Crash

River (Brother)

Gypsee (Adoptive Sister)

## Application Sheet

Crash was a brown-furred she-wolf with golden eyes and notable scarring on her forehead and leg. She was the half-sister of Howl, alpha of Morrow, a pack she lived in between her time in Blutwald under Roman's rule, and her return to Blutwald under Stallion and Winema. A master infiltrator, she gathered intel from Kausen and Aryn during times of tension at the behest of her alphas. She fell in love with Paxton, and had two pups with him: Ramona and Delsin. Paxton and Delsin went missing during the Blutwald-Aryn War, devastating Crash. After Blutwald dissolved, she took Ramona to Chandor. Ramona left her mother alone in the pack. Crash left under unknown circumstances, though it is believed Paxton finally reunited with her, and they left together, to seek out their children outside of the Domain. She was created and RP'd by Kiterrax.

## Personality

* ***Emotive and High-Strung.*** Crash is, although quiet, very energetic. She is always in movement, and her face conceals nothing. The nervous energy she carries around is visible when talking to her, as she talks very rapidly and with a distinct style of speech. When she is comfortable or tired, her speech will normally slow down somewhat. In her head is a constant litany of anxious thoughts, and she may react to her thoughts visibly, lending her an air of insanity to the unfamiliar wolf.
* ***Somewhat Flighty, but Determined.*** Whilst intelligent, Crash shows no interest in using most of her intelligence. To the general public, she acts very ditzy and innocent. When motivated, though, Crash can be ruthless in her determination to get what she wants. This determination strips her of her morals, and Crash has been known to use underhanded methods to obtain information. Crash, in general, has no problem with lying, and tells many half-truths for no apparent reason. She is flighty with wolves, but to those she has known for a long time and can depend upon, she is loyal to her last breath.
* ***Adventurous, but Distracted.*** Wandering is the name of Crash's game. In her youth she would wander to explore, excited at the prospect of meeting new wolves and things she hadn't seen before. Now, she mostly wanders to escape. Crash often has bouts of dissociation, wherein she will wander aimlessly over terrain, her thoughts jumbled and vaguely panicked. In this state, approaching her should be done with caution, for she will panic and flee if she isn't handled properly. Any large black objects or wolves that Crash isn't already familiar with will startle her, sometimes into dissociating.

## Pre-Group History

Crash was birthed by a lone female, in a litter of two. She has no idea what happened to her brothers, as her mother rejected them for some inexplicable reason, and would never explain to Crash why. Brought up a loner, Crash learned early to run, and run fast. When she was not long out of her mother's den, just beginning to explore the land around her, she was ambushed by a big cat. It would have killed her if not for her speed, but it still left a mark on her face, and a life lesson learned. As her mother told her for a long time afterwards, she was lucky to not be blinded by the swipe, and to never stray from safety again.

As Crash got older, she realized her mother often manipulated her into staying nearby by playing on Crash's emotions. As such, she rebelled against her mother by wandering farther and farther away, getting out of any sticky situations by running. One day, she returned from a walkabout to find her mother just dead, with strange wolves milling around her body. When they saw her, they went for her as well, and instead of fighting, which she never was fond of, she defeated them by tiring them out, leaping out of range of their teeth, making them run and use up all their energy trying to catch her. When they finally gave up, one approached her and offered for her to join their pack, the Blutwald. With her mother dead, and nothing else left for her, she accepted.

## Group History

One of the first wolves Crash met upon her arrival in Blutwald was named Morgan. She was exceedingly nervous, worried she'd be an angry Blutwalder who'd snap at her, but instead, she was friendly, Crash was very eager to find someone who'd be her friend. She also met another she-wolf named Gypsee, and instantly, the pair decided to become the best of friends!

Shortly after she was brought into Blutwald, Roman sent her on a mission to learn more about a neighboring pack: Kausen. She went to learn more about the pack, meeting an absolutely delightful loner named Keely along the way. She adored Keely's bubbly personality, and spent some time racing with her before continuing her mission. She met a Kausenite just outside the borders, named Baine, who was immediately frightened by her allegiance to Blutwald, and quickly retreated into the safety of Kausen's borders.

Without gaining permission from the pack's alpha, Crash crossed into Kausen. She wasn't there terribly long, before the alpha, Gregor, attacked her, seeking to defend his lands from wolves associated with the deadly Blutwald pack. Crash immediately tried to prove herself not a threat, prostrating herself in typical wolf fashion, but alas - she started to act like a smartass and caused Gregor to escort her from his lands.

