i. rowan "lycaeon" alder ii. twenty-seven iii. cisfemale iv. demisexual/rom. v. five foot seven
vi. dark brown hair vii. dark blue eyes with lighter flecks viii. lightly tanned; scars on her chest, knees and back ix. lithe build x. prefers neutral to dark clothing xi. sandalwood + papyrus
xii. shapeshifter xiii. agent 04 fc. benedetta gargari
Rowan was raised by an elderly couple after her mother had been killed in a car accident when she was in primary school. She remembered vividly how she could sense something bad had happened and when her mother never returned to pick her up, she was taken under the wing of her Kindergarten teacher.
The League became aware of her potential when she excelled in academics and in extracurriculars despite her purposely keeping away from sports teams or large events in school. Eventually her adoptive parents persuaded her, believing it to be an opportunity that could open doors for her in the future and with her mother gone and father intangible, her naive mind chose what it deemed to be the best decision. Rigorous training ensued upon her entry into The League, their expeditions drawing out her dormant abilities. She placed her trust in those that only sought to exploit her capabilties which tore open a raw, altering wound that continues to fester in her inability to feel true guilt or sympathy most of the time which in turn made the serum they administered to her even stronger once she reached the level they'd sought.
Rowan can shapeshift into other beings with the most common types being animals. Turning into a carbon copy of another human is plausible but takes a huge toll on her body enough that she could be weakened by a raging fever, nausea or migraines from hours to days and so her focus tends to circulate around canines or felines with rare appearances in the avian portion. Her connection in particular is with wolves as she slips into the form more often than not. Due to a mixture of the serum, her tie to animals and struggle with humanity, her strength, healing and scent/senses are enhanced. She excels in hand-to-hand combat and knows a thing or two about using both guns and swords, but prefers to not fight at all as a human unless needed.
She has a few forms that are of more powerful animals but similar to turning into a copy of a human, they require much of her strength and cause pain due to the emotional and physical toll.
Rowan never expected the position of second-in-command to be offered to her, believing that her tendency to act with such awareness not only of herself but of others to be a bane rather than a boon, but when the Zodiac League began to churn with betrayal, she knew she couldn't allow harm to come to Holly and the rest of the group. Ever since they'd gone off the grid, living a normal life grew difficult without the distraction that the program provided and as such, Rowan struggles with her animalistic instincts as well as the depressive fog that turns her into a brooding figure.
