Fatou

Oleander and Lykos (Adoptive Fathers)

Ronelle (Adoptive Sister)

Kichirou (Adoptive Brother)

## Application Sheet

Fatou was a blind, brown-furred she-wolf, the adoptive daughter of Anders and Lykos, raised in Heyl (later Heylguard). Her adoptive siblings, Ronelle and Kichirou, also lived in Heyl with her. Eventually, however, she decided to leave the pack, followed by a Chandor wolf, Geoffrey. She was created and RP'd by MatrixPotato.

## Personality

* ***Convivial and Determined.*** Although Fatou is blind, she doesn't believe that she is any different than the other wolves. She doesn't like to be pitied or treated differently because of her "disability” and will generally dislike any who treat her as such. Although, Fatou sometimes has difficulty differentiating between someone pitying her and someone generally just caring about her because they like her.
* ***Stubborn and Confrontational.*** She’s got a bit of an attitude, but can be obedient if dealt with firmly. She doesn’t like to beat around the bush and is very direct and open with her opinions and thoughts, though can be extremely sarcastic at times. Fatou is also incredibly stubborn, always wanting to prove to others- and herself -that she doesn’t *need* eyesight to live life to the fullest. Not only that, but since her parents aren’t around, she sometimes has trouble listening to authority. Fatou is also very confrontational. If she hears a rumor about her, she will find out where it started and get to the bottom of it! She isn’t above fighting considering she had four brothers, however she isn’t a “bad girl” by any means. She sometimes struggles with knowing what is right from wrong when it comes to physical violence, but overall she is pretty good at determining when situations should be handled with words rather than claws and teeth.
* ***Carefree and Thrill-Seeking.*** When Fatou isn’t being a brat though, she is extremely carefree and lives for fun! She enjoys the company of others, adults and pups alike. Fatou always wants to be included in games and if nothing is going on that interests her, she makes up something fun to do for herself. Even though she is very confrontational, she is a very big “team player” and when she gains close friends, she is there for them through thick and thin.

## Pre-Group History

Mattius and Jolene had always wanted a daughter. Their first litter had been a trio of boys, but finally, their second litter brought them another boy and a dainty little girl. However, as they began to grow, they came to find that their daughter, Fatou, was anything but dainty. Her physique was much smaller than her brothers had been, but her spirit was more than willing to soak up everything that life had to offer. For a while, they didn't realize anything was wrong with her. She was a little slow and clumsy, but seemed to be progressing in speech, playfulness, and appetite just as much as her brother. It wasn't until the healer of their pack assessed the situation and came to the conclusion that the young girl was blind. Mattius and Jolene were devastated that their little girl would have to live life unable to see anything around her. When Fatou learned of their sadness, she reassured them that she was happy and didn't have any problem with her condition. It would be hard, but she would learn to deal with it!

Fatou and her family began to learn how to cope and deal with this new way of life. Unfortunately, before that life could truly begin, the forest in which the pack resided caught fire suddenly. The pack was in a frenzy and at first they thought it had been the cause of lightning, but there were no storm clouds in the sky. Out from the trees burst forth strange wolves with sticks lit ablaze in their mouths. They had ambushed the pack. Fatou had no idea what was going on or who the wolves were, all she knew was that she was being carried by her mother as she tried to escape with the rest of her family. Fatou could see nothing and could only smell the fire and the smoke that made her cough and her eyes water. Suddenly, Fatou felt herself being flung from her mothers mouth. She landed with a thud, unsure of what happened. She cried out, but was met with more cries. Finally, she heard her mothers voice, telling her to run. *"Run Fatou! Run! Run to the east!"* She didn't want to run, but she obeyed, turning abruptly and bolting away from the smell of fire and smoke and the sounds of terror.

Fatou ran as fast as her little legs could carry her in the direction her mother had told her to- or so she hoped that's the way she was going. She ran until she could no longer smell the smoke, but she continued running still. It was only until she came to a rocky incline did she slow down. She was still full of adrenaline and mindlessly began to climb the rocks, moving as quickly as she could. Her breathing was ragged, tears streaming down her face. Fatou took a step forward, but was met with no ground. Instead, she fell through a crack in the rocks. She had little time to scream before splashing into a shallow pool of water. She quickly gained her bearings and swam in a random direction, eventually reaching land. She collapsed, exhausted and afraid. Fatou's tiny body finally gave out and succumbed to the strain, entering into a deep sleep. Unbeknownst to the unconscious pup, she had fallen into the territory of Heyl.

## Group History

She was found by Anders, who offered to give her a place to stay (and a family to stay with) in Heyl. Fatou agreed, and the pair went to Heyl, where she was introduced to Lykos - who'd be her other adoptive father - and Kichirou and Ronelle, two other pups the pair had more or less adopted. When Heyl was flooded, her adoptive fathers saved her and her siblings from the floodwaters.

She also met Poppy, the alpha's pup-sister, though it took a long time for them to get to know one another, as Poppy was mute and Fatou couldn't distinguish body language and facial expressions due to her blindness. The pair would become good friends, though, once they figured out how to interact (mostly Fatou doing all the talking for the duo).

She left Heylguard before the Curse of Pajackok, as a juvenile.

*She split unexpectedly from the pack. She made her goodbyes short and sweet and left before they could try and make her stay. As a loner, it was a difficult life, but it was one that Fatou had longed for. She knew the basics of a hunt, and so for a while she struggled. But luckily, she was determined and stubborn enough to figure out how to make it work without her eyesight. She honed her other senses- sound and smell -to her advantage. She spent hours every day tracking, learning how to see the world without her eyes.*

*However, for all the time spent learning how to hunt and track, how to protect ones self came just as difficult. Fatou smelled the bear first, but did not anticipate how large it actually was. She had been hunting and smelled it near, but chanced it anyway. When she downed her kill, the bear came in to steal her goods. She put up a good fight, but suddenly death stared her in the face- metaphorically speaking, since she couldn't see death -and so she chose to flee. She may have lost a meal, but she still had her life, and that was a win in her books. Fatou had some healing knowledge from her time in Heyl, and so she wandered for a couple days trying to find the right herbs she needed for her wounds. Unbeknownst to her, she had stumbled into another pack territory- Chandor. Her wounds had become infected and so by the time she found what she needed, she was sick with a fever. She fainted at the border and was found by a Healer of the pack, a skinny runt of a wolf named Geoffrey. He nursed her back to health until she was able to be conscious again. Fatou only stayed long enough to learn his name and hear his lisp, but once she was well enough to walk on her own, she fled, not knowing the young tawny male had followed after her.*

## Trivia

* Because of her past, Fatou is deathly afraid of fire and smoke. Although, she adores water.
* Fatou has an African accent, though her English is fluent. Her voice is light but kind of raspy.
* Although Fatou is blind, she does not see in total darkness all the time. Fatou can sometimes see spots of color when she's around other beings or depending on where she is or what time of day it is.
* Fatou believes wholeheartedly that her family will find her someday- she has no idea they are dead.
* Fatou is confirmed alive by MatrixPotato, and she is living in a pack under Ramona in a group outside of the Domain, joining with another Domainian named Geoffrey.

## Quotes

* "I feel a face! What's your name, kid?" ... "Well, this has been awkward! Wouldn't you say?" (meeting the mute Poppy, *Poppy Meets Fatou*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* MatrixPotato's deviantART Gallery