Kyros

## Application Sheet

Kyros was a brown-furred male wolf with flaming orange eyes. He was a Sentinel of Vale, and a key player in the resistance during the Dark Ages. He remained in its territory as a loner after Loki moved the pack from its original location with Nyru and Quinn. Sometime after becoming a loner, however, Kyros left the Vale, and has not been seen since. He was created and RP'd by Arcadiasa.

## Personality

* ***Daring*.** The bleak, scarce lands of Cairne were filled with dangers and Kyros relished in the uncontrolled environment. He would be the first one to volunteer in a dangerous situation if it meant he would be in the center of the action. Now, as the Lead Sentinel of Vale he still will volunteer to be put on the front lines, if only to make sure his brothers and sisters of Vale will remain unharmed and he will be in the thick of danger instead.
* ***Honorable*.** Kyros’s killing days are long gone, the death of his old alpha and the decimation of his pack left him shaken. All his past misdeeds had come to haunt him; every death and every kill. Now that he is free from the Cairne he took a vow to never take another life unless it was absolutely necessary. Gone are the days where he will strike down those who can’t defend themselves.
* ***Competitive*.** His old home was competitive, every position, every ranking. If you didn’t vie for power you were nothing among the masses. Letting yourself become complacent, safe in your standing meant putting yourself in danger of losing your life for another’s drive for power. Although he no longer has to worry about being killed in his sleep, Kyros feels incomplete without having something to compete over. Even if it’s something as small as a race or a race or who gets the first kill in a hunt he’s always up for a little competition.
* ***Outspoken*.** Now that he is on his own, Kyros has a habit of speaking whatever is on his mind. The freedom to say what he feels is a new one and one he might abuse from time to time. He has no interest in wordsmithing or playing around the truth. He curbed his tongue long ago and refuses to do so now, especially, when the Valerians are concerned.
* ***Impulsive*.** He refuses to not take action in a moment that he believes deserves it. If he hesitates he might put his pack-mates in danger or even worse lose another one. He’ll do what is right and deal with the consequences later.
* ***Aimless*.** Once a beta of the Cairne pack, Kyros finds it difficult to figure out what to do with his life. The mantra they lived with was "To Live, To Breathe, and To Die for the Cairne." What happens when there is no Cairne pack to live for?
* ***Motivated*.** The survival of his kin, of his brothers and sisters alike, keeps Kyros moving forward; diligently completely every task that is thrown his way. There is no job that he finds beneath him and if asked he’ll gladly volunteer for it.
* ***Regretful*.** The actions Kyros took during his time in the Cairne haunt him. He has taken many lives without question in service to his alpha and to his pack. He often questions himself, wondering if he could have changed the outcome of the war if he could have challenged the alpha’s orders. Even though he’s reconciled with one victim and the past was washed away between them, Kyros finds himself sometimes thinking of the other lives he unknowingly changed due to his subservience. But, he keeps those thoughts buried, for Vale’s protection should always be in the forefront of his mind.
* ***Cynical*.** Kyros is a glass half-empty type of guy, unless proven otherwise, he generally sees the worst possible scenario in a situation. Not say that he doesn’t believe you shouldn’t be optimistic, but he likes to strategize before said outcome occurs. He’s lived through two wars now, one when he was with the Cairne and now within his home. The Valerians called it the dark age, an age where he lost a brother and almost lost Nyru due to his negligence over one wolf sniffing about the border, he refuses to let that happen again.
* ***Wary*.** He’s become even more skeptical of those that get too close to the border or wish to join. The pack has been closed off and Kyros finds no qualm in their isolation. As long as the pack thrives, then there is no reason to open their borders. Instead he will focus on defending it until his last breath.

## Pre-Group History

Kyros was once the beta to the alpha of the Cairne pack. A pack who finds value in the strength of one's teeth and claws. His childhood wasn't anything spectacular, like the rest of the pups, he was raised to fight for the alpha and die for the alpha. Packs that dared to cross the Cairne were quickly snuffed out and their territory taken. Out of desperation and love for Kyros, his mother one night decided she didn't want this life for her son and attempted to flee. A trap was set up near the border and she was quickly disposed of as a warning to all that would dare to leave the Cairne lands. Instead of killing the boy as well, the Alpha decided to raise him as his own. Under the Alpha's tutelage, Kyros quickly shot up the ranks, and eventually when he was old enough became the beta of the pack.

At first Kyros had no qualm with following the alpha's orders, he completed every task with deadly efficiency. However, the more packs he destroyed and pillaged the more he began to question the alpha and his rule, but he never made a move otherwise. This went on for a time until a pack to the south was caught stealing from the Cairne's territory. In response the alpha sent Kyros and several other wolves to kill any of the southern pack members that dared to cross into their borders. The southern pack retaliated and the two packs went into a state of war. This went on for some time before a cautious meeting of the Alphas occurred. However, the two alpha's disagreed and the battle resumed. When Kyros realized the extent to which the alpha would go to fight the southern pack, the Cairne was all but gone. Those who survived either stayed or fled. Kyros left, feeling regret for his actions. He had stood by and watched the alpha destroy their pack without saying anything. He journeys on hoping to find a new purpose and maybe to find some sort of redemption along the way.

## Trivia

* Kyros is always up for a quick brawl.
* Where many wolves would strike you down with no warning, Kyros instead waits for his opponent, often giving them pointers in order to make the fight more interesting.
* He loathes the heat.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Arcadiasa's deviantART Gallery