Storm

Raphael, Lazarus, Killian, Nero, Hawthorn, and Tzuiel (Brothers)

Teva, Imelda, Daenerys, Dyana, and Artemis (Sisters)

Riley and Aivar (Adoptive Brothers)

Miriam, Daphne, and Neka (Adoptive Sisters)

## Application Sheet

Storm was a dark gray she-wolf with blue-gray eyes, formerly a Beta Ranger of Aryn. The second-born daughter of Lady Athena and Lord Alcatraz, Storm's littermates were Teva, Lazarus, and Raphael. She rose in the ranks as a competent and skilled Ranger, ultimately losing her life in the Battle of Muckrun, when Hellion killed her defending his mother Hekate. She is honored as one of the noble lost in the Aryn-Vektren War. She was designed by WynBird, and created and RP'd by Fireshrike.

Storm's siblings include Nero, Killian, Tzuriel, Hawthorn, Imelda, Daenerys, Dyana, and Artemis, with adoptive siblings Aivar, Miriam, Daphne, Neka, and Riley.

## Personality

* ***Subdued, Quiet, and Nervous.*** Storm is a wolf inclined to meditation, seclusion, and withdrawal. She keeps things private and stays to herself. Storm is quiet, self-doubting, and insecure, though she can seem otherwise when in a position of leadership.
* ***Devout and Spiritual.*** She is a devout follower of the Great Spirit, and to her, His teachings come first.
* ***Abstract and Thoughtful.*** She has a very rich and deep inner life, mainly consisting of ponderings, philosophical musings, and spiritual considerations. Storm is very aware of the huge responsibilities that sit on her shoulder, as a child of alphas.
* ***Regal and Authoritative.*** Storm is an incredibly regal, noble, and principled wolf. She has the soul of a warrior and a chieftain, and there is no standing in her way when she sets her heart so something. She is quiet and flexible when she needs to be, and then just as quickly, as unwavering as the trunk of an ancient oak.
* ***Adamant and Loyal.*** She struggles to hold up to the standard laid out for her, and though she may fall and fall and fall again, she will never admit defeat - even if it's to her undoing.
* ***Gentle, Kind, and Protective.*** Storm possesses an old soul, even as a pup she seemed to look upon the world with a melancholy and consideration far beyond her tender years. Storm protects her own with all the force of a thunderstorm, and she cares for those under her with a fierce compassion that cannot be shaken. Though she would not do so rashly, Storm would lay down her life for even one member of her pack.
* ***Perfectionistic.*** Storm deeply fears failure and letting her parents and packmates down, and so failure is never an option for her. Unfortunately, instead of just making for great tenacity, it can also make for a great reluctance to do anything for excessive fear of failure. She is not comfortable with making mistakes and is highly perfectionistic.

## Pre-Group History

Storm was born in late fall to Lady Athena and Lord Alcatraz, after the tensions of the Blutwald-Aryn War.

## Group History

Storm grew up alongside her siblings Raphael, Teva, and Lazarus, as well as some cousins through Alexandro and Charaka: Huginn, Muninn, Kane, and Mavis. With this many pups so close to winter, Aryn worked hard to make sure the pack was well-cared for. She wasn't much for playing with the other pups, preferring to hover nearby instead of actively participating - especially with the rough boys! She also didn't approve of Teva's style of pretend games - interrupting a game where her sister said she'd "kill" whoever was the "Blutwald leader". As a result, she gained a reputation as a party pooper with her siblings and cousins (and it revealed tension between the sisters as well).

Like the rest of her siblings, she adored her adoptive "big brother" Riley. He was more interesting to hang out with than her siblings, as he didn't play as rough. She explored with Lazarus, once, and the pair got in trouble with a badger, and Alcatraz would rescue them both. She also explored with Teva, and the pair were caught in a snowstorm together. Their mother Athena rescued them this time.

When Storm reached the age where she could perform Ranger duties, she eagerly set about doing them - finding the world so wide and open to exploration. Exploring was one of her favorite things to do as a pup, she had once told Kane, so having a whole world to explore was a great feeling to her.

She explored the territory and was one of the first wolves to encounter Juniper of Chandor, before he joined the pack. Juniper had been wandering, and they encountered one another in a cave, but Storm vanished before they could make conversation. She spent a lot of time in the mountains, using the altitude to clear her head and get out of her own thoughts.

Being a Ranger, she was looked up to by other wolves who wanted to take on the task. One such wolf was Eden - the pair explored the mountains together and spoke together about Ranging and its appeals. The pair never became the *best* of friends - Storm was a bit too shy to *really* open up to have close friends - but Eden looked up to Storm greatly, and Storm attended Eden's wedding to Kane when the pair were wed. Shortly after this, she chose to rank up to Beta Ranger.

