Morgan Aldane

Morgan Aldane is one of the main characters of The End of Days. Born on the surface, she is a mage of the Aldane lineage and was initially a loner, before she met and allied with the Main Crew. She is in line of succession for the Swamp throne; a claim that she retains until the end of Season 4, when she becomes Queen of the Swamp after Yuri's defeat.

Pre-End of Days
Morgan was born into the Aldane mage lineage of the Plains; a powerful lineage that had fought The Ashen for centuries. Her mother, Aithne Aldane, was a nineteen-year old woman who lived with her grandfather, Cyril -- Morgan's great-grandfather. Morgan never got to know her father as he left when she was young, and is most likely deceased. Her grandfather was killed when he used forbidden magic to save the settlement from an invasion.

Aithne would end up doing the same; sacrificing herself to save the settlement. Cyril was initially angry and called Aithne selfish, but he was truly devastated -- he had seen his son die the same way. Cyril, who was the leader of the settlement, gained custody of Morgan.

Growing up, Morgan hated Cyril's teachings, because he was strict. Out of boredom, she would rebel and use her magic to get herself into various shenanigans. Because of this, she was punished strictly as her actions could impact the settlement's reputation.

Morgan was an introverted child who preferred the company of animals over people. Cyril tried to get her to socialise as she would-have-been the future leader of the settlement, but to no avail as Morgan found everyone to be insufferable. Well, almost everyone.

Unfortunately, when Morgan was a teenager, Cyril was killed in an attack on the settlement. The five perpetrators of the attack were heavily masked, concealing their identities, and had allied with The Ashen. Morgan survived the attack, thanks to Reimi Irvine.

Even though she hated how strict Cyril was and rebelled against him, she truly loved him. When they bonded, it was over Aithne -- the subject of Aithne allowing them to see common ground, so Cyril's death resulted in Morgan losing the only living connection she had left to Aithne. Enraged, Morgan swore revenge against the perpetrators.

Morgan spent the rest of her teenage years hunting down the perpetrators one by one and killing them with her magic. By the time she was 17, she had gained a bounty on her head and the title of "Demon Witch".

During her travels, she rescued a female Shiba Inu from a collapsing building. The dog had been abandoned and left to find for herself. Morgan decided to keep the dog, naming her Petra after the historical city in Jordan.

At some point, Morgan had an encounter with three of The Ashen. She was able to defeat them with her blue flames.

As she turned 18, she was able to identify and kill four out of the five perpetrators. The fifth and final one was the most elusive, and the fourth perpetrator refused to give her any information as to who the fifth person was and where they were.

Morgan could only use her instinct in order to find the fifth perpetrator. She focused on building up her resources, connections (begrudgingly but necessary) and power first, so that when it finally came down to the confrontation, they would be equally matched.

The only hint she had was that the individual called himself a warlord. Morgan formed a plan to find the warlord's whereabouts by using the resources of a corrupt, self-proclaimed police force. To become a member of the force, she turned herself in (whilst allowing two naive officers to tell everyone that they had captured her and to collect the bounty money as her way of thanking them for saving Petra from an accident), then used her Demon Witch reputation and her power to intimidate them into letting her onto the force. She later quit once she got a lead.

Season 1
Morgan was in New York. She was temporarily residing in a mansion with Petra, going off the latest hunch she had as to where the warlord was. Daniel Jones and his men, who were searching for guns and ammo so that they could invade the Tundra, raided the mansion.

Morgan picked off the intruders one by one, in a stealth attack. When there were a few left, she sent a fireball towards them. Daniel Jones was able to get out of the way of the attacks. After the intruders declared that the rumour of the witch was true, Morgan switched to her blue flames and revealed herself.

Daniel ordered Morgan to give up, promising her that she will be spared. Morgan refused, using her blue flames against two of the intruders. This lead to a brief fight. Morgan then unveiled a pistol, the one that she was given when she was on the police force. Because of this, Daniel ordered Morgan to reveal where her stash was.

Morgan responded by telling Daniel to go to a police station if he wanted guns, as she only had a single pistol. This response caused Daniel to claim that she was lying and the Hill King would not be happy that she was in his territory, so it wouldn't be the last she saw of them. Morgan simply retorted that the situation was bothersome. Before his supposed exit, Daniel told Morgan not to kill everyone. Morgan told him that she was an assassin and killing people is what she did.

