Backstory
Sorene was a regular raccoon, surviving by the skin of her teeth. She grew to be a good age, giving birth to a female when she was one year old and giving birth to a male at two years old.
She met her fate when a cougar snatched her cubs. She tried to save them, but in trying to do so she lost her life as well. Before she would have to leave our world, she grabbed her cubs and darted to inhabit the closest beings in a desperate attempt to stay alive. The closest beings happened to be human... Their bodies shifted to accomodate the new spirits seizing them. What resulted is what you see above.
Her new mind surged quickly, and she felt much more aware of herself than she had when she was a raccoon. Her cubs had been transformed as well, and she felt a strange mix of fear and affection when she looked at her beloved children in the bodies of creatures she had only known as monsters before.
She carried on, becoming nervously aware of the strange world around her. She realized that if she wanted her and her children to survive, she would need to obey the rules of this new place. The first week, they starved, but as she struggled to thrive, she grasped proper etiquette, made some new friends, and learned how to wield the odd life-giving energy they called 'money'.
Personalities
Sorene
Age: 31, human years
Although she was a rambunctious and unfearing raccoon, as a kind-of human she became more reserved and shy due to the massive culture shock. She rarely speaks more than a few words, for fear of saying something weird. She craves to learn, awestruck by the vast amount of knowledge that most humans take for granted.
She is very loving and protective of her children, them being some of the only things she recognizes from her past life. She will get openly hostile if she feels you are dangerous to them, and adores playing with them and even talking with Alison.
She is a very patient and leisurely person, who likes to take time to enjoy her surroundings, especially loving the scenery and fresh air of nature.
Alison
Age: 7, human years
Alison is younger and more impressionable than Sorene, and assimilated human culture fairly quickly. She loves to play on electronic doohickeys, although it is questionable whether she enjoys this because of the way it is intended to be enjoyed, or just because it has flashy lights.
She's fairly energetic and
loves to talk. Imagine a normal child, except they had
just gained the ability to talk. The things that she says can be rather strange since she doesn't really care about proper human etiquette.
Her favorite person in the world is her mother, and she loves to take walks with her out in the forest to explore. Sorene has to keep a close eye on her, as Alison will often wander off in pursuit of 'adventure'.
Sam
Age: 1 month
He's a baby! Needy, sensitive, weak... But unbearably cute.