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In the world of Antichthon Dragons fly, and unicorns prance.
It's a world of magic, fluid and vast. Counter Earth, So similar to our own...but not.
Here man is uncommon and dwell together in small settlements.
Here, elves, dinosaurs and myth are real, commonplace!
In Antichthon, Animals talk, think, and learn together. It's no surprise, but do expect the unexpected.
As mankind does on Earth, it does in the counter Earth. Animals fall to weapons of various kinds, any quadruped must be wary.

Come down to a cove, not quite a Valley, at the base of the mountains. Rich and green, untainted, but for a settlement of about 50 humanoids whom live further south. A forest fire caught near them, which pushed them away, but drove out much of the larger game. Small game is abundant though, in this virgin forest, riddled with clearings.
This beautiful shallow Valley is about 150 miles across. cutting a track across the western side, close to the mountains is a large river, which runs to the base like a giant tear, collecting at the base of the mountains to a lake, shining a blue wonder. The hills at the base of the mountain are large, and before the land settled itself volcanic activity caused many natural caverns to form, some of which are interconnected by tunnels. There are three tunnels that lead out away from the main collection, one only small animals, perhaps the size of a fox could get through, and another is blocked by rock fall. It leads under the river. The last, large enough for two wolves atop one another to walk, leads out to a rock formation in middle land, marked by a clearing and a young cherry tree, not yet baring fruit.
The rest, not large hills, but not plains, is rolling forest covered hill. Oak, walnut, Hickory, and Maple are the main trees found there. Pine, poplar and Cherry woods intermingle, but are not as present. Where the Fire had consumed new Birch, Beech and Pines are springing up. The young trees are no more than 2 feet high right now. Ground Cover is still struggling to come up.
Common ground and fruit bearing plants are wild strawberries, Queen Ann's Lace root, cattail tubers at the edges of the lake, Huckleberries in the high hills, black and raspberry, Young tart cherries and small sweet apples, a random small grove of apricot trees from birds eating fruit.

This is the land Cross Roads has come to populate!

Crossroads land was not always populated by wolves however. It was full of cougar, bobcat, bear, moose and game. A few wolves who had no home banded together and in their strength and will they chased away many large predators. Together they came, and though each was from another land, another life, another rule...they became one.
Each of the wolves, but ten all told, expressed their tales. Two young pairs searching for a home. One young female saw how they were, and how they worked together. She confided to her mate what she believed and he addressed the older ones.
"From across each track of land we've come here. From many different paths we've trod, but here together we now stand. We should call ourselves Cross Roads, and take in any, like ourselves. Everyone deserves chance, peace, and friendly faces to call home."
A few older ones were not sure, and stated that there would be those who turned away, or found them fools. The younger were not disheartened, and said that each must choose how they will stride.
None of the elders of that groups, which there were three of them, between the ages of 7-9 wished to rule this new land, because much still needed done to take it as their territory. The young pair who suggested it, rose to the challenge and took the older mated pair as Betas. The last young couple became Gamas. The last four were members of the pack, as they chose to be. They knew that the age old pack, across the River, would not like them there as a clan.
Slowly, the young pack built it's empire and grew. A few other wolves, loners all joined the growing pack.
Their Rivals did resent them, in heir newness, their naive nature, their open kindness. Sure it would break them down before long. They were strong, generations strong and valued knowledge of war and land. They would send splinters to heckle Cross Roads, but as the new pack grew the attacks became less and less.
Now, as the old Alphas drew to twilight years, and were soon to pass a youth who had joined them near the beginning, named Tris, stepped into the role of Alpha Female.
Together, with her Mate, Cross roads will grow and flourish, even with dangers that lurk, and enemies threaten. With the fire having chased away large game, the pack hunting together, thus some community time, was lost. This must be made up, for the pack to stay as one.

Tris bows to you, bottle green eyes closing "Welcome friend! I hope you will find safety with our family, we can be odd, we have our faults, but we are one."

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NAME: Solstice ( Undeclared )

GENDER: Female

SPECIES: Arctic/ Grey wolf ( Dominant Gene first)

AGE: 3

APPEARANCE: Pure white pelt, except for the off shade of gray on the tip of her tail. Her eyes retained the shade of bright blue that she had as a young pup. She is about 2' 2" at shoulder height, 4' 6" in length. Her pelt gives her a rather " Poofy" appearance, yet she is rather slender.
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ABILITIES: Solstice rather excels in care. She is normally the one who sits with the pups and other who may need assistance. Along with this she is rather knowledgeable for her age, and is able to analyze problems with very little effort.

PERSONALITY: Solstice is kind hearted. She is willing to work with anyone or anything, no matter their level of annoyance. Her only down side is that she is often very shy around males.

HISTORY: See Akil's history, since they have the same past... but different outcomes as seen by their personalities.

Family: Only surviving family is her brother Akil.

