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::Basic Info::

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Name: Chimera
Meaning: mythology -- a creature made up of numerous other creatures; also, a genetic abnormality resulting in isolated cells of two or more genes in one organism
Obtained: Twins Breeding Raffle
RP Color: Mediumseagreen
Theme Song: "Misfits", Third Eye Blind
Distinguishing marks: Splattered appearance of multiple-colored markings on a green base pelt.
Pack: Antianeira (although may leave upon adulthood)


History: Born the youngest of Iosef and Seraphin's first litter, Chimera's not sure where he fits into the world -- or even if he fits in at all. As a very young pup, Chimera was as happy-go-lucky and enthusiastic as any child. However, as he aged and began to realize the gender inequalities in his pack -- and that, no matter how much he wanted to, he couldn't go train as a warrior with his big sisters -- he began to become more and more brooding. Feeling isolated and a little slighted by circumstance, Chimera quickly developed a chip on his shoulder.

Luckily, Achilles (the queen's consort) saw a glimmer of potential in the pup, and began training him along with his own son.

Personality: Brooding, temperamental and easily offended, Chimera isn't the funnest pup to be around sometimes. If you can get past his cold exterior, he does have a warm heart; deep down, he really just wants to fit in and be loved. Unfortunately, he's too busy pushing people away to let them love him, even though many do. At the end of the day, he gets some sick enjoyment out of playing the victim, and likes to make things harder on himself than they need to be because of it.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

Isobel -- Chimera's favorite sister. He loves her dearly, but growing up has given him a very competitive spirit towards her. Chimera believes he can be her equal, and wishes he had the chance to prove that to himself and the pack.

::Miscellaneous Errata::

::RP Logs::

The Time Has Come -- Chimera is born
A Slave Makes a Loving Father -- Chimera and his siblings play
The Living & The Dead -- Chimera has a conversation with a very odd girl
Brotherly Love -- Chimera & Isobel play together
I Hear You Have a Dream -- Achilles approaches Chimera with an offer to be trained as a fighter
Like The First Day of School -- Chimera trains with Achilles and Patroclus
New Hands on Deck -- A new slave joins the pack, but Chimera isn't impressed
Breaking In The New Guy -- Chimera decides to test the new guy's mettle
Do You Know Where Your Kids Are? -- Chimera and his siblings are offered a chance to visit family in YMCA
Family Reunion -- Chimera cannot fathom why his cousin would willingly choose to be a slave
An Awkward Visit -- Chimera and his family visit relatives in YMCA
Forbidden -- Chimera notices his moody second cousin, Lucian, and decides to ask what's the matter
Midnight Rendezvous -- Chimera gives Lucian a late-night battle lesson
Despite All My Rage -- Chimera meets a traveling storyteller, and longs to come with her

::Basic Info::

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Name: Fubar
Meaning: Acronym; F*cked Up Beyond All Repair
Obtained: RP contest
RP Color: Skyblue
Theme Song: "Marvin I Love You", Dr. Demento
Distinguishing marks: Pink and yellow swirls; gold patch along back and forehead.
Pack: Agua Azul


History: Born from a pair of...strange...wolves into a rather strange and giant family. Fubar's spent most of his childhood clinging to his cousin Novacaine, and though he has no particular desire to branch out and make friends, it's become a necessity.

Personality: Fubar's the kind of wolf who thinks if he's not having fun, nobody else should either -- which is unfortunate, as he never has any fun. Depressive, gloomy, self-pitying and sarcastic, Fubar's pretty much convinced that the glass is not only half empty, but that whoever drank it is laughing behind his back. He seems to enjoy wallowing in misery, in fact, so much so that if given the chance to improve the situation he'll never take the opportunity. He'd much rather just ruin the experience for everyone else.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

Parents: Bera x Xanax
Novacaine -- Fubar's cousin, and the only wolf who can stand him for prolonged periods of time. They're best friends, sort of.

::Miscellaneous Errata::

::RP Logs::

Awesome Day, Guys -- Novacaine & Fubar meet their cousin Delirium, and concoct a hairbrained scheme to get some honey.
Stop Messing With My Mind! -- Fubar meets a girl who can at least tolerate his lousy mood...and even counter with a few barbs of her own
So Maybe I Kind of Like You a Little -- Fubar begrudgingly admits that maybe Sophia isn't so bad
A Trial Run -- Aislin and her boyfriend try to convince Fubar to go on a cross-country trek
A Journey Begins -- Days before they have to leave, Fubar decides to get to know Sophia a little bit better

::Basic Info::

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Name: Charm
Meaning: A quality of attraction or beguiling; also, an item or action with magical benefit
Obtained: Gift from She-Ra; random breeding in Halloween event
RP Color: Indigo
Theme Song: "Black Magic Woman", Santana
Distinguishing marks: Purple ears and tail; scattered golden-orange stripes. Purple rune marking on shoulder.
Pack: The Grey Skulls



History: Charm's mother Usiku mated secretly with a male in the first step to destroying the pack from the inside. Though she played innocent and loyal, once the pups were old enough she began to use them in pawns for her own civil war...a scheme which caught Charm in the middle.

