𝔸𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕣𝕒 𝔹𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤 𝕂𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕝
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╔ ..........Don't ever mistake .......... ╗
╚ ......My silence for ignorance...... ╝
╔ ...My calmness for acceptance... ╗
╚ ..Or my kindness for weakness.. ╝
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𝔸𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕣𝕒 𝔹𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕤 kennel was formed by a dog who spent most of his life living with wolves. Most of the members are medium to large sized, lost dogs with quite furry coats and good cold tolerance as the winters can be very harsh. The kennel has many beliefs and ceremonies
(most of them were adapted from the wolf pack the leader grew in)* When reached adulthood every dog is gifted with a small Amulet (a representation of the dog when it goes to howl with the star packs like stones, branches, collars, fish scales etc) by the ancestors and the dog keeps it all its life. They are located in a big valley, with a central river which has many small ones branching out, especially in the spring. The dogs in this kennel don't reside in one main camp but have a lot of smaller ones all around their territory to which they travel seasonally or by wish. Not all of the dogs live in dens in the summer as some prefer to sleep under the stars + the dens aren't very rank obligated and some live with their families.
The only difference is their "Head Iroonteeth" rank, where a small amount (~3-5~) of most skilled, trusted and respected dogs of the kennel are found, their mentor skills are quite in demand and most of the pups want to be their Tenderpaws. If not mentoring, they usually help the Beta to fulfill his/her duties if he/she needs helping and just keep the order in the kennel
*All the information written in
small is additional
**The above is a very short recap of everything written below + some extra information
***Mods, the looks are quoted and are at the very bottom of the post
𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕗𝕤 & ℂ𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕤The dogs of this kennel consider that ‘there isn’t a better dog than a wolf’ and many of their gods and heroes are wolves, as the leader was raised by a wolf pack which influenced the rules of his new kennel.
The kennel believes that the skies are divided into three territories, one for each of the packs inhabiting the night sky, with the moon being the sacred sky lake.
The north is where the Frost pack lives, they howl frost and breathe snow. Lead by Saril, a she-wolf who tends to lead the lost back home with blue lights, being the wisest pack they possess lots of knowledge and are responsible for the winter. Every white/pale gray dog is placed under their protection and is believed to be knowledgeable
In the west the Nocturnal pack lives, fierce and strong, they are responsible for leading a dying dog to the stars and accompany them through the burial ritual called Amauti. A black/dark silver coated wolf is born with their blessing and is expected to be a powerful warrior, helping the nocturnal pack fill the skies with stars
The east is inhabited by the Fire pack, red wolves known to be the tricksters and the wittiest creatures of them all, lead by Kitsune, a fox that pretended to be a wolf to gain the protection a pack offered. A dog born with red/liverish-brown coat is believed to be watched by the Fire pack, be cunning and have a fox personality
The south is for the dogs that no longer howl among us, gray/brown celestial wolves that don’t belong to any pack, the place where packs’ dispersal children end up and also where many heroes and hero trios are found, thus making it a good sign that if a pup-mother gives birth to 3/6/9 pups they can become the next heroes, and especially if they're different colors (one black, one white, one gray, one red etc)
Amulets are small things like: coat-matching rocks, unusually patterned stones, everlasting nuts, evergreen flowers/recognizable plant part, animal horns/tail/bones/claws/fangs, big chunk of tree bark, branches, feathers, fish scales/tail, some shikari (humans) stuff (basket, box, bracelet, tennis ball, belt, statue, necklace, collar, lace etc) given by the ancestors to each dog when reached adulthood, its main purpose is to symbolize the dog when it goes to howl with the star packs and it's believed to protect its owner, but it can also reflect their personality/inner fears/likes etc, and/or contain a hint about their adulthood life. The Amulets are kept either in a den, a generic location native to the amulets' origin (in tree roots, under a rock, near a river etc), worn by the dog themselves or used somewhere, like a basket to hold puppies.
