Gunnvarr

Vera (Adoptive Mother, NPC)

Hroar (Adoptive Father, NPC)

## Application Sheet

Gunnvarr was a dark gray she-wolf with white accents and vivid mint-green eyes. Originally, she joined the pack of Vale, where she served as a Huntsman, but she would eventually become a loner after being exiled. She lived only briefly as a loner before she decided to leave the Domain. Gunnvarr was created and RP'd by CoffeeHunter.

## Personality

* ***Fierce, Stubborn, and Protective.*** Gunnvarr is a female that seems to have a bit of a dangerous air about her and a somewhat of a short fuse. The glint in her eyes, her very toothy grin, might make one think she's plotting someone's funeral. She's not afraid of confrontation and almost seems to enjoy physical altercations if it means defending her pack...viciously and mercilessly at that. Gun is bull headed and stubborn, to a degree. If her actions would cause her to disobey or be insolent to her superiors she'll hold her tongue, regardless of whether she agrees or not, out of respect for their higher rank. She's very protective of her pack, and if she should ever be blessed with a family they in turn would be cursed with *overprotective* Gunnvarr.
* ***Arrogant, but Loyal and Good with Kids.*** The female holds arrogance when it comes to other packs and loners, believing them to be lesser wolves living in the shadow of the Vale. But, it's not all bad! Despite these testy ways of hers, Gunnvarr is undyingly loyal, enjoys pups and welcomes their nibbling and climbing over her as if she were some jungle gym and respects her superiors. She's a hardworking she wolf, always active and alert of her surroundings and..lastly..has a bit of a fascination with antlers. A shed antler, or a skull with antlers attached, is a must have to add to the collection she has.

## Pre-Group History

Gunnvarr was born to a single mother in a pack far to the east of The Vale. Her father, a loner male she'd never known, had a one night encounter with the female before going on his merry way. It was not an act that went unpunished, and her mother...a proud hunter...was demoted to Omega. The single pup, named Gunnvarr, was given to another already-nursing female and her mate...the two more worthy of having children. For the first few months of her life, Gun thought her adoptive mother was her real one..until the latter female found herself alone in Gunnvarr's presence one evening. Desperate for the youngster to know she was her real mother the female spoke the truth to her. When one would expect Gunnvarr to rejoice, to run into her true mother's arms and weep of happiness there was instead anger. This female was not her mother, no. She may have given birth to her, but she was not raising her. But that was not what truly angered Gun. Rather, it was the fact that her true mother had defied the laws of the pack and mated to an outsider without permission. Had borne a pup, herself, with no father to help raise it and instead had expected the pack to pick up the slack. The pup knew she would have become a burden, rather than a blessing, for the folly of this she wolf. Gunnvarr shunned her blood-mother, much to the female's shocked dismay, and returned to her adoptive parents without a second look.

In her second year of life Gunnvarr and the others in her age group participated in the coming-of-age ceremony. It wasn't an easy task. The ceremony consisted of the two year olds sparring against one another. Only a single winner would be permitted to remain with the pack...with the rest cast into the life of a loner to find their own way. Needless to say, Gunnvarr did not succeed in this. Though able to defeat her first two challenges on the third she fell to one of her male peers. So the female was cast out with little else than a brief goodbye to her adoptive parents. For two years she traveled as a loner, perfecting her skill of hunting and tracking, finding shelter, and being able to read the land and skies for she would otherwise not have survived. Now, in her fourth year, she is a prospective member to Vale.

## Group History

One of the first wolves that Gunnvarr befriended was Notah, one of Vale's Betas. She was able to prove herself tenacious and determined in his eyes, and he figured that she would excel in whatever task she chose to take! They would be out hunting another time when they were pursued by a bear: a large grizzly, which was behaving oddly. Though the two were able to escape, Notah feared the worst, and decided to call upon his packmates to help him track down the beast and kill it.

