Eclipse

## Application Sheet

Eclipse was a dark-brown she-wolf with ochre-orange eyes. She was born and raised in Highvalley, the shameful product of wedlock, who was immediately handed off to a lowblood female to be raised. She was Edythe's Steward until a massive flood swept through Highvalley, sweeping her down to the lowlands of Damasca. There, she was rescued by Qestir, and she lived for a time in the roguish pack before leaving the Domain. She was created and RP'd by lightningspam.

## Personality

* ***Inquisitive and Curious.*** It seems strange but Eclipse practically lived in a bubble growing up with her isolation. Up until being taken in my a Meister, Eclipse only knew that she was a bastard and the rest of the pack was different from her somehow. She had heard the terms 'lowblood' and 'highblood' tossed around a few times but neither the wolves she'd heard the terms from nor her mother would tell her what they meant. It was the Meister who laid out the meanings for her and introduced her to what Highvalley really was. It seemed to awaken a new part of her that had been dormant during her younger years. Eclipse became more curious about the pack, the wolves and their territory. No longer did she spend much time alone and even if she did, she was often observing the other wolves.
* ***Adaptable and Accepting.*** Early on Eclipse learned to roll with the punches thanks to her treatment for being a bastard. She brushes off most insults thrown her way. Forgive and forget would be the most accurate way to describe this aspect of Eclipse or, rather, just forget. Knowing no other life, Eclipse accepted the treatment as normalcy. Besides, she had always been able to rely on returning to her mother at the end of a day who never rejected her once. As a result, Eclipse is seldom discouraged by a negative response to an activity. She will try, try and try again.
* ***Impatient and Short-Tempered.*** Despite her adaptable nature, Eclipse is prone to desiring immediate results. Waiting is not her style. Ever worse is when she fails to understand something on multiple occasions. Her patience gives way to a frustrated  anger that leaves her prone to snapping at the poor souls nearby. This is not taken well - particularly by Highvalley wolves - who will quickly put her back in place and force her into submission. Unfortunately, Eclipse isn't one to be sorry for her actions. Rather, she just moves on and leaves whatever sentiments there as they are. This can often leave a bad taste in other wolves' mouths as it comes off as irresponsible and cold but she simple just isn't as well versed in manners as others.
* ***Playful and Excitable.*** Eclipse is excellent around pups, or would be if the pack would let her be, thanks to her playful nature. Rarely held down by disappoints, she seems to always have an optimistic outlook on life and is always excited to be part of pack events. This, however, is sometimes a feeble part of her personality as it can quickly give way to her impatience and temper with the right buttons pressed. Hunts are often the best way for her to burn off her playful energy though she must restrain herself to work with her packmates to successfully take down the prey.

## Pre-Group History

A bastard.

Eclipse was a misfortune - an accident - born out of wedlock. Her parents were gripped with so much shame that she was nearly immediately handed off to an older, lowblood female sworn to keep their identities secret to be cared for. As a result, Eclipse had only known this elderly wolf as 'mother' but as she grew big enough to play with the other pups it was clear a secret had been kept from her.

'Bastard! *Bastard*!' One of the high blood pup's had alerted as she approached innocently. Having not heard the term before, Eclipse tilted her head to the side but kept her loping run up until she crashed into a wolf's leg. Eclipse fell back onto her hindquarters, dazed. When she looked up she found a high blood adult casting a cold glare at her. Before the young pup could get on her paws, she was kicked back causing her to sommersault backwards away from the other pups who looked on like she was a disease. Eclipse came to a stop on her belly with an 'oof'. As she got up again, the high blood was coralling the pups away.

That night while curled up beside her mother, Eclipse looked to her and asked 'Mommy, what's a bastard?'. Her 'mother' simply brushed the question off at the time, claiming it was just a term for a stranger, but the look of pity and sympathy Eclipse saw in her eyes that night never left her mind.

