Oscar

Ori Chime (Adoptive Mother)

Everyn (Sister)

Asterion and Orion (Parents-in-Law)

Orion, Sarin, and Sagitta (Siblings-In-Laws)

## Application Sheet

Oscar was a golden-brown-furred mountain lion with pale yellow eyes. Raised alongside his sister Everyn by a wolf named Ori Chime, he learned to be comfortable with wolves and eventually became mates with the former Heylian, Leo. The two traveled to Riverfell, the one place they could both live in relative safety, when threatened by the Hive during the Hive Wars. Oscar struggled his whole life with his identity, a wolf at heart but mountain lion in body, raised by wolves but forever judged for his appearance by the very creatures he sought community with. Post-war, Oscar and Leo left Riverfell, and the Domain, for adventure and a better life. He was created and RP'd by Celtic-Barbarian.

## Personality

* ***Adventurous and Lively.*** Oscar has always been rather adventurous, and has always enjoyed exploring. Even as a month old kit, he would wander from his mothers watch to explore the cold barren, snow covered landscape only to be snagged by his neck and taken back to the den. He protested, but she won. However, this didn't stop him from dreaming of all the adventures he would take apart in, where he would explore and what he would find. He is rather bubbly, energetic and lively. He has endless amounts of energy, and even when he is tired, he still has enough energy to play before crashing.
* ***Protective*.** As he has grown older, he has become more aware of how wolves treat Mountain Lions. For this reason, he has grown even more protective of his sister Evie, while she isn't the runt anymore- she is still his sister, and he will not let anyone harm her.
* ***Daring/Empathetic.*** Oscar is a rather daring juvenile, he doesn't have that sense of fear yet, of what could happen if he slipped off high branch or if he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He likes to explore, even if he has been told not to, he has yet to gain that sense of worry. He is empathetic towards others, and likes to be of as much help as he can, even if it ends up annoying others. Oscar doesn't like seeing fear, sadness or worry in others eyes, and wants to see them radiant happiness.
* ***Closed and Withdrawn*.** He is no longer utterly honest, have gotten him into trouble with loners and other creatures, he bites his tongue more. More so, to protect his Wolven Family and his sister. He realizes now the importance of being a bit more closed off.
* ***Insecure*.** He is however insecure, not in his usual activities or interactions but he is anxious of how wolves will treat him as he gets older. He knows he is not one of them, and at heart it hurts due to the love and affection Ori and other wolves give him, and his sister. He knows that there are some wolves, who will see him as nothing than a threat as an adult, and that caused him to feel at loss of himself at a young age. He knows he is different than the rest of his new family, and it feels him with doubt and thoughts.
* ***Secretive*.** Oscar is secretive, hiding the truth from his sister behind their mothers 'disappearance' is a heavy burden on his young heart and he feels extreme, immense guilt over lying to Evie. He also feels that if he speaks the truth, the wolves might hate him for lying, but that is down to his young insecure mind more so than sense.
* ***Angry.*** With his protectiveness growing, as is his realization of how unjust it is that his species is treated the way it is. He gets side glances from passing loners, rude looks from some pack wolves as though he is going to kill their young or steal their prey. It makes his blood boil, and he tends to let his anger run its course.

## Pre-Group History

His mother, Skyla and father had met by chance, he had charmed her and she had fallen for him at that moment, but as life goes for Mountain Lions, they prefer their solitude lives. It wasn't long before he had left.His mother, Skyla fell pregnant in late Autumn, and birthed her kittens in Winter. It was hard, as the pregnancy had been unexpected due to the season, and prey was running low, however she did her best for her kits. But it wasn't long before she truly began to struggle to provide for her daughter and son, due to the lack of prey and pressure to protect them not just from the cold and looming starvation, but of other predators. She didn't care about the wolves, those Vale wolves as they called themselves, but it seemed even they were struggling to maintain their healthy weight.

One early morning, when the first rays of sunlight began to peak over the horizon, Skyla was attacked. She had been expecting this wolf, dark furred, grizzled and scarred. She had scented him around her den for several days, and she decided she would have to hid her kittens, otherwise it would be them and she couldn't bare the thought. They had helped her assist take down a hare, it was barely enough for them to live on, but.. they had witnessed and aided in a hunt even if it was small. They would hopefully surive until someone good found them.

Her fears, and also wishes had been met. Ori had found Oscar first, curled against his mothers mangled form. His eyes scanning her fearfully, before they relaxed as she spoke to him gently. Oscar had witnessed her brutal murder, having been lying beneath some roots, having followed her. The wolf had stalked around, trying to locate their new secret den but gave up after making sure their mother had died. He rushed to her, burying himself into her warm, soft silver fur, before breaking down in sobs. However, Oscar broke away to bring Ori to a weeping willow tree, that was old and withered, where their mother had made a temporary nest inside the old roots underground for them.  His sister, Evie slept, curled and beneath dried grass that was old and stale but kept them warm.

