Paxton

Delu (Brother)

Mosby, Bracket, Ivan, Davis, and Boone (Half-Brothers)

Miakoda (Half-Sister)

Mozart (Half-Sister)

Unnamed Half-Siblings (NPCs)

## Application Sheet

Paxton was a dull golden-furred male wolf with blue eyes. Once considered the most adept of Roman's sons in battle, this Blutwalder wanted his father to ease up on Blutwald's violent and aggressive lifestyle - being beaten nearly to death in the process. Later, he would become mates with Crash and have two children with her - Delsin and Ramona. He left her, feeling like he was no good for her and the kids, and moved to Vale. Eventually, he missed his mate terribly, and he left the Domain with Crash after finding her in Chandor, when Blutwald was effectively destroyed. He was created and RP'd by Anhurs.

## Personality

* ***Cold and Composed.*** At first glance, Paxton is a cold, composed warrior-type, with an expression and appearance not unlike that of his father Roman. To show emotions and connect with other wolves on a personal level was to open oneself up to weakness, Roman had taught him, and he couldn't be weak, for the weak did not survive Blutwald.
* ***Motivated and Loyal.*** Paxton was a hard worker, dedicated to his father and to the good of Blutwald. When these two focal points clashed, it usually resulted in Paxton having a great deal of difficulty reconciling the two. His entire life, he strove to be Roman's favored son - and for a while, he was. But when Roman's strict regime brought misery upon the wolves who lived there, and made the forests run red with blood, Paxton needed to reevaluate, ultimately challenging his father to a duel. Even after Roman injured him severely, he still felt loyal to his father and loathed Stallion for killing the old alpha in cold blood.
* ***Privately Gentle and Affectionate.*** When wolves like Crash were able to get under his cold exterior, they found a wolf who was gentle and affectionate, sweet and soft-spoken, and who offered sympathy and empathy when it was called for, and was tender to those he cared for.

## Pre-Group History

Paxton was the youngest pup in his litter, the earliest to wake and start training, and keenly aware of the fact that failure to keep up with the training regimen meant he could be *killed*. It didn't scare him though - it *motivated* him to do his best. The other pup in his litter was Delu, who was peaceful and kind - their mother saved both pups' lives by agreeing to abandon Delu, who'd be raised by a fox.

## Group History

Paxton's story in the Domain began with a standoff between himself and his father Roman. Paxton felt that Blutwald was being run into the ground, with the pack's rule (and behavior) being overly strict, and unnecessarily so. This outraged Roman, and Paxton's anger rose as well, until he was challenging his father to a straight-out battle - one that had been a long time coming.

Paxton was *thrashed* by Roman.

Roman inflicted several injuries on Paxton's face and body. The worst damage done to Paxton, however, was the breaking of a bone in his hind leg, snapped between Roman's jaws like prey-bones. Disabled, Paxton was dismissed by his father with a final warning - one more step out of line, and Roman wouldn't hesitate to kill his son.

Left alone and unconscious, Paxton was discovered by a packmate he didn't know very well - Crash. Crash cautiously approached him and offered to help take care of his wounds. She escorted him to a pool of water, where he could tend to his wounds himself, as she had to get back to her place before the scouts found her. She admitted to Paxton that she and some friends were going to escape and establish their own pack. Paxton was invited to join. He was vaguely impressed by the idea, and the courage it took to try escaping his father, but reminded her that he wouldn't be able to go with his useless, broken leg. However, he told Crash that he might join her later, when he healed.

He stumbled upon Hexa, who, much to his surprise, offered him some food. He asked why she helped him, and Hexa assured him that pack was pack, no matter their physical condition. Besides, if Roman wanted Paxton dead, he'd be dead. However, the two disagreed about their opinions on Roman, and on violence and the ways of Blutwald. Hexa embraced the violence wolves used to 'communicate' with one another, and Paxton thought violence was unnecessary.

Paxton was wary of Stallion, too, who spent a great deal of time observing the Blutwalders, particularly Roman's guards.

As his wounds healed, he tried to get back on Roman's good side, offering submission and apologies. Roman was disinterested, and more or less no longer considered Paxton his son. However, their relationship would reach a point Paxton called "decent", shortly before Roman contracted the foaming-mouth disease.

When Stallion killed Roman, Paxton wasn't sure what to think. He was torn between relief that his father was dead, and the strict regime had ended (and that the disease wouldn't progress further, and risk infecting the rest of the pack), but he resented Stallion for his cowardly actions, not giving Roman a chance to fight on an equal playing field. Unlike his brother, Ivan, Paxton was permitted to remain in Blutwald for the time being.

Shortly after his father's death, Paxton encountered a familiar face - Crash, returned from the pack she and her brother had created. He was delighted to see her, and found himself enjoying her affectionate attention, and the sympathy she extended to him in his grief. She told him that her brother Howl had contracted the foaming-mouth disease, too, and the pack had disbanded. Paxton suggested she join Blutwald again, now that Roman was gone and the regime was no longer so bloodthirsty and strict. Crash and Gypsee, as well as Caidan, decided to rejoin Blutwald under Stallion's rule.

He and Crash grew closer as time wore on, spending more and more time in the company of one another. The two eventually decided to become mates. It wasn't long before they were expecting pups together...but Paxton vanished, in the dead of winter. He hadn't even known Crash was pregnant.

Nobody knew what became of him. Reactions to his vanishing varied: Winema was disgusted, as he had left his mate and pups the same way her mate, Stallion, had. Crash was heartbroken, and missed him dearly, not knowing where he'd gone, or if he was even still alive. As soon as the pups were old enough to be left alone, Crash went out, searching for Paxton. She stumbled upon a loner named Niels, and asked him to keep his eyes open for Paxton, giving him a good description of what her mate looked like. Then, she continued on to Aryn, to ask for Bloom back.

Niels happened upon Paxton in his travels, finding the golden-furred wolf in Vale. Niels explained the situation to Paxton, and he immediately set out to find his mate.

It was nearly six months since he'd been in Blutwald - his pups, now older juveniles, were patrolling the borders when Paxton arrived. He asked to see the alpha, and the three wolves quickly pieced together that they were relatives. Paxton was breathless, seeing his pups, now nearly adults - and saw how much Ramona looked like Roman. Delsin actually spoke to his father, his voice finally heard by a wolf besides his sister and Crash. Ramona begrudgingly led him back to the den site, to Winema.

He resettled in the pack, and remained in the pack, learning about his children's lives and spending time with Crash, until the pack's disbandment. When that happened, he vanished again, but sought his family out once more. He reached Chandor, where he finally reunited with Crash. The two then set off together, to live the rest of their days side-by-side, never to leave again.

## Trivia

* The four scars on his face were given to him by his father, Roman, to remember him by - the same markings as the white alpha himself bore.
* He had an older half-sister by his mother, named Mozart. She helped to watch the pups when they were little.

## Quotes

* "He is very small, definitely not as strong as the others. But he has determination. If he is determined enough, he could be at the top with the others." (Roman about Paxton as a pup, *Training Isn't Over, Son*)
* "You can't run them this hard forever, Father. You'll run this place into the ground if you keep going like this. Come on, then. Fight me. You've pushed me to become the strongest of my siblings, perhaps that was a mistake now. I just might be stronger than you." (challenging Roman, *Father-Son Bonding with Roman and Paxton*)