Juniper

Tamarack (Adoptive Sister)

Nadia (Sister)

Reed and Mason (Brothers)

Gregor (Grandfather)

Frazier and Geoffrey (Uncles)

Elia and Moira (Aunts)

## Application Sheet

Juniper was a brown-furred male wolf with dark eyes. He was born in Chandor to the alpha Aethelynda and her mate Rowan, alongside siblings Mason, Reed, and Nadia. However, he decided to leave Chandor and become a part of Aryn, where he served as a Vicar until he left the Domain, seeking something more. He was designed by MatrixPotato, and created and RP'd by FrostedCanid.

## Personality

* ***Scientific, Analytical, and Intellectual.*** Juniper is highly analytical wolf. Ever since puphood he has loved science and biology, his favorite subject being fish and insects \*cough\* *mostly butterflies* \*cough\* When he's alone in his secluded spot near Chandra's Isle he'll spend hours watching and catching specimens of his favorite species to study. His main diet consequently s made up almost entirely of fish, which also enhance his cognitive abilities. He is often disappointed with the shallow level most wolves are willing to go to in science but doesn't mind when he's alone as much. He does wish there were more science-oriented wolves in the pack, especially since the other wolves his age are either too young or too hunting-oriented to relate to. He loves to delve into his own thoughts and conducting small experiments is one of his favorite things to do. He likes to use bigger words than most wolves just to see their baffled expressions and adores the phrase "should I simplify it out for you?". He is not entirely full of himself, but does get a bit of a tickle to see other wolves confused at his words and his hobbies. He strives to find out as much as he can about the world because he knows he's not especially strong or dominant. Maybe his smarts will get him somewhere.
* ***Distant*.** Juniper is a pup whose head seems to be constantly floating in the clouds, off in his own world and detached from this one. Often he needs to be called back to attention when being spoken to or called.
* ***Impatient*.** Juniper is extremely impatient with all things superficial and unnecessary. The fluff of life, if you will. He finds his pack's family values incredibly boring and wonders why one would ever want to mix themselves in community clamor and minute social ques when the world of nature is waiting to be discovered and understood, picked at and rifled through. He despises small talk and finds that any talk at all should be towards a goal, to either get a specific issue resolved or to question the bigger picture. Often he will frighten his companion in conversation with his questions of "what is life?" "What is the point of it all?" or "do you know that all we are are sacks of meat who pretend we are not destined to die?" When the wolf tries to change the subject as they usually do, Juniper will try for a while to stick with the new subject but will often do a terrible job. He will sigh loudly, agree with loud "Mh-hm!"s and eventually pretend he's being called or has something that needs to be done and trot off.
* ***Quiet*.** Because his conversations are not usually well received Juniper has resolved not to speak with other wolves at all if he can help hit. He avoids most wolves who are not his family and does not speak unless he is spoken to. He does however have a strange and unexpected liking for his brother Mason and will often engage in a spirited conversation with him. Something about his brother's energy seems to allow him to relax and behave normally. Outside of this, he is rather quiet and would rather not converse with almost anyone unless they can handle his otherworldly thoughts.
* ***Cold*.** As he is usually feared and sometimes resented by his pack mates, Juniper has grown quite cold with most wolves and especially strangers, saying only what needs to be said and relaying his opinion bluntly and flatly. He enjoys silent company if he enjoys company to all, but regards most wolves with a coolly irritated temper. He smiles softly at wolves he knows but is rather awkward with others he is not familiar with.
* ***Passionate*.** Though he may seem to be an overall silent and cold creature most of the time, Juniper has an unexpected passionate side. If one can handle his unusual ramblings, he will go off on a tangent and excitedly relay all that is on his mind ( which is usually a lot because he seldom speaks enough to get things off his chest). While he hates drama, sometimes he will lend a listening ear if the wolf who needs to talk is close enough with him ( though most of the time he isn't listening but is just pretending to. What he is most likely doing is imagining what it might be like to fly).
* ***Curious*.** Juniper is an incredibly curious wolf. While he is often put off by the superficiality of dealing with his fellow wolves, he is fascinated by the world and its functions. He often spends most of his day wandering the territory, exploring every inch and analyzing all that he finds to be unknown and exciting. He loves to tamper and tinker with things that he finds. As a pup he loved ( and still secretly loves) pine cones. They are many things for him, toys, playmates, geometrically shaped, bouncing, tree-spreading, wonderful things that can often tell a lot about the area they live in. He collects pine cones of each type and age and has ones that have been partially eaten by vermin, ones that are oddly shaped or textured or colored. He also enjoys water to a ridiculous point and will stare into the depths of any body of water he finds, fishing by himself or swimming for hours during the summer months.
* ***Exuberant*.** When he is alone, he is actually quite the energetic wolf. He loves to run and feels that being alone energizes him, that feeling the wind rushing through his fur when he runs fills him with an incomparable joy. He will howl to the wind, race rabbits and eagles, enjoying life to its fullest..alone. Sometimes he feels lonely, and he doesn't know why. Usually that's when he returns home if only maybe to talk to his brother.
* ***Dreamer*.** Juniper dreams of a world where wolves will stop being silly and will appreciate the raw part of life, the energy, joy, and beauty of nature at her peak and stop freaking out at every little social crisis or pointless domestic drama. He hopes for a time when all wolves will progress themselves and find enlightenment, to enjoy life they way it was meant be enjoyed.

