Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 0:15:07 GMT -5
Rita
Rita's Biography | Ethiopian Wolf | Female | 4 Years Old
To say that Rita is different from the average wolf would be an understatement. Yes, she is capable of normal socialization and interaction, but it is rare to find her in such a situation. To most she is aloof and reserved, preferring to keep to herself and observe others, rather than interact with them directly. Maybe it is because of her 'disabilities' - as she calls them - or simply because she does not often 'play well with others', but she often makes it a point to avoid others of her kind at all costs.
After she was infected with CDV (Canine Distemper Virus), she was treated and saved by the humans, but not soon enough to avoid the negative - and permanent - side effects. Though she previously relied heavily on her eyesight for hunting and fighting, she no longer was capable of such talent and skill. She can still see fairly well, but in harsh, bright light or heavy darkness, she has difficulty seeing. As she reaches an older age this eyesight problem will eventually cause permanent blindness, but so far she has been lucky enough to avoid such a fate. As if the partial blindness was not enough, she also walks with a slight limp, and because of the neurological effects of the disease, she also has a twitch from time to time. For the most part she is capable of controlling this movement, or at least hiding it, but sometimes it comes out of nowhere and causes her problems.
Though she has had little interaction with other wolves since her treatment, these side effects make her very self conscious and only further her desire to avoid contact with anyone. A once proud and skilled warrior and hunter, she has now deteriorated to a shy and skiddish female, often hiding and doing everything possible to escape the attention of others. A pack would likely deny her acceptance, for her abilities were stunted and her condition worsening with age, but she still had several 'good' years in her. At least that was what she told herself. Nevertheless, to this day she finds it hard to let others close, and even harder to trust anyone enough to call them friend.
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Elijah
Eljah's Biography | Tundra x Arctic | Male | 3 Years Old
If describing Elijah's personality came down to choosing three words, they would be Loyal, Philosophical, and Lawful. From the very beginning of his life he was a thinker, always analyzing the world around him and developing his own thoughts and opinions about everything. Although he has a very creative mind, he is also very calculative and has a tendency to think through every possible outcome and meaning behind an action or words. All in all, he is very thoughtful. Not necessarily in the sense that he puts others before himself and thinks about their feelings, but from time to time that will come into play. This is not to say that he does not care about others, because he does have a huge heart that is likely too soft for his own good. But, over the years he has sort of developed a hard shell over it, to protect himself and those he cares about.
He usually spends most of his time thinking, but not only about the things that he can see, smell, hear, and feel. His mind stretches further than that. Although he is unsure of any higher being truly existing, he often finds himself contemplating the idea of one and why they would arrange the world - and the creatures within it - in the way that they have. The higher being, in his mind, is the source of everything in the world, and an example to base one's self off of. Theological, could be another way to describe the white male. Although he has not yet run into any firm evidence that such a being exists, he has an enormous amount of faith and respect towards the higher power anyways. He believes himself to be very spiritual, but only to an extent.
Unlike some that might blame all of their actions, their failures, and their successes on a higher power, he puts more emphasis on morality. Although he believes a higher power makes the world turn and the many cogs of the interactions between creatures turn, he also believes that he has his own duty and responsibility to the morality of his actions - and occasionally those of others. His loyalty to this higher power and his morality is only superseded by his loyalty to his pack and the hierarchy laid out by the pack leaders. Ingrained deep within him is the habitual order of his species, of wolf pack life and the constraints and ideologies of it all. Therefore, when it comes to a decision of whether to follow his leader's instructions or whether to follow his own moral or theological beliefs, he will follow his leader. Though, there is always the possibility of respectfully questioning orders.
He is very dutiful, and though he might not always agree with his leaders, he will always ensure that pack law is followed to the letter. His strict behavior comes from his former life when he was growing up, and though he has moved away from some of the beliefs of his parents, he will never fully be rid of them and their cult-ish beliefs. His attempt at comprehending and upholding the morality of life and living is his way of getting as far away from their way of living as possible. Good and bad are both opinions to him, and though he's sure there's a solid definition out there somewhere, he still believes that they are both based on one's view of the world and the creatures within it.
He is not very talkative, unless he finds a subject particularly interesting or sees something as morally wrong. He's also very intent on gaining knowledge. Curious about a lot of things around him and things that happen, as well as why or how they occur. The mechanics of life fascinate him, and although he still does not completely understand everything around him, one of his goals in life is to learn it all. The knowledge that he does gain from his surroundings is not simply just tucked away in his mind, however. He does his best to use what he learns to his advantage, as well as that of his pack, and he tries to better himself - and sometimes others - with what he knows. Sometimes this can cause problems for him, though over the years he has gained a surprising amount of patience and learned to keep himself calm and collected in times of conflict and when facing aggression or frustration from another.
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