Xhoukan

Name means: Literally- elegant, a little bold, agile, very lively.
Xhoukan as a name gives the impression of obvious elegance, a wolf that is quick on their feet and seems to dance around others with ease.

Year 7
Winter - Born early, Ilakra has to contend with fearsome snows to keep her litter safe. Her litter is also older than their peers, leading Xhous to worry about their development, but things seem to go well leading into spring.

Year 8
Spring - One pup stands out from the litter. He's a little shy and apprehensive to play with the younger pups, but he loves helping his pupsitters and parents, and does well in his training. Xhous and Ilakra tentatively discuss who should be their heir, as Xhous getting older means this may be their last chance.

Summer - Wolves who make it to 6 months are named in a special ceremony in the middle of summer. Xhoukan is also named as heir to the sub-pack at his ceremony and the older wolves chuckle and he sits proudly and nods his head seriously at the declaration.
Xhoukan begins training in earnest, trying to hide how socially awkward he is by tailing the adults of the hunting party whenever he can. Older wolves call him dedicated and hardworking, a reputation he tries his best to live up to, despite having a secret love of all things comedy. Deep down, Xhoukan wishes he could be like the storytellers or the other pups, goofing around and making others laugh, but he loves and respects his parents, and realises he has a big responsibility to keep the sub-pack safe enough to enjoy themselves.

Autumn - Xhoukan chooses to spend his yearling roam at the main pack so he can continue training. He often notices a younger wolf staring at him, but thinks nothing of it. During his downtime, he often scratches pictures in the dirt, imagining he is a storyteller. Sometimes he even watches one of the main pack chasers from afar, trying to hear some of his stories.
When Xhoukan finally gets the courage to go talk to Tjai, he finds him arguing with the staring youngster, who runs past him in a blur. Xhoukan chases the younger wolf for a while, but she's too fast for him, which leaves him questioning his abilities.

Winter - Xhoukan fully commits himself to training and forms a hunting party of his own when he returns to the sub-pack. He puts aside his daydreams about storytelling, chasing the ghost of the wolf that outsped him. Throughout winter, Xhoukan gains a reputation similar to his mother's, harsh and standoffish, with a strong sense of duty.

Year 9
Spring - By a stroke of luck, or perhaps misfortune, Xhoukan's "ghost" arrives in the pack, sent by Yai to train as a chaser under Yaafsai. He breathes a sigh of relief at that, only to later find that his father has decided she should be trained by him instead, as a test of his leadership skills.
Distraught but determined, Xhoukan mostly ignores her, teaching her the bare minimum and never stopping to chat after training sessions. Deep down he's terrified of losing respect as a top hunter, and he worries his lack of social skills may lead to a difficult confrontation with the strange younger wolf.


Name ideas
Play off grandmother and uncle
Xhiaoh, Xhiouh, Xhiaahn/Xh'aahn
Xikaahn, Xhikan, Xhoukan

possibly sandy