Key
“Some of us are chosen to have spirit; elevated by a fierce determination. It’s as if the universe pointed to her and said, ‘This one will have grit and fire and steel in her blood. She will be the flame that burns down the world, and the rain that brings it back.’"
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Appearance Description: None
Image: For any artists who might draw her please note*: The below image was my original design for her, and holds accurate in many ways. However, the black rings on her front paws need to be removed and the light grey area on her head is now the color of her back. Please view the art at the bottom of this page to see those changes.
Nicknames: N/A
Titles: Heda(Commander), Osgedana(Great Uniter), Juspilla(Blood spiller)
Gender: Female
Age: 1
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Height: 13”
Weight: 43 lbs
Top Speed: 26 mph
Bite force: 760 lbs
*Still a pup
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Build: Lean and strong, she has an average size for a female and a stable frame. With little fat on her body, her muscles show through in a show of strength and she stands tall.
Voice: Key has a deeper voice for a girl, which rarely gives away her emotions. She’s not afraid to speak, and her tone rings with a bold authority that causes the fur on listeners’ spines to rise. When with someone she trusts, she can be much softer and portray deep emotions she often hides.
Scent: Key smells of moss, maple sap, and the sweet scent of water.
Accessories: Two eagle feathers on ear once becoming Heda. At the age of 3, she will have 9 raven feathers, each marking a kill. This is the most any commander has had at her age.
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Rank: Yongon(Juvenile)
Future Rank: Heda(Commander)
Current Pack: Fenguard
Religion: Fenguardian
Birth Pack/place: Fenduard
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Offspring: None
Parents: (Enzo, Wormana), (Moria, Gona)
Siblings: (Ilian, Yongon)
Other family: None
Mate: N/A
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Personality:
- Moral/ruthless: The ways of Fenguard are harsh, and having grown up in such an environment, Key has grown not to fear death or violence. Despite having a knack for fighting, she has no affinity for such things, and takes no joy in violent acts or death. If it comes down to morals, or the wellbeing of her pack, she will always choose her pack, no matter what she has to do to go through with that choice.
- Hopeful/rational: Having seen death at the hands of warriors, and having killed as well, Key understands that conflict is a natural part of life. However, she has also seen the sorrow that lost lives bring, and has hope for a better future. She understands the importance of violence in keeping order but hopes to someday eliminate the unnecessary deaths caused by war and conflict.
- Goal-oriented/determined: Key’s vision of the four packs united is what drives her. She sees the coalition as a way to protect future generations and death as a necessary means to achieve that goal.
- Intimidating/masked: In Fenguard, love and mercy are seen as weakness. Though she doesn't condone unnecessary violence, Key can be ruthless and intimidating. She has no reputation for mercy, and is unafraid of conflict. Because of her pack’s ways, she shows no signs of weakness and never allows her emotions to get the best of her. Often coming off as cold or unfeeling, she is very private about her feelings.
- Loving/attached: When it comes to those she cares for, Key will do whatever it takes to defend them. She takes pride in her second, Madi, and loves to teach the Yongon of the pack. Truly, it’s her love and kindness that lead her to unite the packs, and she would do anything to protect those she cares for.
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History:
- Birth
Future(Important Moments):
- Reaping(chosen as Zoran’s second)
- First kill: Loner on a hunt
- First love: Nia
- Ascension: Tradition and faith vs moral obligation
- Meeting Falo: A young female was sent from Myrul to unite the two packs in an alliance. Falo catches Key’s eye and gains her trust and favor.
- War: Taking over Vespen
- Uniting the Coalition: Sacrifice
- Second: Madi, Dakota
Other:
“Love is not weakness.”
“We do what we have to.”
“It’s not about how many lives you’ve taken, but how many you’ve saved.”
“I made this choice with my head and not my heart.”
“To be brave you have to be afraid first. I fear many things, but my fear does not control me.”
Difining interaction with Nyru: She sought him out while looking for answers to a difficult choice--was forced to choose between Falo and Fenguard. Having betrayed the pack for love, Nyru is the only one who will understand the difficulty of her decision.
“Love is the death of duty. I've heard that phrase many times in my youth, but never realized the truth it held.”
“For you, it’ll be the other way around.”
“So be it.”
Story:
The reaping - hunt and howl.
Zoran speaks to Key after the hunt, and at the end of the day declares her as his second.