Nourhan El-Masry

Bastet's current incarnation began 16 years ago in the heart of Cairo and she was originally named Nourhan. Her mother died in childbirth under [Mysterious Circumstances]. Growing up under the care of her grandmother, cats always gathered around her, like they were part of her, and treated her like she was their queen. Bastet was a quiet, wide eyed child that rarely cried, but often stared at seemingly invisible objects with great focus. Her grandmother never questioned any of the strange occurences surrounding her and raised her with affection. She developed large fluffy cat ears by the time she was eight years old and the first time she heard a sound with them, her human ears fell off which was quite alarming at the time.

At age fourteen, a letter arrived offering a full scholarship to Manalith Academy, an elite institution for gifted youth, with an attached note stating that “special accommodations” had been made for Bastet's gift. Bastet had never applied, and no one in Cairo had ever heard of the school. Her grandmother hesitated, but the girl insisted and eventually she was allowed to go.

When she got to America, she dropped her old name and started going by Bastet all the time. She became quite popular at school due to her quirky kindness. She often acts like a cat, nuzzling against other student's shoulders, resting her head in their laps, and demanding they scratch her behind her ears while she purrs. Bastet knows the names of every single student. She also knows the names of every single cat in Mystic, even strays that were never given one by humans.

The question remains if Bastet has fully awakened her divinity and if she is truly a gently reincarnation of the goddess Bastet, or might turn into the violent, world-ending threat that is a reincarnation of Sekhmet. For now, Bastet seems to be much more interested in strawberry shakes and sleeping every moment she can than they does her godly heritage.