Ava

Vladimir and Klaus (Brothers)

Sveta and Nike (Sisters)

Lapis and Naava (Half-Sisters)

Extensive Highvalley Kin

## Application Sheet

Ava was a pale cream-furred she-wolf with pinkish-orange eyes. A princess of Highvalley, she was the daughter of High King Rodwen and Queen Fia (NPC). Her siblings included Klaus, Vladimir, Sveta, and Nike, though only Vladimir remained in the pack with her when Highvalley left the Domain. She also had two half-sisters, Naava and Lapis. She was designed by Naviira, created and RP'd by ipann.

## Personality

* ***Devoted***. Ava has grown up as not only a Highblood, but also a princess of her pack. She started off life adventurous and rowdy but with time, Ava grew to understand where her destiny was. Ava was born into this pack to help her fathers Highkin blood alive and strong. It was her duty to perform as a maiden of Highvalley. So, with the help of her mother, caretakers, and other family, the young she-wolf has grown attached and very loyal to her pack and her family. Every choice she makes, every move she takes, Ava is doing to bring honor to her family and their bloodline. Despite her devotion and absolute faithfulness to her pack, Ava sometimes wonders if there is more to life than to reproduce and give her family peaceful ties. She hopes she can live up to her family's and her ancestors expectations without having to give up a life full of chances.
* ***Kind***. Though Ava is sometimes cold and emotional, she is a kind hearted wolf all in all. She wants nothing more than to bring honor to her family and their name and protect her family and her pack. She is known for being irrational and stubborn but she is never cruel even to the bastards of the pack. Ava believes in her rank and her blood having superiority but she refuses to believe that she can’t still be kind to those around her. This lithe she-wolf is only ever mean to those threatening her family and her pack. Other than that she would never hurt a fly. Despite being proud and arrogant, Ava is actually very kind to lowbloods and won't shove off the bastards like most do. She believes her kindness will inspire others and bring honor to her family name. Within the pack, she is kind and nurturing to all. She hopes to be as loved as her mother was. Outside of the pack, though, Ava usually acts cold and standoffish towards outsiders. She will defend her family with her life. However, she will not refuse a wolf in return for their kindness. Though she usually doesn’t trouble herself with outsiders.
* ***Intelligent***. From a young age, Ava had always been smart. She picked up on things quickly, discovering her own method to hunting, to social situations, and even potential fights. Though very weary of change, Ava is adaptable to situations that seem unusual. She is a quick and witty thinker often coming with with quick remarks or smart retorts. When Ava turned a year old she chose to be a Delta Meister in hopes of teaching the youth of Highvalley the ways of a thinker. She is very much a teacher. She is patient with younger students, and believes she understands the way things are. Despite her usual demeanor, Ava’s mind is usually in the clouds. She tends to be a dreamer. However if she has a goal, she will stop at nothing to accomplish it. Ava has a strong connection with the youth and pups. You will often see her playing with them and teaching them, sometimes you can even catch the pups following her around like a mother duck.
* ***Sassy***. Due to her intelligence, Ava has grown to be a little pokey around the edges. Being the last born would make you believe the fair she-wolf would be gentle and sweet but she doesn’t always come across that way. She is more than happy to defend herself and her family and return any retorts with witty comebacks and insults. Though she is a maiden of Highblood, she is easily irritated and can be pushed to reveal her unladylike personality. Most of the time, this lovely she-wolf uses her sass to poke fun and cause trouble rather than get into fights. Don’t test her though. She is quick to jump to conclusions and won’t hesitate to remind you of your place in the pack. Her sassy nature is sometimes described as flirty. She is charismatic and charming and hard not to want to like. She often gives out a playful demeanor and aura.
* ***Stubborn***. Irrational at times, though clever and kind, Ava is also very stubborn. You can't change this she-wolf's mind once shes has decided. When she has made a choice, it is nearly impossible to change her mind or even get her to consider other options. Her adamant behavior is one of her biggest flaws about her. Ava allows her arrogance and somewhat unreasonable personality to get in the way of relationships, friendships, and making the right choices at times. Ava does NOT like to be wrong. She believes she knows many things and dislikes to be humiliated and told she is incorrect. You could tell Ava the sky is blue and even though it is fact, if she believed it was purple than it was purple. Ava is kind to her kin, but she believes she is powerful and does not like to be bullied nor does she like to be belittled. Ava believes she is powerful and does not want to be undermined by her peers. Her stubbornness and pride will most likely be her downfall. With her family in her mind, she refuses to budge on most things, believing she needs to stick to her word. After all, a pack won't listen to a leader who is not confident. Though she mistakes her pride for confidence, her kin know very well Ava is simply refusing to be wrong.
* ***Vain***. Ava’s dynamic personality is sometimes overshadowed by her self image. Ava feels strongly about her looks and her place in Highvalley. She is the daughter of the High King and should look and act as such. As her mother did! Ava can’t help but be self centered and insolent. She cares deeply about her self image and beauty. Being wanted is something Ava deems important as well. Though she knows better than to lose her purity, she can’t help but want to be desired for. She hopes that her beauty will help her family’s bloodline live on through arranged marriages. The way her peers and kin see her is not only important because she cares how they view her but it’s how they view her family. The image of her family is more important to Ava than actually doing her duty as the daughter of the High King! She is of Highblood and believes she should be treated as such. To break a law, to go against her father, or her role as a maiden of Highvalley would bring her family's name to shame. Despite her loyalty and arrogance, Ava is able to feel love for others and make mistakes. Her vain personality just causes her to fear making her family look bad. It is 100% possible for Ava to break a law or go against her father’s wishes, however, she would be torn and would find it difficult to go through with it. She is rebellious, but only to a degree. If it makes her family's image suffer, she is far less likely to actually do it. Ava’s mother had placed the small cotton branches behind her ears when she was young, telling the little she-wolf she was the prettiest little thing to have ever graced Highvalley. Since that day, Ava has used them to not only draw attention to herself but to be different and considered beautiful. She sometimes sees herself in a constant competition with her sister, Sveta as she is beautiful without having to try.

