Zen

## About Zen

Zen was born to Night Sky and Ivory in the Skyview den, alongside 5 sisters and 1 brother - Birch, Iris, Lagoon, Oasis, Chiyono and Tundra.

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## Personality

Being physically smaller and lighter in weight than the others didn't stop Zen from being active and being willing to charge into action at almost any moment. He was really sociable and playful, and, like Iris, wasn't afraid to express his opinions - except in his case, it was because he knew his bold, cocky sister Tundra would defend him, whether she agreed or not. It was as if they were tied together by some sort of invisible string, and one always knew what the other was thinking. When he wasn't running around, playing, or annoying the others with Tundra, he was laying down with his stick collection that he tried not to share (but Lagoon would steal the sticks anyway).

## Litters

Zen did not have any litters of his own. However, he helped Tundra raise hers of 2 males and 3 females.

Violet was a purplish silver she-wolf. Ever since she was born, Violet was raised to be perfect. She was taught all the best hunting methods, battle strategies, and ways of thinking in general. Tundra wanted the best and only the best for her, but she didn't want her to be spoiled and quick to depend on someone like she once was. That's why Violet was also taught to work for and recognise respect. A consequence of her training, however, was constant exhaustion. She didn't want her mother to know she wasn't perfect, though. So she trained herself to hide her emotions away under lock and key. Nobody needed to know she wasn't really perfect, and nobody should stop her from the road to true perfection. Everyone who was concerned about her or stepped in her way needed to be rid of immediately.

Dusk was a reddish brown runt female, and she physically resembled her father a lot. She was always the most innocent of the litter, always asking questions about her real father and what happened to him. For this reason, Tundra tried not to pay too much attention to her questions, usually deflecting them into another direction. Dusk was constantly ill as a pup and always slowly lagged behind, but despite being taught that only the strongest make it out alive, they would help her out for obvious reasons. Despite being so, so talkative, she was very well liked due to being kind and caring, even if her way of expressing that was rather extra.

Milkyway was a purplish gray-brown she-wolf. She was effortlessly good in nearly everything she tried - hunting, battling, even playing. This caused Violet to develop a one-sided rivalry towards her, as she wanted to be the absolute best around. However, Milkyway was very care-free, usually just lazing about and sunning herself in the warm sunlight. She was very optimistic, and unlike Violet, she mostly thought about things that could make her feel happy, content and fulfilled. She didn't seek a large territory, or a particularly large pack. She just wanted to feel freedom at it's finest, and spend time chilling out and relaxing with her pack.

Journey was a very fluffy light brown male that slightly resembled his father - but only physically. Out of all the pups, Journey was easily the most excitable one, named for his love of taking leisurely walks and strolls around his pack's territory. He could always be seen rolling around in the tall grasses and sunning himself next to Milkyway, as if he was some kind of plant. He enjoyed being outside in the fresh air, and hated staying inside the small, cramped den, often peeking his head out even during predator attacks. He prefered short yet adreanaline-inducing hunts, as he liked the feeling of being energized by the humid breeze.

Tokeni was a light brown male. He was very sweet, nice and kind - a contrast from his mother. He was outgoing and outwardly social, never passing out on an opportunity to hang out with his packmates - especially Journey. He cared of the wellbeings of the others so much that he would occasionally forget to take care of his own needs. Whenever he and his littermates were fed, he would eat last, prioritizing the others over himself. He never refused the offers or chances to help others out, and he was very endearing. He respected others' opinions and beliefs, and didn't stop them in doing what they wanted to do unless it was outright dangerous.

## Trivia

* Because of the way the game works, Zen is listed as Tundra's mate - which would be disgusting.
* I contemplated having Zen as the heir for a short while.
* Zen was the first runt ever born into the packs based off the order I played as the wolves - however, chronologically, it's Cloud.