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Wild or Leashed? Five dogs live in and around Los Angeles. The city was hit by a tremendous earthquake and these dog's lives are disrupted. Their humans were rescued by other humans, but the dogs were separated from their owner(s). The earthquake occured in the middle of a normal work day. The humans were doing their usual things, when the first tremor struck. They were instructed to evacuate, and they weren't allowed to go home for their pets. After the dust settled the dogs were at loss for what to do. They stay in their homes for a few days expecting their owners to return. When they realize that they'll go hungry, they try to escape their homes. Soon, they find each other and decide to work together. They decide to escape to the countryside where they meet a pre-established pack of wild dogs. These dogs take pity on the group and let them join the pack. After a long time of being with the pack, they make friends and have relationships. They have learned how to survive in the wild. Is it worth going back to their former lives? Nothing will ever be the same again. The roleplay will begin when the dogs have been accepted into the wild dog pack and seeing the consequences of that adjustment. Territory Los Angeles becomes hazardous as these dependent dogs try to learn how to survive. There are many obstacles they must face and nothing is normal. While they can occassionally get food from some of the buildings, they have to be lucky. They navigate still cars, other creatures, and the natural dangers of the city. The suburbs of L.A. There is room for larger dogs to run around here. Many from around here have large fenced in yards. They have actual houses instead of living in apartments. Deer, racoons, and fox are a common occurence. The country is where the wild dogs run. There are fields with rabbits, forests with prey, and plenty of flowing creeks. They live here and call it their own. Toward the north is a large forest with a creek running through it. It ends up in a large pond. The west heads toward Los Angeles. Towards the east are large fields which rise into hills and down south is the marshy land. They keep their den near the lake, which is close the the middle of their territory. |
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Character Types Leashed Pets City Pets These are from the city. They have lived in apartments and their owners have to take them on walks to run off their energy. They have a tendency to be smaller breeeds such as toy breeds. (But some people think big dogs belong in apartments) There will be less of these, because they are the farthest from where the wild dogs live. Rural Pets These tend to be any size dog. These dogs live in a town, but they live in houses and have a yard to run around. These dogs can be any size breed. These dogs can be working, sporting, non-sporting, toy, terrier, hound, greyhound. Country Dog These dog tend to be larger. They are used to living on some sort of farm with livestock and lots of land. They tend to be herding, working, non-sporting, terrier, sporting, and hound. Wild Dogs Alpha - They have the ultimate power. They are the fittest and smartest dog in the pack. Beta - They are second in command. They generally tend to be pretty skilled, because they have to be able to defend their title. They also tend to be friends with the alpha. Lead Hunter - While the subordinates do both duties, hunts are organized by the lead hunter. They tend to be one of the best hunters. Lead Protector - This dog is in charge of patroling the territory, making sure they can defend it, and organizing patrols. They tend to be good fighters, have really good senses or both. Subordinates - These are the normal dogs that make up the camp. Mothers and Pups - Mothers are only in this rank as long as their pups are dependent on them. They go back to their normal rank after the pups are weaned. Pups are dogs under 1 year of age. Omega - This dog is the lowest of the low. It is reserved for the weakest dog, the one with the least amount of gumption, or one that is being severely punished. |
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Pack rules (More may be added. Suggestions are welcome.) Ranks are won by fair challenged battles. Alphas and Betas may not deny a challenge. Pack is not allowed to eat unless there is plenty for everyone without the alpha's permission. They will eat near the end of the day together and eat in the order of ranks. No pups under 6 months are allowed out of the camp. No pups between 6 months and 1 year are allowed out of the camp without supervision. 6 months to 1 year olds are taken out with the pack to be trained. Eat ahead of someone ranked higher than you if you dare. It's tantamount to a challenge. |
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Characters Pets Country Dog Flint - female - 3 years - shepherd/malamute-collie mix - Mafia Queen Luro - male - 5 years - canaan dog/belgian malinois - Sir Froggington Schnitzel - female - 6 years - Corgi - Kämpa - - Wild Pack (In order of rank/In order of eating) Alpha Ajax - male - 5 years - doberman pinscher/rottweiler - Sir Froggington Beta Deceased chosen in roleplay, temporary beta Luna Lead Hunter Luna - female - 3.5 years - husky/shepherd - saratank Lead Protector Samantha - female - 3 years - shepherd - Blackwidow Mothers and Pups - Subordinates Ket - male - 4 years - shepherd/ridgeback mutt - Mafia Queen Omega Ferrin - male - 2 years - pomeranian - Mafia Queen |
