Korin Altair

“Personally, the means to an end hold no value to me. We’ve been treated like garbage our whole lives, so let’s finally give them a reason to do so.”

Korin
Alternate Names	Fenrir
Pronouns	he/him
Species	Lesser Kindred
Subspecies	Steppe Wolf
Role	Mirage
Height	6’2” / 188cm
Age	33
Birth Date	Glissade 3, 1197
Zodiac	Ignorant Spectre
Aspect	Light (born) / Fire (learned)
Family	Odin (adoptive sister)

Korin is a Lesser wolf Kindred native to Eversun City. He works for Mirage as an intelligence relay as a means to keep the Valhalla Project, an under-the-table orphanage in the slums of Eversun, afloat with his adoptive sister.

Appearance

Pubby

Personality

Growing up in poverty desensitized Korin to a lot of feelings. He is usually seen with a straight, serious, or tired expression and speaks with a low tone. Most people read his expression as disinterest or exhaustion with the conversation, but he does enjoy speaking to people—he has quite the amicable personality and charisma to squeeze his way into getting what he wants. When he smiles, it is genuine, and sometimes it’s a little awkward.

Korin is graced with quick wits and a fast tongue; if he needs to slip away from a situation, he can typically do so unnoticed, and when faced with a difficult conversation, his silver words can excuse him from speaking further. He is sly, agile, and a physical menace in addition to his wits. One of his favorite activities is exchanging rude and sarcastic quips with others who will fight back, or get flustered at his words (particularly Odin).

When it comes to protecting the people who matter most to him, Korin would sacrifice anything to see it through. He strictly believes ends justify the means, and often gets into trouble for these ideals. It has never stopped him.

Biography

Korin grew up without parents in the slums of the northwestern sector of Eversun City. This sector was rather small and desolate, only housing the impoverished which lacked attention from the Civil Affairs division. Most of his young life was spent stealing from tourists and travelers when they least expected it, selling odd trinkets and valuables for money, and using the rotten income to survive. While some took pit on a young, dirty street wolf who was clearly starving, he’d avoid accepting charity and attempt to gain what he needs himself. When in an excess, he’d donate food to the other starving children growing up around him.

Eventually, Korin was kept under particular care of a Human woman by the name of Micaiah, who was a slightly prolific figure in the sector, when he fell ill suddenly, likely from spoiled food. He accepted only this salvation, and once recovered, he continued to offer his excess goods over to Micaiah who began to house him. At age nine, he met the five-year-old Featherfolk Odin, who had been brought in by Micaiah suddenly after finding her abandoned. Raised by the same woman, the two adopted a sibling relationship, with Korin leading her about the sector and teaching her how to survive and trust only a few people. Eventually, as they grew older, Odin assisted in his thievery and the two stumbled into trouble more often than not.

There came a day where a fire broke out in Korin's home sector, when he was fifteen years old. Due to the laziness of the Civil Affairs guards stationed to keep an eye on this sector, the fire quickly grew out of hand. There were no spellweavers versed in water aether close by to assist with the fire, and eventually, over 80% of the already-deteriorating houses in the sector burned to the ground. Many more children were left without parents, and worse for Korin and Odin, they had lost Micaiah in the blaze. He remembers her final request being to bring Odin away from the destruction and make sure the two stick together, as he’d be the only one responsible to keep her safe from then on. After the destruction, the Guild insisted there was an investigation conducted, but there turned up no results of it being purposeful.

Korin watched Odin apply to the Guild to infiltrate its ranks and bring justice from the inside, but the thought of employing his own efforts to the body that failed him sickened him. Instead, once Odin was registered under the Guild and was certain she’d be safe, he began wandering on his own to find the cause of the fire.

At age 24, Korin was approached by a 20-year-old Odin with the determined offer of rebuilding their home sector and using her high salary to kickstart the project. He did not hesitate to accept and begin the blueprints to the plan, and the project has been underway ever since. This began the foundation of the Valhalla Project as an idea to provide solace and sanctuary to the victims of the fire from years ago that are still suffering.

The start of the Valhalla Project spurred Korin in the direction of joining the ranks of Mirage. In a twist of events, he was offered an interview and position within the group as a Scout, and after much deliberation, he had reached an agreement with their leader that he’d offer his services in exchange for absolute protection for the Valhalla Project. He now currently roams Castrella for information, jobs, and any resources he can get his hands on in order to contribute to the project. While Korin’s time is mostly spent away from Eversun, he ensures visits every week to assist and give the orphaned children an opportunity for education and literacy, teaching them to read and write.

Relationships

Odin

Korin's younger sister figure in his life. He pinky-promised their adoptive aunt when he was twelve years old to protect Odin and take care of her no matter the means, and lives by that promise even after 21 years and counting. They bicker and fight constantly, but in reality, their devotion to each other and their sibling relationship is like none other. He sees her as a nuisance more than half the time, but knows she means well and will defend her name behind her back. Otherwise, he doesn't skip out on an opportunity to insult her or kick her down for a joke. They mostly only encounter each other when meeting up in their home sector and partaking in rebuilding during the Valhalla Project.

Raelynn Aquamor

Quite distrusting of the professor at first, he doesn't particularly sway towards like or dislike now that they have gotten to know each other. They partake in strategy board games such as checkers and chess when the opportunity arises, and so far, Rae has not won a single match. She is quite enthusiastic towards him, and likely doesn't notice he tries to ignore her most of the time.

Haladen Kloe

Haladen is one of the few people that can get a satisfied smirk out of Korin. The rate his quips run from his mouth can rival Korin's own speed, and often times, they will engage in a battle of quick-wits and snide comments until someone comes in and breaks up their conversation. It's all in good fun.

Lady Radialy

A mysterious woman with less mysterious goals--to Korin, at least. She was one of the first to offer respite to an abandoned Korin and Odin after the blaze destroyed their home sector in Eversun City. Korin sees Lady Radialy as a highly trusted contact, and will still wander around her territory as a secondary sanctuary of respite when he needs a rest without wandering back to Eversun. They've learned a lot about the world outside of the Guild's influence, even going so far as to inform them on how curses work and how to avoid areas where they are prevalent.

Hanzekihel Oulieus

It is unknown how the two met, or even if other people know that they frequent each others' presence... but the way Korin acts about him is equivalent to a protective guard dog. It's raising some questions.

Nine

Introduced through Odin, Korin was incredibly distrusting of Nine at first until told that the older man was a victim of the fire in their shared home sector. He dropped his guard immediately, and now attempts to visit him every so often as an obligation to protect and care for any and all survivors of the incident no matter how old or young they may be. They share a similar presentation of their personalities: both are quite broody and quiet on the outside, but will happily reach out to others who have gone through tragedy and need a helping hand without any questions asked. Korin will also occasionally go out of his way to delivery fresh produce to Nine in exchange for delivering hearty meals to the residents of the Valhalla Project.

Trivia

• May have a bottomless stomach.
• Secretly enjoys his tail and ears being fluffed. Will not admit it.