Nahimana

## Application Sheet

Nahimana was a red-furred she-wolf with fiery orange eyes, born outside the Domain alongside a sister named Genesis. She was the founder of Dawnguard, after living as a loner for a time. When an earthquake rocked the Domain, she met the alpha of another pack - Heyl - and they decided to become mates and unite their packs, moving to a new territory under a new name: Heylguard. She and her new mate, Fitu, had four pups together, but only one was born alive: Nova. She was ill after the pregnancy, and as the Curse of Pajackok gripped the land, she succumbed to her sickness, dying while Nova was still a pup. Nahimana was created and RP'd by SeleneTheWerewolf.

## Personality

* ***Spiritual, Fearless, and Naive.*** Nahi is an extremely spiritual wolf. She believes in fate and that things happen for a reason. Extremely fearless and loyal. Though, her fearlessness can cause her to be reckless and make mistakes. She is still young and still learning. Definitely believes in learning from one's mistakes. Extremely observant and resourceful. She is quite playful when she finds a wolf she can trust and try to get them to play--its how she bonds and keeps a close trust with any wolf she gets to know really well. It goes from tag mostly to hide n seek. She's a very tactile wolf--definitely didn't get that from her Father.
* ***Confident, Won't Be Pushed Around.*** When playing or trying to show some wolf she won't be pushed around she grabs with her teeth. When playing, its light and mostly doesn't hurt. When fighting, she can become very violent--these will be painful. When trying to show a wolf what's up, she'll put pressure behind her jaws, but nothing too major.
* ***Calm and Collective, and Tolerant.*** Though just still coming into adulthood, she has a firm control on her emotions. Mostly, she doesn't get baited, unless a wolf seriously pushes her buttons. She is pretty laid back and will respect those that have respected her. Though she is religious, she does not push or press her culture onto any wolf. She would just mention it--possibly seeking for wolves who'd join her into making a pack.

## Pre-Group History

Nahi was born in a nomadic clan. They weren't like other wolf packs, though they were ruled by the Four Seasons, they also believe in Spirits and a High Wolf Spirit that watches over them. Just as Nahi became old enough to travel from the Pup Den, her Mother, her Aunt and two other siblings began the travel through the Mountains. Unfortunately, they had to travel through the pass during Winter. The day was clear, only a light dusting of snow on the ground. But, by the time dusk came crawling in a large snow storm had rolled in. It had completely whited out the small group. Her mother and aunt were busy carrying her smaller siblings, so she tried to keep up with the adults. Sooner or later though, she lost sight of the adults and fell into a small hole and was quickly covered in snow.

She began to lose hope. The cold had crept into her bones, she was shaking uncontrollably and she began to cry, whining out in the howling winds. Above, she thought she had spotted the glow of the Spirits (Northern Lights). Maybe, they were there to take her home. Home to Spirit Wolf Mother, Gaho. She let out a soft whimper and shut her golden eyes.

She heard the crunch of snow and looked up into a scarred face of a large wolf. She did not know this wolf, but above him, she glimpsed the Lights once more. Was he..her sign to survive? She let out a soft whimper and crawled toward this wolf, unafraid of the scars that tore his face and settled onto his paw. Her tiny body was shaking from the cold. *"Its okay, you'll be fine",* he told her. He grabbed the back of her scruff and began to carry her through the blizzard. They soon arrived in a den, where the large male wolf set her down and curled up beside her. Slowly, she felt warmth again fill her body. She turned, staring up at the wolf she'd come to call her father. Phantom. She buried her tiny body into his side, nestling against his belly. She slept.

Some years had passed, she had learned a lot from Phantom. She learned to hunt, learned the herbs that could heal or hurt you and she learned to fight; she mostly like to rough house and try to coax her *Father* into a bit of wrestling. She was fearless and loyal. She still had her mind on her lost family and her culture. The culture she kept true to, it never left her,..her family, however, was getting foggy. Nahi still felt Phantom to be her Father; her true father and family. She made no action to try and search for the family that abandoned her as a pup. As the years passed, she began to feel urges. The urge to explore, the need to find her own place in this land. She had the urge..to create her own pack and continue the ways that she'd been taught since birth.

Nahi, though no longer with Phantom has kept to her own part of her territory in the North--still within a days walking distance of Phantom's territory, past the mountains and taking refuge in the forest on the plateau. During the warmer months she spends it in the mountains, when it starts to get cold before Winter begins she makes her way through a Pass in the mountains and migrates to lower grounds, entering the Domain.

## Group History

Even though she was young when she entered the Domain on her own, she was confident and self-assured. She first crossed paths with a large brown-furred male named Alcatraz, and he admired her spirit and personality - and she revealed that she wanted to create a pack of her own someday, to carry on the culture of her birth pack.

She also crossed paths with an alpha - the alpha of Havir, Saurugol. She chased a hare across the border, and was spotted by him. He intended to attack her for her insolence, but he mentioned the gods, and Nahimana was quick to announce how surprised she was to find another believer. They spoke briefly about the lack of faith in the Domain, and she told him of her dreams to create a pack. Saurugol admired her lofty ambitions, and told her if she ever gave up on this goal, Havir was welcoming to those who worshipped the gods.

Nahimana met several wolves on her journey, like Kiev, Faline, and of course, her adoptive father, Phantom, occassionally appeared. She was always open to discussing her beliefs with other wolves, but many denied their existence. Tristan was polite enough to listen and encourage her, though he was not interested in joining her potential pack, which she thought she would name "Hallow". She spoke to Wren, another loner, about the gods as well.

