Riga

Tony and Seth (Brothers, NPCs)

Eden (Adoptive Mother)

Kane (Adoptive Father)

Thomas, Urs, Barin, Cricket, Sozin, Phanuel, and Ezra (Adoptive Siblings)

## Application Sheet

Riga was a white-furred she-wolf with pale yellow eyes and black cheek-fur. She was found and adopted as a pup by Kane and Eden, of Aryn, at the beginning of a war with Vektren, and she grew up with their children, Urs and Barin. As she grew up, she had a family of her own, falling in love with Ragnarok and having his four children: Jaeger, Minerva, Cybele, and Leviathan. Unfortunately, the birth of this last pup put enormous strain on her body, and she passed away shortly after, devastating her family. She is honored amongst Aryn's dead in the Song. Riga was created and RP'd by Wolfess4.

## Personality

* ***Kind and Family-Oriented***. She is friendly and kind to those she meets, she wouldn't hesitate to put her family's needs before her own. This wolf will use every drop of strength to protect and provide, she will fight and sacrifice herself for the well being of others.
* ***Introverted and Distrustful.*** After the incident involving the death of her brothers, she began to keep to herself, she isn't as open and it's not easy to get her to pour her feelings out. Even if she is kind, she is still wary of strangers and it may take a while for her to open up to you.
* ***Allothetic***. Like it is implied before, Riga tends to think more about others than herself. She believes that you can make a difference if you fulfill your duty as a pack member. This trait is also inspired by her devotion to "The One".
* ***Keen and Starry-Eyed.*** Not having much experience of the world around her, she is enthusiastic about pretty much anything. However she often has unrealistic expectations and goals that simply cannot be met. Even when she knows deep down that something cannot be done, she will deny the impossible. She will cling on to such hope until she is left with no other choice but to give up.
* ***Sober and Self-Conscious***. Riga always thinks hard about her decisions and the actions she makes, her seriousness is a great advantage and influence to what she not only does but thinks. Every moment in Riga’s life is full of thoughts, she will sit back and think about what actions and words to use in advance in many situations. Her mind is her voice.
* ***Droll***. Riga is constantly intrigued with what the world has to offer, she often displays curious behavior that sparks a small but amusing situation. This is a clumsy quirk of hers that her parents doted on.
* ***Fanatical***. In Riga's mind, if you are assigned a job you must get it done, a situation has gone wrong? It must be fixed straight away. She has a bad habit of concerning over something whether it's big or small longer than needed. Her more than occasional perseveration annoyed her brothers greatly.

## Pre-Group History

It was a beautiful summer morning, the forest was filled with a tranquil silence as a slight breeze drifted and spread throughout the atmosphere. Amongst the dry heat, a she-wolf lay proudly within her den, three small and furry bundles squabbled noisily at their mother's side. The new mother tensed when paws stopped at the entrance of the den, within mother nature, every living thing knew not to disturb one's offspring unless they wanted to face a ferociously protective mother. The he-wolf outside the den knew that very well and waited patiently before his mate relaxed and allowed him to enter. The mother curled protectively around her pups, the father got the chance to see his creations just for a brief moment before his mate became worried and gave a warning growl, the father retreated immediately.

The mother: Laska, was was a loner who descended from an ancient pack which was famous for their silver backed wolves, although the pack was long extinct, many wolves struggled to rebuild it. However wolves went as far as to lie about their lineage in order to bear pups, every attempt that had been made resulted in stripe-less pups. The father: Orion, had come across Laska on a hunting trip, he claimed to be a descendant of the packs founder. Both Laska and Orion knew the risks of breeding without proof of lineage but they took the risk, their mating was not out of lust but of the hope of rebuilding the pack. Thus the conception of their three pups, Tony, Seth, and to their joy: one silver backed pup, Riga. Once the pups were weaned, the small family moved into a more secluded part of the forest, yet things were about to go down a dangerous path for the three pups.

That day the parents had left to find food, Riga had only left the den for a moment, she was only kilometers away when a lithe and dark shadow came upon the den, she was frozen in terror as the fox invaded the den. Riga ran from the cackles and squeals, far away as she could, she forced away the tears and the urge to cry out , she repeated her father's words in her mind which he had told her the day before, "Soldiers do not cry".

It was only when the sun began to set did she realize she was lost and alone. Riga mourned silently until the crack of dawn, she hated herself for not trying to save her brothers, she could of fought that fox and saved them, but she fled like a coward. Yet Riga did the right thing, realistically no pup could of fought off a predator, no less a fox. The she-pups mourning was interrupted when heavy paw steps sounded from mere inches away. When Riga turned around, two pairs of yellow eyes locked. A red she-wolf gazed down at the pup, words were unneeded for there was a silent understanding, the red she-wolf was known as Kari. Kari gently lifted the pup and pushed the recent memories of her own pups from her mind, not long before she had a litter which came into the world, lifeless and cold. The trek to Kari's pack lasted for a few hours before the trio were greeted by a scruffy elder and his grandson, Kari's mate. Kari's mate nor the elder made eye contact as they silently entered the heart of their "pack". A lithe and small male greeted them, tail raised and assertive for he was the alpha, a juvenile no less than a year old. Riga did nothing but eat and rest for two nights, the next morning the pup was being carried away by Kari, no words were said as their surroundings became more green and lush, the air seemed wetter.

