Isabau

Seth, Everette, and Klaus (Brothers, NPCs)

## Application Sheet

Isabau was a gray-and-brown she-wolf with warm brown eyes (and usually a dour expression). Born outside the Domain, she spent a brief time in Fellfang before deciding that pack life wasn't for her, and she left. She has not been seen in the Domain since. She was created and RP'd by MatrixPotato.

## Personality

* ***Traumatized, Thick-Skinned and Guarded.*** Because she was the only girl growing up, Isabau naturally gained a thick skin. It takes a lot to get passed her rock hard outer shell, but once you do, you’ll be met with a traumatized and PTSD stricken core. Because of anguish during her childhood, Isabau is incredibly guarded and cautious with strangers. She does not trust easily and is a very, very hard wolf to befriend. Isabau wants friends, she yearns for companionship, but the events that happened when she was younger haunt her mind and she’s unable to overcome her fear of betrayal. She wants someone to love, but she doesn’t want to get hurt. Due to her fears, she’s incredibly headstrong and no matter how much you yell or scream at her, she won’t change her mind for anything. In fact, if you try to force a relationship or idea on to her, she will lash out and push you away, surrounding herself with a protective bubble of snarls and hostility.
* ***Headstrong and Intuitive.*** She has a quick wit and can think on her toes, letting her instincts guide her actions when in stressful or dangerous situations.
* ***Curious and Brave, but Hostile.*** Although she’s terribly cautious, Isabau is by far one of the bravest wolves you will ever meet. One of the better things from her past that shaped her personality, she will jump in and defend anyone she sees in trouble. One positive thing that Isabau has retained from her childhood is her blind curiosity. Sometimes she will throw caution to the wind and feed the hunger that is her curious nature, often sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong and causing great mishaps for herself and anyone who happens to be nearby.

## Pre-Group History

Born the only daughter to Merdoc and Othilia, Isabau formed a thick skin at an early age. Although their pack was small, Isabau and her three brothers lived a charmed life, being the first litter of the alphas. Their life was complete and everyone was happy- well, almost everyone. Caldwell, Othilia's older brother, was calm and collected on the surface, but underneath his facade was a raging fire that burned him to the core. After the death of his decrepit parents, he should have been the next in line to be alpha of the pack. However, after a catastrophic confrontation with a grizzly bear that caused several wolves from the pack to be slaughered, Caldwell lost sight in his left eye and gained a permanent limp in his front left leg. The pack deemed him unfit to lead and instead chose Othilia and her fresh-off-the-block mate as the new alphas. They humbly assumed the position and gave Caldwell the next highest place as an adviser. It was all fine and dandy until Merdoc began talking with his children about who would be the next alpha of the pack. They joked that it would be a long time before that happened; he was quite young himself and still had years of fight left in him.

This did not sit well with Caldwell and before long, he was planning to take back the pack that rightfully belonged to him. The burning desire slowly ate away at the good natured soul he once was until all that was left was a fragile cage containing a mighty beast, just waiting to break free and wreak havoc. Being closer to his sister, Caldwell tried his best to persuade her, to make her see that he could be an alpha if only he was given the chance. Othilia let her emotions and feelings for her brother get the better of her and she made the mistake of bringing it up to Merdoc. Her mate was skeptical and took the incentive to confront Caldwell about his pleadings with Othilia. The pack gathered round as the volume of their voices steadily rose until finally they were snarling at one another. Othilia pleaded with them to stop, but it was too late; Caldwell had already challenged Merdoc for his position and the only way it would be settled was with a duel.

Merdoc made short of the battle, taking the most advantage out of Caldwell's injuries and with swift tactics he was sure that he had won. However, just as he was about to give Caldwell mercy and let him remain in the pack, the envy-driven wolf struck out with the last bit of will power that he had at their smallest son, Seth. All it took was one cry from the pup to send Merdoc and several other pack members into a rage, jumping Caldwell and pulling him away. It wasn't until Othilia's frantic wailing grew so unbearably loud did they stop mauling him. She screamed for her dead son and she screamed for her maimed brother. Merdoc, ashamed for what he had just tried to do, banished Caldwell, who was miraculously still alive. With gaping wounds, mangled and broken limbs, Caldwell clawed his way out of the territory, never to be seen again. When they were sure it was safe, Merdoc finally let the grief take over him and he, Othilia, and their three remaining pups mourned the loss of not only Seth, but Caldwell as well.

They say that one of two things happen to a family when one of it's members dies: it either brings them closer, or rips them apart. Unfortunately, Isabau and her family were never the same after that day. She, Everette, and Klaus were traumatized from the event and that was only the tip of the iceberg when it came to Othilia. Not only was her precious child dead but her brother, whom she trusted, betrayed their pack and had probably died from his wounds already. Merdoc was stricken with guilt and spent many sleepless nights trying to escape the nightmares that replayed the maiming of his brother-in-law over and over again. Their family had crumbled. Merdoc still upheld his duty as an alpha, but he now ruled alone; his mate, Othilia, too distraught to do much more than wail and spiral deeper into madness, was no help to him. Isabau and her brothers were weaned early and eventually parted ways from their birth pack when they were old enough. Everette and Klaus chose to stay together and find a new home while Isabau ventured off alone with only the desire to detach herself from her traumatic childhood as much as possible.

## Group History

Isabau's time in the Domain would be brief, as she struggled to adapt to pack life. However, it was not for lack of trying. She approached the borders of Fellfang and was greeted by Nach. Thinking that the entire pack would be friendly like him, she cautiously agreed to join, though she made sure she'd be allowed to leave if she wanted.

She struggled to fit in to the pack, not sure if she believed their religious beliefs, struggling to form relationships with her packmates. She *did* manage to become a decent acquaintance of Atlas - the two united somewhat by the tragedy of their past, and the age at which they joined the pack.

Ultimately, however, Isabau decided to leave the pack, and the Domain, and hasn't been seen since.

## Trivia

* She will *never* respond to the nickname 'Issy' so don't try using it!

## Quotes

* "I'm sorry. I know those are only words and they don't mean much coming from someone you hardly know. But if it's any consolation, I understand what it's like." (speaking to Atlas about death and loss, *Bad Dreams*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* MatrixPotato's deviantART Gallery