Ori stayed with them, having caught another rabbit with Oscar and Evie's help. Overnight, she gained their trust enough to get them to leave, making sure Evie avoided the sight of her mother after Oscar asked of this. Oscar was unsure how the the wolves that Ori lived with would react, but he was thrilled that they wouldn't be alone again.

That one night without their mother, had been torture for Oscar, having to shield his sister from seeing her and having to lie to her was the worst thing he had ever done. The guilt he felt was enormous, but he had to protect her. He just had to.

## Group History

Oscar and Everyn were taken in by Ori Chime. Oscar's bubbly, adventurous cub personality meant he was quite a handful for his adoptive mother, but also, it allowed him to adapt to living with wolves. Ori loves her children more than anything in the world, and Oscar loved her right back.

But Oscar struggled, as he aged, to understand who he was. He was physically a mountain lion, but he was raised by wolves, and he loved his wolf family to death. Wolves don't much care for mountain lions, so he often found himself unwanted by those he considered 'his own kind'. Not always, though. As he became a young adult, he met a variety of wolves who were more willing to interact with him.

The most important wolf he met was named Leo. He met the dark ginger male when they were both young adults, and Leo was still living in Heyl. The two enjoyed one another's company, and exploring the caves of the territory. He returned to Ori Chime after (though he had, unfortunately, run into trouble with some wolves on the way back - an incident that would traumatize young Oscar and leave him requiring medical aid from Leo's mother, Samhradh). He spent some time with his mother before he and Everyn decided it was time to part ways with their wolf family, to explore and see the world.

Naturally, Oscar went right back to Heyl's lands, towards where Leo lived, and continued to spend time with the Heylian. The pair enjoyed a variety of games and activities, and Leo and Oscar practiced fishing with one another, too! And he was *so* excited to introduce Leo to Everyn, when he realized something was terribly wrong with his friend. This occurred shortly after the Royal Coup, and Leo's parents were killed. Oscar promised to be there for his companion, no matter what.

He continued to be there for Leo as he worked to recover from the loss. He tried to reassure Leo's brother, Orion, too, but Orion was only angered by the cat's interference. Ultimately, though, Leo and Oscar's lives began to brighten again, and the two confessed their feelings for one another. When Leo told Orion that they had become mates, Orion was baffled (a cat and a wolf?) but happy, overall, for his bumbling brother. Orion considers Oscar part of the family, now, and Oscar, Orion.

Oscar and Leo would be rather happy together, but Orion, convinced his friend Barbosa was still alive, left their company and set off on his own. Leo was saddened, but now at least he could focus on his dear companion, Oscar. The pair often hunted and roamed the wilds of what was once Heyl's territory.

However, strange wolves were arriving. White wolves, who would later be known as the Hive, began to threaten the wolves (and cougars!) of the Domain. Seeking refuge, a place where a mountain lion raised by wolves could be accepted, Oscar and Leo found themselves in Riverfell. In Riverfell, Oscar couldn't become an official packmate, but Leo would become an omega, and Oscar, considered a guest.

Not everyone trusted a cougar in their midst. Though Riverfell was more tolerant than most packs of other creatures, many had not interacted with a mountain lion up close and personally before. Some even looked upon him with disgust.

Fortunately, he did make a few friends, like Ashwood. He often joined the Rider on patrols and gamboled in the wilds on more than one occasion. On one of these adventures, they came across three Hive wolves, off in the distance. Knowing they couldn't take all three, the two held their ground and watched, waiting, hoping they wouldn't be noticed. They didn't seem to be. When not with wolves, Oscar was able to avoid Hive wolves pretty easily, thanks to his immense skill climbing trees!

Oscar took great pride in Leo's strides to become an official member of Riverfell, intent on joining the Riders. Just because Leo took on a task didn't make him any more mature, though, and he and Oscar enjoyed playing with pumpkins they found in the fall! They enjoyed relaxing with packmates, too, though often off to the side.

Gradually, some other wolves were happy to get to know Oscar. Orsu, for instance, was welcoming to the feline, and Oscar appreciated the company as winter approached and the Hive grew more bold.

It was around this time one of their packmates was finally, horribly, slain by the Hive: Lyza. Lady Shiloh announced that the pack would fight the Hive, and Oscar agreed to be part. This was his home now, too, and he would fight to protect it - serving not as a warrior, but as a lookout, from his advantageous spot in the trees overhead.

As such, Oscar would join patrols. One day, after hearing word of a band of loners encroaching on their land, they were sent to check out in the Emerald Forest. Oscar joined Orsu, Calumina, Fiadh, Deonte, and Lynx to check it out. At first, things were alright, but it didn't take long for tempers to run hot, egged on by Fiadh and stubborn old Deonte. Oscar thought the loners should be granted sanctuary, but Deonte reminded him they couldn't waste Riverfell's scarce resources. Sharp words were exchanged. And then, they'd found the loners' bodies - slaughtered by the Hive. Everyone was sickened, and tempers flared.

