Alexis
Mother, Shapeshifter, Survivor
Overview
- Race: Unknown (appears Elven by default)
- Occupation: Refugee / Infiltrator
- Affiliation: Displaced families enslaved by Baron Drax
- Region: Interior Osweg
- Reputation: Calm, dangerous, resolute
Alexis is a woman who moves through the world as if she has already lost everything she cannot afford to lose again. She is measured in speech, deliberate in action, and unwavering where her child is concerned.
She is not what she appears to be.
Description
In her most common form, Alexis appears as an elven woman with weathered features and watchful eyes. Her clothing is practical, worn by travel and hardship. She carries herself with quiet confidence and never fidgets, even when under scrutiny.
Those who have seen her change form describe the process as unsettling rather than dramatic—features sliding into place as if they had always been there.
She does not perform transformation.
She uses it.
Marko
Marko is Alexis’s infant son.
When first encountered, he appeared as an elven child. Later observations revealed that Marko’s form is mutable—shifting in response to proximity, safety, or unknown stimuli. At times he has appeared dwarven, elven, or something in between.
Marko cries like any infant.
But he changes like no infant should.
Alexis treats this as neither miracle nor curse—only as something to be managed and protected.
History
Alexis was traveling with her extended family—eighteen in total—when they were ambushed. Their guards were killed. Survivors were sold into slavery and forced to mine Dragonglass in the Mines of Avalosh, under the authority of Baron Drax and his gnoll enforcers.
Four escaped.
The rest remain enslaved.
Alexis carries this knowledge without hysteria, but it informs every decision she makes.
Nature & Abilities
Alexis has demonstrated the ability to:
- Alter her physical form convincingly
- Mimic individuals she has observed
- Blend seamlessly into hostile groups
- Evade detection through misdirection rather than stealth
She does not explain the source of these abilities, nor has she been asked directly.
Her control appears practiced.
Marko’s transformations appear instinctive.
Personality
Alexis is:
- Calm under pressure
- Strategic rather than impulsive
- Unsentimental about risk
- Intensely protective of her child
She does not seek vengeance for its own sake.
She seeks extraction.
Relationship to the Sea Spray Survivors
Alexis views the Sea Spray Survivors as:
- Capable
- Unpredictable
- Necessary
She cooperates willingly but does not surrender control. Her trust is functional rather than emotional.
She has shown particular respect for Zovis’s restraint and Thorin’s decisiveness.
Current Status
Alexis remains in hiding, moving as needed to avoid detection.
Her objective is unchanged:
- Free the remaining slaves
- Destroy the mining operation
- Get Marko somewhere safe
What “safe” means for a child like Marko is unclear.
Themes
Alexis represents:
- Survival through adaptation
- Motherhood under impossible conditions
- Identity as a tool
- The cost of secrecy