Teva

Raphael, Lazarus, Killian, Nero, Tzuriel, and Hawthorn (Brothers)

Storm, Imelda, Daenerys, Dyana, and Artemis (Sisters)

Riley, Aivar, Daphne, Miriam, and Neka (Adoptive Siblings)

Hedge (Uncle)

## Application Sheet

Teva was the firstborn pup of Alcatraz and Athena of Aryn, littermate to Storm, Raphael, and Lazarus, and expected to be next alpha. Unfortunately, an incident in her youth caused Teva to flee Aryn and question her capabilities to be a leader, and she embraced the life of a loner, before vanishing from the Domain. She was created and RP'd by lightningspam.

Her younger siblings included Tzuriel, Hawthorn, Nero, Killian, Imelda, Daenerys, Dyana, and Artemis; adoptive siblings were Riley, Aivar, Miriam, Daphne, and Neka. She never met her siblings after her parents' second litter, however.

## Personality

* ***Bold.*** Teva is bold in both language and action. Being notorious for saying something offensive or perhaps even stepping out of line - often without thinking - means she can easily rub another wolf the wrong way. Teva doesn't mean to, most of the time, and she will apologize if she truly regrets offending the other wolf. Aside from that rather negative aspect of that, it does have its positives. This trait lends itself to a bit of selfless behavior when it comes to danger and the need to make instantaneous decisions. This means endangering herself at times but always for a good cause.
* ***Shallow.*** Unfortunately, this young alpha pup isn't one to think about the depth of a situation or another wolf. She will judge things by her first impression. Through this logic she finds that all outsiders must either be traitors to their packs or just disgusting mongrels. Teva believes so deeply in surface value that it even extends to looks. She will avoid wolves she deems ugly and won't even consider such a male for a future mate. Because she-wolf stubbornly refuses to look beyond the facade which causes her to be suseptible to deception. A wolf with bad intentions able to ploy being a good comrade can easily fool Teva. The end result of these situations that she continuously ends up in have fed the unforgiving aspect of her nature.
* ***Proud.*** Teva finds great pride in being a pup of the alpha pair of Aryn and you'l know immediately without her saying it outright. She carries herself in a very prideful way with her head and tail held high more so than a respectable Alpha would. Teva embraces her life in the Alpha family. She even finds Aryn to be of a higher caliber than any other packs around despite knowing little to nothing about them. It can be a bit off-putting for her packmates but she is equally as proud of them as individuals as she is of Aryn as a whole.
* ***Independent.*** As an aspiring Alpha, Teva finds it of the utmost importance to be independent. In her method of thinking, she doesn't believe that a pack can rely on an Alpha that can't also rely on itself. Teva finds herself doing as many things on her own as she can - sometimes a bit too early - and is often met by failure. If it weren't for her burning desire to be successful, she would have given up long ago but she tries and tries again until she wins. Because of this, Teva finds it difficult to accept help despite knowing that a pack is there to help one another. She wants desperately to be self sufficient in case the need for her to be ever arises.
* ***Unforgiving**.* The she-wolf holds everyone around her at a high standard so errors and misunderstandings don't go over well with her. Teva can be a bit harsh when it comes to these things, after all they are the proud Aryn pack. She tends to hold grudges far longer than necessary and long after the offender has forgotten the offense. It can come off as petty much of the time. However, in severe cases where wolves cross her or wrong her in the worst ways are subject to be cut out of her life for good. Once Teva has decided a wolf is no longer welcome, she will pretend the don't exist or go out of her way to avoid any sight of the wolf. Teva simply doesn't give second chances.

## Pre-Group History

Teva was the first born to the alpha pair of Aryn, Athena and Alcatraz.

## Group History

Teva, being the firstborn, grows up knowing she's next in line to inherit the title of alpha of Aryn. She's a rambunctious pup, and plays roughly with her sister Storm and brother Lazarus, which sometimes resulted in poor little Raphael getting kicked around a bit (not on purpose, of course!). Teva was protective of her siblings, and once, when Storm wandered out into a blizzard, Teva went to rescue her (both had to be rescued by Athena, but the thought still counted!)

Unfortunately, as Teva grew into a juvenile, and then to a young adult, Alcatraz and Athena began to worry about the possibility of her becoming an alpha. She was *too* bold, *too* disrespectful and disinterested in the rules, narcissistic and hyper-focused on her automatic 'perfect fit' for the job. And those weren't great traits for the head of Aryn. Alcatraz desperately tried to instill a sense of understanding others' value in the young she-wolf - telling her that she can learn a lot from her packmates, and that a good alpha should listen to the advice available from all sources. Teva didn't really get the message.

This would have deadly consequences.

Teva's arrogance and temper would prevent her packmates from wanting to work with and coach her - she would frustrate Seven to no end.

Then the time came for Teva to learn to hunt bison. She was less than thrilled with the arrangement. An experienced hunter, Vasilis, was coached with helping her - and Teva only viewed him as a "gross old, scarred wolf". Athena and Raphael were standing by, observing the lesson, and what would become the tragedy.

Teva ignored all of Vasilis's advice and stepped in front of a fleeing bison. Desperate for the young wolf to not be killed, Vasilis pushed her out of the way, ultimately sacrificing his own life. Athena rushed to Teva, and Raphael told his mother, horrified, that the old male was dead. The trio returned to the camp to break the news and figure out what to do next. Athena and Alcatraz would convene a meeting of the Three Bodies, and the ultimate decision made was to punish Teva with scarification (which had been a punishment executed on Athena in her foolish youth).

Teva's relationship with everyone in Aryn became strained. She struggled with the weight of her packmate's death on her shoulders, and knowing that she was unsuited to become the alpha. What was she good for, then? Teva decided that the best way to protect her family from her foolishness, her arrogance that had cost Vasilis his life, was to leave the pack.

Taking up the mantle of a loner, Teva fled Aryn, her heart shattered by the decision.

She didn't do too badly taking care of herself as a loner, though she did manage to get into some rough situations. The worst was when she met Shenandoah. The pair of ex-heiresses battled, with Shen throwing Teva from a great height. Just when Shen was about to let Teva die, however, she was stricken by the thought of her mother. *What would Wren think?* Shenandoah returned to Teva, to help her heal from the fight and fall, before the two parted ways.

Teva decided it was time to go home.

But her storybook return never happened, and nobody is quite sure why.

Teva is no longer in the Domain, but it is assumed that she is alive, somewhere, having changed her mind about returning to her family.

## Trivia

* Even before the hunting incident, Teva grappled internally with the fear that she wasn't cut out to be an alpha of Aryn.

## Quotes

* *"Finally!* All those lessons were getting so boring! I can only learn so much from 'examples'. Plus they could never *really* teach me. Someone who has never been an Alpha can't teach me how to be one. Right?" (to Alcatraz about being taught by her packmates, *To Be An Alpha*)
* "Murderer. Monster. They aren't safe with me. I can never be their lady. They would never accept me. Not anymore. I have to leave." (from *Saving You Page 2*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* lightningspam's deviantART Gallery