Volki

Volki, sometimes refered to as Igari, it a continent of which the top predators and main lifeform are wolves, and the main location for the events happening in the Claws of Light series.

Residents of Volki are called Volkians. The languages spoken are Volkark, the dominant one, and Wolk Latin.

It takes three days of straight walking without obstacles for wolves of any pack to cross the snowy part of Ice Pack, meaning that it would take around 18-19~ days for a wolf to walk across the deepest part of Ice Pack to the end of Valley River without breaks.

## Geography

Volki's shape is that of a tilted oval. It is supposed to be the face of a wolf, with Water Pack being the mouth and the highest peak being the eye. Volki is very large, as it fits small portions of two different tectonic plates. It is also assumed to be near the equator, as jungles only grow in warm climates, of which means the continent is under the equator or the map is from a different angle.

There is a large mountain range called 'Mountain Range Vulture', named after Turkey of Fire Pack (See Wolves (history section) or Turkey for more information). It is made by two tectonic plates crashing against eachother. It is where Sky Pack lives and it separates the western packs from the eastern packs. The mountains may also be the cause for the difference in weather and temperature between the two halves.

In the western half, it is very warm. Tall, green jungle trees are almost everywhere on the mainland, apart from the beaches of Water Pack. The flora and fauna here is very diverse and exotic, with toucans, jaguars, and bananas being common in Nature Pack, while fish, sharks and crabs being common in Water Pack. It is also difficult for wolves from other tribes to walk through the territories, as there are trees, insects and predators everywhere.

In the eastern half, it is rather empty and cold. Fire Pack is believed to live next to a volcano, but it is actually a desert. Wolves won't be able to see the border because of the guards protecting them, but most assume that the volcano's lava killed most of the plantlife, making a desert. Plus, it isn't very hot, it is actually cold. The only place where trees exist is in Ice Pack, as there are large patches of grass and trees scattered around. The main territory of Ice Pack is mostly snow, and it is too cold for trees to grow there, but it isn't as cold as the real world arctic circle or Antarctica.

In Water Pack, there are several islands scattered in the 'mouth' of Volki. The farthest island is called Oceron and it houses the Water Pack royal family, as well as the Water Pack tunnel. It would take around 7 days of straight swimming to get to the pit of the mouth, not to mention swimming being slower than walking and needing to walk across three whole islands.

## Flora and Fauna layout of Volki

The flora and fauna are similar to that of earth, and maybe even Pyrrhia. Because all animals here come from a much bigger continent than Volki, the prey animals are larger and the predator animals are smaller, due to either too many or too little resources (Foster's Rule)

Wolves make the dominant life form on Volki, yet bears are also the top predator, along with them. Humans do not exist on Volki, but they exist on the neighbouring continent.

There have been several skulls of reptiles with horns and spines jutting out of their head. Due to the size of the head, Volkian wolves assume that they are about as tall as the reptile's elbow., maybe even shorter.

## Trivia

* Volki was originally going to be named Igari, before being changed to Volki to make more sense
* Volki means 'Wolves' in russian.
* Fire Pack territory was going to be of an actual volcano, but for realism purposes, it was changed.