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Alvina, characteristic of her race, has the ability to shapeshift back and forth between the form of a mortal woman and a Werebeast. Her Werebeast form is that of a black wolf with scalding crimson eyes. [break] [break] Appearance:

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Alvina is a severe, intimidating woman who, despite beginning to show her age physically, has the air of an authority figure. Her dark brown locks, typically sheared to around her shoulders in length, are beginning to tinge with stands of grey. Her dark eyes at times appear weary. Lines, wrinkles, at the corners of them reveal years of stress brought on through the war, but also hint at smiles long since hidden away. She is tall for a woman, with a body that belies a type of grace, speed, and strength to be expected of her position. In her prime, prior to the injuries that scarred her face and shredded her right ear, she might have been considered beautiful. Now, with the air of a widow and bound by the responsibility of keeping her pack, she seems more regal. [break] [break] Personality:

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Bound by loyalty, commanding respect, possessing a tireless sense of duty: these are the three defining characteristics of the Alpha known as Alvina. Alvina is the mother of the outlaws, the rejected, the broken; she has been known to take in many who have otherwise been denounced in society, (mostly) predatory Werebeasts and hybrids alike. In exchange, she accepts (and respects) absolute authority and respect. To those who trespass on her territory, she is known to be cold and unforgiving. To those who are held tight within the fold of the pack, she is a mother and a respected caretaker. To those, still, who encountered her in the war? She was a menace and a threat, both in her human and in her wolfen form. She has a deep, ritualistic respect for Werebeast traditions and customs, particularly those unique to her pack. One in particular, though not unique to her pack so much as her race, is the Mate Bond. Despite her own Bond long since having been broken with the death of the pack, this is one law which is absolute in her eyes. The others being loyalty between pack members, and an intolerance for betrayal. The last of these beliefs has at times has caused her to been seen as callous and cold, but never unfair. [break] [break] History:

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The sweetness of the mate bond was something Alvina discovered in a childhood friend. At first the feeling was one of appreciation, and trust. Later, it grew into something that was intensely loyal and intimate. Her partner, her mate, together they grew from the confines of a small pack of werebeasts scattered in the Northern part of the Naihan Mountains. Together, they enjoyed the pinprick-like lights of happy events: marriages, growth of their pack, and even ascension to being Alphas together (although that tale is another story, one which might be a little more ruthless and unscrupulous than others… and one which gave her the scars she still bears). This happiness, however, was not appreciated without the taint of ill-events. Miscarriage. The loss of young children. Death. As the war intensified, ultimately Alvina and her mate found themselves and their pack sucked into the fray. They became bitterly entrenched in conflict against the Immortals, brought on through encampments encroaching aggressively into their rural territory. Though a fluke introduction through a friend introduced them to the man that would ultimately command the Immortal Army, that connection would not protect Alvina’s mate. In a particularly bloody skirmish, one which nearly caused the Alpha to die herself, her mate sacrificed himself to spare her life. Though she ultimately sought revenge, consuming his murderer even as they screamed and begged for mercy, that loss is something that unshakably and permanently wounded her. Since that time, she has emphasized reclusion, and sought to keep her pack safe from outside threats, even if also taking in “refugees” of the land as they fall into her hands. [break] [break] Miscellaneous:

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Her wolf form is black with a greying muzzle, with a shredded right ear and a scar across her left eye matching the permanent injuries that also appear in her human form. She once had a mate, but he was killed skirmishing with the Immortal army. She does not speak of him, and even went so far as to drop his surname in attempt to alleviate the pain of her loss.

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