[Neara]

No More Edits

^^ course i had to do a dog inspired woi :} i hope ya'll like him/her if you dont i can revoke this design :} this and all contests are judged mainly on story and art 50/50 but other sections are taken into consideration as well nothing is left out.

Tail: Long
Ears: Normal
Colors are on the pic (on the top layer so nothing is affecting the appearance of that color palette)

You get to chose gender and personality for this one

Rules!

-Before applying be sure you have read the WoI Thread.
-We Do NOT allow the copying of other WoIs' armor.
-No color-in's will be allowed for submitted art, although you may order art from other artists it is not recommended.
-As all the current WoI owners should know, if you own one already you can't apply for this one.
-If your form does not have both art and story by the end of the contest, you will be disqualified.
-While applications are open PM me All and Any of your Questions, absolutely no spamming will be allowed durring this time when forms are Open.

Questions and Answers:

Q:Are we allowed to add more sections?

A: Yes, as many as you'd want just make sure to have the ones in the form.

Q:Neara, could we use Halibell and Darzek in our stories?

A: Yes, you can use any existing WoI.

Color Codes:
body base color: 59442f
tan color: c68b53
markings and spots: 2b1f13
paw pads: 985d4f
claw color: 161511
nose: 92816f
eye yellow: fff038
eye blue: 92f8c9

WINNER! Tabby Bae - 98

Glint. - 97
Darry + Wesker - 96
The-Red-Wolfy - 96
Lavapony - 95
Ember Sky - 94
WBS - 92
Mordacious - 90
Junsui - 88
iceeon - 87
Aeyote - 86
Willow - 85
MoonSkye - 83
Arwey - 82
alaska - 77
Just Peachy - 62


Ended Friday, June the 1st.

[Angua]

wow! this design is perfect! cant stop starring

[Equus caballus]

Name: kelpara(kelp cama from the looks of a kelpie)
Gender:female
Personality:
brave
she has always been brave. she has never backed down and will stand up to almost anything. she does well in her training and she can't wait to see her armour. she promised herself to stay strong and protect isket and fight with the warriors.
loyal
her loyalness has never left her. she is trusted by everyone and will do anything. nothing can annoy this girl, besides kronadors.
happy
she is never sad(unless someone dies). she is also create with pups because of this trait.
ready
kelpara is always ready. no matter what.
Story:WIP
Art:WIP
What is the name of the woi's enemy?kronadors
Is it important to color your WoI in the official ref lines?yes and no. yes because they have all the traits and details, also,the board can see if anyone has made different WoIs that dont exist. no because if you do art for competitions you can't enter colour-ins and its nice to do something a little different like the pose
what is this contest judged by?50%art and 50%story

WIP,goodluck to everyone

[Lavapony]

My story and form is now completed, But art may be added through out this until judging is final ^^
This is the Lestat in my story, he is owned by Silver bullets yes, I have permission to use him in this story ^^
Name:Pyres <3
Why name her Pyres?I named her pyres since I've been dieing to use that name, I came up with it at a typo on a chat, Neara knows of that, the name described me, so I thought I would find a stunning adoptable that described me like the name, which I thought this adoptable fitted the name and myself perfectly.
Gender:female
Personality:Sweet, kind caring. A believer she believes in many WOI legends. She is a bit of a show off (like myself) hates to loose in anything, even if it's something she's terrible at. She's very brave, will go into battle, even if not quite old enough, but loves to play with the pups a lot. Kronadors are her worst enemy is that the second she laid eyes on them, she smelled trouble, she's been a good girl and stayed away from them for her own good, but I'm not so sure if that will last very long, or expect a brutal battle with her pack mates. She might seem little a little sweetie from the beginning that wouldn't hurt a fly. But in battle she is brutal in cruel, shows no mercy. But she always stops at the first pounce if cant see who she's attacking to make sure it's not another pack member. She is very loyal to her pack, if they want her to do something, it will bed one, or had her best effort, she may not enjoy these tasks but they are done, as if she is asked to patrol, she will, but isn't her favorite job, she loves to hunt and battle. She mostly likes to go out with a few pack friends and hunt for awhile, she can live with patrolling if she's with someone.
In pyres' free time she loves to relax a the foot of a strong tree. She also likes to sharpen her claws on old trees, she says it makes her paws relaxed.
Se feels like she needs to meet some more of her pack mates, she doesn't seem to know many that well.
She can only seem to recognize her alphas, and that's not a big step since everyone knows them.
Story:

Trainee years

I wake up, i get up and yawn. I stretch a bit then peer outside the den The Golden sun is high in the light blue sky. "I'm late!" Pyres squeals, i bolt out of the den trying to find where my fellow trainees are meeting today, my first day and I'm late! I burst into the clearing, i see fresh prints, lots of them, i follow the tracks to everyone, i bump into the one who is training us "Late?" They ask me "Sorry" I whimper then scramble up with the others. "Better not be a regular thing" They say to me with a small shake of the head.
"I was explaining that we are tracking today" they say to us. we follow them into the meadow. We watch him stalk a small rabbit. we watch closely not wanting a second to be missed. he pounces then kills it with a swift bite. He carries it to us. "You guys will all choose a another pup to go with, we will see what you can do" They say "Report back here with your catches, good luck"
All of us scramble together, i found a pup to work with, we nodded to each other then we trotted quietly seeking all signs of prey.
I lift up my nose to sniff the air "smell that?" I ask her. she nods, i move into a crouch then stalk from where the scent it, she is copying my movements behind me. We burst out of the bushes then we pounce on the rabbit. i lifted it up happily. "lets find another for you to take back" I say then i follow her. shortly we find a thin rabbit, she easily gets it, we together carry them back.
Our trainer nods with approval to see we're the second group back, but even then, the other group only had one rabbit. "Well done pups" he says to us. A lot later the final pair comes back with nothing, they give their sorry then we head back to camp as its getting dark, we caught 6 rabbits today and I'm completely tired out, we eat our share then go back to our den, getting rest for tomorrow as it will be another big day.

Last day of training in hunting...

I've done very well the past while for my hunting training, as fun as it was, this didn't feel like my thing.
I can't wait until warrior training.
We all assemble in front of our trainer
"Congratulations everyone, this is your final day of hunting training" He says to us "assemble into a group of three and bring back some large game" He commanded, i went into the group that I've always been with, we bowled out into the blue grasses, sniffing crazy to find a deer or antlered animal, i turned to one wolf, we caught the same scent, we stealthily trotted after the scent without a sound then came across a medium sized elk, we all went side by side then pounced, me on the back, he pounced on the head, she pounced on the behind, we took it down then attacked it until its struggles stopped. We panted rapidly as we were all tired out completely, we stood up grabbing the elk then walked back to our trainer. He gave us a grin with his sparkling white teeth. "First back, you are my finest hunters" He told us, but this didn't seem to be my thing, it wasn't what i longed for, i want to be a warrior.
We thanked him. We cooled down after awhile then waited for everyone to return. "Of coarse you guys got here first" the second returning group said to us. We shrugged then everyone returned. We all passed the hunting training, soon. i might become a solder.

Solider training, Day one

I get up bright and early, not wanting the same experience I had the first day of hunting training.
But that wouldn't of been as worse than that happening today. I sneak out of the den and trot to the stunning blue fields, I trot around the field warming up for warrior training, I prick my ears forward, I hear a rustling, I stop. I assume it's a rabbit, so a crouch down and stalk, I burst out and pounced on the so called rabbit, but it's not a rabbit, it's a Small Kronador, I howl being scare and surprised. I hear rustling behind me, I look back, a mother Kronador. I yipe so loud the whole valley cold probably hear me. Then my pack mates burst out after the sound of thundering paws, this was an attack from the Kronadors, I'm still on the small one I tackled. The strongest warriors attack the intruders, the one who was going to train me today stopped in front of me as he was there first "Nice work kid" he said to me "Finnish it off" he commanded then moved back into battle, I stared down at the Kronador. As I was told, I killed it. The battle finished our pack victorious.
The of who will be training me at sun high walks with me back "What where you doing out here so early?" he asks me. "I was warming up for my first day of training to be a warrior" I reply "I heard rustling then I pounced" I explained. He nodded "We where lucky that you where there or we may not of won" He told me. "I see a great warrior in you, keep up the great work, Pyres" he told me then waited in camp for everyone to show. I sat by him until everyone came. It was mid afternoon when the last wolf showed up, clearly late.
Our trainer gave a warning to her, he looked mad, very.
"Well before we start our training, I would like to recognize Pyres, if you hadn't heard, she was up early and found
Kronadors invading our territory, she killed one and Lead our pack to them" He told us all, I felt proud from this.
I still can't believe I lead my pack to victory.
My friend Lestat came up to me "Nice job finding them" he told me "Thanks" I say with a smile
Now when all of that cleared up, we where taught how to sharper our claws on the trees when they are getting dull. We also fought with each other, but I wasn't allowed to inflict real pain.
I hope when i become an apprentice i can help in more battles like this.
We have learned a few other strategies like how to roll a bigger opponent off of us since it might happen for dominance.
I feel like i have much to learn about this new skill but this is for me, its not like on the first day of hunting i found a legendary animal that can now be used for prey or anything.

