Raven

Four Siblings (NPCs)

Crow (Adoptive Brother)

## Application Sheet

Raven was a gray-and-tan she-wolf with sunburst yellow eyes. She was a loner for a long time, before she joined Stallion as his mate in Vektren. They had four pups together: Pegasus, Colt, Annabelle, and Jay. Unfortunately, she did not like the culture of Vektren, and did not believe in their gods. She ended up vanishing from the Domain with her son, Colt, and hasn't been seen since. She was created and RP'd by KinaRain.

## Personality

* ***Genuine, Empathetic, Fearful, Unsure, Shy, Cautious, Wounded, but Hopeful.*** Over time Raven has become a very soft-spoken she-wolf. She is still genuine and will stand up for herself, she knows her worth, she is simply more cautious of who she shares herself with. Because she was raised mostly by her father she is an excellent hunter and fighter but due to malnutrition she has lost some of these skills so she is more careful. Her personality and actions got her the reputation of a tom-boy. She has had few female friends in her life, preferring to hang out, play fight and hunt with a group of rowdy males while growing up. She likes to have fun but has a very strict serious side she got from her father. Due to circumstances in her life she is much less outgoing than she once was. She still has the empathetic and caring nature she received from her mother but is less willing to show it for fear of getting hurt. She has a strong fear of betrayal but would still be fiercely loyal to anyone she truly cared about; she would fight to the death to defend them. She likes the feeling of belonging but is fully capable of surviving alone. Lately she prefers to be alone. She has a desire for high rank but it doesn’t rule her. She is perfectly content to follow someone if she believes they are worthy, however, if she finds them unworthy she will rebel. Since the destruction of her first pack Raven has lost a bit of herself and it has only gotten worse with Stallion's betrayal than the death of her brother. She is much less carefree than she was. She’s extremely reluctant now to form relationships with other wolves but still longs for family of her own. She moved on from her first love's death and is hopeful that she can make it through this tough time. Though she never talks about him she often worries about Stallion, having heard rumors of him leaving Blutwald. Though it pains her greatly she still loves him. Having joined Vektren Rae has been thrown into a world she doesn't understand. She doesn't trust Hekate (and hates her names for Stallion) and feels lost around her pack mates, she doesn't feel like part of their family. She doesn't 'fit' in the system and hasn't found a task to work towards. Because of this lost feeling she will often wander outside of pack borders, one of her favorite spots is The Behemoth.

## Pre-Group History

Raven was born to the beta pair of her natal pack during a time of famine. The wolves of the pack were dying but there was no food to be found. Eventually the pack was so weak with hunger that even when prey was found they couldn’t hunt. When it seemed like all hope was lost and the Alpha was considering moving South to find new lands the Beta male decided to go hunt one last time to feed his mate and pups. He found a raven in the woods and followed it to a whole flock feeding on a large bull moose. The food was enough to restore what was left of the pack. The ravens had saved his family so the Beta named his daughter after them. Raven was the only survivor of a litter of 5 pups.

Raven loved her family very much. Her mother was a very loving female but she seemed to care more for her pack than her pup. Raven’s father, though he was a serious and silent brute, was very caring. He taught her loyalty was more important than anything and she loved him dearly. Because she was raised mostly by her father Raven became rather tomboyish and used to be teased by the young males in her pack, until she beat them all that is. When she turned 2 years old and it was time for her to take a mate all the males were afraid of her. It was shortly after this that her father died. He was loyal to the pack till his death. After his passing his brother, the Alpha, betrayed him and claimed Raven’s mother as his mate. Enraged at the betrayal to her father she left the pack to become a loner.

Raven was a loner for about a year after she left her natal pack. She traveled south and eventually met a she-wolf named Echo, the Alpha of the Valley Wolves. Raven greatly admired Echo’s leadership as a lone female alpha so they became fast friends and Echo invited Raven to join the pack.

Raven’s first pack was a group of valley wolves down South. Shortly after joining the Alpha named Raven her Beta. Life was fairly normal until she met a young hunter in the pack known as Zombie.

At first Raven avoided the male thinking he was soft, but over time she realized he was sweet, generous, strong and caring. Though she still thought his name was silly she found herself falling for the large, black wolf. They had been discussing becoming mates shortly before the pack territory was invaded.

It all happened very quickly. One day Raven was living her dream life in a new pack with her love, the next it was all gone. Northern wolves searching for food found their fertile valley and claimed it. There was nothing the small pack could do. The wolves dropped one by one. Zombie fell protecting Raven and she ran. During the fight her back left leg was injured. Every now and again if she stresses it to much she walks with a limp but she’s gotten rather good at hiding it.

