Maram Savamé

**Maram Savamé** is a character on *Wolf's Bane.* She makes her début on the first episode/part of the first season/chapter, and makes her last appearance on the fourth episode/part of the same season. She is a supporting character.

### Personality

Maram was a kind, friendly, sweet, gentle, humble, extremely motherly, accepting and protective wolf. From a young age Maram had always acted quite motherly, especially towards her younger sisters; a feature that was highly desired from females. She had always dreamt of having pups of her own, though this was something that was planted into her mind, but it had developed into her own dream eventually. During her marriages and trying to conceive, Maram was quite submissive and got easily guilt tripped.

### Appearance

Maram had a reddish brown pelt with greyish pale brown underneath markings. Her eyes were orange.

## History

### Birth & Childhood

Maram was born to unnamed parents in the Southern pack and had two sisters. She was an accidental product, which forced her mother to become mates with her father quicker than originally planned. Her childhood was somewhat normal, despite getting neglected by her mother. When she was 3 months old, her mother gave birth to her two younger sisters. After she turned 6 months old, she started training — to be the perfect mate for her future mate. But unbeknownst to Maram or anyone else that Maram was unfortunate to be born with a defect that made it impossible to have pups of her own, also known as infertility.

### Trying to conceive & Becoming an outcast

The defect was discovered when Maram and her first mate tried to have pups but the pregnancy always interrupted or there was no pregnancy at all. Maram got punished for it, albeit the fault was not hers. With her second mate, the fertilization was seeming to be a success but in the end the pregnancy got interrupted as well. And once again, Maram got punished for it. Reason being that being fertile in her pack was very important. Because of her "illness", she was considered a failure and disappointment to the pack and to their leader. She was eventually casted out but she wasn't allowed to leave the territory.

### Escape and life in the Eastern pack

Maram had been an outcast for a year and her life had been challenging, especially when it came to getting food. She was able to hunt only when the pack's hunting group was done. And she had to do it in secret. If she was to be caught, the pack had permission to do whatever they liked to her. But thankfully Maram was capable of being unnoticeable.

One day, Maram noticed that Sekhan and the Eastern packs leader, Kegan, had a confrontation. She tried to listen to what they were saying but was unable to hear anything. But she then quickly switched her attention to Kegan only. Maram was very intrigued by Kegan's posure. Compared to Sekhan, Kegan was much more calm and reasonable. To her, he seemed to be the kind of leader everyone wanted to have as. For this reason Maram decided to escape.

She waited until nightfall so she wouldn’t get noticed. But unfortunately few pack members did and tried to stop Maram from leaving. Maram ran as fast as she could. It was extremely close that the other red wolves could have captured her but Maram made it to the eastern pack's territory. The guards of the east noticed the incoming intruders and attacked them. They then switched their attention to Maram who was exhausted from running. They tried to expel her as well without trying to listen to what she had to say. One of the guards stopped the other from attacking, giving Maram a chance to talk. Maram told her story and the guard then left to get their leader, and let him decide her fate. Kegan came and Maram told him the same thing as what she had told the guard. Kegan wanted to believe Maram for being a victim instead of a spy. Kegan then eventually let Maram in the pack and gave her two weeks to prove herself. Maram agreed to it.

Maram had hard times getting used to the new surroundings and to the new pack. No one didn’t trust her and some of the pack members even harassed her. Maram, however, understood them and didn’t defend herself.

### Adopting Anuk

Maram had lived in the Eastern pack for three years. She didn’t miss her old life at all and was satisfied and happy with the current life she was having at the time, at least mostly. Maram was still upset about the fact that she wasn’t capable of having pups of her own. But because of her motherly nature and love for pups, she became the pack's nanny. Everyone trusted her and knew she would take good care of them, and she did. Maram loved her job and gladly took pups under her care. Maram accepted her fate eventually.

Until one late evening when Maram was spending her free day by taking a stroll in the forest, she came upon a female wolf. The female seemed to be in distress and in a hurry. She then noticed Maram, ran to her and handed the newborn she was carrying to Maram. Maram was very confused and tried to calm the female down. The female begged Maram to take her pup and raise him as her own because she wasn’t able to do so. Maram stared at the newborn, thinking that this was her chance to become a mother. She then looked at the female who looked at Maram with sad and distressed eyes, waiting for her answer. Maram looked at the pup again and then accepted the female's request. The female let out a sigh of relief, thanked her and then said her last goodbye to her pup. The female then ran away deep into the forest, leaving the pup and Maram all alone.

Maram took the pup to Zarek, who had become the new leader. Zarek was a little confused at first but then accepted the pup into the pack, since he knew how much Maram wanted pups. This was Maram’s happiest moment of her whole life. Maram kept the name "Anuk" that the birth mother had given to him, to honor and respect his mother’s wish.

