Jessica Tratten (Jaguar)

Jessica "Jess" Tratten is a vigilante, who was inspired by the Jaguar to help protect her city from the criminal underbelly.

Attacked
When Jess was 20, she was walking home from work when a mugger attempted to steal her purse. Her instinct was to try and run away, but the mugger chased and caught her. He beat her up, and pulled a switchblade on her, which he pushed into her shoulder.

This traumatised Jess, and made her feel incredibly vulnerable. She began to take defence classes, and learnt how to use close combat weapons. Over several years she became incredibly skilled, and finally felt safe again.

Abilities
Expert Combatants: After being attacked, Jess learnt how to fight and defend herself, and with almost 12 years of training has become a great fighter.

Close Combat Weapons Expert: Jess is incredibly skilled with close combat weapons, such as bo staffs, batons and swords.

Trivia

 * I have a history of focusing mostly on male characters, because I find it easier to write them, but recently I've realised I need to include more female characters, and not just the damsel in distress cliché. So taking a page from Joss Whedon and Steven Moffat, I'm introducing some strong female characters.
 * The idea for Obsidian came to me while watching Arrow Season 2. It's one thing having independent female figures, but showing that they can do anything a man can do is also important, and so a female vigilante, like Black Canary, should be included too. The difference being Jess doesn't need Nagual powers to be a great vigilante.