## Pre-Group History

Rodwen was a powerful and noble Highblooded king of Highvalley. He wasn’t an alpha long before Rodwen knew he would need to take a mate, to bring peace to Highvalley who had been suffering due to war for years know. Though his heart beat alongside one of his childhood friends, Pyrite, the Wolvenking knew he would need to put away childish things and put his pack first, before all else. A neighboring pack, formally a part of Highvalley, had been on the brink of war for sometime. In an attempt to fix what damage his father had done, Rodwen proposed an arranged marriage between the two packs to bring them together. Sheffield, the alpha of Altumvalley, though reluctant, agreed to the terms and married his eldest daughter, Fia to Rodwen, bring to the two packs together. Despite Pyrite’s pregnancy, Rodwen refused to claim the pups she carried, seeing he could not ruin the reputation he had been working so hard to carve. With time, Rodwen grew to love Fia and the two carried their first litter together, Rodwen vowing to be a better father than his father before him.

Born into nobility, Ava, though being the last born of her litter, knew well that she was born into greatness. She had began life as an adventurous and rebellious princess. She knew her place in the pack, and was not hesitant to remind you of where yours was. Ava was close to her siblings, especially Klaus, her eldest brother. Despite being held under tight surveillance, the two would always somehow manage to get themselves into trouble. Whether it was sneaking out of the den at night to explore, or if it was to pull pranks on their fellow Wolven. It became clear at a young age that young Klaus was different than his younger siblings. Ava, though close to her brother couldn’t understand why her father had such an issue with Klaus. With age, she too would see that Klaus was very similar to their grandfather, the former High King of Highvalley. Stories told to them by their family members and soon Ava learned of her grandfather's lack of greatness. He was foolish, easily angered, not meant to lead. Great in his own way, but not a noble king as Rodwen had been. He allowed his ambition, his hunger for power to distract him from the importance of the pack. Klaus held a similar personality, he was much like his grandfather, and above all else, it struck fear in Rodwen’s heart. Ava refused to treat her brother differently, but Rodwen had tried harshly to train his son to be a fair and responsible king only pushing his dark coated son to grow more and more angry and frustrated with his place in the pack. He was the first born son, his place as king was inevitable. He would one day rule. Ava would spend lots of alone time with her older brother, at least when Rodwen wasn't harshly pushing his children to train or practicing for greatness. Any moments alone, Ava could see that there was a part of Klaus that she was almost sure didn't want to rule.