When the Valley pack was destroyed Raven had nowhere to go. Her Alpha and her love were gone. She wandered aimlessly for a week or so before she saw another wolf. It was a male, the only other survivor from the pack, they had never spoken much but she remembered him for making jokes about their names. They were both birds; he was Crow, she was Raven. Crow followed her north on her journey to forget her past and hopefully find a new life again.

Raven was almost four years old when she found the lands of the Domain. She had none of what she hoped for herself: no pack, no mate, no pups. She was still hopeful though, deciding to settle near two large packs, judging them, hoping to one day join the ranks. Crow had become like an annoying brother to her. He wandered much more than her but always came back to check on his ‘sister’.

## Group History

Raven met Stallion near the borders of his pack, Blutwald, where he was a Delta. He had aspirations to become the leader of Blutwald, to take the title of alpha from the aging Roman, instead of any of his numerous sons. He thought Blutwald as it was, under Roman's tyrannical rule, was too harsh of a place for Raven. He showed her a safe place to stay - his old den outside the borders. They continued to meet on occasion, though they couldn't do it often, without causing suspicion.

In Blutwald, Gypsee and a few other females were planning to sneak out, to join Crash's brother, Howl, to start a new pack. Stallion had noticed Gypsee sneaking around, and threatened to reveal her treachery to Roman. Gypsee, fortunately, knew about *Stallion's* secret - his secret meetings with Raven. She threatened to reveal *this* if Roman began questioning her. They eventually agreed to work together - to keep one another's secrets if Gypsee was willing to take Raven to her new pack, to protect her from Roman's rage.

Stallion told Raven that she needed to go to Morrow, and she agreed to do it. The pair spent one last night together before she want to join Gypsee. She didn't realize it would be the last time she saw him for a very long time.

Raven didn't join Morrow, she stayed near the borders under their protection, waiting for Stallion to come for her. But he never came.

When she discovered that Stallion had taken another female, Winema, for his mate, Raven was devastated. For a while she stayed near Blutwald in disbelief, waiting for her love to come explain himself. Over time she ate less and less and eventually Crow dragged her away from the territory, away from the Domain. They travelled south but as time passed she didn't get better. Unable to bear his sister's suffering anymore, Crow returned to Blutwald hoping to get some answers. When he arrived the amount of guards had increased due to the alpha pair expecting pups. He was attacked as soon as he crossed the border and never left Blutwald...

In her heart, Raven knew her brother was dead. But she returned to the Domain, anyway - she would tell wolves who asked her purpose that she was looking for her brother, but in reality, she just wanted to try finding the fairytale ending she thought she'd never manage to achieve.

After returning to the lands of the Domain, Raven was shocked when she ran into Stallion again. She was worn and tired but he still thought she was beautiful. After an emotional encounter she ran, unable to handle the situation. A few days passed before they found each other again. Eventually Rae followed her love into his new pack Vektren. She had hoped maybe she had found a home at his side...but the longer she was in Vektren, the more she feared that she would never fit in. Stallion was busy helping Vektren fulfill its contract with Vale, and they didn't have a chance to spend much time together.

Shortly after joining Vektren, Raven actually made two friends, the loner Kestrel and a fellow Vektreni, Lykos. When Stallion returned from the Vale conflict, he came to her and apologized for his absence as of late. The two decided to become mates and were married soon after. It wasn't long until they were expecting their first litter of pups.

During her pregnancy she faced a vicious loner at the borders and was injured. After this she bonded with Daithi, who she treated like a son, and fretted over constantly, like a mother.

At this time, she also bonded with one of Stallion's students, a she-wolf named Sionn. When cougars invaded the Thriving Wilds, Raven had to stay behind and gathered herbs with Lykos and Anders. When the rest of the pack returned, Sionn was injured. Raven treated her wounds and at this time decided to become a Magister alongside Anders.

Shortly after beginning training, however, Raven went into labor. She had four pups: Annabelle, Pegasus, Colt, and Jay. Finally, she had the life she'd wanted: a mate who loved her, and pups to call her own.

How did it all go so wrong?

The circumstances of Raven's disappearance from the Domain are shrouded in mystery, but she and Colt vanished at the same time. Had she fled, or had she gone to find her son after he had run off? Had both been taken? Nobody knows, but she was never seen in the Domain again.

## Trivia

* She loves plants, flowers, and green things.
* She always wanted a family of her own.

## Quotes

* "As long as I have you I'll be fine. I never wanted anything but that. I don't need the world, just you. You'll have me forever." (vows to Stallion, *We've Waited Forever*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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