Scars: A small nick on her upper left lip given to her by Remus , a deep slice on her right upper-arm from a fight with a loner, two vertical claw marks next to her right eye from her fight withRaghnall Thorburn
Other: Aldora's tail was broken by Arlen in April of 2018; it has a very obvious kink in it and she usually ties it tight with cloth, leather, or ribbon to straighten it
Adornments
Aldora rarely wears any adornments, saving them for special occasions only. These will be specifically mentioned in posts.
Jewelry and Accessories
A wire bracelet holding polished citrine and bloodstone. (Gifted to her by Maelyx )
A leather arm band holding red coral and turquoise beads, in the center a mother of pearl disc; this used to belong to her mother and she wears it on very rare occasions as it is delicate and worn
A wooden circlet with an inlaid polished amethyst stone (a piece of the one she claimed during her Vigil)
Clothing
An olive dress gifted to her by Darius Pierson; for special occasions only
Her rank cloaks, worn often; she has several different styles, some with bear fur some without
Forms
140 lbs (64 kg)
2ft 5in (74 cm) (at shoulder)
Lupus
In this form 10% of the time.
180 lbs (82 kg)
3 ft 3in (100 cm) (at shoulder)
Secui
Hardly ever in this form.
250 lbs (113 kg)
6ft 7in (200 cm)
Optime (Preferred)
In this form 80% of the time.
Interaction
Speech: Energetic, smooth, and feminine
Scent: Smells like the training ring and horses
Quirks, Gestures, Etc.: She tends to push stray locks from her face, even if they aren't there, when nervous
General Posture and Body Language: Relaxed, often her head is cocked slightly to the side
Mostly stoic and serious, Aldora will stare one down without realizing she comes off as intimidating, though her eyes are always gentle. In truth, she is soft at heart, and loves to entertain. Even if she does not show joviality, she enjoys humor and reverie, and has a soft spot for the downtrodden. Only those who purposefully do harm (either to themselves or others) draw her ire.
Submissive when in a hetero relationship, dominant in a same sex relationship
Interests
Likes: Family, cooking, archery, singing
Dislikes: Cold, rain, sickness, death, being alone, snakes
Substances
Alcohol: Aldora has tried alcohol on a few occasions but tries to abstain due to the effect it has had on her cousin Arlen Stryder, and friend Honrin Wolfe-Denahlii
Drugs: Aldora has smoked marijuana with Eros; it has no affect on her, and she equates the scent to any other burning herb
Abilities
Singing/Song CreationMaster
Aldora has the talent of perfect pitch, she also can make up songs quite easily, and learns new songs incredibly fast.
ArcheryMaster
Trained by three masters: her mother, Lyris Stryder, and Jace Wolfe; she gets more advanced every day.
HuntingMaster
Has about a 60% success rate at trapping and a 40% success rate in bow hunting.
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Reading and Writing (English)Novice
Aldora reads and writes at a 5th grade level.
HorsemanshipNovice
Aldora knows basic horse health, training, and grooming.
Trigger-point combatNovice
Aldora was taught trigger-point offense/defense tactics by Veri Secanti and has used it on several occassions.
Spirituality
Her mother told her stories of "the wolves in the sky" who run among the stars, and she believes that her Grandfather and mother are among them. She was also giving a reading by Maelyx Nocturne and believes that it was legitimate. After her mateship to Minerva Griffith she has also adopted the earth goddess diety as part of her spiritual codex.
Cedric Stryder Her young cousin who she feels very close to, they are two sides of the same coin
Neutral / Negative
Iorek He was once her confidant; she became angry with him after his shameful banishment.
Overview
Aldora was the second born of Veyra and Callum's second litter; she is their first and only daughter. Aldora and her brother Rohan were well cared for and loved by both parents until they were able to fend for themselves.
