Post by Elf on Oct 7, 2009 17:06:46 GMT -5
NAME: Snippet
NICKNAMES: Snip, Twitch
GENDER: Female
DESIRED RANK: Subordinate
AGE: 12 months
LOOKS: Snippet's thick, charcoal gray fur contains flecks of white and black, giving her an odd, almost shimmery appearance in the right light. Her undercoat is slightly lighter than her outer coat, and creates a contrast that adds to the shimmer of her pelt. Though she bears dark, youthful circles around her shining golden eyes, there is a wisdom- and a sorrow- in them that tends to make her appear more aged than she really is. She’s on the small side for a wolf, and she’s often overlooked- she sort of hides within herself when others are around. Her tricolor coat helps her to blend into patches of light and shadow. Her paws are proportionately large for her body, and along with her size give her a physically young appearance. Oftentimes she’s mistaken for a youngster, an adolescent wolf not yet grown into its full body size. However, she’s not going to grow any more; she’s simply a small wolf with big paws. The age in her eyes makes it obvious she’s not a pup anymore.
Snip is an extremely shy wolf, and her body language reflects that. She tends to keep to the shadows whenever possible, not in a sly way but in a wary way. She keeps her body physically low, so as to appear submissive right off the bat. Her ears are usually low but pricked forward- not arrogant but still interested- and her tail is held down but fairly relaxed. There’s always an undertone of nervous tension in her stance, but it’s more a severe lack of confidence than real fear. Everything about the way she stands and moves suggests a desire to remain unnoticed, and her mostly submissive nature comes out as well. That isn’t to say she won’t stiffleg an uppity omega, or indeed any wolf of lower rank than her, but she prefers to avoid confrontation if she can.
ELEMENT: Snippet is a healer. This power is tightly tied into her ability to remember her past lives- in much the same way her brain remembers who she used to be, when confronted with an injury or illness, in her body or another’s, it also ‘remembers’ what the healthy flesh used to be- and fixes it. There is little restriction as to what she can heal, although she generally assumes she can’t heal fatal injuries or illnesses; her body uses up an amount of her energy equal to that which the injured wolf would need to heal naturally, and so if she tried to heal a fatal wound, it would kill her. Snip herself isn’t sure how her ability works, but it makes her valuable to other wolves and has earned her a place in her pack, so she’s happy with it.
PERSONALITY: This odd little coon-masked wolf manages to confound any who meet her with her withdrawn and at times completely distant personality. The memories of all of her past lives crowd her mind, leading it to wander between past and present wantonly. Sometimes she has trouble finding her way out of memory and back into reality; she slips into an almost trancelike state as she relives the past or, conversely, tries to recall herself into the present. She is very shy and tends to keep to herself. She’s always on the edge of every crowd, slipping in and out unnoticed as she tries to stay out of it. She’s terrified of conflict and painfully withdrawn; she’s afraid of abandonment due to her history and so can’t open up easily. She’s very polite and well-mannered, if always nervous, and takes care to submit to higher-ranking wolves. She won’t tolerate upstaging from lower-ranking wolves, however; she knows her place in the pack and intends to keep it.
Snip has never had aspirations to be an Alphess, or even a Betess or Gammess; she’s completely satisfied simply with being accepted as part of a family and treasures her pack above all else. She remembers all of her previous deaths, and therefore has odd phobias that springfrom her instinctive avoidance of anything that killed her in the past. Snippet is always full of nervous energy, and keeps her tightly wound body in constant motion. She can be seen pacing or twitching wherever she may go, earning her the nickname Twitch from a few of the older wolves.
EYES: Snippet has light, golden eyes that reflect an old soul.
WINGS: None
HISTORY: No one knows exactly where this strange animal comes from. Although there have been tales told of similar healers many years ago, Snippet does not choose to speak of her past, or her past lives. She makes it known to all who seem curious that as far as she is concerned, her life began at five months old when she was adopted into her pack, and anything that happened before that is not important and has nothing to do with her life now. In truth, she is heavily influenced by her past, but is nervous about revealing it to anyone else, and so prefers to keep her own counsel. She had not had an easy life up until her adoption, and her shy nature encourages her to keep it a secret.
Snip was born to a small pack of only six wolves in early summer- her mother’s pregnancy came unusually late, and as a pup her pack worried her late arrival might hurt her chances of surviving her first winter. Her first few months were happy ones, full of playing with the other three pups from that year, though they were three months older than her. Her parents looked on with affection as their little one grew quickly; their hopes for her survival grew as well.
When she was three months old, Snippet discovered her abilities for healing and remembering. It was a shock for her to suddenly recall clips of her past lives- not all of them happy- and it wore heavily on the young wolf’s spirit. Her packmates supported their youngest member as much as they could, but it was hard for her to cope when the past stole her away for hours without her consent. The memory episodes happened much more often then. As she grew older and used to her dubious gift, she was able to remain in the present with greater stability, but she lived constantly under the threat of being swept away by the next unexpected tide of memories that were hers, but also not.
