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Bran Cornick

Bran Cornick is the most dominant werewolf in North America. He is more commonly known as The Marrok, who is the Alpha of all American Alpha Werewolves. He is witch-born on his mothers side, the Cornick Witch. This is a reason he can speak telepathically to his wolves. (Read Shifting Shadows for the story on this)

Bran has two sons, Samuel Cornick, by an unknown woman, and Charles Cornick, by Blue-Jay Woman, his mate who died after giving birth to Charles. His current mate is Leah Cornick


Personality[]

He is protective, calm and collected.

Bran's personal pack is also referred to as The Marrok and they reside in Aspen Creek, Montana. Werewolves who are very old, unstable or damaged are often members of his pack, since Bran is strong and dominant enough to keep their wolves under control.

Humans wishing to undergo the Change to become a Werewolf can petition Bran. Every year on the last full moon of October a formal ceremony is held where the petitioners are savaged by Bran or by some other Werewolf of their choosing, in the hopes that they would rise Changed. Unfortunately most people do not survive the Change. [1]

History[]

Bran's mother forced his and Samuel's change so she could play with them. She held them as pets for many years and they did her bidding. This made her the most dangerous witch in the British Isles.

Bran broke free of her curse, when she ordered him to kill Samuel. He killed his mother and ate her instead. This woke the berserker, which is said to be "madness mated to cunning in an unholy combination.” He killed every living thing within miles for years; entire villages were eradicated. Nothing lived within a day's walk of his den. One day, Bran walked out of the wilderness with Samuel by his side. No more berserker, only a harper, a teller of tales , and lone wolf. [2]

Bran travelled to America as a fur trapper with the Welsh map maker David Thompson in 1809. He established Aspen Creek, MT. It started as a trading post and in time evolved to the town it is today. His second son, Charles, was born around 1813 to his Salish mate Blue Jay Woman, who died shortly after givng birth. Years later Bran's wolf chose Leah as his mate. Bran allowed this, as he did not want to love and lose another wife. This causes a certain amount of friction between Bran and Leah, since it is only their wolves who are truly mated. Bran is sorry that Leah is often hurt by this.

Appearance[]

Bran has sandy-hair and a nondescript face. He looks like a college student, a computer geek or possibly an art major. He has a few scars, one that runs across his ribs and one just under his right arm. He has warm hazel eyes, like sunlight through an oak-leaf.

His wolf is small for a werewolf, almost the size of a regular wolf. His eyes are pale gold. His coat has all shades between white and black which make him appear a medium gray with a white tipped tail. Mercy thinks it looks like he dipped it in a bucket of paint and that it’s cute (but of course she’d never admit it).

Traits and Facts[]

  • Bran's wolf is completely under his control. Samuel calls it "Da's Direwolf trouble.”
  • He has been the Marrok for almost two centuries.
  • He can talk to any werewolf he knows with his mind, but can't receive anything back, an ability inherited from his witch parentage.
  • He keeps his power well contained.
  • He is sometimes mistaken for a real wolf or some wolf-dog hybrid.
  • He likes to appear as human as possible.
  • He believes that hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy the soul. (Moon Called)
  • He makes all of his pack wear crosses. And gave Mercy a Sheep since she refused to wear one after being traumatized (Bone Crossed)
  • He only speaks with a Welsh lilt when very angry.
  • He can swear with the best of them, and in welsh, he choses not too.
  • Can use words like "bunny rabbit" and make them sound like swear words. (Moon Called)
  • He doesn't dream of the past a lot, but when he does, it isn't about killing the witch. It is about all the people who had died after the witch was dead.
  • He despises and fears witches the most because he could have become one himself.
  • He doesn't deal with black witches.
  • He cares deeply for his sons, and Mercy
  • To his wolf, Mercy belongs to Bran.
  • He will kill those that need killing.
  • He is very possessive and territorial. It is not like him to allow someone that belongs to him to wander off.
  • He only lights his study fireplace when he is worried about something. He sits crossed legged in front of it and stares into the flames.
  • He plays the violin.
  • He does not tolerate rogues close to his pack.
  • He gets scary with underling wolves who have foul mouths
  • He only talks about the present or near past, ten or twenty years at most.
  • It took a few years after Blue Jay Woman's death to find Leah, a woman so selfish and stupid he was certain he could never love her.
  • He despises his mate, but his wolf decided he'd been alone long enough.
  • He needs the mating bond to hold the monster at bay, but cannot afford to lose anyone else he loves that way. He has found an acceptable compromise in Leah.
  • He tried to hold on to Blue Jay Woman when she died, but he couldn’t link to the dead.
  • He can lie, though only Samuel or Charles can tell.
  • His company owns a few hotels, and they have made hefty investments in some others.
  • He is quiet and calm until he rips out someone's throat.
  • When Charles' mother died, Samuel thought Bran would die right along with her.
  • He has a sweet saltiness along with the typical mint and musk werewolf scent.
  • Samuel wants Mercy to hide his loss of control to spare Bran from having to kill his son.
  • He gives Mercy away at her wedding after arguing with Zee about who would have the honor and determining that he has a prior claim.
  • He isn't a texter.
  • Forced Leah to be his mate
  • Pack bonds are music to him
  • He has romantic feelings for Mercy (Charles brings up this topic with Anna once), but ultimately decides she needs a father-figure from him.
  • He loves Montana which is why he stayed.

References[]

  1. Moon Called
  2. Cry Wolf, chapter 13
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