Tieru

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Tieru was a white-furred she-wolf with small black markings on her chin and back and steel-gray eyes. She was one of Chandor's most valued Elk Totems (healers). She was also the doting mother of Sunrise, a pup she adopted. Unfortunately, she struggled with chronic illness throughout her life, and lost her battle after a few years, passing away quietly in the spring. She was created and RP'd by OneMinuteSketch.

## Personality

* ***Caring.*** Why did the fate punish her with inability to have own offspring? Tieru loves pups, is dedicated to care for them, full of patience, she does not mind hundreds of questions, constant begging for attention and involvement into infantile games.
* ***Emphatic***. Tieru easily notices, when someone is in distress and instinctively tries to help or comfort. She easily recognizes needs of pups who can’t speak yet and communicate only by whimpers.
* ***Overprotective***. Caring is good, but to the limits. Tieru does not know such limits. She easily gets nervous, when she can’t control ones being in her custody.
* ***Conservative***. This is the effect of her being raised in a religious, strictly ruled social group. While Tieru is a victim of the previous pack’s rules, she does not consider them entirely wrong. The she-wolf would still gladly follow old traditions and lifestyle, however she has no possibility to do so.
* ***Judgmental***. She tends to judge wolves, even before she gets an opportunity to know them. It is also a consequence of deeply rooted belief in Moon and Sun deities. There are some things Tieru considers sinful and unacceptable.
* ***Bitter***. Tieru knows she did nothing wrong to deserve such misfortune. She wonders how did she offend her goddess and why life treats her in so unfair way. She envies wolves who had a chance to build their own families.

## Pre-Group History

Tieru was born into the Great Grasslands Pack, where life was dictated by changing seasons and the Matriarch, pack’s religious and political leader. Generations ago, the harsh environment had forced implementation of strict rules, which, while time was passing by, turned into a cult of dualistic gods – Sun and Moon. The Sun was the destroyer and the masculine element of world, and the Moon was its opposition. Thus, a she-wolf was in charge - a female was always worth more than a male. However there was one catch.

A she-wolf was esteemed only if in due time she proved to be capable of raising her own children. And when Tieru had grown up and had not given birth to pups in the following rain season, rumors had spread. Still it was not that bad, still there was a chance it was her mate’s fault – so The Matriarch *advised* her to find more worthy male.

No one could stand against leader’s will, so Tieru followed the order. And again, she could not conceive a litter. All her merits turned out to be nothing in view of the fact that she was infertile. After the third season when the female had no offspring, The Matriarch decided to exile her... Not without a pressure from families of Tieru’s ex-mates, who had lost their honor.

She had no future there, no other choice to submit to the judgment and leave. Feeling bitter and confused about her family and beliefs, she blindly heads north…

## Group History

Tieru was discovered at the borders of Chandor by Renyk. She was at the edge of her endurance, exhausted and starving, and she asked Renyk for help. The wolf escorted her to Chandor's den, where she was introduced to Nadia, the alpha. She explained that she was trained as a healer, not a hunter, and Nadia suggested she share her knowledge with Renyk.

Tieru had a bit of trouble getting back into healing duties, for the plants in the Domain were a bit different than those she was used to working with in her home far south. She asked Nadia if she could travel further south to get some healing herbs for Chandor in Dayanara - the main Elk Totem's - absence. Nadia agreed, if she would take Arcuza, a Bear Totem, with her for protection. Tieru agreed to this, and the duo set off on an adventure to collect herbs.

Unfortunately, their mission would be for naught, for two wolves from Damasca - Nightheim and Eldora - intercepted the Chandorians and stole the valuable herbs. Tieru and Arcuza returned home, angry and disappointed, and so, to calm herself, Tieru set about praying to her gods when she returned.

While praying, she was intercepted by Dayanara and Navindru's new pup, Mirakel. Mirakel wanted to know about the meaning of the symbol Tieru had drawn on the ground to pray in, which represented the sun and moon. Tieru asked Mirakel about herself, and Mirakel admitted that she knew a little about the gods, having heard about Icadorityl, the Heylian goddess, while she lived in the neighboring pack, from Orion.

Since Dayanara had returned from healing in Heyl, and bearing her pups there, she was able to give Tieru some lessons in the herbs of Chandor. She continued to work hard at her task, and help her packmates with their minor injuries. Balduin was injured, and went to Tieru, as did Makenna, when she was hurt with a stone.

Enticed by the idea of working with Chandor's youth, Tieru took Makenna, Mirakel, and Mila on a field trip, though they got caught in the rain. Her skills would be called upon with the arrival of some new pups in Chandor - Kaen's first litter. She served as Kaen's midwife as she gave birth to Malachi's four pups: Padavina, Chise, Nikola, and Kaito.

Tieru grew close to Arcuza, and often made excuses to go collect herbs with her in order to spend time together.

A wolf from Aryn, in the midst of an ongoing war with Vektren, came to Chandor, seeking to borrow some of their healers. Nadia approached Tieru and asked if she would be willing to go to Aryn to help, but Tieru, horrified by the idea of going into a warzone, declined. After a restless night, and much thought, however, Tieru agreed to do it, apologizing for her initial refusal, and went to Aryn with Brielle. As a result of her bravery and willingness to go to Aryn, Nadia promoted her healer to Beta before Tieru left.

