Survivor Dogs - Ant

Sister: Centipede

Brothers: Aphid, Cricket

**Ant** is a young female patroller, hailing from the Frozen Cliffs Pack. She is rather infamous for scaring off prey, and making a mess of almost everything she attempts, like her unsuccessful tries to convert her Pack to her religion, which involves one Spirit Dog who rules over all, and is actually rather similar to that of the wolf religion, as they worship one divine entity instead of multiple.

## Appearance

A large dog, Ant is thick-set and broad-shouldered, although it is not fat which gives her her unmistakable bulk, simply natural size, and muscle. In fact, she is rather skinny, and her fur clings to her frame, giving her the appearance of a child wearing her father's clothes, finding that she cannot fit them well.

Her large paws show that she is an adolescent, and not quite fully grown, although she is already large. Her chest is wide, her shoulders broad, and muscles ripple beneath her pelt when she moves.

Ant is covered in brown, dark brown, black and white fur, which is around a medium length, but quite thick, although not the kind that sheds easily.

A thin white blaze runs along middle of Ant's face, turning into a half circle just before it reaches her nose, which is large, and the colour of coal. The rest of her face is mainly black, although not her ears, which are brown, and dark brown at the tips. Her pelt is brown, although her chest and underbelly are white, as are her paws.

Ant's tail is long and rather thick, often wagging due to her unfailable spirit.

## Personality

Ant is quite a cheerful young dog, always attempting to look on the bright side of things. When others question her worth, she argues that when she is bigger, she will be able to provide for the Pack, and that although she needs to eat a lot, it means that she has more energy, and can tackle larger prey then others. In short, she takes quite an optimistic view of things, as she might as well enjoy life while she still can.

Ant belongs to a religion that she seems to be the only member of. She believes that there is only one Spirit Dog, who goes by the name 'Thalaj', and that he rules supreme over the world from a the tip of the tallest mountain, from where he can survey his territory, see all that he commands. He answers to no-one yet himself, and has claws the size of trees, eyes as large as entire lakes. Everything that happens in the world is his work, although he hardly ever gets meddled with the lives of puny mortals, as he is immortal and all knowing; why would he bother entangling himself in the affairs of mere dogs, who are doomed to die? Occasionally, he stirs, which causes avalanches, and the very winds are his breath.

Ant attempts to convert her Packmates to her religion, claiming that when they die, if they believe in Thalaj, they will be reincarnated into another being, but if they refuse to bow down and acknowledge Thalaj as the Ruler of the land, he shall devour their soul, where they will spend and infinity being digested by him. Sadly, she has yet to find anyone who is ready to accept this religion, and spends many nights awake, worrying about her Packmates who are dooming themselves to Thalaj's stomach.

Ant is an extremely clumsy dog, finding ways to ruin almost anything, although, of course, it is unintentional. She trips over things often, attempts to catch prey when a hunter is stalking it, accidentally chasing it away, and failing to notice intruders and danger of any kind. She even manages to fail at making nests; the one time she was assigned that particular job, the dogs who recieved nests created by her complained that she had managed to find every thorn in the territory and cram it into their sleeping spot.

Since she is large, many are lead to the conclusion that she is fierce, although that could not be further from the truth. Ant is as softhearted a dog as you will ever hope to meet, although she will fight others if necessary, knowing that her size gives her an advantage.

Ant likes to feel useful, which means she often offers to help her Packmates, which puts them in a bit of a dilemma. Either allow her to help and mess it up, or refuse and leave her to sulk for a while, as she does when refused things. Often, she is refused, and she generally spends the next day glaring at them, but after that, the matter normally seems to slip her mind, and she treats them like she normally would.

Whenever Ant makes a mistake, she tends to apologize and apologize, going on forever about 'how sorry' she was, and how would never do it again. This over-apologetic trait was drilled into her at a young age, when her mother, now deceased, taught her manners, and that those who did not use them would have their souls eaten by Thalaj.

Ant dislikes enclosed spaces, often hyper-ventilating when put in this areas, as there is not enough space to run or fight if engaged in a fight within this areas.

## History

**Ant's Hope**

*Prologue*

Ant is one of the pups abandoned by Smoke at the beginning, and is the one to give out the yelp that alerted Smoke to her pup's location. After being lifted from the hole she had been buried in, she tells Smoke where Aphid and Cricket are. although is unable to give any information on Centipede's whereabouts, much to Smoke's frustration.

Smoke tells Ant to stay put, which Ant agrees to, then goes off searching for her two male pups. After Smoke finds them, Ant rushes up to Smoke, and Smoke names her. Ant then alerts her mother that she has found her sister, and rushes off to the body of her littermate.

Smoke, heartbroken, tells Ant to step away from Centipede, then unnamed, and Ant objects, obviously not quite understanding. When Smoke insists however, Ant listens, and follows Smoke, Aphid and Cricket.

*Chapter One*

Coming soon