Burnt Souls

WELCOME

Your paws press softly into the earth of the burnt forest, embers glowing all around you. A pop rings off to the left side with low sizzling following a few seconds afterwards. Ash sinks in the webbing between your toes. As you walk further into the forest, you throw a glimpse behind yourself; your pawprints are following your entire trail, leaving imprints on the small layer of ash dusting the ground. All around you, there are soft crackles and pops from the embers. The forest seemed to never lose its scorched nature. In the air, you can catch the faint smell of other wolves. One scent in particular lingers in your nose for a few seconds longer than the others.

Looking around, something seems to duck out of your line of sight just before you can fully process what it was. At this point, the fur bristling on your back combined with the rapid thumping in your chest seems to be begging you to leave and abandon whatever desires this place provides. An ember lands on your left front paw, singing the fur slightly. The forest is almost in a stand still; life appears void.

" Welcome to Fire Glow Depths. "

ABOUT BURNT SOULS

The wolves of Burnt Souls are naturally larger than other breeds. They're known, and confirmed, as direwolf descendants due to their size. They are roughly the size of a smaller adult human. They're named after metal / death metal songs from their assigned team, Team Bravo. They are monitored by this team but have little to absolutely no human intervention unless absolutely necessary. There are eleven(11) other packs and teams, making twelve(12) packs and teams total. The pack resides in a burnt forest, the trees and ground never seeming to get rid of the orange fire glow. The forest was then named "Fire Glow Depths". The forest has a thick area of trees with their orange glowing limbs with an area where all the trees have since burnt. Nothing but ash coats the ground. Despite the wind and paws of the wolves, there is always a small amount of ash on the ground, providing a thin covering. However, the pack is monitored by a team of people; the team works with each other and others teams that monitor different packs.

There are many roles within the pack that helps keep it running harmoniously. However, the roles each have their own specific and unique name.

Lead:
The lead of Burnt Souls is referred to as "?".

Hunters:

Scouts:

Pupsitter(s):
The pack will automatically have five(5) females used strictly for breeding and pupsitting purposes. These females will be the only ones to be pupsitters within the pack and usually do not exceed five(5); they may, however, dip below that number.

Mentor(s):
All wolves, aside from hunters and the lead, will retire at seven years old to become a mentor, if there is a replacement for their role. If not, they will continue on until their replacement is ready.

Pups:
Pups will be trained in all categories of both their lowest and highest stat, unless they have a specific role planned that they require training for. Pups are typically not sold until adolescence due to training unless they are going to the enclave.

Adolescents:
Adolescents will be up for sale from the time they turn six(6) months old to one(1) year old. If they do not sell by the time they reach one(1) year old, unless they are valuable by some degree, they will be taken down from the market and chased. They will not be fed nor played with after ten and a half(10 1/2)months old.

BURNT SOULS' MATRIARCHY

The Matriarchy is reserved for wolves who are part of the leading line, starting with a wolf named "Apex Blasphemy", or are mated / bonded to a wolf born of the matriarch lineage. However, wolves with honourable mentions to the pack may sometimes be inducted to the lineage. This creates two types of matriarch lineages: blood and inducted. Blooded matriarch wolves will always be descended of Apex Blasphemy in some way, as he was the first lead of the pack and that began the lineage. Inducted matriarch are the wolves who are not descendants of Apex Blasphemy and can be mated / bonded to a blooded matriarch wolf or inducted by honourable degree. Wolves may not breed to wolves of the matriarch lineage unless chosen by said wolf or are inducted by honourable degree. Wolves chosen to be bonded / mated to a wolf of the matriarch will always become apart of the lineage. Only blooded matriarch wolves, meaning they must be descended of Apex Blasphemy throughout the generations of breeding, may lead the pack. Some wolves in the pack, however, see blooded matriarch lineage as superior to that of inducted matriarch lineage.


Scourge of Humanity
" Scourge "
{ They | Them }
Scourge of Humanity is an entity that takes the form of a wolf. The wolves of Burnt Souls worship them. The entity is said to be a spirit from the Realm of the Dead but manifests themselves as a wolf. They are essentially a wayfarer for the dead; they safely guide the souls who have passed to their respectful realm. However, they can be seen in the world even when a small amount of death lingers. Scourge of Humanity is seen as a symbol for death, showing up whenever death may be near in the pack or otherwise.
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Fight Fire with Fire
{ He | Him }
Fight Fire with Fire is Murmaider's sire, bonded with the second lead of the pack, Disfigured. However, he was beginning of the history that became largely known with The New Dawn.


Murmaider
{ He | Him }
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The New Dawn
{ He | Him }
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Zombie Ritual
{ He | Him }
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Conjuring the Dead
" Conjuring "
{ She | Her }
Conjuring the Dead, or is a young, melanistic female sired by The New Dawn and born out of Seed of Filth. She became the lead of the pack, being born of their hierarchy lineage. She followed in her sire's footsteps, training alongside Murmaider during his extended time as lead.
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*Please note: The Burnt Souls' Matriarchy are the wolves that have been created for a novel based around the pack's lore. They will be immortalized after their death from the dynasty and kept within the cave "Fireglow Depths". This box is to preserve their designs for my own future use as well as provide a tid-bit of information about the wolf. These designs are for my own personal use only and are not allowed to be copied / used by anyone anywhere else. The Burnt Souls' Matriarchy wolves will be listed from oldest to newest, meaning the first wolf would be the oldest of the wolves.