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NAME: Akil ( Undeclared)

GENDER: Male

SPECIES: Grey Wolf/ Arctic wolf( Dominant Gene first)

AGE: 3

APPEARANCE: Akil's pelt is a golden brown color and is rather thick and fluffy. The tips of his ears, along with the tip of his tail, is white. At the tip of his tail was a rather fluffy tuft of hair that never seemed to get any shorter or any longer than it was currently. His eyes are a golden- brown color. The pads of his paws are covered in scratches and scars from all the traveling he has endured
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ABILITIES: Akil is specialized in Psychology, he used it to slowly torture his opponents. Other than that he is rather successful at hunting. And prefers to do so in light of other pack events.

PERSONALITY: Akil is rather cold. He refuses to spend his time worrying about the thoughts of others, matter of fact he enjoys destroying those thoughts and twisting them to his use. Even through he occasionally is seen in a pack, he is normally found sitting alone staring off into the area, or even mroe frequently at the night sky.

HISTORY: Solstice and Akil were born into a respected pack that rested in glades several miles away form the edge of human territory. They were born into a litter of 6 total pups. Their mother was an arctic wolf, and their father was a gray. When they were on the verge of adulthood, had learned all they could from their elders, the pack was on a routine hunt. After slaying their meal they did the ceremonial howl, a howl so jubilant that it awoke the humans that lived nearby by. The humans, ignorant as they are, rose up in fear and took to the hills for the " beasts"

The humans crept through the night, when all the packs were asleep. That particular night it was the Omega's turn to stand watch. The ever hopeful sentry quickly fell asleep and failed to do his duty to warn his pack of the impending doom. The humans struck without fear of recourse, slaughtering the wolves. The ones that awoke in time only saw the flashing of knives as the humans cut their way through the lands. But before the humans could make it to the main den where the Alpha pair and their pups were located, the beta let out a quick warning howl before he was cut down as well. The entire Main den woke up in a heart beat. The Alpha pair rose to the occasion and went to face the Humans, their pups fled as they had been trained to do, with the exception of young Akil. Despite the warning growls from the Alpha he stayed to fight valiantly with his parents. And that is what would have happened if Solstice didn't step in.

Solstice. being the caring sister she is, pulled Akil by the scruff into the nearby brush. The force of impact of his body against hers when they landed caused her to be knocked out, while Akil was in just enough pain that he couldn't move. He instead watched as the humans killed, and skinned his parents. He was unable to turn away form the grisly sight, and was scarred for life because of it. After the humans had finished their they went off, figuring the pups would die off on their own, and not aware of the two that lurked right under their noses. Akil, gaining the ability to move after what seemed like ages, Stood and sniffed through the blood and remains of the pack. The last thing he did was glared evilly at his sister, whom he blamed for everything, before bouncing off to face whatever the future held for him. Solstice sometime after-wards, she thought not of what happened to her dead elders, but of the brothers and sister she saw run and even more so her dearest brother Akil, whom was her favorite. She tried to look around for them but decided upon heading in the general direction they headed off to in the low possibility that she may run into them.

So that is the history, what they are and who they are are defined by such... it shapes them... it guides them... and it binds them to each other, by choice or force...

Family: Only surviving family is his sister Solstice.

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NAME: Equinox ( Cross Roads)

GENDER: Female

SPECIES: Gray Wolf

AGE: 3

APPEARANCE: Equinox has a long slender body, that is mostly composed of a dark shade of black. Her ear tips, Left front paw, and tail tip are all white. Her eyes are a deep brown with a slender slant of blue in her right eye. She is also 26" at the shoulder.
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ABILITIES: Despite the aspects of most gray wolves, Equinox is in fact an esteemed fisher. In fact she prefers to spend most of her time in water, even if she isn't currently fishing. She can swim, dive, and otherwise thrive in water. She also has the obscure ability to track down any body of water.

PERSONALITY: Equinox is very straight forward and playful. She is rarely shy and may occasionally forget her place in the pack. Equinox also has a very strong sense of right and wrong, and isn't afraid to tell you EXACTLY how she feels about you or your decision making.

HISTORY: Equinox was brought up in a pack along the shore of a large lake. The pack never saw much large game, hence her ability to scour for fish. But as time passes, she was forced to leave due to tradition and desire to see an outside world. So for a year after wards she wandered the lands, always helping where she can, and always following a river. Equinox ran into a very friendly wolf that invited her to join her pack, and so she came to be in Cross Roads.

Family: She was brought up in an average sized pack ( 7 - 9 wolves ). Life wasn't all that hard for the young wolf. The hardest part was that she was not very 'sought after'. In her pack it was the gentle, quiet, WHITE pelted wolf that was always looked for. She obtained the recessive genes and was much ignored by all except her parents and little sister. She left her family to pursue new life goals and maybe meet that one special wolf that would accept her.


Edited by Ancientakil, Feb 11 2011, 08:16 PM.
The meaning of life you ask? How about to survive? To find a purpose? To make others, and even more so YOURSELF happy? To me, those ARE the meanings of life...
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