astor oliver perona

the basics

full name ♦ Astor Oliver Perona
nicknames ♦ Ash
age ♦ thirty-five
birthday ♦ August 13th, 1983
occupation ♦ Head of Phalanx House
school ♦ Currently head of Phalanx House, but spent a majority of his youth in Monroeville Hospital
species ♦ Shapeshifter
ability/power ♦ Shapeshifter in the form of a large grey wolf
how the ability works ♦ Ash is able to change his form at will into that of an grey colored wolf. The change is very fluid for him as he's gotten older, but the changes used to be very painful. He can hold his form now with very little trouble, but if he does stay as a wolf for too long then he will feel physically and emotionally drained. The longer he holds his wolf form, the harder it becomes to change back into a human. If he keeps his animal form for too long, when he does change back she will have many attributes of a wolf. He will become easily hostile, he will eat raw meat, become sexually aggressive, and will likely bite.
gender ♦ male; he/him/his
sexuality ♦ heterosexual

the appearance

face claim ♦ Charlie Hunnam
height and weight ♦ six foot three, 250 pounds
identifying features ♦ many scars from his time in Monroeville, scars from his time stuck as a wolf, no birthmarks
overall appearance ♦ Ash is a tall man and appears to be made of solid muscle. He stands about six foot three, shaggy blond hair that is at times pulled back to help him think. Ash's eyes are cloudy blue, but he's told that when he spends too much time in his wolf form. Astor tends to sport a beard, or at least a good scruff. Ash often wears whatever he finds comfortable. Typically, he can be found in his torn up jeans, steel toe boots, and whatever shirt smells the cleanest. Of course, Ash is able to clean up very nicely. He spends a lot of time rubbing elbows with some of the finest in order to secure donations for Phalanx House. He is often teased by his family members when he has to dress up nicely for the place.

the personality

likes ♦ +motorcycles
+ beignets
+ exploring New Orleans
+ his family

dislikes ♦ +monroeville stigma
+being cooped up too long
+rain
+nightmares

strengths ♦ +physically strong
+heightened senses

weaknesses ♦ +possessive
+stubborn

dreams ♦ have a family of his own
fears ♦ that he'll be stuck as a beast, but forever
overall personality ♦ Ash is extremely loving but can be possessive. He's hard-working, but can be extremely stubborn. He's devoted, but can become obsessive. He rarely understands shades of grey. He is hard working, and works hard to create a better future for the kids at Phalanx. He is protective over them, and sees the residents as members of his pack. He cares for people deeply, and when he's in a relationship he has had problems with being possessive in the past. He gets jealous, but would never rise to violence against someone who he is with. He has gotten into various bar fights over women he was dating, though the relationships rarely last after that.

the history

father ♦ Hector ___ Perona, 58, runs a bar
mother ♦ Dorothy ___ Perona, 56, runs a bar, step-mother. Bio-mother: unknown to Ash. Isabelle Rivers, died at 20. Left her baby with Hector.
siblings ♦ ___ ___, 18, half brother
___ ___, 16, half sister
important people ♦ the various residents of Phalanx
hometown ♦ New Orleans, Louisiana
overall history ♦ Ash was born to Hector Perona and Isabelle Rivers. The two were a one night stand that turned into a baby-fueled relationship. They continued to see each other, Hector ready to be a father, Isabelle coming around to the idea. When she gave birth to Ash, there were complications. She begged the doctors to protect the baby, and as a result, she bled out. Ash was in the NICU, and Hector was suddenly a single father. Hector did what he could to raise his son, but there were of course, bumps along the way. Ash was about five when he realized that his father had a secret. Ash had jumped out at his father to scare him one night, and caught Hector so off guard that he had a subtle change in his eyes. Ash thought that it was a reflection of the sunshine, but his father sat him down and told him the truth.

Hector and his family were all shapeshifters and Hector expected Astor to take the same trait.

Astor loved his father deeply, he accepted him and waited daily for his time to change. It wasn't until he was about fourteen when he was able to transform fully into a wolf. It was incredibly painful, he screamed and cried out in pain. He struggled with going between his wolf and human forms, his father explaining that it would get easier with age. When Astor was sixteen, he lost all control over his changes. He would change without warning, he would become more aggressive and angry. His father made the choice to send him to Monroeville to get control over his gifts.

His father would come to visit him, even sharing that he had interviewed a bartender to help with the bar. The way Hector spoke about her, Ash wasn't surprised when the next visit Dorothy came with Hector as his girlfriend. Before Astor was even out of the hospital, Dorothy was pregnant. They wanted to wait for Ash to be there to get married. Ash loved his step-mother and was happy that his father had met someone and was going to have someone to spend the rest of his life with. When Astor was able to get out of the hospital, his younger brother was about four years old. His younger sister, three. The couple got married, Ash as Hector's best man, and the middle son babbling happily.

Ash spent the next few years working on creating a safe space for people with abilities to come together and learn how to use their skills without hospitalization at Monroeville, or the absurd price of Primrose. He started Phalanx House and currently provides a safe space for all people with abilities who need somewhere safe to be.

the role player

alias ♦ belle
age ♦ 27
pronouns ♦ cis-female; she/her
code ♦ ADMIN EDIT
other characters ♦ Lyric Azalea Pennbrook