rest with her cubs, when she had woken up one of them was missing. She was so sad she set about looking for him, crying as she walked. She called to him, and cried. She cried for so long that the tears burned black tracts into her face, and now all of her children carry the reminder of her sadness.

Basic Timeline:

1982: Born
1992: Brother abducted, Veronica notices change in behavior, but is unware of the fetch.
1995: Large Fire kills family, Veronica abducted by the Prince of Talons
2005: (January)Escapes from the Hedge
2005: October: Joins Changeling Air Rapid Delivery ServiceC.A.R.D.S)and takes up the mantel of Joker
2005: Sets up shop at the Sanitarium of Wayward Dreams.

Current Activities: Tume works with CARDS still, and has been watching the actions of her fetch lately.

Seeking Contacts

People she’s met through CARDS
Fae met while running messages for the Prince of Talons
Fellow Hedge Walkers

Background:
I was born in Modesto, and lived there until he took me. A fire killed all of my family, but he decided that I should live. I remember the thorns first, I thought I was still in the fire, but when I opened my eyes all I could see where the thorns. They tore me apart, body and soul, and when I could make sense of things again, I realized I was on four legs instead of two.

The Prince of Talons chose the cheetah for me, he needed a messenger he could hold to his own. So he threatened the lives of the others in his keeping every time I was to go out of the grounds. I cried a lot at first, missing my family, worried about my fate. And then I ran… I ran across plains of gold, with the wild winds of hurricanes… I met a hurricane once, he had no name but fought endlessly with the mountains of earth that rose all around.

One night he decided that I was too slow for him. I not longer entertained him and he had found other runners that amused him. He beat me, and then half alive and broken sold me to the stockyards. I will never forget the Stockyards, busy and bustling, full of all manner of smells... But dominated by fear. I lost time there, as nights melted into days and days ran headlong into each other. I remember the day I wanted out. No one wanted to buy a runner that was too slow... But that day I smelt the fire, mixed with burning flesh, and another scent... One familiar, one I should have known... And that night the images of my home, and the fire that took my family assaulted my dreams. I woke up under the full moon and ran.

I remember running into the real world, and managed to find not only other lost, but another that had been held under the same keeper. Aaron was his name and he ultimately introduced me to Speedy G, and I started running for a reason. I’m a joker now, and the hedge doesn’t scare me anymore. In fact, it makes me smile.

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Allies

Aaron - She had his harsh protection while in Arcadia from the horrors of their mutual Keeper. Now, back on Earth, he is a mentor of sorts as part of the Spring Court and a supporter of her efforts to assist Fae society.

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Associates

Malic Stitch - a lover from the past and rumored to be one of the present. What is known is that Malic offten lavishes her with expencive "Gifts", for what reason no one is quite sure. They can be seen together arm and arm in public, more times then not.

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