Survivor's Pack

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The **Survivor's Pack** is a group of genetically modified humans who escaped the Facility's experiments and who now live as citizens of Ursisa.

## Origin

After the discovery of the Facility ruins, a search was sent out through the forest, eventually coming across a group of heavily wounded teenagers and young adults. It took several days for the militia to coax the terrified victims into accepting help, and by the time their unofficial leader finally allowed for the medics to treat the worst of their wounds Queen Niru had arrived on the scene.

It took several weeks of intense therapy for the story to come out about the abuse the eight had gone through, and at that point the Queens were firm in their position that the victims be treated fairly. Several were asked to testify against any captured Facility employees, and the two oldest, Arusa and Maqi, helped to hunt down their former tormentors and bring them to justice.

As the incident died down, the eight victims who had managed to escape the Facility alive traced back what family they could remember; however, due to trauma from surviving the Facility and years of separation, all but one of the survivors felt distant from their families of origin, and instead found common ground with each other. One of their nurses jokingly dubbed the group "a pack of wolves", but the group clung to the title proudly, dubbing themselves the Survivor's Pack.

## Later Additions

While the title of Pack initially applied to the eight survivors and the leader Arusa Homura's daughter, Andrea, later on, the designation was extended to include serious romantic partners of anyone who was in the Pack, any children or apprentices members might have, and close family friends. Notable additions to the Pack include Taerlyn Byrne, who joined after her rescue from Elizabeth, and Esther Cohen, who joined during her wedding to Maqi.

## Structure

The Pack functions less like a pack of animals and more like an extended family. Though the eight initial members consider each other as surrogate siblings, dating within the Pack is allowed and accepted. Initiates are often brought in through dating an existing member, though a few have been known to deliberately seek out the Pack with the intent of joining, such as Maia.

While not particularly violent or prone to quarrels, members of the Pack are expected to be able to defend themselves in a combat situation, as well as knowing basic first aid and practical skills. While there's no particular skill requirement to join, an initiate is expected to be self-sufficient and capable of keeping up with the rest of the Pack.

## Members

This is a list of all known members of the Pack.

### Full Members

* Arusa Homura (Current Leader)
* Maqi Imam (Second-in-Command)
* Percae Oriens (Founding Member)
* Dazsha Juric (Founding Member)
* Thera Arian (Founding Member)
* Jaga Santos (Founding Member)
* Kaon Kaur (Founding Member)
* Veria Ferrera (Founding Member)
* Taerlyn Byrne
* Esther Cohen

### Initiates

* Chike Okafor
* June Miller
* Andrea Homura (While still considered a Pack member, her mother has refused to make her a full member until she turns sixteen)
* Aibek Karimov
* Adrian Demont
* Maia Erikson

## Trivia

* The presence of the Pack introduced a new legal term for Ursisa- "Kin by Law". The term is roughly defined as two people who choose each other as family without narrowing it down to more specific terms. Kin by Law have the legal right to see their Kin in the hospital and to make legal decisions for their Kin in the case of unconsciousness or coma.