Malika

Buchanan (Brother)

## Application Sheet

Malika was a black-and-brown she-wolf with lighter markings. She was a Beta Guardian of Havir, who served under Saurugol's reign. The pair, who were close friends, ultimately had a pair of pups together, wanting to strengthen the pack - the pups were named Arthur and Zevahni, though the latter died as a pup. Malika later fell in love with, and became mates with, Quidel, another Guardian she had once been betrothed to. They had two pups together, also: Morgana and Denahi. Malika died tragically in the meteoric destruction of Havir alongside her Ade. She was created and RP'd by Anhurs.

## Personality

* ***Calm.*** Malika is the queen of calm. Nothing gets her riled, no matter what, and some of the younger members of the pack frequently attempt to dismantle her mask of the calm, collected guard. She is not quick to become angry and is willing to listen to either side of an argument in almost any circumstances... except when it comes to the gods. She defends her beliefs to the teeth and takes no skepticism lightly.
* ***Serious and Stoic.*** Icy cold, stoic, and with a stone-faced exterior, it's hard to get her to talk to you on a personal level. She takes her duties very seriously, and though she is friendly and kind towards the pack, her hard and cold nature generally put other wolves off from her. She doesn't have much time to dawdle in lower level affairs, to be frank, and as such is hard to get to know. She's good at what she does, there isn't much else anyone can tell you about her. Not personally.
* ***Level-Headed but Just.*** She very rarely gets angry or snaps at anyone, typically able to keep calm and cool under pressure. During a crisis, she's usually one of the few keeping a level head and barking orders. One of her greatest ticks, however, is disloyalty and dishonesty. She takes other matters in stride, usually not reacting much to them, but she feels no guilt from punishing those who deserve it. However, if you betray your pack, lie to her, or dishonor the gods in any way, you might get to see her collected exterior vanish... Though you may not live to tell about it.
* ***Self-Assured.*** As she is a female, she sometimes finds herself with males who think they would make a better guard or find themselves higher than her, simply because of their sex. Sexism is not something she takes lightly, and she has no issues with putting any trash-talking male in his place. With this, she also doesn't take kindly to any wolf that puts another below them for petty reasons such as that.
* ***Isolated and Depressed, but Protective.*** After the death of her mate, Quidel, and the birth of her second litter, Malika has become very cold and closed off from the rest of the pack, including Saurugol and her son, Arthur. Being crippled, she has difficulty getting around now and can no longer do her duties as a Guardian, which, accompanied by the loss of Quidel, has caused her to become shut off and very depressed. She is aggressively over protective over her two newborn children, particularly her daughter, Morgana. She birthed them away from the main den site and refuses to allow anyone to see them so far, growling and baring her teeth at anyone who dares try and sneak a look at the newborns.

## Pre-Group History

Malika was born and bred in Havir, and has lived in the pack her entire life, raised to believe whole-heartedly in the gods and what they do for the pack. She was taught from an early age to never anger them, as it would mean the whole pack would be punished. Her parents were a bit old-fashioned and expected their daughter to grow up and do her duty, at least in their beliefs, to become a healer or a nurse and eventually have puppies of her own when she was old enough. They even went as far as to find a possible future mate for her in one of the other litters that had been born that season, a promising young male named Quidel, and she was constantly being pushed to get along with him and hopefully, if the gods allowed it, become his mate.

Malika, however, had other ideas. She was generally indifferent towards her 'would-be-mate' but he definitely didn't rise to her expectations, and she wasn't in love with him. With constant bickering and tension between the two due to both of their parents' pushing, the two didn't have a great relationship and soon enough, the engagement was mutually broken off. She is not particularly fond of him, but doesn't go out of her way to avoid him if they so happen to run into each other.

Instead of becoming a nurse or a healer, she was set on becoming a guardian, which was one of the most well-respected tasks, in her opinion. She trained hard, despite her parents constant badgering that it wasn't very *lady-like* and she should focus herself on becoming a mother, or at least a nurse. She continued to defy them, however, believing firmly that the gods had planned this for her. After all, she excelled in her training and came out on top as one of the most promising future guards of her generation. Her parents eventually stopped voicing their displeasure at her decision, but still continue(d) to pester her about a mate or becoming a mother, both of which she is not keen on.

## Group History

Malika was one of Saurugol's most respected Guardians. He often invited her to patrol with him, and he considered her something of a confidante. At one point, the pair got attacked by a bear, knocking Malika into the Great River. Fortunately, Saurugol was able to save her before the rapidly-flowing river dragged her out to sea. He assured her of her worth as a Guardian, that this event didn't make him view her any less.