The next day...

I wake up early again, this will become a regular thing in case i can get more praise for stopping attacks.
I go out into our glorious dew covered fields and trot around, mostly excerpting but enemies are at the back of my mind.
The golden sun slowly rises and its just stunning from where I'm sitting, on a high up rock looking down at the color filled plain.
I wonder why no body else ever comes up here.
Maybe I'll find someone to come up here with me some time.
I stand up then press my paws into the ground, wanting some memory that i was here. I scratch my name into the ground in front of it, this is my spot. It always wil- wait a minute... i see a Kronador print with a name, i growl, cover it with mud then feel satisfied.
That's how a boss does it i thought
Before i get late today i start to trot to where we train, 2nd one there, but the leader didn't mind since i was practically patrolling.
He just told me he never wants me to be here last or late unless there's a real emergency which might happen to me for stopping an attack, i might be wanted by our enemies.
Everyone finally got here, we are back to the rolling big opponents off of each other.
I was first, our trainer attacked me, but really easily not trying to hurt me, he sat on me, i tried to not scream out 'Get off me you fat lump!' but i squirmed then rolled him off of me, he told me to come at him. So i did, i i bolted to him pounced onto his back and mauled his scruff, i think i did i pretty good job, but he still has to go agents about 12 other pups, but only about 3 of them, including me where strong, when i was told i was done and what i did well, i sat with the other 2 strong wolves like me.
After every pup went to fight, he recognized us 3 for our good strategy and getting him off the fastest, we all went to our den to rest.



Last Day of warrior Training...

I Wake up At mid afternoon, we where told that we would meet a few hours after.
I Stand up, Give a huge yawn then stretch. I trot out of the den to where we will meet for today's final section, but i stop to wait for my other two friends in warrior training. We walk there together. We stand around awhile. No body comes.
My friend Lestat lays down putting there guard down but we don't.
A few wolves spring out of the bushes and attack us. Lestat and i are ready for this, we roll them off of us then attack them, The friend not paying attention was grabbed by the scruff and carried away.
"Where are the rest?" I demand. "Find out yourself weakling!" The wolf spat at me. Then The two wolves disappear, of coarse its a mystery to graduate are warrior training.
I head out with Lestat to find the rest, we follow a very thin scent train. We stay alert the whole time.
More wolves burst out that we need to fight.
Since this time we where prepared we came victorious faster.
Then My trainer comes out "Very good job you two, you are the only ones who lasted this whole round" He praised
"You have passed Warrior training, Tomorrow you are apprentices."


Apprenticing

I wake up mid noon, we where aloud to sleep until now today since we will have an action filled afternoon.
I stand up then race out of the den, oh I can't wait to find my armor!
I wish that I could go out and find it today, but I have to wait. I burst through the clearing, deciding I'll hunt first today, I slow my pace to a trot and head to the blue meadows.
I look around then meet up with Lestat "Hey bro" I say to him with a smile "Hi" he greets me.
"Ready for your first day of apprenticing?" I ask him. "Yep, completely ready" he says.
"Well lets head back before we're late for the first day" I tell him.
He nodded his agreement then we trot back.
We meet up with our instructor, she just tells us what we do each day and how we will get to the cave of armor when our time comes to seek our armor.
Today it's hunt for the pack.
I meet up with Lestat to hunt.
We head out just us together. We track down something, it smells like some kind of deer.
We stalk and try to find it, then we spot it. A medium deer of some sort.
We rip out of the bushes and attack. We win.
Later we return with two of those deer.
They where proud of us bring home good prey.
Tomorrow is warrior training.

The next day...

Today I have issues waking up.
Lestat had to personally come in and prod me until I woke up.
I realized I might be late, and he might too for staying back to wake me up on my rare lazy day.
I thought I'd make it interesting so I suggested a race to get there on time.
He agrees and we get ready. Of coarse this isn't going to be a fair race.
I call out 1...2- Go! I leave out three then bolt off to where we're supposed to meet today.
He really didn't expect me to pull that but he races closely behind me despite my little trick.
We keep racing to where we meet, he storm passed the group who was walking there.
They pick up on our idea and this was now a fight to the death. Lestat and I pick up our speed to win this "Battle"
Man these guys are slow. We are at least 3 meters ahead.
Finally it ends Lestat and I are victorious.
We both pant heavily after that race.
Apparently the she-wolf instructing our warrior stuff today was watching us. She approaches us.
"Nice job you two, but get ready more exercise where that came from" she said to us.
She jumped up onto a stump and explained what we where doing today.
She told us to go through all the boundaries and check for any of our lovely rivals, Kronadors.
She yelled go and Lestat and I trotted out. We started off n the blue meadows of ours to check there first.
When we start we aren't successful. We search the whole plain then head over to the sandier, rockier area of our territory we look through that area. It's almost unnoticeable but Lestat scents a very faint smell of Kronador.
I smell it too through the breeze, we look at each other then follow it. There it is, 2 medium sized Kronadors.
We stalk them. Luckily the wind is on our side and is blowing their scent on us.
Then we attack, we each pounce on one and use our greatest battle strategies on them to kill them.
After a tough battle, we win, only a few scratches on us too.
We each grab a carcass then walk back.
She is very impressed that we each killed one of these beasts.
We receive praise and Recognition front of the pack again.





The day I go to seek my armor

I get up nice and early on this fine day. The day I might get to find my armor.
I'm going to try hard to volunteer since I want to be the first Apprentice this year to get my armor.
I walk down to see Lestat. I tell them I want to get my armor first.
So he says he will try to go second.
I trot over to the one who sets us apprentices off for our armor.
"Can I please go first to find my armor?" I ask them.
"Since you look like a strong apprentice and the first to ask, yes but you must wait for everyone to get here first" he tells me. So I sit and wait for everyone to come.
Finally everyone does.
The leader stands up tall his fluffy chest puffing out "We have a volunteer to go first!" He announces "That would be Pyres!" he calls me up, I try to look as strong as possible when I walk up I front of everyone.
I hope I look strong.
"Pyres, we all wish you luck on the trail to your armor" He tells me then gestures for me to start my journey.
I walk out with my head high. This should be a snap since I learned about how to get to my destination yesterday.
They tell me it's a long journey so I walk with a strong jump in my step.
But I decide if there are any emergencies I should conserve some of my energy.
I continue on my quest...

Sun down

The sun drops down on the horizon and I feel so close to the cave.
My senses tell me I'm so close.
The idea of finding a set of perfect armor keeps me going with only a water break or two.
I see it. A mark that we where told about, a large willow tree with two trunks that twist around each other.
Then I see it, the large cave has writing on the top that is so worn out I can't read it.
It has a large mouth with plants surrounding the rocks.
My mouth drops open in astonishment. It's a stunning view. I close my mouth, then walk inside with a smile on my face. I'm breathless, it's just so beautiful. I walk deep into the cave. Then I see the different kinds of armor. A light green set or armor with black gems leaves me breathless. This armor calls my name. I approach it then I put on the beautiful, when my warm soft fur touches the armor it flashes white along with the gems.
Then it sets to a lighter green with grey gems. It changes color, I think in heat the metal turns white along with the gems. This armor is for me. I walk out of the cave feeling like a real wolf now.

Night

I stalk out of the cave getting used to my new armor, I better. I'll be wearing this piece of work for awhile now.
I walk on the trail back to camp. It's so dark and cold but my armor holds in some of my warmth.
This armor is saving my life already. I trek out watching the ground so I don't trip over anything.
I believe I'm half way back when I see a Kronadors tracks, only one tough, but it seems sizable so I may have to fight. I follow these tracks, I stop as I smell it's awful Oder I peer out to see one alone just walking around.
I stalk it for awhile then make my move.
I attack ripping at its flesh. It was surprised by my attack by the strange noise that comes from its mouth.
It tries to return the blow but I am prepared and jump back, I lunge for its throat but i aim too high and bite down on its muzzle, it bellows another squeal then I grasp it's throat in my jaws. I suffocate it with my powerful jaws for awhile then it goes limp, I lay it down then write "Pyres' kill under it"
I continue my journey back feeling like a real WOI.
I'm still alert for more tracks and sneak attacks
I trek through the night then watch the sun peek over the horizon.