After Daniel's supposed exit, Morgan headed back to her room and collected her supplies, preparing to leave the mansion now that her location was known. Petra, sensing this, whimpered sadly. Morgan was determined to find the final perpetrator.

When she was confident that she had gathered all of her supplies, Morgan walked out of the mansion, with Petra by her side. Daniel Jones used the opportunity to sneak attack Morgan by throwing a knife at her from a bush. Morgan dodged the knife and asked him what he wanted from her now. Daniel claims that as she was the Tundra witch, she had to die. This leads Morgan to begrudgingly use her powers once more, annoyed that she was forced into using her powers after taking her pain-easing medication.

Ignoring Daniel's smug remarks, Morgan told him that she would only find him threatening if he was associated with the warlord she sought, and that she would fight him if that was the case. Morgan saw that his reaction to her inquiries meant that he knew who she was talking about, and demanded that he tell her where he was. Daniel refused to tell her, so Morgan pointed out that she could have easily cremated him and his group. She reciprocated the sparing promise, but only if he told her the warlord's location. Daniel still refused to tell her, so Morgan shifted to a proposal -- one that would have guaranteed a win-win situation in her favour; if she won the fight, he had to tell her the warlord's location. But if she lost, he could capture her -- but this would have helped her with her investigation, now suspicious that the Hill King was either the warlord or had something to do with the warlord. What made this a win-win situation was that if the Hill King had been the perpetrator, Morgan would have gotten closer to him either way. Petra whimpered as this had been the first threatening situation the two had been in in a while. Morgan calmed Petra by saying that if anyone laid a finger on her, she would shoot them.

Daniel Jones agreed to the deal. Another fight between the two took place. During this fight, it was revealed that Morgan now believed that the Hill King was the one she sought. She didn't know who the Hill King actually was. The outcome of the fight was inconclusive, as Morgan retreated by using her magic to elevate herself into the air and fly away with Petra. Daniel told her that she can't run away forever, as the Hill Clan had no boundaries. Morgan retorted by telling him that if he didn't treat his injuries soon, they would get infected and he would die. She also told him that although he had been a fun sparring partner, she was bored and as she had a job to do, she didn't have time to sleep in a dungeon.

Sometime after the fight, Morgan had found a temporary resting spot for her and Petra. Why she had retreated from the fight was because she had a change of heart. If the assumption that the Hill King was the perpetrator was true, she couldn't have defeated him all by herself, even if she was a powerful mage. And a capture would have guaranteed a defeat, even if she was in close proximity to her suspect. In order to face the Hill King, she needed allies -- something she never thought she would need.

As she focused on her new goal, she questioned where she would have to go in order to find allies. She couldn't stay in New York and her reputation in the tundra meant that she would be targeted by Daniel Jones again, who was preparing to invade the tundra. She concluded that the only direction she could go from there was south, into the center of the Hill Country. She ruled out sailing out of the continent as boats were too risky and if the Hill King's subordinates had found her, then that meant the Hill King wouldn't have left the continent anyway.

Confirming the goal to find allies, she and Petra headed further into the Hill Country. Then, she travelled some more - getting out of the Hill Country and into her region of origin, the Plains. However, it was a part of the Plains she was not familiar with at the time. She stopped by a tree near a ravine, taking some time out to take her medication.

Morgan was next seen asleep underneath an apple tree with Petra. When she woke up, she continued her travels -- and that's when she came across a bunker. This bunker was owned by Lukas and his group. Out of curiosity, she went into the bunker, where she was met by a group of guards. The guards demanded that she tell them who she was, whether she knew the swampfolk or not and what her intentions were. Morgan showed the guards her blue flames and told them about her mission to find the warlord, detailing that they might have gone by the Hill King epithet and has minions throughout the land. She wasn't affiliated with anyone at the time. She asked the guards if they knew of the Hill King, to which they replied no, because it was unlikely hill folk would be in a bunker in the Plains. When the guards expressed an interest in Morgan's powers, she confirmed her status as a mage to them and detailed more about the circumstances that brought her to where she was, as well as her need for allies in order to defeat the Hill King.

