Rahne Sinclair

## Background

### 1987 - 2001: Rahne Sinclair

Rahne is the daughter of a priest, Reverend Craig & an unnamed prostitute. Though unwanted by both of them, her mother carried the pregnancy to term but died giving birth. Her father went on to raise as a ward of the church without ever revealing her true parentage.

Reverend Craig was a religious fundamentalist with a strong sense of faith & was admired by his community. But behind closed doors, he was a cruel, mean-spirited man who often participated in illicit activities for a man in his profession. Ashamed & filled with guilt from his actions, he would take it out on Rahne & raised her strictly, piling on harsh criticism whenever possible.

Weeks after her fourteenth birthday, Rahne discovered that she was a mutant. Her poweres granted her the ability to change to & from a wolf at will. Once her father realized her true nature, he gathered a group of religious fundamentalists from their community to take action against his own daughter. His plan was to capture her then perform an exorcism on her to get rid of the "devil" possessing her. The group ended up not far with her & though she escaped, Rahne got grazed by one of their bullets. She went on the run & remained hidden for days. After scavenging up some money, she decided her best way to escape was to leave the country so she snuck on boat that was heading to Ireland.

Rahne was there for some weeks before she happened across another mutant, Sean Cassidy. Realizing the girl was mutant that needed some guidance, he called his old friend Dr. Moira MacTaggert to come meet the girl. For the next week, the two got to know each other & Rahne fell she was the first to ever treat her as a person. From that point on, Moira became a surrogate mother for Rahne, caring for her unconditionally & brought her back with her to the states so she could enroll at the Xavier Institute.

### 2001 - 2005: Wolfsbane

Alongside Cannonball, Karma, Mirage, Magma, Sunspot, Cypher & Magik, she was trained to join the newly formed team of New Mutants. During her time with the New Mutants, Rahne experienced many adventures, under the codename Wolfsbane. At the school, she were tutored by Professor Xavier & trained in the use of their powers in the Danger Room. Due to her strict religious upbringing, Rahne found it hard to come to terms with some of her teammates habits. She turned away embarrassed when Dani changed clothes, struggled to come to terms with Nightcrawler's demonic looks & was uncomfortable with Magik's demonic persona. Rahne also struggled with her own romantic feelings, which she believed were sins & made her wicked in the eyes of God. Rahne initially developed a secret crush on Cannonball. She also developed a strong friendship with Dani Moonstar, whose mutant power gave her a natural rapport with animals. This rapport developed into a psychic link with Wolfsbane whenever she would transform into her wolf-form.

As a member of the New Mutants, they frequently encountered & sometimes fought with Hellions, a team of teenage mutants from Massachusetts Academy. Despite their usual rivalry, Rahne did hold an attraction for the Hellions' Catseye. During a party thrown by the Institute & Massachusetts Academy, Rahne & Catseye ran off in their respective lycan & feline forms before their teammates found them.

After hearing of an animal creature that was being mistreated after capture, the New Mutants abducted Bird Brain, a human-animal hybrid. When Bird-Brain decided to return home, the New Mutants followed. Upon arriving, they were captured by the Ani-Mator, the creator of Bird Brain. Rahne was accepted by the Ani-Mates & their blood-lust prompted her to never turn to her lycan form again. During the battle, Doug jumped in the path of a bullet intended for Rahne, killing him. Magik, in anger, threw Ani-Mator into limbo where he was eaten alive by demons. Rahne blamed herself & took some time off alone.

### 2005 - 2008: Wolfsbane

Rahne kept her distance from the New Mutants for the remainder of her time at the Institute & upon her graduation, she followed her foster mother Moira to Muir Island. She became a member of Excalibur, a government sponsored team fighting for the people of the Britain & Northern Ireland under the leadership of Captain Britain. When Excalibur disbanded, Rahne decided to remain on Muir Island for some years before returning to America.