Morning
After a long night of trekking, fighting and of coarse getting used to my brand new armor.
I make it home. I hear wolves cheering my name when I enter camp.
Everyone's celebrating my return and preparing for my best rind to start his journey.
I sprint to him with a huge smile on my face "I made it!" I exclaim to him, my shining white armor with highlights of light green sparkle in the sunlight. "Wow your armor is amazing" Lestat tells me.
"Good luck man, choose something nice" I tell him. He is talked to by the one who prepares us for this journey.
I watch my best friend left and disappear into the distance, I'll really miss him but he would have to leave sooner or later. I sigh and watch him leave until I can't see him at all.
I sigh then go off to tell about my journey.
I tell them how I was on my way back then I tracked a Kronador and killed it.
They seemed impressed.

One day later

I wake up really early then sprint out of the den, I wait at the opening of our camp for Lestat to return.
It seems like forever but around afternoon he returns with Beautiful armor it's just dazzling, I sprint over to him then tackle hug him playfully, it hurt since we where both wearing armor that we still weren't completely used to yet "Grr that hurt" I say "It hurts the receiver of the tackle more" he said winded.
I stood up then backed up so he could get up, me sitting on him with heavy armor must of hurt. But I pricked my paw a bit on his armor so I guess where even.
We head out for a walk. He tells me all about his journey.
"Did you see the dead Kronador with my name in front of it?" I ask him. "Oh that was you?" he said, my name must of washed off in the rain or something. "Yup, all me" I tell him then we walk back to the dens to rest, we relax and each day we watch each pack member return.
But one never did. We had a huge search but she couldn't be found, so sadly we lost a member of our pack.


Last day of apprenticing

Ok, so here's what we do on our last day of apprenticing.
We have a battle tournament with all of the wolves we have been training with.
I honestly think my only worthy match will be Lestat but who knows the others may be strong like us as well.
I still get prepared with Lestat in case this will be a difficult match.
My armor is shining white with small touches of green. A warm day it tells me.
We do our warm ups then head to our so called "Battle Arena" we look at it.
It's a pile of logs in the shape of a huge square.
The leader of this event jumps up onto the log. He calls out
"Our toughest fighters are Lestat and pyres! Expect a fight from them!"
I smile feeling proud.
He explains that we will be out up with 3 wolves that we will fight today, and that would be our final battles of apprenticing.
The first two that I'm paired up with, I have no clue who they are.
My last opponent is Lestat. We are the so called "Grand finale"
So be it I think to myself.
I get to battle first with what's-his-face I jump into the arena.
We are reminded not to potentially hurt or attempting to kill each other.
He howls which is our starting cue. I bolt forward and slam into him full on with my armor.
He falls backwards. I stumble backwards with the recoil.
He lays there with a shocked face. The leader calls out 3-2-1 then claims me the winner.
I shrug off my small pains from the slam. Lestat comes up to me "Nice job pyres" he tells me with a smile
"Thanks" I reply.
The battles go on. Lestat one his first now I'm up again, no clue who I'm fighting once again.
I get into the square. The leader howls and I'm at work again.
Feeling considerably better I pounce on her pinning.
She squirms and tries to get me off.
On the 2 she rolls me off then attempts an attack, she clawed my chest plate.
I growl then attack again.
And yes. I sat on her.
He calls 3-2-1 and I'm victorious again.
Lestat approaches again. "Did you just sit on her?" he laughed.
"yup" I smile.
The battles go on and on.
It's my battle with Lestat. We walk into the ring calmly, this will be a great match and since we know each others moves it will be interesting.
He howls then we pounce at the same time which slams up both back.
We both stick to our feet. Circling each other thinking of our counter moves.
I run sound him to the back and attempt to knock him over alone but we both kinda fell.
We laughed then continued.
On and on we avoided and got hit a lot.
We pounce at the same time again.
We are completely tired, we fall onto our backs panting hard.
We stay like this.
Finally the leader says that we are the same strengths.
But he still only visits me after to congratulate.
He said that I still had lots of energy.
He could tell. He said that I didn't want to beat my friend.
'Ok?' I thought then I walked back alone for once to rest.



My rank is being chosen today!

I wake up bright and early, i have a huge smile on my face, my rank is being chosen today.
I'm thrilled about this, I've been waiting since i was a pup. i trot to the river, then dive in washing off my fur, getting ready.
I shake my soaking fur then walk back to camp trying not to get it dirty.
I'm called over with everyone else.
I wait for awhile then 5th, my name is called by Nauti.
"Congratulations Pyres, your a candidate to become a...amazing member in our pack." They say
"Now what you have been waiting for, your rank is..."
Yes, I'm leaving you guys like that, if i really get successful, later on you will know me better and see what rank Nauti appoints me.
Until then, your friend Pyres~


My retired days
Wh-what are you talking about? I'll never be retired never!
Pyres never wants to retire, even when she gets old (in a long time) she still plans on finding an adventure in the small things she does everyday, never to give up.
Sure they won't be as great as stopping invasions, but something.

Anything else?:Thought I'd say where she is standing in the photo is the place she wrote her name.
Art:
All art by me!
Sorry for over doing a bit, I got bored xD
Pyres designs
Excuse crappyness
Beautiful headshot...
From the story
Crappy sketch
Colored full
Paw heart
Paw O
Tail design
Pyres full color 2
What is the name of the woi's enemy?Kronadors
Is it important to color your WoI in the official ref lines?I think it is important, but since I can't color very well, for pyres to look her best, I would request someone else to do it, I think it is important so others can go through the colored in section and see them all c: also, TWG needs them for reference son the main page so we all know what the different WOI look like, since this form may not show all the correct markings.
what is this contest judged by?judged mainly on story and art 50/50.
Other I really love her, she is the most beautiful design ever...it would mean a lot if i actually won her i am doing my best with this form, and art. I hope I do well c:

Neara..you made my true through an adoptable <3
I must try hard, I want her a lot c:
Best.woi.ever.

[Mozzie]

-Reserved-

[Junsui]

Name:
Ryolan

How To Pronounce Name:
Ree-OH-lan
{Lan can rhyme with "plan", or it can rhyme with Don.}

Gender:
Male

Height:
4 Feet, or 3 1/2 feet.

Weight:
98 lbs.

People he knows:

• Rallaya, his mother
• Darren, his deceased brother
• Gralcyr, his father
• Many other WOI. Ones in particular that he knows well are;
  Akiaterine, Mizuki, Tira, Valai, Sorren, Regian, Ishanue, Darzek, Halibell, Rayo, Soraya, Vouno.

Personality:
Ryolan fears the time that he has to sleep, each and every night. He stays awake for as long as he can, but he is also cursed with tiring quickly. Ryolan has nightmares every night. Horrifying ones. Ones about breaking bones, falling into pits of darkness and pain, his loved ones dying, and WOIs making his life miserable. He knows all the horrors this world has to offer because of that, which, strangely makes him a great WOI. He is full of courage, for there is nothing he fears more than falling into the dark abyss of sleep. He fears his nightmares so much that other things do not scare him. Now, you would say he dreams of killing Kronadors, but he can't. He wishes deeply to, for they killed his brother. His beloved brother. They killed his best friend, and he will never forgive them for that, for also giving him another thing to have nightmares about.
He tries his hardest to earn his armor, with no luck. It is said to him time after time that he is "not ready." He cannot figure out how, as he has the courage, the strength, and the sharp mind for it. But he knows he must do whatever he can to prepare himself for the day he does earn his armor.
Despite his nightmares, he has a bright and sunny personality, and he is usually kind and open. He is grumpy often and very moody, but most commonly he greets people with open friendliness, and so he has quite a few friends. But nothing like his brother. His brother was the best friend he ever had, always sticking up for his runt-like pup brother who had little muscle or fat, who was quiet, and who had unexplainable horrifying nightmares that no one, no matter how much his mother wanted to, could get rid of. Ryolan's father never liked him much, occasionally would lick his muzzle when he was sad or try to teach him to hunt, but otherwise he only gave advice and stayed away. Ryolan's brother Darren used to say he didn't know what to do with his sons.
Ryolan is often depressed, as his nightmares sometimes bother him during the day, and he always tends to get the unlucky end of everything. He is also a daydreamer, which his mother reprimands him for every time she catches him doing it. His mother loves him, but hse is quick-tempered and strict, and overly protective, so at times she can annoy him.

