The cat-tails quiver as a cold breeze blows across the marsh. You shiver, but keep padding forward trying to get through the swamp as fast as you can. A flash of something brown catches your eye. You freeze, but let out a sigh of relief when it is only a rabbit that wandered into the reeds. You continue your walking, but you feel like you are being watched. The scent of other wolves reaches your nose. You whirl around, but see no one there. Out of nowhere, a wolf howls and leaps on you from behind. The light starts to fade.
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Welcome to Boria. A land filled with wolves, but divided by the Night Stalkers and the Day Runners, fail to fit in, then you fail to survive. When Pangea happened again, all was lost as the humans perished. The wolves stepped up and made this new world their own.
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Pack Rituals:
For a pup to graduate to Juvenile/Apprentice status, the wolf must go on an expedition alone and bring back food, showing that the pup is now responsible enough to start providing for the pack.
In order for a Juvenile/Apprentice to graduate to being a warrior, they must battle their master and put up a valiant effort, or win, to become a warrior.
Female wolves who do not want to fight, or have disorders or birth defects, can become Den Mothers, and will care for, and give birth to pups. All Den Mothers will be trained in some self defense in order to protect the pups.
To become an Elder, a wolf must be of 13 seasons, and must be willing to settle down and relax for the last seasons of their life. Any wolf who wants to keep exploring and fighting is allowed to, but those who wish to live their last seasons in peace are appreciated and cared for by the pack.
To become the Alpha, one must show that they have the right qualities to become an Alpha. They must have been a warrior for several seasons and knows how to command a pack. They must also be the Beta for at least one season before becoming the Alpha. Alpha's are only replaced after their death, and are inducted by a special Ceremony.
After a wolf's death, a mourning ceremony is held, and the wolf is welcomed into the other side, where all of his/her old pack-mates are there to greet him. The whole pack says goodbye to their faithful friend, or leader, with this poem:
Careful now you leave
Onward into the starry sky
And though we know these tears will dry
And in eternal peace you fly,
We take this time to mourn and cry.
It is in your presence that we grieve
No more running in the Sunbelt
No more wounds will mar your pelt
No more wolf songs shall you belt,
We take this time to mourn and cry.
And lo' we know what you achieve
That you run in endless sunlight
That your pain is no longer a blight
We usher you into new life
And we take this time to mourn and cry. |
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