Deidra

Two Sisters (NPCs)

## Application Sheet

Deidra was a dark charcoal-gray she-wolf with golden markings and red-orange eyes. She entered the Domain during the Hive Wars, living as a loner. Her story is ongoing. Deidra was created and RP'd by iBadge.

## Personality

* ***Personable and Confident.*** Deidra is a she-wolf who is surprisingly (or not-so-surprisingly, depending on where you’re standing) charismatic - she has a confident air about her that makes it almost seem… easy for her, when she speaks. She believes in herself, her capabilities to survive, and she’s a grade-A schmoozer. Kindness and honeyed words are her “weapons” as it were, because when Deidra wants something, she offers and does whatever it might take to get it. There is, of course, more to it than that, as Deidra also isn’t blind or apathetic towards the well-being of those around her, and perhaps that’s part of what makes her such a personable, charismatic wolf.
* ***Clever and Domineering.*** Her life has been such that without at least the slightest capability to scheme or think on her feet, Deidra would likely be dead. She’s clever and intelligent, with a sharp cunning that is almost always present in her vibrant orange eyes. More often than not, she applies that intelligence to maintaining a sense of control. Orderliness and control seem to be amidst some of Deidra’s top priorities, and she exerts them whenever she feels that it’s needed.
* ***Enigmatic and Private.*** For all of the talking and socializing that Deidra might do, it’s hard to pin down what might be going on in that clever, bright mind of hers. She might be all smiles and kind words, but there is very little that she says that is of substance when it comes to her personal life and the circumstances that have landed her in the Domain. This is a wolf that keeps things close to the chest, and doesn’t give out such information freely if at all. As such, she comes off as having a somewhat enigmatic, almost mysterious presence.
* ***Irreligious and Cynical.*** Deidra has never been a big believer in gods or spirits or really any kind of organized faith - in her experience, such institutions have only been used to justify the harm of other wolves, to shield murderers and other criminals under the guise of being protected by the justice of the gods. She holds no such belief, and is rather skeptical of anyone who professes faith in unseen or unheard entities. But, her skepticism and cynical nature expand just beyond faith. She’s rather cynical and negative when it comes to guessing the natures of others. Deidra believes she has the world fairly figured out. Everyone is out for themselves, so she doesn’t see why she shouldn’t be… no matter how much she wishes that might change.

## Pre-Group History

There isn’t much that Deidra would openly share about the life she’s come from before the Domain. She was born in a pack far to the south, in lands less forgiving and where dangers were always present. To be alone was considered a death sentence, and thus, she was taught to depend on the wolves around her, to be ingratiated with the pack that she had been born into. Her mother, father, and sisters were all willing participants in the pack’s polytheistic religion, and for a time, so was Deidra.

Until she met Arden.

He was an outsider, a loner who came to join their ranks so that he might have a better chance at survival. He was young, charming, and Deidra was immediately taken with him. Arden was interesting, he was intelligent, and knew far more about the world than she. And perhaps the most shocking, most intriguing thing about him? He was an atheist.

It wasn’t so much that Deidra had been simple-minded and an eager follower of her pack’s gods, but more that this newcomer, this new packmate who was charming and attractive, was so blatant about it. So she decided to spend time with him. And she learned.

It probably surprised nobody when the pair of them became mates - while the leadership of their pack was less than impressed with Arden, his taking a mate meant that young would soon be on the way. And in their pack that lived in harsh lands, furthering any line meant everything. For years, they tried to have a litter, but Deidra was never able to carry any live puppies to term. Despite the heartbreak and disappointment, they stayed a loyal pair. And for a while, life was… contentful. Peaceful. Good.

But of course that couldn’t last.

She had been out on patrol. A scout, she was responsible for keeping peace at the pack’s borders, scouting out trouble and finding the information necessary to keep the pack safe. One night, when she returned, she came back to the densite in absolute chaos.

Arden, and a few others within the pack, had been slaughtered.

How. How could this have happened? The pack alphas claimed it was the will and the wrath of the gods, called down upon the dissidents amidst their ranks. Deidra, grief stricken and all-but-blinded with heartbroken rage, did not believe a word of it. But what could she do alone? Their pack and its religion had been built on lies, deceit, and she had no doubt that her beloved mate’s murder, and the murder of several other packmates, had been built on the same.

Deidra did the only thing she could do…

She left, in the end.

It has been a long while of traveling, but finally, Deidra has arrived in a place that seems to be teeming with wolves. And not just the friendly kind. Without her Arden, she’s had to learn to survive the hard way. As far as she sees it, that just got a tad bit harder.

## External Links

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