Mars

## Application Sheet

Mars was a dark red-furred male wolf with pale scarlet eyes. He joined the pack of Mhor in the midst of the Hive Wars, taking an Oath to become a Paladin shortly before the final battle against the Hive, only to disappear in the aftermath of the battle, never to be seen again. Mars was designed by Willowbyrd and ShishiNoSeirei, and created and RP'd by Strawberry-Tate.

## Personality

* ***Gourmet.*** Mars loves to eat, he's even always a little too hungry, he loves food. Eating is his life. He will want to look elsewhere for food at all costs because he still does not have enough for his tiny tummy. Mars is cute, and he knows it and doesn't hesitate to make his puppy eyes big to ask for food. He never says no to a treat, and could endanger himself to get berries, or a lizard he can catch on his own, or blindly follow a stranger who offers him food. If he could, he would eat an bear. Sometimes he likes to accost random pack mates to talk to them about food, and find out what they like to eat.
* ***Dreamer.*** Mars has a vivid imagination that he brought back with him from his past life : Born into an already full pack, where the birth of puppies in these difficult times can be unwelcome, and being in poor health to be useful, and without having a legitimate father, Mars also feels like he is not necessarily welcome at his first pack; AntaresRise. This will also increase his frustration as he grows up. He locks himself up a lot in his imagination and his games so as not to face the truth. He would like to become a kind of superhero like the gladiators who formed an elite of fighters in his previous pack, he admires them and would like to become as tall and strong as them. He sees them as his heroes, as a superheroes, and sees them as a powerful and invincible wolves who would be able to single-pawedly destroy a pack of big bad wolves who scare all his previous pack and friends. His vivid imagination sends him into his own childhood world, a world he doesn't really want to abandon even as an adult. He doesn't want to grow up. In his head, he's a knight who would save his pack from the big bad Edda wolves; their rivals. He plays a lot like he has superpowers and has a Gladiator secret-name: FireHowl. Most wolves and other animals around him may think he's stupid, he looks like a child when immersed in his world. What's cute in a puppy can be weird on an adult. but Mars doesn't really notice it.
* ***Naive, Optimistic, and Happy.*** Mars is quite a naive, optimistic, and happy boy. He has a beaming smile, and bares all his teeth when he laughs. He's a good living and can be like a kind of hero of Shonen with his love for food and his overwhelming zest for life. He doesn't realize the dangers outside. He tries to enjoy his life despite all the sadness around him, keeps his smile and his optimism.
* ***Curious.*** He is curious, open-minded. He is very interested in what others tell him and loves to listen to other wolves's stories. He could listen for hours to a friend or packmate telling him legends or beliefs. He didn't believe much in AntaresRise's past culture and gods, and he would very much like to discover those of Mhor, and know everything about their culture. Especially since he is fascinated by death and what happens after, as he always wonders where his old dead friends and relatives went. The world of death, ghosts, and all that goes with it is another of his secret passions after food.

## Pre-Group History

Sitting under the stars with the other pups in his pack, Mars listened to the legends of AntaresRise. All settled around the alpha who spoke to them in a soft voice; his nose raised towards the constellation of the scorpion.

> *Long ago, a brave, sandy-red warrior fought for AntaresRise to his dying breath, even when all his companions had already fallen. His heart sank as his last adversary from Edda crumbled at his feet; conquered by his strength and his courage. His blood spilled over the barren ground. The warrior made his gods so proud, that they offered him eternal life, fire and abundance. Plants grew again in his country, water flowed in rivers, game returned to their land. This warrior became the very first blood warrior to whom the gods of AntaresRise offered their blessing.*
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Mars never knew his father, but his mother always told to him his father was a great warrior whom she had seduced into Edda's pack. She wanted to give to AntaresRise a strong warrior who would lead her pack to the victory. Because for generations, AntaresRise and Edda have been waging a ruthless war. Tearing a tiny lifeless desert, dry, without vegetation. His mother gave him the name Mars in hopes that he would grow into a big, strong male, a warrior. A master of war. And she was going to train him for it. Mars are born in November under antares, the red star revered by his pack. She knew that one day Mars would become a great leader, because, he was the chosen one, the one who would defeat Edda, and save the pack from death and disease. As the Pythia/ priestess of the pack, she could read it in the stars.

