Kasha was a Waheela before she drew breath as a human. I knew she was a shapeshifter, but envisaged little else about her background.  Even her first encounter with her father, Tornar MacLorn, did little to flesh her out, other than to give her a reason to travel to Gastown. Kasha took shape as she made the perilous journey back, which became the home of her childhood as she traveled. Once she reached The Copper Coin in the Mutton in search of her brother Berric, I had a better sense of who she was becoming. Frank and Molly did a stellar job raising her as a foster child in the Docklands, but she always knew she was different. Her first meeting with her actual father brought this to the fore, and she grew to love him and his way of life as her Wildlands training began in earnest. However, deep down, she still harbors resentment for her abandonment despite Tornar’s reasoning for keeping her safely hidden.

Kasha represents the freedom of the Wildlands, both in human and animal form, away from the harsh existence in Gastown. She understands the urban environment and is capable of surviving there, but she wants nothing more than to escape and run free.