Robyn "Crone" Wolfden

Robyn "Crone" Wolfden was an Alenic writer and social activist in the mid 1800s to late 1800s, known for her works such as "Beasts of Cannor", a political criticism describing the adventurers of Cannor as 'beasts' in regards to their treatment of 'monsters' such as werewolves and other Spawns of Agrados through the viewpoint of a werewolf, and "Along the Alen", a criticism of the Northern League's pollution of the Alen River and the environmental consequences of the such.

Early Life

Born in 1804 in the province of Wolfden to a huntsman and a botanist, Robyn spent much of her younger life secluded in the forest, apparently having an affinity for the creatures there. According to local residents she would gained the nickname "Crone" due to this, being a secluded girl in the woods she was teased using this name by the other kids of the town she lived nearby. As she grew, the name stuck with her and she would even begin using it herself as a badge of honor, using it to separate her from those of that town. The town itself being a logging town she was often at odds with the residents, wanting to protect and preserve the woods along with the animals within it.

Much of her life would change at 12 years old, when returning from a trip to the forest at night to see adventurers confronting her father in front of their cottage. She writes that these adventurers had come for her mother, who as it turns out was a werewolf, these adventurers quickly slew her father who attempted to stop them and broke into her house, killing her mother too who had been supposedly chained in the basement for the full moon.

Activism

Many of the years after her parent's deaths being lost, her name would re-emerge in reports by several magnates in regards to her spreading general unrest and discontent in their lands. She is rumored to have caused the collapse of several coal mines although no case was proven along with starting a petition against adventurers in forests such as Wolfden's.

In her later years she would turn to writing as an outlet for her opinions, writing works such as "The Beasts of Cannor" and "Along the Alen". These, her most famous works, were generally regarded negatively due to the popularity of adventurers along with the fact that the Northern League was quickly rising in power in Cannor. She would continue to hold protests until she retired to her childhood cottage in 1873.

Rumors of Lycanthropism

It was widely spread and suggested by her opponents such as adventuring guilds and magnates that she was a werewolf herself, explaining her concern for the environment and 'beasts' such as werewolves. Her mother being a werewolf swayed many to believe this to be true and discredit her work to these believers. Others took her writings with more truth, believing her to hold a first-hand perspective that they had often not considered, only thinking of these 'monsters' as animals. Ultimately these rumors were never proven.