What He Thinks Of Himself:

I do have nightmares. Nobody minds, but... I'm worried they think I'm insane because I have them. Like I could never be a real Warrior of Isket. I... want to be normal, but it's hard to live up to everybody's expectations when it's hard enough to live up to my own. I do miss my brother, so much. I clearly remember the murder. The time when he was killed. How it happened. When it happened. I was there, after all. I have a pretty good memory, but sometimes I forget the smallest things, while remembering the biggest things. The females like me, I can tell, but I don't really, er, want a mate yet. I'm a little confused, sometimes, because, yes, my mind goes other places during the day. I suppose if it didn't, I'd have good dreams and bad reality. My life isn't perfect, but I'm an optimist, and I try to make it as enjoyable as possible. My mother, she gives in to depression and anxiety too easily, and most of my personality is from her, so I don't know how that came about. My father doesn't care for me too much, but every now and again he stops by to say hello or I love you or how's the hunting and then he leaves. He and my mother don't get along very well, but it could be me. It could all be me. But oh well. I find that thinking about the bad things in life leads to sadness, sadness is only caused by something not reaching our expectations, as I always say. For example, my parents are depressed becuase they expected to be together forever. They expected their sons to be perfect. They expected both of them to live, not just one.
They expected that I would have sweet dreams at night.
I guess I too am sad because of that, but I also expected to have my brother live to be as old as I will, hopefully. I guess we WOI are sad because we expect all the Kronadors to die one day. But yet they won't. So we are all sad.
I love to eat, like my brother, because everything is loveable about food. You can never be sad about food, whether it's what you wanted or not. I also used to love running out in the forest at night with my brother to feel dangerous, but that last journey there a year and a half ago didn't meet my expectations. I still have nightmares about it.
The murder.

Stories:

Prologue, the Murder:
{As a pup}
Ryolan's brother's pawsteps thudded against the ground in the moist, dark forest, as they ran from an unexplainable hissing sound. It can't be a snake, it can't be anything else! What else could it be? Ryolan thought. His older brother sniffed the ground, and his heart thudded harder as he lifted his head up from the ground, grey eyes huge. "What?" Skinny Ryolan asked, nervous.
"Kronadors." The word came out as a hiss itself from his brother's mouth, his eyes terrified and unblinking. Eventually, he snapped out of it and pushed his little brother. "GO!" He howled, as a green, snake-like creature slipped from the shadows into the silver moonlight. "Hello, Warrior Of Isssket." The Kronador hissed, a smug sneer on it's face. Ryolan ran as fast as he could, as the trees and grass in front of him blurred into nothing but distance he had to overcome. He panted, exhausted, but kept going, until he realized he just left his brother behind. "Brother!" He screamed, hearing a yelp and the sound of claws scratching flesh. Turning around, despite his brother's weak directions to run and get Mother, and jumped at the nearest Kronador, not caring about life and death. Just caring about his one and only brother.
The one he was about to lose.
The Kronador flung him off, but not before he was able to bite a chunk of it's scaly shoulder skin. It hissed as it bled scarlet blood, and it's bloody fangs glittered harshly in the faint moonlight as it howled in pain. As soon as it recovered, Ryolan was on his paws, confident that he could get another lucky shot in now. But the Kronador pinned him down faster than he could think and hissed into his ear, "Don't bother. Your death will only be more painful, Ryolan." Ryolan struggled to move, as his brother was given a huge gash on the front leg from a large Kornador with a scar across his neck, ugly and pink. It looked him in the eye and hissed at him. It was a horrible sound. The Kronador on top of him caught his attention again by clawing at his nose teasingly. He knew he had this WOI's life in his talons, and he could play with his prey all he wanted. Besides, this particular one looked like it had potential, looked like it would grow to be a strong warrior. He didn't want that, so he slashed harder, making Ryolan and his brother scream as they both experienced pain at the same time, blood coming up out of his brother's mouth as he screamed. "Now, don't struggle or your death will be even more bloody and painful than it already would be," The Kronador laughed, amused as he cut a scar across Ryolan's face in the shape of a triangle.
"What have I ever done to you?!" Ryolan said, biting down hard on the Kronador's paw. It hissed and let go of him, giving him a chance to see his brother once again.
But his brother was too far gone to be helped. He turned to look at Ryolan as the Kronadors swiped at his legs, making him suffer and die a slow death. Finish him off already! Don't let him suffer! He thought, dodging a Kronador as it leaped near his head and missed, crashing into the ground with a thud. He raced toward his brother, and, knowing this would scar him for the rest of his life, turned to him and whispered, "I will miss you, Brother. I'm sorry. I'm sorry this happened." And put him out of his misery just as a Kronador caught a claw on his shoulder. Ryolan yiped and fell backwards, howling for the others to come. His brother was dead, and he would be too, as they started to work slowly on his death, too, with slashing claws and evil, bloody smiles that smelled of murder. They cut scratches on his legs, ears, and tail, just to start the pain, and would then scratch him until they hit an artery and he died. Which, in the way things were going, was going to last an eternity. He closed his eyes, trying to ignore the pain so the Kronadors did not feel as though they won.
A howl broke his concentration.
"GET!" Ryolan opened his eyes to see Mizuki fly out of the branches and attack a Kronador, biting into his neck. Tira was second, slipping into the shadows to disguise herself and then coming at the Kronador who had just barely touched his talons to Ryolan's neck when he was killed. Valai soon followed, with Akiaterine behind her, her usually shy eyes glimmering with fury. Ryolan laid there in shock as his wounds bled, howls screaming inside his ears and blood tainting the forest. He was unable to move for the past hour as the clumps of furious Kronadors were defeated, his brother's ripped body dragged back to their home. Once it had all passed, Akiaterine gently tapped his shoulder. He looked up at her and blinked in confusion. "H-huh? What's going... on?" He said drowsily, this whole nightmare affecting him. His mother and father came out of the dark into the dawn, and signaled that Akiaterine could leave. She nodded and left, not looking back. His mother licked his cheek and nuzzled Ryolan, tears forming in her eyes from the incident that made tears flow into his. His father frowned miserably, looking into the distance, trying not to cry. "What are we going to do?" Ryolan asked after a few minutes of complete silence had passed.
"We are going to kill the Kronadors. Every single last one of them. Kill their children, their parents, their elders, whatever it takes to get revenge." His father growled, pain turning to fury. He kicked a Kronador head, biting it and flinging it into the distance. "Kill every one of them until we are victorious! Until we don't have to face those monsters anymore!" His father howled as though there were still Kronadors nearby.
I shall mourn for you tomorrow, Brother. But tonight I must face my nightmares.

First, the Discovery:
{As a young adult, about one and a half years later}
Flashing lights broke the silence, blinding Ryolan's eyes. Make it stop... the thought barely processed in his mind as crashing pain filled his head. He could hear the pain, slicing through his willpower, until finally he collapsed unto whatever dark surface his mind could imagine. He covered his blinded eyes with a shaking paw and listened to the caw of crows, soaring above his head. Kill me, please! Tear me limb from limb if you must! End this! He screamed out with his mind, kicking his legs and trashing as ants crawled over his body, biting at the same time. He screamed, keeping his eyes jammed shut so he didn't have to see them. He felt like nothing, as if he never mattered. Nothing mattered now but pain. Pain would conquer all, one day.
Is that day here?
Bright light flooded his vision as his eyes snapped open, heart beating fast and breath heavy. On his paws in a second, Ryolan jumped up, tail up and ears as well. "Where are they?" Ryolan screamed, looking around.
"Umm, what? Did... did you hear something?" Ishanue's quiet voice said. He looked down at his paws, embarassed.
"The ants! Where are they?!" Ryolan said, checking his body for bites. When he found none, he sighed, laying back down onto the ground. He was exhausted. He had stayed up all night, though he shouldn't have, to stay away from the nightmares. He would never get used to them. "S-sorry Ryolan, but.... Soraya says we have to get up early. You know, training for battle...." He said, not wanting Ryolan to attack him. Ryolan turned to him. "Oh, sorry. I just... you know. Had a bad night." He said, and got up, stalking away from Ishanue. A bad night. As always...

rescue me, in the middle of the ocean
crashing down, it's always hard to breathe
some say, it's hard to make the changes
rescue me and i'll never be the same



rescue me in the middle of my darkest hour
time will tell i never really had the power
some say, it's easier to give up on it
i say, it's time to rescue me

Ryolan hummed the old tune his father had once sang to him, as the hot sun and the humidity baked him in the hot summer daylight. He gasped, before leaping again and twisting, snapping his fangs at almost the perfect moment before Ishanue managed to tackle him down. Ishanue looked at him in apology, and glanced at Halibell. She didn't seem to notice, so he helped Ryolan up with a gentle smile. "Sorry, I tried not to be rough. You okay? You seem... bothered by something." Ishanue said softly, but Ryolan's melody still played in his head and he got up;

lost and lonely people standing by, afraid to try
some of them here, the same as you and i
the differences are all but left behind
so i need you now



rescue me in the middle of the ocean
crashing down, it's always hard to breathe
some say, it's hard to make the changes
rescue me and i'll never be the same

