Quilo

## Application Sheet

Quilo was a light blue-gray she-wolf with darker markings. Born and raised in Highvalley, she was swept away by the Glacial Flood and ended up traveling to Tentaka, where she lived until its destruction as well. After that, Quilo took to life as a loner, wandering the Domain before settling in Mhor during the Hive Wars, where her story continues. She was created and RP'd by ShishiNoSeirei.

## Personality

* ***Cold and Serious.*** Ever since she was little Quilo had been cold as ice. She was not the playful one and spent her days thinking about where her place in the pack would be as soon she reached adulthood. When Quilo was playing with others she often tough other pups seemed normal and she was just the weird one too concerned about herself and her future to be able to play a fun game with was not the truth. She had few new games they could play on her mind but didn't want bother others with something they would reject anyway. Her days became filled with long hours were she had nothing else to do than walk around Highvalley and learning its secrets slowly and discovering interesting areas she haven't noticed before. It gave her time to reflect on what she wanted to become and how she could reach that goal.
* ***Respectful*.** Highvalley wolf or not, lowblood or not, simple respect and politeness is a must to keep good face and name. While not being the most kindhearted she have respect to all wolves no matter their rank or lineage...and no matter how they got that rank.
* ***Mentally Hardworking.*** As far it isn't physical hard work and only a matter of learning proper morals and rules by acting Quilo is up for it. She seeks to be the best she can be to make her family proud of her always seeking approval from them. Hard physical work is something Quilo will avoid at any means needed. If it needs to be done she will probably find someone to do that hard work for her instead. If its hunting you can be sure she wont show up and her replacement will be there to help out instead.
* ***Hotheaded and Snarky.*** Quilo can become hotheaded once she loses her patience with someone or something. Her calm posture and "poker face" have been developed trough hard training to keep her from bringing shame onto the family name. While Quilo wont go to extremes to attack someone who have offended her or someone she values highly she may snap and verbally insult said offender. From time to time her pushy side grows into the nasty snarky side making Quilo not only look down at the one she talks to - Highvalley, highblood, lowblood, etc. doesn't matter - and she will tell you straight in the face why she thinks her comrade/wolf she met is not worthy of talking to her or being member of certain pack.
* ***Slow learner.*** Quilo has a hard time learning new things, especially if those things doesn't fit her own perspective on how things should be or work or requires her to think and analyze it before she can use it in practice. She resents the idea of learning things that require her to dig out her own conclusions and adapt them to the current situation or make them new "modern". She prefers being told how to do things and why rather than create new meanings for things not meant to be changed.
* ***Traditionalist (and pushy about it)*.** Values gender-specific traditions of separate work load that fits their strengths rather than require everyone do same task that may not fit them. She doesn't see gender-specific traditions or gender-specific-work as something bad; Quilo believes this traditions makes everyone equal by allowing everyone to do tasks that make their strongest abilities shine. She can become too pushy and "preachy" about female wolves role in the pack. She especially loves to explain it to the younger ones to give them time to adjust to their role they will have to take one as soon they are adults.  Her pushy side helps her to fulfill tasks that she doesn't feel strongly about doing, because it is some kind of contribution to her pack.
* ***Blindly Loyal.*** Doesn't care too much about consequences of certain actions she takes. If Quilo is told to do something, she will do it and make sure to fulfill that task. Even if she questions the reasons or why it has to be done she will go trough with the task given. Quilo is a follower. She lacks the ability to question higher ranked wolves no matter how or why they got that rank in the first place. If they have better rank she will follow their lead no matter what they intend to do.
* ***Proud and a Perfectionist*.** Quilo is proud over the fact she was born in Highvalley. She is so proud she sometimes have smaller explosions about this fact talking about it in great lengths with whoever is listening. Even the smallest thing needs to be done perfectly. No matter what it is being sloppy with ones work is not a proper thing to get used to whoever or whatever you are.

## Pre-Group History

Being the only child have made Quilo used to having a lot of free space making her feeling uncomfortable in small areas with a lot of other wolves.  Sharing something with someone else is new to her. While her parents made their best to teach her proper behavior – like not starting arguments, biting someone because she didn’t agree with them or letting her hot-headedness take over proper judgement completely – Quilo still have issues with controlling certain bad habits. Her mother had been strict with what she was allowed to do and when but she wasn’t unfair; her strictness helped Quilo find a way to be herself and overcome bad habits that made her not only into a bad daughter but also bad pack member.

When her mother passed, Quilo's dad was left to raise his daughter alone. Being hot-headed wolf himself he often ended up losing his temperament and patience with her ending up with correcting her behavior the only way he knew himself; either verbal abuse or physical one. While either of the methods gave any good results and made Quilos bond with her father thin as a hair straw, Quilo was unable to get herself to hate him and tried her hardest to not get in his way again. No visible scarring is visible or existent on her body but the mental scars while not being in her way can from time to time give her nightmares. She would often run to get away from her dad, and talk to some of her Highvalley cousins, like Gwyndolyn.

