Fable

Story (Brother)

Lore and Nephrit (Half-Sisters)

Rutnik (Blood Brother)

## Application Sheet

Fable was the dark-furred Jarl of Fellfang. He was the brother to the Jarl, Story (NPC) and half-brother to Lore. After losing his memory and being cast from Fellfang, he was tended to in Chandor before he wandered as a loner alongside Polaris. The pair reestablished Fellfang, casting out Story and restoring the honorable traditions of the pack. He guided his pack through the Night of Fire and led them to their ancestral territory, where he was briefly plagued by the Curse of Arn and manipulated by a black fox. Once recovered, he was father to four pups: Asteria, Yael, Lincoln, and Saga. However, when Polaris fell ill, Fable left the Domain with his beloved to find a cure, and hasn't been seen since. He was created and RP'd by Ramala.

## Personality

**Before the Jarlship:** At first glance, Fable can seem quiet, even vacant. His eyes are wide and pup-like, soaking in everything he sees with a ravenous naivete. His interaction with other wolves can be awkward because of his soft-spoken, often disarming level of innocence for a wolf his age. **BUT** underneath this layer, he is deeply sensitive, deep-thinking with a profound power of empathy. What seems "simple" on the outside is in fact an elegant machine of intricate clockwork ticking in his skull, he is extremely intelligent, and very perceptive and observant. Very little can go past Fable unnoticed- his one weakness being reading "between the lines", or subtle implications or other communication that comes naturally to other wolves. Because of this, he tends to think the best of everyone and can be easily manipulated by those that understand this about him.

His extreme, seemingly incorruptible innocence is in part due to the fact that his dark side is locked away by dissociative amnesia and other related issues. He is aware of this about himself, and actively tries to avoid stimulants that will trigger his "dark side". The main stimulant being violence, another being betrayal (the reason for this explained in his history). If something is to trigger this element of Fable, one will discover a sudden, violent, sometimes cruel temper. It's not a different personality, just a sudden snap that Fable isn't entirely in control of. Normally, Fable is all fluff and no fight- but when experiencing this, he is an effective, lethal fighter (because of his upbringing), and he can be surprisingly cruel- which he later deeply regrets.

**Since the Jarlship:** When Fable became the Jarl of Fellfang, he faced a hard transition from being a quiet, sweet-tempered loner to being the leader of a pack who had to open up his small worldview to a whole new group of wolves. It was awkward at first, leadership was something he had never expected to experience in his life, and something he was not immediately thrilled to accept. However, over time, he flourished in his new way of life. He is extremely paternal about everyone within the Skuld, whether they've been there for days or years. He has become an excellent counselor and confidante for pack members, and demonstrates a wisdom beyond his years. He feels profoundly and deeply for his Skuldmates, and their pains and troubles become his.

Ever since he returned to Fellfang and began to recover bits of his memory, his condition (Arn's Curse) has been more under control. He still lives with the fear and insecurity that it will catch up to him someday.

## Pre-Group History

Fable was the second eldest son of the Alpha of his old pack - Ode. Because they resided in a densely populated, competitive area, this pack exercised a gruesome tradition of training all their pups from birth (particularly males), to be ruthless, highly trained killing machines. Like. Seriously horrible. In doing this, they would intentionally beat the scruples and empathy out of their pups, the goal being to basically eliminate any of the pup's original personality. Fable was always an extremely sensitive individual, so this upbringing caused his amnesia-issues to start fairly young. His brother Story discovered this, as well as Fable's dynamic temper. His brother orchestrated an assassination of their father for which Fable was present, but after the fact, it had all been blocked out so he couldn't remember what had happened. His brother blamed him for the death of the alpha, and Fable was unable to confirm or deny the accusation. He never found out whether he actually had killed his father, or his brother had. The pack cast him out, and his brother became alpha.

The tricky part? Fable didn't remember any of this. He just lives with the consequences, with the occasional ghost of a memory.

Fable remembers most of what happened after that event, his memory is actually quite good, except for the things it locks away.

## Group History

Fable appeared in Chandor, lost and confused, not knowing who he was or where he came from. He met with Sloan, who induced him to fight, but eventually they called a truce and earned respect for one another. He also saved a lone wolf named Vivien from drowning in the river just north of Chandor, and he convinced her to join the pack.

He also met a she-wolf named Saba, who was quite young, and despite a storm blowing in, he helped her to bring down her first large game. They became fast friends, but Saba unintentionally triggered Fable's 'Curse of Arn' - his violent personality - and she felt her confidence in him shaken dramatically. However, once Fable recovered himself, he explained the situation, and she invited him to spend the night in Kausen lands, feeling a bit more comfortable with him now.

After this excursion, Fable returned to Chandor, meeting Gabitrix for the first time and learning they had a lot in common - at least, they had shared dark pasts they didn't talk about. It was enough to bond over!

While patrolling with the alpha, Aethelynda, they encountered a group of bachelor males seeking refuge in Chandor. Fable realized that they'd killed the pups of their previous alpha, and likely intended to cause harm in Chandor. Fable was triggered again, and worked with Lyn to send the males away, and he admitted that he had a blood curse to her as well.

Fable's travels often took him outside of the borders, and he was fortunate enough to come across Wren, who'd been injured by an angry mother bear. They bonded while he healed her, and he considered her a good friend. He also met a wolf who claimed to know who he was - and that he had killed the alpha of his former pack, and there was possibly someone out there who wanted to kill him. Shaken, Fable decided to leave Chandor in order to protect them from whoever might be chasing him - and try to find clues to his past. Still, he didn't *want* to leave. He was now a loner.

As a loner, he met another wolf with a storied past of her own. Polaris was beautiful and strong, and helped Fable to fight off a band of brigands. They decided to help one another find what the other was seeking: Fable wanted to find his past, and Polaris wanted to find her father, Stallion.

After much searching, and a meeting with his flighty half-sister Lore, he learned the truth of his past, and that his brother Story was a tyrant who needed to be overthrown. Fable didn't want to do anything to harm another wolf, much less *kill* his *brother*, but Polaris was alongside him. They would save Fellfang from the tyrannical leader.

It was a fierce fight, but Story was dead, and Fable took his place as Jarl of Fellfang. He immediately intended to usher in a period of peace and rid Fellfang of its marauding nature. Though some Fellfangir fled the pack after Story was overthrown, some new and old members joined together to create the new Skuld. Alongside Fable and Polaris were Estella, Rhaegan, Nephrit, Grendel, Alvaro, and Clove.

Old Fellfang members would return, too. Rutnik, a childhood friend and blood brother to Fable, returned to live a proper Fellfang life. More wolves flooded to join Fellfang, and Fable welcomed them all. The wolves thrived in their territory (even though they'd, admittedly, displaced a loner living there named Quill, who decided to join the pack regardless).

## Trivia

* Fable was the **Summer 2018 Character of the Season!**

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Ramala's deviantART Gallery