He whipped his head around and got up. "Wuh?" He said, in a confused tone. Rallaya, Ryolan's mother, turned to him with a snarl. "You daydreamer! Get back to training, why don't you?!" She barked. Ryolan's ears flopped down, ashamed. Her mother fixed her eyes on him, growing softer. "Sorry, but please, please try for me? There have been reported sightings of Kronadors, and we don't want that." She said, and returned to ferociously attacking a palm frond, which she used as a dummy for practicing her fighting skills. As Hallibell said, "We must train to be our best, and we will do that in whatever ay we can." Ryolan sighed. Today had been a terrible day. He had been unlucky all day, but then, he was born unlucky. He was tired of it. He was tired of his life. It seemed as though every kept an eye on him, to watch for when he broke down and simply went insane. Like he was just an amusement for them. He turned away from Ishanue, and grumbled as he walked away through the bushes. Once he was far enough away, the tears came. Blurring his vision, only reminding him that life had no mercy, that every day and night, a new misery waited for him. He ran, afraid someone would find him here, weeping and growling like he had gone mad. He looked up at the sky, still crying out his pain, but what was the point of it all? This isn't fair. Brother, help me! I can't take this! Darren, where are you? Have you abandoned me to my nightmares? He said, scowling at the blue sky, happy and cheerful-looking. So uplifting, that he wanted to burn it down and bring the rain to hide his tears. I wish I could burn it all down. Burn this miserable life to ashes. But I don't have the courage to. I'm a coward. He bit his lip and tried to ignore the tears, until he heard a branch snap. He blinked his eyes open and turned to the sound. He remembered his brother's advice from a few days before he died.
Keep your eyes open. You have something they don't. You can make it in this cruel world.
From the sound came a beautiful young WOI, looking shyly at him. He recognized her. Akiaterine. She had always tried to help him in life, but he hadn't seen her in a while. Perhaps she pitied him too, like they all did. He narrowed his eyes at her. "What do you want?" He said with a sigh.
"I was wondering what was wrong. You ran in the middle of training. Your mother's ranting yet again, Soraya's disappointed, Rayo is trying to focus on more important things, and your father is scowling at a tree. So, yes, Halibell sent me to tell you you're screwed, so you should probably stay here until everything cools down." She said with a shy smile that seemed to plead that he didn't tell anyone she said that.
"Those exact words?" He joked. She shook her head, laughing, and then immediately darted her head toward another scent. A cruel, familiar smell.
Akiaterine gasped. "Kr...Kron...Kron..." She couldn't complete the word, too concentrated on locating the beasts.
So Ryolan finished for her, with even more shock.
"Kronadors."



Second, the Fear:
Just like the night he ran from the Kronadors before, the night when his brother was killed, the ground, the very Earth itself, seemed to blur all around him as he ran as fast as he could, panting. He longed to stop, but Akiaterine was a few feet ahead of him, and who knew, the Kronadors might have detected WOI scent and could be plunging through the forest right now, searching for them. His breath rasped in his throat, being pushed out of his lungs and sucked back in, as hard as he could to energize his tired body. He and Akiaterine broke through the brush to get to Soraya, who had an annoyed look on her face as she watched the two young WOI run up to her with exasperated breathing. She sighed. "What is it, Ryolan?" She said, obviously considering never letting him earn his armor, or at least, that's what interpreted it as. He looked down at the bluish grass, ashamed. Akiaterine spoke for him in his hesitation, telling the story as quickly as she could as though she would never have the chance to again. Every WOI wose to their paws at the word Kronadors, prepared to fight them as though they were about to rush out from the brush right now. Aponi narrowed his eyes into the distance, Tevron growled, Romulus scowled, and Lotis kept close to her mate, ready to fight. Luther and Halibell's eyes widened, afraid for each other.
"Alright, here's our plan." Soraya said, standing tall to indicate that she was saying that something that everyone needed to hear. "We will head out to where Akiaterine and young Ryolan found the scent of groups of Kronadors, and make sure they are Kronadors and not a dead squirrel." She said, scowling at Ryolan. Why does she think I'd prank her like that? Sure, I ran off without asking in training, and ended up finding something we were supposed to train for, but can't she forgive me and not accuse me of things I didn't do? He thought, before he heard a laugh. He turned to see whether it was Akiaterine or not, or Soraya, but he didn't see anyone in sight with a smile on their face, just angry frowns, determined faces, and growling teeth. Ryolan gulped and followed Akiaterine, fearing the worst. His phobia of Kronadors would never go away, that he knew.
The blue grass twinkled with dew in the early dawn, as WOI sniffed the very terrifying scent of Kronador to get the specifics of where they were hiding and when they were here last. "Hey," Aponi called Ryolan and Akia over. "Appearently the Kronadors had detected your scent a few minutes after you ran away from theirs, curious as to who had seen where they were. Vouno, Zephyr and I have located where they are now, nearby a riverbed that dried up a few months ago. Appearently it attracts a lot of prey, and has quite a few rocks to hide behind. Just to let you know in case you wish to explore there." He said, and nodded to Rayo as he surveyed the area for any small scents or hints about what the enemy was doing. "Head back!" Was all Rayo ordered, but it was enough. Everyone chattered and gossiped as they walked back to home, with worried and scared faces. Let's hope we don't have to fight. If we do, however, I will kill every single Kronador I see without hesitation. None at all. He said, no longer afraid of the Kronadors, but rather the nightmares that would be thrown at him when he slept.
They next morning flew by like a blur. WOI talked about what to do about the Kronadors, and Ryolan's friends talked in hushed voices about how Ryolan would feel about the fight about to happen. Ryolan's mother growled about how the Kronadors dared to face the WOI, and had the audacity to have some of them live right in the middle of WOI territory. Ryolan wished more than ever that he had his armor, that he could fight with them. "Ryolan." A voice growled behind him. He jumped, as he had been way too concentrated on his thoughts than behind him. He turned to see his father behind him, eyes glistening with anger. "Ryolan," He said. "If I die in this battle, don't be too sad for too long. Try to be the best son you'd think I'd want to have." His father said, staring off into the distance. To Ryolan, what he said was selfish in his thoughts. It's like he's saying I'm not a good enough son for him, and if he dies, he wants me to be the son I never was, that he was hoping I would be. I think. He thought, angered by the fact that his father didn't even talk to him a lot, and now he wanted him to be a better son then he was. He narrowed his eyes at his father and walked away. Not that he would notice.
Not that he would care.

Third, the Sacrifice:
WIP

Fourth, the Battle:


Art:

Something quick, made with SAI.


By Tesserae


By me


By Vampicorn


Sketch by me


What is the name of the woi's enemy?
Kronadors, the scaly, dragon-like creatures that the WOI fight.

Is it important to color your WoI in the official ref lines?
Yes, because TWG needs them for references.

what is this contest judged by?
Half art, half story.

this and all contests are judged mainly on story and art 50/50 but other sections are taken into consideration as well nothing is left out.

[AmigoGirl]

*jawdrop*

[zima.]

I may apply ^^
Not sure if this is the one, though xD

[leirah.]

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Name:
Her name is Tikisha because I think that's a beautiful name and on my rp my charrie is her mate and I love her name and her and mine go together great c:
Nicknames:
She goes by Kisha, but she prefers you to call her by her full name but if you don't then it's fine with her but sometimes she forgets her nickname.
Names She Gets Called:
She has many nicknames due to her personality she gets called Shy,Little one,Pretty girl,Smartie. weird names like that.

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• About Her...•
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Gender:
This beautiful sweetheart is a girl because I've always wanted a WOI and I always wanted it a little girl because girl animals are awesomer then boys XP
Personality:
Tikisha is a mixture someways she has her days sometimes she doesn't.Tikisha can get angry easily and she does have a bit of a bad attitude. One time she didn't get her way and she snapped at her parents, but usually she's shy. Tikisha is very shy near WOI's she doesn't know and even with some WOI's she knows she is still shy around them. Tikisha is not brave she's a scardey cat but she will fight for her pack and she's not afraid to kill or hurt something if it's the right thing to do. Tikisha is very sweet she is helpful and obeys everyone and respects everyone she should respect, she also is very smart and can run fast and smell good. Tikisha could smell out a deer that is at least 5 miles away and she can run fast, she's faster than a lot of the others in her pack.
A Small Little Story On How Tikisha Got Her Name:
One day in a nice lovely den a beautiful W.O.I named Alari gave birth to 2 beautiful pups. Alari's mate name Lupas named the little itty bitty brute Cupid and then Alari named the little cute fae Tikisha because Tikisha was a beautiful name. Tik was Lupus' dad's name and Isha was Alari's mother's name so she combined the two names together creating Tikisha. Alari moved slightly and nuzzled her beautiful pup," I honor you with a great name only a beautiful fae can handle your name is Tikisha little one, my little one."

