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Lascaux ||▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Alignment: True Neutral leaning Neutral Good
Gender Identity: Male, DFAB.
Age: Wolf equivalent of a 20 something human.
Sexual Identity: In a self discovery phase currently. His antisocial nature makes it difficult for him to gauge his reactions toward strangers, attraction something he's not familiar with. [Will eventually discover homosexual leanings]
Relationship Status: Open but not actively looking in character. Not looking for flings.
Pack Status: Packless and struggling. Open to offerings.


Personality ||▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Decisive | Adventurous | Reserved | Sagacious | Dysphoric

Survival of the fittest does not dictate that only the strong persevere and propagate. It simply states that survival is an indication of fitness, of success by whatever means you've taken advantage of. In Elys'raena, strength does not always have the upper hand. Lascaux is not an altogether unique wolf. He has the same desires as the majority of his species; survival, companionship, freedom, autonomy, safety. It's in the details that his personality becomes individualized. A healthy dose of realism is how he's survived into his first few years of life, realism and avoidance. Physical prowess was never going to be his key to survival so Lascaux had to develop in other ways.

Lascaux is, by all accounts, a shy wolf. Avoidance of strangers has been so far a successful tactic in keeping mind and limb injury free since breaking from his family group. Still, he hasn't always been successful and the lone wolf style is hardly fail proof 100% for an animal that would rather have a reliable food source. Scavenging being his main source of fuel he never has a belly full enough to develop muscle that could contend with pack wolves who prefer to see him as competition. A threat. Or at least that's what he tells himself and has tip-toed through every territory he's wandered into, making little impression. He's a ghost of his life. To the wolves around him, and largely to himself. He skirts emotion briefly before running away from that too like everything else.

Having dysphoria has been the single most personality sculpting experience for Lascaux. It affects nearly every decision he makes, and the way others perceive him stokes his anxiety. Will they misgender him? Will they respect him, will they attack? Each and every encounter these thoughts run through his head along with all the other risks involved when meeting a potential enemy. Lascaux has proven to be his own worst enemy however. His self-confidence and body image are in shambles over the discomfort and disassociation he experiences with his body. Some days it's easier to ignore than others, but ever present so long as his body remains the way it is. He carries on, for what else can he do?

He makes decisions quickly, having to now, but even growing up he found decision making a fairly easy task. Weighing his options and going for what he believes will give him the best outcome isn't difficult and while he shames himself over plenty, he rarely regrets his decisions. In fact he finds wolves who are wishy washy a considerable annoyance and among his siblings he would be brash enough to make up their minds for them. He's clever. Not obnoxiously quick witted but he can solve problems efficiently. Devising strategies to maneuver through claimed territory, or to hunt the prey he does without help is his strong suit. Lascaux can spend hours caught up in his own thoughts and processes.

Sure he has chosen the loner life due to his social anxiety, but he also has a very keen sense of exploration. Lascaux has no desire to settle down, form/join a pack, and keep one territory, instead preferring to adventure. Discovering little streams, discarded caves, silent thickets gives him a sense of peace that has no rival. Still, as fulfilling as these moments are, sometimes Lascaux wishes he could share these little wonders with someone. There are times the loneliness takes a toll, where he truly aches to be accepted, to be able to shove off his fight or flight instincts. When he does occasionally cross paths with another wolf, he shows them the guarantee of self-defense with a flash of teeth and then quickly makes a run for it. Lascaux has been skirting by for two years now and this constant struggle for survival has been it's own trauma now weighing on his shoulders.

Plots ||▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

| Leave me alone! | Lascaux comes across a stranger that won't for whatever reason leave him alone, and every time he tries to give them the slip, they somehow meet back up. Eventually, before or after the next plot's events, he's able to disappear, but not before he questions why leaving them hurt.

| Maybe I should reconsider this loner thing | Lascaux finds himself in a situation that would have been fatal had not another wolf intervened. Doesn't have to be the same wolf form above. He reconsiders his life choices.

| Can...I join? | After reconsidering he comes to the conclusion he should give pack life another go. A fresh start. I don't want him to randomly come across a pack and ask if he can join. I'd rather him meet someone else, form an attachment, and if this wolf already has a pack they can help introduce him. OR if both are lone wolves they try out an established pack together.

| Escape | Something happens, either meta event or pack power struggles, or something else that later makes sense in character, forces Lascaux to make a run for it and leave the pack he had for at least a while made home. Whether someone comes with him or not will be determined by the relationships he's made.

| You | Lascaux meets (under whatever circumstances that make sense at the time) with the first wolf he formed an attachment with and subsequently abandoned. He now must process the guilt he is feeling and the other emotions that flood him at their reunion.

| Family? | Unsure of how much of a family I'm desiring for Lascaux quite yet. He's not fond of the idea of pups and refuses to birth them himself, but circumstances may change. Finding a mate is not an absolute goal, but might be pleasant if it fits into his story line. I am interested in him making his own sort of family with the friends he makes journeying.

| To the ends of the earth | Along that note I'd like Lascaux to explore as much of Elys'raena as he possibly can without getting killed (or maybe this does kill him way WAY down the road) and maybe even travel outside of it. He'll follow his adventurer's heart and hopes that his companions will stick along for the ride.

| Blessed | I'd like to aim for blessed, however, I am alright with Lascaux failing. That all depends on what is going on in the meta at the time.

| Suggestions | Do you think he'd fit into your wolf's plot? Feel free to throw your idea my way and I'll see what I can do.


• Okay With/Not Okay With:
| Misgendering and Transphobia: It's going to happen. Other wolves are not going to understand or will have prejudices he doesn't aim to change, only adapt around. I expect Lascaux to get challenged with bigoted characters, or simply characters that are ignorant of his situation. Do not worry about offending me by the way your character acts toward mine.
| Injury to character: He gets into a fight and has an ear torn off? Sure.
| Disability: Something happens and he's incapacitated or otherwise now disadvantaged? Sure.
| Character death: Nope. At least not for now. I'd like him to achieve some goals and maybe reach Blessed. Although we'll see how the cards fall with other player and meta influence.
| Flings: Nope. He's not lookin' to make babies. At least not for now and certainly not with strangers.