Tocho

Una (Sister, NPC)

Pavati and Ahote (Half-Siblings, NPCs)

## Application Sheet

Tocho was a red-and-cream-furred male wolf with silver-gray eyes. He was a loner throughout his time in the Domain, and his entrance was as mysterious as his exit. He was created and RP'd by SacaraWolf5498.

## Personality

* ***Daring*.** Tocho is incredibly brave, there is not too much that he is unwilling to try. He loves a challenge, whether it be athletic or wits, and will often just try something just to prove to himself that he can. He's not afraid to take anybody on, but at the same time he can also become a little careless, not caring or thinking about the results of his actions before he does them.
* ***Clever and Witty.*** Tocho catches onto things very quickly, and because of that, he's also very good at what you call "bull-shitting". He can come up with some good information on the fly, and is very quick to make connections.
* ***Contradicting and Questioning.*** If Tocho disagrees with you, you better be prepared. He likes to defend his ideas and opinions, and will debate anybody who disagrees. But this extends into other areas as well. Tocho is naturally pretty curious, and will constantly ask questions to learn more if he's interested. On the other side of the coin, sometimes he likes to contradict other wolves just to get a reaction out of them, so he will debate for his own personal enjoyment.
* ***Tolerant and Casual, but Aggressive when Provoked.*** It takes a lot to get Tocho genuinely mad. Even if a wolf constantly is annoying him, he doesn't really react. He doesn't care all that much about what others are doing, as long as it doesn't interfere with what he's doing. Normally, he's pretty understanding too, he's quick to forgiveness if it was a genuine accident. However, when somebody blatantly crosses the line, Tocho becomes aggressive and rather dangerous, especially if it's a threat towards him or someone he cares about. It takes *a lot* to get him to that point, but once he's there, there's no turning back.
* ***Humorous and Good-Natured.*** At the end of the day, all Tocho really wants is for others to be happy. He tried so hard to make his siblings happy growing up, and in his guilt, he manages to find happiness in giving it to others because he cannot seem to give it to himself. He likes to make sarcastic jokes and pull reactions out of others to make them laugh, try and distract them from what's bringing them down. Unfortunately, he screws this up a lot through his lack of tact and constant contradictions, but he never really wishes any ill-will onto others. He cares a lot about the success of others and will work and support them all that he can. He tries, he really does. It just doesn't always work out that way.
* ***Absent-minded.*** When he's distracted, Tocho can easily get lost in his thoughts. It normally isn't a huge problem, but just enough to the point where it can become an annoyance to others.
* ***Private and Vague.*** Due to his history, Tocho absolutely refuses to bring up his past. He's trying his best to put it behind him, and at the same time he's trying not to get hurt again...or hurt someone else again. Because of this, he tries to keep information about himself at arm's distance, and speaks in very broad terms whenever he's talking about what he's doing, where he's going or where he came from. He cares a lot about other's stories, but he doesn't want them inquiring too much on his own...or failures for that matter.
* ***Sarcastic and Abrasive.*** Remember when I said Tocho likes to contradict other wolves just to get a reaction out of them? Yeah, that applies here as well. Tocho likes to push the line as far as he can go, and he does it all in good fun, trying to make things more casual. It often goes the opposite direction...
* ***Blunt and Tactless.*** With Tocho's constant pushing of the line, he often doesn't realize when he's crossed it. It attempts to get reactions, or simply just be terse, Tocho will be say things that are blatantly offensive but not realize that he's said them. He doesn't intend to be rude, it just...happens...
* ***Stubborn*.** Once he gets an idea in his head, it's very *very* hard to change his mind.
* ***Solemn and Anxious (when alone).*** When Tocho gets caught up in his thoughts, he can become very depressed as well as anxious. Interacting with others helps him forget about the stress and blame he puts on himself, but living as a loner hasn't been very helpful in that regard.
* ***Regretful*.** Tocho still carries the death of his parents and the capture of his pack with him. He realized it was his recklessness that threw them into that situation, and he blames himself for all of it. After that, whenever things go wrong he continues to find himself at fault, even if he wasn't involved. It's something that continues to haunt him in his nightmares, and is a prominent force of his anxiety.

