Before Shadow-Whiskers became a circus attraction, she lived in the wild with her cubs and mate. However, hunters murdered her mate and some of her cubs, stealing others, a trauma which she had yet to recover from. Dribbles was working to help Shadow-Whiskers "see life anew", but his efforts were not yet completed before he was murdered.[1][2]
Involvement
Shadow-Whiskers can be spoken to using Speak with Animals. She is let out of her cage during the fight against the false Dribbles and attacks the party. This can be prevented by breaking the lock on their cage through dialogue, or opening the cage door without initiating combat, in which case she will run away. Rogues will also have the option to break the lock in dialogue.