Cliff

Cliff in episode 10 of Bearfoot Wolves

## Geneology

Cliff is Bee's mate and father to Lilac, Jet, Kaleidoscope, Honey, Plum and Morning Glory. He's also brother to an unnamed male wolf.

## Biography

Cliff was born and raised in the Roesbud Pack, during a time of an intrapack conflict with a lot of battles and bloodshed, which led to him becoming a very powerful fighter and might have also caused him to disperse early and search for a mate together with his younger brother. He met Bee one night below the cliffs of Amethyst Mountain, and with his charming eyes and outgoing personality he gained her interest, and so he split up with his brother to join the Dark Moon Pack. Hearing of her lifetime quest to protect the forest and her family from bears, he quickly proved himself to be a valuable companion to her, by charging at and chasing off a bear with a cub from a carcass on the first night of them knowing each other. (Fill in)

## Personality

Cliff is an adventurous and outgoing wolf, who never backs down and isn’t afraid of taking risks. He’s a strong hunter with very few fears, and usually handle problems by charging at them head first. With a puphood filled with fighting and battles, he learned to fend for himself from a very young age and not to give up no matter what. He’s merciless while guarding the territory, and will chase intruders all the way to the border and even beyond. Growing up in a pack constantly fighting, he knows the importance of defence and keeping a strong territory. Cliff’s fearlessness and risk taking while many times helpful for the pack, also makes him reckless and short sighted of the consequences for his actions. Many times he got severely injured because he picked fights he clearly couldn’t win, and with no outcome other than leaving the pack in a more vulnerable state. Cliff always has the pack’s safety and survival as his number one priority though, and everything he does is for his mate and pups. His habit of constantly putting himself in harms way is selfless, because he’ll rather risk dying than watch Bee and the pups get hurt. He was devastated when Jet died, and mourned his son for many nights after, but together with Bee he found the light again and saw their 5 little girls were still alive and needed their protection. The love and memory of Jet is forever in his heart. Cliff was the main parent figure to his and Bee's pups, spending more time with them while Bee was out on patrol and being very loving, playful and protective over them. Especially after he was severely injured and bruised his leg badly and was forced by Bee to stay at the rendezvous site and heal, after much protest, he was able to spend a lot of time with them. His pups really look up to his courage and strength and wish to be as powerful fighters as their father someday, much to Bee’s dislike of the thought of her little ones getting involved in violence. Cliff’s mate quest was to for every successfully fought off stranger wolf attack, to claim a random number of hexes of the intruding pack’s territory. He didn't complete his quest though, after his major leg injury he simply wasn't able to help marking territory so often and Bee had too much to do on her own.

## Appearance

Cliff is a dark gray wolf with a slight brown tinted fur fading into first lighter brown and then white on his legs and paws. His cheeks and his muzzle are light gray, his forehead is darker with two light stripes right above his eyes. His eyes are a bright greenish-yellow colour, almost catlike.

## Former pack

Cliff's birth pack was the Rosebud Pack, he was Rosebud 33M. During Cliff’s puphood the pack had a lot of problems with a violent intrapack conflict, leading to Cliff learning to fight from a very young age and possibly disperse earlier than normal, living a nomadic life. Cliff and his one year younger brother Rosebud 31M travelled around on Amethyst Mountain when they met Bee, and he decided to join her as her mate and became a part of the Dark Moon Pack. The Moon Pack and the Rosebud Pack have no earlier connections.

## Trivia

• Cliff’s vibrant eyes were one of the first things Bee noticed about him, and possibly what made her fall in love with him.

• Cliff is the third mate known to have come from a pack of violent background and internal conflicts, after Luster and Rupee.