At this point, Morgan put out the blue flames stemming from her hands and asked the guards if they were the owners of the bunker, apologising for threatening them with her flames and mistaking them for being affiliates of the Hill King, as she should have remembered that the Hill King's affiliates wouldn't have so much access to guns - as shown with Daniel Jones and his reliance on throwing knives. She did, however, compliment Daniel by referring to him as a good fighter. When Marcus Mariota appears, she asked him if he knew the owners of the bunker, but one of the guards interjects by telling her that she will be handcuffed before going inside as the leader's life could not be risked. Morgan said that she understood and didn't have any intention of harming innocents. She then asked the guards whether Jean Brousseau gave them any trouble, before being escorted into the bunker. Jean was someone Morgan suspected of being in league with the Hill King, despite the fact that Brousseau was a Swamp enforcer. How she came to know of Jean or why she suspected him of being in league with the Hill King despite having a different allegiance is unknown, but she suspected him of also being behind her bounty at the age of 17 -- hinting that she may have encountered him when she was younger and grouped him in with the perpetrator as a grudge. Supporting this was the fact that the Swamp was home to many bounty hunters.

Morgan and Petra were taken into custody. Eventually, a guard instructed her to get up, as she was requested -- presumably by Lukas. Morgan, seeing this as an opportunity to make her alliance proposal, complied and began to walk away from Petra, who woke up and whimpered at the sight of Morgan leaving her. Morgan asked the guard if Petra will be safe, to which he gave the suggestion that she should accompany her on their mission to rescue Olivandar as she may be useful for tracking. Morgan confirmed that Petra had been trained before, so she could be of some help. Petra was happy that she got to stay by Morgan's side. The duo followed the guard to the main group.

Season 1 concluded with Jean's death at the hands of Marvel, for his failure to capture the main group, who had been forced into slavery for the Swamp Clan and had started a slave revolt -- managing to escape to the bunker. Olivandar had been handed over to Daniel Jones.

Season 2
At the start of Season 2, Morgan finally made a proper entrance to the main group. She introduced herself and Petra, receiving a mostly friendly welcome. Morgan apologised for her awkwardness due to her introverted nature. Her wounds from the fight with Daniel Jones gained Marcus' attention, who offered to patch her up, but Morgan respectively declined the offer, saying that it wasn't necessary because they would heal on their own. To ease the pain from the wounds, she took more medication.

She started off her explanation of how she had made it to the bunker and her intentions by revealing that she was a mage -- hailing from a magical lineage that had fought The Ashen for generations. Although mages could perform several kinds of magic, they usually had a specialty. As Morgan had shown some of the main group her magic when she first arrived at the bunker, it was obvious that her specialty was azur-pyrokinesis. She also explains that her magic has made her feared, as well as targeted.

When Lukas erroneously called her a hill native, Morgan corrected him by saying that she was actually born in the Plains, but she had resided in New York, a territory of the Hill Country. Due to her frequent travelling, her sense of time and direction had gone awry. Her frequent travelling, she explained, was a result of her settlement being wiped out in an attack. The settlement had once thought that they were invincible due to their magic, but the truth was that even mages were vulnerable -- no one was truly invincible.

Once again, attention was brought to her wounds from Daniel. Marcus asked if it had been another mage, with Lukas refuting Marcus' question due to how unlikely it would be for a powerful mage to waste their magic by using it on weapons. Morgan denied that it had been another mage, telling them that it had been a minion of her perpetrator suspect, the Hill King. She once again gave Daniel's fighting skills credit, as he had managed to harm her.

Morgan finally got round to her proposal, once again asking the group if they knew Jean Brousseau. The group did know Jean because he had been the one who forced them into slavery, and was tracking them down as they were now fugitives. Morgan told the group that she suspected Jean of being in league with the Hill King, even though she had no evidence to back this up, and that her aim was to kill the warlord, but she was in need of allies. Once the warlord was dead, Cyril and the settlement will have been avenged. She also mentioned her suspicion that Brousseau was involved in her gaining a bounty. This bounty was now null and void since Morgan had turned herself in to the remnants of the police force, under the pretense that she had been captured by two of the force's naive officers -- as part of her plan to get the resources she needed to begin searching for the warlord. However, her original hunch, New York, turned out to be incorrect and now she had reached an impasse. If she had followed her then-current lead, she would have easily been overwhelmed by the Hill King's forces. Morgan told them that she had found the bunker whilst she was travelling with Petra, and now she wanted to join them -- since it was likely that the warlord was going to appear if they were going to confront Jean.

