[note: Beka comes from the second book in the Provost's Dog series, this book is less than a year old, and some facts may include spoilers.]
o1. Beka is what is commonly called a police officer [for her, the term is guardsman/woman] however, it is during the early stages for the development of such. Because of this, bribes and the like are not frowned upon, but are part of her pay-checks.
o2. She grew up on the slums of the city, and was rescued from this life at the age of eight, (already though, she was learning the basics of filching) And entered training when she was fifteen.
o3. Police officers/guardsmen are called 'dogs' and because of this, her nick-name on the force is 'Terrier' as while she was still a trainee, she brought down one of the largest slum lords of the city. (who, in the same vein, was the father-in-law of one of her best friends.)
o4. She has a pet cat named Pounce, who in reality, is a constellation called 'The Cat' and Pounce contains the ability to speak, though most of the time, people do not understand him.
o5. She has bad luck when it comes to partners. The first dies in the summer of an epidemic, the red flux. Beka arrests her second partner because he took a bribe to ignore murder. Beka's third partner can't let his hands off her and so she tells him she would "lop his hands off if he put them on her again". He believes her and apparently requests another partner. So Beka is with her fourth partner by September of 247 HE. Her latest partner, Silsbee, thinks of her as being too eager for him and he, too, requests another partner and is subsequently transferred.
o6. She has the ability to listen to the voices of the dead, who ride on the backs of pigeons on their way to the realms of the dead. On rare circumstances, she is even able to communicate with them. [this is a trait she shares with her father and his side of the family]
o7. Her decedent, George Cooper, grows to become the King of Thieves.
o8. She wears, at all times, a bracelet of opals given to her by a gambler of the name Dale Rowan. During an investigation of false coin, it was believed he was involved, so she entered a relationship with him, to gain further information. [Work comes first for her]
o9. She chose to work in the lower city, in lieu of a more 'posh' position.
1o. Beka suffers from crippling shyness, especially when addresing those of higher rank and nobility. This does not appear to affect her while on duty, or in certain social situations (she enjoys dancing most of all, as it does not require talking to your partner.)
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o1. Beka is what is commonly called a police officer [for her, the term is guardsman/woman] however, it is during the early stages for the development of such. Because of this, bribes and the like are not frowned upon, but are part of her pay-checks.
o2. She grew up on the slums of the city, and was rescued from this life at the age of eight, (already though, she was learning the basics of filching) And entered training when she was fifteen.
o3. Police officers/guardsmen are called 'dogs' and because of this, her nick-name on the force is 'Terrier' as while she was still a trainee, she brought down one of the largest slum lords of the city. (who, in the same vein, was the father-in-law of one of her best friends.)
o4. She has a pet cat named Pounce, who in reality, is a constellation called 'The Cat' and Pounce contains the ability to speak, though most of the time, people do not understand him.
o5. She has bad luck when it comes to partners. The first dies in the summer of an epidemic, the red flux. Beka arrests her second partner because he took a bribe to ignore murder. Beka's third partner can't let his hands off her and so she tells him she would "lop his hands off if he put them on her again". He believes her and apparently requests another partner. So Beka is with her fourth partner by September of 247 HE. Her latest partner, Silsbee, thinks of her as being too eager for him and he, too, requests another partner and is subsequently transferred.
o6. She has the ability to listen to the voices of the dead, who ride on the backs of pigeons on their way to the realms of the dead. On rare circumstances, she is even able to communicate with them. [this is a trait she shares with her father and his side of the family]
o7. Her decedent, George Cooper, grows to become the King of Thieves.
o8. She wears, at all times, a bracelet of opals given to her by a gambler of the name Dale Rowan. During an investigation of false coin, it was believed he was involved, so she entered a relationship with him, to gain further information. [Work comes first for her]
o9. She chose to work in the lower city, in lieu of a more 'posh' position.
1o. Beka suffers from crippling shyness, especially when addresing those of higher rank and nobility. This does not appear to affect her while on duty, or in certain social situations (she enjoys dancing most of all, as it does not require talking to your partner.)