### Motherhood

Maram had difficult times in the first few days when raising Anuk, especially when it came to feeding him. Since Maram herself wasn't capable of producing milk, she had to ask her close friend, Lida, for help. Lida herself had had her own pups two weeks prior. Maram felt embarrassed to ask such a favor from Lida but she was very understanding, and gladly helped Maram out. Lida fed Anuk as long as until he was able to eat solid food.

#### Nikai

One late evening, when Anuk was already asleep and Maram still awake, a strange wolf was approaching her den. Maram was ready to attack the intruder but quickly noticed that the wolf was someone she knew. It was her younger sister, Nikai. She had taken a huge risk to visit her sister since the last time they saw each other was three and half years ago when Maram got outcasted. As surprised and glad Maram was to see her sister, she was also very cautious and stressed, afraid Nikai would get caught. But fortunately for them, Maram lived far enough from the rest of the pack so they were safe. Maram and Nikai talked and asked each other about their current lives. Maram felt relieved that her sisters got to live good lives, and not experience the same as her. Nikai quickly switched her attention when she heard a squeaky sound from Maram's den. She was extremely surprised to see a pup there, and both jokingly and seriously thought that Maram had stolen someone's pup out of desperation. Maram explained to her sister how she got Anuk. From Nikai's point of view this seemed to be very convenient to what had happened in the southern pack just a few weeks earlier. Nikai asked when did Maram adopt Anuk for reassurance to which Maram had answered she adopted him during the same time when the incident in the pack took place. Nikai was very suspicious but kept herself straight. After she had said her goodbyes to Maram, Nikai ran back to her pack and was going to tell her leader about Maram's adoptive son. But on the way there, Nikai eventually decided to keep her mouth shut, for her sisters sake.

When Anuk became older, the more shy and quiet he was. He had hard times to befriend anyone but didn't get upset if he got shunned. Anuk didn’t have the courage to go to someone, until one pup had the courage to come up to him. It was a female pup named Tilya, who happened to be Lida's daughter. Maram encouraged Anuk to befriend her. But because of Tilya's family's own ways, the young wolves were forced to end their friendship months later. Maram felt partially responsible for Anuk's sadness as she herself encouraged them to befriend one another back then, even if she was unaware of the decision Lida and her mate would eventually make.

### Anuk's birthday

Maram had organized a surprise feast of boar, duck and rabbit for Anuk's birthday, since he was turning 1 years old. Maram did everything while Anuk was asleep, until she woke him up so the two would enjoy the feast.

### Concerns and discussions

Eight months after Anuk and Nimueh had become close friends, later during the day when Anuk and Nimueh had met up, Maram and Anuk talked to each other. Anuk had voiced the thought that had weight on his mind. Anuk then had switched the conversation about Maram, how he and she look different, allegedly Anuk inheriting his fathers appearance mostly. After Maram unaccustomly agreed, she quickly changed the topic into about Nimueh, as she had heard rumors about him becoming the new leader. Anuk was confused by how Maram already had information of it, to which she answered that the news spread fast in the pack. Not long later, their conversations got interrupted by Nimueh, who made a sudden appearance at the den.

### Anuk's promotion and mate

Eventually Nimueh had taken his fathers place as the leader of the pack and even had named Anuk as his assistant, in which Maram was present at. Maram felt great happiness and proudness towards her son. She reminded Anuk how his promotion was an honor and how he shouldn't take it as lightly. During Anuk's time as the assistant, Maram assisted Anuk from time to time.

A year after Anuk's promotion, Maram, along with other members, noticed how the pack had a new member. This newest member stayed with Anuk, and as curious Maram was, she decided to leave the two alone until ready. Only a week later, Anuk had come to Maram with the new member. Anuk introduced her as Layla, a dog who escaped to their island, and as his mate. Maram became excited and didn't mind Layla being a dog. The three then spent the day together, Maram getting to know Layla better.

### Passing

Merely a month later, Maram came to notice how her health had become worse as the years had passed by. She was weaker than before. Maram suspected for the defect to affect her health. Because of this, she knew she didn't have much time left. During her 8th birthday, Maram finally told Anuk of her past and of Anuk's origins. Understandably, Anuk was quite shocked of the revelation. Maram gave him the room he needed. But, a week later, Maram's condition had become much worse — so much so that there was nothing to be done any longer, which Maram accepted. Anuk, along with Layla, came immediately to see her. As Anuk had realized the situation, he apologized from Maram of his actions. Maram, however, understood. Anuk then told Maram of how she will always be his mother, despite not sharing blood. This made Maram beyond happy, sharing a smile with him one last time, while also tears poured from her eyes. She wished the young couple a happy and long life. Not long after, Maram took her last breath, and she was then declared deceased by the healers. The burial for Maram was held during the same day, and she was buried close to the den where she raised Anuk.

## Trivia

* Of the ranking system, Maram was born as a beta, the average rank. Maram has a family name due to her father being part of higher ranked wolves.
* Maram's voice claim is Bambi's mother from Bambi 2.