Taconic Pack

In the distance, you see wolves on the edge of the dunes, the stars bouncing off their pelts and being reflected in the waterless mirages of the endless sand. Their eyes shine with just enough light to tell you that they are watching you, and have likely always been watching you, from the moment you entered the edge of their territory. They do not offer you drink or food, nor do they approach. In your travels through this hot land you have found heatstroke remedies and small prickless cactus pods stowed away under rocks and barren tree roots, places a visitor is likely to look in but unlikely to be disturbed by the dust storms. You suppose this will be your only interaction with them—kindness from a very guarded distance.

The wolf who seems to be the pack leader is the only one sitting, her ghostly fur accented by the spray of warm gold that seems to crawl over her back like the dawn. In the massive sea of stars above her, she is the only sun, surrounded by dust.

She meets your gaze from miles away, and does not blink.

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The Taconic pack was birthed in the calamitous Mountains of the eastern territories. Pack leader Aube formed her group alongside scout Soleil, with two rules being absolute: all wolves must do their part, and the way forward is always peace.

Aube developed her pack through a combination of accepting members from other packs as well as training her current members as much as they could stand. Being a new, weak pack, there was no time for discord or laziness; all packmates had to perform their best. This mentality lead to success amongst difficult odds and thus the pack grew rapidly. Helping matters along was Aube's more imaginative nature, a thoughtfulness that always turned its head towards the future.

Tragedy struck, however, when the Chaorainn pack leader angered the Faelcu, terrifying Aube and disrupting her imagined future for her pack. Under her guidance, as well as the guidance of her two daughters Stellaris and Acadia, Aube moved her pack to the desert, where magic tricks were in high supply. Surely the abundance of strange and mystical creatures would deter the Faelcu. But only time will tell…