Gwyn

Mayra (Half-Sister, NPC)

## Application Sheet

Gwyn was a red-furred she-wolf with deep pine green eyes. After joining Vektren in the midst of the Hive Wars, Gwyn's story is still unfolding, with her proudly taking the task of Enforcer. She took Ivar as a mate, and had two pups with him - Kestrel and Savage, who she had to raise without him. She was created and RP'd by Lotus-Wolfdragon.

## Personality

* ***Self-Assured.*** Gwyn is confident in many ways, but most importantly she is confident in herself. She has love for her being and never lets any doubts or insecurities define who she is. Sure, she has some insecurities she would rather keep buried, but in the end Gwyn doesn't believe the fault lies with her, but with those around her. She is not perfect, she knows this, but she is the best she can be, and that should be good enough.
* ***Brave*.** Perhaps close to bordering on stupidly courageous, Gwyn is always up for a challenge and never wavers in the face of danger. In fact, it might even be more appealing to her if there is a sense of threat. She will try new things without hesitation and is not afraid to throw herself before an ultimately foe.
* ***Dutiful*.** Practically married to her work, Gwyn is the type who will always make sure to put in 110% of herself into what she has to do, and will not rest until it is done perfectly. This trait also makes her a good pack wolf, as she is obedient to the rules and boundaries she is provided. The health of the pack is of utmost importance in Gwyn's mind. She will not go against given orders, and is a loyal asset as a result.
* ***Unwavering*.** Gwyn is resolute in both her thinking and her actions. She believes everything she does is for the good, even if it might not be. In the same vein, she is absolutely loyal to those who have earned her respect while also being able to tolerate her less than appealing traits. Gwyn will stick by her friends and pack even if they're in the wrong. She has no doubt in her mind, and if there will be consequences for the choices she makes, then so be it.
* ***Ambitious*.** Gwyn desires nothing more than to climb to the top and be the best of the best. Her whole life, she has been kept on a low bar with barely any expectations for her set. She was nothing essentially. Well, she will not be any longer. Gwyn will prove to the world what her abilities are and show just how strong and capable she really is.
* ***Proud*.** One of Gwyn's major sins would be her pride. A proud and arrogant creature by nature, Gwyn thinks highly of herself and her skills, expecting herself to be a very valuable asset to those who need help. Anyone who is to deny her is just making life harder for themselves. They should listen to her facts and digest what she has to say, lest they fully regret it.
* ***Nosy*.** An unexpected trait, Gwyn is very much involved with her pack life and likes to know everything that is going on. She can't help but indulge in a little bit of gossip. However, she is so wanting to be involved that she puts her nose where it is not welcomed, which results in her getting mad because someone won't open up their life story to her.
* ***Serious*.** This is a wolf who doesn't know the meaning of fun. An angry workaholic, the idea of breaks is enough to have Gwyn reeling. Jokes either fly over her head or offend her, especially if they are innuendos. She doesn't get the meaning of relaxing, and thus comes off as rigid and stiff when dealing with others, though her social skills are good and she does like talking to others.
* ***Judgmental*.** This red wolf tends to have a strong opinion based on first impressions, and usually doesn't leave room for the other wolf to prove their worth. Unless in a dire situation of sorts, Gwyn will already have her thoughts on them figured out, so it takes a lot to make her change her mind.
* ***Impatient*.** Gwyn has no time for dilly-dally. She wants to get things done *now* and presumes everyone feels the same to an extent. She is a workaholic who does not like to waste her time, nor appreciates others wasting it on stupid errands, questions, or flirts. The worst offense, for her, is when someone is being coy and not immediately coming out with what they want to say. Gwyn will literally curse and shout just to get them to talk faster.
* ***Hot-Headed.*** This she wolf could be akin to fire itself for she is a whirlwind of unchecked anger and general instability. On a good day, Gwyn might just snap at you and walk off; on a bad day, prepare to have this wolf want to throw down and fight you just for asking how the weather was. Age and experience has not tempered her anger - in fact, due to all that she's suffered up until this point, it has amplified her anger into an unstoppable firestorm that only certain individuals she keeps close to her heart can manage. As a result, this is the most prominent trait of her's that tends to chase potential friends away.
* ***Unforgiving*.** Once you've wronged this wolf (or she feels you wronged her), prepare to have her hate you for the rest of her life. Gwyn is petty and spiteful, and refuses to let things go. She will hold onto that resentment and bitterness until the matter is eventually resolved in one way or another, or she is dead. Due to having poor communication skills herself, Gwyn also isn't the type to talk things out and instead lets it build up, so resolutions for arguments and anything of the sort may take a while to happen.
* ***Unsatisfied*.** She is simply not happy with where her life has gone. She was ignored and unloved by her father, put in the shadow of a half-sister she never really got to know, lost the respect of her pack and the love of a wolf she thought she could learn to love in return. As a result, Gwyn tries so hard to fill the void in her heart with something, *anything*, in order to give her a sense of accomplishment. Right now, she feels rising through the ranks and gaining recognition will help off-set all the other terrible things, but she is looking through a tube instead of seeing the bigger picture.

