Stallion

Spiritoasis (NPC, deceased)

### Children

Bloom, Sava, Pegasus, and Annabelle (Daughters)Sylus, Sparrow, Caspian, Colt, and Jay (Sons)

Spiral (Daughter, NPC)

### Relatives

Felidae (Mother, NPC)Sylus (Father, NPC)

Thea (Sister)

Cobalt (Brother, NPC)

Reindeer (Aunt, NPC)

Skins, Blitzen, and Sarafina (Cousins)

Theron and Rutnik (Nephews)

Riley (Grandson)

## OOC Information

### Voice

Daud ("Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches DLC")

## Application Sheet

Stallion was a black-and-gold male wolf, formerly the Alpha of Blutwald before becoming one of Hekate's most trusted Enforcers in Vektren. He would have two mates in the Domain, the first being Winema, and the second, Raven. He was brother to Thea, and cousin to Skins, Sarafina, and Blitzen. He was one of the most feared Vektreni until his death in a flood caused by the Great Tectonic Shift. He was created and RP'd by Spicerooni.

His children include Sparrow (NPC), Bloom, Sava, Pegasus, Annabelle, Sylus, Caspian, Colt, Jay, and Nemesis. He was adoptive father to Polaris. He had a grandson in the Domain: Riley.

## Personality

* ***Cold/Emotionless.*** Stallion portrays a very hardened exterior. He almost never shows emotion and walks around with a blank, half-lidded expression on his narrow face. He refuses to dwell in social activities and prefers to sit from a vantage point and observe others from afar, gathering information to use to better himself. If confronted by another wolf, he rarely ever speaks anymore and will either ignore them or force them to leave his presence at once using intimidation and violence. He was taught at a young age to keep his thoughts to himself and to trust no one, or else he'd be betrayed and lose power.
* ***Aggressive/Murderous***. A dark flaw that plagues Stallion is his inability to control himself during battles. It's as if he goes into a trance of darkness and fights like his enemy is his meal. Every battle he engages in is to the death, regardless of who it's with. He gets a wild look in his eye every time he challenges someone, as if he were a starving beast that was ready to take the kill. It's almost as if he likes killing other wolves, and he hides this enjoyment very well. Some question whether or not this insanity is slowly deteriorating him as he ages.
* ***Lost/Worn/Tarnished.*** Stallion has done many things in his life that he is not proud of, and being the infamous past Alpha of Blutwald has brought great dismay upon the brutish male. He is suffering from constant inner turmoil over his past actions, and prefers to be left alone to dwell in his own dark thoughts. He once held great power over one of the strongest packs in the domain, but he grew restless and in the end he abandoned his mate and family and left his pack to starve to death. He has been gone far too long to even try and put the broken pieces back together again, and so when he isn't hunting he lays around in his den, staring at the wall with dead eyes or carrying out missions mindlessly assigned to him by Hekate. He sometimes thinks of his mistakes and how they anger him, almost disappointed with what has become of what he left behind and his choices. He believes he could have done better, but his perception of better isn't exactly a good thing. Some day he hopes to inflict twice the amount of fear he once held as an Alpha.
* ***Dominant/Powerful***. Now that Stallion has had the opportunity to regain his former glory through Hekate's guidance, his very presence is overwhelmingly powerful and dominant. Even though he is a full subordinate under Mistress Hekate's rule, he demands complete respect and obedience from his fellow pack mates, even if he never voices it. His appearance alone clearly states what his mentality reads. He knows his reputation is dark and corrupted, and he uses it to his advantage to subdue others to his will and command. Even though he has no ambitions to rise above Hekate, he still believes he deserves to be as equally powerful as her or just below.

## Pre-Group History

Sometime in late spring, a female named Felidae gave birth to a single male pup named Riley. His family was small, and his pack consisted of his mother and father Sylus, and his aunt Reindeer. They had no territory, so they were constantly on the move, which was hard for the first few weeks while Riley was still nursing. While he was young, his mother only spent time with him to nurse, and left off to find food to feed the small pack. It was his father who mostly took care of him and raised him while his mother and aunt were away. He asked one day while his father was grooming him why his mother was never around, and he then learned that his family was wrongly exiled for supposed betrayal of the alpha female of their birth pack, and Felidae had been cold and aggressive ever since. When Riley asked his mother what really happened, Felidae explained that she used to be the sub-alpha of their birth pack, however she and the alpha female didn't exactly see eye to eye. When she began to form friendships with the rival pack's alphas, she and her family were exiled for treason and betrayal even though no laws were broken. She then told him "trust is a sign of weakness my son. Do not put faith in anyone but yourself, for even the ones you love most will stab you in the back."