In the end, Oscar had voiced his opinion that *all* creatures deserved sanctuary when fleeing the Hive. Deonte had made him feel as if...wolves only cared about protecting other *wolves.* Which, in Oscar's case, tended to sometimes be the case. It made him bitter.

He would always be an alien to the wolves.

Oscar would never leave Leo, though, and knew, in these dark times, Leo needed the comfort, the rhythm, of a pack around him. And so he stayed, in spite of it all. Oscar stayed, even when Riverfell was ambushed by the Hive, and packmates were lost in the battle: Morgan, Alice, even Deonte himself. He *fought* alongside the Riverfellians. But still, he was not a wolf. Even though he shared their grief, fear, and pain.

Leo and Oscar sat silently to the side as arguments were had over the fate of a treacherous packmate, Jedrek. Neither had known Jed well, and were too exhausted by the battle to feel it their place to speak.

They traveled with Riverfell, alongside Vektren guides, to the pack of Mhor in the north. Along the way, a Vektreni named Siren expressed curiosity over Oscar's relationship with a *wolf*, but didn't seem to be too judgmental, even if he didn't understand. Oscar appreciated that. Reactions like that felt rarer and rarer these days.

Once in Mhor, Oscar met a slim wolf named Serren. He tried to put on a sunny disposition, greet Serren kindly, and encourage conversation, but Serren was haunted by their past - a threat to their young life by a mountain lion, a different mountain lion. Serren's familiar, Zmeyevich flying down and remarking aloud about the "Riverfell cat". It shook them back to the present, they were in Mhor, this was not the same mountain lion - but Serren wasn't very nice regardless. It left Oscar feeling even worse than before. He tried to explain to Serren his history, as a cat raised by wolves, but mauled by other wolves, but didn't stick around to find out if Serren would apologize or try to understand.

Both were just haunted by their pasts.

However, Serren would approach Oscar a few days later, to apologize and try to better understand what Oscar's upbringing was like, and the two parted on better terms. Though they both had trauma to work through, it was evident that change *was* possible.

After Riverfell recovered, they went to the east. They - and the pack of Xassa - would work together to fight the Hive and free the trapped pack of Fellfang from their island. This battle was a great success, though Oscar obtained some minor injuries. He went to Ruby for medical aid, and while there, he was met with surprise from Majavis, a healer who hadn't *known* there were mountain lions on their side.

Post-battle, Oscar and Leo discovered Orion was a Fellfangir! They got to meet Orion's three children, though only briefly. It was a short-lived family reunion, admittedly, but it was good for Leo and Oscar to learn Orion had found Barbosa and started a family.

They would travel south, then, to fight the Hive Queen. Along the way, Oscar got to know one of the Xassans who'd fought at Fellfang, named Khamira. It was nice to speak to someone pleasant.

Still, the battle had taken a mental toll on Oscar and Leo. Being separated, uncertain of if the other was okay, wasn't acceptable to them. The pair decided, as they marched south to confront the Hive Queen, to remain together. They would protect the Healer's hub, a medical station that had been set up in preparation for the wounded. They fought valiantly whenever Hive wolves approached, though fortunately, few reached so far.

During the midst of the battle, Oscar was reunited with a familiar face - his mother, Ori Chime! The two embraced fondly, delighted to have found one another again. He learned his mother was now a pack wolf, in Aryn, and was comforted to know she was okay.

The battle was won. Oscar and Leo were both safe, and Riverfell returned to their home. Upon returning, Oscar and Leo decided to have an official wedding ceremony, since they hadn't been able to celebrate with anyone but Orion when they first became mates. Leo had been a bit shy about asking, but Oscar understood the importance of ceremonies in the lives of pack wolves, and was more than happy to wed his husband a second time.

It was a nice ceremony, though their family and friends from the past weren't with them.

After celebrating with the wolves of Riverfell, Oscar and Leo decided to leave the pack, and the Domain, in order to continue their adventure of life together. They haven't been seen since.

## Trivia

* The scarring on his shoulder was from a wolf attack.

## Quotes

* ''Though, I am not a *wolf* - I was raised with wolves, the Valerians who remained after Loki left the area with the rest of the pack. My life had never been without the presence of wolves, and while they have left, disbanded I cannot just watch and do nothing for you all. You welcomed us in, and while I likely cannot join the fight out there. I will remain here, and protect those here from the trees. I will act as an alarm, if any of those wolves try to get into the densite. Some of us may no see eye to eye, but we are all fighting for the same thing. Riverfell and to get justice for Lyza.'' (announcing his loyalty to the pack, *Riverfell Takes a Stand*)
* "To act like we shouldn’t help others especially in times like this is...cruel. For what reason as well, because of the fur on our own backs? It is not the route a good pack goes." (to Deonte, *The Hanging Tree*)

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