Riley

Athena (Adoptive Mother)

Alcatraz (Adoptive Father)

Stallion (Maternal Grandfather)

Teva, Storm, Dyana, Daenerys, Artemis, Imelda, Miriam, Daphne, and Neka (Adoptive Sisters)

Lazarus, Raphael, Nero, Tzuriel, Killian, Hawthorn, and Aivar (Adoptive Brothers)

## Application Sheet

Riley was a pale sand-colored male wolf with bright turquoise eyes. He was the grandson of Stallion, who was adopted by Lady Athena of Aryn. Riley served Aryn as a Beta Ranger before leaving the Domain, though he would return to visit on occasion as an Honored Guest. He was created and RP'd by Spicerooni.

As Athena's adoptive son, his adoptive siblings were as follows: Storm, Teva, Lazarus, Raphael, Tzuriel, Nero, Hawthorn, Killian, Imelda, Artemis, Daenerys, Dyana, Miriam, Daphne, Aivar, and Neka. He never met most of them.

## Personality

* ***Mysterious, and Quiet.*** From first impressions the only word that can sum up the entity that is Riley is mysterious. He gives off the impression of the unknown, and with the way he holds himself he stands as if he knows all and sees all, even secrets that were presumed safe from all ears. Those who are not familiar with him are drawn to him for his dark and brooding atmosphere, though he's much more complex than that. He rarely ever speaks unless spoken to, however internally he speaks to himself quite frequently. He's more of a sit-and-watch type of wolf, which makes him the target of speculation among those who are unfamiliar with him. His pack however has been with him his whole life, and are unnaturally used to this kind of behavior.
* ***Slightly Strange: Different, even Bizarre.*** Riley can often be misunderstood and seen in an estranged light. He prefers to exclude himself from other wolves and likes to do things by his lonesome, which includes observing his pack mates, muttering quietly to himself and becoming lost in his imaginings. He has a very vivid imagination for someone so stoic, which can often be seen as uncommon behavior among your typical wolf. He has an unfortunate habit of giving off the illusion of appearing and disappearing at will when his pack mates least expect it, but it's really due to his unnatural ability to keep silent when walking. He's known for spooking newcomers with his weird demeanor.
* ***Honorable, Just, and Loyal.*** Despite his unfortunate beginnings, Riley has grown to become completely dedicated to Aryn and it's entity as a culture. It's the only way of life he has ever known, and having Athena as the primary figure who raised him from just a few weeks old, he wouldn't want to be anywhere else but with Aryn, serving under The One and protecting his family as a Ranger. He strongly believes that he was meant to be with Aryn, and that realization only became more prominent when he left briefly to learn of his biological birth pack. His loyalty to his family is immortal and will continue to be so until the end of Aryn's days or his own.
* ***Sensitive, Emotional, and Internal.*** These particular traits didn't surface until he became more involved with his first love interest as he aged. While most of the time he is emotionally unattached and distant, he is very capable of becoming almost completely overwhelmed with emotion if the circumstances are right. So far only Alexis has been able to tap into this new side of him, but it is uncertain whether or not others could also bring this out. He can sometimes become panic induced and become completely engulfed in a blinding berserk rage, which so far has only led to complete chaos and physical harm to both himself and whomever he was fighting. He has shown that he has little to no control over himself during these emotional spouts, so he practices extreme caution whenever it comes to revealing how he feels about situations. It's become harder to crack him.

## Pre-Group History

Riley was born miles upon miles away from the world he lives in now, in the distant lands of the seashore wolves. His mother was Spiral, one of the many offspring of a legendary wolf named Stallion. Unbeknownst to Stallion, Spiral survived the avalanche that killed her mother and separated her from her father, carrying her farther down the mountain than her parents. She lived alone for most of her life, teaching herself the basics of being a lone wolf until she came across a newly formed pack called Ocean Rain. Upon joining, she took the place as the Omega of the pack. The political system of Ocean Rain was unlike the packs we know today, for there were 6 special ranks that made up a council of sorts for the pack to be led by, the Omega rank being one of them. Her job was to oversee the young of the pack and keep peace among the wolves. For many years she lived happily and peacefully in Ocean Rain, taking on a gray male named Stones as her mate and bearing two litters, Riley being born in the second after the first litter of three had become young adults. But little did Spiral know that the Beta Jadewing had grown jealous of her happiness and power in the pack, and felt threatened that she would one day take her place.

A plan was devised to wrongfully banish Spiral and her family behind the Council's back, and a terrible fight pursued. The strength of Jadewing's followers were too great, and her family and some close friends were forced to retreat into the frozen wilderness outside of Ocean Rain lands. They traveled for weeks through unknown worlds, struggling to find a new home that wasn't already occupied. The fight had left their members wounded, and because their numbers were so small and half of them were too weak to hunt, infection and starvation eventually claimed some of their lives, including Riley's father and two of his elder siblings. The only members left were his mother, elder sister, and two distant relatives. Misery was heavy with the small pack, and fate did not seem favorable for them.

The family had stopped to rest one day, unable to move any farther when they were discovered by two wolves who startled them awake by accident. It was revealed that they were both members of a pack known as the Seashore Wolves, and it was their custom to welcome weary travelers. Skeptical, but desperate, Spiral agreed to follow them back to their territory where they were greeted with many familiar faces, more members of Spiral's family. The pack was led by a tarnished female named Hawk, who was a member of the original Ocean Pack that Ocean Rain had formed from. Spiral's grandmother and her sister along with other members of her family were present in the pack, and so it was decided that they would join together and give Riley a comfortable place to grow with his family.