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Luro | M | 5 years | Canaan Dog/Belgian Malinois | Mentions: Ajax, Sam (Everyone indirectly) His eyes were gradually opening. He still wasn't used to the drafts from the outdoors, and sleeping with others in a heap. He preferred having his own personal space, but he couldn't take everyone on, and they would fight him, if he snapped at them like he was used to doing. The ground felt prickly, when it could have been soft like his bedding. Luro liked to be awake at sun up. It meant he was ready for the day, and he didn't have to worry about missing it. He had noticed that a lot of the wild dogs were jumpy and afraid after all of the death and destruction the earthquake had caused. Some of them were rather waspish and implied that the newcomers to the pack would be a burden. He wasn't super surprised, when Ajax came out bellowing at the pack to wake up. Without his beta, he had to take a more paws on approach than he had previously. Normally, he let the beta help the two other leaders organize patrols, but now he made sure that it happened, especiallly since Luna had recently become beta. He didn't want to throw her in the deep end, even though she should be perfectly capable of organizing hunts. Even thought the pack found it hard to trust them, they were greatly decreased. Ajax had been happy and welcoming to Flint and Luro, because he could tell they were two capable dogs who might possibly make the adjustment to life without humans. Luro's ears perked up, as he listened to the alpha. Everyone was reminded that they weren't allowed to leave camp alone anymore, and they had to tell someone who was going to stay in camp where they were going. He was very concerned about losing anymore of his dogs. If they lost too many more, it would make survival more difficult than it had to be. It irked Luro, but at the moment Flint and himself were being taught to hunt, since they were both new and ignorant about living without humans. They each had a mentor. The pack wasn't as worried about teaching them how to fight. If they could hunt, they would figure out how to defend themselves. At the moment the two teams were Luro, Ket, and Samantha, and Ajax, Flint, and Luna. Ferrin always stayed in camp. Ajax might join them, if they decided to hunt, because they needed as many skilled dogs as possible, but enough to defend their camp and those left behind, which was essentially only Ferrin now. Ajax was leading a hunt with his team, so the others would be staying in camp, and he wanted everyone on the alert. Luro was disappointed about staying in camp. Sam was put in charge while he was away. He waited for Sam to give specific orders about what needed to be done, while Ajax gathered his small hunting team together. |
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Luna/ Female/ 3.5 years/ Shephard-Husky/ Mentions- Open Luna had been up somewhat early from the lack of sleep she had. She slowly stood up and shook out her white coat before she glanced around. The female gave a small sigh as she watched the pack. She was still nervous around a few of them, but she did her best to hide it. Ever since the former beta passed away, she stepped up to take over the Beta spot and the Lead Hunter spot. She didnt plan on keeping both ranks, but she did want to help the pack out as much as possible. The female wasnt sure which rank she would give up, and only time would tell. Luna heard Ajax call her name and she walked on over. "Morning" she said as she gave a polite nod. She always respected those of a higher rank, never showing disrespect to them. *I dont want anyone to hate me* she thought before she looked around for Flint. *Hopefully Flint hurries up* she thought, not wanting to keep Ajax waiting when the pack needed to eat, and soon. Luna herself was rather hungry, but when she did eat, she took slightly smaller portions, wanting to make sure everyone else had enough to eat. Her ears were perked up as she heard birds outside their camp getting ready for the day themselves. *Maybe we can find something good* she thought. She usually managed to help catch a few rabbits, but that wasnt going to stay being enough for the pack if they kept growing. |