Lukas ultimately accepted Morgan into the group and the mission. Pleased, Morgan obeyed the orders given to her and listened in on the mission briefing. When the Stryke Force presented some weapons for the group to use, Morgan headed to the armoury and equipped herself with more weapons and Petra with makeshift armour. Marcus asked Morgan if they had met, and Morgan reminded him that she was the mage who would accompany the group on their mission.

When Petra started to bark, Morgan exited the armoury. She hesitated over whether or not she should use her healing powers to heal herself of her wounds. The temptation to do so eventually overwhelmed Morgan and she healed herself of her wounds. This caught Marcus' attention, startling Morgan. Petra was curious of Marcus.

The duo began a conversation, talking about Morgan's magic, their pasts, right up to landscapes they had seen -- with Morgan telling Marcus of the apple tree she had found before arriving at the bunker. Marcus proposed that they continue the discussion there, as he wanted to ask Morgan more about the surface monsters that Morgan brought up during the conversation -- most of the main group were from the Underground and had minimal knowledge of the surface and its dwellers. Morgan agreed to this as she had some information on the monsters.

Marcus asked Morgan what the Ashen were. Morgan told him that they were humans who didn't survive the ancient volcanic eruption, referring to the Mount St. Helens Super Volcano eruption of January 21st, 2020 -- 200 years before the events of the story. These Ashen were immune to regular fire, but weak to bright light. Due to blue flames being hotter than ordinary flames, the Aldanes capable of performing azur-pyrokinesis used blue flames when fighting the Ashen. When Marcus asked Morgan where the Ashen were located, she told him that they were mostly located in the Ashlands as that was where the volcano was, but they might have scattered across other regions.

Explaining some of the horrors of the world disheartened Morgan, calling the world a hellhole and openly stating that if it hadn't been for her goal and Petra, she probably would have died. Marcus flirted with Morgan, but Morgan, being introverted at the time and possessing low self-esteem, put herself down with self-deprecating jokes. This only made Marcus flirt with her more.

Getting overwhelmed by the flirtatious attention she was receiving, Morgan asked Marcus if there was anything else he wanted to ask her about, in regards to the creatures. Marcus suggested that the two take a small break before leaving. Morgan agreed to a break, saying that it would be nice to take a break as she had been rushing into fights too quickly.

An apple fell on Morgan's head. Morgan started to eat the apple. Continuing to flirt with her, Marcus bit into the apple also. Trying to make her laugh, he bit into the apple like a horse. A blushing Morgan giggled, as she was not used to that amount of attention. It was by this point that Morgan started to realise that she was developing a crush on Marcus, even if they hadn't known each other that long back then. She tried to stop herself from forming a crush, due to what she believed she had to do, but the world didn't make much sense to begin with, so an immediate crush on someone was pretty harmless.

Marcus abruptly fell asleep. Knowing that he was needed for the fight ahead and that she couldn't leave him by himself, Morgan kissed him on the cheek. He woke up after the kiss, telling Morgan that he wasn't really asleep -- he had faked it to see if Morgan would kiss him. Morgan, not knowing how to respond, told him that they needed to leave and that she had to tend to Petra, who was still inside the bunker. Before Morgan could start heading back inside though, Marcus kissed her on the lips.

Morgan was left in a shocked state after the kiss, as that was her first kiss on the lips. Trying to snap out of this shocked state, Morgan hugged Petra. Fighting her newfound lovesickness, Morgan tried to maintain a serious composure -- as the time to fight got closer.

When the group set off, following the path that Daniel Jones and the captive Olivandar had used, Morgan and Petra followed them. Morgan was nervous at first, but then she thought over her objectives -- even though the others were searching for Olivandar and her objective was to find the warlord and his associates, she agreed to help the group. She looked at the ground for signs of footprints or vehicle tracks, whilst fiddling around with her fire magic.