Riley always remembered and valued what his mother told him, because she rarely said anything to him to begin with. By the time he was weaned and ready for training, his aunt Reindeer took the responsibility of training him how to hint successfully in a group as well as alone. At night, his mother trained him how to fight and defend himself, and she was a much harsher teacher than his soft-spoken aunt. It was an exhausting and gruesome process, and by the time he was two years old he had become so droned to the "hunt by day-fight by night" routine he developed a very serious and mature outlook on life. He never had any chance to play and grow up like most pups, due to the fact that he was an only child. So his main focuses were mostly on his training and trying to impress his mother. She was never really satisfied with him, but his father never ceased to express how proud of he was of his son.

Once Felidae felt that Riley was ready to travel with them to new places in search of a new territory, the small pack began to head towards the north. One evening they passed through an unfamiliar territory and were confronted by the packs border patrol. Among the patrol was a beautiful white female who captured Riley's attention, and she had found interest in him as well. Theboarder patrol escorted them safely from their territory, and both groups had began to move on with their lives. But Riley had different plans, for he wanted to see Spiritoasis again. Late into the night he sneaked back to see if she would be waiting for him, and she had. These late night trips were carried on for numerous months, and it began to get harder for Riley to reach her since his pack kept moving farther and farther away. One warm summer night, the two had met for one last time,and decided to elope and start their own pack together. He knew that his mother would be furious the moment she'd wake up, but he didn't care. All he wanted was to be with his new mate. Together they settled down at the base of the mountains and Spiritoasis gave birth around early winter to a lovely young female named Spiral. He was certain that nothing could possibly ruin his new life with his new perfect little family.

However, perfection doesn't always last, for Riley and his new family did not realize that Spiritoasis's pack had been tracking them ever since they left. It was against her pack law to leave, let alone mate with an outside male. Riley caught scent of their scouts and his blood turned ice cold in alarm. Their howls rang through the pine forest as it quickly became apparent that they weren't safe. Gathering up Spiral and Spiritoasis, they ran deep into the mountains until they were trapped against a drop to sudden death. The scouts pursued and zeroed in on Riley and his family, and just as Riley prepared himself for a massive fight, an avalanche triggered and swallowed up everything in sight and swept Riley away from his mate and pup. When he resurfaced, he desperately searched for his family. He called out to his mate in the silence, and frantically dug in the freshly powdered snow. While searching for signs of life, he had tripped over something hard, and tufts of white fur stuck out of the snow. He dug violently, heart racing in fear of what he might find. His heart shattered when Spiritoasis's lifeless face appeared, and he felt as if his whole world had died along with her. His beautiful mate had suffocated, and he had been too late to save her. His mind then wondered to his daughter, Spiral. He searched for hours but couldn't find any trace of her small body, and eventually he gave up and assumed she had suffocated as well. He returned to Spiritoasis's body to mourn, only to find that her body had been taken by the scouts that pursued them. Infuriated, he snapped his jaws and slammed his paw into the slow with burning fury. He couldn't even properly mourn. Something snapped in Riley that day, and he then vowed to never let himself succumb to his feelings. He knew he should have never left his family, and his consequence was death. Very similar to his mother, he became cold, aggressive, and dark. He then changed his name to Stallion, so that he could start over and work his way up to power so that one day he could redeem himself and avenge his loves death.

## Group History

Once Stallion descended from the mountains, he was tired and weak from his loss. While on the verge of losing himself completely, he was found by a kind elderly female named Dandelion. Dandelion took him in and nursed him back to health, and once he was able he vowed to find a new home and then one day return the kindness she had shown him by granting her a place of eternal rest to spend her golden days.

It didn't take long before he found Blutwald and chose to observe them for a few days, as to make certain that this was indeed the pack he would infiltrate and rise to power. Once he was sure of his decision, he confronted the Alpha of Blutwald known as Roman and completed the test all newcomers must take to be welcomed into Blutwald; defeat and kill an existing member. Over time, he well established himself in the pack as a powerful guard, highly thought of by Roman and feared by his enemies.

One day while out on a patrol, he came across a young and very beautiful female named Raven, and acting on impulse he gave her his old spying den to keep her close to Blutwald with intentions of meeting her in secret. In due time, he began to fall in love with her, as did she with him. Now he had even more reason to take over Blutwald; to create a safe haven for those who had showed him kindness, and to be able to keep his beloved Raven safe by his side and together they could start a family as Alphas of a powerful pack. He conjured a plan to gather followers from both inside and outside of the pack to support his leadership, so that when the time came to claim the throne he would be able to take it with ease. There were three wolves that stood in his way: Roman, his son Ivan, and an equally powerful and rival Guard named Hexa. Both Ivan and Hexa were devoted fully to Roman, and they would support him until the bitter end. Ivan in particular had his own eyes set on the throne, for Roman was growing old and soon he would have to pick a successor out of his many children, but there was a high probability that Stallion would be chosen above all, which angered Ivan.

