Sanctum
TW: eating disorder, SA (reference to Nami's), poor mental health

Name: Hail Strum Wells

Nicknames: Hailey (it's to poke fun, in good nature, at her name - she likes to say "My name is Hailey, long for Hail" and let people figure it out)

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Pansexual (heavy male/masculine lean)

Species: hybrid (half vampire, half werewolf)

Looks:

(Faceclaim: Johanna F. Herrstedt - @johannaherrstedt on Insta)She's 5'6

Personality: Hail is the definition of chaotic good. She has a good heart and a free spirit, and isn't weighed down by traditional societal rules, moralities, and norms. She does what she wants, when she wants, but she is not malevolent. She's been likened to a benevolent chaos spirit, who certainly causes chaos with a good intentioned heart. She hates bullies and she hates people who wield their authority like a weapon. Also described as a bohemian, that word fits her well. Socially unconventional, but an artist. And she is an artist, though her medium is makeup and fashion - though she can draw quite well. She's her own fashion designer, and has a whole production studio in her room - sewing kits, fabrics, easels, mannequins; everything. She takes commissions, but she also designs her own clothes. She has cultivated a following online, despite the secrecy of the supernatural world, and simply keeps that part of herself private. But popular in online beauty spaces, her makeup looks have been lauded for their simultaneous beauty, artistry, and quirkiness. Her makeup certainly isn't common in traditional day-to-day - though she is just as likely to wear her more artistic makeup as she is her less artistic makeup - but she loves it regardless. Seeing fashion as an extension of one's soul and personality, her aim to capture herself in tiny snapshots that show the world who they are inside. She is a lover of body-positivity and support, and she will not hesitate to call out sexist, misogynistic, racist assholes who think they can get away with saying anything they want. She's a total girl's girl, and she supports her fellow women with pride. A feminist to her very core, she can be quite radical in her support, views, and words. She believes every woman has a right to live as they please, whether traditional or not, so long as no one is being harmed or coerced in the process. A fun person to be around, she's going to be there for those she loves, and will go out of her way to lift their spirits when they are down. The kind of person to do regular check-ins with the people in her life, she's a huge advocate for mental health destigmatization. She's a powerful personality, and a force to be reckoned with, making her name quite representative of who she is - Hail Strum; hailstrum, hailstorm.

Likes: expression, makeup, fashion, drawing, supportive environments, equality, justice, social progression, body positivity, breaking the beauty norms in place and building them to be more inclusive

Dislikes: sexism, inequality, injustice, racism, misogyny, the patriarchy, prejudiced views, the tearing down of femininity and feminine expression, power imbalances

Powers: heightened speed, senses, strength, durability, and reflexes in human form
She has low-levels of vampiric charm
She cannot shift fully into a wolf, but she can summon claws and she has wolf's eyes, but also vampire eyes (much like Luna)
She can turn people into vampires
She takes after her more vampiric side

Backstory: Hail is the second eldest of the Wells siblings, and a half sibling to all of them. Hail didn't have that same resentment that Lava grew up with because her mother didn't - her mother is also the only of the Wells sibling mother's to have partners outside the central connection of the Wells father - and so Hail was beyond thrilled with every sibling that popped up. She's the most connected to all of them, finding something to do with each of them as a bonding experience. She would often babysit for some of her youngest siblings, until she left the pack. Well, she never officially left, but rather got permission to go to school in Paris, France, for fashion. She was gone for four years, before returning to the pack when she was 21 with a new education, and even more radical feminist views than she already had - and her mother made sure she grew up a feminist. Still, Hail returned even more herself, even more confident, and even more free. Her transformation - if it could be called that - was that of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly; she was radiant in her newfound self. Shortly upon her return, she set up shop and opened commissions - she'd built up her following while at fashion school, and it's only grown since. However, before all this, as a preteen and young teen, she went through a really hard time. Her mother, as mentioned, had other partners besides Hail's father, and Hail was particularly close with one in particular - a werewolf named Hal who was more like a parent to her than anyone else. When she was 12, he got diagnosed with cancer and by the time she was 14, he'd lost his battle to it. Hail was devastated and fell into a deep, deep depression not dissimilar to Nami's. She stopped eating, she stopped doing everything really, and as such developed an eating disorder. Though she's worked extremely hard to overcome it, she still struggles. But she's in a better place than she's ever been in her entire life - she has friends who love her, family who loves her, her business which is thriving, and most importantly she's loving herself. Paris quite literally saved her life - it was there that she finally got help for her ED and had she not made it into that school, she would have been dead by now. Still, it was the push she needed and every day has been an uphill battle since. Her benevolence was earned through blood, sweat, and tears. Her confidence was fought for. Her very life she fought for. And she'll keep fighting every way that she knows how. When she came back home, she made sure all the siblings had a get together, just the eight of them. Hurra, the youngest, was 12 at the time, but Hail found a way to make an event they'd all enjoy - even Nami, who was 15 at the time, shortly after her SA. Hail doesn't know it, but she helped save Nami's life that night, too. Hail is the glue that truly holds all eight of them together, and she is the biggest champion of each one of her siblings, but is never afraid to call them out, either - Lava has gotten an earful from her on more than one occasion, as has Typhoon. Still, mess with her 'babies' as she called them - even Lava - and she will destroy your life systematically, and do it all with a smile. Though she still has her dark days, she's proud to say the light days are winning out right now, and where she knows that won't necessarily be the case always, she is grateful for what she's got right now.

Other: She dreams of opening her own boutique somewhere on the Vegas Strip or near it, so that she can stay home with her siblings
She loves doing other people's makeup, dressing them up, and having a photoshoot with them - she's also a skilled photographer
She's a good blend of what makes Sanctum so free and positive, but also holds that darkness inside her that her pack does, too; she is a reflection of her pack
She may be a radical feminist, but some of her fellow feminists would be disappointed in her based on what she likes in the bedroom; what can she say? She's fighting for the right for women to live as they please and if that means being degraded and humiliated in the bedroom, with zero control over the situation, then so be it
Hail does use a lot of outlets to heal - her makeup, her fashion work, and healthy sexual relationships with trusted people (so those she is in a proper relationship with), though she does hook up with people here and there when she's comfortable doing so
She has a semicolon tattoo on her thumb (pictured below)She's a regular at the club - she is often there on Monday or Wednesday nights, though not always on weekends when it's really booming with guests
She's very touchy and loves being touched
She's got a wild mind, with a vivid imagination and spectacular fantasies
She has synesthesia
She's very kinky but most are surprised to learn that, but she only explores those kinks when she's in a trusted relationship and feels safe
she has depression and she struggled/struggles with an eating disorder (anorexia)