Personality: Charm is, in a word, beguiling. She learned early on the art of manipulation, so much so that it became absorbed into her personality inseparably. She's the sort of wolf who is easy to trust, and easy to share things with...and when she uses that information against you later, you hardly ever see it coming. She's a cold-reader and a charmer, and she's grown so good at her skills that she's got herself nearly convinced that there's something magical about her. She doesn't, of course (she just has a high degree of empathy, which she uses to gain and subsequently abuse the trust of those she meets), but that doesn't stop many a wolf she meets from having that opinion as well. And that is, of course, precisely how Charm likes it.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

::Miscellaneous Errata::

Witchcraft -- There is a theory that, in some cultures, misogyny runs so deeply that men became intensely fearful of the seductive power of women. The theory being, of course, that if a man became attracted to a woman whom he shouldn't have that this was due to some or another supernatural ability on the woman's behalf -- hence, many accusations of witchcraft. This feeling is the cornerstone of Charm's personality.

Cold Reading: A parlor trick used by so-called psychics, such as those who profess to be able to speak to the dead. Cold reading is a method of gathering information from an individual in a way that makes it seem that the person asking learned this information from some (generally supernatural) outside source. It is possible to be so good at cold reading that you do it without realizing it. This is Charm's natural skill. Read more about it here.

::RP Logs::

::Basic Info::

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Name: Lokelani (goes by Loke)
Meaning: "Heavenly Rose", Hawaiian
Obtained: Jan 2011 Breedings
RP Color: Cornflowerblue
Theme Song: "Troublemaker", Weezer
Distinguishing marks: Pelt fades to yellow around paws. Angular markings around eyes and stripes along back. Pink nose.
Pack: Incarnate



History: Born one of two girls to Monaeka following Kai's ill-though-out one night stand with his best friend. Ashamed of how the whole thing ended, Kai left the packlands for awhile to cool his head and ended up meeting an old packmate who begged him to go back to his homeland, Kapu'Moana. Feeling that there was nothing better to do now that he had screwed things up so completely with Mon, Kai left -- never knowing that the female carried his pups. Lokelani and her sister won't meet their father for quite some time.

It doesn't stop Loke from wondering about him incessantly, though. She wants nothing more than to track the no-good loser down and give him a piece of her mind.

Personality: Loke inherited her father's idealism and her mother's dry sense of humor -- leaving her a special brand of cynic, the kind who will point out the flaws in the world only because she believes it capable of so much more. Incredibly sarcastic and dead-pan, Loke usually has a snarky comeback planned for any given situation, and doesn't care much about anyone's opinion but her own. She thinks too highly of herself to need friends if those friends don't match her standards.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

Parents: Monaeka & Kailani
Sister: Amarie

Andromeda -- A pup around her age in the pup, the two aren't precisely friends, but she's as close to one as Loke has

::Miscellaneous Errata::

Daria -- did you ever watch Daria growing up? Yeah. That's basically what I'm going for here.

::RP Logs::

Who Needs a Daddy, Anyway? -- Loke and Amarie discuss their absentee father
Summer's On The Way -- Loke and Andromeda decide they're destined for greater things
A Curious Sort of Wolf -- While searching for her father, Loke meets a wolf who cannot bear to be touched

::Basic Info::

Name: Ashur
Meaning: A prevalent Assyrian god; also, name of a character in Spartacus.
Obtained: Contest by Jungle
RP Color: Dark Blue
Theme Song: "Everybody Knows", Leonard Cohen
Distinguishing marks: Blue, cream, and brown banded markings. Lace marks trailing from eyes. Milky-white blind eyes.
Pack: Akiiki Chibale


History: Born one of a giant litter to Frey & Angelina, Ashur is eager to find his place in the world and prove himself despite his disabilities. Just a pup, he's a little grumpy and prone to mood swings.

Personality:
Blind like his mother, Ashur is not a wolf to let his disabilities get in his way. Though he may have a failing as a great warrior, his intelligence makes up for it; he's a bit devious, perhaps a little manipulative, and has no qualms with garnering favors from stronger wolves -- though he always tries to have something to offer in return. After all, when one's trained their senses to the utmost degree...one perhaps hears things that should not have been heard, and the price of that knowledge can sometimes be steep.

