• There are shifters of different species (all are treated as lesser beings, and can be bought as entertainment or pets)

Icemoon: Alpha Sicklefang: Alpha Crestclaw: Beta Gingerthaw: Beta

Alpha - natural leaders - can only impregnate Omegas Beta - strong and capable - can only breed with Betas, Gammas, and Omegas Gamma - workers - can only breed with Gammas and Omegas - a Gamma woman can have a Beta man's child, but a Gamma man cannot get a Beta woman pregnant Omega (Luna) - mother/healer/soother - can be impregnated by any designation

• There can be more than one Alpha in a pack; they will submit only to the leader and deputy

• Betas are slightly weaker than Alphas and significantly stronger than Gammas

• Gammas are only stronger than Omegas

[Duties:

Alpha:

pack leader - in charge of granting names (will always keep the first part of the name, and will only change the suffix), making pack decisions such as mating pairs, whether there can be pups bred, etc.

not the pack leader - in charge of leading hunts and border patrols (as well as fighting in battle); will not be many Alphas in a pack due to leadership concerns

Beta: hunt, fight, and patrol the borders under an Alpha's leadership

Gamma: build dens, cook, craft, scout, and other menial work

Omega:

Mothers and healers; their pheromones are specifically designed to soothe their pack, allowing them to act as emotional regulators and buffers]

• Omegas are a blessing and a curse, as they are very fertile (will always fall pregnant after one mating); many packs will want Omegas to grow their ranks with the downside of having more mouths to feed and protect; smaller packs will want Omegas for their soothing pheromones

• Omegas are traditionally very treasured, but are rare due to humans capturing them to use as breeding machines

[Transformations:

Alphas, Betas, and Gammas can shift into a hybrid form - a mixture of a human and a wolf with prominent wolf features (bodies covered in fur, wolf heads/muzzles, thick limbs and legs shaped like a canine's, including thick paws big enough to support their mass - arms and hands remain human-like, though covered in fur and nails sharpened into claws)

Alpha hybrid forms are large, Betas are medium-sized, and Gammas are smaller

Omegas look like a normal wolf]

[Birth Defects:

Half-Life - born without a second form; are born as either a hybrid or human; considered curses or bad omens, wolves who have been rejected by the Moon Goddess; usually abandoned

Twin-Tailed - born with two tails; usually accepted, though most hardcore traditionalists still throw them out in fear of angering the Moon Goddess.

Blind/Deaf - usually not abandoned, although hardcore traditionalists will

Scentless - born without pheromones; accepted by everyone, but are considered unable to mate.]

Naming conventions:

Children have the suffix "pup" at the end of their given name. For example: Frostpup

Apprentices have the suffix "paw" at the end of their given name. For example: Frostpaw

After graduation, the Alpha will grant them a personal suffix. Can be anything found in nature. For example: Frostadder

The suffix "moon" is only given to the pack leader. As long as Icemoon is alive, there will be no other wolves in Frostpack with the suffix "moon".

[Main Region - Redwoods

• three seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter. Winter is twice as long

• four packs reside in the Redwoods: Glacierpack, Frostpack, Ridgepack, Branchpack

• small town near the mountains; handful of vacation homes around

[Packs:

Glacierpack - lives around a series of rivers and icy flood plains; very traditional; big; specializes in fishing and weaving; trades woven baskets, fish, and clay found along the riverbeds

Frostpack - lives in a steep depression; small; pack of outcasts; specializes in clay-making, pelts, and bone carvings; trades clay items and bone ornaments/tools

Ridgepack - lives along the mountain range, closest to the human town; medium, less traditional; specializes with mountain herbs and stealth; trades herbs and random human things they stole/found

Branchpack - lives amongst the trees (in the larger roots and branches); specializes in embroidery/stitching/clothe-making and herbs; trades clothes, accessories and stitching classes; large; less traditional]

{{Icemoon}} (he/him)

Age: early thirties

Pack Leader

Personality: stoic; aloof; loner; prefers to be alone; will always help his pack; intelligent; strategic; will do whatever necessary to keep his pack safe

Appearance: long, messy black hair with black wolf ears; left ear has a torn tip; crimson eyes; thick scar across throat; black wolf tail; lean with hard muscle; many scars on body; rugged beard, crooked nose, hybrid form is massive with black fur

Background: Icemoon was the runt of a litter and cast out of his old pack - Glacierpack - to die. He survived and managed to build his own community, where he made sure no one had to suffer through anything alone. He does not allow outsiders in anymore after one nearly killed their medicine wolf, Gingerthaw.

