Séverin Montagnet-Alarie

* Séverin
* With Laila
* With Laila 2

Severin Montagnet-Alarie is one of the main characters from The Gilded Wolves trilogy written by Roshani Chokshi.

Séverin is the owner of the world-class hotel L’Eden and the leader of the main group of the novel. He is the heir to House Vanth, but was denied his Patriarch status when the Order of Babel falsified the results of his inheritance test as a child. Since then, Séverin has worked together with Tristan, Laila, Zofia, and Enrique to steal back various artifacts that once belonged to House Vanth.

## History

### Early Life

In his youth, Séverin had a series of seven foster fathers, named after the seven deadly sins. In this foster childhood, he met Tristan, who became his brother in "arms if not blood" and whom Séverin vowed to protect.

## The Gilded Wolves Trilogy

### The Gilded Wolves

Séverin and Enrique attempt to steal a compass rumored to contain a treasure map from the Patriarch of House Nyx, Hypnos. Unfortunately, they trigger a trap and nearly lose Séverin’s arm in the process. Enrique is able to free him in time and they escape to a carriage, elated to find that there is something inside the map.

After Laila ensures that the courier of House Kore recieves an invitation to an important party, Séverin and the group meet up at L'Eden and all five of them work together to figure out the puzzle in the compass. It reveals the symbol for a legendary artifact known as the Eye of Horus, rumored to show the legendary Babel Fragment to any who look for it. Unfortunately, a few weeks later, Séverin receives a letter from Hypnos who knows he stole the compass.

Séverin and Enrique go to Hypnos’ estate and it is revealed that he did not know who the thief was, but used blood forging to ensure that the thief was the only one who could read the letter. He asks Séverin to help him obtain the Horus Eye from House Kore and, in return, Hypnos will readminister the inheritance test on Séverin, as the previous test’s results had been fabricated to keep Séverin from becoming the Patriarch of House Vanth as a child. Séverin reluctantly agrees and returns to the group. They all promise to help him and use a party at an opera house called the Palais de Reves to interrogate House Kore’s courier to learn where the Hours Eye is.

After arriving at L’Eden, Hypnos gives them all invitations for House Kore’s party, ensuring that each one of them will assume an identity that is entirely different than the person themselves. Séverin reminds Hypnos that he is not their friend, clearly hurting the other.

At the House Kore estate, everyone splits into their roles and begins working toward stealing the Horus Eye.

Séverin works with Hypnos to figure out if the matriarch of House Kore is hiding the Horus Eye in her library, or underground. Laila retrieves the key from the matriarch’s office, and Zofia makes a fake one to get them inside. They all eventually meet in an underground atrium after Enrique, Zofia and Laila solve a puzzle to get themselves inside. There, they find hundreds of Horus Eyes and accidentally summon a soul-devouring monster, Ammit, when Laila finds the real one. She and Séverin work together to dispel it, and the group splits from Hypnos. However, when they reenter the greenhouse, they find that Tristan has been tortured by an item called the Phobus Helmet which makes one's' nightmares feel real. A man named Roux-Joubert, who both Séverin and Zofia met unknowingly throughout the night, takes the Horus Eye and tells them they have three days to give him Hypnos’ Babel Ring before leaving with Tristan.

The group returns to L’Eden and eventually figures out, thanks to Enrique, that Roux-Joubert is somehow related to The Fallen House, the fourth house that was stripped of its power after trying to use a Babel Fragment to become gods. The group figures out that Roux-Joubert is in the catacombs and wants to use the Exposition Universelle to start a new revolution, though they are uncertain what that entails. Zofia learns that there is a secret entrance in the exhibit and works with a silver cloth that Séverin stole to create a barrier that will stop anyone from stepping through it. Séverin and Laila go to the catacombs as the others leave for the Exposition. They find Tristan on a stage behind a red curtain, but both are captured. Tristan holds Laila at knife point, clearly traumatized (as they have kept the Phobus Helmet on him for at least three days) while Séverin is tortured by Roux-Joubert.

It is revealed that Roux-Joubert’s blood is actually Ichor, the blood of god, and it gives him the power to control men’s souls. Roux-Joubert wants to use the Babel Rings to awaken the Babel Fragment and proclaims that the doctor will allow him to ascend to godhood. He activates the fragment as Zofia, Hypnos, and Enrique manage to get into the catacombs from the other side. Zofia’s invention keeps the other Fallen House members from entering the catacombs until Roux-Joubert kills his companion and breaks open the doorway. A man in a bug mask, who Roux-Joubert calls the doctor, enters. They figure out that the Horus Eye needs to be placed in the center of a spiral pattern on the floor and, with Hypnos distracting the doctor, Laila is able to do it. This stops the fragment from rising as order guards, known as Sphinxes, arrive and record everything. The doctor and the surviving Fallen House members run while Roux-Joubert is left injured and furious. Hypnos promises that he will put in a good word for Séverin and the group celebrates their victory.

A week goes by and the entire group prepares for a full moon party.

At the party, Séverin sees Laila take the stage as her dancer persona L'Engime, before reading a letter Tristan gave him earlier in the night. He realizes that Roux-Joubert has escaped, but is unable to stop the man as he charges into the party and throws the bladed hat. Séverin tackles Laila, not realizing that Tristan was the target. A week later, Hypnos and the matriarch of House Kore say they will give Séverin the inheritance test, but he refuses, determined to take down House Fallen for killing Tristan. However, grief pulls the group apart as the months go by. Laila tries to get to Séverin by kissing him, as the two still have strong feelings for each other after a one night stand months prior. In his grief, however, Séverin pushes her away.

Two months later, Séverin and Hypnos are planning on leave for a palace called the Winter Conclave. Laila agrees to go, but only if Séverin will take her as his mistress so she can have full access to the castle. He agrees, as he still loves her, and she burns an oath into his skin. She tells him that they will not be true lovers, as anything they do would not matter anyway before leaving. The book ends with Hypnos meeting the matriarch of House Kore at his own estate. She tells him to keep Séverin from taking the inheritance test until they find House Fallen. When he asks why, she tells him that the original test was not fabricated, and Séverin must never know that he is not the true heir of House Vanth.

## Physical Appearance

Séverin is a Half-French, Half-Algerian character and is described as having dark hair and sharp features, with a bronze complexion. His eyes are described as being the color of violet. He often wears an ouroboros-shaped pin.

## Personality

On the outside, Séverin is a witty and intelligent man whose many foster parents inadvertently taught him how to steal from and deal with the Order. However, Séverin is desperate to prove himself. His ultimate goal is to be recognized as a true Patriarch of House Vanth and give everyone in his employment what they wish for. He treats all of his friends like family and has made an equal oath between all of them.

## Etymology

* Severin, Séverin or Severinus is a masculine given name. It is derived from Latin Severus, meaning "severe, serious, strict"
* Montagnet is a name of french origin that is related to mountains.
* Alarie, in German, translates to "elf ruler"

## Trivia

* Séverin once kept a collection of pet rocks. He still has one under his bed. Its name is Cain. No one knows.

## Gallery

Art by Nicole DealSéverin alongside Laila by Nicole DealSéverin with Laila by Diana Dworak