Meria

## Application Sheet

Meria, often better known as Ria, was a light brown she-wolf with pale brown eyes and a darker underbelly and face. She joined Vektren and served the pack as a Viper, and eventually, she adopted a young charge named Solas. Her story is ongoing. Ria was designed by Tazihound, and created and RP'd by kiniya.

## Personality

* ***Venturesome, Daring, and Courageous.*** Meria is not afraid to throw herself into dangerous situations. Frankly she is afraid of very little, if anything. Not to be confused with recklessness, she will think before she jumps. Often resulting in unusual methods of action but even fear will not stop her in the pursuit of knowledge, no matter what that knowledge may be. On the other hand, Meria doesn’t care for violence, but if she must fight to get what she wants she will do so without a second thought.
* ***Studious, Skillful, and Perceptive.*** Always eager to learn new things, Meria will fully immerse herself into any subject. Stemming from her adventures as a young pup and the knowledge she gained from her Pappa’s lessons she continues to add to her education each day. Becoming somewhat of a polymath, she strives to be a master of survival. Observing not only her surroundings but the behaviors of others she is able to analyze any situation and make decisions accordingly. She doesn’t mind helping others or sharing what she’s learned, but if it doesn’t benefit her in someway well, tough luck.
* ***Deceptive, Perfectionist, and Shrewd.*** Whether you feel like talking or not, Meria knows exactly what to say to get inside your brain. Crafty in nature, she enjoys playing subtle games misleading others from her gentle facade. She never does anything half-heartedly. She holds herself and her abilities to specific standards. If things are not done right or carefully thought through first, they will all fall apart.

## Pre-Group History

Nestled in a high mountain range was a place for all species of weary travelers to find safety and rest on their journeys. A place called The Sanctuary.

A group of three wolves were traveling through the mountains to meet up with family on the other side when the elder wolf fell ill and passed on. Leaving the other two to make the journey on their own. It would be the first time they would travel across the snowy mountains together. Luckily before the elder passed, she had told them about The Sanctuary.

On their way there, the young female had fallen pregnant. Once they found The Sanctuary they settled in to a secluded cave above the main den. Here, on the cusp of winter, Meria and her sister were born.

Within the pups first couple of months they were kept inside the cave and away from the dangers of the ice and snow. There was very little for Meria to do as the days dragged on. Playing with her sister was fun, but it just wasn’t enough. Her mother noticed her restless pup and began to fill the days with stories from her puphood. Legends, myths, beliefs, other lands beyond the snow, anything her mother spoke of Meria listened with baited breath.Their pappa would speak of the spirits that watched over them and of the lights they cast in the sky to light up the long winter. Meria fell asleep watching them from the cave entrance every night.

When their pappa was out hunting and their mother lay fast asleep, Meria would wander out into the snow, much to her sister’s disapproving gaze. Her short legs and soft paws weren’t fit for surviving in such dangerous conditions and yet Meria meet those dangers anyway. Learning from her mistakes and gaining a few scratches and scrapes each time she ventured out. She never made it hard to be followed and her pappa caught her on more one occasion. Convincing him that perhaps it was time to teach his pups to survive in the world around them.

He taught Meria and her sister to mind their paw steps on dangerous terrain. How to cover their path and scent, and how to track, observe and hunt different types of prey. For their pappa knew how important it was to survive on your own and he made sure that both his daughters could do so.

Learning how to protect and care for yourself is definitely useful information, but Meria wanted to know more of the the world beyond the mountains. She wanted to know what it held for her and what she could gain from it. Sometimes Meria would overhear the conversations and gossip from the creatures who took refuge in The Sanctuary. They would talk about the landscapes they traveled through and of the wolf packs they heard of. This was all very intriguing to her and she knew it was far past the time to leave this white world behind.

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But would her parents let her? Was she truly ready for it?

Oh, what did it matter? She was going anyway.

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However, the winter was exceptionally rough this season. The pathways down the mountains were to dangerous to trek. She would have to wait until Spring to leave.

It wasn’t long until her opportunity came. If you want to call it that.

Her mother had taken her sister to meet some of the creatures in The Sanctuary and pappa was out patrolling the territory. Meria took this chance to find a safe path to take down the mountain. Though her search was in vain.

**Boom.**

*There wasn’t a cloud in the sky wha....no. No, no, no, no, no.*

*Pappa said this could happen in the spring!* An Avalanche.

There was no time to turn back. Dangerous or not she ran down the mountain path as fast as she could. Leaving her family behind and passing straight into the Domain.

## Trivia

* Deeply dislikes being wrong, but welcomes instructive criticism.
* Fears loud noises (stemming from avalanche trauma)...thunderstorms aren't too pleasant.
* If you have ever walked through a snowy landscape under a heavy snowfall and felt a quite, eerie sort of presence, it is the exact feeling Meria associates with each winter season. It brings a twinge of guilt to her for leaving her family behind to their fate. For choosing to not go back for them and perhaps for not dying with them.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* kiniya's deviantART Gallery