Evander

Silvanus (Adoptive Father)

Theron, Rutnik, Lepotica, Tsuii, Tollek, Rabbit, Bellatrix, Mosrael, and Chartreuse (Half-Siblings)

## Application Sheet

Evander was a silver-pelted wolf, raised by Silvanus in the pack of Havir. His birth parents were Oruz and Helbreau (NPC) - his mother rejected him due to his pelt color. His siblings include *several* half-siblings via his father, and through his mother, he had half-brothers Theron and Rutnik. After the destruction of Havir, he moved with his family to Vale, where he lived until he and his adoptive daughter, Thalia, chose to leave the pack, to seek out adventure. He was designed by Ramala, and created and RP'd by data-bull.

## Personality

* ***Polite,** **Austere,** **Devout,** **Steadfast, and** **Gentle.*** Evander has never been typical; mature beyond his years as a pup, linguistically advanced as a juvenile, and exceedingly polite for the most-part, he is the picture of a Havirian gentleman. Retaining his home pack's private demeanor, he keeps mostly to himself and his prayers. One of the few who remains faithful to the lost religion, he has tried to teach it to his daughter with little success. Still he remains optimistic when he can, and finds happiness in seeing Thalia grow. Though rarely in a good mood, he has always tried to guide her with a steady, gentle paw.
* ***Inflexible,** **Cold,** **Spiteful,** **Abandoned, and** **Broken*****.** With so little and yet so much left to live for, he's always on the verge of breaking down. Having lost the home and the religion which composed his world, the wolves he once knew have moved on while he remains rooted in the past. Refusing to abandon all that he knew, he feels a growing loathing towards those who he feels have abandoned him, and any hope of resurrecting Havir. Evander continues to pray, even if the gods have abandoned them; coming to terms with reality has remained impossible. Vale itself is both a blessing and a curse; he longs to escape it, but he cannot justify leaving those he loves.

## Pre-Group History

His mother Helbreau was a loner, but not by choice. Spurned by her birth-pack for a pregnancy she never wanted, she had joined a pack known as Fellfang before departing following the disappearance of the alpha, Story. She traveled to the southeast, aimlessly wandering between claimed territories. With nowhere to go and nowhere to go back to, she struggled with loneliness and retaining her own sanity because of it.

When the wolf encountered Oruz they decided to have a night of fun. Though they parted ways immediately afterward, it wasn't long before she realized what'd become of it, and she eagerly awaited the births of little golden bundles to fill her void. As the pregnancy wore on, however, Helbreau thought back to the son she'd abandoned. Suffering from complications, the strain caused her to long for contact with her first golden child; she found her way back into the domain and high-tailed it for Fellfang. It was before she could reach him that she went into labour, alone in a damp cave amidst the spring rains.

Rejected by Helbreau for not bearing her family's golden coat–despite their betrayal of her–she abandoned the litter of newborns in the Havirian mountains. By the time he was located and rescued, the rest of his siblings had died from the cold; he'd barely managed to survive off of their remaining body heat. The little one, under the care of the pack's High Priest, Silvanus, manages to recover enough that his life is no longer in danger. It is decided that Havir will be the pup's new home, a decision to which he has no objection.

## Group History

Silvanus discovered the nearly-lifeless body of little Evander in the mountains, and took him as his charge. He brought the pup to Aphrodi, who helped to revive the pup and give him the strength to survive this first trial of his life.

Evander adored his father, as well as one of his father's friends, Dahlia, who spent time with him when Silvanus was too busy with his duties to be with his new son. He began to view Dahlia as a mother-like figure. He was very concerned when he learned that some females had been kidnapped before he was part of the pack. He asked if Dahlia would be taken away, too, and she reassured him that wouldn't happen.

Evander was a very spiritual pup, partly due to who his father was. However, when traveling along the beach with Kotori, the Priest received what he believed could be a bad omen for Evander's future. Still, Kotori tried to hide his doubts from the pup. He was spiritual, respectful, and attentive to his packmates, and listened keenly to what they said. He learned from Saurugol, who gave him some feathers as a gift.

When Silvanus was bothered by the sound of scratching in his den, Evander quickly found the source of the problem, a rat. He helped his father with other things, too, bringing herbs to Malika after she delivered her pups, Morgana and Denahi, at his behest. He was growing into a mature, responsible young wolf.

Shortly after this, however, his world was turned upside down - a meteor struck Havir, sending the pack fleeing a massive wildfire. When Evander saw Faust emerge from the smoke, he lunged, to send the wolf branded a traitor and heathen away from their sacred territory - or to punish him for bringing this devastation, this punishment, to his beloved pack. Ira spotted him and reprimanded his behavior. Now was not the time to attack Faust - not while running from the burning hellscape. He shifted his attention to Dahlia and Silvanus, when he found them, instead.

Shortly after arriving in Vale - what would become his, Silvanus, and Dahlia's new home - Evander encountered a small, lost wolf pup near the edges of the territory. This was Thalia, left by her mother while she went to hunt. She had wandered away from her mother, and cried out for help, and Evander vowed to care for her, as Silvanus had cared for *him*.

He adored his new daughter, and spent a lot of his time with her, trying to work through the loss of his home territory. Although he could be a bit of a strict father, it was only because his daughter had such an untamed adventurous streak! That was how she lost her mother, originally, so he had to make sure to take care of her.

Evander returned to the destroyed remnants of Havir to reflect upon all that had happened, unknowingly observed by his half-brother Theron. After this reminiscence, he returned to Vale, where his daughter Thalia admitted to him that she wanted to travel...but didn't want to leave him. Evander told her he'd go along with her, absolutely. Vale wasn't home, but his daughter was, and so the pair set off, after saying their farewells to their family. Evander has not returned to the Domain since.

## Trivia

* The first of the feathers Evander took to wearing as a youngster was a gift from AdeSaurugol.

## Quotes

* "I'm sure the Gods have many meetings planned for us yet. I managed to convince Father to start teaching me the duties of a priest. So one day I can serve the Gods as well as you do!" (to Dahlia, *Have Mercy*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* data-bull's deviantART Gallery