Cat's Bio

Cat Reichart is one of many fated heroes sworn and devoted in protecting her homeland from a malevolent force known as Entity X. Master Xyro, leader and founder of Entity X, sees Cat as a major threat to his main objective and persistently aims for her demise yet the motives remain unclear. Although she has many close friends, Cat insists she faces her struggles alone as they are hard for her to explain and even harder for her friends and family to comprehend. Her struggles are quantitative, ranging from her duties as a chosen hero to her personal life. Cat may have trouble trusting people at first, only because she has trusted too much before beyond her naïveté and vows to never repeat the same mistake. Cat often struggles to leave her comfort zone, fearful of what's to come. She is perhaps the most emotionally complex heroine in Rise of the Enchanted; reason being she doesn’t disclose much about her past as well as being able to make an impact with very few spoken words. Despite her complexity, she cares deeply and unconventionally. 

Cat's numerous struggles started before she came to Saffron Hills. As a child, she was placed in a special needs class due to her autism and was often escorted to her regular classes until she was fit to navigate the school without any assistance. For six and a half school years, she’s endured problematic humiliation that took an emotional toll on her. Sadly, the other students ostracized Cat for - well; being different.  She didn't have many friends growing up; not because of her inability to take initiative but rather her friendships didn't last very long as they all moved away at some point. Later as she reached 3rd grade, her heart was set on a boy named Kian Prescott, who was immensely popular with the ladies with his charm and appeal. She didn’t know anything about him other than they were in the same class and they once sat together at lunch (technically they sat at different tables but they were still at a close proximity to each other). By 8th grade, Cat met a girl sitting by herself one day and decided to speak with her; that girl would end up being her best friend, Shea Miller. Their friendship flourished gracefully.

When her parents found better work after 8th grade, Cat moved to a strange island nation with a mellifluous name that couldn’t be found on any map: Torrine. Cat felt hopeful yet apprehensive about a new life in another land as she settled in the one of the three main island states called Wesmos in the town of Saffron Hills, where the air smelled sweet from the surrounding hillside crocus fields. She began high school on a positive note as she joined the marching band as part of the color guard. Cat worked hard in both her studies and in the band until she was eventually named color guard captain near the end of her freshman year and would hold this position until she graduated. Among the guard members were two ladies named Zani and Kyra, whom Cat inspired and intrigued with her talents. She eventually reunited with Shea, whose mother found better work at the high school as a guitar teacher and Spanish teacher. The four ladies were inseparable. By the middle of her junior year, she ran into her grade school crush, Kian Prescott. It was only a matter of time for Cat to confess her feelings to Kian...unbeknownst she had fallen for a narcissistic womanizer. If that wasn't enough; he had a growing harem of women more beautiful she could ever hope to be - some from other high schools within the district. Her relationship with Kian was nothing short of toxic. Cat couldn’t escape Kian’s clutches as she discovered his histrionic behavior the hard way. Her efforts to leave Kian are usually thwarted by gaslighting and emotional abuse. This left her questioning her worth and blaming herself for Kian's mistakes. Her compromised well-being caught the perceptive eye of one of Kian’s friends, Sunny, who fought tooth and nail for her freedom when she couldn’t. Little did she know that Sunny was also Zani’s brother. Cat was hesitant about her feelings towards Sunny, but Zani encouraged her to embrace them.

Things soon changed for the better after high school. Cat enrolled in Saffron Hills University with the help from her parents. Cat studied English, literature, and music in college, taking many courses as possible. She was fortunate to continue her marching band career as colorguard captain, and also got her chance to participate in winter guard. When marching season was over, Cat would play flute during concert season. Cat had a wonderful college life. However, this happiness was short-lived after her narcissistic ex-boyfriend, Kian, decided to crash the party. Kian did everything in his power to get her back, yet Cat was unphased with every attempt...except one. Kian's last resort was to sexually assault Cat at a campus event, but was seized by Sunny and his friends. Kian is lustfully persistent in winning her back...

Later after college, Cat decided to work from home, signing up for a freelance writing website to make some honest money. Cat is free to write about whatever her interests and passions lie, and her eloquent work tends to impress as her knowledge on many subjects is rather extensive. Cat’s father also has her working with his company in a full-time position aside from her freelance work. While this may seem like an ideal work situation, Cat can't help but feel trapped and fear she is letting her life pass her by; nobody can stay cooped in their own homes forever no matter how hard they try. Nevertheless, Cat is content with where she is at in life although she feels she is destined for something more worthwhile and meaningful, whatever it may be. Cat can also be found selling dairy-free, gluten-free ice cream at her local farmer’s market on weekends; she takes home free ice cream and some extra cash at the end of her shifts along with the tips she’s made. Cat and Shea also play in a small church minstrel band with Cat on flute and Shea on violin. In Rise of the Enchanted, Cat finds an enchanted talisman that grant her powers of a lost Torrinean goddess. The vast archipelago of Torrine is full of many mysteries, ones that Cat will soon uncover...