[apache~]

coming soon! and after they come out, I can finally get started on a good roleplay for everyone.

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done I think! now for the explanations.

they may not look like much, but they have quite a bit going on.

The Aurion wolves are very in-tune with the planet and moon. They are by far the most advanced species yet on Aurion, with distinct tribes, ranks, and odd rituals.

There are two tribes. The leader Shiro, shown here, is the alpha of the Hakari tribe. They worship the light side of the moon, and are in contact with the light moon spirit via glowing pools of water, near where they live. They protect the other Aurion species from the rival tribe, who lives near a volcano close to the forest/meadow area the light tribe lives in. The Yami tribe is lead by Kuro, brother to Shiro. They worship the dark side of the moon, and are in contact with the dark moon spirit through the volcano's smoke. They are trying to wipe out the other tribe, as well as take over as much land as possible. Kuro believes them the stronger wolves, and through a family rivalry he is determined to kill his brother, and the animals he protects. He will of course let those that surrender to him live, but only after he has rid himself of the other tribe. He also believes that the secret to immortality is somewhere within the Glowdeer, but he is unsure as to what it is exactly. He will stop at nothing to find it. (note: Kuro was actually banished by Shiro many years ago, and wandered upon the volcano, where he met the dark moon spirit. He later gained some of the other wolves' interest and they joined him.)

Both wolves grow in strength and size according to the moon. Their maximum height/width is about 5 feet tall (head to foot), and 8 ft long (head to tail), which is when the moon is full. They both maximize size and strength at the same time, as there is half of the moon not lit at that time as well. Since they are so in tune to the planet, they possess odd powers. They can seemingly control and in stronger and trained wolves, even generate certain elements. The wolves that worship the light moon spirit are limited to water/ice, earth (soils and plant, even stretching as far as a treatable poison- not rock such as diamond, hard stones, etc), and wind/air. The wolves worshiping the dark moon spirit are limited to fire/lava, electricity, and rock (diamond, hard stones and soils). Their ability to control said elements also strengthens the fuller the moon is.

Growing in size appears to not cause too much pain to the wolves, but a little soreness and pain is notable in their behavior. It is also mentionable that after they first see their chosen moon spirit, their eyes give off a sort of glow.

Each tribe also has set rules and identifiers. The tribe's codes will be provided later, but it is noticable that the tribe of the light moon spirit wears masks on their heads. Wolves of this tribe can wear skulls or have feathers/horns/mist from the refleur in a bottle or something, as long as the animal or the animal's parents if they are deceased offer it to them. The alpha of this tribe wears a glowdeer skull, one belonging to Father Illumious' first born son. Their masks are often painted with colored muds and such mixed by the wolves. They also paint their bodies with pawprints to identify ranks. (a key will be given later). Each of these pawprint markings are given to the wolves by the alpha.

The tribe of the dark moon spirit always wear skulls, usually of their first kill or their most proud trophy. They sometimes wear a sort of hood of large animals, after it is cleaned out and purified. With it on, their head pokes out of the animal's mouth, and it's neck follows the wolf's down to the shoulder area (or shorter). They will also paint these. On top of that they will usually carry some sort of trophy item, adding on to it with each kill (whether it is tied to the skull, or on a necklace, etc).Instead of pawprints to identify ranks, they use scars. These scars are given to each wolf by the alpha.

INDENTIFICATION KEY
**remember these are symmetrical, meaning on either side!**

Alpha -- full pawprints or 4 scars on cheek
Beta -- full pawprints or 4 scars on shoulders or neck
Scholar -- full pawprints or 3 scars on back
Healer -- full pawprints or 3 scars on back legs or right above the tail
Soldier -- full pawprints or 3 scars on sides
Pups/Trainees -- half pawprint (the four top dots, not the 'palm' part) or 1 scar on their muzzle/snout (above their nose)

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Hakari Tribe

Alpha -- Shiro ♂ (owned by Apache)
Betas -- [for Aurion staff/those invited only]
Scholars* --
Healers --
Soldiers --
Pups/Trainees --

Yami tribe

Alpha -- Kuro ♂ (owned by Apache)
Betas -- [for Aurion staff/those invited only]
Scholars* --
Healers --
Soldiers --
Pups/Trainees --


*the scholars study the elements and other animals of Aurion, as well as teach others. They are very smart, and skilled with all elements (though they still have a main favorite).

[apache~]

phew! done with all that info and typing... x)

[Kaylawolf]

This species seem interesting! I like them, how they are connected to the moon and such. They seem like my fursona's family. But also they are so different! I'm going to be watching for theses. =3

[laces]

Wow, this is beautiful! The story and info on them is very very interesting. I love them as much as Refluers, which is saying alot.

[apache~]

Yeah I'm hoping with these guys I can tie in the other species and get them all intertwined together more, have people be able to interact with each other even though their species are not the same. I need to update the Aurion page a lot, I'm sure... I'll try to get that done sometime. Add info on how they all interact.

thanks both of you! <3 I'm glad they are liked. The two alphas will have simple designs I think, I need to add this one's pawprints... but the others will have more intricate and unique designs.

[Kaylawolf]

Your welcome(: It's going to be interesting to see what you come up with for the design of the other wolves. I'm gunna stalk you! :3

[apache~]

yay a stalker! ;3;

added the pawprinttsssss
he is complete now! except for his lack of a name... I am working on that ;___;

[laces]

Are they going to be adoptables? I would love to adopt one!

And about them interacting, that is a great, GREAT ideas. You should hold onto it very tight, it's wonderful.
Both tribes are so interesting, I love it! c8 You are very creative, Apache!

Most people are doing adoptable species... blah blah, adopt them... blah, normal wolf, blah normal dogs and cats, but the Aurion project is great! I would love to own a Refluer or one of these pretties. ^^

I will defiantely stalk.
As for names, why not Howaito? It's white in Japanese.

Long post is long O.o.

[Kaylawolf]

Yes a stalker. >:D

I like the paw print! I thought it was going to be on it's shoulder or something, but it looks wonderful there!

A question: What species would this be interacting with?

Like Yelloweh said I would love to adopt one also! <3

[apache~]

@yelloweh: I was thinking Shiro and Kuro, meaning black and white in some language (I think it was chinese or something like that). But then there's also the just making up names... idkkkkk. AND THEN THE TRIBE NAMES GRRR
I'll probably find a language to translate light and dark, and use that for the tribe names. Or forest and volcano. water and fire. IDK.

but yeah these are gonna be adoptables. I might have me design them, or do a temp. custom thing where people design their own and maybe I tweak it a little. The glowdeer will also be adoptables, but I'll be doing 'litters' sort of for that.

@kayla: well, they would be interacting with the groups of refleurliving nearby in forest areas/lakes, the glowdeer living in the forest, and the chaler staying in trees and meadows. Like said above one tribe would be protecting these species, eating small prey and fish in the lake (very respectfully, as they cherish each life on Aurion) and the other would be attacking and raiding the species' dens and such in the night, close to full moons.