The Fox

## Application Sheet

The Fox, who went as "Valda" in Fellfang, was a crooked character with designs on Jarl Fable of Fellfang. She was one of the main antagonists of the Blood Curse plot. Nothing is known of her past, or even her true name. She was a black-furred vixen, killed by Polaris after it was proven she was just a normal fox. She was created and RP'd by Ramala.

## Personality

* ***Private*.** She will offer absolutely no information about herself, and will rarely share any even if asked. She's far from shy, but all you get from her is what she is in the present, her past and goals are entirely her own.
* ***Social*.** While not forthcoming with information, she is a social animal despite being a solitary species, which predisposed her to associating with more social creatures like wolves.
* ***Flirtatious*.** Not a fox? Doesn't matter. Her flirt switch is always on. She appears to be asexual (no one really knows), but that doesn't stop her from enjoying getting under other's fur.
* ***Manipulative and Amoral.*** Probably her dominant traits. Her main way of interacting with the world is through manipulation to get what she wants. One can never really take anything she says at face value, because her own goals are valued far above any truth. She understands morality and right vs. wrong, but does not pay them much heed, considering them abstract societal constructs that have very little payoff for her.
* ***Playful*.** The initial impression she gives off is very playful, even kit-like. She enjoys the humor in things, and loves to be amused, but is not as interested in amusing others.
* ***Violent Temper.*** When her temper flares, it is a terrifying thing. When she's angry, any charm she puts forward is washed away, and what's left is a violent, petty, child-like monster.
* ***Opportunistic*.** She is always looking for the next good thing. She will never do something if she can get someone to do it for her. She is a master of loopholes, grey-areas, and getting what she wants.

## Pre-Group History

"Valda" keeps her history very private, so not a lot is known about who she is or where she came from. Her age, origin and name are all unclear, and she likes to keep it that way. She had lived a fairly solitary life before settling within the Fellfang border, though she indicates that she's come upon Fellfang before. Olega finds her in the wilds surrounding Vektren, where the two of them have a tense encounter. However, the two of them find that the other has means to help them with their different goals, which leads them to travel to Fellfang.

## Group History

When Olega, mother of Moth, was wandering through the wilds of the Domain, she stumbled upon this black vixen. Fellfang's trickster spirit, Valda, was said to take the form of a black vixen. Olega thought at first that this was the Fellfang spirit in the flesh, but quickly realized it was just a typical vixen - and a smart-alec to boot. Desperate to show Moth that Fellfang's leadership is too dangerous to live with, Olega made a proposition to the fox - go to Fellfang and pretend to be the spirit Valda. They conspire to use the fox's resemblance to their advantage to get what they want most. For Olega, that would be revenge and saving her daughter from Fellfang; for the fox, it poses an interesting challenge, fun, and plenty of power.

And so the fox, donning the name "Valda", watched Jarl Fable closely, learning about his fears and dreams and what the spirit she was impersonating was to be like. She thought this would make her experience more interesting. Though Valda is considered a trickster spirit, she isn't necessarily considered to be evil in Fellfang's lore. As a result, the fox realized she could manipulate Fable and suggest that she is there for the good of the pack.

Fable, susceptible due to months of nightmares and worries about the Curse of Arn, was approached by Valda in the forest, who introduced herself as a spirit, attuned to the energy of the world - and she claimed to see horrible things on the horizon (playing into Fable's own fears). She told him that, in this time of need, she would align herself as Fellfang's ally, and she has a way to let Fable tap into her powers to see the future. This "ability to tap into her powers" would come from herbal mixtures and isolation in the deepest depths of Starheim, with the only creatures permitted to visit being the fox herself, and Durzin, her right-hand wolf.

"Valda" the fox, with Durzin's help, completely takes over Fellfang, claiming to simply be a mouthpiece for Fable, which couldn't be further from the truth. Under her rule, Fellfang devolves into the violent, marauding pack that it was before Fable had taken over and set about its Renaissance. Some wolves believe her whole-heartedly, some just want to keep their heads down, and others doubt her intentions. Conditions for the pack become worse and worse, until a group of wolves decide this can't go on, and eventually become the Resistance. They slowly discover what Valda is doing to Fable, and resolve to overthrow the fox and bring Fellfang back. They meet in secret and devise a plan, which they carefully act out. Fable is quarantined until he comes back to his senses, and they set a trap to prove that Valda is nothing but a mortal fox to the rest of the pack.

The fox is exiled, and flees, but Polaris feels the fox is too dangerous to be left alive - and did too much damage to her pack to escape with only exile. She tracks down the fox, who meets her end at the Jarl's mate's fangs.

## Trivia

* To this day, nothing is known about the fox's backstory - even her true name. The Fellfangir tend to refer to her using the name Valda, though there is a distinction between the trickster spirit and the mortal fox who caused such harm to their pack.

## Quotes

* "[I] never physically hurt anyone, your kind did that all on your own. I only ever supplied the Jarl what he desired - insight beyond what his own mind could give him - I was just a catalyst." (from *Turning of the Tide* Part III)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Ramala's deviantART Gallery