To become an Irontooth, Tenderpaws must follow the Parka, a quite complex ceremony to gain the trust of their kennel and respect of the sky packs. The Tenderpaws must first visit the water spring at the center of their territory (secretly accompanied by two Ironteeth) On their way there they must remain silent and hunt some prey if they wish to, but cannot eat it until they reach their destination. When reached the water spring they spend some time living by themselves, and not only hunt and take shelter but also complete individual and group tasks, which were given to them by the Beta of the kennel. At the last day of their pilgrimage, they should groom each other and prepare to enter the cave on the other side of the main river, where their Ironteeth amulets would be given to them by the ancestors. After the new Ironteeth received their amulets they may want to disperse from the kennel (if they haven’t already) or return and be welcomed by a big feast, with gifts from the kennel members and spars to establish their rank. A failed Tenderpaw may repeat the test, become an Omega, a low ranked Irontooth (if voted) or be exiled from the kennel, depending on the case
There're other ceremonies and customs which are not listed𝔸𝕝𝕡𝕙𝕒'𝕤 𝔹𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪The leader’s father was a Beta, his mother was a human dog, a forbidden romance, especially for a Beta. In otherwise case, it would result in permanent scars, an exile from the kennel or even death. But the day his mother was due the kennel was attacked by their rival and when the Beta came home with a human dog and 7 newborn pups, they met not only a broken camp but the fangs of the rival kennel that killed off all his. They killed the Beta and one of the pups, as warnings to the fae to behave, and planned to keep her until the pups would start eating meat. Afterwards, two more pups died because of malnutrition and bad living conditions. Sometime after one of the faes in the kennel gave birth and 2 of his siblings were given to her as she had plenty of milk. One night his mother took notice that the 2 remaining pups started showing interest in the meat she was eating and made a decision that changed everything. She sneaked out of camp after a big feast the kennel had, being so relaxed they didn't notice her missing and taking the two pups with her.
‘Come on!’ Mum whispered picking up Koda and nuzzling me to move. Why did we have to run? It’s cold, and I want to eat, but she kept pushing me forward. I hear a distant bark from the camp ‘Where’s she?!’ and so does my mother. She starts running, still with Koda picked up. I move my tiny legs as fast as I can, but her now distant silhouette starts rapidly disappearing into the morning fog. I can’t see! Where is she? I whine trying to run in the same direction, but accidentally trip over and roll down a cliff. Drifting at the edge of consciousness I hear someone running past me and commanding ‘You must find her! NOW!’ before blackness surrounds me
I wake up to two very big, gray dogs standing and talking in front of me ‘Oh look he’s awake! Come on little one, don’t be afraid’ The fae said motherly, licking me at the forehead. ‘Welcome to North Wind’s pack. You’re now part of it, be proud, not every dog can make it’ Said the other one, affectionately sniffing me.
Only much later I realized, they weren’t dogs but wolves.
2 years laterGunshot. Growling. Gunshot. Wolves whining. Gunshot. Gunshot. Gunshot. I ran, ran as fast as I can, because every time I stop I see them, my pack, lying dead still on the ground. Every time I stop I hear them fighting till their last breaths and gunshot… gunshots, too many of them. I lost track of time for how long I’ve been running. I lost count how many times I collapsed on the ground from fatigue and stood up again only to run even faster. But everything had to have an end, right? The run, the nightmares, the loneliness… When I saw the valley I knew it was the end of my terrors and the start of the Aurora Borealis kennel. I will raise and then come back to my pack’s territory and I will take my revenge! Those shikaris (hunters) will deeply regret taking everything I loved and cared for from me
ℝ𝕖𝕡𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟This kennel might be looked strangely at because of their beliefs and ‘worshipping’ the dog-killer (this usually doesn’t happen right away as the Aurora kennel is quite closed off and won’t tell a thing to anyone if they aren’t sure this won’t damage them) but the dogs of this kennel won’t simply give up on their customs just because someone is considering it crazy. Due to this not many want to become allies with them but nor enemies because the Aurora kennel consists of quite a lot tough members that may look too intimidating for some kennels to attack