That look of pity became a familiar sight for Eclipse from her mother. Over time, she simply stopped trying to play with the other pups - high bloods and low bloods alike - having grown tired of simply being rejected or ignored. Her mother worried that the rejections and solitude would do harm to who Eclipse was but she was largely unbothered. At the most she would show confusion but then carry on about her business and find something else to do.

Once a juvenile, Eclipse was finally told what exactly being a bastard meant.

'Oh.' Knowing that her mother was not her mother had bit far more than any of the treatment for being a bastard had. Eclipse had taken a moment to recompose herself - longer than any time before. 'Who... Who are they?' She asked but simply was met with a familiar pitying gaze.

'I'm sorry.' And that was that. Eclipse's 'mother's lips were sealed about the identity of her parents. She couldn't even get from her whether they were still dead or alive. From that point she looked at all the wolves in the pack differently. Often Eclipse would watch from her isolated perch and wonder 'Is that my mom? Is that my dad?' or see pups playing and think 'Maybe they're my siblings'.

Once the rust colored she wolf had reached young adulthood, it was clear that her mother was reaching her end. Her aging seemed to have accelerated. She no longer moved as easily, often grunting in pain when walking. The gray fur practically covered all of her face now and crept up her legs. Overall her pelt had lightened significantly. Finally, during the night, her mother breathed her last.

The burial was the only time Eclipse had cried. She sat, staring at her mother's stiff body in her dirt bed, as tears dripped from her muzzle. After the pack had parted, she remained there - unwilling to leave the only family she'd had even if not by blood. Eclipse couldn't help but wonder if her birth parents had attended the funeral. She wondered if they recognized her or even knew what she looked like. Eclipse's heart clenched - would she ever find out who they were now? Her mother had taken the secret to the grave and it was unlikely her birth parents would come forth willingly.

Her deep thoughts had been broken by an approaching wolf. Eclipse recognized the wolf as a Meister. Never before had a Meister (or really any ranked wolf beyond omega) taken an interest in her and yet this strange male took her in as his personal steward.

With her new task Eclipse found herself thrust into an entirely different world. No longer was she left to her own devices - she often interacted with both high bloods and low bloods as she tended to her Meister's needs. It was the first step to finding out who she really was.

## Group History

Eclipse's new rank as a Steward made her...well, *forget her place*, in the eyes of some. Princess Sveta and Eclipse got into an altercation in the mountains, with Sveta showing her fangs to remind Eclipse that she was a lowblood, a *bastard.* Eclipse took the lesson to heart. The other highbloods had fun at Eclipse's expense, as well. Rune was sighted on occasion flinging snow at the dark she-wolf.

The only wolf to always have her back was Edythe, her Meister.

As the weather warmed with spring, one of the glaciers in Highvalley cracked, sending a flood roaring through the territory. Eclipse was caught up in the deluge, and frantically tried to escape, begging whatever forces that might be out there for help. She nearly drowned, with the flood washing her all the way to the borders of Damasca. There, her near-lifeless form was discovered by Damascan Qestir. Qestir claimed ownership over their 'prize' - after all, Eclipse owed them a *lot* for saving her life, right? Eclipse was less than thrilled about it.

Her new home took some getting used to. She was used to a land of stone and ice, not this land of sand and fire. Eclipse struggled to keep a positive mindset in this new environment. At one point, she felt something was seriously wrong, in her heart...not realizing that it was because her pack had left its ancestral home, to find a new territory, under a new High King, Vladimir.

She tried to fit into Damasca, she really did. But she was unhappy, and after some time there, she vanished from the pack, and has not returned to the Domain since. Nobody knows whether she has gone to find her old pack, or if she has gone to search for a life in a new pack.

## Trivia

* Eclipse's mother and father were highbloods (of Sheffield's line). She always wondered who her parents were, but she never realized that she wouldn't have a chance to find out, with Highvalley's disappearance.

## Quotes

* "Safe? I'm a *bastard*. Some highblood's shame. I was only safe when mother was around. I don't know where I will go." (to Edythe, *Eclipse the Bastard and Edythe the Meister*)

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