When her dad became an elder and was slowly reaching his peak his health went down making him unable to take care of himself Quilo took over the responsibility of getting food for him and keeping his den in shape. As soon he passed Quilo almost felt relief for being finally free from his grasps, but still feeling sad over the fact her parents was now not available to guide her trough the next stages of her life as an adult wolf.

Being alone is not a problem for Quilo, but the lack of having her parents for support makes her worry she is following wrong path without knowing it. While acting as a very confident wolf Quilo doesn't feel in control at all hoping someone will give her the guidance she lacks right now.

## Group History

Quilo could often be found near the mountain peaks, seeking inspiration for her stories and enjoying the snow flurries which occurred there. She took the task of a Meister, determining it the best way to serve her pack, even though she wished she could serve them through her storytelling. When Yuaei and Mohawk were young, Quilo often babysat the former, regaling her with stories about Highvalley.

When Mikhail returned from a long time away, the pair, who were close friends since childhood, jokingly sniped at one another over manners. Mikhail asked for updates on Highvalley news, and while Quilo knew of some things - particularly the recent death of Thallo and the betrothal of Shardae to King Rodwen - she had no information on other items Mikhail wanted to learn about, such as the fate of Havir. The pair attended a gathering at his mother, Adela's, behest, where Adela announced that she planned to engage the two to be wed.

Quilo was stunned. Married to *Mikhail?* She was mortified by this decision! Adela assured her that she would put in a good word with Rodwen to secure the marriage, and Quilo, obedient to her duties to the pack, agreed. She prayed to whatever higher power she could imagine to put a stop to the marriage. Fortunately, for her, it was delayed for a time.

Quilo broke her leg in the midst of winter, and Calumina offered to help bring her home, which she appreciated. It was a minor break - the worst part of the injury was the deep cut that accompanied it. She recovered, however, due to her youth and active lifestyle (walks and excursions in the mountains!). It was a good thing she recovered when she did, for with the spring thaw came a disaster: a flood.

She desperately struggled to stay alive as the water swept through Highvalley's lands, and in the aftermath, Mikhail searched frantically for her, praying she was still alive. Fortunately, Quilo was saved by a stranger.

The flood did some damage to her memory, however, and with slight amnesia, she started to make her way from where the flood washed her, to some mountains that she felt were 'calling her name'. She returned to Highvalley, and Mikhail found her! He was elated, but concerned when she admitted that she didn't know who she was, or who he was, or what Highvalley was.

With time, her memories slowly began to return. She was happy, for a time. But then, Mikhail vanished, and Rodwen died, leaving Vladimir as the new High King. Quilo couldn't go with the pack as Vlad moved them to a new territory: she needed to remain in her homeland! But as time passed, she realized how devastatingly alone she was in Highvalley, without her packmates. She worked hard to figure out how to live alone.

She had never lived outside of Highvalley, and was surprised by how uncomfortably warm it could be in the lowlands in the north in summertime. She was more active in the late evening, night, and morning, and rested in the shade, away from the heat, during the daytime. She kept to the shore of lakes, where she could catch fish and keep cool. She also collected herbs, to tend to any injury she might incur.

She traveled north, and encountered a Fellfangir named Valera, who offered to share her prey with the loner. Quilo was surprised, but not foolish enough to turn down free food, and accepted eagerly. She continued her wanderings, briefly arriving in the lands of Tentaka, only to flee when the pack's volcano - Ascension Peak - exploded.

The winter was hard on Quilo - it was the coldest she'd ever witnessed. Even as a Highvallian, she was practically begging spring to arrive. When the weather warmed, she found herself near a new pack: Mhor. Solune spotted her and invited Quilo to stay as a temporary guest - and Quilo, eager to take some sort of reprieve from the concerning presence of the pale-furred wolves who swarmed the Domain, accepted.

## Trivia

* Quilo loves to tells stories, true or not doesn't matter. She creates them to teach or help herself remember important and valuable lessons learned in the past, lessons she hopes others will learn by listening to her stories.
* Quilo believes in creating better "quality" of blood**.** While being lowblood is something one should not be proud of, Quilo believes a lowblood can still be successful in creating offspring where the bad blood is being erased away by the better one. This is why Quilo believes in having good relationship with lowbloods to make sure to steer them on right patch when they are looking for someone to create a family with.
* The scar on her rear left leg was caused by the break it sustained. She tends to favor it, holding it slightly off the ground.
* Deep water makes her nervous, as it reminds her of the flood.

## Quotes

* "You don't have to tell me I should be ashamed of myself I already am. It would probably be for the best if I never existed anyway. He always seem to be angry when he talks to me." (to Gwyndolyn, *Rainy Evening*)

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