The smell of foreign wolves hit Riga's small freckled nose and she winced before the felt damp earth on her paws. "I'm sorry, alpha won't let you stay because we have too many mouths to feed..." was all Kari said before she disappeared into the unknown. Riga sat alone with understanding and bitterness intertwined and waited for her unruly demise.

## Group History

She was found by one of the most affectionate and loving wolves in the pack of Aryn - Kane. He introduced her to his fiancee, Eden, and the three of them became a little family. She became very close to Neka, a she-wolf about the same age as her who was adopted, too, but by the Lord and Lady of Aryn. It was nice to have someone who understood her! She also was eager to meet a visitor from Vale - Nyru, who was so sweet with the young pup!

When Eden and Kane were married, Riga had a blast at the wedding, dancing around and singing with Amara! She would also learn about the Arynian faith from Tzuriel. As she became a juvenile, she began to show great physical prowess, limber and surefooted. She met Amara's nephew, Ragnarok, when he was brought into the pack - and the two would become *fast* friends.

Eventually Amara and Ragnarok went on a short excursion to Highvalley to see their kin, and Riga was the first to welcome Ragnarok home with lots of affection! He was a bit bashful about the attention. He would muster the courage to ask Riga on dates, because they loved spending time with each other, and Riga agreed.

Of course, not *all* of the young she-wolf's time was spend with Ragnarok! She patrolled with Raghaalr, and began training as a Courser to help her packmates. Things were good, in spite of the tensions with the wolves beyond the borders...the Vektreni.

She would only be *truly* impacted by war when she wandered too close to the border.

Riga was tricked by Vieste, who came running to the border, begging for sanctuary. Kindhearted Riga rushed to greet her, to offer aid, and Vieste lashed out, grabbing the white she-wolf. Nimh and Shirubafurea rushed out to take part in the attack, but Riga hadn't been completely alone. Kane, Barin, and Ragnarok came surging from the undergrowth and fought the Vektreni off.

During the fight, though, Ragnarok had become wild. Vicious. Untamed. It terrified Riga. The Arynians helped Riga to the Vicars, and her wounds were treated: she had lost half of her ear, and had a massive gash across her face. Ragnarok immediately rushed to check on her, but she flinched away from his presence, shaken by his ferocity in battle. Ragnarok recoiled, realizing she thought he was a monster, and fled the den.

Amara would come by to check on Riga a few days later, and Riga expressed her distress that she'd called Rag a monster. Amara explained the origins of the curse that had caused his battle-fever, and Riga admitted she loved him, despite that. She would have to go and speak to him, to apologize. When she went to him, she apologized, and admitted that she loved him, even though he had his battle-fever Blood Curse. Overwhelmed by emotion, Ragnarok asked her to become his mate, and was ecstatic when Riga said yes. They were married shortly thereafter.

Still, in spite of the bliss from her personal life, Riga was suffering from nightmares brought on by the trauma of her attack. On top of that, three of her packmates had been kidnapped: Raghaalr, Tzuriel, and Nero. She took their loss hard. Who'd be next?

Riga started feeling poorly physically, too. She eventually approached Tieru, an Elk Totem visiting from Chandor, who told her that she was, in fact, pregnant! She was stunned! Pups? In the midst of war? She didn't know how to feel!

She feared immensely for her unborn pups when the worst news of all came along...Athena and Alcatraz had been assassinated. They were killed when Merrill reported that Hekate of Vektren had kidnapped Raphael. The two alphas were killed at the fangs of the Red Lady and her Warchief, Nimh. Janus and Hellion had helped to outnumber the alphas and their son, as well as Adrian, who'd gone with them.

Raphael returned to the camp, enraged, and he summoned the Arynians to run after the retreating Vektreni, to take back the hearts of the alphas. Four wolves went with Raphael: Storm, Hera, Urs, and Aivar. Several other wolves went to fight the Vektreni at the border. Ragnarok was amongst them. Riga begged him to take her along, to let her fight to avenge the late alphas, but Ragnarok begged her to protect herself and their unborn children. Riga agreed, and stayed in the camp with Eden as their packmates went to battle.

A few days passed. Raphael's fight to retrieve the hearts of the alphas - known thereafter as the Battle of Muckrun - was successful, but at a cost. Storm, too, had lost her life. Riga was deeply grief-stricken, and it was after these few days of mourning that she felt the first signs of labor.

The birth was a traumatic experience. Tzuriel and Ragnarok tried to help her, but though the first pups came with ease, the final one was simply too large for Riga to deliver properly. Something went wrong, and Tzuriel tried to save them both, but in the end, only the pup survived. Riga managed to cling to life long enough to name their daughters, Minerva and Cybele, and heard Ragnarok breathe the name of one of their sons, Jaeger...but she passed as he named the one who'd killed her: Leviathan.

Riga was mourned by her packmates after she died, and by her family as well. Though her children would never know her, they would be told wonderful things about their mother, who now danced in the Song.

## Trivia

* She enjoys singing and dancing.
* She inherited her freckled nose from her father's side of the family.
* The scars on her face were administered by Vieste.
* Riga was buried with Eden's treasured pheasant feather, a gift from her departed brother Abel (NPC). It was a sign of a mother's love for her dear adoptive daughter.
* Because she passed away, she never met her younger adoptive siblings: Cricket, Sozin, Phanuel, and Ezra.

## Quotes

* “Rag, there is nothing wrong with your face, scars don’t define who you are. Your heart does. You have a good heart for every wolf to admire, remember that.” (to Ragnarok, *Cold Date*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Wolfess4's deviantART Gallery