Sometimes that’s not the case as this kennel prefers to keep to themselves and won’t accept every kennel as their ally, but if they do, the lucky one will have a very loyal kennel by their side and will be expected to give the same amount of participation
Not much is known of this kennel because they live quite isolated from everything, not because they want to but simply because the majority of the kennels are located in warmer and more pleasant climates a bit too far to be able to communicate easily with
The dogs in this kennel try to resolve things in a more peaceful way, but sometimes they have another image of resolving things peacefully, or it simply doesn’t work, and then comes the part they are surely good at, not only surviving harsh winters from birth and facing many rank battles in the kennel, with many weak dogs not making it to adulthood (resulting in the strongest dogs alive) but also being a kennel full of furry dogs (some bites don’t reach the skin itself but get stuck in their fur) they fight
𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪Their territory is located in a quite
big valley (original belongs to Google). The terrain is quite rocky in places, without
immense vegetation. They have long and cold winters with mildly hot summers during which many small streams appear throughout their territory. During the spring the kennel may move with a caribou herd along the river to their
rendezvous site (original belongs to Qaqqaqtunaaq) in the upper north and
reside or re-make fox/badger dens, dig their own in the tree roots or occupy
caves. Sometimes they cross the river and spend their time there hunting mountain goats or pay a visit to a small farm located further north. Much further north the river falls into the sea, but not many know about this as its quite far, and not formally belongs to their territory. The dens located alongside the river are usually
dried-up aqueducts, which lead to a desiccated lake with
big cement pipes scattered all over the place where the kennel sometimes also lives in
*All pictures without (credit) belong to me
xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx Direction (Name of the god/dess designated to the direction) - main landmark/s - prey - predatorsNorth (Polaris) River – trout - bears
North-East (Capella) Farm in the mountains – chicken, sheep – humans, foxes
East (Altair) Mountain range + summer site – lemmings, mountain goats - mountains lions, falcons
South-East (Sirocco) River crossing + winter dens – chipmunks, ducks – coyotes, snow owls
South (Ostro) High hills + small river– hares, pheasants – hawks
South-West (Africus) Cliffs + winter dens – voles - eagles, raccoons
West (Ponente) Plains + Cliffs w/ a small water spring more to the east + dried-up lake (to the east) – beavers, peccary – badgers, weasel
North-West (Corus) Cliffs + simmer site – caribou, squirrels – lynx, ferrets
*The prey would be affected by the seasons and the location of the kennel. Generally, in the winter and autumn the kennel would occupy South and West and in summer and spring North and East
Most common breeds
Huskies, Laikas, Inus, Spitz-type dogs, Samoyeds, Eskimo Dogs,
Bernese Mountain Dogs, St. Bernards, Great Pyrenees, Kuvasz
Shepherds (Swiss, Lapponian, Dutch, German, Caucasian, Icelandic, Belgian, Anatolian)
Full List
Huskies, Laikas, Malamutes, Akitas, Samoyed, Collie, Borzoi, Chinook, Mudi, Karelian Bear dogs, Great Pyrenees, Newfoundland, Sweedish Vallhund, Pyrenean/Tibetan mastiffs, Eskimo dogs,
Shikoku/Shiba/Kai/Kishu/Hokkaido Inus, Jindo dogs, Mountain Cu, Buhund/Lundehund/Elkhound Norwegian, Slovensky Cuvac, Lapponian/Australian/Dutch/German/Caucasian/Anatolian/Shetland/Icelandic/French/Cental Asian/Sarplaninac/ Belgian sheepdogs, Hovawart, Estrela Mountain dogs, Saint Bernard, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling, Retriever, Keeshond, Keeshond, Norrbottenspets, Hälleforshund, Leonberger, Eurasier, Kuvasz, Greater Swiss Mountain dog, Finnish/German/etc spitz, Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Utonagan dog, Tamaskan dog, Border Collie, Norrbottenspets, Kooikerhondje, Aidi, Tornjak, Landseer dog, Swedish Lapphund, Norwegian Lundehund, Schipperke, Bernese Mountain dog, Belgian Tervuren/Malinois, Appenzeller Sennenhunde
*Other similar breeds and mixed breeds between listed are acceptable
((Can the leader be some kind of a husky?
It's my first time doing a roleplay so feel free to point out something I'm doing wrong
English isn't my first language. I use multiple sites to check my grammar and punctuation although mistakes still occur, and I have a small mania with editing them. Sorry in advance. ))
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