Character designed and drawn by  Flinters story by me.

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Kristina, the Kangaroo Rat, was born with a genetic disorder that causes her to never grow larger than the size she was when she was born. Her mother was a tabby cat and her father was a kangaroo rat, the combination of which produces her stripped fur. Being just shy of a foot tall presented all sorts of challenges and dangers in a world of full-sized furs.

Her small body thankfully does not impact her mental capacity nor does it cause her to age faster than a full-sized fur. She is very strong for her weight, able to easily lift several times her own body weight and hop extremely fast and high relative to her size. Unfortunately, when you weigh a pound and a half, being able to lift several times your own body weight still means you are quite weak in the big picture. Though Kristina is mentally fully capable of living on her own, she is physically unable to do so. Everything is sized wrong for her, but the bigger problem is when she goes outside. Her small size makes her an easy meal for many feral animals, even in a store, she can easily be run-over and seriously hurt by others who aren’t expecting someone that small to be walking around.

Her parents did the best they could to give her as much freedom as possible as a child and Kristina learned to love exploring, taking full advantage of her ability to jump many times her own height. School was difficult for her, as she had to be kept separate from the rest of the children during recess, lest she accidentally get hurt or killed. It was here on the sidelines of the playground that she met another outcast, the gryphon named Toulia. Toulia was a chubby and extremely shy gryphon. She was bashful even towards Kristina, whom Toulia dwarfed. Eventually the young Gryphon began talking to the little Kangaroo Rat and before too long the two were inseparable. Toulia admired Kristina’s self confidence and fearless nature despite her small size. Kristina was overjoyed to have someone “normal” who thought of her as more than a small rat and who was more than happy to let her sit high on their head and shoulders as they went about the playground, safe from getting stepped on.

Going through middle and high school, the two of them made sure their schedules lined up as much as possible. Toulia was Kristina's porter, carrying her books and papers between classes for her. To describe the relationship between the two, people started saying that Toulia was Kristina's “caretaker”, but the two of them hated that designation as it made Kristina sound like an invalid. Instead the two of them started calling each other “sisters”. Thankfully, that designation took off and everyone soon refereed to them as sisters.

After graduation, Kristina moved in with Toulia. The two of them couldn't imagine any other arrangement. A few years later, Toulia met Hazard and asked him out after Kristina encouraged her to overcome her shyness. As the relationship took off, the two of them were worried about how the dragon would react to Kristina living with them. Turns out that Hazard was happy to have the cute Roo-Rat move in as well. Before too long, Hazard had Kristina working in the construction industry, using her size to get into spaces normal sized furs couldn't get to. She was so happy to find work where she could be useful.

The three of them get along well together. Hazard and Toulia usually sleep together with Kristina in her own miniature “house” in the living room, but many nights you will find Kristina in Toulia and Hazard's room, snuggled up in Hazards mane. She hasn't found a mate of her own, but Toulia is happy to let her flirt with Hazard.