Hera (Havir)

## Application Sheet

Hera was a gray-furred she-wolf, the High Priestess of Havir before her death. She was mate to the previous alpha Sandre (NPC), mother to Faust, and sister to Silvanus, born under the Night Glow. She died praying for the gods to take her life to spare Faust's when he confessed his atheism. She was created and RP'd by Quailmix.

## Personality

* ***Devout.*** As High Priestess of Havir, Hera fostered a close connection to the gods, and served to interpret their will accordingly. She provided guidance to the wolves of her pack, and to Saurugol as well, in matters concerning the gods and religion. She was shattered by the revelation that her own son was an atheist, but still retained her belief in the gods until the very end of her life, when she gave up everything to save the soul of her son.
* ***Loyal.*** Unflinchingly loyal to the pack of Havir and the will of the gods, Hera consistently aligned herself with what the pack demanded of its members - choosing the good of Havir over the good of her son every time it came up (until the end, where she chose to sacrifice herself for him).

## Pre-Group History

Hera and her brother Silvanus were born under the Night Glow, symbolizing that they would do great things for the pack of Havir. Indeed, this seemed to be the truth, for both would become priests, and Hera, would become High Priest. At some point, she and Sandre became mates, and they bore a single son - Faust.

## Group History

Hera did her best to be reasonable council for her stepson Saurugol as he led the pack of Havir. Though the two were never close, and there was always some tension between them, Saurugol respected Hera's advice. He consulted with her as to whether Faust was too far gone to be a loyal, true Havirian, and Hera (much to his surprise) admitted that she feared he wasn't going to follow that path. The pair watched him expectantly, silently, with the fear he could leave the path of the gods.

Indeed, he did. He announced that he was leaving Havir to check in with Blutwald, which angered Saurugol - for Havir wasn't a pack concerned with allies - and when he returned, he decided not to keep secrets from his family. In front of Hera, Silvanus, Ira, and Saurugol, he confessed that he was an atheist, and didn't believe in Havir's gods.

For this blasphemy, Saurugol told Faust that he was exiled from the pack. Hera, shaken to her core by this confession from her son, fell into a sort of trance, praying over and over, *"Spare him.*" Guided by a force beyond her control, she walked to a precarious peak in the mountains, and offered her own life in exchange for Faust to be spared by the gods.

It seemed that the gods accepted her offer. As she stood on the peak in the maelstrom, it gave way, and Hera plummeted to her death, Faust screaming after her. He fled the territory after that, unaware that his mother's sacrifice had, perhaps, spared his soul. Time could only tell.

In any case, after her death, Havir would need a new High Priest, and Hera's spirit seemed to call Silvanus to take up the role. Even after her death, she was a spiritual presence in Silvanus's life - to the point that he would name his own daughter after her.

## Trivia

* Hera sacrificed herself in the hopes that the gods would spare Faust's soul.
* Her brother Silvanus named his daughter Hera in memory of the former High Priestess.

## Quotes

* "I don't believe so, no. I worry for him. He is so restless. I fear the path he is choosing is not what the Gods have blessed for him." (to Saurugol, when asked if there was hope for Faust to be a good Havirian, *Breaking Home Ties*)
* "I pray for your mercy." (to Faust, *Farewell*)
* *"Heathen."* (last words to Faust, *Maelstrom*)