Candela

Candela is one of the Clowder's most soft spoken, yet dangerous members. She serves a minor leader for the gang's lower ranks due to her seniority, and is infamous for her knife-wielding skills.

Personality
Candela is best described as the strong and silent type. She's incredibly stoic under almost any circumstance, and speaks about as rarely as she emotes. On the few occasions she does have something to say, she keeps her responses very short and blunt.

Not known for being vocal, Candela often lets her actions speak for her. As an efficient and deadly fighter, especially when armed with a knife, Candela is feared and respected among her fellow gang members as one of the most dangerous runts around. She doesn't have much of a temper, usually giving those who excessively annoy or threaten her a fair chance to back off, but she can and will subdue them with cold and expressionless brutality if they keep pressing their luck.

While it's theorized she may be demisexual due to her apparent disinterest in relationships, being one of the few females in the gang makes her a target of unwanted attention from younger males who haven't learned not to cross her. While she usually ignores their flirting, as annoying as she finds it, there have been times where things have ended rather violently for those who've pushed her too far.

Despite her stoic demeanor, she has shown rare hints of a softer side deep beneath her hardened exterior. She once saved a store she regularly frequents from being robbed, wordlessly leaving the would-be thief battered and bruised on the floor and payment for her items on the counter before the police arrived, demonstrating a protective side of her character.

Trivia

 * Coming from Puerto Rico, she's fluent both in English and Spanish.
 * While she didn't grow up impoverished, her upbringing wasn't particularly wealthy either.
 * She learned to fight with knives at a young age in order to protect her family.
 * Her family has disowned her for reasons not yet known.
 * Even though she's not much of a gamer, she loves the Legend of Zelda. So much so that she dressed up as Sheik for Halloween one year.
 * She regularly smokes e-cigars. Because of her influence on a number of males looking to impress or imitate her, the habit has spread throughout the Clowder.
 * While in development, she was first named "Knife Gal".
 * She has a large collection of knives, with butterfly knives being among her favorite types. She doesn't get attached to any of them however, simply seeing them as tools to be used and disposed of when needed.
 * Her ability with knives isn't limited to close combat; she also has amazing aim when throwing them.