Southern Pack

## History

Southern pack was established around 100 years ago during The Rearrangement. After this event, the pack worked the same way as the other three packs; practising their religion, governing and evolving. The southern pack had good relations with the other packs and the red wolves were known to be docile, despite their living conditions. But, the relations would start to crumble after the red wolves lost their faith towards the religion of serving and praying of The Moon — causing them to abandon it; although this had first started to happen way before The Rearrangement took place, but they officially implemented the abandoning during the 4th leaders reign. The other packs showed great displeasement in this, but the red wolves, especially the 6th leader, were able to keep the alliance and relations between one another up. All of this changed after the rise of the 13th leader of the southern pack. The leader was born greatly ill-minded, but he became one due to his heritage and it being his birthright. This meant him being in power gave him the absolute control over everything and everyone. It was also during his reign when the worshiping of the leaders went to extreme; from highly prestigious to god-like, and the laws were changed to more strict and mastery.

There is a myth that the red wolves actually used to be grey wolves and lived in the mountains. But after they went rogue, they were banished into the south to suffer under the heat of the sun. But they survived and over the years after getting used to the surroundings, they evolved into red wolves, having shorter and redder fur, thinner jaw and longer torso.

### Government

Southern pack has a highly patriarchal autocracy, meaning that the power is absolute to a single male leader. The power is also inherited from one generation to the next, solely male members. Due to this, females have been excluded from most of the pack's positions of any form of power. The leaders are very highly respected, nearly viewed as deities. The mate of the leader isn’t in the same position as the male, and is mostly just called “the leaders mate”.

## Culture

### Lifestyle

Red wolves live in typical rocky caves. They have also made dens underground, either digging holes by themselves or in an already-dug hole. They also make dens from sticks that are covered in moss and leaves.

Red wolves mate for life. They usually won't separate under any circumstances unless either the male or the female dies, betrays(done by females, males allowed to) or gets outcasted. Higher ranked wolves are permissioned to separate if they aren't pleased with the partner they were given to. Alpha males are allowed to mate with average ranked females, but it is recommended to mate with higher ranked, such as deltas or zetas or even other alphas, due to them being allegedly more fertile than the average ones. With the alphas, they also might on some occasions mate with their family members, cousins. If the male doesn't find a perfect female for himself, he is allowed to mate with the cousin if one happens to exist. (Since only the firstborns are allowed to mate and have offsprings.)

Southern pack has many traditions, one most famous being the fight between the leader and the heir. In the Southern pack, the tradition is that the heir will challenge the leader at a certain age. Usually when the heir is about to ascend. If the heir wins, it means that he(she) is ready and strong enough to become the next leader. If the heir loses, it means that he(she) is weak and will get sent into the desert called “Suns Judgment”. Other known tradition is alphas testing their pups if they have what it means to be the best. The test contains three levels in which the pup has to kill something.

### Religion

Southern pack hasn’t worshiped The Moon for decades. They stopped doing so after they lost their faith in it. Instead of worshiping The Moon, red wolves started to worship their leader. Believing that the leader was the only true ruler who deserves their loyalty and faith, since he was a living, breathing individual and his actions were true. But because of this, generations later the leaders of the pack have become extremely entitled and have abused their power. Instead of fair and just ways, they have chosen to lead with tyranny.

### The females

The females don't have much independence and are treated as property. Unlike the males, females have only one duty: they have to be able to reproduce because it is said that they can give birth to the future leaders and soldiers and future mates for the males who then would continue the cycle. And so the Southern pack tends to favor fertility above all else. If the female happens to be born as infertile or with a weak ovum, she would get outcasted, sent into the desert or even killed — being considered useless. The females also don’t get to choose their mates but instead their fathers or the leader himself will choose the mate for them, and the females have to obey and agree to the marriage.

### Pack law

Breaking pack law will cause the guilty party to be killed or sent into the desert, rarely cast out from the pack. Such laws include theft, unfulfilling duties, rebelling [against the leader], befriending with enemy packs and breaking traditions. Many have stated that the punishments are quite harsh and cruel. The reason behind cruel punishments is that the pack members would commit these crimes less and they would be more obedient.

### Burial

Red wolves mostly don't hold burial ceremonies. When a packmember dies, either suddenly or predictively, they will be left at the very place where they last stood, except when they die within the pack. The leaders, however, will get a ceremony of sorts, especially if the leader was considered to have a great reign.

## External relations

Red wolves have viewed the other packs as beneath them, which has resulted in the packs having an unstable and distrustful relations.

### Eastern Pack

After the leaders of the Southern pack became tyrants, the red wolves targeted the timber wolves by attacking the pack. Reason for this was that the red wolves grew unsatisfied with the arrangements they had with the timber wolves, and then decided to attack to steal food and resources, due to scarcity; which on the other hand was a result of their own gluttony and greed. Nowadays, the two packs are in a ceasefire-like state.

### Western Pack

The red wolves and valley wolves have been at odds with each other for almost all of their history.

### Northern Pack

The relations between grey wolves and red wolves are currently unstable.

## The leaders of the Southern Pack, THE OHITEKAH

Unnamed 1st leader (5 year reign; 326 - 331 MC): established the southern pack over 100 yrs ago.

10 unknown leaders

12th leader, Sekhir (3 year reign)

13th leader, Kirgen (5 year reign): responsible for making the Ohitekah family line and the pack to be what it is in the current times.

Unknown leader

Unknown leader

16th leader, Maeran (10 year reign)

Unknown leader

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Unknown leader

20th leader, Rykan (2 year reign; 395 - 397 MC)

21st leader, Mazrah (4 year reign; 397 - 401 MC): formed the raiders, attacked eastern pack & started 1st war between the packs.

22nd leader, Satos (4 year reign; 402 - 406 MC): continued the war.

23rd leader, Jzarad (4 year reign; 406 - 410 MC): ended the war.

24th leader, Azira (2 year reign; 410 - 412 MC): first one to kill the previous leader aka the parent after becoming the new leader & personally attacked the eastern pack.

25th leader, Mubarad (3 year reign; 412 - 415 MC): attacked eastern pack & doomed his other son.

26th leader, Sekhan (3 year reign; 415 - 418 MC): confronted and taunted the eastern pack.

27th leader, Kireg (9 year reign; 418 - 427 MC): second one to kill the previous leader aka the parent after becoming the new leader, started the blood sacrifices & 2nd war between [ all ] the packs.

{28th leader, Alek (a brief reign; Sep, 427 - Jan, 428 MC): killed the previous leader & started 3rd war between the packs.}

29th leader, Taren (6 year reign; 428 - 434 MC): renewed laws and customs, led in just and fair ways, banished his fathers followers.

## Known members

* Alva
* Bran
* Bela
* Calian
* Cholena
* Faol
* Falos
* Faela
* Gahn
* Jacy
* Kahlina (formerly; outcasted)
* Kaeran
* Kiona
* Lyna
* Makena
* Maram (formerly; exiled)
* Meika
* Nitti
* Pyros (ostracized)
* Pyros' mate (formerly; outcasted)
* Rayena
* Rina
* Sabia
* Sabina
* Sifga
* Tarys
* Tama