However their happiness was short lived, and it wasn't long before Jadewing had learned of Spiral's findings and new found happiness. Banishment wasn't enough for her, and she wanted to see Spiral suffer even more. A plan was made to raid the Seashore wolves and claim Riley's life, but Spiral's grandmother had anticipated that Jadewing would come for revenge upon hearing of what they had been through. She then took it upon herself to deliver Riley to some place safer than their home, and gave the responsibility of raising her great grandchild to a long forgotten friend, Athena.

Childhood was a blessed time in Riley's life. He was raised not only by Athena, but the rest of Aryn's members collectively as a whole. By the time he had come of age to begin learning a task, he quickly accepted the title of Delta Ranger, and trained under his mother as he was the first of the pack to choose that task. He experienced countless different pack cultures and met incredible wolves along the way, quickly becoming one of Aryn's finest wolves as he grew into a skilled young adult Ranger. He even began to kindle the beginnings of a relationship with a young female named Alexis, whom he had met before as a juvenile during his training days. The relationship only grew as time went on, and even trouble brewed for the two lovers as Alexis's friend Veron became enraged with jealousy. He fought and won against him, but earned his first scarring wound because of it. There was no doubt after that moment that he was in love with her.

But despite his newfound relationship with Alexis, trouble was brewing back home. Aryn and Blutwald were on the brink of war over territory disputes and prisoner capture. At the peak of tension, a final peace meeting between the two packs was sabotaged by a rogue male wolf who sought to spite the leader of the Blutwaldians, and it exploded into a bloodbath of war that lasted for hours. In the end, Aryn reigned victorious, and Blutwald was disbanded. However Riley had discovered that Vektreni wolves had been watching, and new tensions began to rise out of suspicion and curiosity for their presence on the battlefield. But not all was in vein, for Riley was promoted to Beta Ranger of the Rah'at after his performance during the war.

Riley had reached the peak of his life; he was the first Ranger in the pack to reach Beta status, he was in love, and was deeply rooted in one of the greatest packs in all the domains. But as his life seemingly played, these moments of peace only lasted so long. It was the dead of night when a stranger came into Aryn's lands, a female of pure white and beige accents by the name of Spiral, who was on a mission to bring home another lost member of her pack. As fate would have it, Riley was the one who discovered her nervously prying around within the borders, and his mother recognized her son instantly. It was shocking, and emotionally wrenching as Riley came face to face with his real mother, when he spent his whole life believing Athena was his mother. She was overjoyed and flustered to have found her long lost son, but Riley felt some reservations. Aryn was the only thing he had ever known, but he couldn't just not have any feelings for his birth mother either. He took her to meet with Athena and after a private discussion, it was decided that Riley would go with Spiral to see where he came from and to learn about his bloodline. It had been revealed that Spiral had come to the domains in search of her alpha's daughter to bring her home so that she may take over as the next heir. It was by pure chance that she had come upon Aryn in the process. The journey would begin immediately as Spiral had little time to spare, but the goodbyes were a lot harder to give. Riley had never left the pack for so long before, especially for a situation like this. To help ease the situation, Seaver, a loyal pack mate of Riley's decided to accompany him on the journey to the south. 'To keep him company' he put it. With everything set, Riley left that morning with Spiral and Seaver in tow, heading towards the South to learn of where he came from.

The territory rested at the heart of an island called Tidal Vale only accessible by a land bridge that disappeared during the high tides. Tidal Vale was vast and tropical, teaming with life and almost something out of a dream. He learned of his history and bloodline, meeting countless relatives and establishing bonds with those who still remained from the generations of Ocean Pack. He learned that he was indeed a descendant of the first alpha who established the mighty pack, making him the designated heir to the fallen empire's throne. It was all surreal and perfect, nothing could disturb the life he could have had in Tidal Vale with his true family. He was a prince, the lost son, the heir that could help rebuild a lost culture. He had everything he could have wanted and more, but it didn't take long for him to realize that this wasn't what he wanted. His home was Aryn, it was all he had ever known. His family, his love, his future, was in Aryn. Having explained himself to Spiral, and some well overdue emotional moments, Riley had set back off to the north to return to his home. He had never been so sure of anything in is life as he approached the familiar lands of the north, but nothing could have prepared him for what happened the moment he arrived.

A terrible earthquake shattered the lands, throwing the very ground he stood upon into utter chaos as everything collapsed around him and ultimately encasing him in a tomb of stone and shattered earth. He spent weeks in the darkness of the gorge barely making by on the carcasses that had fallen into the crevice with him, until finally the rains had come and flooded him up and out to the surface. His route home was now compromised, and it took several months to get back home with the aid of several wolves along the way.

## Trivia

* Riley hates water.
* He was born with a mental disability known as sensory integration. Sensory integration symptoms include but are not limited to; extreme sensitivity of all 6 senses (particularly hearing, sight, and smell), discomfort to bright light and/or high pitched sounds, and/or repulsive reactions towards certain scents, extreme social anxiety, and short attention span.
* The scar hidden on Riley's chest was given to him by Veron.
* Like many wolves in his bloodline, he does carry an aggressive gene that originated in his great grandmother. He does however harness a greater self-awareness than his predecessors and has a better handle on his raging berserk episodes. It is possible his future children could be born with this gene.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Spicerooni's deviantART Gallery