Ioane

Atka, Juno, and Ivanna (Siblings, NPCs)

## Application Sheet

Ioane was a pale grayish-cream male wolf with pale brown eyes. He entered the pack Chandor with his best friend, Kelly, where his story is just beginning. Ioane was created and RP'd by iam-57311.

## Personality

* ***Curious***. This may be hard to see in him at first, by Ioane is genuinely curious about the world, the people around him, and all the little details. Ever since childhood, he’s always kept one ear open and will bud into conversations if he hears something interesting. This has no ill will, simply wondering about what he does not know.
* ***Extroverted and Charming.*** The young male likes to put himself out there and into the world, finding his way into conversing with all of his packmates. He knows how to appeal to many, even those who may not like his impression at first. Ioane is respectful and polite to those who need the formality, using his words and even more. If formalities aren’t necessary, he expresses himself as someone true and entertaining to be around.
* ***Cooperative and a Perfectionist.*** Ioane has no problems keeping quiet and complying with the rules. They are there for a reason, right? Whatever he’s told to do, he does it, no matter how difficult it may be. However, whatever he does has to be perfect. He can’t accept failure and will never see the inability to complete a task as his fault. Anything or anyone who threatens him from being perfect is, in turn, the problem, and Ioane has no problem letting them know under a hushed whisper.
* ***Prideful***. Having believed for a long time that he was the perfect example of a young male, Ioane still manages to take pride in himself and his appearance. Often he believes that he is capable of many things others are not and that he shouldn’t be the only one proud of himself and his abilities.
* ***Selectively Loyal.*** He knows better than to trust everyone. Unfortunately, his idea of loyalty is often tied to those who will support every aspect of him, good and bad. He offers the utmost respect to a partner, alpha, or trusted friend, protecting and supporting them if the need arises. To everyone else? Good luck trying to reach him.
* ***Deceiving and Diffident.*** It’s not hard to believe that with his do-or-die mentality around being perfect, he is not an honest individual. A new pack is a new start for him, a chance to prove himself and distance himself from his familial ties. This isn’t with the intention of causing harm – that’s the opposite of what he wants. But he does feel the need to hide any imperfect and evil part of himself away, becoming a mask of emotions and rarely expressing anything not positive or passive – even if the ones he hides from deserve to know.

## Pre-Group History

Ioane was the firstborn in a litter with three other pups. In his childhood, he was the example of a perfect son, so he was encouraged to often boss his siblings around and tell them what to do. Early on he knew he wanted to be just like his father, who was a big and strong hunter; taking to training under him as soon as possible. Upon adolescence, his chosen mentor was one of his father's friends. He soon learned this decision was made so his father could train the weakest pup in the litter, Atka.

He loved training, but his brother was miserable with it all. Halfway into their lessons, he became more grumpy and deflected, often lashing out at their father. Io couldn't understand why, deciding to ignore this habit...until he couldn't ignore it, that is. One day, his dad and brother got into a fight, which left them both scarred. But of course, the younger one caught the brunt of the injuries.

Why the fight got so severe was not left a mystery for long. Rumors spread that the weak pup heard of his father's poor track of previous relationships and possible pup litters, saying even theirs was illegitimate. Ioane had no idea why any of these rumors were spread. Surely his dad couldn't be that awful, right? He refused to believe it, approaching his brother and begging to know why he'd ever drag their family name in the dirt like that.

His brother simply explained there should be no reason to believe otherwise. He was reported as having left the pack the next morning.

From there, everything went downhill. Ioane continued training until he was a yearling, joining the hunters but feeling its loss of spirit. His father stopped working with others until he eventually left the pack and their family - just as the rumours told. His siblings became preoccupied with caring for their sick and aging mother - another thing he failed to notice early on. When she inevitably passed away, Ioane felt empty. Where did it all go wrong?

He didn't want to leave as well... but living in that pack filled him with dread. He couldn't live like this. It took the convincing of his kind sister Juno to eventually push him in the direction that would be best. And that was leaving.

He ventured for a while, with no end goal or destination in sight. It felt freeing, but lonely just as much. That, at least, was until he found a band of loners. They were hesitant with him at first, but eventually accepted them into their little group.

One of the wolves wanted nothing to do with him from the very beginning. Kelly, their name was... a rather rude wolf. Ioane would ignore his bruised ego in favour of helping this band out with hunting and getting himself settled within it, which he found he rather enjoyed.

As time passed, he'd learn that Kelly had been rude to him because of his poor timing in joining the group - apparently, he joined so close to three others leaving, and it was hard for them. Io understood too well... but he felt more than sympathy for the critter. When they apologized to him, suddenly he knew, he's never met a wolf more real. The two of them began spending more time together, talking a lot about nothing and everything. It was safe to say, even with their rocky start, they soon became one of the closest pairs in the band.

At some point during their travels, the rest of the group expressed interest in settling in one area for a while. On one hand, he didn't want to divert from them, but he wanted to travel just that little longer... Apparently, Kelly also did not wish to settle, still hoping to find their mother out there in the world. The idea of going together didn't seem so bad... He talked to them about it, and soon enough, the two continued their travels, just without the rest of the band.

With that decided, the two went on their way, travelling as far and as much as they wanted. If they thought they were growing close before, it only increased, now feeling a bond neither could describe in perfect words. In the end, they decided the best thing to call their bond was a partnership. The best of friends.

So easily would they have travelled as long as they wished - though one day, they found themselves more tired than usual, taking a rest near what was apparently a pack's land. Soon would they learn this pack went by the name of Chandor. They became comfortable in this land, and, after speaking to each other about it, decided to ask to join.

## Trivia

* In an attempt to be likable, he tends to mirror whoever he looks up to the most at the moment.
* His perfectionism is in part due to wanting to hide his flaws, in other part forcing himself to be better than his father - aka Daddy Issues™
* Because of living in a pack now, he will neglect to hunt for himself unless necessary. He will likely never become a pack hunter/Lynx Totem.
* Ioane will struggle with relationships, regardless if platonic or romantic.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* iam-57311's deviantART Gallery