## Pre-Group History

Tocho's story begins long before he was born with his parents, Nascha and Yiska. They were the Alphas of a pack called Zaltana, a peaceful pack living in the valley of a more dry, almost desert-like climate. The pack was unique in how they lived in the cliff dwellings and high up on top of plateaus, which protected them from any unwanted visitors. They were a pack rich in culture and history, with knowledge passed down from elders to pups. The pack members were excellent hunters, but were never strong fighters. For a long time, it wasn't a problem. The pack thrived under the leadership of Yiska, who had inherited the position from a long line of his ancestors. Warm, welcoming, as well as incredibly passionate and devoted, Yiska's love for his pack was only bested by his love for his mate, Nascha. To him, she was his complete equal in every regard, and the pack showed her the same respect as they did Yiska. Yiska always thought the better of everyone, and it was this unforchunate naiveté that would also be his greatest weakness.

South of Zaltana's territory lay their sister pack, Algoma. The two packs held a strong partnership for years, with Yiska and Otaktay, son of Algoma's alpha and heir, growing up together. However, in the previous years, while Zaltana thrived Algoma began to suffer. Their leadership was not as strong with Otaktay's father; overhunting led to a serious drop in prey numbers, sickness became common, and there was a large lack of growth. Otaktay began to resent Zaltana's success, and was especially bitter towards Yiska for taking Nascha as his mate, who he was hoping to propose to. Eventually, his anger and his hate grew so large that he rallied the strong of his pack together and turned them into a pack of invaders, sneaking into other territories and overtaking packs for their resources. Most of their work remained secret, or at least to Zaltana, who still viewed Algoma as a friend. Otaktay grew ruthless, and with the death of his father and his succession of Algoma, he decided it was time to take Zaltana as his ultimate achievement.

Now strong and extremely dangerous, Otaktay led Algoma to raid their sister pack in the middle of the night. Due to their connections, they knew all the possible ways up into their main center. When Zaltana tried to fight back, they were greatly outnumbered and outsized. They had no knowledge of how to fight, and were quickly overtaken by Algoma. Despite the surprize, Yiska and a handful of pack members managed to escape, but a majority were now held under servitude, including Nascha, who Otaktay took as his personal prize. It was about a month after the overtaking that Nascha realized she was pregnant, and she was absolutely terrified. She had no idea whether the pups would be Yiska's...or Otaktay's. If they were Yiska's, Otaktay would have them killed, but she refused to sabotage their lives due to her lack of knowledge. So Nascha secretly reached out to a mountain lion who owed Yiska a life debt, saying that her debt would be payed if she made it look like she killed the pups and took them to Yiska. The mountain lion agreed, and the day Tocho and his siblings were born, she crashed into the den, grabbed the four pups, and fled. The mountain lion found Yiska, forced far away from his ancestrial homeland and leading the remaining escapees in the Resistance, training and working to one day take back their home. Yiska agreed immediately to raise the pups, saying that any of Nascha's pups he would always consider his own.