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• The Hunt....•
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Story:
The sun was shiny bright meaning one thing only, morning. Tikisha lifted her head as she heard a wolf squealing, it was her little sister, Maryiell squeaking," It's time Tikisha." Tikisha knew why her sister was so happy she didn't have to enter The Hunt. Tikisha got to her paws and padded out of the den and looked at her mother who had a sad face and dipped her head slightly. Tikisha padded with Cupid at her side and she pinned her ears as a large black W.O.I came into view," Don't worry it'll be okay." Cupid said and nuzzled Tikisha slightly. Tikisha nodded and sat down staring at the big W.O.I as he growled," Today us the day of the hunt and we have some new teens I see." he said grizzly and snarled," In the hunt you must collect 16 pieces of prey before dusk if you return with less i will kill you." he snaps visiously. Tikisha felt like crying it was so hard to get prey with so many W.O.I's around she whimpered slightly and then turned to look at the woods." kill if you Want." the black WOI says and growls," Grt out if here!" Tikisha started out running fast she could barely see where she was going as she ran in the cluster of W.O.I 's,"Get me out of here." she muttered as a W.O.I rammed into her knocking her off her paws and face first onto the ground as W.O.I 's ran her over she gasped In pain and tried to get up,"I have to fight." she whimpered to herself as her body fought the urge to get up,"Once again into the hunt I will not loose I'm not a playtoy." she muttered quietly and faced the woods snarling she knew what awaited in those woods and she would fight them. Tikisha entered the woods and looked around and lifted her nose up smelling for prey but there was no luck. Tikisha sighed and looked at her bloody paw and felt the urge to get sick and her stomach was already growling, she sighed and slowly dragged herself into a small den and lied there looking around she sighed," Wait a minute what's that smell?" she asked and pulled herself out of the den and spotted a deer she pressed her belly against the cold ground and lunged forward snarling and snapped the deer's neck. A W.O.I snarled from behind her," Thanks for the prey." it snarled and Tikisha realized that it was actually more than one there was 4. Tikisha snarled,"It's not yours it's mine now back away!" she snarled and then realized they weren't talking to her they were talking to small W.O.I who was curled up in a shy ball," I'm so sorry." she whispered In a hoarse voice. Tikisha growled,"Lrave her alone!" but before she could leap at them a W.O.I tackled her and she noticed it was her brother,"Grt out of here now I seen a pack nearby well far away just go quickly join them!" Tikisha whimpered and ran off until she spotted the pack and she toon a deep breath and sighed," I must do what's right if I can join them the memories will go away and I could live perfectly please let my brother be okay." she prayed and slowl moved torwards the pack gulping.
Sorry it wasn't as long as I planned I'm very busy
Art:
Drawing Created/Drawn by Starlight109

Drawing Created/Drawn by Starlight109

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Drawing Created/Drawn by Starlight109

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• About W.O.I 's...•
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What is the name of the woi's enemy?
Kronadors those weird scaly creatures that fight against fmthe WOIs
Is it important to color your WoI in the official ref lines?
Yes because it lets People know which WOI you own and to add to the archives.
what is this contest judged by?

This contest will be 50/50 judged on art and story writing. Other sections will be taken into consideration as well as the main two sections, that must be filled out.

[the.kitsune.prince]

Name:

Okpara [ock-par-ah]
Egyptian name meaning "firstborn".

Nickname:

Ok [ock]

Gender:

Male

Age:

Older Teenager
Semi-Mature

Type of WoI:

Short Ears and Long Tail

Personality:

Calm
Kind
Romantic
Cocky
Protective
Stubborn

Relationships:

[Blitz's] Valai - Cousin/Best Friend
[Silver Bullet's] Lestat - Cousin-in-Law/Valai's Mate
Both used with permission

Vazark - Father
Anakarune - Mother
Alverdai - Uncle/Valai's Father
Kaepa - Aunt/Valai's Mother
Tanvae – Uncle
Names by me and Blitz

Story:

[Story made with help from Blitz due to that fact Valai and Okpara shall be cousins if I win.]
[My story are more like a collection of key points in his life.]

---| Baby/Toddler |---
Birth
A howl of sorrow rippled out from a small cave, as the sun rose. It had happened much too quickly. A limp body, the smell of blood. A grey dappled and white female laid without life, two pups beside her. One of them moved towards her for warmth, whilst the other one laid like it's mother, still. The heavy breaths of three were the only thing that could be heard.
"She's dead, Anakarune's dead..." A tan warrior said looking over to the body, his facial expression was dim as he spoke. The other two males looked at the female, that laid still beside a large boulder. The tan one spoke again, "What do we do with the pup?"
"I'll look after him," A light tone intruded the males deeper ones. The voice came from a beautifully built female with a swollen stomach, as she entered from the cave entrance, "I am to give birth soon, the pup can be amongst my own."
"You want to look after my son?" The mate of the dead female spoke. His body looked stiff with shock but his voice was clear. The small group of loners looked at him, he had moved to his love's corspe and was now sitting by her.
"Kaepa is the pup's aunt, brother...I promise he'll be fine with her," said Alverdai, the alpha of the group, rose to his feet before walking next to the younger male, "Trust me, Vazark." The pack of warriors waited for Vazark to speak, before they moved from their spots.
"I trust you, Kaepa," Vazark finally decided after a minuter or so. The mud-coloured male stood, to pick up his son. He carried the newborn over to Kaepa who was laying down ready for the pup to feed. The pup was cold from being left next to his mum's lifeless figure, so the warmth of Kaepa came as a bit of a shock to him, but soon warmed up and latched onto one of Kaepa's already lactating teets.
"What shall his name be?" Kaepa asked looking to Vazark, after remembering the pup was still nameless. Vazark's head perked up at this question. He thought about a suitable name for his only pup, taking into account what Anakarune would have choosen.
"He'll be called Okpara, for being my first and only son," Vazark replied, his amber eyes watching his pup suckle on his recently adoptive mother. The male turned his attention to Anakarune's body, "We must find her a resting place...it's what she deserves." His brothers nodded before they laid her body equally agaisnt their backs. Vazark walked out of the cave entrance signalling the other two males to follow.
"We'll be back soon, Kaepa," Alverdai told his mate, as he walked in almost unison with Tanvae towards the cave's entrance.

Father
"I think it's best for the pup, Alverdai," Vazark said stubbornly, sitting down in the light of the sun.
"He's your son! You can't just pretend he's mine," Alverdai replied, his face a mixture of anger and unsureness. He went over on what they were talking about, one little thing that Okpara said.
"Alverdai. It's pretty much set," The muddy brown male whispered, not looking up at his brother. Vazark's mind kept replaying the small scene over in his head. Alverdai walked next to his upset brother, "It's only happened once."
"Once is all it takes..." Vazark trailed off, staring into oblivion, "He called you father."

--| Child |---
Sister
"Can I play with her yet!" A pup asked while jumping around, who he thought was, his mother and new baby sister.
"Not yet, Okpara," Kaepa told him softly, whilst half licking her own pup's head. She was waiting for her mate to arrive so they could name their pup together. As she was thinking this, her adoptive son was annoyingly jumping on his uncle's back.
"Tanvae! Tanvae! Look at the pup!" The uncontrollable young male said with joy, his tag wagging side to side quickly. Okpara's two toned eyes looked kindly into his uncle's green ones. Tanvae grinned, "In a minute, Okpara. Alverdai must see the pup first."
*
Alverdai shot forward, eager to catch some food for his pack. His mouth watered but his intentions were for family not himself, his duty was to feed and bring water to those of his pack before he ate or drank. The caramel brown male caught the small piece of prey, despite being worn out from catching the other two pieces.
"Brother!" Vazark said to Alverdai, out of breath but still strong. His lean body walked towards the other male slowly, "Carry the prey you've gathered now. Kaepa has not long given birth."
"What?" Alverdai looked at his brother with wide eyes, his heart leaped from his chest full of joy relizing he was a father. His large bones almost were locked in place with cheerful shock. Shaking his stiff neck he snapped back to reality, Alverdai quickly grabbed two of the prey and raced back to camp without waiting for Vazark.
*
The long leaps of the spotted alpha meant he was soon to the cave where most of the family were. Throwing the flimsy pieces of grey prey over to Tanvae, Alverdai padded over to his mate. He smiled looking down at the pup, proud of his mate's achievement he licked Kaepa's head softly.
"What shall we name her?" Kaepa asked her mate, her yellowish brown eyes focused on her newborn daughter. She noticed the similarity in markings between her and Alverdai. "She looks like you," Kaepa smiled sweetly.
"Call her Spotty!" Okpara's young voice shouted as he jumped onto Alverdai's back. Alverdai looked mildly suprised at Okpara's jumping skills but he turned his focus to the child's name. Wriggling Okpara off he choose his daughter's name, "She'll be called Valai." At Alverdai's decision, Okpara mumbled saying it was a stupid name.
"Hush now," Kaepa commanded, hearing Valai's soft snores of sleep. Understanding her request, Alverdai picked up the male pup carrying outside so he couldn't disturb Valai and Kaepa.

