Rajbera

Anakoni (Brother)

Viola and Virago (Sisters)

## Application Sheet

Rajbera is a pale-furred she-wolf with orange and black markings. Born in Chandor to parents Mechka and Arcuza, Raj was the most quarrelsome of her siblings, Viola, Anakoni, and Virago. Her rashness led to the conflict with Xassa - the Winter War. She attacked the alpha, Nadia, in a fit of rage over her failure to come rescue Raj from Xassa's prison, and proceeded to leave the pack. Eventually, she made her way to Mhor. Rajbera would lose her life saving Nadia, however, during the Hive Wars, dying in the Battle of Flora Fields. She was created and RP'd by OneMinuteSketch.

## Personality

* ***Courageous***. Due to her size she got used to being the winner of all fights. She has never learnt what is fear. Rajbera is a foolhardy daredevil.
* ***Optimistic.*** A sly smile never leaves Rajbera's features. If there are problems she has one effective way of solving them all - by force. And if something can't be fixed by these means... It is not a problem. Rajbera does not care about things that are beyond her control, therefore she is not worried about the present or the past.
* ***Energetic***. Maybe she is not sickly hyperactive but certain tasks, especially related to physical effort, easily excite her. Rajbera is not afraid of getting tired or dirty.
* ***Feisty***. As a pup she was the one who constantly bullied her siblings. Now, cocky and confident about her strength she is easily provoked to challenge other wolves.
* ***Aggressive***. Rajbera seems to be born to fight. Among the peaceful Chandor wolves her bellicose behavior stands out. Being a hothead and not knowing how to resolve conflicts tactfully she often gets into skirmishes with pack members.
* ***Dominant***. The female is stubborn and has major problems with obeying orders. She doesn't respect boundaries, has no tact and plays on her own terms.

## Pre-Group History

Rajbera was born during winter to a Chandorian she-wolf named Arcuza. The father, Mechka, was absent as he left the pack unaware of the mate's pregnancy. While the time of the year and the circumstances were unfavorable, there were many pack members willing to help Arcuza to raise her offspring. However, one bratty pup is really ungrateful for all the received affection and care...

## Group History

Rajbera was a bratty pup, indeed, who bullied her siblings relentlessly, even as babies. She quickly picked up on other bad behaviors, such as cursing, playing with snakes (BAD), and being a general nuisance to the pack. She constantly threatened her packmates with words and sharp puppy teeth (such as poor Sunrise). Amongst her many victims were Nadia, Diablo, and Mirakel (she tried taking Mira's feather!) And, of course, her siblings were constantly submitted to her savagery.

Full of energy, puppy Rajbera also destroyed dens she managed to get into, such as Andi's. As she grew into a juvenile, though, wolves would eventually start standing up to her. Naiteru Kiri snapped at Raj when she was bitten, and dragged the young she-wolf to the alpha for a firm talking-to.

Nadia decided that, since Rajbera had too much free time on her hands, she would have to be apprenticed to one of the pack's working wolves. A task, she hoped, would provide an outlet for Raj's energy. Rajbera was disgusted by this - she didn't want to *work!* She wanted to play and *nobody* wanted to play with her! Nadia assigned Alyan, a well-seasoned Bear Totem formerly of Highvalley, to be her mentor.

After storming off from Nadia, she crossed paths with Virago. The two of them spoke, Virago offering comfort to her sister, before Rajbera started insulting her dream to become a Bear Totem herself. However, Virago wasn't going to take the insult lying down, and the two tussled viciously, though it did greatly improve Raj's mood.

Grumpily, Rajbera began attending lessons with Alyan, not yet officially a Bear Totem herself, but beginning her training. He was a patient teacher, and she hated him for it. She worked a bit with some of the other Bear Totems, including Sunrise. Rajbera and Sunrise caught a wolf thieving from Chandor territory, and tried to stop him, but the trespasser - Nysien - evaded capture. Rajbera was outraged that she'd lost him. However, she was made into an official Bear Totem after the battle - a sign of her blossoming skill.

Patrolling could be boring, but it was the only real opportunity she had to actually fight with other wolves - those who trespassed could feel her fangs, without any attempts (feigned or genuine) of holding back, like with her packmates. Perhaps this is why she was so keen to start a battle when she spotted a Xassan diplomatic party approaching the borders.

Without waiting to hear what they wanted, Rajbera flung herself at the diplomats. She ran ahead of Diablo and Alyan to confront the wolves, and though she was intensely hostile, Nergal, Nouri, and Caldera didn't immediately trigger attack mode in the ferocious little Bear Totem. However, Taibhse's amused snort was enough to send Rajbera into a rage. She hurled herself at the ex-Highvallian, and a full on battle was initiated.

Things went quickly. Taibhse and Alyan quickly were removed from the fight, stunned to see one another, and after Rajbera blinded Caldera, Diablo realized the situation had escalated. Nergal and Nouri subdued Rajbera and brought her to a nearby cave. They couldn't release her - she was too vicious, too unpredictable - and what's more, they didn't want her to follow them back to Xassa. Plus, everyone except Taibhse was severely injured. After some deliberation, they sent Taibhse to Xassa, to report what had happened and have Nineveh send a rescue party.

Rajbera stewed in the caves for several days. She was hurt, and they couldn't get much food for themselves, let alone feed her. She was weakened and angry by the time the Xassan rescue party arrived, and went head-to-head with the wolves of Chandor, who came to free Rajbera.

Nadia and Anakoni entered the Cave and fought to free Raj, successfully extracting her before the two parties of wolves separated, each going to their own home. Rajbera was brought to the Elk Totems to have her wounds tended to.