Not that he's ill-intentioned, precisely. He's just opportunistic and a little big-headed, as though he feels the world owes him something to compensate for his disability and he should just reach out and take his prize with his own two paws.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

Parents: Angelina & Frey

::Miscellaneous Errata::

::RP Logs::

You Are My Eyes, Brother -- Ashur and his closest brother Tahoma enjoy late winter weather.
Who Are You and Why Are You Here? -- Ashur wanders from his family and is lost and hungry...and is rescued by the unlikeliest wolf.

::Basic Info::

Name: Kaeerah
Meaning: None
Obtained: Customs May 2011
RP Color: Black
Theme Song: "Building the Perfect Beast", Don Henley
Distinguishing marks: Blue flames on black pelt. Wears the skeleton of her dead father.
Pack: None, though she has some aspirations of starting one

History: Kaeerah was born one of two females to a very odd pair of lone wolves. Her mother was a mute seer; her father was a sadistic killer. Her mother held an odd amount of power over him; somehow, she was able to pierce through his thoughts and grab tight hold of his vulnerabilities and keep him under control. She had a similar ability to hold Kaeerah's brain hostage. Always, in her thoughts, her mother spoke dire warnings to her, held her back, forced her back from the brink of darkness. Whatever madness Cicero had, Kaeerah had inherited -- and her mother, terrified of her, kept her in a tight hold.

When Snowy died, her hold over both of them broke and Cicero unleashed his fury on the world. He had loved his mate, even if she had controlled him, and the mixture of pain and rage and new-found freedom snapped whatever sanity was left within him. Kaeerah and her sister, Lungaia, trailed behind him, young and frightened, as he went on a killing-spree that cut a wide, bloody swathe across the land.

Cicero had to be stopped. His rage was endless and his power was shocking. Kaeerah and Lungaia both knew it, but Kaeerah was the only one with the guts to act on it. She killed her father, and in the act awakened some deep, vile part of herself, a hungry serpent in her soul that reared its head and refused to leave.

Out of some form of twisted respect, she carefully tended his body, bleaching his bones and wearing his skeleton. In a way, she felt that she had gained some part of himself -- that by wearing him, by carrying him with her, she had absorbed his power and his essence.

Lungaia continued to travel with her, for a time, but it became clear that they wanted very different things out of their lives. They fought often, and their last fight separated them forever.

After their separation, Kaeerah fully released her hold on morality, possibly sanity as well. Her conscience -- a voice in her head which sounded annoyingly like her dead mother -- was silenced, and she began her life anew. She had spent so much of her life being powerless, held under her mother's restrictive paw, that she had never developed her own moral compass; in all of Snowy's attempt to keep the monster in her in check, she managed only to allow it to grow. Kaeerah never wanted to be powerless again.

Perhaps because of what she had done with her father, perhaps only because of her growing insanity, Kaeerah began to feel that power could be absorbed through the killing and eating of wolves -- that powerful wolves could give up that power to her through consumption. Seers and Shamans were her primary targets, but she also began to seek out brilliant thinkers, dangerous warriors, skilled hunters. Anyone who had something she wanted, she intended to take it. She turned her attentions toward meeting those skilled individuals...stalking them...courting them, if she had to, toying with them to draw them near. And then, when they were close enough, she would consume them.

Personality: For a murderous psychopath, Kaeerah is remarkably charming. Beautiful, feminine, almost dainty, and chillingly polite, she's oddly beguiling -- and as well she should be, as she's a wolf who likes to keep her victims close. Many killers like to form a bond with their prey, and she is one of them. She has an insatiable lust for power and will never be satisfied; she always wants more, more, more, and won't stop until her name is infamous and she is looked upon as sole authority of Telk.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

Lungaia -- Kaeerah's sister. Lungaia is every bit as insane and sadistic as she is; she simply refuses to acknowledge it, and that refusal disgusts Kaeerah. They parted ways when Lungaia began to come down upon her, accusing her of being a monster and espousing some higher purpose for living. Kaeerah does wonder where her sister ended up, from time to time, and the next time they cross paths it won't be pretty.

Jonsi -- A traveling storyteller who was far too easy to ensnare in her web. Kaeerah hopes that the fool will spread her story far across the lands of Telk so that all wolves may grow to fear her -- and respect her.

::Miscellaneous Errata::

An old OC -- Like Lungaia, Kaeerah came with me all the way from Neopets and has been around for over 8 years. She is to date my most successful "evil" character and from time to time I'm legitimately frightened to have her in my head. In her original incarnation she was actually part demon, and had an obsession with gaining all manner of super powers. Obviously here in Telk, she has to settle with a more mundane search...and is a bit crazier because of it.