Death I
It was cold, a breeze swept through the trees and sent chills up the spines of all who dared to get in its merciless path. The skies were dim, dark blue hazed with grey, only a few stars that peaked through shone little light that barely managed to creep into the small den the loners called home.
"Promise me you’ll smile, do it for them," Kaepa said quietly, almost in a whisper. Alverdai blinked, eyes moist, focusing into his love’s dim eyes, of which could hardly even keep open. "Kaepa, don’t speak like that," he said, voice almost quivering. It was hard to look at her, the beauty the once thrived with her had been fading, she was getting thinner and much weaker, life was slowly being drained from her.
Kaepa knew this would hurt him horribly; all the times they shared, it was a shame it was going to end so soon. All she wanted was the best for him and her darling pups, even if she wasn’t there to see them grow.
"Stay with me, it won’t be too long now," She said softly, pulling a light weak smile.
Alverdai then froze. He was shocked, fear flooded him. "Kaepa, stop giving up, your still breathing, you can make it!" He said, trying not to be too loud so he wouldn’t wake the pups. Kaepa wore a smile still, eyes locked on his watered up pools of bluish silver she knew as his eyes. She had no response for him, only a few precious breathes of air remained with her, she knew what she was saying wasn’t getting to him. Lightly with her tail she motioned to him. He blinked, eyes shutting as his head bowed in a sorrowful manner. He quietly went to her side, laying down, gently pressing his face to her’s as his tail wrapped around her.
Everything was silent, besides the slightly harsh breathing of Kaepa. Alverdai just kept by her side, keeping what little hope he had left. "This reminds me of when we first became mates," He said softly to her, licking her nose. She would have nodded if she had the energy to, but she managed licked his nose in return aswell.
"I love you," She whispered, eyes slowly coming to a shut.
"I love you too, Kaepa," He said quietly, as little drops began to progress down his cheek. He dug his face into her neck, shutting his eyes. Even though she went silent he sensed her presence still there.
Their last night together.

Trainer
Okpara pounced onto his cousin, playfully. His blue and yellow eyes looked into her olive coloured ones, smiling jokily.
"Come on, Val," The older child laughed, showing his gleaming teeth off it the progress. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed Valai prepare herself to tackle him, Okpara decided that he'd play along with Valai's antics. As the young female tackled him he let his body go weak so she could easily pin Okpara down.
"Cut it out, you two. I've told you plenty of times not to mess around before lessons," Alverdai scowled the two trainees, as he came down from the entrance of the red tinted cave.
Valai blinked, glaring at her father with a brow raised. "You need to relax," she said to her father, rolling her eyes. Alverdai blinked, shooting her a small glare. "That’s not how you speak to me," he said back, simple and to the point. Valai frowned, she hated to see him glare. "I’m sorry..." she said, ears flat. She hid behind Okpara, who blinked. Okpara looked at Alverdai calmly. "We were just playing, I figured that was normal for pups our age. Kinda like training, no?" he said in defense of Valai.
Alverdai blinked, sighing. "Alright, alright. Let’s just get our training started," he said, not wanted to argue with them. There were too many things they just didn’t understand. Valai smiled slightly, nudging Okpara’s side with her nose. "Thanks bro," she whispered, then lined beside him to face Alverdai and prepare training. Alverdai mostly was focusing on Okpara’s training, he was older and male. It would be more likely he’d take the lead after himself. But he did want Valai to learn to defend herself well too.
"Alright, Okpara, I’m going to try different blows on you. Show me how you’d dodge them," he said, preparing his stance. Okpara nodded, obediently preparing himself to dodge.
Alverdai lunged forward, while Okpara jumped to the side. The father nodded in approval of this effort, preparing for another angle. He again ran forward, but turning as he did so, which Okpara did not expect. Okpara had tried the same maneuver, ending up pinned down. The younger male looked a little confused at this move, he looked up at Alverdai chuckling slightly, "Umm, Nice move?"
"You shouldn't laugh during practise," Alverdai said shaking his head at Okpara's childish grin. He was left unprepared as he did so. Okpara took this chance quickly, kicking his legs up into the stomach of Alverdai with a mighty blow. He scrambled out of the lead's grasp before jumping onto Alverdai's back in a swift move. Alverdai was shocked at this display of actions but kept his mind on trying to find the boy's weak spots, while trying to also get Okpara off his back. The trainer took this part as an advantage and prepared himself. He pushed his back legs hard off of the dry ground, flipping down onto his back where Okpara was holding on. The young male was dazzed by weight that was laying on him, struggling to get up he mumbled gently, "I give up." Alverdai got up but glared at Okpara with much disappointment, "If that was a real battle you'd probably be dead by now, Okpara."
"I know..." The older child said hanging his head low in submission. Okpara moved towards Valai, understanding it was her time to train now. Alverdai frowned at his adopted son's failure but remembered that he was still only young. He moved his attention to Valai to begin her training, while Okpara just sat and watched in shame.

---| Young Teenager |---
Death II
It was about mid-day, the sun was beginning to set; signaling it was almost time for the loners to awake and start the day up once more. The weather was nice, calm; the only thing that stirred was a small breeze, rustling the leaves and grass.
Alverdai smiled softly, watching the blue shades dance with the ‘song’ the wind made. These kinds of days reminded him of his beloved Kaepa. Soft, beautiful, that time where everything just seems to go quiet, only reacting with her movement. In his mind he was still upset, but as he promised, he’d keep smiling; he wanted to please her and the pups. It was worth it.
Before he knew it more figured began to arouse, moaning and wobbling to stand, sleepy.
Only three figures stood of the four in the cave, the men were up and ready for the new day… And knowing Valai she was probably still sleeping. He would expect nothing else, but he didn’t mind.
"Haha, hey Alverdai, I’m starved, whos taking shifts today?" asked Tanvae, smiling slyly as he glanced at his relatives.
"Well, why don’t you and I go this round? After all Alverdai went the last two times, so why not?" said Vazark, looking rather calm, still a bit tired. Alverdai blinked, smiling. "Alright, I’ll watch the pups," he snickered, nudging Okpara with his paw playfully. Sometimes he tended to be a bit sillier than usual; this seemed to be one of those moments. Okpara laughed, shrugging. "Father, you know we’re not pups," he replied, making sure he got the message. Alverdai nodded, still snickering a bit. He was in quite a good mood today.
Tanvae stretched, his behind rising in the air while doing so, giving his back a lovely crack.
"Can we go now, Vazark?" he asked, desiring a good meal right about now. In his mind it was, ‘the sooner you hunt, the sooner you eat’.
"Alright, hold your Kronadors. Let’s go," replied Vazark to his brother,Tanvae, while padding away from camp. Tanvae blinked, wobbly rising back to a normal stance, charging off to make it to Vazark.
*
Tanvae sighed, glaring at the floor as they carefully walked around, attempting to keep quiet. Vazark blinked, glancing back to his brother. "Don’t make that face, we’ll eventually run into something," Vazark said, trying to raise his spirit.
"That’s what you said when we actually almost caught something. About an hour ago," mumbled Tanvae. He was even beginning to kick dirt around with his steps out of boredom.
"Stop it, you’ll scare all the-" Vazark said, before stopping. He had heard a twig snap and possible the rustling of leaves. "Did you hear that...?" he added, curiously sniffing the air. A breeze whipped past his nose, the scents it carried entering his senses.
"Run!" said Vazark as he had taken off in a dash.
"Why the heck are you running? We can take on a Kronador!" called Tanvae, who froze when he saw it wasn’t one, but three, all males and huge.
Vazark mumbled, skidding to a halt and spun around, darting as fast as he could to his brother. But one of the Kronadors stepped forward, lashing at the frozen brother, making him yelp.
"Run you idiot!" barked Vazark in horror. The yell snapped Tanvae out of it and he began to run to Vazark. "Well, don’t turn around, go!" he replied in the same sort of tone. Vazark nodded, spinning around once more and making a break for it, making sure Tanvae kept up.
It didn’t take long for the Kronadors to build of their pace, chasing after the two wolves mercilessly. They seemed to have no desire but to kill them.
Vazark turned his head once more to glance at Tanvae, but didn’t watch his step and twisted his ankle over a rock, tumbling forward with a yelp.
"Vazark!" Tanvae cried, running to his side and examining him. "Just keep moving!" snapped Vazark, jumping to his feet, charging once more, teeth gritting through the pain. He was indeed a mighty wolf. They noticed they were near camp, Vazark frowned. "We can’t let them make it near our cave," he said, "They will devour the pups and even Alverdai in these sort of numbers."
Tanvae nodded solemnly to his brother. No going home unless they managed to lose such large powerful beasts.
They both changed direction, turning away from camp. "Grow well, my son," whispered Vazark to himself. There might not be too much hope for him, but keeping Tanvae alive was important at the moment. After the turn they made it closed quite a gap in-between them and their enemy, only forcing them to trudge on harder. Tanvae was trying to keep calm, the large steps of the Kronadors made him nervous at every thud, they were even shaking the ground beneath their paws. But before long the run came to a stop, they were trapped at a dead end, encircled by many large rocks.
The Kronadors stopped once reaching them, looming over, smirking slyly. An easy kill.
Tanvae stared in horror, he never knew he’d die so young, or right here in such a manner. Tears flooded down his face, but he put on a smile. "We did the right thing," Tanvae said to his brother, who nodded. Vazark began to cry too, but both still smiled, each letting out a light howl before behing bombarded by the three Kronadors, who began to rip them apart. No regrets.

