Ehecatl

Ruadh and Jorann (Half-Brothers)

## Application Sheet

Ehecatl was a blue-gray male wolf with piercing teal-blue eyes. He entered the Domain with his pack of Hintertomb, and two orphans under his care - his (unknowing) half-brothers, Ruadh and Jorann. His story is just beginning. Ehecatl was created and RP'd by ShishiNoSeirei.

## Personality

* ***Imperturbable***. Not a lot moves Ehecatl, or at least he doesn't seem to be moved or annoyed by a lot of things. Regardless if it’s a crowded loud gathering or chaotic meeting, or out of control fight, Ehecatl keeps his cool but does very little to help others to stay cool, unless said wolf happens to be a friend of his.
* ***Incorrigible***. Change isn't something that Ehecatl takes easily to. Even with intensive training, certain things simply never “sit” as they should, with makes him to slip into old habits again...be it a trait, habit or a simple thought, in the end it seems to always come back to haunt him.
* ***Dreamer***. Ehecatl isn’t perfect and dreams sometimes find their ways to invade his mind. However, the nightly dreaming is nothing more than a confusing mess and rarely happens, while daydreaming is nothing more than an annoying instance of Ehecatl stopping in his tracks for a mere moment and loosing a minute or two thinking (or dreaming) about something.
* ***Sassy***. Despite his laid back personality, Ehecatl can be surprisingly sassy at times. Whenever he doesn't want to admit to something or redirect attention somewhere else, Ehecatl will sass back whoever is shoving their nose into things he wants to keep silent about, or simply finds the discussion to be annoying in some way.
* ***Ruminator***. Ehecatl loves to sit down and think about things, sometimes talking out loud about what he is pondering about without realizing that he is opening his mouth. Not all thoughts are chipper and some things he ponders about may be quite dark (for example…is death really a bad thing?), either way, he can spend entire day thinking about things that don’t really matter.
* ***Dependent***. Ehecatl is very keen on having his friends close, seeing them as his family. While all Hintertomb members are his ‘family’ in one or other way, the closer he is to someone, the more he needs that friendship to work out and will do anything to keep it the same way it was, and simply doesn’t react well to friendship that ends for one or other reason. He dosen’t accept the end, as loosing a friend means loosing a close family member...

## Pre-Group History

Born in a litter of three, Ehecatl has been the odd-one-out since the very first day of his birth. While his siblings were the grounded type seeking approval from their parents and fighting for their admiration, Ehecatl was busy daydreaming about things that neither his mother Chaaya nor father Rashid liked to hear about. Birds were fascinating to him, their pretty feathers were collected and brought to the den, but Chaaya always found them and got rid of them as soon she spotted a single feather (or any other toy) there.Being scolded for such behavior was nothing new to him, and his siblings loved to point fun at him for his bad behavior, while his father just shook his head.

Despite his wild puphood, Rashid and Ehecatl were very close ever since his birth. Ever since he was old enough to walk, the dark male was seeking comfort from his father, sleeping by his side and walking after him like a shadow. Only time they were separated was when Rashid had to fulfill his tasks as  hunter, otherwise every single passing minute Ehecatl spent clinging to his father like a leech. Not liking what she saw, Chaaya tried to teach Ehecatl some independence by asking him to play only with his sibling. While the dark male did as he was asked, he eventually found his way back to his father one or other way, ignoring his mothers displeased look.

His daydreaming - as well as dreams during the night - were constant subject of criticism. Ehecatl didn’t understand why they were bad or discouraged so strongly even when he heard everyone in Hintertomb were supposed to be dreamless. No dreams meant no danger...Ehecatl didn’t listen, and one night he experienced a dream that scared him so much he woke up howling in both pain and fear, feeling as if his eyes were burning. Rashid said nothing, waiting for his son to calm down before he spoke words Ehecatl never forgot:

***“Remember that fear. Next time you gaze up at the night sky, recall it, and only then you will truly become one of us.”***

After that night, Rashid started to fix Ehecatl's daydreaming behavior. Ehecatl was taught to keep his eyes on the ground to keep himself from being distracted by things that didn’t matter. Rational and logical thinking were introduced, and Rashid spent more time talking about packs culture and their ways, and bringing his siblings with them. From now on Ehecatl was almost never alone with Rashid anymore, with the exception of few times when his father wanted to specifically talk to him about his behavior. Neither parents were cruel but they made it clear with way was considered the right way for a Hintertomb pack member, and with behavior would not be accepted no matter how ‘fun’ it was. His dreams became less and less livid, less frequent, and eventually they died. His daydreaming became much harder to do when the only thing in front of him was either the ground or the night sky, with helped him to concentrate of things Rashid wanted him to do. While Ehecatl struggled for long time to adapt to his new ways, he never fought against it neither did he show openly if he disliked the changes. He carried on as always, following his father and ignoring Chaaya’s watchful gaze, trying to please both of his parents by learning as much he could about the pack he was part of and would one day serve the same way his parents did. Since he wasn’t easily scared, he remembered his fathers words from the past and used his nightmares as a way to wake up deep fear within himself whenever he looked at the night sky as a reminder of the fact that they didn’t worship the moon because they admire it. While the fear has frown quite subtle, both Rashid and Chaaya were happy with his progress, with he took as a good sign and continued to strive to become a more fitting member of the pack on his own.

Once Ehecatl reached the age of young adulthood, both his mother, his siblings have drifted away and consumed by their task. The dark male was not too happy about such drastic change in a family that has been pretty solid and close through all these seasons, trying to find a solution to get back what once was. Unfortunately, Chaaya introduced his to the harsher lessons of life - like the fact a family cannot be together all the time-, a discussion that happened just a few days before Rashid disappeared. Ehecatl never figured out why his father disappeared without a trace, but due to the talk he had with Chaaya a few nights before about life and not being able to be close to someone he valued a lot, the dark male took that as a sign that his mother may have asked him to leave. While resenting his mother for this, Ehecatl didn’t lash out or did anything else about it, but promised himself that if he ever got a close friend like he once had in Rashid, he would make sure that kind of friendship wouldn’t be lost.

Ever since his fathers disappearance, Ehecatl committed himself fully to his work to fill the void Rashid left behind, seeking friendship and support from other members rather than his own family.

During the collapse, Ehecatl run into two pups - Jorann and Ruadh - that he rescued and took under his paws protection. They were too young to be on their own, and he couldn't see anyone nearby that could possibly be their protector. Not having much time to work with due to the chaos around him, Ehecatl took the guardianship onto himself, promising the two of them to guard them with his life.

## Trivia

* Ehecatl has two half-siblings (Jorann and Ruadh) in Hintertomb, but is unaware of their blood relations. To him, those two are his wards that he took under his protection during very traumatic event. He considers them to be his closest friends.
* Wants to become a Chassi like his mother once was to protect Hintertomb, so all families and friends can live happy and (mostly) carefree lives.
* Values non-blood relative friends higher than close blood-related one. While he treats them equally and with respect, he has certain trust-issues with blood-relative relations...
* Ehecatl doesn't know that Rashid was his step-father, a secret his other siblings knew about. Chaaya kept it from him to not ruin his close connection with his father, but in the end that bond was crushed due to the lack of communication between Chaaya and Ehecatl. While neither anger nor hate exists between them, Ehecatl's tone grows cold when he talks about his mother, but he doesn't dare to talk badly about her.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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