Saurugol had immense concerns about the future of Havir, and he addressed this concern with Malika. He proposed bringing fresh blood into the pack, and wanted Malika, if she was willing, to bear his pups, to create formidable heirs and ensure a prosperous future for Havir. Malika was shocked, but she agreed. Before long, she was carrying precious cargo, and this cargo would shortly be born.

She had only two pups: Arthur and Zevahni. However, Malika and Saurugol couldn't have been happier for the new arrivals. Their joy wouldn't last more than a few moons, though, because Zevahni fell deathly ill. Despite Malika and Saurugol's prayers, and the best efforts of healers like Aphrodi, Zevahni passed away.

Malika grieved, hard, as any mother would grieve the death of their child, especially at such a young age. She isolated herself in her pain, not wanting to spend time with Saurugol, or anyone. And Quidel, her once-friend, had been avoiding her, so she was surprised when she was asked by him to go patrolling. Quidel admitted that he had feelings for Malika. Mal was stunned, thinking he'd hated her by the way he'd ignored her, but they realized each had been developing feelings on the other. They took things slowly, though. Each had pain to work through - Quidel's dead mate, and Malika's dead daughter were sources of raw grief.

Malika would become emotionally distant from her remaining child, Arthur, and the communally-raised orphan Neo, who she also considered one of her own. However, she tutored her son in the survival skills he would need to survive in the harsh Havirian territory. Arthur would grow up into a strong, successful Hunt Master, and Malika spent more time growing close with Quidel. She eventually admitted to Saurugol that the two of them might be becoming more than close friends...they might love each other.

Time passed. Some of Havir's females, Siobhan and Taiyo, vanished under mysterious circumstances, and Malika would be the next victim. Three loner brothers - Ha'an, Zane, and Tadashi - were kidnapping females for Ha'an's "pack". Malika put up a fight, wounding Ha'an, but ultimately she fell under the Brothers' paws and was dragged to her new prison. Arthur and Saurugol searched for her desperately, but lost her trail.

Saurugol had enough, and his packmates formulated a plan to get the females back. Shandris offered herself as bait, and was captured, and one of the Brothers, Tadashi, offered to tell the Havirian who'd been with Shandris - Sage - where the females were being kept. As a result, Saurugol led a patrol of wolves (Faust, Cyrus, Nadina, Quidel, and Arthur) to rescue Malika and the other females. The mission was a success, and Mal was rescued.

Malika was *so relieved* to be reunited with her son, her Ade, and Quidel. The two of them went to Saurugol and requested permission to become mates, unwilling to dance around their feelings any longer. Saurugol agreed to it, and they traveled to get Ademalik's blessing. It was so blissful, and Malika felt so much joy. Before long, the two were expecting puppies.

Malika and Quidel were on a walk, enjoying one another's company and the prospect of their coming litter, when they were ambushed by a bear. Malika was badly injured, virtually crippled, and Quidel, unwilling to lose another mate when he could *do* something about it, sacrificed himself to kill the bear.

Malika would be taken back to Havir to recover, and bear her pups Denali and Morgana - but something in her had been irreparably broken. She was extremely protective of her children, and didn't want to engage with other wolves - even Saurugol and Arthur. She was extremely depressed, because she'd never be able to do her Guardian duties again, and her mate was dead. She cared deeply for her children.

Eventually, when her children were young juveniles, Saurugol managed to encourage her to take walks with him outside of the den. She grew a bit stronger, and went on more of these walks with Saurugol.

It was on one of these walks when she and Saurugol witnessed the gods coming to the earth.

A massive, fiery meteor lit the sky, and struck the ground almost exactly where Malika and Saurugol were walking. The two wolves ascended to the heavens as their territory was destroyed around them. The two Havirians were reunited with their beloved daughter, Zevahni, in the afterlife.

## Trivia

* The scars on her face are from the bear attack that resulted in the death of her mate Quidel.

## Quotes

* "You have plenty of capable Guardians. I could easily be replaced, even by Quidel. But don't tell him I said that, I would never hear the end of it." (to Saurugol after she was attacked by a bear, *Adetunji's Wrath*)
* "You'll be alright...the gods will take good care of you, as they do all of us. Your father and I love you very much, Zevahni." (Malika's last words to her dying daughter, *See You Soon*)

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