From here, Tocho had a good childhood. Yiska was very involved in all four of his children's lives, and although he never told them about their unknown parantage, he was sure to tell the children about their mother, the fall of Zaltana, and the evil of Otaktay. He was as good a decent father, but Algoma's betrayl made him much more cautious. He didn't trust nearly as much, and was harsh on the children whenever they tried to do anything without his knowledge or tried to contradict him. Tocho saw this as a challange. Being the oldest, he felt very responsible for the care of his siblings. With Yiska's tight watch, he found that keeping his siblings entertained and uplifed after Yiska's more harsh words was incredibly important, whether it was trying to make them laugh or going off on some grand adventure. Tocho often didn't think before he acted, and that constantly put him under hot water with his father. He would often find himself in very heated debates with Yiska on pretty much every subject, and that put the two in a strained relationship. He didn't realize how much his behavior reminded Yiska of Otaktay, and while the pups grew older it was not becoming any clearer who their parantage was, and that made Yiska much more nervous than what he wanted to admit. Instead of connecting with his father, Tocho found a strong bond in his grandfather, Sani. While Yiska had his doubts, Sani saw much of his younger self in his grandson, and found himself more involved in Tocho's upbringing. The two would spend entire days together roaming the Resistance territory, with Sani passing on much of his knowledge as well as the culture of Zaltana to Tocho through stories. One of their favorite things to do together was to go to the highest peak they could find, then spend the night studying the stars while telling each other stories.

However, the story behind the pup's conception would not remain a secret forever. Tocho found himself in another fight with his father, over what he can't remember anymore, but it got so bad that challanges and insults were being thrown like leaves into the wind. In the heat of the moment, Yiska accidently let it slip the mystery behind Tocho and his siblings parantage. The reveal shattered Tocho, and before Yiska even realized his mistake, Tocho ran to find his grandfather. After demanding that Sani confirm Yiska's confession and completely unable to pacify him, Tocho made an impulsive decision to go back to Zaltana. He knew where it was based on Sani's stories, and ran for days fueled by his anger. But in his rashness he didn't realize his inexperiance, and was immediately compromised at Zaltana's borders. Brought to the pack's main center, for Tocho was both a moment of joy as well as pure terror and revulsion. The territory was exactly as Sani had described it to him, but at the same time it was desecrated and filthy due to years of abuse from Algoma wolves. Tocho was led to Otaktay for trial, and for a brief moment Tocho was able to see his mother. He saw her in his sisters, but he was also able to see Otaktay in his brother. Otaktay wanted to put Tocho to death, but was intercepted by the Resistance, who quickly formed and came after Tocho when they realized where he had gone.

The result was an absolute disaster. Yiska went to challange Otaktay while the two packs faught. Both were well formed in combat this time around, but it was bloody, brutal, and merciless. Many wolves were lost on both sides, and at the peak of the battle, Otaktay managed to grab Yiska by the scruff and through him from the plateau, breaking his back when he hit the ground. At that point, the battle was over. In her last attempt to save her son, Nascha quickly led him to a secret passage down the plateau, before Algoma wolves managed to catch up to them. Tocho managed to get away, but his mother was captured and killed for treason.  Tocho tried to return to the old resistance headquarters, but everyone was gone. He was completely on his own...and it was entirely his fault.

Broken and ashamed, Tocho ran further and further North into the Domain, trying hard to start over and forget all the lives he had lost...

## Group History

While in the Domain, however, Tocho remained rather private, not interacting much with other wolves. Though he caught a glimpse of a wolf who caught his attention - Shiloh the loner - he remained generally solitary, leaving the Domain almost as quickly as he arrived.

## Trivia

* While it is completely unknown to Tocho and his family, Nascha ended up having a split litter between Yiska and Otaktay. Tocho and Una were Yiska's, while Pavati and Ahote were Otaktay's. However, given the current situation it will forever remain a mystery to them.
* Tocho gets his name from the mountain lion who took him to Yiska, it was her last request to name him after her first son before she left.
* Tocho considers Yiska to be his father and Sani his grandfather, despite everything...
* When it comes to spirituality, Tocho is a bit confused with where he thinks he falls. He knows the stories of Zaltana that were passed down to him were important, and he feels the need to acknowledge his grandfather's memory by honoring the through Zaltana's traditions. However, he has seen so much cruelty that he can't in good conscience believe that they exist.  He believes in...something...he's just not quite sure yet.

## Quotes

* "I've always been proud of my bravery. But it hasn't been doing me any good as of late. Sometimes I think it's more vice than virtue." (response to a question of his most prominent trait, *Introductions Meme*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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