Run
The hideous, but small, group of kronadors tore apart what was left of the bodies of the two dead brothers. Their bodies groaned slightly as the air from their suffocated lungs escaped, eerie grunts and laughter came from the kronadors as it happened. The large beasts seemed pleased with their kill yet they were yearning to spill more blood. The lead beckoned it's group to follow as they set off to try find more unlucky victims.
*
"Father?" Okpara whispered, as he moved up onto where Alverdai stood. The older male looked across from the high ledge he stood on, his face frowned with a worried expression, "They should be back by now, Okpara." Alverdai looked down at the brown teenager, his eyes shared with Okpara that Alverdai was scared for his brothers. The emotion that Alverdai wore made Okpara feel uncomfortable in a way, he had never seen the leader so worried for someone.
"They're fine, they probably just are having difficulty dragging home a bit of prey," Okpara tried to reassure his 'father', nudging the older warrior with his head. Alverdai gave a slight smile to Okpara though his heart felt unsure. He knew his brother were as fit as an ox, they could manage a large piece of prey between themselves. Couldn't they? Alverdai thought to himself staring down at the forests around his home.
"Go wake Valai," The large male said turning to his adopted son. Okpara was concerned at this comment but nodded gently, before padding down the rocky ledges of the cave to wake Valai. Alverdai still stood on his ledge as the young male went away, his blue-ish grey eyes trying to focus on which path they might have taken but fear flooded him as he barely saw three figures move in the forest. The large male was shocked but he pushed himself down the rocks to warn Okpara and Valai, "Move! Kronadors!" The two younger warrior exchanged a worried look, standing still. Alverdai snarled at them, before leaping down the last few rocks of their cave, "Follow me!" Valai ran out of the cave quickly at her father's demand, Okpara following at her heels.
The trio raced away from where Alverdai had seen the kronadors move in the trees. Okpara kept beside Valai at all times as they moved through the undergrowth, his eyes following Alverdai so they didn't get seperated from each other.
*
Meanwhile, the group of male kronadors followed the remains of scent path thhat the dead brothers had left. As the kronadors neared the loner's home they locked onto the fresher smell of Alverdai and the two apprentices. Grins were worn by the harsh beasts as they changed their dirrection towards the living pack members, their strong legs beginning to pound on the ground as they ran towards them. The green bodies ran at a much faster pace than loners that were luckily out of sight of the beasts, for now.
*

Safe
-Some of the pack fight, and kill, the kronadors
-Rayo takes them into the pack after deciding they are harmless
Cousin
Death III
-A small group of the pack go hunting
-A lone kronador attacks Alverdai, he dies from severe bleeding
-The rest of the group kill the kronador swiftly after hearing his painful howls
-At camp, they tell Valai and Okpara about his death
-They are both devastated
Protector
-After Alverdai's death, and the intial shock
-Valai meets Lestat and become they friends
-Okpara still has brotherly feelings for Valai and gets quite annoyed with them being friends
Love
-Valai and Lestat fall in love despite Okpara trying to stop them
-Okpara isn't happy with their love
---| Older Teenager |---
Argue
Okpara stared at Lestat as they walked through the forest together. It was appointed that they were to go on a hunting session, despite the fact Okpara disliked the other male publicly. They walked in almost unison, the older male taking much harder steps as he brought down his paws. Silence loomed over them like a dark shadow, the sound of their breaths were the only thing that could be heard over than the footsteps they made.
"Stay away from my cousin," Okpara said to Lestat, breaking the silence. His two-toned eyes still glared at Lestat, who had turned his head to Okpara. The younger male looked a little uncomfortable by the request. Lestat loved Valai, he couldn't just leave her after the day they told each other they had feelings for each other.
"Okpara, I know your trying to look out for Valai..." Lestat said to the brown male, his posture relaxed slightly but his mind was cautious. The grey-blue male began to speak again, checking Okpara's body stance carefully, "...but I love Valai. You can't change the way things are between us."
"Liar, you don't care for her. You just want to use her," Okpara grunted with disgust. His lips now curled up slightly in anger, and his posture showed irritation.
"Calm down. You can see I love her Okpara, can't you face the facts?" Lestat told the other male calmly, though he frowned at Okpara getting annoyed by his immature approach to his love for Valai. Okpara growled deeply at the younger male's tone of calmness, and his body positioned into a battle stance as he did so. His mind was filled with hatred towards Lestat.
"Okpara!" A female voice snarled out. The male looked mildly confused, as he heard his name being called out in such an aggressive tone. A spotted female slammed into the side of Okpara, snapping out of his confusion. She pinned him barely pinned him down, her frame being much smaller than Okpara.
"Your still too weak to take me on, Valai," The pinned male growled, pushing her with some effort off of himself. Valai fell onto the floor with a thud, she felt too angry with Okpara to feel embrassed by her weakness for once. Her eyes stared at him, growling slightly, "Leave us alone. Stop trying to pick my choices for me, Okpara." The female moved towards her soon-to-be mate, looking back to see Okpara staring at them with a mixture of shock and sadness worn on his face.
"Goodbye then, cousin. Good luck without me," The brown coloured male spoke, quite gently compared to his outrage just minutes maybe even seconds ago. Okpara's eyes never left the couple as they walked back to camp without him, Valai strongly padding out in front of Lestat forcing herself not to turn back. The brown male breathed in, closing his eyes for a second. As he opened them he saw nothing but the trees of the forest he sat in. It was just him, heistating to go back to camp or not.




Form Art: [Original form art]

Borders made by Blitz. It means unity - Valai's feather with Okpara's tail marking.
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Armor Concept:

Futuristic X Horse design.
I thought hard about the joints of the armor, giving it mobility values and also effect.
Mobility joints have been added on the wrists of the shin guards to prevent the lack of motion while Okpara runs. They have also been added so he is not uncomfortable whilst he does move.
Effect can be shown by the tail. I have added plenty of joints in the armor so the tail can look like it is swaying like a horses tail seems to do.
Note 1: I will allow my armor to be bulked up if it is missing anything.
Note 2: He gets this armor as a young adult.


What is the name of the woi's enemy?

Kronadors are the warriors enemy, they live on the opposite territory to the warriors. Kronadors are large chimeras, being a mix between a horse and a lizard and it takes 3 novice WoIs/1 experienced WoI to take one down.
Is it important to color your WoI in the official ref lines?

The main reason it is important to colour your WoI in the offical ref lines is because TWG is looking for a ref of all the WoIs, for the offical topic. This is so everyone can see what the different WoIs look like and also so we can see the WoIs marking correctly.
What is this contest judged by?

This contest will be 50/50 judged on art and story writing. Other sections will be taken into consideration as well as the main two sections, that must be filled out.

Some parts aren't finished I'm sorry, real life has to come first and I have gotten quite stressed from this contest. But if I won they'd be completed as soon as I have time.
Are we allowed to add more sections?
Thanks for answering!