Raziel

Odin (Brother)

Malia (Sister)

Juniper (Sister, NPC)

Rose, Nebula, Vivien, and Charlotte (Nieces)

Fausta (Cousin)

## Application Sheet

Raziel was a golden-brown male wolf with small olive-colored eyes. He was born outside of the Domain alongside siblings Malia and Odin; he and his sister eventually discovered their brother living in Xassa and decided to make a home for themselves there. His story is still unfolding. Raziel was designed by Welihn, and created and RP'd by Hirvlased.

## Personality

* ***Outspoken and Upstanding, but Self-Righteous.*** One who’s not afraid to speak his mind, Raziel is open about how he feels towards anything and anyone. He’s hardly the kind of guy who plays pretend or sugar coats things just to make it easier for the other party, especially when he’s among his trusted and beloved ones. He runs by a very strict moral compass that dictates how he behaves and how he expects others to behave, which leaves little space for acceptance. Wolves who might not agree with his point of views more often than not will agree that he’s harsh with his words — which wouldn’t be untrue. But Raz does not criticize anyone just for the fun of it and definitely does not fall into the hypocrisy of believing that he’s perfect. While many may think that he’s just an arrogant bastard, his actions are excused by the passion of wanting everyone, especially himself, to do better. To be better. At the same time that he’s quick to pick at flaws, he’s also usually the first to come forward with praises and words of encouragement. In that sense, Raziel can be compared to a supportive leader, but that’s also exactly where his leading abilities ends.
* ***Detail-Oriented and Easily-Frustrated.*** Raziel is an incorrigible perfectionist. He’s attentive to the most minor and absurd details and can become quite irritable if his expectations aren’t met. This trait makes him a wolf hard to work with exactly because, as stated above, he doesn’t shy away from voicing his frustrations. As much as he likes to think of himself as being understanding of others’ pace, Raz, in the end, doesn’t have much tolerance for slackers and inattentive wolves. Mistakes aren’t taken lightly and lack of effort is a major flaw in his eyes. As harsh as it is, those who do not aim to do the best they can be simply do not have a place in his life. That mindset is exactly what caused his brother Odin and him to have a permanent fall-out in their previous pack. One thing only a few wolves would know is that Raz feels extremely responsible for others’ mistakes (from those who he works or is close with). He believes that it is in his power to bring the best out of them, and when he fails to do so, he also takes partial, sometimes full, blame for the other wolf’s actions and results.
* ***Altruistic, Reliable, and Charismatic.*** Raz is a wolf one can count on. If you need someone to do something for you, that’s the guy you’d look for since he’s usually more than happy to lend a paw and turn others’ business into his own. Besides, he has a natural charm and warmth to him that makes him someone easy to talk to, to look for aid. He’s a great listener (despite often being too blunt with his advices) and doesn’t think of anyone’s issues as something minor or unimportant. If it matters to you, and you matter to him, then your struggles are also his own. A virtue and a condemnation, his loyalty and desire to help is so strong within him that Raziel will often put his own interests aside if it means doing something good for someone he cares for, or looks up to. He can go as far as playing the villain and breaking many of his own moral values for the greater good, even if by doing so will most definitely keep him awake at night.
* ***Overthinking and Intense.*** Raz is passionate. He feels everything with a force that overflows into everything he does and radiates off of him like the warmth of the sun, burning those who aren’t prepared or used to such intensity. It’s not something he can control, but he sure as hell wished he could. In fact, Raziel despises how vulnerable he is, how often he gives in to what he’s feeling, so he tries to plan most of his actions and to prepare for any kind of life situation in advance — although that has never done him any good. Whenever needed Raziel will seclude himself for some (usually short) time in order to reorganize his thoughts and heart, afraid of the damage that can be done if he combusts with the fire in him.

