Wenlock

## Application Sheet

Wenlock was a cream-and-ginger-furred male wolf with mahogany-colored eyes. He was born outside of the Domain, in the traveling band of wolves who would later become Mhor. Her served as a Paladin intent on protecting Archqueen Rowena, but ultimately fled the pack in the midst of the Hive Wars, when General Thorne and the Hive attacked the Menagerie, and has not been seen since. He was designed by InstantCoyote, and created and RP'd by SummonWolf.

## Personality

* ***Loyal and Protective*.** Wenlock is very pack-oriented and sees every member as his family. He would never knowingly betray them or those he calls friends. If they get hurt or are in danger, he wants to protect them, using his body as a shield and sword to keep them safe. The only way he knows is by being physical - even if the issue could have been solved with words.
* ***Determined and Hard-working.*** Wenlock wants to be useful and all he has ever wanted is to become a Paladin - to be used for something he’s good at. He often trains his combat techniques and sees sparring as a perfect opportunity to do so. Plus he gets to help others work on their own fighting skills too. When he really gets in the zone, he forgets everything around him, time and space, and only snaps out of it when his body is exhausted.
* ***Naive and Good-natured.*** He wants to do good, but can also be a little quick to believe what he is told. This is not to say that he trusts you right off the bat, but he might not be so hard to trick into things, believing what you say is true. He does get hurt when lied to, but only if he finds out, that is.
* ***Simple-minded and Inexperienced*.** Words are hard sometimes and especially when you have to come up with them on the spot. Wenlock isn’t the best at being verbal and might at times come across as less smart. He struggles with verbal communication and will much rather show you than tell if he can. He doesn’t have much knowledge about a lot of different things, but he does know how to fight and tries to focus on that. However, It’s easy to bring him out of his comfort zone.

## Pre-Group History

Wenlock grew up without a place to call home. He was born into a small band of wolves during the winter along with a brother, but due to the chilly season and his malnourished mother, his sibling didn’t survive their first night. Looking back, maybe that was for the better since it meant more milk for Wenlock. By the time the group moved on, he was strong enough to handle the journey towards their next destination.

His mother Samara taught him what she knew about an old pack known as Mhor; that they all descended from the true protectors of the natural order. Some wolves tried to teach him as well but found him too much of a challenge as their words just didn’t stick with him as well as they did with other pups. Samara remained his only teacher, although she did notice that he learned faster through practical lessons and closing in on his fifth month, she began to prepare him for the path of a Paladin.

However, during the first months after he became a juvenile, something happened. She changed. Another juvenile by the name of Rowena had a revelation during her first reflection vigil. Something that proved she was the reincarnation of an old Archqueen. This discovery immediately made her the leader of the small band and especially Wenlock’s mother was ecstatic. Personally he thought she was a bit young to be a leader and knew for a fact that he wouldn’t have been ready to take the stand if he had been chosen instead of Rowena.

Samara tried to explain to her son how important it was that an Archruler had returned to them and he believed her, even though he didn’t know what it meant for sure. The lessons stopped after this event as she put all her time and effort into helping the rest of the band teaching their new Archqueen everything about Mhor. The few times Wenlock was able to spend with his mother now, she always spoke so highly of the golden she-wolf and how proud her parents must be. To tell the truth it started to make him feel a bit awkward around the new leader. Rowena hadn’t really done anything directly to him, but the way his mother spoke about her made it sound like he wasn’t good enough. But how could he ever compete with a reincarnation? It wasn’t like he too had an ancient ruler living inside him somewhere…

During his second winter most of the travelers became ill and while some made it through alive, others didn’t. These casualties made Samara view Rowena in a different light. She believed the girl should have been able to foresee the illness and stop it from killing her friends. Alas, she did nothing.

Wenlock’s mother soon returned to him, but it wasn’t the same wolf who had left him. She was bitter, disappointed and in doubt. She no longer believed they should follow Rowena as there was no way she could be the reincarnation of Alpha Aewen. They were following a false Archruler and something had to be done…

Wenlock had never questioned his mother before, but when she in secrecy started to teach him about all Rowena’s flaws, how to act around her and even ways to replace her, he began to worry. He didn’t want to oppose her, but was this really the right thing to do?

