Bast

## Application Sheet

Bast was a warm-gray wolf with inky-dark markings and piercing blue eyes. He joined the pack of Damasca for a time, aspiring to become a Hawker, but he vanished from the Domain before taking on a task, never to be seen again. Bast was designed by Hyperesis, and created and RP'd by EachSun.

## Personality

* ***Quiet, Hardworking, and Stoic.*** Bast stands as a quiet, but strong figure. He can appear distant in against more outgoing wolves, but he is willing to engage others. He may not voice it his dedication to his pack, but shows it by properly managing his time to assist hunts, pack scouting or offer a shoulder to those who need it. He is the last one who shows panic in situations of heavy stress. He strives to be someone who can be relied on.
* ***Fatherly, Fair, and Keen-Eyed for Detail.*** One of his more noble traits is his innate sense to shelter the young ones. A fatherly individual to the core, he is mindful of his comments and actions around pups. Always aware of how they might idolize things they shouldn’t if he is too careless around them. He also has an eye for detail, among the unruly ones. Bast can look past their rudeness and temper, and see fairer traits that should be encouraged. This aspect from him comes from the gentle and stable presence of his grandmother during his youth, and Bast’s own determination and judge of character.
* ***Distant, but Respectful, to Superiors.*** Bast tries to be aware of the hierarchy around him. He is distant but obedient to those of superior rank, this is not out of fear or low self stem. but it’s his way to show respect and keep the dynamic within the pack healthy. He is aware that family or a strained relationship can make daily life difficult, but he thinks discomfort is something one should get over with if they wish to live peacefully. Surprisingly, Bast doesn't judge badly on those who, for whatever reason, decide to leave the pack. Some things are better left unexplained.
* ***Polite and Professional.*** His approach to those of superior rank are polite. He can feel uncomfortable if the approach isn't professional, there is an exception if Bast has a shared history with them, but without it Bast would prefer to keep things as he know. But he is truly casual with those whom he shares task, he is willing to loosen up around them and humor others or similar nature with his sarcastic comments.
* ***Curious and Capable.*** He doesn’t hold many rules to follow, but he is truly dedicated to them. His curiosity one of the reasons he looked beyond Damasca’s reputation. Bast is willing to embrace the raiders’ strength and the reputation he may get. Even if negative, he chooses to ignores the critiques and lays on his confidence on himself. He is capable of being independent if things were to turn bad, but Bast is content as long as he is able to serve.
* ***Has Good Timing.*** His ability to wait for the right moment to act is something he takes pride on, to rush something would only make things fail at some point. Yet he can lack the tact understand why others wouldn’t be as willing to wait as he is. Bast sees this on other wolves as a lack of discipline over their emotions.
* ***Private.*** Bast is aware of his emotions, but rarely shows them. There is little room for confusion regarding what he is feeling, but the “how” and “why” can can be misplaced. He can feel deeply but there is a unwillingness from him to be openly vulnerable, even around loved ones. It’s not that he wants to hurt them by not being able to trust them, but he feels he shouldn’t bother others with his conflicts.
	+ Needless to say, he is able to be cold. This comes out of arrogance, he looks down on others who don’t give their everything, or lament their lack of success. To Bast this comes as self pity, not worth of his time.

## Pre-Group History

Bast’s earliest memory was of him waking up next to his father. The pup knew he had been around his mother and brothers when he fell asleep but where not around. His father explained to him with words that he cannot recall anymore that she went away with his littermates.

He grew up under his father’s watch. The older wolf was stern, but didn’t turned Bast away. He seemed to keep the pup closer and the words he used around other pack members carried a different tone. While their pack seemed to keep their distance from the duo. They weren't cruel, but as a pup he didn’t feel welcome. And if affected both. To mend this, His father took time to train him into a proper packmate and prepare him for his role as a hunter. Bast gave everything to make him proud.

There had been also his grandmother, an elderly black wolf named Crow. She provided the maternal support that Bast needed while he was a pup. The theme of Bast’s own mother rarely came up, even if he wanted to know, the rest preferred to keep him in dark about it. Crow understood his struggles even if she couldn’t answer his questions. With time he came to understand it and didn’t resented her. The time Bast would spend with her was something he valued, even if it became scarce as time went on.

Their status within the pack improved. Bast couldn’t feel more grateful for it. They no longer felt like outsiders. Yet there was something that wasn’t making sense. His father took chances to avoid him. Their relationship wasn’t perfect, but more often than never, his stare would show something that made Bast’s stomach drop. That happened through his infancy and would be told to forget any question about father.

His father was a cunning wolf. With no qualms on doing the incorrect to get what he wished. And did shared with his son his tricks and techniques. Bast admired him for his vision, and resented him for his disdain. He now felt secluded from the others, and was fed up with not being told the truth. With this in mind, he went to his grandmother for answers, after the insistence she admitted that it had to do with Bast’s own mother. He confronted his father about his past and under the tension, admitted that he set her up, and killed her pups. While taking Bast in to raise and save his own skin after mating with someone he shouldn’t.

They fought viciously, years of pent up anger took Bast’s mind by surprise. His ear has a small slash from the experience, and doesn’t remember what happened after it ended. Bast left the territory and after months of traveling he ventured into the Domain. He manage to find information of his mother with her name alone, about the pack that she had resided in and its eventual demise. With nothing to connect to, he decided it was time to find a home.

## Group History

Bast was only in Damasca for a brief time. He explored the territory with interest and curiosity, but eventually departed the pack without warning.

## External Links

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