L I L I T H

Thoughts on Who Should Be the Next Alpha

She does wish she were competing, but since that is not going to happen, she hopes it's someone with a brain and preferably someone she already likes. Otherwise, maybe it'll be someone easily challenged, and she can have a go at them once her pups are weaned.

Appearance

This female is, frankly, a tank. She stands at 34 inches and weigh in at nearly 150 pounds. She certainly has all the qualifications for brute force. Her body is well-muscled and set in such a way as to provide her with impeccable strength and endurance. Her speed and agility are hindered by her size, but she is not in a deep deficit of such things.

Lilith's thick coat has a deep black base coloration. Slate and silver hairs create a rippling appearance and lighten her in some places. Her neck, shoulders, and hind ventral are most decorated with this color mixture. Her elbows and along the inside of her shoulder blades are also significantly lighter. A few light gray patches reside on her flanks, elbows, tail, and back legs. Her face is a shiny black; how light it appears depends on the sun's strength. Her coat, overall, has an almost liquid-like appearance to it.

Her eyes are a pale yellow. They almost appear gray, though the slight hint of gold offsets that notion. Her stare is intense, unwavering, and cold. While Lilith does not make an effort to really hide her emotions, her relaxed face often appears as though she is much more mysterious than she is intending to be.

Battle scars are hardly few and far between; crisscrossed lines of flesh dance into view as her coat ripples, and two parallel slashes rake across her nose and jaw. A nice chunk of her left ear is missing off the outside. Lilith is no stranger to the art of war. She's danced with the devil and flirted with death time and time again.

Combined with her foreboding coloration and large stature, this female is quite intimidating to those who don't know her -- and even some who do. Her walk is a powerful, languid stride. There is no uncertainty to this female; she has a steady, eerily calm way about her. Lilith's low tone is composed and collected, even in the most heated of situations.

Personality

She is not a wolf to be crossed lightly. Going based solely off her relatively young age is a fatal oversight. Her tactical skills and battle prowess make up for her slower movements, and those she has fought certainly remember her -- if they lived.

To outsiders, she is exactly what her name suggests: a haunt, a demon, a menace. Death and carnage are left in her wake, according to some, and she doesn't bother trying to quell those theories. However, to those that know her on a more personal level, she is not so wicked a creature. She can be many things: a loyal friend, a confidant, a leader, an irritant, a cold acquaintance.

This wolf has a cold stoicism to her. As her appearance suggests, she is a very capable individual, and not just in physical strength. Lilith's mental prowess is just as great; this wolf is extremely intelligent and strategy-driven. She is a warrior through and through; her plans are always centered around the goal of maintaining the group's wellbeing and success. The means by which that occurs is completely in the air. Lilith can play fair, or she can fight dirty.

She is loyal to her group as a whole. Certain wolves hold more respect or admiration than others, but she would never cause harm to any of them from a place of malice. Unless, of course, they were traitors or otherwise unworthy of any wolf's respect. This female has no problems with bloodshed. Lilith has killed before and she will kill again, and perhaps one day she herself will be killed. It is simply the way of life.

Even during times of peace and overall relaxation, this female is calculating. She is not always thinking up plans for battle or hunts; occasionally, Lilith thinks of more normal things as well, such as trying to figure out another wolf's mind or predicting the weather. She can be a fairly easygoing creature, though she is never one to be stepped upon. This female will not hide her dislike for a wolf, no matter their rank, especially if they treat all those below them as wretches.

Lilith is patient in some ways and short in others. When dealing with pups, executing strategies, and hunting or fighting, she has all the time in the world to watch, respond, and perform perfectly. However, when it comes to fellow adults or adolescent wolves, whining, blatantly snide comments, or picking fights, this female becomes the "you started it and I will finish it" figure. And she will act on her words, usually to the hurt ego of the other parties.