Marcus, seeing Morgan's fire, asked Morgan if she was thinking about something. Morgan confirmed this, telling him that she was thinking about the warlord and the chances of her not making it out alive when she finally confronted him -- since Cyril had died at the hands of the warlord, she thought that it was likely that she could be next. Marcus successfully managed to calm her, and she thanked him for doing so. Marcus then asked her if she could do any magic tricks; not meaning combat moves. Morgan told him that she could shape her fire and do fire-breathing, as well as create hoops for Petra to jump through. She wasn't used to talking about her abilities in full detail -- only choosing to do so when facing an enemy, so revealing what she could do was new to her. Marcus asked her if she could show him sometime, and Morgan agreed to.

As the group kept on walking, they encountered Brochotis, the Hill Monster. Marcus suggested to Morgan that maybe she could use her fire magic against it. Morgan told him that she could actually improve on that idea and shot the monster with fiery arrows. She warned the group that she couldn't use her magic too much, so she had to take precaution. Trying not to rely on her healing magic, she took her medication again.

As the fight raged on, Morgan had an idea; she could scout the nearby area for a water source or boulders. Orianna had been the one to suggest that they use liquid to weaken the soil or push a boulder to crush the monster. When the group went along with the idea, Morgan elevated herself in the air using explosions and got to work scouting the area. She used her airborne state to get a Daniel Jones-esque attack in, throwing knives towards the monster's eyes. When she changed her direction, she found a boulder in the north-east direction.

Morgan informed the group of this boulder and how large it was, as well as of the location of a nearby lake. Orianna suggested that they might be able to knock down the boulder if enough water was poured into the side of the mountain. Morgan went along with this idea.

With Marcus and Orianna helping her to draw the monster's attention towards the lake, Morgan resumed her attacks. Morgan taunted the monster when it seemed that it wasn't paying her any attention. These taunts finally drew the monster's attention, causing Morgan to attack it with a sequence of fireballs. Whilst doing this, Morgan spotted from above someone by the lake. She couldn't make out who this person was and quickly assumed that it was who she thought it was. Knowing that she didn't have the time to ponder, she focused on the fight with the monster.

Not able to get the figure by the lake out of her mind, Morgan sent a fireball towards them and a blue fireball towards the monster. When she felt satisfied that the monster had come close enough to the lake, with intervention from a hill woman, she landed back on the ground.

When the monster roared as its dirt and grass flesh began to dissolve in the water, thanks to the aforementioned hill woman roping the monster into the lake, Morgan began to push the boulder. Marcus panicked as the hill girl was still in the boulder's route. Morgan, seeing Marcus' panic, flew towards the girl, grabbed her and placed her away from the boulder's route. She apologised for this, stating that she did so because the boulder was about to roll. The hill girl said nothing and used a smokescreen to disappear.

Morgan flew back to the boulder after the hill girl's disappearance, assuming that she was another mage. Marcus and Morgan helped push the boulder. The boulder hit the monster, causing the monster to sink to the bottom of the lake. It had been defeated.

Exhausted by the amount of magic she had used, Morgan collapsed. She took some more medication. Marcus helped her up, before the hill girl returned, drawing her bow at the group as she had noticed that the majority of them were from the Underground. Morgan told her that she wasn't from the Underground and was from the surface, but the group wasn't bad and was in the midst of a battle/war against people that were bad. Morgan asked the girl if she knew of Jean Brousseau or Daniel Jones. Daniel's name caused the girl to freeze and ask Morgan what she knew of the King's Fist. Morgan told her of the fight between her and Daniel, as well as of his possible connection to the warlord she had been looking for. This proved that the main group were not the bad guys and that they were trying to fend off monsters in the way of the real bad guys.

The girl called Morgan lucky for surviving an encounter with Daniel Jones. telling Morgan that several, including the old Hill King, had died to his methods. Morgan asked the girl if she would like to ally with the group, stating that she was not the most social of people herself, but if they all banded together against common foes, they had a better chance of defeating them. The girl wasn't against the idea, but due to what she had been through, she needed to know everyone more. Morgan told her that she didn't have the time or energy to betray anyone anyway.