She continued to scout from outside of the borders, meeting Kausenites and loners alike, including Suteki, who she shared prey with. She didn't always stay outside of the borders, and continued to make occasional journeys past the border. Finnegan and Saba found her trespassing, and Saba, tempering Finn's defensive approach, offered Crash a chance to rest in the territory before leaving. Crash liked Saba, and almost wished she could join Kausen, for the chance to have her as a friend.

She continued to delve silently into the territory, to learn as much as she could about the large landscape and the wolves who lived in it. One day, deep in the territory, she came upon Keely once again. Keely had been hunting, and ended up caught in a thorn bush. Crash helped her to escape, and the pair started towards the border, to avoid getting punished by the Kausenites. Unfortunately, Keely was slower than Crash, and couldn't climb trees, so Crash was edgy and nervous the entire time she escorted her friend from the territory. They did eventually end up being caught, but it was by a friendly Kausenite named Aethelynda. Lyn was Gregor's daughter, but admitted he was a bit harsh. Crash offered Lyn a place in Blutwald, but she declined, stating that she intended to make her own pack - and perhaps they could be allies with Crash's pack! Of course, she didn't realize the true nature of Blutwald when making that offer.

Keely and Crash parted ways once they reached the border, and Crash knew that it was time for her to end her mission and return to Blutwald. As she returned home, she didn't realize that she was spotted by a wolf who recognized her: Howl, her older half-brother! He spoke to her, telling her that he was planning to make a pack of his own, and invited her to join him. Crash wanted to join him - surely his pack would be peaceable, instead of violent and cruel like Blutwald? But she couldn't leave her friends. She intended to return to Blutwald and gather allies to escape with her.

Who joined her? Gypsee, of course; she was like a sister to Crash. Morgan also liked the idea of an escape. Crash initially kept her plans quiet from the children of Roman, but after Paxton was brutally beaten by his father, Crash told him to come with them. He refused, citing his shattered leg and fear that Roman would kill them when he caught them, as reason not to go. However, he wished her luck.

Crash put her plan into action, reporting to Roman that the wolves of Kausen were numerous, intelligent, and worked well together, hoping that the (somewhat fabricated) threat of Kausen would prevent him from sending wolves after the runaways. While they talked, Gypsee and Morgan fled, and met up with Howl, who led them away. Crash then followed.

She invited other wolves into the pack as well. One such wolf, Charaka, offered to share food with Crash, who in turn, offered the skilled huntress a place in Morrow. Charaka agreed to join.

Howl's pack - Morrow, he called it - was heavenly, for Crash. She loved every minute of her time there, and grew closer to both her brother and her best friend Gypsee. Their paradise wouldn't last, unfortunately, for there were rumors on the wind that a disease all wolves feared - called Foaming Mouth Disease - had arrived in the Domain, near Morrow's lands. Howl sent Crash and Gypsee to Chandor to check if Aethelynda's pack had healers, and whether they had contracted (or were aware of) Foaming Mouth Disease. Gypsee explained to Crash what the disease was, as Crash had never heard of it: it was terrifying! Rabies.

Morrow had been growing in numbers, and successes, but all of that came crashing down when Howl contracted the disease.The Alpha sequestered himself from the pack, and when Crash found him, along with her adoptive sister Gypsee, he was already dead, carrion birds and other opportunistic predators preying on his corpse.

The trauma of finding her brother like that, and the subsequent breakdown of Morrow left Crash with a form of PTSD. She developed a habit of chewing on rocks and sticks, creating wounds in and around her mouth. Every time she went near meat, all she could see was her brother, and she would feel sick, refusing to eat. Her anxiety, normally at a manageable level, skyrocketed and she became shy, sticking close to Gypsee.

Gypsee, along with her future mate Caidan, led Crash away from Morrow, back to Blutwald, where a new Alpha reigned. Stallion had drastically changed the pack laws, almost to the point where Crash could barely see any traces of the tyrannical Alpha that had ruled before. The forests were more peaceful now, the wolves still untamed, but less prone to lashing out.

Along with her slow healing, Crash found her love in the heart of Paxton. The older he-wolf was lamed in one leg and disliked in Blutwald for being the son of Roman, but Crash had seen him at his weakest, and knew he had a gentle heart. The two wolves decided to be mates, despite the concerns other pack members had about him. Things were tinted rose for a short amount of time - but it wasn't to last.

