Morkef

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Morkef is a large chocolate-brown male wolf with bright, watery blue eyes. He is the main character of the Packs series.

## Family

### Sister(s)

Yogna, Diojia (half sister, Wilderness Run)

## Fate

Alive

**Morkef O'Dirus** is a large young male wolf and the protagonist during nearly all of the Packs books and its scenes. He is the oldest of his two other siblings, Yogna and Wihnai. In Wilderness Run, after loosing his family, he finds his way to the packs to become their leader. In the Forest of Fire, Morkef fled from his pack after his insanity symptoms were too much to handle during the fire. His father Vivlin was driven out of his pack shortly after the story concluded; they are both current outpackers.

## Description

In Wilderness Run, Morkef is has a dark brown coat with blue eyes. He looks identical to his father. He also has a thick chest.

In the Forest of Fire and its scenes, Morkef is a shaggy, dark brown male pup with rheumy deep blue eyes, a very thick, bushy and abnormally long tail, large, spaced out tufted ears and fur around his neck that stands like a sun-shaped mane along with a black nose, sharp, white fangs, powerful, muscular hind legs, long limbs, and curled claws.

## History

### Wilderness Run

Morkef is born with his littermates Yogna and Wihnai to Uionshu in hiding.

Morkef plays a game of chase with his littermates. While turning a corner, he crashes into Wihnai and Yogna turns around and cuffs him on the head, laughing. Morkef then shoots out from underneath his brother and runs into the woods. He hears a rustle and calls out for his mother. A group of wolves in hiding growl at Morkef, and then, he runs. Teeth stab his side and a wolf throws him up in the air. When he lands, a wolf pulls him back from his mother in her den, but he frees himself, leaps into the den, and hides behind his mother. He watches an exchange between his mother and Cavidha before the *gionadh* bites Yogna's neck and the wolves leave.

A mangy wolf attacks Yogna and she runs into the safety of Uionshu's den, where Morkef and Wihnai are cowering behind her. When Uionshu races out, the three pups follow her, screaming at her to stop.

### Wilderness Run scenes

Morkef, Yogna, and Wihnai's births are explained several times throughout the scenes, so they will not be described each time the event occurs.

Morkef invites Wihnai to play a game with him, to which he denies because Morkef's games are always silly. Morkef complains to Wihnai that he's always series, and his brother hurls into him.

Morkef and his siblings exit their mother's den to go play outside. While Uionshu is not watching her pups, Cavidha and a group of wolves attack the threesome and Morkef escapes while his other two siblings are being kept hostage. He tells Uionshu what happened before Cavidha and his wolves enter the clearing. In scene five, he tells his mother that wolves are coming out of the sea for them. Uionshu covers his mouth until he calms down, and when she asks him where his siblings are, he yells out that he does. Uionshu hushes him and lets him lead the way. He finds Yogna and Wihnai and licks them across the face. Uionshu tells them they must leave, and Wihnai yips in uncertainity, causing Morkef to snarl at him.

Morkef tries to sneak up on his mother but is too noisy. Uionshu whips around and bares her teeth, startling him, and she asks him if he's going to react that way everytime he approaches an enemy. Morkef lunges at his mother, and Uionshu encourages him to be faster. He batters her, and she knocks him over, making him wail and cower. After yelling at him to get up, he barrels into his mother, bites her scruff, and shakes her. Uionshu praises him and offers to keep battle training. Suddenly, an earthquake strikes, and Uionshu loses sight of her son.

Morkef barrels out of his mother's den and somersaults in his eagerness, yelping in surprise. Yogna chases him and knocks him over as soon as he stands to shake his pelt. He goes over to Uionshu and his older brother and asks him if he wants to play. Wihnai doesn't answer, and Morkef hits him over the head and calls him worthless. His mother than nips him on the back of the neck, and he flees, shrieking.

Cavidha ambushes Uionshu and her pups. They scatter and watch the ensuing fight between the two adult wolves. Morkef is in awe at the vicious quarreling, but his two younger siblings shiver uncontrollably. When a moose herd charges into camp and kills Uionshu, Morkef wails for her. Then, a moose changes direction and steps on the young pup, causing his blood to spill and him to fade into unconsciousness. In a vision, he initially lacks vision, hearing, and touch, but it returns to him shortly, and he notices he is standing on a moor. Morkef asks if he's dead, and a voice tells him he's not, but he needs to beware the Storm of All Storms. A feeling of peace washes over him as the voice tells him to have faith where he doesn't understand. When he wakes up, he, Yogna, and Wihnai run way from the scene, and Morkef calls to his sister to pick up the pace.

#### The Forest of Fire

In the Forest of Agony, his story is being told for the majority of the story from his perspective. He is born to Uionshu, shortly after the book begans, between the Prologue and Chapter 1.

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Morkef is in his den, trying to fight off the voices in his head, but gives up, knowing that he won't be able to go back to sleep. He ventures out of camp, but is stopped by Torin, who inquires him on where he is going. Morkef replies that he needs to hunt to take his mind off of things, and Torin accompanies him. Eaden is awoken by the talking and warns the two males to be cautious of a storm. The two depart and track down a scrawny deer. Torin is uncertain about the size of the buck, but Morkef reassures him, secretly doubting himself. They catch the deer, and the storm hits at that moment. Morkef's voices begin to go wild, and when they see lightning flashing in the forest, the two run back. They are too late to warn the pack before the camp bursts into flames. Morkef is thrown into a trance, where he can't control his motions, and he feels claws scorching down his flanks and blood soaking into his pelt. Scared, he lashes out at the unseen enemy, and once the insanity subsides, Dagfinn lays at his paws with a wound cut into his neck. Horrified, Morkef rushes out of the camp and into the forest.

## Gallery

Morkef on the cover of "Into the woods"Morkef on the cover of "Tribes United"Morkef on the cover of "Wilderness Run"Morkef with Tattered Wing from TribesMorkef on the cover of "The Forest of Frost"Morkef on the cover of "The Forest of Agony"
## Trivia

* His name is completely made up by the author; pronounced, "More-kef."
	+ "Morkef" means "Blue Gaze."

* The history and description behind Morkef have gone through dramatic changes since 2014.
	+ On July 1, 2014, he was described as, "...a small young male wolf. He is the youngest of his two other siblings. He had escaped and became a *Pluianu* along with Viviolo (Vivlin) and other unnamed outcast wolves when his family dies. He is later forced to join a pack or else he would die. He joins the Forest Pack as a hunter for his long legs capable to jump really high and his swift speed. He is though the lowest ranking hunter but later moves up and soon becomes Alpha of the Forest Pack."

* It is revealed that his medical conditions include anxiety and schizoaffective disorder, a mental disease where he has both schizophrenia and mood disorders.

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## References and citations

1. ↑ *Wilderness Run*, page 1
2. ↑ *Wilderness Run*, page 4
3. ↑ *The Forest of Fire*, Allegiances, page 1