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Right now, the season is autumn. Orange, yellow, and red leaves litter the ground of The Forest. Trees are beginning to lose their branches and the sun shines brightly through the canopy. It's hotter than usual, and it has been raining a lot.
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Intro
You thought that our island was only ever inhabited by wolves. That wolves were here from the beginning. Well, you'd be wrong. May 1840 was when the humans arrived mistakenly at E'teal. They were escaped clockwork ruffians -- those who could only make money but keeping clocks intact. Anyway, there were three of them. One who dedicated himself to working with oak, one who dedicated himself to working with bronze, and one who dedicated himself to working with silver. The woodworker was exceptionally more lawful than his allies. He believed not in thieving fine bronze and silver from other's hard work, but cutting logs of oak from trees himself. You may be wondering where the wolves were from, at this point. Well, these men stole several wolves from the places they were incarcerated in back in their town. The three desired wolves so that they could, at least hopefully, transform themselves into werewolves with the bite. They wanted to create a more 'superior' race of this island. However, when their test failed, they were stranded on the island with a supply of silver, bronze, and oak that they had no use for. Now, they didn't need it to train the wolves. Alas, they set the wolves free and set to getting rid of their supplies. They began building a clock tower. The base was made of carefully logs of wood. There was so much of the oak on E'teal that his allies demanded he build the foundation. So he did. The circle of the clock was forged of bronze, and the hands and numbers were formed of silver. Those wolves that were released -- there were ten of them. Two (Jennezia and Lexer) ran off to the other side of the island to avoid human contact. But let's not get into their story, yet. The other eight went elsewhere. One became king of the others and the wolf population began escalating. Meanwhile, the clock tower was finished and the three lawbreakers had died. However, the king -- Neg -- was now creating a more 'superior' race. A pack of wolves.
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Jennezia  Jennezia, our pack founder, very kindly set aside time to set up this great roleplaying community. // This is just a test. The text will change as soon as a real User of the Month is decided upon. Lexer  Lexer, our pack's cofounder very kindly put aside time to assist in putting together this roleplaying community. Without his help, the website might not have been put up! // This is just a test. The text will change as soon as a real Roleplayer of the Month is decided upon.
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| Wolf Socialization
Social Structure
Let's begin with the [social structure of the gray wolf. Gray wolves are social predators that live in families of a mated pair, their offspring and, occasionally, adopted wolves, in most cases (At least in real life), the adopted wolves are juveniles, or younger wolves. If they are grown, they are normally killed. In the wild, packs normally consist of 8 wolves, though some packs have been recorded having more than 30 wolves.
Hierarchy & Ranks
Generally, in all packs, there is an alpha pair. A female and a male. They are the most dominant wolves, while the omega is most submissive. The alphas eat first in all occasions. The omegas eat last, as they, once again, are the most submissive. Occasionally, there will be a beta, who is the top challenger for the alpha position.
Body Language
Wolves have a large variety of body language, which includes moving of the tail, differing of the facial expressions, and posture. When submitting to an alpha, the wolf will normally lower their tail between their legs as a sign of submission and fear. Another way a wolf can submit to a more dominant individual is licking their face and/or rolling on their back, exposing their stomach, a vulnerable part of their body.
Territorial Behavior
Wolves are highly territorial animals, and generally establish territories far larger than they require to survive in order to assure a steady supply of prey. Wolves defend their territories from other packs through a combination of scent marking, direct attacks and howling. Scent marking is used for territorial advertisement, and involves urination, ground scratching, and rolling on the ground. Such markers can last for up to 3 weeks. In roleplay, be sure to act your rank. if you're a hunter, hunt. If you're a beta, help and keep order. Do your job.
Hunting and Feeding
Hunting
During pack hunting, wolves cooperate and have a great strategy, though despite this, most hunts are unsuccessful. When wolves hunt, they will attempt to find an elderly or injured animal, thus increasing the chances of success during the hunt. If the animal is in a herd, they will attempt to separate it from its herd, than isolate it, though most often the animals will endure a chase. During the chase, the wolves will try and tire out their prey, though, once again, wolf hunts are usually unsuccessful.
Mature wolves usually avoid attacking large prey frontally, instead focusing on the rear and sides of the animal. They kill large prey by biting large chunks of flesh from the soft thigh and hind quarters, causing massive blood loss.
In roleplay, please, try and add some detail to your post if you are hunting. It just irks me when I see posts like
"I jumped and killed the elk by biting it." at least try to put in a struggle for your wolf, and don't be afraid to lose every now and then. It happens.
Realistic Coat and Eye Colors
Eyes
Over the years, I've noticed some unrealistic eye colors, such as rainbow and pitch black. I'd just like to list the colors that occur in nature.
Several hues of...
• Dark & light gray (But never black)
• Green
• Yellow
• Orange / amber
The only way a blue tone (in the eyes) can occur is that the ancestor of the wolf is a husky, or from a genetic default/mutation. A white color can be achieved from blindness.
Coats
Coat color ranges from almost pure white through various shades of blond, cream, and ochre to grays, browns, and blacks, brown colors being the most common, white and black being the most uncommon. Normally, wolves will have a lighter underbelly and eye area. When picking a coat for your wolf, if you want to keep it reasonably realistic, don't add too many wild colors. Nobody likes a sparkle wolf. As a wolf ages, the most noticeable color will usually grow lighter, just as human hairs.
Some Other Tips for Roleplay
Expanding Your Post
When posting, don't just say
'My wolf came into the territory and sat down.' Add some detail! For example, you can turn that into this
"Aaron swiftly trotted into the den site and glanced around her before sitting down wearily."
Also, try using synonyms. What is a synonym, you ask? A synonym is a replacement for a word, like instead of saying you're angry, say that you're infuriated. They mean the same thing, it's just one is more fancier :3
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