Essentials

Tall and entirely wolfish, Reykja has a strong profile and exceptionally thick pelt. With the exception of her dark mask and equally dark coloring, she shows agouti characteristics -- especially along her spine and tail.

She has notable purple eyes, a trademark of the Helsi line.

Reykjas is very fast and relatively strong due to her size, though her build reflects the former more apparently. She has a rectangular build most notable in her Optime form; on four legs, she's oddly "fluffy" for a wolf.

• Scars: Reykja has the Hand of Eris on her upper left ribcage, cut carefully close to her underarm.
• Humanization: Yes, high.
  • Jewelry: She always wears a blue quartz necklace.
    • Notable Accessories: Reykja's ears are pierced; she has several earrings of various make, including several gold variations. She often wears a circular Tree of Life pendant made of embossed leather covering wood. Often wears gold and pearl bracelets. As she regularly styles her hair in complex braids, Reykja has an absurd collection of hair ties -- one to match every possible color combination she might need.
  • Gear: Varied; Reykja has several "outfits" of her own making and alternates between these. She tends to wear dyed items, favoring black and purple in her designs. More often than not she will use gold-toned or white leather for accent pieces.
    • Notable Accessories: White leather belt, white leather medicine bag with black raven banner motif, waterproofed leather pouch.
  • Weapons: Working knife; wooden handle, Luperci-made blade. Kept very sharp. Reykja always carries her knife in her larger pouch.

Interaction

• Scent: Smoke, flowers, cats, Blair Eternity, horse.
• Speech: Reykja has an airy voice and tends to enunciate with curious notes; she pronounces certain words with an almost Scandinavian flare, and drags out her "s" sounds notably.
• Quirks, Gestures, Etc.: Having spent a good deal of her youth learning to "be seen and not heard", Reykja often disengages from conversations. She has a tendency to daydream and get caught up in her own thoughts. She looks at people when she talks to them, though tries not to look down on them (height aside), with Outsiders being the exception to this rule.
• General Posture and Body Language: Reykja is very good at looking casual and comfortable in most settings, regardless of her actual feelings. She has good posture and often stands with her hands behind her back. Though she is quick to show submission to superiors, she very much reflects the attitude and behavior of her peer group -- she very much "goes with the flow".

Coloration

• Markings:
  • Reykja is largely gray all over – her underside and legs lighten considerably to a silvery color, while simultaneously darkening to various shades near-black. She has a dark muzzle and mask, and dark ears. Her tail-tip is similarly dark, as are the ends of fur along her haunches. This color spreads along her back and shoulders, and runs from here to the top of her skull.
  • Optime Hair: Very long, very dark Mirage.

Palette

Fur

Eyes

Nose, Skin, Paw Pads

Forms

Lupus

110 lbs (49.8 kg) ↔ 34 in (86.3 cm)
A long-legged, shapely wolf, Reykja is tall and has an exceptionally bushy tail.

Secui

220 lbs (100 kg) ↔ 42 in (106.6 cm)
Reykja becomes a shaggy beast of a Secui, more fur than anything else.

Optime (Preferred)

220 lbs (100 kg) ↔ 6ft 10in (82 in) (208 cm)
Tall like her mother, Reykja has a slender waist and elegant legs. Rectangular and lean, very spry looking.

Family: Helsi

• Mother: Kynda Helsi
• Father: Hugleikr Silfr
• Siblings: --
• Half-Siblings: Stjarna Fylgja
• Children (with Dullahan Eternity): O'Riley Eternity

Italics indicates an unknown relationship, smaller text indicates an off-board relationship.

• Extended: Reykja is additionally related to members of the Kotov, Silfr and Romano families.
• Grandmother: Siv Helsi
  • Aunts: Draugr Helsi, Violeta Rose Soul
  • Uncles: Bjart Kotov, Loki Jade Lykoi
  • Cousins: Bogdan Kotov, Hel Eternity, Quicksilver Lykoi, Elektra Trombetta, Neith Trombetta

Spiritual

• Education and Learning: Since birth (or perhaps even before this), Reykja has been brought up filling the role of apprentice to Salsola's Crone (and self-proclaimed Fyrstrvölva), Siv Helsi. Largely raised by her grandmother, Reykja was exposed to many of the secret lore and rituals from Hearg Njorth. She is a regular participant of rituals within Salsola.

• Storytelling: Reykja knows a wide variety of Norse-inspired mythology, though often adapts these idea to Luperci-terms during her retellings. She is very animated when she retells stories.
• Divination: By using Runes, cards, smoke, and sometimes seemingly-random objects, Reykja foretells of events-to-come and offers advice from the gods.
• Healing: Though hardly a medic of note, Reykja knows basic first-aid principles. She is capable of sewing a wound shut and producing simple poultices, cleansing rinses, or herbal teas. Reykja is a fan of aromatherapy and seems very interested in applying this to her work.

• Reykja has an exceptionally good singing voice. She has a wide vocal range and is capable of reasonable imitations of both animals and other Luperci.
• A large part of magic is the art of illusion, and Reykja employs a wide variety of ritual clothing used to change her appearance, including masks and "paint".

Craftsmanship

• Education and Learning: Following in the family footsteps, Reykja was trained in the art of leather-working by her mother and grandmother. She spent much of her youth preparing hides and furs alongside the latter, and has gained experience simply by means of supply -- something which Blair Eternity has helped to provide.

• Tanning: Well-familiarized with the process, Reykja is very good about the preparation of her hides and leathers. She rarely makes mistakes and maximizes the usable material from skins.
• Observation: Owing largely to her own desire for perfection, attention to detail is a must. Reykja studies things of interest to her or in her immediate surroundings. She is very good at listening, retaining information, and recalling conversations.

• Reykja is also capable of producing dye. She uses this on a variety of objects with varying success; though her failures sometimes produce curious results.
  • Though she rarely produces it, believing the process and purpose of the material to be sacred, Reykja is capable of making white leather.

Animal Husbandry

• Education and Learning: A fondness for animals has long existed in Reykja, especially when she was given a horse at an early age. Much of her education came from assisting her grandmother. She gained further information through Kimbee? and Blair.

• Reykja loves horses, and is capable of caring for them. She knows more about healing horses than she does training them, however; she wouldn't have any idea what to do with a green horse.
• Falconry is another subject that excites Reykja, who does know how to train birds of prey. She is singularly experienced with golden eagles.

• For Reykja, there is a big difference between a "pet", a "working animal", livestock, and wildlife. It is unlikely she would eat or skin a pet, and a beloved working animal would fall into this school of thought. Her romanticism for "lesser" animals ends there; she cares about the well-being of these creatures but recognizes their purpose, ultimately, is one of consumption.
• Reykja harvests supplies from animals. She uses every part of a kill.