Cyrus

Lepotica (Adoptive Daughter)

Barghest (Brother)

Morana (Granddaughter)

## Application Sheet

Cyrus was a gray-furred male with piercing blue eyes, a Beta Guardian of Havir. He was born in the pack alongside his brother, Barghest. He was wed to Fume, and was the father of four children - Zilar, Crane, Angus, and Iradessa - as well as adoptive father to Lepotica. He is deceased, according to his granddaughter, Morana's, application sheet, although the cause of his death is unknown. He was created and RP'd by tisea.

## Personality

* ***Patient.*** His biggest virtue, Cyrus is extremely patient. He knows when to get overwhelmed and when to keep his cool - or at least he makes those around him believe so. He isn't quick to anger, normally taking a lot of chipping away at him to achieve this, and he normally knows when to act in aggression and when not to. There isn't much that can get under this wolfs skin, and he's trained himself to wait situations out. If he wants something done, or wants something in general, Cyrus will bide his time until the perfect moment is upon him to achieve this goal.
* ***Stubborn.*** Like the stone he's colored after, Cyrus is a stubborn as a rock. Hard headed to a fault, the male will do what he sees fit if he thinks he is in the right. Only reason and a lengthy explanation will sway him from his original track if he has his mind set on it. He believes he is right a lot, and not so much that everyone else is wrong, he just thinks that he knows better. On more then one occasion it has been his way or nothing.
* ***Loyal.*** Cyrus is loyal to all those he holds dearest and this means his pack. His pack is family and the male would lay down his life for every wolf that is in it. Once a friendship is made, the male believes that friendship is bound in blood and rock and that nothing could ever sway it. He would do just about anything that was asked of him as long as he saw it as reasonable.
* ***Honorable and Chivalric.*** Cyrus has a very strong honor code. He's bound by morals that make him see females as something special, not something weak. He also respects his elders to the highest degree. Without them, their knowledge would come from nothing. Who better to listen to then those who have already survived the harshest elements the world has thrown their way?
* ***Stoic.*** At times the male comes off very emotionless and stoic. It isn't that he doesn't have feelings, it's just that he hides them very very well. It takes a bit of probing to get the male out of his shell and have him truly open up; but when he does he's certainly a sight to see. He's quiet and reserved, picking only when he really wants to to converse with those around him. His words are generally calculated and slowly said.

## Pre-Group History

Cyrus is a Havir born wolf, he has breathed and lived Havir and it's culture since pup-hood and isn't likely to change his ways anytime soon. Both his parents were Havir raised and very adamant about their beliefs. His father was tough on all his pups and while he wasn't as strict with Cyrus, he was with his brother that's for sure. His mother was the sweetest thing alive, and always gave each of her pups the love and care they deserved. They transferred down their beliefs to all of their children, instilling in them a strict code of honor and respect for all those above them, especially their alpha and the high priestess.

Cyrus is relatively quiet, until you get him to open up. He's a somewhat arrogant and brash male, yet he always does so with a smile as if there were nothing wrong with the somewhat rude phrase that just slipped from his mouth. Cyrus has never left Havir aside from scouting outside it's borders on occasion when it's asked of him. He's curious about what lies outside his birth packs borders, however he doesn't dare leave without permission or reason; yet.

He never felt the need to move up within the ranks, however whether it was due to his 'growing up' or another reason, Cyrus' has had a strong urge to prove himself among the Havir wolves. He slowly made a name for himself, one action after another, and eventually won approval and praise among the gods and his Alpha after a brief battle and running out two rogue males upon the Havir pack lands; promoting him to a Gamma Guardian. After his promotion, Saurugol sent Cyrus on a solo mission into the depths of the mountains to track and dispatch of a cougar that had been plaguing the northern borders of their lands. Days, nights, weeks went by and the silver guardian wasn't seen nor heard from. It was rumored he had been taken by the gods, another wolf not strong enough for the harsh world they lived in.

In truth, Cyrus has dispatched of the cougar as ordered, however during the scuffle of wolf and big cat, both had lost their footing along a sheer cliff and both had fallen from it'd edge. The cougar didn't survive, a broken spine ending it's life almost immediately, however Cyrus was lucky enough to not fall as far as the big cat, suffering many a injury though keeping his life. He laid for awhile, pain riddling his body as he prayed to the stars to either take him or save him, but to release him from this limbo of agony and frustration. *"Make up your minds!"* he'd hiss between gritted teeth.

After a cold night and an empty belly, Cyrus pulled him self to his paws with the sunrise and slowly picked his way back to an area he could safely travel. It was a long walk home, and with his inability to hunt and his blood frozen around his wounds it was going to be a trying and difficult journey. But he was Cyrus. He was stubborn enough to take on a cougar, fall of a cliff, and survive. And he was going home.

## Group History

Cyrus was a central figure in Havir as time passed. He passed the days performing his duties as a Guardian, defending the pack from outsiders, patrolling with wolves like Shandris. When not on duty, he also spent some time hanging out with his best friend in the pack, Ira.

He fell in love with one of the pack's betas, Fume, and the duo went to Saurugol to ask permission to become mates. This permission was granted to the two high-ranking wolves. He was away from Havir for a short time, with Fume, and upon his return, discovered that Ira had died. He was grief-stricken, but tried to hide it, and offer support to her grieving father.

But then, they learned that Ira was not dead, but in fact, kidnapped! The pack gathered to discuss what to do to get the females who'd been taken, and Saurugol gathered five wolves to join him. Aside from Cyrus, a reliable beta, Saurugol also brought Sage, Quidel, Arthur, and Nadina. Faust also elected to come along. They succeeded in bringing their packmates back home!

Settled back in Havir, Fume and Cyrus welcomed a new litter of pups into the world. There were four: Crane, Angus, Zilar, and Iradessa. They also adopted a lone white pup they found named Lepotica. For a while, the family were happy. Cyrus was a doting father, who tried to spend quality time with all of his children.

Several younger wolves (or newcomers to the pack) approached Cyrus for guidance on the task of a Guardian, due to his position and expertise. Amberjinx was one such wolf.

His life changed forever when his own son killed his beloved Fume. Crane killed Fume and acted as if nothing had happened - indeed, it took awhile for the Havirians to realize that it had been an act of murder by one of their own - one of *Fume's* own. He had just returned from patrolling when he was summoned to Saurugol's den to see her, and grieve.

Cyrus was too broken to try and explain things to his children for a while. He tried to help them, as the moons passed, but it was hard.

After a meteor struck Havirian lands, the wolves of Havir fled in terror. In the midst of this, Cyrus vanished, never to be seen again. Nobody knows if he died in the meteor strike, or if he simply left the Domain, thinking there was nothing left for him here. But he was never seen again.

## Trivia

* From his recent wounds, his right eye is off in color due to partial blindness. It sees darker, blurrier shapes now.
* It is unknown what his cause of death was; however, his granddaughter, Morana's, application sheet lists him as deceased.

## Quotes

* "Now I'm off! To test fate and hopefully come out swinging!" (to Ira, *Back from the Dead, with Extra Baggage!*)
* "I am a Beta Guardian of Havir. An ultimate warrior of Havir and the Gods and I help command the other Guardians alongside my mate Fume to keep this pack and it's borders safe." (to Amberjinx, *The Guardian Task*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* tisea's deviantART Gallery