It wasn't safe for Raven anymore, as some members of the pack were beginning to suspect Stallion's frequent visits outside of the borders. In attempts to save her, he sent her with a group of refugees who left to form Morrow pack so that she would be safe until he came to power, promising to return to her once he had secured his position. Not long after he had sent Raven away, it was suddenly revealed that Stallion's closest friend Winema held feelings for him, and he developed a change of heart. Stallion took her as his mate instead, sending word to Morrow that he would not return for Raven. A time of sickness came to the Domain referred to as the foaming mouth disease, which ravenously claimed hundreds of lives all over the land. In the end it was what caused Morrow to fall to ruin. While out on a patrol with the alpha, Roman was bitten by an infected wolf. The disease slowly took him and turned him ravenous, and Stallion was pushed to move his plan closer to motion.

Once Roman was all but completely mad, Stallion killed him instantly. Hexa had happened to pass by and witness it, and challenged him immediately. He defeated her by crushing her with his size, paralyzing her and leaving her to die a slow death. Infuriated that his mate and father were defeated, Ivan made his appearance and the two fought a great battle, but because Stallion had planned for this, his followers had appeared and forced Ivan into submission. Stallion had claimed leadership of Blutwald and banished Ivan and Hexa.

A time of peace and prosperity fell over Blutwald. Stallion welcomed his followers among his ranks and Winema gave birth to five pups, three females and two males. All was well in the western pack, but Ivan was not finished extracting his revenge, and he discovered where Stallion's pups were being hidden and managed to kill one of the males - Sparrow. Engulfed in unimaginable fury, Stallion ripped through the terrain with full intent to kill Ivan and Hexa's children as retaliation. But once he came upon their den, he found one little female tucked under a tree, frightened beyond compare. Seeing her eyes, he couldn't bring himself to kill her. Instead, he took her back to Winema and decided to raise her with the rest of his children as his own daughter - Polaris.

As time passed, Stallion slowly became corrupted with the power he held over Blutwald. He changed the pack culture multiple times to his benefit, and constantly fought with his mate and children. It didn't take long before he drove Blutwald into complete isolation, cutting off all outside ties and connections out of paranoia and mental instability. He believed it was the right thing to do at the time. From that moment on, things only got worse for Stallion and Blutwald. He began to neglect his duties, disappearing for long periods of time and then coming home to sleep. Once Winter came, Winema had been fed up with his behavior, and the two had one last final fight before Stallion thrust leadership of Blutwald upon her and left for Felidae's Peak, just as a terrible blizzard picked up. Winema tried frantically to locate him, but the blizzard was too strong.

So strong in fact, that even Stallion had miscalculated his path and made a grave mistake that would change his life forever.

He triggered a powerful avalanche that swallowed him in its wake, taking him down to the base of the mountain and leaving him buried in the snow and gravel to die. No one knew where he had gone, he had disappeared from the world. Months had passed since his disappearance, and Blutwald was falling apart. Sometime in early spring, Stallion had awoken at the bottom of the mountain, the snow had long melted away leaving him half buried in gravel. He thought that his mother Felidae had come to take him home after he left Winema at the top of the mountain, and he was reunited with his long lost daughter Spiral and the rest of his family. But it had all been a dream, and none of it had ever happened. It was nothing more than a result of being in a prolonged coma upon sudden impact to the head. He was extremely weak and on the verge of dying.

Nothing meant anything to him anymore, not even his own children. He disowned them in his mind, and hated everything to do with Blutwald. He had dragged himself to the old den he once gave Raven, who haunted his dreams as one of his biggest regrets, and fell asleep. During his slumber, an old ally named Hekate had discovered him and spent months nursing him back to health. He became mute and even more emotionless than before, taking on a very beast-like persona. But because Hekate had devoted herself to caring for him when no one else would, he felt a strong sense of loyalty to her. Whatever she wanted him to do, he would do it. After all, it kept him from wasting away into nothing. He left Blutwald behind for good, traveling with Hekate as her right hand wolf and her muscle force, killing whomever she told him to and displaying power and dominance to any and all that opposed them. Together they would reclaim their former glory and insinuate fear into all those who heard the mention of their names.

