Real name: Rahne Sinclair
Occupation: Student (home-schooled)
Identity: Rahne's mutant status is not publicly known.
Legal status: Citizen of the United Kingdom (Scotland) with no
criminal record.
Other aliases: Wolfsbane
Place of birth: Kinross, Scotland
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Dr. Moira MacTaggert (foster mother), Rev.
Craig (former guardian)
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: None
First appearance: June, 2000
History:
Rahne Sinclair never knew her biological parents, and was raised by the Reverend Craig in Kinross. Craig constantly referred to the girl's mother as an 'unlamented dock-side whore', and herself as the child of demons. He took it upon himself to beat the fear of God into Rahne's head. The sins of the mother naturally transferred to the daughter, and the orphan Rahne had nowhere to go to escape the intense indocrination that took place throughout her childhood. By the time she reached her twelfth birthday, she was quiet, diligent, and timid as she did her chores in and around the church. None of the Kinross folks commented, and the majority literally thought nothing of it.
As puberty approached, Rahne was subjected to even more intense 'sermons' from the Reverend, warning her against following in her mother's evil and licentious footsteps. In fact, it was during one evening worship service, in the middle of another fire-and-brimstone sermon, that Rahne's mutant gifts first appeared. Sitting towards the back, she felt her body tingle, then change somehow. She thought it would pass, and so it did.
Her neighbors in the pew didn't take long to react, since the quiet lass was gone, and a russet-furred wolf was in her place, sitting atop the shredded remains of Rahne's clothes. It was easy to put two and two together, and as Rahne fled into the woods, the men of the town gave chase to purge the demonchild's evil. Guns, torches, shouting. Needless to say, Rahne was terrified and confused.
She raced blindly through the trees, still in her newly lupine body, until she literally ran into Moira MacTaggert. Stunned and exhausted, the wolf collapsed and passed out. Moira was just as stunned when the wolf's body melted back into the shape of a young girl. The good doctor fended off the pursuing townspeople and ordered them off her lands. The discussion between MacTaggert and Craig was loud, long, and heated, but Moira stubbornly refused to give up the child. Indeed, within the week, Moira was officially Rahne's new guardian.
Over the next few years, Moira invested time, energy, and affection in her foster daughter, working to undo the mental and emotional damage Reverend Craig had caused. Rahne quickly accepted her new mother and responded very well to her efforts. The lass remained introverted and quiet, but the problems of self-esteem were gradually resolved. Rahne learned she wasn't a demon, but a mutant, and Moira helped her learn the basics and the extents of her abilities.
By the time the Symposium drew near, Moira began making preparations for herself and her girl to travel to the United States. Rahne wasn't exactly thrilled at the prospect, but understood she couldn't stay home by herself. Besides, Moira suggested the possibility that Rahne might be able to receive more advanced training from an American friend of hers. Charles something.
Height: 5'2" in human form Weight: 108 lbs. in human form
Eyes: Green Hair: Red
Unusual physical characteristics: None in human form
Strength level: In human form, Rahne possesses the normal human
strength of a girl her age, size, build who engages in moderate regular
exercise. In transition form, Rahne possesses enhanced strength and
stamina, roughly equivalent to a human man twice her age who engages in
rigorous daily exercise. In wolf form, Rahne possesses the normal lupine
strength of a large wolf.
Known superhuman powers: Rahne Sinclair is a specific lycanthropic
metamorph. A werewolf. Her mutant powers revolve around the ability to
shapeshift from human to wolf and back. She is able to 'pause' the shift
between states, resulting in a transitional form that combines the attributes
of human and lupine. Her powers are a result of mutant genetics, rather
than any gothic voodoo nonsense, and is not dependent on the moon at all.
Other powers include enhanced senses in fur-form, a healing factor similar
but weaker than Logan's, and a type of minor empathy when in full wolf-form.
Other abilities: Rahne is familiar with the workings of Moira's
laboratories, and has assisted her mum for some time. As a result, she's
picked up more about the scientific method than she cares to think about.
Weapons and paraphernalia: None.
Other notes: Rahne is fluent in Scottish as well as English, but
American culture is, well, bizarre.