Gunnvarr, of course, joined Notah. Since she'd been involved in the beginning, she wanted to see it through to the end! Joining her and Notah were Brunhilda, Amoux, Sendoa, Kyros, and Orson, and a Medic, Akuto, in case things went south.

Things *did* go wrong. The bear severely wounded Orson and Brunhilda, and Akuto - their *Medic* - leapt into the fray herself, fortunately remaining uninjured. Gunnvarr was less lucky, getting slashed across her side by the beast's claws, but the injury wasn't too deep (though it would leave scars). She offered comfort to Notah, who was distressed by the amount of injuries that had been sustained by his packmates. She told him, as long as everyone worked together, they were strong enough to overcome anything.

She'd have to be right. A new, more dire threat had arrived.

While hunting the bear, Faust was attacked by a loner named Renier, and Ren became the new alpha of Vale. Gunnvarr wasn't terribly upset by the shifting power; she hadn't really *known* Faust. She was content with her new life, not getting involved in pack politics.

After she'd recovered, Gunnvarr accompanied Orson on a stroll through the Hall of Giants, to learn a bit about one another. She would also add to a growing collection of antlers she was storing in her den! She made another friend, too, in Kimber, when she arrived to the pack!

Time passed, and autumn turned to winter. There was a vicious blizzard when Gunnvarr was out hunting, and she wound up near the borders of Vektren. There, she met a handsome dark male named Daithi. She and Daithi took shelter from the blizzard together, huddling for warmth and discussing their packs. When the storm abated by the next morning, they parted ways...though Gunnvarr hoped she'd see him again.

She would! She was hunting when she was nearly trampled by a lone wolf Daithi was chasing away from Vektren. The lone wolf had burst through a herd of deer she'd been hunting, ruining her hunt. Still, she was happy to see Daithi, and the two discussed the sacredness of Vektren lands and why Daithi was so intent on chasing the trespasser. He left before they could say much more.

Gunnvarr continued to serve the pack as a Huntsman. She was thrilled when Notah and Brunhilda announced they were expecting pups, and briefly had a chance to meet the four kids: Cassandra, Django, Icarus, and Aven (though Aven would pass away very young). She was utterly devastated for Notah when Cassandra was kidnapped. Notah fought the wolves who took her, but was beaten down, and believed his little daughter to be dead. Gunnvarr grieved, and was spotted by Daithi, wandering close to Vale's borders. He offered some comfort to her, a shoulder to cry on. After all, Vektreni were permitted to travel in Vale under Renier's rule.

Still, most Valerians did not approve of her kindness and friendship to Daithi. In fact, when Brunhilda caught Gunnvarr giving away Vale secrets to the Vektreni male, she attacked them viciously. Gunnvarr received a serious wound to her face, and her foreleg was shredded by Brunhilda. Daithi helped her to unclaimed territory near Vektren where she could hide and recover, but Gunnvarr was devastated.

She'd lost her pack.

Vektren instated a curfew, forbidding its wolves from leaving the territory, so, for a time, poor Gunnvarr was all alone. She would recover slowly, and Daithi returned to her as soon as he could. He vowed to keep her safe thenceforth.

Around this time, the pair vanished from the Domain. Though they never became official mates within the Domain, according to Daithi's information page, he and Gunnvarr became mates.

## Trivia

* Gunnvarr and Daithi did not become mates while in the Domain, but according to Daithi's application sheet, the pair became mates after they left together.
* The scarring on her face and foreleg are from her fight with Brunhilda, while the slashes along her side were from the rabid grizzly bear.
* She has a fascination with shed antlers and collects the best in her den.

## Quotes

* "Strength rises and falls. What is a strong pack today can be a weak pack tomorrow. I don't think it relies solely on the leader, but on everyone. Vale is a strong pack. We are numerous and we thrive. Faust was simply bested by a stronger wolf, so now we are under new rule...by what's his name?" (to Daithi, *Snowed In*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* CoffeeHunter's deviantART Gallery