Hazelnut

Hazelnut was a female hedgehog who served as the familiar and companion to Ruby of Riverfell. Her story continues alongside Ruby's. She was created and RP'd by EternalHusky.

## Personality

* ***Observant and Loyal.*** Hazelnut is very observant, having grown close to observing the movements and scents of her friend, she’s had to learn how to observe the intentions of others along with her surroundings. Having found herself lost once, she didn’t ever want to feel that again. She’s incredibly loyal to others that she seems fit to trust, the one most deserving of her trust being Ruby and in turn that’s made her very protective over her, Ruby is her lifeline, and she knows this, so within her every ounce of power Hazelnut wants to make sure Ruby is safe. With this though she doesn’t take to loss well, having lost her home, being so far from her own species it's made her scared of losing anything else, as she’s deemed the wolf who’s taking care of her as her family.
* ***Stubborn and Lazy.*** Hazelnut is though very stubborn and stuck in her ways, having grown up outside of the domain she tries to make her surroundings feel like home, and when she has something on her mind it's incredibly difficult to change her mind. She is also quite lazy and tends to ride on Ruby’s back when she travels due to her small legs, after traveling for so long why wouldn't she.

## Pre-Group History

Hazelnut had found herself wandering during early winter despite the looming tiredness of hibernation creeping in on her, many a time she found herself trying to dig a nest only to find solid ice, she didn't realize she'd found herself over the ocean on a ice bridge, she had to keep moving despite how tired she felt.

She'd come so far, burned through everything she had, but she finally found herself on land, but it was a whole new environment, unfamiliar to anything she'd ever seen before in her short life. She kept going in a tired daze, unaware of her location. Unaware of her surroundings, her exhausted mind had one goal, find warmth and food.

Hungry and exhausted the little hedgehog finally found herself collapsing into rest, unbeknownst to her she'd found herself by Riverfell, far from home and anything she was ever used too. Ruby had found her asleep and wrapped her up in her pelt bag, bringing the hungry and exhausted being to her den to keep her warm. The senior sage had her wrapped up and comfortable until the snows finally thawed. The hedgehog had awoken covered inside a pelt bag, immediately she felt afraid when met by the face of a wolf the second she awoke, but after some coaxing from the shewolf, a promise to not harm her and provide her a meal. Hazelnut had eventually agreed to stay with Ruby after a deal was made and her situation explained to the best of Ruby’s ability.

Hazelnut would keep Ruby company and help serve as a service animal of sorts to warn her of heart attacks if she would ever have them. In return Hazelnut gets guaranteed safety and food, being so far away from her native land leaves her vulnerable and alone, so the deal with Ruby would guarantee her some sort of a life. Hazelnut eventually grows to care deeply about Ruby and tries to be a good companion for her wolf friend.

## Trivia

* Hazelnut in the beginning is afraid of Ruby and the other wolves, having just woken up from a short hibernation, only to be thrown headfirst into a wolf who was trying to care for her. It felt odd to have a predator like a wolf who wanted to take care of her, but she eventually got used to it
* Favorite food would be sweet red berries. Though her main diet is insects and sometimes fleas she finds on Ruby.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* EternalHusky's deviantART Gallery