Vaiyalhi

Maatosha (Foster Mother, NPC - see Trivia)

Avandor, Parsnal, and Errik (Brothers, NPCs)

## Application Sheet

Vaiyalhi was a gray-furred she-wolf with pumpkin-orange eyes. She joined the Domain as a loner, spending her days in solitude until she met another loner named Cody. The two of them became traveling partners, and eventually mates, having two children together: Azazel and Braigiel. When their children became young adults, Vaiyalhi and Cody left the Domain, never to be seen again. Vaiyalhi was created and RP'd by Zoketi.

## Personality

* ***Cautious, Shy, Observant, and Defensive.*** First impressions are usually uneventful and dull. Vaiyalhi's not keen on putting herself out there, and will often avoid confrontations if such is possible. She's a master of the 'lurk and watch' - if she wants to stay unseen, she will. Especially in her younger days, keeping to herself was pivotal to survival, and she's well practiced at being a ghost. However, an entire existence of solitude did not bring her satisfaction. Facing another, Vaiyalhi often presents a disgruntled, bitter attitude. She can and will speak her mind, and has a strange eloquence picked up from here and there. Sarcasm is her friend. Despite her often snappish statements, she does not usually seek to make enemies.
* ***Passive-Aggressive, Sadistic, and Stubborn.*** But should an enemy be made, Vaiyalhi will not back away. At first, anyway. She may or may not have a little bit of Napoleon complex in the works. Being small has rarely come to her advantage, but she is intent on not letting it get in her way. She can be quite fiery when mad. She does *not* like to give up. Admitting defeat brings heavy shame, and she hates - *vehemently hates* - being seen as the weak one. From birth she was forced into this position, and now that she's grown, letting herself sink back into such is the ultimate nightmare. Naturally, she's pretty tough, and can hold her own against foes by using her smarts rather than her physical form.
* ***Clever, Carefree, and Mischievous.*** Life as a loner has kept her satisfied, for the most part. It's unlikely she will want to join a pack, for groups bring nothing but bad memories and social anxiety. As for a few friends... well, she's not entirely closed to the idea. Through the years she's met a fair few wolves, all varying in degrees of friendliness. She has come to appreciate company, and now that she has a travel partner, she knows the feeling of missing someone too.

## Pre-Group History

Vaiyalhi's parents were breaking pack law when they decided to have pups. Her mother, Kydara, was a low-ranking pack she-wolf, and her father a rogue male. The pack's laws decreed against not only out of pack mating but also that any but the alpha female should bear offspring. Her mother's predicament was severe enough for punishment, and when she gave birth to a litter of four, the alphas' rage descended upon her. The alpha female, Maatosha, brutally chased away Vaiyalhi's mother. However, the alpha male, Durvungr, was a close friend of Vaiyalhi's mother, and he managed to keep his mate from killing all of the litter. She reluctantly spared two of them--Vaiyalhi and her brother. Maatosha had her own litter--of three, and she allowed the two orphans to suckle, albeit grudgingly.

The alphas' three pups were unkind to the younger and much smaller newcomer cubs. Boisterous and aware of their place and status in the pack, they constantly tormented Vaiyalhi and her brother. Their mother took acted indifferent, but sometimes Vaiyalhi caught her watching with a narrow grin upon her muzzle, as if pleased to see her litter bullying the pups she so disliked. Neither of the littler two had been given proper names (Maatosha called them "Root" and "Moss"), but of course the three elder pups bore names - Torlavi, Ashorn, and Chekuu. They tussled and kicked and taunted with the other two not of their kin.

Vaiyalhi quickly came to despise existence. Even her brother was not much help, he shunned her company and grew distant and depressed. She was unable to do anything in her defense. Durvangur was never really cruel, but he didn't seem to care too much. Both her and her brother were unnaturally small, and the slight abuse only made it worse. They were often skinny and deprived of milk. Vaiyalhi often stood up for herself, but only ended up with more bruises and bites from her adopted littermates. Her brother had literally lost himself. She ignored him for the most part, hating that he simply dwindled away to nothing in the face of the beating.

When she was about half a year, she made a friend in the pack, a young male who'd suffered from the alphas as well. He decided to name her--Vaiyalhi. He was able to give her some support, as well as some simple instructions of life, including a bit about herbal medicines (he was training as a healer). Though she was very independent, she came to be glad of his help. Her brother was more or less nothing but a waste of space, as he did nothing anymore. Very soon, he died--lack of nutrition and simply no will to live. Vaiyalhi mourned faintly, but she had not grown close enough to really feel sad. It was more anger against the alpha female to allow him to become so indifferent that he just died.

She was able to escape the other pups--and the rest of the pack, for they weren't all that better--when she ambled on her own. It was then she took a liking to her own space, as it was much better than the company of the pack. She stayed to herself more and more. Sometimes she took the young male with her, and they bonded relatively well. However, she returned to the pack one time to find that he'd been killed during a hunt. Stricken, she flung herself away into the woods, brooding and cursing her life. She returned eventually, lurking on the outsides. She was able to stay away from them more as she grew older.

Vaiyalhi was never invited on hunts, and so she had nothing but instincts to rely on when she left. Of course she departed the pack. She wandered far and fast, eager to leave the cruelty. By then she was accustomed to being shunned, and just wanted to be on her own. A loner's life seemed suitable. She has no plans to change it for now.

## Trivia

* As a very yonug adult, Vai was hostile and bitter. She has mellowed greatly since then.
* Vaiyalhi taught herself how to hunt, and her methods tend to be haphazard and unique. Small size has forced her to invoke different ways to fell prey, some of which are surprisingly violent and messy.
* When on high emotions (which is not often), Vai will curse a lot.
* She has extensive scarring on her body, in two distinct sets. Both were administered by a lone male, who she ended up killing when he attacked her, by accident.
* Maatosha did not officially *adopt* Vaiyalhi and her brother, but more or less took on the role of foster mother in nursing the orphans. She was raised alongside Maatosha's three pups: Torlavi, Ashorn, and Chekuu, but they did not consider one another family.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Zoketi's deviantART Gallery