Klaus grew distant from his family, leaving behind Ava as well. In this time, Ava met Alpine. He was her first cousin though such relations didn't mean much but the fact that Pine was of highblood. The two grew close causing trouble in their free time and often escaping the life in Highvalley to try and have their own adventures. Despite Alpine's fondness of Vladimir and dislike of Klaus, Ava and Alpine couldn't hide their obvious admiration for one another. Ava grew to care of Alpine far more than a friend. She saw someone who made her heart flutter and skin prickle with excitement. Everyone knew the two were childhood sweethearts. They were always together until Ava was approached by her mother. Something grew inside Ava that not even she could understand. Fia was beautiful and the perfect example of what a High Queen was to be. It was something Ava desperately yearned for. Though Rodwen was busy more often than not, he too was harsh on his other children. Falling anything short of perfection was not acceptable. Fia pulled her daughter aside.

**"Ava, do you know what your role is as the High King's daughter?"**

The young pale she-wolf sat there in silence for a moment. Contemplating her reply.

**"It's to bring honor to my family."** Ava replied softly, feeling her mothers eyes dig into her like teeth.

**"By being married off to a pack and bringing up children of highblood, political gain my daughter. To bring honor to your family you can't let your heart get in the way of the right path."** Fia spoke, harshly. Ava was hurt and instantly argued. How could Fia understand that Ava loved Alpine? She didn't want to be married off to some pack, she wanted to be with him. Fia was strict and harsh on her young daughter.

**"You are the daughter of the Wolvenking. You have a burden that the others in this pack do not have to bear. You and your siblings will have to realize that you are not children anymore Ava. You have to come to terms with the roles you were meant to follow. It's time you learn yours."**

She was a highblood, the daughter of the High King, and her place was to be a fair maiden, one that would help bring peace and unity to packs and with it power. That's when Ava's training intensified. As a juvenile Ava was taught to be fair and wise. She learned to be dainty and how to rule alongside. With time, Ava grew to be loyal to her pack, loyal to their cause, and loyal to her position as the daughter of the Highking. Alpine too was suffering at the hands of time. He sought out to be a keeper. He was strong and agile and loyal beyond comprehension but his heart too laid still with the young Ava. After they both took tasks they began to talk less. When she was able, the young maiden took on the role of a Delta Meister alongside her sister, Sveta. The two grew to love their roles as Meisters and though there is more than teaching involved in the task, Ava grew to adore teaching the youth. She is often seen running around with pups treading behind her teaching them about their ancestors, their culture, their land, plants, flowers, food, territories, and even the stars. That is when Rodwen promoted the young Alpine. He granted him the position of High Guard where he was to guard the royal family for the rest of his days. But in doing so, revoked his right to take a mate and father children. When Alpine told Ava, she struggled at the news. Now their paths really would never cross. She simply smiled and told him that she was happy for him, that he would be grateful for such an honorable position. But after that. The two simply stopped speaking, knowing in each others hearts that what they had between them would be no more and could be no more.

Despite being busy with her love drama, Ava was blind to the jealousy that grew inside of her brother Vladimir. He wanted power, he wanted the throne far more than Klaus would ever want it. But Rodwen was quick to remind his second son that it would not be his throne to take. Ava could see her brother’s hate grow and with it the turmoil that spun inside Klaus like a raging hurricane. It was the final straw for the dark wolf when he decided he couldn’t take it any longer. Fighting with Rodwen, the dark prince left behind his pack, his life, his family, and Ava.