Marcus told Morgan that they made quite the team. Morgan agreed, but pointed out that she was going to be out of commission for sometime, due to using her powers too much and needing to replenish. She asked the girl once more if she wanted to help defeat their enemies. The girl agreed to this, asking for their names. Morgan introduced herself and Marcus to the girl, who introduced herself in return as Ashley, a disgraced hill person. Morgan told her that it was nice to meet her and reiterated once more that she would be out of commission due to overexerting herself with her powers. She didn't like this though as she believed she needed her powers in order to kill the warlord.

Ashley inquired when Morgan mentioned the warlord, wondering if she meant who she thought she meant. Morgan asked her if she knew who it was, as she was of the Aldane mage lineage and the warlord had killed her great-grandfather. Ashley told her that it was probably the same man who overthrew the king and hired Daniel Jones as his personal executor, the same man who had branded a mark into her flesh. She shows Morgan her mark. Seeing Ashley's mark only convinced Morgan more of the Hill King being the warlord. But before she could say anything else, she fainted from the pain of using her powers too much, which spread across her body. Marcus caught Morgan before she could fall.

Orianna, who had been watching the trio, headed towards them. When Morgan fainted, Orianna jogged over and felt Morgan's forehead. Marcus advised Morgan to rest. Morgan did so, falling asleep.

As Morgan slept, Ashley mentioned what Morgan had told her, of her fight with Daniel Jones even though Morgan wasn't from the Underground. Morgan mumbled in her sleep about chocolate cake and leaned on Marcus, as Orianna and Ashley talked about Daniel. Petra returned after spending some time playing with a bone. She had not participated in the fight with the Hill Monster because she had been distracted by the bone. Petra went over to the sleeping Morgan, causing her to whimper sadly as she thought that Morgan might have been hurt. Marcus petted Petra, assuring her that Morgan was fine and was just resting. Petra wagged her tail, happy that Morgan was fine.

A few hours later, Morgan awoke. The group had been followed by Marcus Green and Anastasia Keating, who had been hunting down some of the group as they were fugitives. Worried for Marcus M's safety as he was staring down Marcus G, Morgan summoned her blue flames in preparation for a showdown. She asked Marcus G who he was. Marcus G asked her who she was in return and why she was hanging out with Marcus M, who was one of the fugitives. Morgan told him that it was none of his business, and that if he was a bounty hunter or working with the warlord, she would kill him where he stood. Protecting Orianna and Marcus M, she told Marcus G and Stasia that if they wanted to get to them, they had to get through her first.

Marcus G, preparing a large lance, ordered Morgan to stand aside. But before Morgan could attack, Marcus M stepped out in front. Still worried about Marcus M, Morgan told him that she would fight Marcus G and Stasia as she didn't want him getting hurt. Marcus G suggested that the fugitives just give up and avoid the trouble. Trying to do whatever she could to avoid a fight and Orianna and Marcus M being captured, Morgan suggested that Marcus G and Stasia take her instead. But because she wasn't on the wanted posters, they had no interest in her.

As Orianna spoke to Marcus G and Stasia about how they were being deceived, Morgan continued to be worried. Petra was also cautious. Her worry caused her to be silent and fiddle with her items, such as her pistol. She finally spoke up again when Stasia asks Marcus G if they should hear out the group in regards to the corrupt Swamp forces, telling them that the bounties were obviously set up in order to prevent the group from finding Olivandar (Morgan almost let her objective slip) and that there was no guarantee that they would get what they wanted as it would be much quicker for them to kill the duo than it was to hand over resources. She then walked away with Petra.

Stasia told them that if the group was true to their word, then that meant she and Marcus G would have to go back and check on the jungle people first, but one of the wanted fugitives would have to go with them. Marcus M figures out this meant the group would have to split up. Morgan voiced her nervousness, caused by the idea of Marcus M going with them and her feeling that she wasn't going to achieve what she set out to do. Morgan's tension made Petra feel tense. Marcus M asks Morgan what they should do.