Over time, Hekate had developed quite the handful of followers for her cause, and together they formed Vektren- a pack of assassins and thieves who were at anyone's disposal to use against anyone they desired. Stallion took the task as an Enforcer, making it his duty to "keep the peace" within the pack by using his sheer power over others.

While patrolling the borders of Vektren, he met one of his nephews, a Fellfang wolf named Rutnik. He wasn't particularly interested in learning about his kin, or really anything about him, but decided, at the very least, not to attack Rutnik. He had more interesting things in mind...like the arrival of a familiar loner to Vektren's borders - Raven. He was silently overjoyed to see her.

As Vektren made a name for itself, outsiders came seeking their services. Stallion was at Hekate's side as a loner named Renier, along with his brother, Rhaegan (recognized as the son of Hexa and Ivan by Stallion) proposed a takeover of Vale. Stallion kept silent for the entirety of the meeting, letting Hekate do the talking. The entire time, he was fixated on Rhaegan, knowing that, when the chance came, he would kill him, just as he had killed his parents. The Vektreni came to an agreement with the loners and parted ways, knowing their plan would soon come to pass.

It was time to make good on Vektren's promise to Renier. Hekate led her wolves to the territory of Vale. Stallion waited until the moment was right, as the battle went on beyond, and he attacked Rhaegan. He taunted the younger male, viciously attacking him, wanting only to *kill*, to *end* Roman's line once and for all. Rhaegan fought back, and was nearly victorious, for Hekate stopped Stallion in his tracks. Seriously injured, he meekly followed Hekate away from Rhaegan, listening to his opponent jeering in victory all the way.

Once back in Vektren, Hekate demanded an explanation. She belittled him for trying to uphold his "honor" and avenge his so-called "fallen empire" when his current pack needed him. For the first time, the two were at odds, exchanging sharp words and threats, before Stallion quietly professed that he intended to marry Raven. Hekate switched her tone to silken words and congratulated him, offering to lead a ceremony.

And so, the two were married. Stallion, feeling a sense of power and peace he had not known in some time, was content. He would soon become a father to four more pups: Annabelle, Colt, Jay, and Pegasus. He was a good father to them in the early days, taking them on outings. He was determined to use his strength to protect his packmates, too, not just his children - when cougars attacked Lykos and Anders, and threatened the safety of Vektren, he went out with a patrol to chase off - or kill - the intruders.

He was part of a patrol with Sionn, Zenith, and Daithi, with Hekate and Andras as well. Andras warned Hekate not to get involved, as her life was too important to risk, and so, she placed Stallion in charge. The attack was successful, and the cougars were removed from Vektren.

For a few weeks, things were well again. Stallion was powerful, held in high esteem by his pack. What could go wrong?

A flood - that was the answer.

A massive earthquake rattled the Domain, causing intense flooding to sweep through Vektren's lands. Despite fighting to keep his head above the water, his body would be found when the floodwaters receded.

## Trivia

* Stallion despises rain and being wet, for it adds extra weight to his fur that he doesn't wish to carry.
* While Stallion is not the same wolf he used to be, he still clings to the memory of the past through Raven. He relies way too heavily on her to remain sane. Without her, he would be consumed by the darkness and turn into a mindless battle machine. He is extremely possessive of her because of this fact.
* He prefers to keep his interactions with other wolves by choice to a minimum. If provoked, he will attack to kill. The only wolves he feels loyalty to are his family and Hekate.
	+ Hekate has his full loyalty and devotion. Whatever she commands him to do he will do it without question. They're rarely ever apart, as he follows her everywhere she goes and is glued to her. He does not see her as his supreme commander, but as an equal vessel. It is rumored that she also shares the same opinion.
* The scar along his shoulder was the result of a rogue wolf encounter back when he was still a Guard of Blutwald. The scar along the underside of his left arm was given to him by Hexa during his usurp of Roman. The scar along his eye was given to him by Ivan during his usurp of Roman. The scars along his muzzle, torn left ear, and underneath his chin were given to him by Rhaegan during the siege of Vale.

## Quotes

* ”Your insults are testing my borders, *Hekate*. *Fallen empire.* We all know who’s really to blame for that. Have you even noticed the progression of our new recruits? Have you even noticed Sionn’s control or Daithi’s dominance? How do you think they got where they are, hm? What would Vektren be if I didn’t bring you Agatha or Skins. Or Raven. *Clearly*, you have failed to recognize that I am no longer a mindless soldier for you to *play* with. Choose your actions carefully, you do not want me against you.” (challenging Hekate, *Downfall*)

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