Alfarr Lorelei

, also known as The First Wolf, was a nobleman and a member of the Lorelei family. He was mentioned by Liam O'Brien in.

Personality
Alfarr was a persistent man, who, despite being near madness after becoming a werewolf, endured the experience and kept his sanity.

Background
The Lorelei bloodline stretches back about three centuries, but only rose to prominence during the Marrow War between the Dwendalian Empire and the Julous Dominion. The Lorelei's proved their worth in that conflict and were gifted with a stretch of land upon which Castle Lorelei was built.

During the war, the bloodline would also be changed forever. During a near-fatal encounter near the end days of the war, Alfarr Lorelei was bitten and cursed with lycanthropy. The curse burned into Alfarr's blood in a relentless fever that almost drove him mad, but he persisted. He had a daughter, Grenya, who fought the curse as well, and so did her sons, and so on. Early on the family considered lycanthropy a curse, but gradually younger generations saw it as a gift to be wielded responsibly. They created a ritual known as "The Taming" to help control the inner beast and used it to help the family.

When Alfarr died, he was buried in the Lorelei mausoleum, where a small monument was built for him.

Appearances and mentions

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Trivia

 * His name is a variant of the Old Norse Alfgeirr, that can be translated as "Elven spear" or "Elf skilled with the spear".
 * It is possible that the name is also a reference to "alpha", the Greek letter to refer to the wolf that leads a wolf pack. While the theories about alpha behaviour in wolves are actually debunked, the general figure is still associated to the elder wolf, whoever is the parent of the younger members of the group (which, in a way, could still be compared with Alfarr's position as the first lycanthrope Lorelei).