Then winter hit, and any worries about her strange abilities were swamped with onset of a surprisingly harsh early ice storm. The pack was blindsided by Mother Nature’s ferocity, and immediately found itself fighting for survival. It was a fight they were to lose, as one by one the older pack members fell from starvation or freezing. Snip’s parents were among the first to succumb, as they kept her fed before they fed themselves. Eventually, only Snippet and the three other pups- the youngest and strongest of the pack- were left.
The older pups, while they were fond of Snippet, had no real loyalty to her. They soon realized their young charge was of no use to them- she couldn’t hunt well yet, and slowed them down- so in the night they left her. Alone and bewildered, Snip wandered the winter landscape until finally she collapsed, frozen and starving. She was sure she was going to die- and then she felt a warm body lay on top of hers with no preamble. Riptide of the Fukai pack had found her.
Under Riptide’s care, Snip recovered slowly, at least physically, but she’s still terrified of being left again. She bonded closely to Riptide, looking up to him as a combination older brother/father figure, and sticks to him like a second shadow. She really only feels safe with him, though she did feel slightly more secure in her position in the pack once they found out about her healing abilities and realized she could be helpful to them. She’s still a very cautious, insecure almost-adult, but she has a sweet nature buried underneath the fear, if someone other than Riptide would only dig deep enough to find it…
PARENTAL DESCRIPTION: Snippet is a carbon copy of her father. Though he has been dead for almost six months, one look at Snip tells you just what he looked like. She shares his mottled grey-black-white coat and dark eye rings, as well as his soft golden eyes. The one thing she didn’t get from him is her size- Snip’s father was a huge wolf unlike his tiny daughter. That particular trait came from Snippet’s mother.
Snip’s mother was noticeably small compared to other wolves. She was white, and silver streaks ran down her sides, ending in stars on her shoulders and flanks. Her eyes were a clear medium blue, filled with gentle love for her pups.
OTHER INFO: Through her lives, Snippet has acquired the ability to remember certain events from past experiences, including her deaths. She has vague memories of her past lives, though occasionally vivid memories will break through and overwhelm her consciousness for hours in which she lives in the past. Her odd ability has left her with phobic tendencies to avoid anything that killed her or was involved in one of her deaths in the past.
MATE: none
PUPS: none
ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces
NICKNAMES: Snip, Twitch
GENDER: Female
DESIRED RANK: Subordinate
AGE: 12 months
LOOKS: Snippet's thick, charcoal gray fur contains flecks of white and black, giving her an odd, almost shimmery appearance in the right light. Her undercoat is slightly lighter than her outer coat, and creates a contrast that adds to the shimmer of her pelt. Though she bears dark, youthful circles around her shining golden eyes, there is a wisdom- and a sorrow- in them that tends to make her appear more aged than she really is. She’s on the small side for a wolf, and she’s often overlooked- she sort of hides within herself when others are around. Her tricolor coat helps her to blend into patches of light and shadow. Her paws are proportionately large for her body, and along with her size give her a physically young appearance. Oftentimes she’s mistaken for a youngster, an adolescent wolf not yet grown into its full body size. However, she’s not going to grow any more; she’s simply a small wolf with big paws. The age in her eyes makes it obvious she’s not a pup anymore.
Snip is an extremely shy wolf, and her body language reflects that. She tends to keep to the shadows whenever possible, not in a sly way but in a wary way. She keeps her body physically low, so as to appear submissive right off the bat. Her ears are usually low but pricked forward- not arrogant but still interested- and her tail is held down but fairly relaxed. There’s always an undertone of nervous tension in her stance, but it’s more a severe lack of confidence than real fear. Everything about the way she stands and moves suggests a desire to remain unnoticed, and her mostly submissive nature comes out as well. That isn’t to say she won’t stiffleg an uppity omega, or indeed any wolf of lower rank than her, but she prefers to avoid confrontation if she can.
ELEMENT: Snippet is a healer. This power is tightly tied into her ability to remember her past lives- in much the same way her brain remembers who she used to be, when confronted with an injury or illness, in her body or another’s, it also ‘remembers’ what the healthy flesh used to be- and fixes it. There is little restriction as to what she can heal, although she generally assumes she can’t heal fatal injuries or illnesses; her body uses up an amount of her energy equal to that which the injured wolf would need to heal naturally, and so if she tried to heal a fatal wound, it would kill her. Snip herself isn’t sure how her ability works, but it makes her valuable to other wolves and has earned her a place in her pack, so she’s happy with it.