Following a terrible epidemic, his mother was sick and weak when she gave birth to him. But she did everything for him to grow well, and become strong. She took him to see the fighters they called Gladiators; the stars of their pack so that he learns how to fight with them. The puppy wasn't as strong as she would have liked, but that's okay. She believed in his destiny. She knew he was born under the lucky star. Mars was a happy, and a dreamy puppy. He immediately admired the gladiators and wanted to become one. He worked very hard to be able to enter in their ranks and learn how to become more powerful. he wanted to protect his family from Edda. Because their rivals were known to be ruthless and cruel. However, Edda had the same beliefs, the same religions and the same destinies: AntaresRise also wanted to become strong and conquer more territories. They also wanted to wage war on neighboring packs to become the strongest. And Mars wanted to contribute to this success. In his mind remained like a child, Mars thought it was all a game. He couldn't grow up and his overflowing imagination made him imagine that these fights were to save the lives of all his friends. Because he saw Edda as monsters who only lived to hurt them. But that was somewhat true.

One morning, their alpha called the whole pack for an important meeting. Surely the most important of all their lives: a battle was coming with Edda. Their rivals were going to attack in the morning, and it would be the biggest assault they had ever made... the most terrible of all. They were going to have to fight the entire pack, and they had to be ready. The alpha therefore asked to Mars to supervise him for this confrontation. He was going to take him as a tactician of war. Mars took his place in this new ranks in the pack. Pride shone in his mother's eyes. Mars was going to shine in this fight. Many members of their pack died during the next day's battle. Even their alpha couldn't survive. But Mars managed to knock down Edda's alpha too, and take his life. This made him a true hero in the eyes of the survivors; they've been waiting for this for so many years. They had won this war, and the territory of Edda. They had won everything.

Following the death of their Alpha, and the defeat of their enemies, Mars saves the few warriors left with him on the battlefield, and returns to AntaresRise victorious. His heart is broken, his mother and some friends died during the fight. A crisis meeting is immediately organized with the death of several of their Warriors and above all, the death of their Alpha. An election is urgently organized, and the whole pack will choose Mars as their new alpha because of his experience in warfare, and for having fought many battles towards victory.

Following the Deep Freeze that fell on the Domain, the ice brought much water to the desert, and the spring provided an abundance of life and food for the weakened pack. The ice that had melted all flowed into the desert to feed its ground, an event that had never happened before. They saw this arrival of water as a gift from their gods: a miracle. Yes, a miracle of the gods, a blessing! They had been blessed for their courage and rewarded after so many wars fought and won. They were once again offered life, joy and hope. Vegetation appeared for the first time.

Mars is really proud, he thinks of his mother and all her efforts to have taken him to the top of the ladder. Everyone sees him as the chosen one; the legendary wolf who saved everyone. this miracle happened thanks to him. The epidemics stopped, the puppies would no longer die, the weakened wolves grew stronger and ate at their fill. The food and water was there, and there was no shortage of it. In Wanting to continue to honor their gods hungry for wars, Mars decided to lead his whole pack further north to expand their territory and wage new wars. He was determined to attack any packs he came across to make them members of AntaresRise, and seize all possible resources. Mars wanted to follow in the footsteps of his former Alpha to make AntaresRise a powerful and sovereign pack once again. His territory and his pack had to be the largest of all. Blood had to flow, and their gods would be satisfied. They were rewarded once with a miracle, Mars was not to disappoint them. His gods were counting on him.

Unfortunately, their arrival in the North did not go as well as they expected. All of AntaresRise's pack found themselves face to face with an adversary and an army much more powerful than them. Much bigger and more dangerous. A number of white wolves faced them : The Hive. More numerous, taller, more muscular. Mars had never fought such monsters before. It was hell that had fallen over them. Maybe their gods were punishing them for leaving the safety of the desert. Their lands that had once been them.

