Alyan

Rodwen (Brother)

Ten NPC Siblings (NPCs)

Extensive Highvalley Kin

## Application Sheet

Alyan, often known by his nickname of Firetip, was a pale-furred male wolf with light orange markings. He was born in Highvalley, raised alongside his brother Rodwen, who would later become the High King. Alyan decided not to follow his nephew, the new High King Vladimir, as he led Highvalley out of the Domain, and ended up traveling to Chandor to continue his life in the Domain there, as a Bear Totem. After seeing his cousin Taibhse in a battle, however, he left Chandor to follow her trail outside of the Domain, and hasn't been seen since. He was designed by Naviira, and created and RP'd by Baseballfan2414.

## Personality

* ***Strategical*.** From the training that he's learned, Alyan has become a well taught fighter, and is wise as to what plans of action wolves could take in battle. He always tries to think 3 steps ahead of his opponent, and a strategist when it comes to other daily things in life.
* ***Family Oriented*.** Alyan cares deeply for his family. After the things he has seen in his life, he values the lives of his family members, as well as his pack mates. He feels like all the things he does, is to protect them whether or not the action was cruel or not.
* ***Strong-Willed.*** After everything that has happened in his life, Alyan has learned to keep moving forward. It may appear as he has moved on from the troubles in the past, but in his dreams, the nightmares that he has over what happened to his other siblings. He strives to make sure that it'll never happen again, and if he ever met a pack wolf of those who did wrong, he wouldn't hesitate to bring them down.
* ***Authoritative*.** Alyan is a strong figure when it comes to authority. He makes sure that everyone knows what they're doing, and that there is no one standing around doing nothing when a task is at hand. He's the kind that likes to get things done quick and efficient.
* ***Positive*.** After what happened to him and Rodwen, Alyan always tries to make everything positive, and to keep his brother smiling. He'll do the same for others in the pack, knowing that being positive will always help get things done sooner.
* ***Boastful*.** Something that he's always had as a pup. He's quite the boastful type when it comes to his line of blood. Thinking that it's the purest and greatest in all the land, he relishes that others would be grateful at the presence of him and his brother.

## Pre-Group History

Born from High King Eadric and born to High Queen Aarwen, Alyan was the second born of his litter after Rodwen. He and his siblings were raised by Norwood and his mate Ela. Norwood was an Elder and teacher to the litter, and taught them the ways of their heritage, forming lifelong bonds with their teacher. The bond with them and his siblings were very strong, especially compared to his father. He was always about doing tasks and dealing with enemy packs from afar. His mother was either nursing or pregnant, and he was caring for her along with his siblings.

Alyan grew up revering in the culture of Highvalley, as he aspired to be like his elders before him. While he was a juvenile, there was an attack from their old enemy pack, Fellfang. Alyan was able to escape with his brother Rodwen, but he never forgot the sight of what happened to his brothers and sisters. That day still haunts him in nightmares, and he'll never forgive what Fellfang had done.

Highvalley was tossed into war, and Alyan's brother Rodwen had become the Alpha of the pack. Alyan followed his brother's orders, as their pack plunged into war. Their numbers became smaller and smaller and the months came by, friends and family died in the wake of battle. Alyan kept fighting for his brother, but his brother sought out ways of strengthening their pack, and allies as well. His brother gained allies through marriage, and Alyan soon became an uncle. With their new pack ally, they were able to claim victory.

Alyan adored his brother's children and oversaw their growing up. He had great affection for Klaus, Sveta, Vladimir, and Ava, and Rodwen's mate Fia. But, after his nephews and nieces had become young adults, Rodwen's mate was expecting another litter. Klaus left the pack, and Fia struggled immensely with her grief, and died giving birth to Alyan's last niece, Nike.

Rodwen was shattered, and while Alyan privately grieved, he vowed to stay strong for his pack, and for his brother. He hoped that Highvalley would never succumb to the hardships that he and his brother had to endure in life again. He would defend his pack determinedly from any threat he could.

## Group History

Alyan was quite popular amongst his Highblood family. He was particularly close to his cousin Thallo, who most of the Highvalley wolves tended to keep at arm's length. The pair worked together to defend their pack against loners and thieves.

Unfortunately, Alyan suffered from night terrors as a result of living through the war. One night, his niece, Sveta, encountered him in the midst of a night terror. Alyan attacked her in his sleep, and upon awakening, apologized profusely. He explained how hard it was to cope with the realities of war. Sveta was a bit rattled, and told her uncle that he was free to take whatever he needed from the herb stores.

Alyan sustained a few injuries in his duties, and took it as an opportunity to meet the newest Meister: Yuaei. The ex-Havir princess had been taken on as Sveta's apprentice in the task of Meister. She offered him some healing herbs, and he offered to tell her a bit more about Highvallian history and culture while she worked.

After a while, Alyan was granted a Steward: Hemlock. Although Alyan was fairly mild-mannered and kind to other wolves, he had a heavy request of his Steward: If he lashed out in his sleep due to the night terrors, he *needed* Hemlock to wake him, restraining or even injuring his master in the process. Hesitatingly, Hemlock agreed. Alyan tried convincing his Steward to let loose and have a bit of fun, splashing around in the water, but Hemlock was never particularly good at having fun, and preferred to watch his master splash about from the shore.

Alyan continued to grapple with feelings of guilt over the lives lost in the war. Adela approached him about it, and used the tragedies of her own life - the losses of her children - to explain that it wasn't his fault what had happened. Sometimes, wolves just don't survive difficult circumstances, and there is nobody to blame for it. Alyan took some comfort in these words, though it didn't solve his problems or his night terrors.

