Name:
basil.
Age:
4 years and 3 months.
Gender:
male.
Rank:
sentinal.
Desired Rank:
sentinal.
Thoughts On The Trials:
basil thinks that the trials are a little harsh. having been a weaker sigma himself, he always finds himself worrying for the younger members of the pack when the trials come around. he narrowly escaped in the swimming trial, and finds that one in particular quite unreasonable. now that he has grown and gotten stronger, though, he feels that he could complete it quickly.
Appearance:
basil has a dark grey coat, almost black in times where the sun is hidden. he has a few markings, however, so it is not plain. his secondary color is a sort of muted red, which may sometimes be confused for open wounds. he has two rings above both of his paws, and three rings on his tail. in addition to this, both his neck and stomach are covered in this color as well. the fur on the inside of his ears also looks to be red. his body is midsized, at around 120 pounds.
his eyes, due to a genetic defect he inherited from his mother, seem to be red in appearance as well. this is not their actual color, however. he has no iris, sclera, or pupil, which means that the only thing visible within his eyes is the blood behind them. he can still see, but he is very sensitive to bright light. for this reason he tends to keep his head down if he isn't doing anything important.
his nose is reddish as well, although this is not due to any defect, and is the same pigment as his coat markings.
his fur is medium in length and is straight everywhere except for his stomach. there, he has shorter but slightly curlier fur, which he grooms quite often to keep dirt from getting trapped.
Personality:
basil has a very strong and domineering personality. he is not afraid to speak his mind to wolves of his rank or lower. he typically keeps quiet when he disagrees with his higher-ups, but there have been a few times where he has respectfully put in his two cents while they made a decision. typically his judgment can be trusted, and he thinks he is worthy of being listened to.
although he does not wish to hurt anyone in the pack, he does not make empty threats. he will snarl or growl at his inferiors if he thinks they are being unnecessarily rude or disrespectful, and has bitten them before. he does not do this with the intent to harm, but to control.
Affiliations:
currently basil does not have many affiliations. he knows the other sentinals fairly well, but doesn't interact with them much unless they are surveying together. he prefers to hang around nouvassan and sigmas, as they are impressionable and easy to communicate with. he knows the alphas, beta, and delta to a certain point, but not personally.
one wolf he would consider to be a friend is calix. they get along well, having both been fairly weak with not much surviving kin.
Kin:
basil's mother passed soon after giving birth to him and his late siblings. he is the only survivor of his litter, but has grown to be strong. he does not know his father, but he is not upset by these losses.
Crush:
none so far.
Mate:
none so far.
Offspring:
none, and he doesn't plan to have any if he can help it.
Backstory:
having been the strongest of his litter, basil was the only one to survive. he finds himself special in this way, and believes it's his duty to help younger wolves who have similar stories. he spent much time with the apothecary as a nouvassan, constantly sick and weak. as he reached sigma age, he got out more and trained as hard as possible. there were many times when he felt like giving up, but he persevered. he lost many nights of sleep in fear that he wouldn't wake up if he closed his eyes. eventually, when it was his time to complete the trials, he blew through the hunting and speed competition with ease, but nearly lost his life in the swimming trial. he finally made it out of the rapids without any help, much to his surprise. during the final battle, he mainly stayed back while the others fought. when he was targeted he fought back, and eliminated the third wolf necessary to move on. he's still proud of himself for overcoming these challenges to this day.
he missed out on lots of play time as a pup due to being ill. because of this, he likes to pay a visit to the apothecary every now and again to entertain the sick wolves, no matter what age. he's not very playful anymore, and doesn't have much free time at all, but he likes to chat with them anyways.
Spring 
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