Nadine
Basic Information
- Species: Werewolf
- Height: 5'6" (five-and-a-half feet)
- Pack Status: Enforcer (one of the best in the pack after Agar)
- Rank: High-ranking pack member with tracking and enforcement duties
Physical Description
Human Form
- Hair: Honey-colored hair (natural)
- Eyes: Hazel eyes (natural)
- Build: Smaller stature compared to other werewolves, but exceptionally fierce
- Notable Features: Rosy cheeks, dimples
Wolf Form
- Fur: White and grey coloring
- Size: Smaller than males like Agar but extremely agile and deadly
- Combat Style: Fast, precise, and brutally efficient
Disguised Appearance
- When magically disguised by Leonette: Black hair, deep brown eyes, wider nose, no rosy cheeks or dimples
Personality Traits
- Intelligent: Described as "one of the brightest women" Leonette has ever encountered
- Fearsome Warrior: Highly skilled in combat and respected for her abilities
- Cautious: Careful about pack laws and the consequences of breaking them
- Compassionate: Shows empathy for those who have experienced hunger and suffering
- Loyal: Devoted to both her pack duties and her friendship with Leonette
- Humorous: Has a playful sense of humor, especially about werewolf/human dynamics
Pack Relationships
Alpha
- Reports directly to the Alpha of her pack
- Must check in regularly when traveling
- Receives assignments for Reckonings (werewolf justice missions)
Pack Laws and Duties
- Enforcer Role: Responsible for tracking and eliminating rogue werewolves
- Reckoning Participation: Chosen to carry out pack justice, including killing Agar
- Protection Laws: Must maintain werewolf secrecy from humans
- Reporting Requirements: Must inform Alpha of pack movements and threats
Combat Abilities
Fighting Skills
- Expert Tracker: Can follow scents and tracks across great distances
- Enhanced by Training: Learned additional combat techniques from Leonette
- Transformation Control: Can shift between human and wolf forms strategically
- Blood Rage Management: Capable of controlling her killing instincts when necessary
Notable Combat Techniques
- Uppercut Claw Strike: Signature move that propels enemies upward
- Neck Twisting: Efficient takedown method
- Joint Breaking: Capable of snapping opponent's limbs
- Ear Ripping: Brutal close-combat technique
Relationship with Leonette
Partnership
- Close Friends: Developed a strong friendship and mutual respect
- Combat Partners: Work together on supernatural investigations
- Regular Meetings: Meet for lunch dates and discuss cases
- Magical Assistance: Allows Leonette to disguise her appearance with runes
Trust Level
- High Confidentiality: Shares pack secrets with Leonette despite risks
- Mutual Protection: Both risk their lives to help each other
- Complementary Skills: Leonette's churiphim abilities complement Nadine's werewolf skills
Notable Cases and Events
The Agar Reckoning
- Mission: Assigned to track and kill Agar, a rogue werewolf enforcer
- Location: Adirondack forest during winter
- Outcome: Successfully defeated Agar in brutal combat
- Significance: Proved herself as the pack's top enforcer
The Blackmail Investigation
- Role: Provided intelligence on werewolf pack members involved in criminal activities
- Targets: The accountant and pharmacist werewolves
- Method: Went undercover to infiltrate their operation
- Risk: Put herself in danger of pack punishment for revealing secrets
Christmas Charity Work
- Activity: Volunteered at St. Anthony's Charitable Foundation For Senior Citizens
- Partner: Worked alongside Leonette serving food to elderly
- Humor: Joked about serving humans instead of eating them
Background and History
Pack Knowledge
- Financial Expertise: Understands pack economic operations
- Territory Awareness: Knows about pack escape routes and safe houses
- Law Enforcement: Well-versed in werewolf laws and punishments
- Hierarchy Understanding: Knows pack ranking system and Alpha authority
Personal Struggles
- Hunger Experience: Has personal experience with severe hunger, making her sympathetic to human suffering
- Pack Loyalty vs. Friendship: Constantly balances pack duties with her friendship with Leonette
- Risk Assessment: Aware that helping Leonette could result in her death if discovered by the pack
Equipment and Resources
- Backpack: Carries supplies during tracking missions
- Hotel Accommodations: Uses hotels when on extended missions
- Communication: Maintains contact with both pack and Leonette via text/phone
- Pack Contacts: Has informants within the werewolf community
Memorable Quotes
- "I wonder what these people would think if they knew they were being served by a werewolf, instead of being eaten by a werewolf."
- "If the pack finds out, they will kill me."
- "I enjoy the torture aspect of a Reckoning."
- "That's the kindest thing anyone has ever said to me."
Character Significance
Nadine represents the bridge between the werewolf world and Leonette's churiphim investigations. Her willingness to risk her life and break pack laws to help solve cases involving human victims shows her moral complexity. She's both a deadly supernatural enforcer and a compassionate individual who has experienced suffering herself. Her friendship with Leonette demonstrates that supernatural beings can form meaningful relationships across species lines, despite the inherent dangers and conflicts of loyalty such relationships create.