Delu

Paxton (Brother)

Mozart (Maternal Half-Sister)

Miakoda (Paternal Half-Sister)

Bracket, Ivan, Mosby, Boone, and Davis (Half-Brothers)

Delu was a pale-colored wolf with golden eyes. He was a son of Roman (born in the same litter as Paxton) who left Blutwald before his time in the Domain - he was introduced as a loner before joining Aethelynda as one of the founding fathers of Chandor. He served as a Den Mother in the pack, being skilled with herbs and with taking care of pups, playing a role in helping to raise Tamarack and Epona. He realized he had feelings for Lyn and admitted them to her; when she refused him, he found that he felt out of place in the pack, and he decided to leave, helping to found Vale as a Medic before leaving the Domain. He was created and RP'd by Quailmix.

His half-siblings included Mosby, Miakoda, Bracket, Boone, Ivan, and Davis.

## Personality

* ***Amiable and Friendly, but Sensitive.*** The word that best describes Delu is amiable. Delu is generally unnecessarily kind and loves to see others happy, often trying to lighten the mood of whatever crowd he is in when the situation calls for it. He may even attach himself to a particularly grim individual in an attempt to brighten their day. He can be quite sensitive, and would never want to hurt anybody's feelings or get his own feelings hurt. He can be almost too aware of being annoying or immature because of this, and tries to keep his more exuberant habits in check.
* ***Responsible, if a bit Goofy.*** He can easily come off as naive, although with more experience he is learning from his actions and becoming more calm and understanding, and wants to be seen as a responsible adult. Delu enjoys any type of game or play, and loves pups, but still finds that having a job is important. He can be very responsible if given the chance, and likes to know that he is helping out when he can.
* ***Compliant and Agreeable.*** Energetic, curious, cheerful and sweet, Delu is generally submissive in nature. Of course, this isn't to say he will bend to the whim of any wolf. He is submissive in a way that most of the time he is agreeable and compliant, opting to go with the flow rather than make things more complicated than they need to be. Delu takes on each day with a casual ease that makes it seem like he is on top of the world.

## Pre-Group History

Delu is one of many spawn of the tyrant lord Roman of the Blutwald pack. He was born in the same litter as Paxton. Between the two of them Roman had a dilemma. Paxton was the smallest, but Delu lacked the type of fierceness that Roman valued in his offspring. To remedy this, when the pups were weaned Roman pit them against each other. He insisted that the two pups fight each other, and the loser would be killed by Roman. Delu being a lover did not fare well in the fight compared to Paxton who was more willing to prove his worth. The mother of the pups pleaded with Roman to spare Delu's life. Roman begrudgingly agreed, instead deciding to abandon the pup at the borders. He wouldn't survive alone anyway, and the idea of a slow death pleased Roman even more than killing the weak pup himself.

By chance, he was stumbled upon by a mother red fox with kits who had not yet been weaned. The vixen was riddled with hormones of motherhood, which strangely made her opt to adopt the pup into her litter even though he was twice their size. This fox gave him his name, Delu, as well as 5 new brothers and sisters to play and grow with. Perhaps Delu got his carefree attitude from growing up with the fox kits, as they were all naturally playful, sly, and humorous. Soon memories of the Blutwald pack had faded, and as months went by his early life seemed eons away.

He lived with the fox family until he was a year old, playing with his smaller energetic siblings and learning to hunt small game along the way. At a year old, the foxes had gone on their way to take on more solitary lives, as all foxes do. So, Delu did as well. He has been a loner ever since.

## Group History

Delu first met Aethelynda when he accidentally crossed the border into Kausen lands during a major rainstorm. He apologetically tried to leave, but Lyn offered him a place to stay, instead. Overwhelmingly glad for her kindness, he told her about a place between three rivers, with lots of prey and beautiful valleys. Intrigued, Lyn asked for more details, explaining that she wanted to start a pack of her own - perhaps Delu would like to join? He expressed an interest, admitting that it would be nice to belong somewhere, and if his new packmates were as nice as Aethelynda, it would be a lovely place to belong.

He went ahead of Lyn, to the place he'd described - though it took her several weeks to join him with Navindru and Suteki, the other founding members of the new pack. He was overjoyed when she arrived, quickly acquainting himself with his new packmates and eagerly showing them around.

He settled into the task of Den Mother, helping to raise Aethelynda's daughter Tamarack, and another foster pup, Epona, himself. He was great with kids - and pretty good with herbs, everyone had to admit! - but what he wasn't good at was handling his feelings. And when he realized that he had romantic feelings towards Aethelynda, he told her. She rejected him, finding herself incapable of imagining a future with the bubbly, rambling pale wolf.

Delu pined for Lyn, still, and spoke about the matter with Rowan, admitting that he felt unfulfilled and with Lyn's rejection, he didn't feel like he could stay. Rowan told him that if he was feeling unfulfilled, he should leave Chandor and seek a future elsewhere.

He spent only a few weeks as a loner before meeting Faust, and decided to become one of his followers in the creation of a new pack, Vale, along with Wren, Blitzen, and Parker. With his medicinal training, he was charged with the task of Medic for the new pack. Unfortunately, he didn't stay long, and vanished from the Domain shortly thereafter.

## Trivia

* He almost became a different wolf when he was working; when he had a job to do, he was very efficient at it.
* His older half-sister from his mother was Mozart.

## Quotes

* "I don't know what it feels like not belonging somewhere. I don't belong anywhere anyway. It would be good to belong somewhere. Yeah, belonging with you would be good." (to Aethelynda's offer to join her pack, *Lyn Meets Delu*)
* *He didn't really know what being sad felt like, but maybe this was it. He really didn't feel good right now. He had felt bad, or sorry, or nervous, but sad wasn't a big thing for him. He felt like he just wanted to sink into the ground and stay there forever. Was that sad?* (his thoughts, *The Rejection*)