Nika

Keezheekoni (Adoptive Mother)

Novak (Brother)

## Application Sheet

Nika was a gray-and-white she-wolf, raised in Damasca alongside her brother Novak after they were rescued from their birth pack by Vargas, with Keezheekoni as their adoptive guardian. She would eventually leave the pack, seeking more freedom than was offered even in the horde. She was created and RP'd by Celtic-Barbarian.

## Personality

* ***Energetic, Wild, and Mischievous.*** Nika is quite like a firecracker, not explosive in anger but of energy and enthusiastic for things. Her energetic actions can often leave her in trouble, seemingly getting energy from the smallest of things and until she has explored whatever has gotten her all excited - that energy doesn't leave. Her wild tendencies after often disobeying orders, such as staying put, not going somewhere or exploring without knowing where she is going. Often leaving her in trouble when paired with her energetic personality. She is extremely inquisitive, wanting to know more than what she was taught by her birth pack. Unlike Novak, she loves to cause mischief, loving to see the reaction to actions- such as leaving dead bugs in beddings, or pranking her superiors- that is some fun after all.
* ***Affectionate.*** To those who deserve it, or have gained it, Nika like most pups has an extremely loving and gentle side. Novak is often the one who is met with her affectionate actions, grooming his fur he can't reach or nibbling his large ears out of affection. Her love for her brother is unmatched, and she would do anything to protect him. Even if he sees what their father did by marking her, as just tradition. His mind is just set that way after all, while her own eyes have been opened to the reality of the barbaric ways of the Gonggoji pack.
* ***Independent.*** Her independent streak also shows in these moments, when she just wants to explore and do things that her brother is too cautious of doing. While he tags along, and for the most part watches as she puts her neck in danger, she loves being able to chase bugs without being watched by someone such as a superior.
* ***Unapologetic.*** Nika tends to come off as unapologetic. This really only began to come to air after she was marked, and after joining Damasca. The freedom that the pack gave her, allowed her to give her the option to apologize. So when she places bugs in nests, or scares other wolves when just playing- at times, she doesn't want to apologize.

## Pre-Group History

While she knew that she was born 'special' to some wolves, it wasn't something that was met with ease by the more out-going of the two twins. Not liking how she was treated different or better than others. Her half siblings seemed to watch them with great displeasure, before some perished and soon the others followed leaving only herself and Novak. Her brother was often standing in her shadow, the two rarely without the other while exploring the camp.

The day of their marking had come up faster than they could have imagined, and everything she had heard of the Ceremony of Flesh was that it was a honor. That it was to mark how they had survived, and that it was a sign of strength. Having been nervous, Nika was still excited not truly understanding what it meant, only that it was something she would be proud of.

But that was shaken quickly, the moment her father's fangs made contact with her face, marking her with wounds that would heal only to scar. The Damascan wolves seemed to appear like magic, her birth pack seemed angered to see them - scared almost.  It had been her that had lead herself and Novak away from the scene, before the Damascan wolves picked them up and in her eyes; saved them from whatever faith her parents had in store. Their lies of the Ceremony of Flesh had shaken her trust in anything that could have said or had already said. However, she was saddened to see that her brother seemed to believe they had been kidnapped instead of saved.

Nika saw Damsca as a new start, and something she was clearly grateful for in her actions.

## Group History

Nika and Novak were to be cared for by a she-wolf named Keezheekoni. Nika thrived in her new home, delighted in eating bugs and spending time listening to her adoptive mother's stories, exploring the Damascan landscapes. She was always close to Novak, though her brother envied how much Nika enjoyed Damasca and their caretaker Keez.

She was an active young she-wolf, but adventurous too, and when she wanted the freedom to leave and explore the world, of course it was granted. She hated saying goodbye to her brother, but the need to explore was too great. She left Damasca, and the Domain. A short time thereafter, Novak left with the intention of joining her. Hopefully, the two are now exploring the wider world in one another's company.

## Trivia

* Shares everything with Novak, her worries, fears and hopes even if he doesn't see them himself.
* Has grown to hate everything about their birthpack, even if it makes her feel guilty.
* Loves everything about how freeing Damasca is.
* Loves the desert sands the most out of all the territory, the rocky passages between the mountains over all the shrubbery.
* Having been marked, the four scars on her face are extremely prominent. Unlike her brother, she wasn't saved from the traumatic ceremony of their birth pack. Her mental health was shaken by this, but the journey to Damasca has eased her somewhat, and her new pack is definitely mending that damaged health.
* Nika and Novak's birth pack, Gonggoji, was home to another Domain wolf - Remus - though these three never met, for he was long gone from the pack by the time the twins were born.

## Quotes

* "Let's get the grossest bug ever, those are the tastiest!" (to Keezheekoni, *Bug Hunting*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Celtic-Barbarian's deviantART Gallery