Hemlock made true on his promise to serve his master when suffering from night terrors, and woke Alyan on more than one occasion.

When a loner crossed the borders, Alyan rushed forward to defend his pack, joining his cousin Aragon in fighting the loner off. Level-headed Alyan also intervened when tensions arose between Vysariel, Gwendolyn, and Amalthea. He scolded Gwen for being cruel to Vysariel, and Vysariel snapped back at Alyan for intervening. When Yuaei showed up, they were able to get along enough to start their hunt.

Yuaei would soon be assigned a Steward of her own, a newcomer named Calumina. Calumina was a bit ignorant about the culture of the pack she had just joined, and Alyan offered her some lessons. He continued to tell stories to Yuaei about Highvallian history, and in exchange, she told him a bit about Havirian religion.

Alyan treasured his time with his brother, High King Rodwen. The brothers were exceedingly close.

He also took care of his Steward. When Hemlock was swept away by the glacial flood, and was brought back to Highvalley, exceedingly ill, Alyan made it his personal mission to make sure the old Steward recovered. His recovery was going quite well, and Alyan was satisfied, until his brother Rodwen fell grievously ill.

Vladimir took on the mantle of High King until his father recovered, and Alyan watched with great concern as Rodwen fought for his life.

It was a fight he would lose. Alyan was shattered when he heard the news, that his dearly beloved brother lost his fight against the illness. Vladimir was officially the High King, and vowed to lead Highvalley to better, more fruitful lands. Alyan did not want to go along. His brother, and all the wolves he'd grown up with, were dead or gone. He left his loyal Steward behind, and set his paws uncertainly on a path towards the east.

Alyan was welcomed into Chandor, where he took on the task of a Bear Totem. His packmates were curious about the pack he came from. Kaen was one of the first to query about Highvalley, and he admitted that she wouldn't have liked it, for rank and respect was based on heritage instead of a single wolf's abilities.

Alyan was granted Rajbera as an apprentice, when she decided she wanted to become a Bear Totem. She openly did not like him, but he took great pleasure in working with her.

Due to his respectable background, Nadia granted Alyan a position of respectability in the pack: a beta. She looked to him for guidance in some situations, and he was a good physical defender, if needed. He was in attendance when Lady Cassandra, the new alpha of Aryn in the aftermath of Raphael's Inquisition, and two of her packmates, Amara and Lawson, approached to speak to Nadia. Also in attendance was Nadia's brother, Reed, who she also trusted greatly.

With the alliance between Chandor and Aryn renewed after the horrible strain of the Inquisition, Alyan turned his attention to training Rajbera...and a new student, Sunrise. Tieru's son, had started training under Remus. When Remus died, Sunrise went to Alyan to continue his training. However, the young male was shattered by his mentor's death, and wavering in his desire to become a Bear Totem, and Alyan, sensing this, told the younger male that, if he already had doubts about becoming a Bear Totem, it clearly wasn't the path for him. He empathized with Sunrise's loss, but was firm: Sunrise wasn't meant to be a Bear Totem. Sunrise was shattered, but finally realized what he knew all along. His only apprentice, then, would be Raj.

This was a good thing, because Rajbera was a handful herself. Alyan and Raj were patrolling with Diablo, when a diplomatic party from Xassa approached the borders. The Xassans - Nergal, Caldera, Taibhse, and Nouri - were immediately set upon by Rajbera. A fight broke out as the Xassans tried to defend against their attacker, and the Chandorians tried to help Rajbera.

Alyan's attack was halted, however, when he saw a familiar face amongst the Xassans: Taibhse! One of his Highvallian cousins! He was shocked and delighted, unable to move or say much to her. Diablo, maintaining a cool head in the situation, called for a retreat for himself and Alyan, to get backup. This backup would keep an eye on the situation as the Xassans hunkered down to tend to their wounded and keep Rajbera subdued.

Immediately after discovering his cousin was still in the Domain, and *alone*, he did his best to follow the trail left by the Xassans to travel towards their territory. It took him a few weeks to reach the borders of Xassa, where he was intercepted by a patrol of guards. Alyan inquired about Taibhse, wanting to speak to her, only to be told that she had left the pack, for the same reason he had: to find another Highvallian.

Alyan didn't stick around at Xassa's borders, but asked which direction Taibhse had taken, and immediately set off to track his cousin down, missing his Highvalley family more than he realized while in Chandor. He has not been seen since.

## Trivia

* Alyan got the nickname of 'Firetip' as a result of the orange tips of his tail and muzzle.
* He hates Fellfang with everything in his soul, and has no desire of ever forgiving them.
* Alyan was the second-eldest of Eadric's *many* children of Aarwen and Eadric. Though the family tree is hard to complete, Alyan's closest sibling was Rodwen, but he had ten other siblings (mostly males). His immediate nephews and nieces, via his siblings, were Klaus, Sveta, Ava, Vladimir, Nike, Lapis, Naava, Thorn, Gwendolyn, Quilo, Aspen, Alpine, Lycan, Amara, Rholdar, Avalon, Vysariel, and Amalthea...and several NPCs who shall not be listed.

## Quotes

* "...that beauty that you have, goes beyond the outward appearance. I think Highvalley needed a heart of gold like yours." (to Yuaei, *The Storyteller*)
* “If you have doubts in your mind in any fight, you’ve already lost.” (to Sunrise, *You've Already Lost*)

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