Regina Lannier

Regina Lannier is a Wolf-blooded.

Background

Regina Lannier had found her niche, she thought. She had a decent job selling clothes at a nice little boutique. She was paid on commission, of course, but that just motivated her to come in on cold mornings. She had supportive family in the persons of her father and brother (her mother had died when she was very young) and she sang in the choir at her church.

In fact, the only real sticking point in her life were occasional anxiety attacks. She'd had them ever since she was about eight years old, and although she'd seen several therapists over the years, she could never figure out where they came from or why. She hadn't been abused or molested or anything like that. All but one of her therapists seemed to think her problem was chemical. The one who didn't tried to hypnotize her into remembering whatever her "latent trauma" was, but the second he told to "think back" she found herself in an attack so severe that she hyperventilated until she passed out. She finally found a medication that seemed to work, and all was well.

All was well, anyway, until about six weeks ago. Regina was on her way home and decided to walk. It was unseasonably warm that day and the notion of getting on the bus just didn't appeal. As she walked, she realized it was taking her much longer than it should have. The sun was setting too fast, and she could see the swollen, nearly full moon rising above the buildings. She tried walking faster, but the landscape seemed to crawl by.

And then, as she turned the corner onto her street, she saw the wolves. They were not, could not be dogs. They were huge black and brown things, and Regina could only think I thought wolves were gray as they bounded toward her. And then the air seemed to split around her, as though she was surrounded by a movie screen that was now tearing. Something was coming through the tears....

Regina remembers nothing after that. She woke up curled into a ball in an alleyway about 20 feet from where she last remembers standing. She was untouched, but three people lay dead in the street. The concrete was cracked as though something huge had been slammed against it repeatedly, but the police could not piece together what had happened. Regina had anxiety attacks the rest of that night. Trying to calm her nerves, she took the following day off work. Since then, she's managed to keep herself under control, but had doubled her dosage and has become jumpy and withdrawn. Sometime horrible happened that night, and although she doesn't know why, she's sure it was in some way connected to why she's always had these attacks. Stranger still, since the incident, she remembers her mother's face, which she never could before.

Recently, though, her nerves have taken more punishment. She's been receiving letters - not in the mail, but taped to her front door - asking "What happened?" She knows, somehow, that the question refers to the incident in the street, but she doesn't know who is sending the letters. The last letter appeared at the store at which she works, taped to the inside of the door when she unlocked the boutique one morning. Someone knows her, and Regina, reading the two simple words in the strangely familiar handwriting over and over again, wonders if her mother is truly dead.

Appearance

Regina is an attractive black woman in her late 20s. She dresses in expensive clothes from the store where she works, and usually wears a pleasant smile. Since the incident, however, she only smiles when she remembers to do so.

Stats

Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 2, Resolve 1
Physical Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
Social Attributes: Presence 3, Manipulation 3, Composure 2
Mental Skills: Academics (Poetry) 1, Computer 2, Crafts 2, Medicine 1, Politics 1
Physical Skills: Athletics 2, Drive 1, Stealth 1
Social Skills: Animal Ken (Wolves/Dogs) 1, Empathy 1, Expression 2, Persuasion (Sales) 2, Socialize (Fashion) 2, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 1
Merits: Allies (Family) 2, Fleet of Foot 1, Wolf-Blooded 3, Resources 1
Willpower: 3
Morality: 7
Virtue: Faith. Regina finds her strength and solace in prayer and singing at her church. She feels safe surrounded by others who believe as she does.
Vice: Pride. Regina has not told her family or the police about the letters. She considers herself a strong person, and doesn't want to admit how terrified she really is.
Health: 7
Initiative: 5
Defense: 2
Speed: 11 (with Fleet of Foot)

References

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