Post by papaya on Feb 22, 2022 20:04:56 GMT -5
SQUALL
The Story-Teller
GENERAL
Name - Squall
Other Aliases - N/A
Age - 38 months
Gender - Male
Pronouns - He/They
Sexuality - Homosexual
Date of Creation - February 22nd, 2022
RESIDENTIAL
Current Pack - Limberlost
Former Allegiances - N/A
Rank - Warrior (applying for Leader)
PERSONALITY
+ Hard-working, Amicable, Humorous
= Loud, Sarcastic, Outspoken
- Easily Distracted, Self-critical, Forgetful
Squall has always been a guy who always has his head in the clouds. Though he is very faithful to Limberlost as a whole and always does his best to be as hard-working as possible, he is easily distracted and can often lose himself in other tasks, whether that be something incredibly minor, like watching a butterfly pass by, or something just as major, like jumping from combat training to repairing the camp's walls. Unfortunately, he's very forgetful, and when jumping from one task to the next, will sometimes completely lose track of where he's at or what he needs to do. This can lead to him being awfully self-critical of himself, as he feels like he isn't living up to his parents' or his pack's expectations. Squall, while also very amicable and approachable, can be incredibly loud. He has a large chest, which equals large lungs, which equals a loud voice, and oftentimes he doesn't really realize how noisy he can be. On top of this, Squall is also very outspoken, and has no trouble at all voicing his opinions, even if he doesn't feel like trying to back it up at the current moment. He can also be incredibly sarcastic at times, using this to try to back up his opinions when he doesn't want to argue their favor. However, Squall loves to tell jokes and stories, and often incorporates his sarcasm into those, causing him to come off as quite the humorous character.
APPEARANCE
Squall is a massive, muscular white wolf, with black fletching beginning behind his shoulder blades and running down to the tip of his bushy tail. His neck is maned with white fur that also sports faint black fletching, and the fur inside his ears is black as well; the same goes for his nose and the pads of his paws. His eyes, a striking yellow, stand out in great contrast against his thick white coat. While his fur covers any scars that he might have, he has a prominent notch in his left ear.
HISTORY
Squall was born in winter, in Limberlost, to Ryder and Nadia, both two highly skilled warriors. They loved their son dearly, and wanted to start his training early so that he could get defend himself easily in the future, but Squall never really paid attention, and was always more interested in watching the fireflies and other swamp bugs, or playing with the rabbit hide that was meant to line his nest. As a result, his parents never really got that far with his early defense training, and essentially gave up trying. They traded their failed attempts for longer playdates and encouraged Squall to sit down and listen to the stories of their ancestors. Squall, enraptured by the tales of old, grew what could almost be called an obsession with story-telling. He began to weave tales of his own and did his best to paint them on the cave wall. Though at first his drawings were messy and his stories made little sense, he started to truly understand the art of story-telling, and began to put a little more thought into the craft.
Squall became a Whelp at approximately six moons old, with the rest of his denmates. Even with his new responsibilities, he rarely found himself able to focus on them, and instead wound up distracted even in the middle of training sessions. Most times, his stories were at the forefront of his mind, and his combat skills were slow to develop, even with the help of his parents. On occasion, he would lie awake at night and beg the Ancestors to send him a sign that told him he should be a healer, because he felt as if he were failing Ryder and Nadia by not being as skilled in battle as they were. Alas, one such sign never arrived, and Squall, a small part of him relieved, was left to his own devices. A tiny bit of hope still remained, however, and one night, when he lay awake on the outskirts of camp watching the stars, he caught sight of a small firefly in the distance. Recalling the tale of Limber and the firefly, Squall thought that this firefly might lead him to a sign, and so he followed it, completely ignoring anything else around him - including the yellow eyes that glowed within the bushes. As soon as he was a distance away from the camp, the panther attacked. It tackled Squall into the boggy ground and ripped its claws along his back and through his ear. Before it could do any fatal damage, Ryder and Nadia, having seen their son leaving, burst through the undergrowth and bareled into the giant feline. They managed to fight it off, though not without wounds of their own, and carried a frightened Squall back to camp, where his own injuries could be treated. His were only mild and left no lasting marks save for the resulting notch in his ear, but Ryder had suffered several in vital areas, and Nadia had had her right ear completely ripped off. Ryder managed to be saved, but his injuries would prove complicating, and he retired early later on. After this, Squall did his best to be more focused and present in his training and just in general, so that he wouldn't accidentally run off into danger like he had again.
After Squall became a full-fledged member of Limberlost, he spent most of his time telling his stories to young pups, or murmuring soft retelling of tales both his and ancient by his father's bedside. Ryder passed away just two moons after Squall's warrior ceremony. In the days following his burial, a grief-ridden Nadia decided to leave Limberlost, unable to look at Squall for too long because he shared his father's face. He never had it in him to blame her for it, and misses them both every day. He continued to serve Limberlost faithfully, spinning stories to both young pups who ask and those at the Sacred Ruins meetings who ask for them.
RELATIONSHIPS
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