Nahi settled in a region where she had discovered a god - the white-furred stag, Adahy (so she believed). She defended him from hunters, even if those hunters were other wolves, like Chunta. She was a ferocious protector.

After saving a wolf from the brink of death, she found the first follower for her pack. He had no name, and asked her to give him one, so Nahimana named him Le Serviteur. He would be her most loyal follower as she developed her pack. But she needed to look for more wolves, so she traveled towards Blutwald. She was intercepted by Paxton, who was *very* familiar with the wolves of Blutwald and their tyrannical rulers, and he warned her to leave...because others were not so forgiving.

She met her first crush - Sagan - while traveling near Vale, but he wasn't interested in joining her potential pack either. Nor was Athena, though the pair worked together to hunt sheep before parting ways. Who knew building a pack was so challenging?

While traveling in the southern area of the Domain, she crossed paths with a wounded male named Rhaegan. He boastfully introduced himself as the son of the Black Butcher, Ivan. Nahimana tended to his wounds, but when he revealed this information, she quickly finished up and parted ways with him, realizing that he was trapped in some internal darkness.

Nahimana liked to teach young wolves, like Murdoc, who she taught how to fish. She met a wolf from Chandor, too, named Graham. Graham expressed an interest in joining her new pack Hallow, but he was still just a young juvenile, so he told her, when her pack was formed, to send word and he would join her.

She crossed paths with Winema, after she had taken the role of alpha of Blutwald. She told her of her aspirations to become an alpha, and Winema told her she'd make a fine alpha. She went from Blutwald towards Kausen, where she met Red Lightning, who told her that Kausen was disbanding, and she would be interested in seeing this new pack.

Finally, Nahimana started to collect more wolves to join Hallow, though she was considering changing the name...to Dawnguard. She met an aging she-wolf named Inanna near the borders of Havir, who agreed to come with her and serve as her new pack's healer. She also offered wise words to Kestrel, as Blutwald was disbanding. Kestrel didn't know whether she'd join Dawnguard or not, but she was grateful for Nahimana's advice and wisdom.

Nahi traveled back north towards Havir, and she met someone she never thought she'd see again: her half-sister, Genesis! She was astonished, and delighted to see Genesis. She hurried to bring Le Serviteur to meet her, and took it as an opportunity to tell Teur how much she appreciated him. He was her most loyal follower, and devoted friend, and he meant a great deal to her.

Finally, she was able to bring her pack to life. Nahimana had gathered her followers: Le Serviteur, Bellanaris, Badger, Ashira, and Inanna. This was enough to start, enough to guard the land of Adahy the white elk. She christened them in the sea and they began their life together.

Several wolves approached the borders of Dawnguard, and Nahimana was kind enough to greet all of them with some kindness. Ludko was looking for the way to the ocean, and she pointed him in the right direction. Codiac crossed the new borders unintentionally, and they spoke briefly about the spirits, and he asked her to pass a message to her packmates, that he was searching for someone. Fitu, the leader of a neighboring pack, approached to discuss an alliance between their packs.

Nahimana was interested in alliances, and went with Inanna to Havir, to ask Saurugol if he was interested in an alliance, and to visit her sister Genesis. Unfortunately, Saurugol was not interested in an alliance, and he passed on the terrible news that Genesis was dead. She crossed paths with a young male named Crane while leaving Havir, but they didn't chat for long. She wanted to get home to grieve her sister.

At home, Nahimana engaged with her packmates, teaching them about the gods of Dawnguard and the important respect for nature they demanded. And she spent time building a relationship with Fitu, the alpha of the neighboring pack. Fitu was protective when strange, potentially aggressive wolves approached her.

More wolves joined the pack, like Asterion, whose family had worshipped the same gods as Nahimana's birth pack, and Samhradh, who'd been seperated from her siblings, and Felgar, a loner who claimed not to have a backstory of interest. He questioned whether she had the heart of an alpha, and intimidated her with his strength and experience.

Then, there was an earthquake. The earthquake impacted the entire Domain, nowhere so much as the central area where Vektren, Dawnguard, and Heyl were located. She and Fitu led their packs together, and traveled as allies for a time...before Nahimana realized that she was in love with him. They decided to merge their packs and become mates, and they named their new pack Heylguard.

Not everyone supported the merge of the packs, or the move to a new territory, but Nahimana was happy. Still, many wolves were kind to Nahimana, even if they didn't support the decision made. Ivichi dressed her with flowers!

If Nahimana and Fitu thought their trials would end with that, they were wrong. Nahimana was pregnant, and something strange was happening. Prey was dying. Felgar continued to give her problems, all in an effort to encourage her to be *better*. But what was wrong with the prey? It was dying, and something was wrong with the water, too.

Nahimana gave birth to four pups, but only one of them was born alive. Nahimana grieved, and vowed not to tell her mate of the three dead pups...or the pack. They would turn on her, she believed.

The pack grew sicker. Nahimana, who had been unwell since the birth of her pups, grew more ill as the days passed. She called her only surviving daughter to her side, and apologized for leaving her at such a young age. Then, Nahimana passed, in the company of sweet young Nova.

## Trivia

* Nahimana and Fitu were the only two wolves in the history of the Domain to be the alphas of two packs.
* Asku the falcon occassionally helped Nahi to hunt.

## Quotes

* "Many do start wars and hurt others, but..that is just part of being mortal. We make mistakes, they forgive and guide us. So, our mistakes will not be made a second time." (to Kestrel, *Uncertain Future*)
* "I do trust you, Serviteur. With my life and soul." (to Le Serviteur, *Family Bond*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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