When her brothers Killian and Tzuriel were still young, Storm comforted Killian when he accidentally hurt Tzuri in play. She explained that she, too, had accidentally hurt a littermate by playing too rough in the past, which was of great comfort to her younger brother.

When Merrill was kidnapped, Storm struggled with feelings of safety and security in her own home. Every bird call, every motion in the shadows made her jump. The snapping of a twig or the changing of the breeze became another threat, another conflict waiting to happen. Aryn wasn't broken, not really...the pack was recovering, new life arriving, spirits lightening. Normalcy returned.  But as her family moved on, Storm only sequestered further into isolation, changing agitation into fear - and soon, paranoia.

Time passed. For Storm, the shock of Merrill's kidnapping had long since dwindled to a dull chill.  However, something else now dogged her steps. Any movement in the undergrowth became an approaching nightmare. Every broken twig, every robin cry, every breeze was a siren. Deep shadows, just slightly too dark for comfort, an omen. The whitewater of Aaron's Gorge was ordinarily one of her favorite haunts, but looking at it after everything that had happened, she just felt sick. Alcatraz tried to comfort her by spending some time stargazing with his daughter, and it did help quite a bit, though it wouldn't shake the feelings of paranoia entirely.

Storm's anxiety made her hypersensitive, turning even mundane sensations like sunlight into a painful ordeal. Storm's practice was to hide - Amara worked to comfort the younger wolf and coax her out of the shadows, and as a result, the world started to seem a little less harsh.

All of the progress made would collapse soon enough, though - Athena's sickness, Merrill's return, Raphael's scarification - it was too much. She left the pack for longer and longer periods of time, her ranging keeping her out of the densite as long as possible, as often as possible. She mustered the strength to return to the pack, to return to her mother, and was relieved beyond words when Athena, despite her sickness, welcomed her back with words of assurance and love.

This would be a short-lived happiness, though. Storm was shattered when Athena and Alcatraz were assassinated, and she joined Raphael in the war party, sent to retrieve her mother and father's hearts, along with Urs, Hera, and Aivar. She was terrified, and emotionally numb from the loss of her parents, but she forced herself to fight. She fought valiantly in the Battle of Muckrun against Acheron, and when Urs, Aivar, and Hera successfully retrieved Alcatraz's heart, they ran back to camp, leaving Raphael and Storm behind. Raphael and Storm gave chase to Hekate, who still had Athena's heart, but Hellion leapt out and valiantly defended his mother.

Storm died in this fight, killed by Hellion trying to defend Raphael and retrieve her mother's heart from the Vektreni. She was grieved deeply by Raphael and the rest of Aryn, but she is in a better place, alongside her parents in the Song.

## Trivia

* Storm always seeks the deeper side of things and wants to know the truth; she is very analytical and will think carefully before making any decision. As a result, she can be slow to process things, and dislikes being rushed.
* Storm feels a strong connection to the stars. She likes their twinkle.
* She inherited the neck ruff from her papa and his long fluffy fur.
* Storm's favorite locations in Aryn would probably be Pinefell, Aspendell, and the High Country.
* As a pup, she is always curious, always intrigued, always searching for new information.  She has a need and a drive for knowledge and always wants to know more about the vast world around her.  To her, the earth is endless, but she wants to know it all.  Even from an early age, Storm also has a deeply-rooted sense of morality that is hard to shake.  However, though she only means to do the right thing, she can become overzealous or miss the fine lines and gray areas.  In her drive to defend what is right, she can end up hurting those around her by jumping the gun and accusing them of things only she believes to be true.  It will take her time to grow into the mature, reasonable and cautious wolf she will be as an adult.
* Storm is subject to wanderlust and often feels like she doesn’t belong. She will frequently seek out seclusion in the woods, forests, and hills of Aryn, where she spends time in reflection and contemplation, attempting to connect with the Great Spirit and His purpose for her.
* She has an intense, sort of searching gaze that seems to miss nothing. Storm is seemingly adept at discerning truth from lie.  Due to her priorities, this is typically used to maintain values or order, but can be used selfishly when she is upset. This finds manifestation in nit-pickiness and a harsh cold shoulder.
* Giving Storm a purpose unlocks the gateway to her most powerful being.
* When upset, she can be finicky, pedantic, petty, and overly-concerned with details. If someone else doesn't adhere to her high standards, whether warranted or not, it can cause her to snap and turn a cold, angry shoulder to them. When her values are crossed she can quickly become resentful and even passive-aggressive, with a tendency to shut out or reject the "offender".

## Quotes

* "Our family's tough...we can make it through anything." (to Killian, *There's A Little Darkness in All of Us Part II*)
* "The freedom....the freedom of that hawk...as a Ranger, it's yours." (to Eden, *Song of the Mountains*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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