Scout Rowley

**Son:** Finn Rowley [living]

Scout Rowley is an Avatar of The Hunt currently employed by The Magnus Institute.

[CW: Child Abuse, Hunt-typical violence, transphobia, NPC death, implied sexual content]

## History

### Early Life

Scout grew up with her father, Hunt-touched himself, who seemed to take joy in keeping her afraid. Given her own argumentative nature, she often found herself running and hiding from Marvin's anger.

Initially something of a runt among her classmates, Scout was the target of a group of bullies who often singled her out, especially as she became more aware of her identity. One day, she got tired of running, and turned on her tormentors. After that, she became a rather prolific bully in her own right and was frequently in trouble, further straining things at home.

### Avatar Emergence

On the night of her 18th birthday, Scout announced her plans to move out of her father's house and marry her girlfriend of several months, Ellie. Marvin attacked and, for the first time, Scout turned on him with a knife. He realized quickly that something was wrong, that she was too fast and too strong for someone her size, and in fear he ran. Scout gave into The Hunt for the first time and cornered him. The two fought savagely, both knowing that their lives were on the line. In the end, Scout lay bleeding out and grinning at the sight of her father's dead body before she, too, died.

The Hunt resurrected the victor and, less than 24 hours later, Scout was kneeling in front of Ellie with a ring.

### Parenthood

Scout and Ellie bought a small house, mostly supported by money from Scout's Hunts. When Ellie found out she was pregnant they were both nervous, but excited to start a family. Their son, named Finn, was the apple of Scout's eye from his first cry. She began taking fewer jobs to try and spend more time helping Ellie and bonding with their son. It wasn't until Finn started walking that she realized what a mistake that was. One day she saw him running towards the road out of the corner of her eye and her prey drive kicked in alongside her maternal instinct. She ran to Finn and grabbed his arm with a clawed hand. The young boy wailed in terror and Scout's stomach turned as her patron urged her to feed.

After that, she made sure to stay well-fed. It ended up with her spending more time away from home than with her family and led to fights with Ellie. Scout tried to balance the two and ended up pissing off a couple of Hunters she'd worked with once or twice. They decided to send a message in blood: Ellie's blood. The grief crushed Scout and, full of guilt and fear for her son, she turned to the only place she thought could protect him: The Magnus Institute. Elias Bouchard promised to hide Finn from any Hunting eyes in exchange for her employment and loyalty. Scout gave it without a second thought and signed away her parental rights.

### The Hunt for Lila

Scout was recruited by Jade to help find their girlfriend, Lila Heartfell, after the former received a distressing video from the latter from inside The Extinction. To accomplish this she was given a compass from Diana to focus and heighten her abilities. Scout's focus for the first half of their mission was single-minded: find Lila. After the group was split up by a zombie attack she managed to track down Lila and The Hunt took over. The two fought almost to the death, with Scout suffering several major injuries including a head wound and several bites. Lila managed to escape and Bri managed to find Scout, wounded and half-feral. Bri baited Scout into a fight and used the last of her connection to The Slaughter to subdue the Hunter and return her to the others.

With The Hunt gone from her, Scout recovered slowly. She refused to tell anyone where her injuries came from, hoping the group would give up trying to save what was left of Lila and get home safely. That plan quickly fell apart when Alistair contacted them and Reported, among other things, Scout's failed Hunt. The ensuing argument caused Jade to leave the group for a short time before returning.

The group eventually found Lila and, through offerings from each of them and Dominic's webs, managed to return home.

### Parenthood V. 2

In the wake of The Extinction, Scout found a new lease on life, so to speak. She approached Genevieve Gladstone and promised a favor in exchange for Finn's location being revealed and her custody restored. With Jade and Lila in tow, just in case, she met her son for the first time in years. Initially the two both seemed hesitant, with Finn not recognizing Scout, but with some coaxing from Jade the two were able to reconnect. Finn came to live with Scout after that, with Scout trying to keep his presence secret. Like most things, however, the cat was ripped out of the proverbial bag soon enough.

### HunterxHunter

On a trip to the Round File Museum after meeting Junior, Scout ran into Serp for the first time. The two sized each other up and, liking what they saw, Serp invited Scout to her place. Shortly thereafter, Serp happened to run into Scout with Finn and developed a close relationship with the boy, teaching him self-defense and knife skills. Scout also found herself growing close to the other Hunter, though unsure of how to navigate it. She tried to talk about her feelings with Serp, but the awkwardness between the two caused them to fight. During the silence between them, Serp picked Finn up from school for a planned motorcycle ride that had skipped Scout's mind. After some frantic searching, including the mobilizing of several Avatars, Serp messaged Scout their location. The two of them ~~made out~~ talked behind the ice cream stand where they met and eventually made their relationship official between them, though Scout didn't share this with anyone else.

After Finn told Jade about Serp and Scout, Scout lied on a whim that she had actually married Serp some time ago. Jade informed the rest of the Apocalypse Family and she found her pride unable to admit her lie. Luckily, Serp agreed to go along with it and the two are currently pretending to be newlyweds.

### Spotify Playlist

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## Powers, Abilities, Weaknesses

**Enhanced Strength and Endurance** - Like all Hunters, Scout is more resilient than a normal human. She's also strong enough to kill Avatars of other entities.

**Heightened Senses** - As she gives control over to The Hunt, her physical senses become more keen. As she becomes more familiar with her prey she also develops a supernatural ability to track them, even without physical traces.

**Transformation -** Scout's Final Form

**Dependence** - Going too long without feeding The Hunt results in starvation-like effects and Scout lashing out at people she cares about.

## Connections

Apocalypse Family

* Jade
* Gale Wynd
* Patricia "Batty" West
* Bri Huxton

* Ruth Van Meter
* Lorelei Lukas

* Dominic Smith
* Alistair Gweledydd
* Lila Heartfell
* Angel

Enemies

* The Moderator
* Carla Ruiz

Fellow Hunters

* Easton Wilde
* Talyn Percy
* Artemis Morgenstern
* Robin Lodbrok
* Griffith Weaver
* Dylan Lawson

Friends/Coworkers

* Ainsley McKinnon
* Rho Kluft
* Damon Kent

Sexual/Romantic Interests

* Cherry Taylor
* Disa Eksion
* Serp

## Fun Facts

* Her Huntsona is, in fact, definitely a werewolf.