Badger

Bruma (Sister, NPC)

## Application Sheet

Badger was a dark charcoal-furred wolf with a white underbelly and paws and magma-orange eyes. He was one of the first members of the pack Dawnguard, where he interacted frequently with best friend Bellanaris, but the pair eventually left the pack. He was designed by Sedillio, with modifications, and created and RP'd by Hirvlased.

## Personality

There are two sides of Badger: One, who's relaxed, funny and even a bit charming and another one, who's constantly drowning in self-hate, fear and guilt - however, no one has truly ever *seen* the latter. Truth is, Badger is a great actor. He has this very convincing ability of making others believe that he's just some kind of clever asshole, someone who can't take life (or any wolf) seriously and definetly won't stick around long enough to see all the mess he has caused, if that happens to be the case; that's not exactly the best reputation someone could hold, he knows, still, to him, it's a lot better than letting others see how fucked up he actually is.

Badger blames himself for his sister's (presumed) death. It was *his* alliance with the twins that brought such fate to his family, and he believes he should bear such responsibility alone, meaning that he keeps everyone he meets at a comfortable distance, not only because he wants to but also because he can't bring himself to trust anyone, and that also includes himself. Making the inability of truly connecting with others the biggest damage such event has caused on him. Even so, we all know that old habits die hard and Badger was, once, a very social wolf. Up to this day he enjoys spending his time chit-chatting about whatever, as long as it's kept superficial, and has proven to be surprisingly sympathetic, too. He doesn't mind going out of his way to help others as long as the situation is not too troublesome for his own good. Being a loner all his life, he doesn't have any sense of "pack" within him and would never risk himself, even if only his patience, in order cooperate with another, which makes him very unreliable.

He seems to be laid back about pretty much anything but, although uncommon, can be quite prone to snapping if the right buttons are pushed. His past is a very sensitive matter, and he won't talk about it no matter what. He has developed the ability of running away from... things. In general. Be it conversations, situations, wolves or even feelings, it doesn't matter to him, he will shut them out before he starts to get used to them. Badger is irresponsible, and his character lacks the idea of compromise. If he has promised you something, the odds are that he will probably break such promise, and not because he has forgotten it. Words are merely words to him.

On the surface, however, Badger is quite fun to be around with. He probably won't steal your food and he's far from being the show-off type. He's just... Badger, a loner who enjoys having some company from time to time.

## Pre-Group History

Badger and his siblings were born as the bastard sons of a distant pack's alpha and a loner she-wolf. Badger never actually met his father, for he had ran away as soon as he learnt that Ivory, Badger's mother, was pregnant - he could not deal with the consequences of a forbidden love, as his official mate was also expecting. Ivory was rather young at the time, and her personality was exactly the one expected of a young she-wolf: lighthearted, care-free and dreamy. It was obvious that she lacked the maturity to be the mother of the year, but still, somehow, she managed to raise all four pups through puphood. However, life as a loner wasn't easy, and the siblings soon realized that they would need to rely on each other to survive. Fortunately Owen, the first born, was a natural leader and had all the senses of responsibility that their mother lacked. Ryan was a good follower, easy to take orders and do as he was told without questioning - especially if they came from Owen. Bruma was kind, but her health condition didn't allow her to do much for the group. Still, she would help with as much as she could. And there was Badger... Well, Badger was exactly like his mother, if not worse. Needless to say that this behavior of his was the reason behind many conflicts that grew between the siblings.

He was a juvenile when he met the twins, a pair of young adult loner wolves who had been causing trouble within surrounding packs in the last few days. They crossed paths with Badger on a random afternoon, as the juvelline was trying to hunt a squirrel (just so Owen would shut up about him not doing anything to help) and the duo was coming back from one of their pack assaults with parts of a deer carcass. A small talk was shared that day, but it was enough to make Badger realize that the lifestyle he had been dreaming about was possible, and just a few steps away from him. The young male ignored every warning he got from his family, and, as the weeks went by, he befriended the pair.

Badger could probably say that those were his golden days. He had as much fun as he wanted, doing whatever he felt like doing and, at the end of the day, he would have enough to feed his family. Their work was dirty, as they would shamelessly steal food from other wolves, but he didn't feel guilty about that. Owen, however, refused to eat something so "dishonorable" and that was when the lies started. To avoid listening them whining about his ways of getting food, he just pretended that they were his kill. Months went by like this, and as Badger grew older, he started to get tired of the life he was living. Sure he had a lot of fun by stealing food from other packs, messing around with females or picking fights when his adversary was at disadvantage. But at the end of the day, he would question his morality, and the guilt he was starting to feel wasn't enjoyable at all. Badger told the siblings about his feelings and made a permanent decision on his life: The life he had, he didn't want it anymore.

The next morning, when he arrived to his den from a nocturnal hunt with his brothers, the smell of his sister's blood was all over the place, but her body was gone. Ivory was standing at the entrance, looking desperately hopeless like Badger had never seen before. Guilt stroke right at his heart like a stab, for he knew exactly who had done such thing. He should've known better that getting rid of the duo wouldn't be so easy. *How could he have been so naive?* Badger followed his sister's trail until it faded and, when it was time to go back, he chose a different way - for he didn't have enough courage to face his family again.

He arrived at the Domain few moons later, and decided that there was just the right place to start over. Although he tried to erase any connection he had with the twins from his memory, he kept the nickname that was given to him when the pair found out that Ivory had given birth to him in a badger burrow.

## Group History

Badger joined the Domain with Bellanaris, his best friend, and the pair of them lingered for only a short time before they decided to leave together.

## Trivia

* Badger is not a picky eater and usually eats anything that is remotely edible.

## External links

* Official Application Sheet
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