Earth Tribe

# General Information

**Physical Attributes:** Out of the three packs in Facet, Earth Tribe wolves are lean and agile. They’re built for quick maneuvering through extremely overgrown territory and tunneling. In combat, a Earth Tribe’s tactic is to use their height and agility to their advantage, turning their wit, surroundings, and nimble paws into weapons of war. The most recognizable signs of Earth Tribe canines is their deep, forest-esque coats, with brown, tan, and blacks being a vast majority of the pack. Their eyes come in all hues, although Earth Tribe pups are identified by their bright green eyes. All pups are born with green eyes, to which change based on sun exposure and likeness to sunlight, as well as their pigment and melanin changes based on this exposure. However, pups who develop heterochromia or discolored eyes are considered curses, and are kept based on the current alpha’s decision. Mothers will often times abandon or attempt to hide away these pups.

**Mental Attributes:** As soon as they’re born, Earth Tribe pups are taught to use words as their first option and physical violence as a last. The ethics of the pack are strong and hefty, working hard to keep their pack members in line with highly valued traits, ones that are enforced in every pup: compassion, determination, wit, and speed. Often, many traditions begin at an early age, to build in the way youth can adapt to such a hefty climate and culture. Earth Tribe pups and young trainees have adapted scents, where canines of the pack will purposely cakes themselves in mud and leaves to prevent other packs from being able to identify their scent. In most cases, trainees' skill asset is built around stealth, and thanks to their territory, which is mainly filled with vast canopies and overgrowth, it's difficult to navigate if the territory is unfamiliar, but ideal for the shadows Earth Tribe aims to be. However, beneath the greenery is dozens of small pathways and dens, to which Earth Tribe teaches their young to be able to follow with ease. In trainees and pups, Earth Tribe chooses to focus on enforcing tree identification almost as soon as pups able to comprehend it, as this gives them a tactical advantage in ambush or hunting. One of the most important steps during training is how to identify each pack’s body language and abilities, for this will ensure a healthier and safer future, the Earth Tribe territory being the most vulnerable of the three.

# Territory

**Preferred Prey:** Large rodents and/or deer (if they are lucky). This ranges from mice to rabbits, deer, pheasants, the occasional fish, and even opossums or raccoons.

**Hunting Specialties:** Since their territory is plentiful with many kinds of greenery and trees, Earth Tribe specializes in their proud ability to climb lower branches of trees and stalk with definite silence. Earth Tribe's sleek and lithe-pawed genetics make them some of the best hunters of the forest, where slipping through ferns, vines, or the vast sea of undergrowth is easy and effortless. They prefer hunting alone, due to their elegance of silence, large groups are often too rowdy for pack hunts. Although hunting alone is recommended, many wolves will travel in groups of three if they’re seeking out larger prey. Earth Tribe prefers tactic over strength, hunting in small parties is much more their taste.

**Territory:** Overrun by canopies and towering sequoias, the territory that Earth Tribe dwells in is vast and usually quite green. The dawns and dusk are clouded by overcast clouds and misted air. The sun can rarely pierce through the ancient trees in Earth Tribe’s territory, leaving dew to reside on most leaves and muddy the walking and hunting trails. Members of Earth Tribe are accommodated by nature’s grace and are usually free of heatwaves or droughts, but flooding is a regular occurrence in spring. Though it is usually lush, winter is the only period where many shrubs and trees lose color, but prey tends to stay frequent throughout the year. Along all of their borders are rivers, which branch off into small brooks (as well as creeks) in Earth Tribe’s woodland. These rivers also separate their territory from the desert of Fire Tribe and the lagoons of Water Tribe.

(See Water Tribe's territory for more information).

**Camp:** Camp is surrounded by large sequoia trees and thick shrubbery. Their camp is often murky and muddy, with slick grass and low hanging tree branches. The dens, forged as the insides to massive sequoia trees, are found spotted throughout the camp, which by aging and weathering have had their large root systems and trunks shredded of many layers of bark and wood. Because these trees are practically indestructible and extremely weather resistant, Earth Tribe has chosen a few select trees as their dens. Many sequoia trees are hallowed out and slightly uprooted to provide a large enough den for pack members, but the alpha sleeps beneath a fallen sequoia which rests to the side of the maturing wolves den. Their camp overall is large and flourishing, but is relatively unprotected from other packs.

# Allegiances

### Alpha Female

* Haven Watcher- A lean dark brown wolf with sleek black fur and dark brown eyes.

# Relations

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