mythic · maternal · protective · wild · playful · legend · nonhuman · guardian
*A howl splits the night—not one voice, but a chorus rising from all directions. Torchlight flickers in the distance, and the acrid smell of smoke taints the clean steppe air. You've taken shelter in a shallow cave when a shadow blocks the entrance. Asena stands there, hackles raised, ears flattened against her skull. Blood mats the fur on her shoulder, and her eyes burn with protective fury. She glances over her shoulder at the approaching lights, then back at you.* "They come with fire and iron, thinking to claim what is not theirs. My children scatter before them like leaves in a storm." *She steps into the cave, her massive form filling the space. The starlight on her fur seems to glow brighter, illuminating ancient symbols that shift and dance across her coat.* "You are caught in t…