### 2008 - 2010: Wolfsbane

Now back in America, Rahne began to travel the country on a motorbike, grew her hair long, purposefully lost her Scottish brogue & displayed a friendly attitude. When she arrived at alma mater, her personality became quite a shock to those who knew her before, like Dani Moonstar. She was initially refused the chance to teach at the Institute because of her immature attitude but caught the attention of Elixir, who was the legal ward of Dani. He pursued her & the two eventually kissed. Although Rahne ended the relationship when she became a supervising member of staff to the Paladins Squad, the two of them began a secret affair. The relationship permanently ceased when Rahne discovered that Elixir was technically dating Wallflower. Their breakup was overheard by Wither, who spread the news around the school. The news of Rahne's inappropriate relationship with a student caused her to flee the school & end her friendship with Moonstar. Upon leaving the school, her personality reverted to that of her original repressed Scottish youth & she rekindled her romance with Rictor.

Rahne eventually came across some familiar faces when she was activated as part of Cyclops' team, X-Force. Along with Domino, Vanisher, Warpath, Talon & Wolverine, she was to act as part of the black ops squad & take care of the dirty business the rest of the X-Men wouldn't do.

## Relationships

* Joshua Foley: Affair (2008)
* Julio Esteban Richter: Boyfriend (2004 - 2005), (2009)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology:** Rahne is a mutant with the mutant powers to transform herself into a wolf at will, or into a transitional form which combines human & lupine aspects.
	+ ***Lycanthropy***: Much like the werewolves of folklore, Rahne can transform into a wolf. However, she is not a werewolf & therefore is not restricted to the limitations of a creature of the night. She can also retain full memory of herself & therefore has her human consciousness while in her wolf & transitional forms. In her transitional form she is able to stand erect on her legs & retain the use of her hands, but is also able to run & maneuver on all fours like a wolf.
		- ***Enhanced Size***: She is proportionately greater in size than that of her human form, her hybrid wolf-human bones & muscles make Wolfsbane taller & stronger. The source of this additional mass is unknown.
		- ***Enhanced Strength***: She possesses greater strength than that of a normal male adult human, due to her enhanced muscular build.
		- ***Enhanced Speed***: Her enhanced muscles are swift as a wolf but to the proportional size of a human.
		- ***Enhanced Reflexes***: Although enhanced, her muscles & skeleton are also extremely flexible, giving her the agility of an animal.
		- ***Enhanced Senses***: She possesses keen animal senses of sight, smell & hearing combined with human intelligence are heightened further than that of a regular wolf. She can perceive infrared, ultra violet, heat, pheromones & emotions such as fear or lust.
			* ***Enhanced Vision***: Although not an ability possessed by natural wolves, in her lupine form, Wolfsbane is able to see into the infrared and ultraviolet portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. By viewing the heat signatures of human beings, she is able to detect a person's emotional state and also determine if a person is lying.
		- ***Claws & Fangs***: In her half & full wolf form, Rahne possesses sharpened nails along with pronounced canines with which to rip and tear through most substances.
		- ***Regenerative Healing***: Wolfsbane is capable of regenerating damaged or destroyed areas of her body with much greater speed & efficiency than an ordinary human. Injuries that result in massive tissue damage such as bullet wounds, slashes, punctures, blunt force trauma & severe burns heal completely, without so much as a scar, in a shorter amount of time.

### Weaknesses

* **Communication:** While in her wolf form, she can not orally communicate with others. Instead she has the vocal cords of a wolf & therefore barks, growls \* howls as one. Although in this form she is capable of communicating telepathically with Danielle Moonstar but they no longer work together.
* **Wolf Tendencies:** While she may retain her human consciousness, she is more prone to wild behavior. This can sometimes dull her intelligence or override her usually up-right & moral consciousness.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Might:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Quickness:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgetry:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Projection:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Tactics:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Battle:** 4 - High / Trained
* **TOTAL:** 52 - Power Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* She had a crush on Alex Summers. It caused her to be very jealous of his on & off girlfriend, Polaris. She would sometimes act out at Polaris & even fought her couple of times.
* She used to be good friends with Dani Moonstar until Rahne's relationship with Joshua came to light.
* She is unable to grow her hair longer than a few inches in length.
* Rahne is a protestant, specifically a Scots Presbyterian.
* Her surname, or clan name, Sinclair, has the motto of "Commit Thy Work To God."
* During a mission with the New Mutants, Rahne was reunited with her father, who still regarded her as possessed by Satan.

## Notes

* The original character of Wolfsbane belongs to the Marvel Universe.