She was approached by Lord Alcatraz, who welcomed her and took her around the den, to welcome her. Other Chandorians approached Tieru to welcome her and thank her for her generous help, such as Shoshana.

Her healing abilities were quickly put to good use, with Amara bringing an injured Ragnarok to her for help. Tzuriel, Nero, and Raghaalr were finally released from their prison in Vektren, and Tieru set about offering both physical and emotional care to Nero in particular.

Of course, Tieru had some struggles of her own in Aryn. Although she was fascinated to see snow for the first time in her life, her short coat was ill-suited to the colder climate, and she had aching joints, which she often needed to treat in the Firewater Flats. The warm water soaks helped her to feel better, and she consulted with Nero about his progress as time went by.

Winter doesn't last forever, even in war-torn Aryn, and as the weather warmed, Tieru began to feel a lot better. As spring arrived, Tieru traveled outside of Aryn and howled to the skies, hoping maybe Makenna (who she had learned had gone missing from Chandor) would respond. She got no response, and had no idea Makenna was actually in Vektren - the very pack she was trying to help Aryn deal with.

Tieru's spirits were lifted somewhat by the wedding of Riga and Ragnarok. She was also delighted by a young pup, Harley, who offered to help her collect herbs. More life would come to Aryn - Riga, feeling unwell after her wedding, approached the Elk Totem, who revealed that Riga was, in fact, expecting puppies!

Unfortunately, bliss like this was brief, particularly in a war-ravaged pack like Aryn. Lady Athena and Lord Alcatraz were assassinated by Hekate and a party of Vektreni warriors. As Raphael, Storm, Aivar, Urs, and Hera ran after the assassins to collect their alphas' stolen hearts (literally), and several other smaller battles raged around the territory, Tieru and Nero consulted with one another about the horrific happenings.

Tieru worked with Aryn's Vicars in order to help the injured...and there were a *lot* of injured Arynians. She was enormously strained and horrified by these injuries, but did her duty remarkably well. When her duty was done, however, Lord Raphael demanded that she leave the territory. Nero came to escort her out: no non-Arynians were permitted to remain.

Tieru left the pack along with Rocko, a Heylian healer who had been sent to Aryn and was also expelled from the pack with the change in leadership.

When she returned to Chandor, she was met at the border by Nadia and Remus. Upon returning to camp, she was delighted to return to the presence of her best friend Arcuza. Unfortunately, she had bad news she needed to share with Nadia - many wolves in Aryn had died, including Athena, Alcatraz, Storm, Lycan, and Raghaalr. More wolves had gone missing in the midst of the war, and their statuses were unknown. It was a bitter loss, and Nadia felt extremely sorry for their allied pack.

While Tieru settled back into Chandorian life, she stumbled upon a gravely injured pup just outside the borders. She took the pup back to the camp and nursed him back to health, and Nadia permitted him to remain, so long as Tieru took care of him. This pup was named Sunrise. Tieru loved Sunrise as the son she'd never had, and he called her 'mom'. She absolutely adored Sunrise.

Her packmates were glad to have her healing abilities back in Chandor, too. Laureline approached after being plagued with nightmares and traumatic memories. Polarstag approached Tieru in order to begin training as an Elk Totem.

She was part of the Summerfest celebrations as well. Here, she noticed a new packmate, too - Diablo. Sunrise and Tieru approached Diablo for introductions.

Sunrise was educated in Tieru's religion, and for a time, they had a strong mother-son relationship. But pups do not remain pups forever, and before long, Sunrise was growing into a young adult, and seeking to become a Bear Totem. Tieru was concerned about this decision, and she approached Remus about her concerns, and maybe to seek some advice. She suggested that Sunrise go with Remus to learn about being a Bear Totem.

The weather began to cool down again, and Tieru felt ill as the seasons changed. Diablo, injured, came to Tieru for help, but she couldn't tend to him alone, and asked her son to help her do her work. Her joints hurt terribly, and she felt ill much of the time.

She tried to be happy for her friend, Arcuza, when she had Mechka's four pups: Virago, Viola, Anakoni, and Rajbera. More trouble brewed when she discovered Sunrise had been meeting with a wolf from Aryn - Lidya. The pair had an argument about it, and Sunrise stormed off. Tieru felt terrible, and Diablo offered the Elk Totem some comfort. Tieru still offered some comfort to her son when he came back from a date with Lidya that went terribly wrong, and he ended up wounded by Lawson (Lidya's father).

Sunrise also, begrudgingly, agreed that becoming a Bear Totem was not the best task for him, and instead, he chose the path of an Elk, like his mother. Tieru dedicated herself to teaching her new student - and another new former Bear Totem student, Anakoni. She taught them for a few moons as her chronic illness continued to eat away at her body.

One day, feeling the end approaching, Tieru wandered off into the grasslands of Chandorian territory, where she eased to the ground for a nap, and passed away peacefully. She will be mourned for a long time in Chandor, particularly by her friends, Arcuza, Diablo, and Nadia, and her dear beloved son Sunrise.

## Trivia

* Upon arriving in Aryn, Tieru performed a scarification ritual in order to celebrate her promotion to Beta.

## Quotes

* “You will win. If you won’t give up. You will win with your torturers if you’ll be back to health. They want you to suffer and go further this path and at the end it’s your death and their triumph.” (to Nero, *On Body and Soul*)

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