Astrid Tryndamere

Astrid Tryndamere (3082 AC - Present) was a former member of the Order of Hunters as well as a member of the Basilisks. She was the elder sister of Megaera Tryndamere and the mentor and love interest of Raelle Collar.

Description
Astrid was a stern, silver-haired woman standing around 5'10" tall, with a lithe and muscular build. She had intense green-yellow eyes, differing from the grey eyes her sister possessed. Astrid was a scarred and battle-worn fighter, with a prominent scar across the bridge of her nose and a massive (hidden) scar that covered the length of her spine, among many others.

Personality
Astrid was normally a grim and taciturn woman who kept others at an arm's length. However, underneath her cold exterior was a passionate and driven woman, who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals. She viewed fighting as an art, taking her skills seriously, but did not enjoy killing.

Early Life
Astrid's history is spotty, with some things being known and some still shrouded in mystery. Much of her early life is unknown. Some time following the Shatter, her parents died, leaving her and her younger sister as orphans. Astrid took her role as Megaera's sister seriously, vowing to protect her always. However, they were forced to take a dangerous path in life due to the nature of the world. The two fell in with a bad crowd, eventually taking up pit fighting, with both of them becoming quite masterful fighters by the time Astrid became 18.

Astrid in particular made a great name for herself as a pit fighter, despite her young age. She became known as "The Silver Wolf," in some circles, and received a large income from her work. However, soon after her 18th birthday, she was attacked by a werewolf while she and Megaera walked home from a late-night bout. While they managed to fight the beast off, Astrid was grievously wounded protecting her sister, and barely survived. Though she recovered from her wounds, it became clear that tragedy had struck; she had become infected with lycanthropy. The two were forced to go on the run yet again, attempting to find someone who could help with Astrid's newfound condition.

The two sisters eventually came to the Bastion, home of the Order of Hunters, seeking aid from the School of the Lycan. The two would eventually join the Order, with Megaera joining the School of the Wraith. Over time, their Hunter Arts developed, with Megaera welcoming the newfound power. The two sisters served for many years, but gradually grew apart as time went on, much to Astrid's despair.

Within the Order
Astrid served as a fierce and proud Hunter within the School of the Lycan, though she was criticized for never using her lycan form unless she had to, as she still viewed it as a "cursed," rather than a "gift." After a time, she met with Varrick Laudem, a Hunter of the Viper School. The two fell in love, and became deeply devoted companions in arms. This continued for some years, until Varrick tragically died while on a contract, killed by a beast while trying to protect Astrid. Though, this was not true. Varrick was in fact killed by Megaera, under orders from Grandmaster Voorhis. Astrid, unconscious at the time, was none the wiser for many years.

Astrid, along with Megaera, was part of the experimentation with Seraph Serum, with the two sisters being among the three survivors. While Megaera was happy to have the newfound power, Astrid was disgusted and disillusioned with the Order. With the loss of her love, and the disgust of the Order reaching a breaking point, she left the Order. Her sister pursued her, however, eventually catching up and confronting Astrid. The two engaged in a ferocious battle, but Megaera proved the victor. Slicing Astrid's spine open and leaving her apparent corpse behind, Megaera callously murdered her sister out of loyalty to the Order...or so she thought. In fact, due to the immense regenerative power granted by the Seraph Serum, Astrid survived. She fled south to Santeria, eventually taking the name of Astrid Merrows, becoming a pirate and privateer for several years.

Piracy and Meeting Raelle
During this time, she met with Azir Dawnbreaker, a renowned ship captain. The two would eventually gather a crew together, becoming known as the Basilisks. The group would eventually meet with a lonely and beautiful young bard, who called herself Ari Bellweather. Ari joined the crew, and became a beloved member. She eventually took to Astrid, and began learning combat from her, during which time the two fell into a passionate, but secret, relationship. The two would go through numerous rough bouts, but eventually came back together in the end. Ari eventually revealed her true identity as Raelle Collar, though this changed little about their feelings for one another.

The two became separated during the Raid on Traitor's Cove, with Astrid sacrificing herself so that Ari could escape. She was captured by the Obsidian Syndicate, with her further fate being unknown.

Abilities
As a Hunter, Astrid was immensely well trained in most forms of combat, especially the longsword. However, she also possessed an immense degree of skill with the glaive and scimitar. She had unnatural speed, strength, and durability granted to her by the Seraph Serum and her lycanthropic blood. Though she could transform into a powerful lycan form, she refused to do so unless necessary.

Her Hunter Art, Blizzard's Kiss, allowed her to channel a powerful storm of cold around herself, as well as granting her a more powerful version of the Rite of Frost used by many Hunters. When combining these abilities, she was nigh unstoppable in melee combat.

As she was imbued with the Seraph Serum, she possessed the incomplete immortality granted by it. This allowed her to regenerate from nearly any mortal wound, as seen in Megaera's failed attempt to murder her.