Amelia

This Eastern Copperhead Snake, known by the alias of Amelia (her real name is unknown). She served as the familiar and companion to Matthias of Mhor, tricking him into believing she was the reincarnation of his mother, for well over a year during the Hive Wars. Unfortunately for her, the real Amelia (NPC) would cross his path and the snake would be discovered as a liar. Coldly, Matthias swiftly ended the trickster snake's life. Amelia was created and RP'd by 4everhound.

## Personality

* ***Cunning.*** Amelia is clever and crafty in every sense of the word. She achieves her goals through guile and quick wit, which makes her incredibly difficult to pin down. Whatever the situation may be, Amelia is sure to turn it to her favor in the unlikeliest ways. She plans ahead and never acts on a scheme without some sort of failsafe in place.
* ***Intelligent.*** As someone who had traveled a fair bit, Amelia knows all about the harshness of life and the struggle to survive. She also knows an opportunity when she sees one, and never passes up the chance to add more to her vast collection of knowledge.
* ***Perceptive.*** Amelia has a special eye for detail. She can detect subtle hints and clues that would otherwise go unnoticed by others: changes in speech, movements, habits, mannerisms and more. Amelia will gather those little, inconspicuous hints and use them to her advantage. She may not let on, but there is little that can escape her keen gaze and she files away everything she learns for future reference.
* ***Ambitious.*** Amelia is never truly satisifed with what she has. If she can have more, then why wouldn't she want it? While she doesn't set unrealistic expectations for herself, her goals are still rather lofty and can seem like a little much for a single snake to accomplish. Luckily, she has someone else to do it for her.
* ***Persuasive**.* A snake whose words are as slippery as her movements, Amelia always manages to talk her way into getting whatever she wants. She can, and often does, talk her way *out* of things as well, be it pinning the blame on someone else, or making a better offer to turn the other party to her side. Sometimes, said offer turns out to be worth absolutely nothing, but by the time anyone puts the pieces together, Amelia would be long gone.
* ***Manipulative**.* Amelia is someone who would say anything to soften up her target. Lies, half-truths, all twisted to give her the utmost advantage in whatever game she plays. She rarely ever portrays herself as the enemy; instead, she pretends to be a helper, a listener, a friend, anything her target needs in order to get into their good graces. Whether or not she means any of it is entirely up to her, but no one but she will know her true feelings on the matter.
* ***Selfish**.* There is only one creature whose wellbeing Amelia will put above all others: herself. Her own needs come first, and only after she has satisfied them will she think about another's. Even then, she only does so to keep them satisfied and less willing to go against her orders. If she is ever cornered, she will do all she can to save herself, even if it means turning someone else over in her stead.
* ***Deceitful**.* Amelia embodies the stereotypical untrustworthiness of snakes. She is as two-faced and duplicitous as they come, and there is hardly an honest bone in her body. If she is truthful, it is only because doing so suits her machinations better than a lie would, but such a thing is rare. Her favorite and most effective way of lying involves bits of truth sprinkled in, making it easier to digest and harder to disprove.

## Pre-Group History

The snake's life was nothing out of the ordinary. She grew up under the harsh laws of nature, where only the smartest, strongest, and most cunning have a chance of survival. In this world, one must do anything they could in order to gain even the smallest advantage, and things such as kindness and sympathy are merely a means to an end. She was born alongside six other young snakes during one particularly hot summer, but beyond that, the details of her past escaped her, including her own name and that of her siblings–if they had ever been given one. Soon, it became clear to her why names were largely irrelevant; many of her siblings perished young, having fallen victim to predators and the elements. It was nothing to be sad about; it was simply a part of life. But it *did* teach the young snake that the world is unkind, and will always be so. There was no point waiting for something good to happen to her; if she wanted something–food, a mate, a better life for herself and her young–she would have to seek these things herself.

And so, the cruel world gradually gave rise to an equally cruel snake. She used every skill at her disposal to better herself, even when it came at another's expense. She stole, she lied, she cheated, she did anything and everything to come out on top. It worked for a time, and she bore several litters of her own, until the snake found herself in a strange land, during a strange time. After waking from her brumation period one particularly cold winter, she noticed a shift in the air. A sort of change that was a far cry from what was natural. The snake found herself clinging to the shadows far more than usual, for there was no way to know what brought this about, and therefore, no way to prepare. Instead of venturing out on her own in these uncertain times, she stuck close to a population of wolves that resided nearby.

Wolves were beasts. She had always known that. But she had been in the area for some time, and could tell which ones were less brutish than others. She stayed near them, out of sight, and while she did, she picked up a thing or two about their bizarre culture. Death, rebirth, spirits, a world beyond the living...it was all nonsense, but the snake never discarded anything she learned, and soon she came to have an idea of how this particular band of wolves operated. Still she remained hidden, nameless, uninterested in them beyond the indirect protection they provided.

Uninterested, until the appearance of a certain young wolf changed all of that...

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