::RP Logs::

The One About Dirt -- Kaeerah meets a fool of a traveler, but thinks he may prove useful
Idle Hands Do The Devil's Work -- Kaeerah runs into some possible minions...
A Tale of Terror -- A storyteller asks about Kae's choice of fashion, but the story she tells isn't quite accurate....

::Basic Info::

Name: Heyoka
Meaning: a type of sacred clown in the lakota culture
Obtained: Acropolis RP contest
RP Color: Limegreen
Theme Song: "Iris", Goo Goo Dolls
Distinguishing marks: Gray pelt with darker tail and paws. Mask and green marks are warpaint, not inheritable
Pack: Acropolis

History: Heyoka's first memory is a bloody one. Her family was murdered before her eyes by the Brotherhood -- although she doesn't know who these cloaked wolves are -- and her survival is something of a bittersweet miracle. She had brothers. Perhaps these were stolen, or perhaps they were consumed; she has no way of knowing, as she spent the night cowering beneath the body of her dead mother.

Since then, there has been a vacant space in Heyoka's heart, as though her insides are dead and hollow.

Not long after her family's death, a black female came upon the pup and adopted her. Heyoka was raised in a small family group of wolves -- Tisiphone, Captain, and Zana'jinn -- and the four of them spent most of her young life wandering.

As a young adult, Heyoka's band of wanderers found a permanent home amongst the wolves of Acropolis where they now live.

Personality: In turns self-absorbed and totally devoted. In order to compensate for the gaping chasm of emptiness in Heyoka's heart, she has become an adrenaline junkie. She only ever feels truly alive when she's in danger of dying, and she pushes the envelope constantly: picking fights, jumping off cliffs, attempting impossibly difficult challenges. She doesn't have a death wish; she just wants to feel her heart pound so she remembers she's alive.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

Tisiphone - the wolf who adopted Heyoka; she views the older wolf as a combination of mother and older sister.

Captain - another of her companions, and the unofficial second-in-command of their group; Heyoka pretends she doesn't care about his opinion, but secretly she always takes his advice to heart (although she rarely follows it)

Zanza'jinn - the flirtatious final member of their core group; Heyoka considers him something of a rival, but would die for him all the same

::Miscellaneous Errata::

::RP Logs::

A Safe Haven -- The group finds a new home...but Heyoka may have gotten off on the wrong paw
Settling In -- Concerned that there's still bad blood about the bear situation, Heyoka lays low in the new pack...but can't help approach the wolf with a very fascinating green mohawk
Mother Hen -- Tis is overprotective, while Heyoka acts like an idiot, as usual
The News Spreads -- Heyoka figures out that Tis is mated to Hephaestus, and is pissed

::Basic Info::

Name: Kazuko
Meaning: "Harmonious Child" in Japanese
Obtained: Pup contest by DBZ
RP Color: Lightseagreen
Theme Song: "Get The Balance Right", Depeche Mode
Distinguishing marks: Teal forelegs; teal and powder-blue stripes on face, sides, and haunch
Pack: None, but possibly Sanctity as she gets older

History: Born in the second litter between two star-crossed lovers, a refugee from a crumbling pack, Kazuko will have a lot of choices to make as she grows.

Personality: Bipolar to an extreme level, Kazuko has almost managed to develop two distinct personalities for herself. One, which she refers to as her "natural" side, is patient, caring, gentle and fair. The other, which she calls her "colored" side, is sly, trouble-making, and occasionally cruel. Whenever she lets her colors get the best of her, Kazuko does things that get her in trouble...and that she nearly always regrets later. So she struggles at all times to keep a level head and maintain a balance between the two personalities -- because her colors get her in trouble...but a life being "natural" would tear her apart from the inside.

It's not just within herself that Kazuko sees this war of colors. She also believes that it's the defining struggle of everyone in Telk, and judges strangers accordingly. Whether that belief will last her lifetime is yet to be seen.

::Friends, Family & Foes:

Neid & Yasuo: Kazuko's parents, whom she believes fully embody the war of colors. She loves them both, but she recognizes that her mother's chaos was what is responsible for their now living on the lamb.

::Miscellaneous Errata::

The Colors: Kazuko's predecessors were members of Sanctity, a pack with many superstitions and a complex religion. A main feature of the pack, however, was the distrust or outright hatred of those with unnaturally-colored pelts. Kazuko doesn't know all the details of the Sanctity religion, and so her world-view is a bit skewed by misunderstanding.

::RP Logs::

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall -- Kazuko is born amidst troubled times