Who is Rose

Well, I wonder how many of you are wondering about the character Rose in the book.  So let me start by saying, I have always been a cat lover and ever since the Night Howlers Creature Crucible came out for Dungeons and Dragons, I was instantly addicted to the were-cats.

Rose is interesting, as she is a very intelligent young lady, who was born with Lycanthropy.  One of the changes I made to lycanthopes (changeling or shape changers as they are called in the trilogy), is that they must feed their animal form as well as their human form.  I also made them so they can change shape whenever they want to as opposed to being required to change shape on the night's of the full moon.  I did of course maintain that their first change usually occurs with the full moon.

Unlike historical were-creatures, Rose also maintains her mind when she changes shape, and thus is able to learn and make sound decisions while she is in animal form.

Rose was raised on a small farm outside of a village in the mountains.  Her family grew crops and traded them for meat from the farmers and herders.  When she first changed into her cat form, a lonely Forest cat (similar to a panther), kidnapped her and brought her out of the mountains.  Rose lived with the forest cat for several months, never getting enough to eat in order to change back and not sure she would be able to survive a journey home by herself.

When she meets Lyam, she is very grateful for his freeing her from her misguided kidnapper.

The rest of her story you will have to read as she journey's with Lyam in book one.