Morgan brought up her warlord objective again; the warlord may or may not have been the Hill King. She was about to reveal her decision as to what she was going to do, as Twink was the son of the Hill King, whose name she still didn't know, when she asked Marcus why Olivandar's nickname was Twink, as she thought it was odd. Marcus responded that it was a long story. Morgan was about to ask if "Twink" meant what she thought it was, but then changed the subject back to her decision -- if Olivandar was the son of the Hill King, who she was positive was the warlord, and was with his father, then the best thing for her to do was to carry on following those who were searching for Olivandar. Because of Olivandar's relation to the Hill King, Morgan expressed that a part of her hoped that the warlord wasn't the Hill King, but the other half hoped that her search would finally be over. //Gave up on making this a formal summary of Morgan's role in the RP at this point

Marcus asks her where they should go, to which Morgan responds that she would stick with the group. Petra sensed that something was wrong, as if hidden enemies were nearby. Morgan spots Petra's tension and asks her what's wrong. Petra's tension gains attention, especially when she starts barking in order to try and get the attention of the Stryke Force. Morgan explains that Petra only got tense or violent when she could sense enemies nearby. Marcus asks Morgan what she thinks it is. Morgan says that it was most likely that someone else was after them; either someone working with the Hill King or more bounty hunters. Petra then runs off towards the direction of the threat, causing Morgan to panic.

Petra was going to chase down the threat, revealed to be Khabib of the Swamp Clan. She only stopped when she could hear Morgan shouting for her.

Appearance
Morgan is a slender Caucasian woman, with medium-length black hair and dark brown eyes that look black from a distance. Her eye colour is sometimes prone to change when using her magic. She has a pale complexion, and is fairly tall for her age. She used to have scars across her body, from when she was practicing her magic and getting into fights, but she used her healing powers to get rid of them -- after she finally managed get over her hesitation to heal herself.

Her main attire during the first few seasons was a black trench coat, a, black jeans and black boots. When she was on the police force, she was given a black biker's cap. Morgan liked the black biker's cap so much that she kept it after she left the force, and still wears it. She also wears an amethyst necklace that once belonged to Aithne; the last reminder she has of her mother. She did wear a Baphomet ring as well, but then got rid of it when she no longer liked it.

As she has developed into a more sociable and confident person, she has started to wear more colourful clothing (when she's not wearing her main outfit). In Season 2, she purchased a bracelet from a Tundra merchant. Upon becoming royalty in Season 4, she wears extravagant clothing and jewellery, especially crowns.

Personality
Morgan is a witty, ambitious, determined, intelligent young woman with exceptional magic ability, as expected of a descendant of Arthur Aldane, the pioneer of magic. She is usually confident and ruthless against her enemies, traitors, monsters and evil people; it takes very powerful opponents to instill any fear or dread into her. Towards those she loves or cares about, she will do whatever she can to guarantee their safety and if they are attacked, she will not hesitate to harm and kill those responsible. When she meets innocent animals, she becomes protective of them as she has an affinity for innocent animals. She also has a rebellious side to her, which shows when she sometimes disobeys instructions and changes her course of action from what was agreed upon if she feels that it will result in a better outcome.

In her past, she was an introverted girl with low self-esteem (she still shows signs of her low self-esteem), choosing to have few friends. She hated annoying people, using that as justification for her limited social connections. Cyril tried to encourage Morgan to interact with people, but she refused. She hated Cyril's teachings, believing them to be strict -- as a result, she got herself into several shenanigans and punishments because she had a reputation to uphold. However, as she grew up, applied what she was taught by Cyril to her teenage and adult life and stepped outside of her comfort zone by meeting people (those who weren't evil or her enemies); even managing to fall in love, she has become more sociable and less introverted -- changing from Chaotic Neutral to more along the lines of Chaotic Good. If she finds common ground with someone, she may even bond with them over the subject that brought them to common ground -- this was the case with Cyril over Aithne and Melany Ortiz over the trauma she went through because of her magical abilities, something she went through herself as she was branded the "Demon Witch".

Besides attacking those who she cares for, Morgan becomes easily enraged and provoked when a sore subject of hers is brought up, such as her unborn child's death and her mother being insulted.

After the two-year timeskip, Morgan became a compassionate, caring leader with genuine desire to protect her dominion from The Ashen and bring about peace to the world. She has incorporated the lessons she's learned over the years into her rule. However, she also has a fear of appearing weak as she doesn't want to be rendered too helpless to protect everyone she trusts and cares about.

