Name: Phi
Age: 2 years
Species: pygmy panther
Appearance: Phi is your typical pygmy panther: he is only slightly largely (but significantly more muscular) than a regular house cat; his fur is all black; his eyes are a pale yellow-green.
Personality: Phi is a predator and a prowler. He loves to stalk and the thrill of the hunt. He does not keep regular company with any other pygmy panthers, but is content rather to stay with Jian Dinh. He enjoys being coddled and scratched, and is given to very excessive purring when he is in a good mood. His favorite food is messenger hawk, but that can sometimes get him into trouble. He does what he wants most of the time, but when he is called on by Jian to perform a task, he almost always rises to the occasion.
Background: Phi was the runt of the litter and was abandoned by his mother because he wasn't strong enough. Jian Dinh found him in her travels and nursed him back to health. Realizing what an asset he could be to her, she trained him to be a fierce killer, as well as a decent thief. They have been together for almost two years, now, and are obviously very close to each other, in spite of the strictly-business attitude Jian tries to show.