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Ket || 4 || Male || Subordinate || Shepherd Ridgeback Mutt M: Luro, Sam and Others (Ind), Archer and Nymph (Deceased) The tan dog strode forward as soon as the alpha had finished his notes. His dark eyes had an odd look to them, as they had from the moment he'd watched his best friend die. His snarky attitude had been subdued, and much of his inner strength had dissipated. And then to watch Nymph struggle through the few days following the quake, only to fade away with her pups... Ket had only buried her two days ago. He flicked a notched ear and moved to where Luro, one of the newcomers, had stationed himself. Ket ignored the other male until Ajax had completely finished his speech, at which time the lean dog turned to the other and stated, "As soon as Samantha joins us, we are leaving." His words were clipped and curt, per usual, but they had an extra frosty tone behind them whenever he spoke to either of the new recruits. He didn't hate them, per se, but they were strangers and they were potential threats and -- well, at the very core, his issue with the two was that they reminded him too much of Archer, Nymph, and the other strong-spirited dogs who had been killed recently. Ket didn't realize how hard he had been staring at the tawny brown dog, and he moved his gaze away with a small huff. His eyes found the bright white coat of Luna for a moment before she disappeared from view, probably off to tend to her own apprentice. Augh, Ket felt like he was pupsitting. But for a grownup. He moved away from Luro, expecting the farm dog to stay within eyesight, and passed the still rather drowsy form of Ferrin before pausing at the main entrance to the den site. His mouth was dry; under normal circumstances, he could simply leave and travel the few paces to the lake, but now... Well, he would have to insist on a detour to some form of water. Most of the main streams and rivulets nearby had been altered in their flow by the earth's shaking and now ran elsewhere. He'd need to keep track of those. Ket set himself down at the entrance and looked out into the woods, then back to the camp. The prey were probably starting to come out again, just as the dogs were. Perhaps today they would finally find something worth a full stomach. |
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Flint || 3 || Female || Shepherd/Malamute/Collie Mix M: Luro, Luna, Ajax The white female sat in the shadows as Ajax drilled the importance of staying in groups. Flint suspected part of his reasoning, though, was the fact that his pack was now hosting two foreign dogs. She looked over to Luro, who was a bit to the front and side of her position, and sighed quietly. She couldn't even remember how they had met up after the storm. There was another dog, she thought, but she had the sinking feeling that their companion had not exactly lasted the journey. Or, more accurately, the aftershocks. What worried her, though, was that her memory of the storm was so fuzzy that she couldn't remember the early parts of her journey from the outskirts of Los Angeles. Had she hit her head or something? It didn't hurt. Perhaps it was the trauma. There had been a little lamb one year that had landed on its head. It hadn't acted right afterwards, and eventually the humans had come and taken it away. She suspected it had been put out of whatever misery it was in, but she hadn't seen anything of a body. Flint shook her head and moved out of her shaded spot as Ajax finished speaking. Her long strides carried her to Luna's side and at Ajax's front in a few seconds, where she stood quietly with her ears pricked in expectation. She already knew there would be training involved in what they would do; that was a given. Flint had had plenty experience catching rabbits and other small animals, but anything bigger than that had never really crossed onto the ranch. She'd seen deer outside of the pastures but had never hunted them. She'd never needed to. Now, though, that might change. She wasn't providing for just herself anymore. Her dark eyes flitted briefly to where the second team was gathering before they returned to their original position upon Ajax. She kept quiet, though, and didn't move from where she stood. Flint had no mind to annoy the dog who had taken her in, and she had always been respectful to her superiors anyhow. This alpha was no different. |
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Ferrin || 2 || Male || Omega || Pomeranian M: Ajax, Luna, Flint, Others (Ind) He stayed where he was when Ajax called for everyone to wake up. Ferrin had been awake for hours, technically, never one to sleep for more than a few hours at a time, and yet, this morning, he felt so... tired. It was unusual. The young dog attributed it entirely to the earthquake. And the part where he watched dogs die. And the newcomers. Okay, he tied it to a lot of things. But the last week had been stressful. The tiny dog got to his paws and pattered his way across the camp as soon as Ajax had stopped speaking. He darted beneath Ket's legs, earning a growl from the other male, but the fluffy cloud of a dog ignored him for the time being. The quick tap tap tap taps of his paws against the ground came to a halt as he reacehd the gathering of the three dogs Ajax, Luna, and whatever that newcomer's name was. "Anything for me to do, Alpha?" he asked hopefully, standing as tall as he could. His fluffy fur poofed up around him, making him appear much, much less formidable than he hoped, but he hoped he looked dangerous enough to, you know, help out somewhere. Maybe. Just a little bit. His large eyes were turned up with the rest of his face to look at the alpha, and his poof of a tail wagged ever so slightly. "I can do lots of helpful things." |
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Winter Month: 2 
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