PERSONALITY: This odd little coon-masked wolf manages to confound any who meet her with her withdrawn and at times completely distant personality. The memories of all of her past lives crowd her mind, leading it to wander between past and present wantonly. Sometimes she has trouble finding her way out of memory and back into reality; she slips into an almost trancelike state as she relives the past or, conversely, tries to recall herself into the present. She is very shy and tends to keep to herself. She’s always on the edge of every crowd, slipping in and out unnoticed as she tries to stay out of it. She’s terrified of conflict and painfully withdrawn; she’s afraid of abandonment due to her history and so can’t open up easily. She’s very polite and well-mannered, if always nervous, and takes care to submit to higher-ranking wolves. She won’t tolerate upstaging from lower-ranking wolves, however; she knows her place in the pack and intends to keep it.
Snip has never had aspirations to be an Alphess, or even a Betess or Gammess; she’s completely satisfied simply with being accepted as part of a family and treasures her pack above all else. She remembers all of her previous deaths, and therefore has odd phobias that springfrom her instinctive avoidance of anything that killed her in the past. Snippet is always full of nervous energy, and keeps her tightly wound body in constant motion. She can be seen pacing or twitching wherever she may go, earning her the nickname Twitch from a few of the older wolves.
EYES: Snippet has light, golden eyes that reflect an old soul.
WINGS: None
HISTORY: No one knows exactly where this strange animal comes from. Although there have been tales told of similar healers many years ago, Snippet does not choose to speak of her past, or her past lives. She makes it known to all who seem curious that as far as she is concerned, her life began at five months old when she was adopted into her pack, and anything that happened before that is not important and has nothing to do with her life now. In truth, she is heavily influenced by her past, but is nervous about revealing it to anyone else, and so prefers to keep her own counsel. She had not had an easy life up until her adoption, and her shy nature encourages her to keep it a secret.
Snip was born to a small pack of only six wolves in early summer- her mother’s pregnancy came unusually late, and as a pup her pack worried her late arrival might hurt her chances of surviving her first winter. Her first few months were happy ones, full of playing with the other three pups from that year, though they were three months older than her. Her parents looked on with affection as their little one grew quickly; their hopes for her survival grew as well.
When she was three months old, Snippet discovered her abilities for healing and remembering. It was a shock for her to suddenly recall clips of her past lives- not all of them happy- and it wore heavily on the young wolf’s spirit. Her packmates supported their youngest member as much as they could, but it was hard for her to cope when the past stole her away for hours without her consent. The memory episodes happened much more often then. As she grew older and used to her dubious gift, she was able to remain in the present with greater stability, but she lived constantly under the threat of being swept away by the next unexpected tide of memories that were hers, but also not.
Then winter hit, and any worries about her strange abilities were swamped with onset of a surprisingly harsh early ice storm. The pack was blindsided by Mother Nature’s ferocity, and immediately found itself fighting for survival. It was a fight they were to lose, as one by one the older pack members fell from starvation or freezing. Snip’s parents were among the first to succumb, as they kept her fed before they fed themselves. Eventually, only Snippet and the three other pups- the youngest and strongest of the pack- were left.
The older pups, while they were fond of Snippet, had no real loyalty to her. They soon realized their young charge was of no use to them- she couldn’t hunt well yet, and slowed them down- so in the night they left her. Alone and bewildered, Snip wandered the winter landscape until finally she collapsed, frozen and starving. She was sure she was going to die- and then she felt a warm body lay on top of hers with no preamble. Riptide of the Fukai pack had found her.
Under Riptide’s care, Snip recovered slowly, at least physically, but she’s still terrified of being left again. She bonded closely to Riptide, looking up to him as a combination older brother/father figure, and sticks to him like a second shadow. She really only feels safe with him, though she did feel slightly more secure in her position in the pack once they found out about her healing abilities and realized she could be helpful to them. She’s still a very cautious, insecure almost-adult, but she has a sweet nature buried underneath the fear, if someone other than Riptide would only dig deep enough to find it…
PARENTAL DESCRIPTION: Snippet is a carbon copy of her father. Though he has been dead for almost six months, one look at Snip tells you just what he looked like. She shares his mottled grey-black-white coat and dark eye rings, as well as his soft golden eyes. The one thing she didn’t get from him is her size- Snip’s father was a huge wolf unlike his tiny daughter. That particular trait came from Snippet’s mother.
Snip’s mother was noticeably small compared to other wolves. She was white, and silver streaks ran down her sides, ending in stars on her shoulders and flanks. Her eyes were a clear medium blue, filled with gentle love for her pups.
OTHER INFO: Through her lives, Snippet has acquired the ability to remember certain events from past experiences, including her deaths. She has vague memories of her past lives, though occasionally vivid memories will break through and overwhelm her consciousness for hours in which she lives in the past. Her odd ability has left her with phobic tendencies to avoid anything that killed her or was involved in one of her deaths in the past.
MATE: none
PUPS: none
ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces