Avalon

## Application Sheet

Avalon was an ivory-furred wolf with faint smoky markings on his shoulders, face, and tail, and gray-blue eyes. Avalon lived in Highvalley, under the reign of his uncle, Rodwen. He was believed to have left the Domain with the rest of Highvalley after Rodwen's death, but this was not confirmed. He was designed by Naviira, and created and RP'd by C3lestialWolf.

## Personality

* ***Confident, Enthusiastic, Sociable, Captivating, and Decisive.*** Once you get Avalon talking, it’s gonna be pretty hard to get him to stop. Even when in the presence of lowbloods, whom he isn’t particularly fond of talking to, he’ll effortlessly hold conversation. It’s rare that he makes a slip-up with talking unless he's flustered, often easily picking up on the nuances of most conversations. He’s also quick to make decisions based off of what has been given to him, making him quite resourceful and decisive.
* ***Competitive and Noncommittal.*** Avalon tends to also be very noncommittal, especially in his relationships that go past being friends. His own convictions and vices lead him to think that most relationships won’t last forever, and that getting attached to someone is a fruitless endeavor. Because of this, he’s completely fine with polyamory and having multiple mates. Despite being noncommittal, he still loathes seeing someone that he sees of lower rank or “status” getting something or someone that he could never have, often making him competitive in most situations. This gets pacified slightly when he’s doing something with someone of equal title or rank, but it’s still a trait that persists with most situations.
* ***Cocky, Insecure, Self Centered, Defiant, Impulsive, Insensitive, Blunt, and Abrasive.*** Avalon is unbelievably cocky; he is most certainly the product of being born into a fortunate position. If there’s something to be done, he’ll gladly go and do it himself, but not for the greater good of the group. It’s often just to prove to himself that he can do it alone. Although he struts like he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, his pride is easily injured; this is his insecure side. This fragile ego leads him to not be very resilient when it comes to personal arguments. He’ll definitely play it off as if he’s not insulted when he really is, but afterward he’ll need some time to rationalize and think about what just happened. He’s trying to work on how impulsive he is, but for now Avalon can be found doing things with only a quick thought thrown hastily into most situations.

## Pre-Group History

Deep in the mountains, a pale wolf was born to the two Highvallians. Such pure blood immediately gave him among the most fortunate of circumstances among with many of the other Highbloods. With his mother being a sibling of Rodwen himself and his father a lesser, but still, Highblood wolf, there was no questioning the purity of the wolf called Avalon. He was raised to know who he was to be, what his bloodline inherently gave him, and what he had to earn himself. His parents, particularly his father, lead him through his childhood with a structured life along side his peers and siblings. Because of this constant tutelage and guidance he grew quite close to his parents, seeing them as quite worthy of their statuses indeed. One day, he knew, just knew, that he’d become as great as them. Knowing nothing else, he followed quite closely in their footsteps.

However, when Avalon’s mother drew ill, it put quite the damper on his plans. Nobody had suspected her to fall ill, for why would she? For most of her life she had been a picture of health, only contracting minor colds on occasion. With the boy just growing into being a juvenile, these were very tumultuous times for he and his father. Not only did Avalon find himself trying to focus on what he wanted to do, but he also felt tied to his mother and her ailments as he visited her frequently. But, as per his parent’s wishes, Avalon continued with his own training, continuing to uphold a high value on his name and his family’s name.

Perhaps it was this structure from such an early age that lead to him being quite rebellious in nature, taking every moment to see what he could push his own limits following his mother’s sickness. Although he wanted nothing more than the uphold the standards set before him, he couldn’t help but experiment with anything and everything, what could he do, what could others do? Least to say his father didn’t quite approve of this sudden rebellious nature, but he found he could do very little to curb it besides constant reminders of what he was poised to accomplish one day.

As he trained and watched those above him, he found that he quite liked the appearance of the task of a Keeper… but seemed to lack the strength to fill out such a position. It was disheartening, to see those in that task so much stronger than him, but for Avalon that disheartening angle quickly dissolved into a desire and dedication to learning how to become something like them.

Today, Avalon is growing into quite the interesting wolf. Seeking out training from wolves other than his father, he continues to flirt with the idea of becoming a Keeper one day while still learning about the other tasks and his options. But, above all, he keeps himself held to a certain status, and to this day he upholds himself to those ideals with conviction.

## Group History

Avalon aggravated Edythe and hurried to make his exit before she unleashed her wrath. Just because he *could* be snarky and irritating didn't mean he was always so, and was quite a lovely companion as he and Yuaei walked to the Full Moon Social festivities together (the two had met previously, when he came to her for some healing advice - she recommended willow and honey!)

Highvalley then experienced a natural disaster: a massive flood, from the glaciers of the territory melting and releasing the lakes of water they contained. Avalon had been training in the Greenwood when the floodwaters reached him, and as fast as he tried to run, he couldn't escape the deluge. He heard other wolves cry out for help, but it was hard enough for him to keep his own head above the water.

The waters receded, and Avalon had managed to survive. As he began searching for packmates, he crossed paths with Yuaei, and then the pair found Aragon and Eros. The four wolves searched for wolves who had been lost in the flood - more specifically, they searched for Yuaei's noble steward, Calumina. Calumina was returned safely to Yuaei, fortunately!

After the flood, Avalon tried to get back into his regular duties, but he found himself thinking a lot about the event, and, more importantly, events of his past. When wolves around him got sick, he was filled with fear, remembering how he lost his mother to sickness. And wolves were developing colds from the flood and the dampness that surrounded them.

As Avalon fretted about sicknesses, the alpha Rodwen fell grievously ill. His son Vladimir served as Regent...until his father's death. It was then that Vladimir decided to take the pack out of its ancestral lands, to find better hunting grounds. It is unknown what happened to Avalon at this point, but it is believed that he followed his packmates to wherever they were going to establish a new home. He has never been seen again.

## Trivia

* As a Highvalley pureblood, he had *many* relatives. His first cousins were as follows: Klaus, Sveta, Ava, Vladimir, Nike, Lapis, Naava, Thorn, Gwendolyn, Quilo, Aspen, Alpine, Lycan, Amara, Rholdar, Vysariel, and Amalthea...and several NPCs who shall not be listed.
* Due to inbreeding and a weakened immune system, Avalon’s mother was particularly susceptible to infection and had been lucky to not intercept a nasty virus before this point. Avalon does share a bit of this, but isn’t quite as susceptible as his mother.

## Quotes

* "It's merely a coincidence. I've been lead to believe that my family is far from religious unless I've been lied to." (to Yuaei, *A Dab of Honey*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* C3lestialWolf's deviantART Gallery