Tribe Lore

## **FACET TRIBE LORE**

In the beginning, there were said to be three brothers: **Climbing Fire**, **Silent Earth** and **Dark Water**. These three brothers led the original pack, once known as **Facet**, side-by-side. Their parents never determined which brother was born first, so when they passed, all three stepped up to take their parents' place as Alpha Male.
The tribe was getting along peacefully as they always did, despite the tension between the three brothers that sometimes occurred when making important decisions. They seemed to always be able to work things out in the long run, and it helped balance the weight of leadership. Everything changed, however, when the first **Ethereal** (1) came: a wolf with a white diamond that hung around her neck. At the time, none of the other wolves knew what the amulets and gems stood for, and in response to her power, they grew fearful. As the Ethereal began to mess with them using her powers, the tribe broke into panic.
The tribe began to break out into fights of their own as they began to argue over what should happen. Eventually, the **divine** (2) - an old advisor of Facet who travelled in and out to search for new, greater lands - heard of this, and returned to Facet with a new proposition. This divine was known as **Wandering Dahlia**, a special wolf who was able to travel between all three of the insane climates in the territory of Facet without issue; almost an Ethereal herself; a pure white wolf with black speckles on her face that were barely noticeable.
She explained to the three brothers that she had ventured and found a small tribe that seemed to use powers similar to the Ethereal's, but were nowhere near as powerful as her. Whereas the Ethereal seemed to have *several* powers, this tribe had powers split individually. She explained that she'd gained knowledge on how to give everyone in the tribe their own powers.
The tribe were in shambles trying to decide what to do. As the Ethereal's power grew and she started to try and reign over the packs, the brothers grew angrier with each-other. Members of Facet began to side with certain Alphas and divide themselves naturally. Wandering Dahlia called upon the Ethereal to stop her treachery and instead offered to work alongside her; together, they created the Cave of the Dead (3)  and the Great Peak (4); Wandering Dahlia was able to calm, befriend, and convince the first Ethereal to establish a way for the other wolves to receive their own powers.
The brothers each traveled to this Cave and were the first three to receive their powers; the **three sacred gems**(5); the Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald, belonging to the Water Tribe Alpha, Fire Tribe Alpha, and Earth Tribe Alpha respectively.
Things seemed well until everyone else received their powers, and a war of their own broke out within Facet. Members squabbled over who were more powerful and some that didn't have powers were forced into lower, less important ranks. As differences in ideology based on pack laws seemed to become more and more apparent, it seemed like it was time for the tribe to split apart.
A battle broke out between the three new groups of wolves. Wolves that once considered each-other family were at each-others throats, and many of them died. It resulted in the three brothers coming to an agreement and separating Facet into three tribes; the **Fire Tribe**, **Earth Tribe** and **Water Tribe**, led by Climbing Fire, Silent Earth, and Dark Water respectively. They established borders based on who could withstand the climate of certain territories and established laws that all of them should abide by.
For a while, things seemed to be going well; that was, until the Ethereal grew angry. She had left the tribes alone and had gone with Wandering Dahlia to explore places beyond the territory, but when she returned alongside her, was angry to see that Facet had split apart after she had nearly lost her own power to be able to give the other tribes their own powers. Furious, at the next full moon gathering with all of the tribes, she gathered all of the power left in her in a determined fight against them all. A wolf that had once been seen as a goddess that had brought the gift of their powers to them was now feared and hated by all.
The tribes joined together in one last fight to defeat the Ethereal (known as ***The Great War***[6]). In the fight, many died due to her power, but the survivors who witnessed her death knew well that they could not risk the same thing happening again. The three tribes agreed that from there on out, any white wolf with blue eyes, identical to the Ethereal, would either be killed or would not be allowed to receive their power, for it could risk the wolf becoming like the Ethereal. The tribes had been lucky that the first Ethereal's power had been weakened by her creations.
Generations later, the tribes are led by the descendents of the three original brothers. Today, many of the pack laws have been adjusted based on tribe, but the Ethereal law remains the same.
**Notes:**

* **[1]** An *Ethereal* can be described as the most powerful wolf within Facet itself. Gifted with the diamond as his/her gem, the Ethereal's power is.. well, *every power.*They are able to manipulate matter and everything around them, making them extremely dangerous. Most of the time an Ethereal will be pure white in color with blue eyes and will be rather large. Nowadays, the tribes do not allow Ethereals to receive gems, and are often forced to become Omegas. In the Fire Tribe, Ethereals will be killed without hesitation.

* **[2]** The *Divine* was a trusted member of Facet who traveled in and out of the territory to return with discoveries from the outside world. Nowadays, the tribes do not have a Divine, and have suspended everyone from entering and leaving the territories, unless they are banished. They've done this in order to prevent a potential new Ethereal from appearing.

* **[3]** The *Cave of Ancestors* is a location within Earth Tribe territory, located within the *Great Peak* [4]. The insides are lined with several different gems. This is where trainees receive their first gems and powers.

* **[4]** The *Great Peak* is a location within Earth Tribe territory. Members of every tribe travel here to receive their gem and power inside the cave within it known as the *Cave of Ancestors* [3].

* **[5]**The *Three Sacred Gems* are the first three gems that were given to the first Alpha of each tribe. The Ruby, which contained the power of Fire Manipulation (Pyrokinesis), was gifted to Climbing Fire, Fire Tribe's first Alpha. The Sapphire, which contained the power of Water Manipulation (Hydrokinesis), was gifted to Dark Water, Water Tribe's first Alpha. And finally, the Emerald, which contained the power of Plant Manipulation (Chlorkinesis), was gifted to Silent Earth. Since then, only the Alphas or future Alphas of each respective tribe have been the ones to receive these gems.

* **[6]** The *Great War* was the greatest devastation known to the three tribes, as each tribe suffered from many losses and many deaths. The tribes joined together to fight off the first Ethereal, and afterwards, settled on laws to prevent an event like that from happening again.