Rajbera was bitter and resentful as she recovered in the Elk Totems' care. When she'd recovered enough, Nadia approached and demanded an explanation. Why had Rajbera attacked a diplomatic party? Nadia hadn't even gotten the question choked out, however, when Raj snapped back with a question of her own - what had taken *Nadia* so long to free her?

Rajbera confronted Nadia, claiming the Alaka'i and Chandor as a whole were *weak*. She attacked Nadia physically, but was quickly pulled off of the alpha by Logos and Polarstag. Nadia informed the young she-wolf that she could either work *with* Chandor, and her packmates, or *leave* the pack. She wouldn't tolerate Rajbera endangering the pack anymore.

Rajbera chose to leave.

She realized shortly thereafter that she wasn't capable of living on her own. It was the harshest, coldest winter to ever strike the Domain, and Rajbera was untrained in hunting or navigating. The she-wolf struggled on her own for a while before collapsing, exhausted and starving, in the snow. It was a miracle she was found by two Mhorian wolves - Killian and Maeve.

As she recovered in Mhor, they were undergoing the first consecution. Raj didn't want to participate - she wasn't convinced enough to undergo the ritual - but politely observed the events, skeptical but silent.

Solune managed to convince Rajbera, as time passed, to try sitting for a vigil. At first, she was extremely skeptical, but managed to experience a successful vision. She dreamed she was visited by the spirit which most represented her inborn talents - a bear. For the first time, Rajbera felt as though she were...*part* of something. Something bigger than herself.

Raj took on the task of Paladin to serve her new pack, and while patrolling, she and Faolan noticed strange tufts of white fur snagged in the thorny bushes around the pack. They weren't sure of the source, but it had a powerful stench to it. Only later would they learn that this white fur belonged to the Hive.

As time passed, and the Hive became a more serious threat, Rajbera joined her packmates at a gathering to try boosting morale. She sat with Solune and Serren, and asked about the stranger in their midst - Macgyver. She asked what was known about the loner, and Solune played it off as though she didn't know him. Raj wasn't convinced, but didn't seem to pry.

Archqueen Rowena sent out an expedition as the snows started to melt, and though Rajbera wasn't a part of them, she had a favor to ask of Faolan as she readied herself to depart. She asked, if Mhor made it to Chandor, for the black-and-white she-wolf to tell her mother that she was alright, and had settled in Mhor. Faolan agreed to do so.

Meanwhile, Rajbera began to learn more about the culture of Mhor. She attended a history lesson given by the Mages, Aislin, Myrrine, and Giuseppe, to learn about the pack's history a bit better. Most of the Mhorians were unfamiliar with their history, let alone Rajbera, a complete outsider! She was quiet and attentive.

Near the southern reaches of Mhor, early that summer, Rajbera was on an herb-collecting expedition with Rowena, Deborah, Solune, and Serren, when they encountered two Hive wolves. It was a dangerous discovery, and Raj and her packmates fought viciously to defend themselves and their territory, and Raj managed to slay one of the beasts. It was the first battle she'd ever successfully *won*, and felt immensely proud at the victory.

Mhor knew that they had to protect their territory all the more fiercely. Rajbera, Raylan, Alderwen, and Wenlock - Mhor's Paladins - were ready for whatever threat the Hive posed next. Summer continued on, and between duties, Rajbera was able to enjoy some time at the seaside. Not every waking moment was consumed by the ongoing Hive Wars!

Around this time, Rajbera and Aurith found an unconscious she-wolf in Mhor's territory. This wolf was Charlotte, a former Valerian. Charlie was taken back to the pack. Raj would be around to find other injured wolves too - Ghostface led Solune, Raj, and Matthias to a gravely injured Macgyver after the loner had left Mhor. They helped him back to the camp.

Rajbera relished in the opportunity to help train her packmates in self-defense. She wasn't a kind teacher, but fighting Rajbera was about as close as another wolf could get to fighting a Hive wolf without actually fighting one. She sparred against Quilo, and with Charlie, once she had recovered. She even got to kill another Hive wolf she encountered!

After some time, Rowena announced that she was taking a war party to Chandor to help them fight the Hive. Rajbera offered to join the party, keen on seeing her family again, and was accepted as a member. They traveled to Chandor, and Rajbera reunited with her family - and meet her father for the first time!

Everything, for a short time, was perfect. Sure, Anakoni was angry at her for leaving, but Rajbera had found a place she was happy in Mhor, and had a chance to reunite with her family, after leaving without a goodbye.

In war, such tenderness cannot last.

The Hive launched an attack on Chandor, the Battle of Flora Fields. Rajbera spotted Nadia getting overwhelmed by Hive wolves and rushed to attack the beasts, saving Nadia's life...but at the cost of her own. The three wolves overwhelmed Rajbera and though she fought with the ferocity of a bear, Rajbera would die at their fangs...having redeemed herself in her former leader's eyes.

Both Mhor and Chandor would grieve her death, however noble it was.

## Trivia

* Rajbera's nickname Blackpaw was due to her black-furred paws.

## Quotes

* "F\*ck you and f\*ck YOU! Leave me alone and f\*ck you!!!" (to Naiteru Kiri and Nadia after being given her punishment of having to begin training as a juvenile, *Too Far*)
* "Maybe you'd like to explain what took you so long. You are weak...you and this pack." (to Nadia after her rescue, *Weak p1*)
* "If you’ll meet them, perhaps you could tell them that I’m still alive. But only if they will be peaceable. Otherwise don’t mention I’m on your side, I don’t want them to be leery of Mhor. Not all Chandorians are fond of me. I guess at least my mom - her name is Arcuza - and my siblings would like to know what happened to me.” (to Faolan, *Messenger*)

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