## Pre-Group History

Juniper was born to the alphess of Chandor, Aethelynda and the previously mysterious loner Rowan. He isn't really the runt and is actually quite tall but is rather thin because of his running and lack of regular eating. He is indifferent regarding his brother Reed and often avoids him. He is jealous of his brother's natural leadership and ability to be liked by most wolves. He has a strong friendship with his brother Mason. He has a sort of bitter relationship with his sister Nadia for reasons to be fully understood. He loves both his parents silently but is often put off by his mother’s family values and enjoys his father’s more silent view of life a little more.

## Group History

Juniper was...a little different from his siblings, growing up. He tried to feel the same way that they did, that drive to play and have fun and talk nonsense with one another, but he didn't feel it. He spent time on pursuits *he* found interesting, even if that meant he did it alone. He studied butterflies and fish. He did ask Nadia if she knew *what* motivated her to play, but came to the conclusion that he was one-of-a-kind, and would never know the happy-go-luckiness of his siblings.

As he grew, Juniper became adept at fishing. He was told by his mother to try socializing with his packmates, but that frustrated him - he'd *much* rather be fishing. His grandfather Gregor approached him and offered to take him fishing, and he showed Juniper how to catch salmon. The *key* was to work together, with another wolf. Juniper was proud of their catch, and for the first time, he felt like he was truly bonding with his grandfather. With...anyone, really.

Though he was skilled at fishing, he wanted to be able to catch land-prey. When he asked Nadia to teach him how to hunt on land, he found it quite difficult. Still, because he was a skilled fisherman, he *was* able to try teaching his uncle Geoffrey (who was born after Juniper, to Gregor and Mona) how to fish. It had some success! He hoped Geo could find it as relaxing a pastime as he found it.

He traveled into the Charyn Mountains on occasion, and on one of these expeditions, he crossed paths with a dark gray she-wolf. This was Storm, daughter of Athena and Alcatraz. She didn't stick around to chat though, and Juniper, feeling unsettled, hurried back to Chandor. It wouldn't be the last time he saw her, though.

He didn't stick around in Chandor for long. He felt his paws pulling him away from his birth pack, from the new Chandor set up by his sister Nadia after his mother's death, his father's departure, his brother Mason's disappearance. He wanted to get *out.* Sometimes he crossed the borders and met wolves from other packs, like Nach of Fellfang, who had come to Chandor to check on how the pack was doing with the heavy rains and loss of its former alpha. Juniper was very matter-of-fact about the meeting, gave Nach the information he wanted, and departed.

One day when he left Chandor to go to his fishing spot, he realized his paws were carrying him further, away from Chandor. He decided he couldn't stay in Chandor, haunted by his packmates' grief for Lyn, the demands of family. He departed the territory for Aryn.

In Aryn, he set his sights on becoming a Vicar, a healer. Sometimes, though, Juniper found himself feeling cramped in the Vicars' den, and enjoyed to go for runs by himself. He spent a little more time with Storm, and spent *some* time with the other Vicars performing duties. When Eden got pinkeye, Juniper joined Raphael and Tzuriel in finding the best sort of treatment, since pinkeye was extremely uncommon.

Yet, for all his efforts, Juniper still couldn't find a place in Aryn, either. One night, while out and about, alone, he crossed paths with a butterfly he'd seen before and dubbed 'Celeste'. She seemed to beckon to him, to search outside the Domain for a new beginning. Juniper was willing to give it a try, and departed from Aryn in the night. He hasn't returned to the Domain since.

## Trivia

* Juniper might be considered high-functioning autistic in the human world.
* As a pup, Juniper enjoyed playing with pinecones.
* According to FrostedCanid, Juniper's greatest dream was "to figure out how to properly express his emotions enough to express his love for a family and find a mate. (He’s actually quite desperate for love)".
* Juniper's biggest regret was never telling his mother he loved her.

## Quotes

* "[I'm] Juniper of Chandor, son of the alphas. Better known as The Undiscovered Genius." (from his *Reaction Meme*)
* "It must be nice having hope like that. But for wolves like me-and I'm not sure there are any-cheerfulness and wonder are things we've never had." (to Nadia, *The Frittering Lives of Teenage Wolves*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* FrostedCanid's deviantART Gallery