## Pre-Group History

The third son born to Boon and Roisin, Raziel knew from an early age that he wanted to follow in his parents’ steps. First, because his father was a warrior. A protector of their family and of their pack. To little Raz no one was bigger, stronger or greater than his dad and he wanted to be just like him. Second, because his mother was just as strong and dedicated to her task and to motherhood. Raz thought her to be just like the sun — warm and beautiful and powerful, and he wanted to be just like her too. Third, because there was no story that the pup loved more in the world than the one of when his parents met. How they fell in love with one another and how his dad forsake his previous life to live his new one. How he’d accepted the fact that Roisin was his new life and how she’d accepted Boon into her life, too. And Raziel, still too young to understand what a love like that meant, decided that, one day, he’d also love a shewolf that way.

Obviously he also learned that not everything in life could be controlled or easily obtained, and Raz could not simply become all he wished to be or conquer all he wanted to have overnight. He’d have to work hard for it. However, unlike his brother Odin who seemed to detest that fact, it did nothing but motivate Raziel even more. He was eager to climb the ranks and reach the top with his siblings by his side. Luckily his sisters seemed to be just as ambitious, each of them joining the tasks that complimented their abilities the most, but Odin… Odin managed to frustrate him all the time. Raziel wanted his brother to be just as interested in the pack life as the rest of them. To have a purpose. To care. But nothing of what he said or did got through Odin and their relationship was quick to become strained. Raziel just couldn’t accept that everyone in the pack managed to pull their own weight except for his own brother. And, more importantly, that he had never been able to bring a single spark of interest out of Odin.

And then famine took over the pack.

Winter came harsher than ever, prey scarcer and weather unforgiving. As a warrior, Raziel had the strength and stamina to help the hunters whenever needed and he would often take double shifts as he also continued to follow his duties protecting the pack’s lands. Little time was left for anything else, even for his family. Raziel wasn’t around when his brother Odin left the pack, he only found out about it a day later upon seeing his beloved family, hungry and cold, grieving the elder’s absence. The anger the young warrior felt was unmatched. If Lazy-Ass Odin wanted to abandon the pack in times like these, when both his parents were sick and most of his family starved, then fine. They were definitely better without him. They could make it without him.

Except that his sister, Malia, didn’t seem to be able to let Odin go. She wanted to look for him, to know if he was alive and well. Raziel once again saw himself in a spot where he couldn’t understand the she-wolf in front of him, his beloved sister, sick and underweight. She wouldn’t survive out there on her own and still she wanted to look for Odin. It was on a whim that Raz decided to accompany Malia, but part of him knew, or desperately had to believe, that Juniper and the remaining members of their pack could manage without them.

## Group History

Raziel and Malia arrived at the borders of Xassa, meeting Odin and Anshar walking around near Lake Lagash. Raziel was torn about his feelings finding his brother - *he* had hoped they'd never find Odin, but Malia had been so desperate to find Odin...and he wanted to make *her* happy...hence, his mixed feelings.

Still, he went with Anshar and Odin to Xassa, where they were accepted into the pack as omegas. The pack's alpha, Cyrus Nineveh, approached Raziel to get a feel for the wolf's strengths and the story of how he and Malia reached Xassa. Raziel was honest about their journey, but told Nineveh the best way to hear the story about what happened with Odin in his past pack was to speak to Malia or Odin themselves. Nineveh understood, and let him keep this information to himself.

Raziel was welcomed by his new nieces - Nebula, Charlotte, and Vivien - and after a couple of seasons, he was surprised by the arrival of his cousin Fausta in the pack! He mostly remained close to Malia, and never spoke to Odin, who he was still angry at.

However, war does strange things to people. When Raziel saw Odin fighting for his life against a Hive wolf in the midst of the final battle against the Queen, he leapt to his brother's rescue. The pair managed to fend off the drone, but Raziel was mortally wounded. As he lay dying, he told Odin that he forgave him, for everything, and passed into the next life. Wick offered to carry Raziel's body back to Xassa. The pale golden wolf would be laid to rest and honored amongst his packmates, and grieved by his family.

## Trivia

* Raz is a hopeless romantic, having his parents’ relationship as a set example for a goal of his own.
* Kind of a vain guy, Raz can often be seen rubbing himself against trees that have a nice fragrance to them - especially pine trees.

## Quotes

* “But thank you, Nineveh. I can assure you that we won’t take this decision lightly. And while we are here — for as long as we are here — we will provide and secure your pack. Your family.” (to Nineveh, *Meeting the Brother*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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