Post by ✖ s a n n i on Nov 10, 2008 19:16:35 GMT -5
Keith
the character
name: Keith
age: 32 moons
gender: male
owner: Jeff (deceased); George (deceased)
occupation: former companion and sled-dog
appearance: slightly bulky for a dog, but nothing like a wolf. Tail is 1.5 feet, hind feet are 7.5 inches.breed: Siberian husky
eyes: left is brown and right is light blue (I know both are brown in the picture; ignore that.)
pelt: reddish brown (chestnut colour) and white around face and underbelly
height: around 2.5-3 feet
weight: 57 lbs.
other: Pelt is great for hunting in autumn.
personality: Keith is a very bulky dog, perfect for a sled-dog, which he was. He was later saved by George, an elderly man who took care of him for his life after that. When George died, Keith was determined to find the wolf pack that took down his sled team down (which probably isn't Innis, Eira, Auryn, Glyn, Edryd, or the renegades in the unclaimed territory in Eriu). He has become shy and slightly mean. He is also very selfish, and he absolutely detests wolves for what they did to his first owner (Jeff) and sled team. He had just entered the Eriu territories, coming to the edge of Edryd (near the coast) to see if he could find any other dogs like him, renegades, wandering aimlessly around in Eriu. He now travels with his father, Akela, also a former sled dog on his sled team, while his mother, Mistress, Jeff's old "pet" dog, rests her wounds recieved from the wolves in the old house George used to own in the forests a little east of Edryd. His father and him aim towards finding the wolves that attacked the sled dogs and settle terms with them, but they're headed in the opposite direction.
history: A crack startled Keith into awareness. He moaned slightly, tossing over, his paw nudging one of the other sled dogs. Whichever sled dog he had hit nudged him back and they tossed into a noisy play-fight. The whip cracked again.
"Stop it, you old fools!" Jeff roared angrily at the two huskies in his human tongue. Keith couldn't understand the human, but he knew he was aggravated. The two stopped immediately.
Akela, Keith's father, padded over to him. He flicked him over the ear, chuckling a wheezing cough. "That was some fight you put up, you nutty rascals!" he said sarcastically.
"Shut up, Akela," Keith muttered. He didn't like upsetting his master. He swung his head around the small barn that served as their home. "Where's Mistress? isn't she coming with us today?"
"Yes, she is," Akela said, suddenly serious. "Luckily, she's staying in the sled with Jeff. I don't want her getting hurt." Akela was able to understand the human tongue, as he had been around them for so long.
As the sled team harnessed up and headed out, Mistress bristling with excitement as she climbed into the sled, Keith suddenly felt uneasy. There was something about the air that... wasn't right. What was it? He tensed instinctively.
"Relax, young one," Akela coughed. "Your mother will be fine."
A few miles away from the barn and Jeff's home, Keith felt uneasy again. Now, he could see, the other sled dogs were just as uneasy, shuffling their paws more than needed as they padded through the freezing powder. Akela growled beside him. Keith whiffed the air silently. A strong, musky scent tickled his nostrils.
"Wolves," Akela growled. The sled came to a stop and Jeff became impatient. He began whipping loudly above their heads. Some of the dogs began barking, others growling. Out of the shadows came a small pack of wolves, about six of them. There were exactly ten sled dogs, eleven including Mistress. She flinched and her dog tag clinked against the metal on her collar. The wolves sprang while the dogs were unable to fight back, their harnesses in the way. Akela ripped apart from his, helping his son next.
"Come on!" he barked. "We have to protect Jeff and Mistress!"
Keith sprinted after his, the white powder flying onto his face and muzzle. He sneezed. A wolf was attacking Jeff, and he saw blood on his masters face. He snarled, ripping at the monsters throat. The animal yelped and defended itself, leaping onto Keith's back. He flipped, landing all his weight on the wolf's chest. A puff of warm air escaped the wolf's lips as he fell to the ground. He pulled himself together and began attacking Jeff again with another she-wolf. Akela was helping Mistress escape, but he could smell from where he was that she had heavy wounds. His mother's blood stained the white snow around her.
lineage:sire: Akela
dam: Mistress
siblings: nonethe roleplayer
ooc name: sanionka (sanni, san, etc.)
age: hidden
gender: female
roleplay level: one