She does not share her feelings or thoughts outside of working. Even those who consider themselves to be closest to her have but a small glimpse into her emotions, her desires. She has a strong set of morals and does not deviate from them; she can be described as quite chivalrous, though she is no respecter of rank alone. Lineage means nothing to her, and anyone who banks on their heritage for sway in anything disgusts her. Lilith does not tolerate obnoxiousness, whining, laziness, lying, or anything else of the sort.

She is a rule follower. Lilith can be fairly snarky when annoyed or agitated. She is mature, though, and she almost always acts as such. She will become playful around pups and perhaps share a joke or two with other members of her group, but she is mostly just a wisened wolf with leadership capabilities. This female is ferocious when need be, especially when protecting those she feels loyalty towards. When at her most angry, she enjoys watching her enemies suffer and feels absolutely no remorse after the fact. While she is a collected individual for the most part, she has a somewhat maniacal side that feeds off her malice.

Crush: Depends

Mate: Open or Deceased

Pups: Open to new pups. If none are claimed, then she'll just be expecting

Affiliations

Open

Other

Credits for images go to Quiet-bliss on DA

Thoughts on Who Should Be the Next Alpha

Eh, whoever wins the competition. She doesn't care; she's never been one for politics.

Appearance

Sedona is of an average size, standing at 29 inches to the shoulder and weighing around 100 pounds. She is built for neither sheer strength nor effortless agility, being somewhere in the middle. She is a jack of all trades and a master of none, as far as fighting and hunting are concerned. In either, Sedona will rely on a healthy combination of litheness and force.

Her coat is a creamy white with some darker tans, browns, and grays thrown in. Her base coat is the lightest. The streaks of darker fur are most present along her back, around her elbow joints, throat, head, and muzzle. They are jagged and have no smoothness to them, seeming to be haphazardly thrown around joints and indentations in the body cavity. Her coat is thick and lush, though, and she is quite beautiful.

Sedona's eyes are a piercing orange-brown. While the coloring may be a warmer hue, they hold a fierce intelligence to them and give off the impression that this female will bore into your soul with her gaze. Her gait is quick and light, flowing and laid back but still purposeful. She seems approachable enough; while Sedona is not an outgoing creature, her hackles do not raise at an animal passing nearby, unlike some others of her species.

Sedona normally appears relaxed and more interested in observing the wolves around her than in joining them in their banter and drama. She carries a mature presence about her and has a strong, smooth voice. Her scent is one of pine and damp earth after a cool rain.

Personality

While it is true that one should not generally judge a book by its cover, Sedona is one of the few whose inside matches her outside. A first impression of this female would be of a wolf that is not highly ambitious but is certainly not a creature to be stepped on or lorded over. She is calm and collected, logical, and does not take nonsense. She is not a bragger, nor does she give more or less credit to anyone over anything than what is due. Everything about her is intense but somehow still subtle. She is a very smart individual and does not place her trust in anyone lightly; once it is there, however, she rarely revokes it.

Sedona is not a complete introvert to the point of being a loner; she tolerates the presence of other canines and has nothing against small talk every once in a while, but she does not want to waste her time and energy dealing with the drama and hardships that inherently come with living in a group, whether it be firsthand or secondhand. Because of the tendency of heated wolves to ignore any advice whatsoever, she only gives hers when it is asked for. Why waste time trying to put out a fire when those who started it are pouring diesel on the wood?

This is one of the reasons she does not want a leadership role. She is just fine watching the wildfire from afar and letting other wolves handle it. Let someone else babysit; she doesn't want to have to chide other wolves until she births her own, and who knows when that will be. While Sedona can act as a peacemaker at times, her calm words are always honest and can sometimes only heighten the issues. Again, this is why she rarely passes judgement out loud on anything.

Sedona may live in the company of others, but she has few good friends, if any. Sure, she likes other wolves, but she doesn't tell each of them all her secrets -- not that she really has any of those. She is satisfied being courteous to the others around her and helping where it is needed. If someone does need a friend, in the off chance they talk to her, she will listen, and she will lock their secrets away so deep that no one will ever know that she heard them in the first place. Fears, worries, regrets, excitements, dreams -- they're all safe with her.