In her first winter, Aldora's life became more complicated. She was matched with her mentor, Lyris Stryder, and soon after saved her cousin Myra Garcia's life after she nearly drowned while they played. Aldora only managed to do this by her body shifting to compensate, and the two of them became much closer for it. Aldora also bonded closely with her other cousin Arlen Stryder, while holding somewhat of a rivalry with her final cousin, Remus Knight.
After besting Remus in their first blood, Aldora, riding the high of the victory and feeling invincible, challenged her siblings and cousins to take down an enormous bear that had been plaguing and raiding the food stocks of Casa. Her brethren readily agreed, but it was doomed from the start. The youngsters were not fully prepared to take on the behemoth, and many of them received injuries, despite their success in killing it. They were punished by their leadership, forced to stay behind the Fort doors for a month.
Aldora was ashamed and felt like she had betrayed not only her family, but the entirety of Casa di Cavalieri. Once the punishment was lifted, she decides to leave the pack for a time to learn more about the outside world and other packs and possibly bolster relations with them. She hopes this journey will give her perspective and wisdom, so that when she returns she will no longer have the pride and foolishness of youth. During the the time of her travels, she learns that Anathema and Inferni were not as hostile as she had been told, but that Salsola was still a problem to be dealt with. She also rescues Kjintora and Ovidiu from Prince Edward Island, both of which had been stranded there since Midnight Shores disbandment.
With winter dying, she returns to Casa di Cavalieri only to learn that while she was gone her mentor Lyris Stryder died from complications of childbirth, and that Raine Nightshade had violated Arlen Stryder and Night Hushhowl. Aldora feels shame for having not been present during this time, and feels as if her journey had done little to prove her worth. She remains secluded for a time, listless and unsure of herself. Then, in the spring, tragedy strikes again when the land is infested by strange giant flowers, the essence of which drives wolves to madness. Her mother Veyra succumbs to this madness, and throws herself from a cliff-face. Aldora is thrown into depression and numbness.
After some time, Aldora begins to find hope again, and begins to focus on the pack and bettering it and herself. She starts to rise in the ranks, and then, falls in love for the first time with Howland Reeves after he pursues her for some time. All is well, and Aldora joins the Brotherhood as Master Tactician. After a time, she ends her relationship with Howland after some difficulties. Her new roll among Casa's elite gives her focus, and she begins to take charge in mentoring new and current pack members alike, so help them become the best version of themselves.
After helping to defend Luca from the attack of trespassing loners, he promotes her to Council as Pack Advisor. She charges head-first into her roll, maturing seemingly overnight, and becoming a gentle and caring figure of authority for the rest of the pack. She begins a new romance with Minerva Griffith and is for the first time in her life confident in herself and her abilities. At the same time, she finds herself becoming more forgiving of the evils in the world; she is much more willing to dismiss the crimes of others, a shift in perspective from her once Neutral Good nature.
Beginning to find her niche in pack-life and society, Aldora enjoys a time of peace and joy. However, in the Spring of 2019, Luca is attacked by a trespasser and in his defense, Aldora take's the villain's life. The aging Lune sees potential in his niece, and asks her to join his side as Sola. Aldora feels she does not deserve the position, nor does she feel she can fully live up to the expectations of leader, but she accepts.
The beginning of her leadership is fraught with bad omens as the world seems to crumble around them with one natural disaster after another. Not only this, but it seems as if the young Sola is but a footnote to her uncle's rule; she does not feel she is his equal, but it happy to be subservient to him. All is well for a time, until Luca is once again attacked. This time he is gravely injured, and even after recovering, the Lune seems off. Luca falls to paranoia as strange things start happening around the pack, he starts making rules so as to control the Cavaliers. Tension builds to a head, which culminates in Luca's killing of two pack-members, believing them to be planning on overthrowing him.
Chaos reins as Aldora is unable, or incapable, of controlling the situation. She is removed from leadership as well by Raghnall Thorburn who claims she, along with Luca, are not fit to rule. There are several months of limbo as Casa is controlled by a small group lead by Raghnall, yet upon the day of Luca's trial, he is found murdered. The day before, Aldora was infromed by one Fredrick Knight that it was Raghnall and his cohorts behind the attacks and murders. The Sola finds her courage and faces the Scot, which ends in his and his companions' deaths.