Paxton, tired of the ridicule in Blutwald, and unsure in his relationship with Crash, decided to leave and join the new pack Vale. It took several days for Crash to realize her mate was gone for good. It took much longer than that for her to realize she was pregnant with his pups. Although her pregnancy was somewhat tumultuous with her inability to keep her food down, Crash had an easy birth. She named the son and daughter Delsin and Ramona, respectively.

Now the mother of two pups, both at a minor disadvantage, Crash strived to get on with her life. Her pups, although accidental, never want for love and affection. She tried her best to raise them alone, but in her heart, Crash yearned for the day her mate will return to her.

There were continuing leadership changes in Blutwald, too. Stallion clamped down on the females of the pack, requiring them to have escorts whenever they left (which irritated Crash immensely). Crash voiced her frustrations to Taz. And as winter approached, the alpha went missing. Worse - Winema, left in charge, admitted that he had just...*left.* Winema was the new alpha of Blutwald. She enacted dramatic change, making things better for the females, and Crash was able to continue raising her children in a bit more peace.

The peace wouldn't last. The winter brought a serious famine, which caused Winema's daughter, Bloom, to accidentally chase prey across the borders of a new neighboring pack: Aryn. Bloom was taken prisoner, and Winema tasked Crash, the ever-skillful infiltrator, with getting into Aryn and freeing her daughter. On the way to Aryn, Crash asked wolves if they'd seen her missing mate, including Niels (who would report to Paxton that his mate was looking for him). For nearly six months, Crash worked at getting into Aryn and finding Bloom. All the while, a cold war built up between Blutwald and Aryn, with Winema and Aryn's alpha, Athena, dragging out hostilities.

Crash made her move and tried to free Bloom one day. Due to a mix of bad luck, and Bloom's weakened state, they were unable to escape, being caught by Alcatraz, Alexandro, Lawson, Seaver, and Varrick. They were outnumbered, and both brought back as prisoners. Crash desperately missed her children as she spent several weeks in captivity. Finally, she was returned to the Blutwalders alongside Bloom in a peaceful discussion of amnesty. The discussion was cut short when strange wolves (Rhaegan, grandson of Roman) attacked both forces, and a battle broke out. Amidst the fighting, Varrick attacked her. Ramona defended her mother, but the both of them were severely injured.

Blutwald fell apart after that. The wolves scattered across the Domain, and once again, Crash was without a home. She took Ramona to Chandor, where they were welcomed with open arms by Aethelynda. Ramona told her mother that Delsin had left the pack, and that Paxton had returned, only to go missing while Crash was being held prisoner. They were both scarred emotionally and physically - Varrick had severely damaged her leg. Her nightmares returned, and the PTSD is stronger than it ever was. She was overwhelmed by anxiety, and longed for her mate to return, for Delsin and eventually, Ramona, to return, for their family to be whole again.

Crash's story never received closure, but it is believed that Paxton found her, and the pair left the Domain to search for Ramona and Delsin. In any case, neither has been seen since.

## Trivia

* Crash is pretty bad at fighting (Read: Absolutely awful and weak as hell). Her hunting skills leave something to be desired, as well.
* One of Crash's favorite activities is climbing. Trees, rocks, hills, it doesn't matter. Crash feels safer higher above other wolves, predators and even prey. While she doesn't fear wolves and what they might say, Crash finds it easier to be out of their way. Watching from the trees, she is almost never noticed. This is one of her main tactics when sneaking around. Crash is also light on her feet, fast and able to get away from most anything easily.
* After the dissolution of Morrow, and finding Howl's body, eaten by carrion-birds and destroyed by rabies, she suffered greatly from a form of PTSD, and alleviated her anxiety by chewing on sticks and rocks, which often left sores in her mouth and lips.
* Crash hates the wintertime - she hates the blankness and cold, wet snow.

## Quotes

* "Just because you have his face...that doesn't mean you are him. I think the fact that you even have those scars proves it...but don't take it from him. Go down fighting, or run. He's the one tearing the pack apart, not you." (to Paxton, *The Aftermath of Roman*)
* "I... We can't go back to Blutwald. I know a place where we'll be safe. Where these stupid battles can't touch us anymore." (telling Ramona about Chandor, *When the Titans are Clashing*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Kiterrax's deviantART Gallery