It all came down to what happened six months later.

In the middle of a peaceful night a fight broke out between the leader’s father and her uncle. Samara was quick to join in, demanding her son to do the same, but for the first time in his life Wenlock didn’t do as he was told. Instead he was frozen to the ground, watching as the fight unfolded before his eyes. No, this was wrong.

In that moment he released himself from his paralyzed state and with the help of others, three wolves were chased off into the night - his mother among them. He didn’t know how to feel after that. In one way it felt like he had betrayed her, turned against her and how she had raised him, but at the same time… he just couldn’t let her do it.

Rowena lived, but had he reacted sooner maybe the same could have been said about her father. Wenlock blamed himself for Renwythe’s death, for what his daughter had been put through. He felt so guilty for how his mother had treated her and for how she acted in the end. He could not bring Rowena’s father back from the dead, but he would do his very best to protect her as the Archqueen she was and make sure nothing else bad came their way.

## Group History

After Mhor settled in its new territory, Wenlock volunteered to be a part of one of the exploratory patrols assigned by Rowena. His group consisted of Solune, Serren, Alderwen, and Myrrine, and their exploration revealed a waterfall. Wenlock was unsettled by the strange waterfall, which, at that time of day, was cast in a fiery glow. He feared that only the spirits could drink from the golden water and would be angered if the Mhorians drank. However, when some of his fellows approached and drank safely, they all thanked the spirits and believed the Mhorians were blessed, before returning to inform the Archqueen.

A new wolf named Akasha joined the ranks shortly after Mhor had settled, and practiced sparring with Wenlock. He, along with Alderwen, began training as a Paladin, putting his fighting skills to good use! After his consecration, however, he was plagued with strange dreams...and he wasn't the only one. Several Mhorians dreamed of a Mhor before their own...one led by Aewen. But what the dream meant, Wenlock didn't know.

He tried to distract himself. He and his packmates enjoyed time on the beach, and he continued his training. Along with himself, the other Paladins were Alderwen, Rajbera, and Raylan. They worked hard to defend the pack, especially as strange white wolves were discovered to be trespassing and stealing prey.

Some of his packmates, who hadn't chosen tasks yet, would sometimes ask Wenlock to tell them about being a Paladin. Maeve was one such wolf, and Wen was glad to tell her a bit about his duties!

While patrolling with some of his packmates - Yulier, Reiwen, and Myrrine - they spotted a Hive wolf. They gave chase to the intruder, but ended up stunned when it seemed to take its own life by jumping from a cliff. He and his packmates returned to inform Rowena of this strange occurrence, Wenlock feeling sickened.

Time passed. Though the situation with the Hive was increasingly growing more stressful, Wenlock and his packmates were open to other packs. A council of alphas was called for, and Rowena, as a gesture of good faith, decided to send Wenlock, Twyla, and Alderwen to deliver an invitation to the nearest pack of Riverfell, and bring gifts. The patrol met Ricci and Devina, who were glad to take the message to their alpha Shiloh.

Wenlock returned to Mhor and went about his duties. The packs were trying to determine a way to come together, and fight the Hive. However, the plan would not come to be: the Hive made its move first, attacking Riverfell with one massive group, and Mhor in another.

Wenlock had been at the Hollow when many of his packmates were at the Menagerie: he had remained behind to defend it if needed. When Larken, Rowena's familiar, brought news that the Menagerie was being ambushed, Wenlock was *ready* to run to his packmates' aid.

And then *she* returned.

His mother emerged from the undergrowth around them, greeting her son with a silky voice. She had been lingering around Mhor's territory, waiting for the perfect opportunity to reach Wenlock, to manipulate him into joining her. When she saw the massive force of Hive wolves approaching, she didn't warn the Mhorians, but waited for them to pass in order to make her way to Wenlock.

Though her exact words are uncertain, she managed to convince Wenlock to abandon his packmates to their fate, and he followed her into the wilds - and out of the Domain.

He has never been seen again.

## Trivia

* He found Indigo rather pretty, and was a bit flustered when he first met her as a full-grown young wolf!

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