This shook the family. Their son, and their heir was gone. Fia grew ill, stricken with grief and shock. Despite the packs attempts to heal the High Queen, she had grown pregnant and with the sickness, she only grew more and more ill. It was one cold night during childbirth, Fia’s life was stripped from her and in her place a small helpless pup the High King had named Nike. Some time has passed, but the pain of her mother’s death still rested heavily on the Highblooded family’s hearts. Rodwen keeps himself busy with his duties as High King. Sveta hides her pain and turmoil and Vladimir still works hard to achieve his goals, all of them pushing away their emotions and heartbreak of their mother's death. Ava however was not shy about her grief. She mourned for some time. Ava knew she would need to live on and be great just like her mother and is taking her role as a Delta Meister very seriously now’a days. She hopes she can continue to be a meister to Highvalley but also wishes for adventure. She is weary of her family and though she is loved by her pack, she doesn't quite feel she fits in. Sometimes she catches herself looking at Alpine. Wondering what would have been if he had declined her fathers offer. She avoids the young wolf despite that. When he is asked to help her she often ignores him or replies in formal and bland responses hoping to wedge a gap even further between them. If she ever wants to bring honor to her family she would need to start by moving on.

## Group History

Ava and Sveta had a falling-out over the fact that Ava allowed her grief for Fia's passing to show. Sveta insisted that it was embarrassing and brought shame upon the family, her moping and grief, but Vladimir tried to temper the dark she-wolf's harsh words. The relationship would be strained thenceforth, however.

Ava strove to be kind to her packmates, to be beloved like her mother Fia, and to find her place of happiness. She invested a great deal of time in her packmates, letting herself become someone they could talk to, and consider a friend. She spent some time with Creon and Hayes, two of her distant cousins.

The young princess still wanted the kind of love her parents had, though. She wanted to be able to fall in love, like she felt she once had with Alpine. She found herself entranced by a wolf she met outside of Highvalley's borders - a Tentakan male named Yuuzai. Yuuzai was tall, dark, and handsome, and Ava was attracted to him.

When she was meeting him, one day, a great flood swept through Highvalley. Ava was horrified, and asked Yuuzai to help her get back to her family. They needed her! Yuuzai agreed. It was a good thing he was there, because as they were crossing through the rushing torrent, Ava was swept away and nearly drowned. Only Yuuzai's quick thinking saved her. She insisted he come with her all the way to her family, to meet with High King Rodwen, who would *certainly* want to reward the Tentakan's heroism and courage.

Instead, they came upon Vladimir. After Yuuzai and Ava returned to Highvalley after the flood, Vladimir sent Yuuzai away and forbade him from returning to their lands. But there as a lot that Ava felt was still needed to say. She stopped the wolf before he vanished and explained that she wished to see him again. Though hesitant, Yuuzai also agreed. In the night, the two often attempted to meet and be together.

Then, Rodwen fell ill, and with his death, Vladimir became the High King. He decided that Highvalley needed to move to new hunting grounds. Ava did not want to leave her pack, and even if she and Vladimir weren't as close as she had been with her other brother, she owed him her loyalty. He was her only remaining sibling, after all. Ava left her blossoming love story with Yuuzai - and everything else she'd had in the Domain - behind, to follow High King Vladimir and the rest of her pack to a new territory.

Like the rest of the Highvallians, she has not been seen since.

## Trivia

* She wears sprigs of tundra cotton behind her ears.
* As a Highvalley pureblood, Ava had *many* relatives. Her first cousins were as follows: Thorn, Gwendolyn, Quilo, Aspen, Alpine, Lycan, Amara, Rholdar, Vysariel, and Amalthea...and several NPCs who shall not be listed.

## Quotes

* "She is not Klaus, though. *She* understands her allegiances." (Vladimir to Sveta, about Ava, *We Are All That Matters*)
* "My sister... I don't hate Sveta. I could never hate her, even though we have a strained relationship, I care for her much more than I lead on. I know she too feels similar. I don't hate her... I hate her judgment, I hate her mountain like shadow she cast so effortlessly on me, and I hate how little she allows others in. Does she not see? I only want to be like her... I only want to be seen as equal and to be there for her. She just won't let me..." (her thoughts on Sveta, *Ava Bond MSE*)
* *"No! I’m not ready! I didn’t do anything yet! I wasn’t like Mother, I wasn’t like anything. I was no one! I can’t die now!"* (Ava's thoughts in the moments before she thought she was going to die in the flood, *To Rescue a Princess*)

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