## Pre-Group History

Gwyn was born from royalty, but it was an unhappy affair. Her father, Temis, was the king of their pack and needed a successor. He was arranged into a marriage with Guinevere, a she-wolf from a neighboring pack in the hopes of forging a lifelong alliance. It was a loveless marriage, with Guinevere at least trying to put in the effort of loving her husband. Temis' heart, though, belonged to another, a healer in his pack who was married to her work. He put in minimal effort in order to save face - he attended any conferences with his mate in tow and acted lovey with her in public, but that was it. When Guinevere was due to give birth, Temis was not around. And when the birth took a nasty turn that resulted in the birth of only one live pup, Temis was indifferent. His pack had gotten its heir and that was all.

Heartbroken from the loss of her children and unhappy in the marriage she was in, Guinevere fell into a state of depression and was unable to give Gwyn anything except the milk she needed to survive. Worried about the queen's health affecting the heir, Gwyn was removed from her mother after a short while and given to a midwife to be raised by. Shortly after this, her mother passed away.

Temis' closest confidants came together to raise Gwyn, seeing how their king and friend was pretty much uninterested in fatherhood. This began to effect the pack politics, so they had reached an agreement that Gwyn would have to replace her father as quickly as possible. They began to train Gwyn as soon as she was weaned, which meant that the red wolf quickly lost the chance to even have a puphood. She grew up around politics, adults, and drama, and this shaped her into a wolf who had to mature too early. Her anger became her biggest weakness, but the council encouraged it because the angrier she was, the stronger she would be.

During this, she craved for her father's attention, but Temis still refused her. In fact, her father was now busy trying to woo the healer he had fallen so hard in love with. Eventually his persistence paid off as they paired up. Unfortunately for him, the consequences of his decision were severe - his alliance with Guinevere's pack had been shaky since her death, but now it completely severed once the news that he had gotten the healer pregnant had emerged. Gwyn was a year old when this occured, and now had to face an oncoming war. Still, her father was oblivious to what he had done. No matter how much Gwyn shouted and fought him, he remained unwavering in his stance. He even planned on running away with his new mate. However, these plans were found out and from there came chaos. The healer was exiled from the pack, no sympathy for her or the life growing in her belly. And Temis was killed by the daughter who yearned for his love only to be spurned at every turn.

Things should've fallen in place with Gwyn's ascension to the throne, but she was tired of it all. She wasn't happy with the life given to her in this pack, so she decided that she would leave them to their fate, and begin a new path. Gwyn traveled to far lands, meeting other packs and traveling with them for short periods while learning all the skills she needed in order to survive. By the time she was two years old, she decided to stop wandering and align herself with a pack. She joined a growing pack and quickly chased the rank of warrior in order to prove her worth. Despite the strange culture of the pack, Gwyn felt she was settling in well. She made some friends, even began to meet with an obnoxious wolf from another pack who called himself Andrew Caspian, but then that changed quickly.

First it began with the arrival of the sister she had never known, nor wanted to meet - her half-sister Mayra. Mayra had no knowledge of who Gwyn was, but her eerie resemblance to the banished healer was uncanny. When Mayra admitted her mother's name, Gwyn knew it was her and immediately she hated her from that day on, despite her sister having no idea for what reason or why. Then there was a wolf in the pack that Gwyn did not trust. Despite the alpha deciding to give him a chance to prove his worth and to become a member of their society, Gwyn was fully against the idea and felt the wolf would be a danger to them. Gwyn went after Mato and lost badly, earning several scars and losing part of her ear in the ensuing struggle. At first she hid the truth out of shame, but once she came clean about her attempt to murder the dark wolf, Gwyn exiled herself from the pack. There was no future to be had in these lands either, so Gwyn went to Andrew Caspian and told him that she was moving on. She had hoped he would come with her, but he stayed behind. Angry at both him and herself for believing there could be a future with him, Gwyn left abruptly, refusing to look back.

Due to the stress of all the events she had undergone in a short amount of time plus her own sinking depression, Gwyn was struggling to survive on her own. She was not cut out for the loner life, not by herself, and needed a purpose again. Any pack would do at this point, especially with the affliction that inhabited these lands - large white wolves and the constant smell of death permeating the air. Paranoia clung to Gwyn as she searched and searched until her paws finally stumbled upon the swamp pack, Vektren...

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