All of AntaresRise's pack found themselves torn apart, killed, separated, and scattered. Mars found himself all alone trying to run away from a pack that would shatter him to pieces. Unable to know what happened to the rest of his pack, the red male thought about his end. He would surely soon be killed by this army more powerful than himself.

The red male realizes that he has lost everything, and that he no longer has a pack. Despite everything, he keeps smiling as he has seen hell. Even Edda wasn't as horrible as the Hive. The deaths he witnessed were the worst death he had ever seen, and here he is worried about being left alone in a land he doesn't know. He had never lived in the north and everything is different. He will go to Mhor to ask for help, with the hope of finding a new home... and also to eat. because he is hungry. Like always.

## Group History

Mars was hungry, so hungry, and was chasing a rabbit when it nearly escaped him. Fortunately, it had been stopped by a pack wolf - a wolf who introduced himself as Talni. He explained that this was Mhor's territory, and asked Mars who he was, before they shared the rabbit and headed towards Mhor. was relieved to arrive in Mhor, though there were many questions lingering in his mind. He didn't have long to think on these issues, though, because the next day, the Menagerie (Mhor's main den) was attacked by the Hive. Mars was able to fight and keep himself relatively unharmed, however!

Talni would be one of Mars's earliest acquaintances in the pack. Mars found him to be sociable and quite handsome! They didn't hang out much, though, because the pressures of war brought changes. The pack of Riverfell was attacked around the same time as Mhor, and their refugees had come to shelter with Mhor until they recovered. Mars found a timid she-wolf named Ruby, who was bitterly upset about the loss of life in her pack. Mars, all too familiar with loss, offered to rest beside her and share warmth and comfort for the evening.

The Riverfellians would move on, and Mars would meet other packmates. He was stricken by the chiseled features of a newly-arrived she-wolf, Vendetta, who he initially believed to be a male. In turn, Vendetta had thought Mars was, perhaps, a female!

Sometime after the battle against the Hive, Rowena came forward and made an announcement. She was not the reincarnation of a past Archqueen, but rather, her consort. This didn't mean anything to Mars, whose loyalty was to the pack that had sheltered and fed him. He swore his loyalty to Rowena because of this, and stated before the pack that he supported her. He did notice Matthias complaining about Rowena's lies, and decided to annoy the other red-furred male (and do some flirting while he was at it), poking at him with questions about his loyalty to Mhor. Matthias was *not* pleased with the interaction and wanted nothing to do with Mars, stiffly departing from the conversation.

Mars couldn't quite understand why his packmates didn't seem to like him.

Talni did, though. The two played around a bit when things weren't as stressful, racing and sometimes hunting together. Mars liked Talni a lot.

It was at the beginning of autumn that Mhor decided to bring the fight to the Hive, to fight their Queen and, hopefully, rid the land of the white wolves. Along the way, Mars spoke to Rowena about taking his Oath and became a Delta Paladin, though he didn't leave his mark on the wall of the Menagerie. He figured he would do that when they got home.

The final battle against the Hive was brutal, but Mars made it through just fine. He spotted a *very* handsome Riverfell male named Atsila and couldn't help flash a flirtatious wink as he raced past, leading some drones into a trap.

But after the battle?

Mars didn't return to Mhor.

Despite his packmates thinking he'd survived - at least, not counting him amongst the dead - nobody knows what became of the red-furred male. He hasn't been seen in the Domain since.

## Trivia

* When he is too happy and playful, he can start to sing like a Disney princess.

## Quotes

* "Today I lost everything, but there is one thing they did not take away from me. Tomorrow, I will have a smile on my face." (*Sunday, Bloody Sunday)*
* "I don't care about her lies. In fact, Rowena can tell me that she is the queen of all the countries of the South and the descendant of the great golden wolf who ate a bear. I would not care. I will continue to follow her and serve her. Because she feeds me. Feed me as much as she does, and I'll mutiny her whenever you want. Sweetie." (to Matthias, *Heated*)

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