Skills

 * Leadership: Morgan was trained to become a future leader of the Aldane mage settlement, However, when the settlement was wiped out, this future was taken away from her. But her training was put to use when she became the leader of a Plains village militia. Even after the militia's disbandment, Morgan has proven herself to be a capable leader, having stepped up to the role several times in order to guide the Main Crew. Her leadership skills ultimately result in her becoming Queen of the Swamp.
 * Magic: A member of the prestigious Aldane lineage, Morgan is a talented mage. She can use several kinds of magic, but her specialty is azur-pyrokinesis. Because of her specialty, Morgan tends to use fire magic a lot more than the other kinds of magic she is capable of casting. Morgan has used her magic to kill several of her enemies. In terms of non-combat moves, she can perform fire-breathing and create fire rings for agility purposes.
 * Marksmanship: Morgan is a skilled marksman. During the Battle of the Tundra Capital, she was able to head-shot several of the Hill soldiers.

Killed Victims

 * Numerous soldiers pre-EoD and during EoD from different regions (various methods)
 * Numerous people pre-EoD (various methods)
 * 3 of The Ashen (burned)
 * 4 of the 5 perpetrators of Cyril's death and the total elimination of the Aldane settlement (burned to death)
 * Wes (burned to death)
 * Ingrid Duvessa (stabbed in the head with a knife)
 * Micah Fiars

Petra
Morgan loved Petra dearly, having rescued her from a collapsing building. She was more than a loyal companion and a pet to Morgan, she was also her only friend prior to her joining the Main Crew. The two faced a lot of hardships together, and Petra was more than willing to protect Morgan and harm anyone who threatened her. When Petra was shot dead in the Battle of the Tundra Capital, Morgan was distraught and enraged. She avenged her by burning Wes to death. Petra's death, as well as several other issues, sent Morgan into a state of anguish and despair, until Stasia gave her a much-needed speech. By the time Morgan became the leader of the Plains militia, she had finally come to terms with Petra's death and was glad that she was now at peace, no longer in pain.

During the timeskip, Morgan has had a statue of Petra built in her private gardens at the Aldane Fortress.

Marcus Mariota
Morgan and Marcus have a deeply romantic and loving relationship. Morgan trusts Marcus the most, confiding in him and turning to him for comfort when things get turbulent. They first met when Morgan was searching for allies to take down the Hill King -- someone she suspected of being responsible for Cyril's death, prior to finding out who the final perpetrator had been. Marcus helped Morgan to become a lot more sociable and showed her a level of kindness she had never received before, with Morgan reciprocating out of gratitude. In Season 3, their relationship turned sexual and Morgan ended up becoming pregnant (she lost the baby at the end of Season 3). When Marcus was presumed dead after being speared by an enchanted Marcus Green (enchanted by Darius Slayton), Morgan was devastated. However, thanks to the intervention of Marcus Peters, Marcus' injuries were taken care of -- he had only been badly injured, and Morgan was relieved.

Spectre
Being an animal lover, Morgan is more than willing to interact with Spectre. She gives Spectre head scratches and greets her, with Spectre copying her phrases.

Trivia

 * Morgan is one of the characters from the Surface that doesn't hate the Underground, even outlawing discrimination against the Underground when she became Queen.
 * Morgan is technically the leader of House Aldane; being the house's last surviving direct member, but because Yuri is her great-great-great-grandfather, she is also a descendant of House Yuri.
 * Although Cyril was her great-grandfather, Morgan called him and continues to call him her grandfather because she never got to meet her real grandfather.
 * Morgan originally had a demonic theme surrounding her; being a mage, being born on Halloween, her name and its literary significance, her introverted nature and wearing dark, gothic clothing. However, as she has received more character development over the following seasons, the demonic theme doesn't apply to her as much anymore.
 * Morgan's Season 5 picture has blue eyes, rather than brown. As her magic usage can impact her eye colour sometimes, this actually isn't an error.
 * Morgan is a unisex name of Welsh origin, descending from the Old Welsh “Morcant” (which was possibly derived from mor (meaning “sea”) and cant (meaning “circle”)). The name can also be derived from the Germanic elements mar (meaning “fame”) and gan (meaning “magic”). Aldane is an Anglo-Saxon surname, meaning “dweller at the old enclosure”.