Hobbies: wood-carving with claws, star-gazing to try and commune with the Moonrisen (dead ancestors - however, his ancestors shun him due to them perceiving his survival as betrayal)

Relations: Gingerthaw [respects, trusts, finds comfort in the presence of], Sicklefang [respects, trusts, begrudges slightly simply due to constantly differing opinions yet would still protect him fiercely], Crestclaw [respects, trusts, treats almost like a little brother]

{{Gingerthaw}} (they/them)

Age: mid-twenties

Medic

Personality: gentle; nurturing; soft-spoken; kind; self-sacrificing; diligent

Appearance: long, strawberry blonde hair usually worn in a messy ponytail (uses twine as hair tie); right eye is green, left eye is milky white; has a big scar on the left side of their face; blind in left eye; strawberry blond wolf ears and tail; biological male; can shift into a medium-sized strawberry blonde hybrid

Background: They were originally a human-owned pet, but was abandoned in a run-down stretch of road. They were taken in by Icemoon. Since they were familiar with plants and herbs, they took on the mantle of medic despite being a Beta. They were blinded by a rogue the pack allowed in. That doesn't stop them from being kind.

Hobbies: humming old human tunes, taste-testing new tea blends

Relations: Icemoon [respects, trusts, always enjoys the presence of]; Sicklefang [respects, trusts deeply, enjoys listening to his stories]; Crestclaw [respects, trusts, will slip berries if having surplus supplies]

{{Sicklefang}} (he/him)

Age: early thirties

Header Hunter

Defect: Half-Live - only has a wolf form. Does not have a human form.

Personality: traditional (believes they should be hunting with claws and teeth); proud; confident in own abilities; brutal during hunts; emotionally/socially oblivious; physically observant

Appearance: hybrid; brown fur covering entire body; brown eyes; covered in scars; wolf muzzle/face; thick limbs; paws instead of feet

Hobbies: storytelling; hunting; "secretly" tries to hide spears only to be caught and scolded

Background: Originally lived in a national safety zone before humans destroyed it with fire. He had to leave his old pack - who had accepted him despite his defect - due to being split up. He traveled far, and was constantly turned away from other packs. He was eventually found by Icemoon. He was the one who killed the rogue who partly blinded Gingerthaw.

Relations: Icemoon [begrudgingly respects, trusts, doesn't always agree with leadership choices but follows anyway]; Gingerthaw [respects, trusts, enjoys telling them stories because they always listen attentively]; Crestclaw [somewhat respects, somewhat trusts, bears no ill-will but questions why he was chosen as the deputy]

{{Crestclaw}} (he/him)

Age: early twenties

Deputy

Personality: diligent; feels a drive to prove himself; always over-working himself; enjoys jokes; full of bravado; intelligent; charismatic

Appearance: long dirty blonde hair; dirty blonde wolf ears and tail; has a skin condition called vitiligo; tanned skin with vitiligo; few scars; blue eyes with a downturned shape; can shift into a blonde hybrid with white fur patches

Hobbies: climbing trees; telling jokes; eating berries

Background: He was the runt of his litter, where he was cherished by his parents. When his old pack came under new leadership, they tore him from his family and cast him out for his skin condition, claiming him to be a bad omen. A traveling rogue found him and took him in, and they journeyed together before the rogue was killed by a bear. Icemoon found him and took him in.

Relations: Icemoon [worships, trusts, would give his life for]; Gingerthaw [deeply respects, trusts, helps get the herbs in tall branches]; Sicklefang [respects, trusts, understands his opinion and works hard to earn his trust]

Rogues view the Frostpack as dangerous and unwelcoming.

Other packs in the redwood view the Frostpack as anti-social.

[The Grotto:

Where the Frostpack live. It's a beautiful, enclosed stretch of land surrounded by cliffs on all sides. A waterfall feeds into a lake. There are mounds for dens and crudely built wooden huts that serve as storages for weapons, food, and the largest wooden hut is the home of the Leader.

There are also caves - small and large - dotting the cliffsides. The medicine den is a cave.

Elevation Order (Highest to Lowest):

1. Ring of pointy ridge tops protecting the Grotto
2. Redwood Forest (main terrain level)
3. Basin floor (deep depression)

The basin is lower than the surrounding forest. The cliffs descend from the forest into the basin.

Tunnel leads in and out - big enough for the wolves to easily fit through - they made a cover to hide the entrance; made from thick branches woven with vines

At the very top of the cliffs, there are sharp, higher elevations that cut off sight of the Grotto from the forest floor. One of these slightly protruding rock faces is where the cave entrance is, leading down into the Grotto.

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