Affiliations

Open

Crush: None

Mate: Maybe open?

Pups: None

Kin

Open

Other

Thoughts on Who Should Be the Next Alpha

Someone better than him.

Appearance

Credits to Wincey (1st) and Tiefenschaerfe (2nd) on DA. Same user, same wolf.

Chinook is a very handsome male. He stands at 34 inches and is in the middle of the weight spectrum for his height. His body is well-toned and his strength is evident in the way he moves. However, his appearance is deceptively kind. Intelligent, reddish-brown eyes are set in a well-proportioned face rimmed by soft, thick fur. His dense coat seems to groom itself, always looking sleek and touchable.

This male is the opposite of touchable.

Underneath his pelt, his skin is riddled with scars, both from hunts and from fights. Most of the latter were his victories. The vast majority. His most notable scar is a once-deep gash across his chest and lower throat, given to him by a wolf he loathed -- and killed. Chinook refuses to speak about this wolf, and few know the story.

Chinook's coloring is warmer scale. His base is a terracotta of sorts with honey highlights and cream undertones. Patches of deeper brown and black congregate to frame his eyes, cover his forehead, sweep across his back and tail, and form a triangle at the nape of his neck. His undersides are a darker cream in color with hints of orange to it.

The larger spots of fur around his temples and above his eyebrows turn into a black M shape, which extends along his neck and to his shoulders before more color enters the scene again. The bridge of his nose is a golden brown, as are the sides of his cheeks, and this melts into an off-white muzzle and cheekbones.

Chinook always has a sort of passive look to him. Calm, relaxed, but ready. His languid movements can tense up at any time, his smooth tone can turn to jagged ice, his relaxed figure can stand tall and sturdy and domineering. This brute is death personified, and oh boy does death look hot.

Personality

Charismatic || Leader || Ambitious || Strategic || Smart || Stoic || Decisive || Loyal || Observant || Stubborn || You either think he's an ass or he's your best friend

He has a convincing way with words, able to use them in a way that makes him an excellent public speaker. Ivan knows how -- and when -- to stir an audience and push them in any direction with his eloquence, and he uses this to further his own devices at times. He is quite charismatic and charming. However, it never quite seems to reach his eyes; he has never been one for making close friends, and while he is friendly with most in the pack, there is no one that he will confide in. Not even his own family.

Chinook keeps his personal worries and insecurities to himself, outwardly displaying a poised, calm front. And, generally, it is not a false face. He is an honest wolf, though he is not above telling white lies here and there. He is good at maintaining the peace, whether that be through physical or verbal means. He is a leader, as he has been brought up to be, and strives for perfection. Too much is on the line for him to fall short in any way. Chinook is ambitious and strategic, concerned with keeping the pack thriving and at the top of the food chain. They may be having difficulties choosing an alpha successor, but that does not mean they are weak or ripe for destruction.

He is a stubborn creature, and his stoicism is borderline self-destructive at times. He has a habit of ignoring his injuries of any kind and will overexert himself at times, but he refuses help until he can't hide his situation. Chinook is also very observant of others, making him a bit of a hypocrite when insisting others rest or otherwise take care of themselves at the same point that he would not. Despite being a cold, mule-headed grump, Chinook is an altruistic and loyal individual. Even if he doesn't particularly like someone in the pack, he will fight for them. His competitive and ambitious nature often gets in the way of friendships and familial relations, but he still cares for them even if he sucks at showing it.

He is also not afraid of doing what must be done. Hunting, battle, or otherwise (justly) ending a life has never upset him, nor is it ever likely to. He respects life, but death is a path that is central to mortality, and he doesn't mind that fact. This male sticks to his morals, though, and scorns outright murder or subterfuge. He's a good lie detector, too, and tries to prove himself trustworthy to others, as his own lies -- however small they may be -- irritate him the most.

Affiliations

Open

Crush: None

Mate: None

Pups: None

Kin

Open

Other