Torak

Lydia (Sister, NPC)

Roderick (Brother, NPC)

## Application Sheet

Torak was a blue-gray male wolf with light, electric-blue eyes. He joined the pack of Riverfell, where his story is ongoing. Torak was designed by Sychynte, and created and RP'd by MlSTY.

## Personality

* ***Non-confrontational, Reliable, Creative, Selfless, Reserved, and Idealistic.*** Despite what one might assume simply based on the blueish gray male's outward appearance, Torak would much rather handle a situation with diplomacy rather than solving issues by fighting verbally or physically. Additionally, if someone or something is bothering him, he has a hard time confronting others about these issues. While he prefers to be a "lover and not a fighter", you can always count on him to take on tasks and to get them done in a relatively quick manner. He feels that a good wolf needs to pull their weight when they are a part of a pack, because not everyone is fortunate enough to reside in a pack that watches over the well being of it's inhabitants; ensuring their safety. Torak is very good at finding alternative ways of handling difficult situation, or even doing tasks. If he can find a way to make things easier for him and his packmates, he will do whatever he can to help his packmates learn and understand the alternative way of doing things, and how it can benefit them overall. His whit might be mistaken as him trying to take shortcuts, but this is not the case, especially when they see that he explains that he only wishes to help others. Helping others is what gives Torak a lot of joy. Sometimes his selflessness can go a little overboard, to the point where Torak stops caring for himself. He needs to be reminded to think about what's good for him without sacrificing his happiness. It comes to no surprise that Torak's selflessness also makes him quite a humble individual. He doesn't enjoy taking sole credit for much of anything, nor does Torak feel comfortable when he is being called out for his successes. This is likely due to his idealistic nature. Torak is afraid of making mistakes. He fears that if he accepts too much praise, it might get to him and change his personal values, which he wishes to avoid.

## Pre-Group History

Torak was born to Gretchen and Douglas alongside Lydia and Roderick in Nemík. At the time, there were no other pups in the pack that could play with him or his siblings. Torak being the more reserved of the pups and less likely to take risks, it made things hard for Torak to keep himself entertained. While Lydia and Roderick would be out playing with one another, the young blue gray wolf pup would watch wolves from afar doing their tasks. One wolf he would come to admire was Panther.  He had heard stories about how Panther and his mate Haruno joined the pack after coming from a disbanded pack. Torak felt bad for them but would insist in learning more from the two wolves. It was not long before Panther and Haruno were to expect their first litter together, which made Torak feel excited. Finally, he and his siblings would not be the youngest wolves in the pack anymore!

Haruno gave birth to her pups with Panther when Torak was a juvenile. He came to visit Lynx, Wisteria, Aria, and Tomioka and he promised them all that he would not only be their friend, but do what he could to protect them. Panther took notice of this and suggested to Torak that maybe he should consider training as a Warrior's apprentice. Torak was not so sure, as the Warriors seemed to be stuck up and feather brained based on his own observation. Panther then told him that he should at least give it a chance before he judged. Respecting the older wolf, he did what he was told a bit hesitantly. Much to his own surprise, Torak found himself enjoying the role and decided to learn how to become one for his pack.

While he was not busy training, he would go and play with the pups, doing what he could to show them some of the moves he learned. So when he learned that Lynx decided to become a Warrior's apprentice, he was thrilled to have a friend close to his age to do the same tasks with. This was going to be so much fun! However, before much progress could be made, Nemík was invaded and taken over by a power hungry alpha of the Domineer pack from the mountains. It was becoming evident that the pack was not going to be safe anymore, especially for younger wolves. The new warrior would try his best to help his packmates through the worst of their situation.

One day, Lynx fled the pack. This hurt, because Lynx was one of his friends and he was going to teach her how to protect herself, hoping to strengthen their friendship. While he was sad his friend was gone, he knew that this was for the best for her, as this alpha was a dangerous wolf, who often find ways to get into fights with others and push his authority onto others. Torak tried his best to make the best of their situation, but it was growing harder and harder to live in the pack. He had spent many moons wondering if maybe he would find his friend again, or if maybe someone would be brave enough to take on the brutish alpha in a fight for his position or not. Like him though, wolves were either afraid of what would haopen if they chose to leave or have established some form of loyalty for the alpha.

Torak gave it another year living in this pack before enough was enough. He was worked to the bone and he could no longer find himself agreeing with the alpha's terms and conditions. In the dead of night, Torak left the pack without a word. While it was hard to not say goodbye to the few wolves he cared for the most, he knew that this was for the best. He hoped that others would follow suit. The blue wolf would spend many moons on his own, regaining his strength. He hated being alone, but at this point, he knew it was better than the situation back in Nemík.

One day, during his travels, he found himself in the domain. He felt the wind tug at his fur at a grassy patch of land. Would his future reside in these lands? It had been some time since his gut compelled Torak to do something or be somewhere.

## Trivia

* Torak doesn't exactly enjoy fighting, but he does recognize where his talents do lie especially given his physical strength.
* He has had wolves fawn over him in the past, but he never reciprocated their feelings, as they all went about pursuing him in all the wrong ways.
* Torak enjoys stargazing and telling stories as pass times.
* He enjoys pups. Their youthful energy makes him feel young again.
* Yes, he does in fact enjoy eating blueberries.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* MlSTY's deviantART Gallery