Aldora reclaims her throne and names Cedric Stryder as her counter-part as the new Lune. However the pack is incensed that Aldora and Cedric would take it upon themselves to deal out justice, and the pair swears to never do such a thing again. Still, it would be much a time before things settled in the pack, and members began to trust their new Sola and Lune again.
Casa di Cavalieri slowly, but surely, returns to normalcy. The pack is blessed with many new members and many puppies in the beginning and Spring of 2021. Minerva and Aldora decide that it is time for them too to become parents, and in early summer of that year bring into the world their first children Ambrose Griffith, Veyron Knight, Lyra Damaichu, and Zanthe Damaichu. They are overjoyed.
Aldora saves her cousin Myra Garcia from drowning, and shifts to do so.
Aldora is matched up with Lyris Stryder as her mentor and begins archery training.
Aldora takes her siblings and cousins on a doomed bear hunt and many get injured.
Aldora goes on a Nova Scotia wide journey in an effort to visit all the packs.
Summary: After being able to shift, Aldora becomes very proud and bold, taking on Lyris' teachings with ease. Her pride and confidence gets the better of her though when she along with her brother and cousins try to take down a monstrous bear plaguing the pack. Many of them are injured, and Aldora feels it was all her fault. To make up for her transgressions, and to prove herself, she leave Casa di Cavalieri on a three month journey across Nova Scotia. Along the way she learns about the other packs, that many of things she has been told were not true, and begins to mature into a worldly young woman.
SUMMARY: Aldora returns to her homeland to find Lyris Stryder dead and cousins raped. She had hoped her time outside Casa would have given her strength, but as she comes into adulthood Aldora finds it difficult to make a place for herself in Casa. Tragedy strikes again when alien flowers grow, causing madness, which her mother succumbs to, killing herself. After the loss of her mother, Aldora continues to struggle, but makes headway when she strikes up a relationship with Howland Reeves. With new hope in love, Aldora rises through the ranks and joins the Brotherhood as Master Tactician.
Aldora settles in to her roll in Casa, rising through the ranks
She forges deep relationships, both romantic and platonic
SUMMARY: Fully an adult now, Aldora finds herself carving a niche for herself in the pack, both in rank and in society. Her relationship with Howland ends on good terms, and she finds herself growing closer to her brother Eros. After trespassers enter the territory and attack Lune Luca, Eros and Aldora defend him, killing the intruders in the process. Seeing Aldora's loyalty and willingness to put her life on the line for Casa, Luca promotes her to his counsel as Pack Advisor. Flush with authority and pride, Aldora finds confidence in going after a new and unlikely lover, Minerva.
Lots of bad shit happens; earthquakes, alien flowers, TREASON AND DEATH
The Scots are defeated but Aldora finds her reclaimed crown heavy
SUMMARY: Seeing a need for someone by his side, Luca names Aldora Sola, his counterpart. She feels strange taking up this mantle, and also feels as if the pack-mates don't truly take her seriously. Natural disasters also are the harbinger of things to come; sever earthquakes and the return of the alien flowers are bad omens.
Something also seems to be afoot in pack society, starting with a threatening message left in lamb's blood on the Courthouse wall. Luca becomes paranoid and raises restrictions on pack members, and Aldora still green in her role, does not oppose him. Eventually there is a trial, Luca kills two members, before the truth is revealed that it was the Scots all along. After being humiliated for not seeing the madness in Luca, Aldora gives up her title while she quietly investigates what's really going on.
Soon, through a confession from a young member, she learns the truth; the Scots are behind it all! Aldora and Raghnall fight to his death, she reclaims the title of Sola, and names Cedric Stryder her Lune counter-part. But many in the pack are unhappy with how things went down; will Aldora be able to rebuild and maintain her trust and credibility?
