Orion North
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- 1. Appearance
- 1.1 Basics
- 1.2 Miscellaneous
- 2. Personality
- 2.1 Ideals
- 3. Relationships
- 4. Assets
- 5. History
Orion of the North, or simply known as Orion North, is a noble born from a "kingdom" called the North, where non-Luperci ruled and Luperci were the servants and the inferior. However, before he became a year old, someone who was thought to be his true mother came to retrieve him, and it was revealed in a fit of desperation that he was a bastard incapable of succeeding leadership. He was nearly punished for his true origins, but before the ax could be brought down, the Luperci revolted against the non-Luperci, and Orion managed to escape because of the panic and with the help of his sister.
Orion is formal and respectful to most, but still holds a heavy prejudice against Luperci. He seeks friendship and comradeship, and works for the "greater good" in most situations. He is also a healthy thirst of knowledge, and despite being a non-Luperci, has the capabilities to read and enjoys exercising it. Sometimes he acts too big for his britches, perhaps alluding to the fact that he is still adjusting to life as a normal canine and not as a prince and king-to-be.
He is currently wandering Novia Scotia searching for "his new purpose".
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1. Appearance
1.1 Basics
Essentials
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Coloration
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PaletteSandstone (#766A5F)
Dawn Pink (#f1E9E3)
Mine Shaft (#303030)
Malibu (#72B5FC)
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1.2 Miscellaneous
Adornments
Orion only wears things that have practical uses or sentimental values. He can only wear a limited number of things given his non-Luperci situation.
Jewelry and Accessories
- Necklace with a golden coin adornment. Always worn.
- Luperci-made satchel?. Worn when traveling.
Forms
Lupus80 lbs (36 kg) — 30 in (76 cm) Orion is an obvious hybrid of coyote and wolf with a mixture of features. He is neither small nor large when compared to both species. |
Interaction
- Speech: Orion's voice is distinctly male but lacks the gruffness of older males. He tends to speak formally towards older canines, but becomes more personal and less direct if the canines are a familiar face. With canines his age or younger he enjoys teasing them and giving them nicknames, and he is otherwise more relaxed with them.
- Scent: He does not have a specific scent about him. He smells like whatever location he has been to recently and whoever he had come across as well.
- Quirks, Gestures, Etc.: Head tilting when confused or prompting others, ears twitching when being attentive, shuffling paws when unsure or nervous, etc.
- General Posture and Body Language: Orion is dominant in the way that he holds himself, caused by his nature and his need to be the authority in a situation. He is open and direct, and rarely tries to hide himself unless the situation deems necessary. His posture can become rather slouched if he is not bothered to be vigilant about his surroundings.
2. Personality
Orion is a natural born leader, and appears to act older than he is. He is confident and collected by predisposition and generally has a leveled head on his shoulders. Towards strangers he is rather formal and respectful, almost as if he is on official business of some sort. He is keen on keeping good relations with everyone he meets and sometimes goes out of his way to appeal to others, such as helping them when they are in trouble or assisting them in some task. But he respects himself and will not stoop low or bow in order to please others or put himself in direct danger. He has a strong sense of honor and code, and he is somewhat of a vigilante. Orion seeks the purpose and reasoning in things, and believes in achieving the "greater good" in every situation. He cares for the well-being of others and tries to do things that will do the least harm to the innocents. He can be described as chivalrous and "knightly".
However, ever since he was chased out of his home, he has become less sure of himself. He is easy to rile and his emotions easily manipulated. Because of his young age, his behavior can contradict his typical personality. Orion is rather hot-headed as a yearling, as well as excitable and somewhat impressionable. He is sometimes uncaring do those "beneath" him and deems it just if he ignores them and go about his own business. He is stubborn and rash, and lacks the experience and wisdom to know better. While he would claim that he is seasoned, he is rather innocent, having been sheltered for most of his youth.
To familiars he is more open and jovial. He relaxes around his friends and he does not make as much effort for appearances. He is teasing, though has a hard time at being genuinely sarcastic, and is prone to giving nicknames to his friends, oftentimes linked to something that occurred between them in the past. In short, he actually acts like his youthful age.
2.1 Ideals
TraitsLeader, confident, respectful, vigilante, emotional, easily manipulated, stubborn, rash
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SubstancesThe only substance Orion had tried before was alcohol, and he didn't find it very appealing. However, he was young as the time, and may have had a change in taste. He doesn't seek out substances, but will take them if offered. He avoids drugs and smokes, however. |
3. Relationships
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4. Assets
4.1 Abilities
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4.2 Inventory
Trade
Orion isn't big on trading since he doesn't have a lot to trade himself. He usually opts to stealing small things as a means to get what he wants, but if trading is an available option, he is willing to do so.
- Offering: Food, pelts, bones, books, baubles.
- Accepting: Books, maps, sources of information, etc.
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5. History
Orion of the North was the firstborn son of King Polaris and Queen Ursa, the rulers of the North at the time of his birth, born alongside his younger siblings, Aries and Atria. He was born in a society that claimed themselves as a "pure kingdom", labeled simply as "the North". It was a settlement based on the idea that wolves were now the top species now that the weak, dull humans had diminished into nothing, and that those infected with the Luperci virus (labeled as "the tainted") were half-human and thus inferior. Those who became Luperci, were born Luperci, or were dogs, coyotes, or jackals became the servants of the North, living to serve the non-Luperci wolves and the royal family (who were believed to be immune to the virus).
Orion, from birth, was destined to become the next King of the North. Because of this, he had been receiving lessons ever since he became aware of his surroundings. He was taught diplomacy, hunting, fighting, and even reading to prepare him for kingship. His tutors were mostly Luperci scholars that were went to retrieve information from the outside world and bring it back for the non-Luperci to learn without them risking themselves. Orion became fond of his teachers, but was reprimanded often for his childish affections. It was instilled in him that the Luperci were tainted and that getting close to one risked becoming a Luperci himself, and it was his duty as a wolf to rise above them.
On his sixth month, in the middle of winter, Orion and his siblings was "crowned" as Princes and Princess of the North, each receiving a necklace with a human coin, one side engraved with the image of a human while the other side had a crown. Orion received the added title as Grandmaster of the North, serving as secondhand to his father despite his extremely young age. As he grew into his body, he began showing a different appearance than that of his siblings, beginning to show obvious signs that he did not appear to be a full-blooded wolf. Tension also began growing within the Luperci community as whispers of a planned usurping began to go about.
On his eighth month, a coyote Luperci woman who claimed on the know the King infiltrated the North, and she was taken before the court for trespassing and what were assumed to be false accusations. It was at the hearing that she claimed to have come to retrieve, Orion, her son who was stolen from her at birth. She was able to describe a scar on the back of neck, hidden by his scruff, that she claimed was inflicted during his kidnapping. Shock swept the room, and accusations were made that the King and his bastard son were Luperci, since the coyote was as well. In a fit of desperation, the King admitted that Orion was the result of a tryst with the coyote woman, but he was conceived and birth when the coyote woman was still "pure".
It was decided that they could not allow a bastard half-blood to become their future ruler, and least King Polaris wanted to risk being killed for treason, he allowed the court to rule for the execution of Orion and the coyote woman within the hour. They were brought before the gathered members of the North, and the Luperci executioner prepared to execute Orion. But, he suddenly turned attack the royal family watching nearby, and hell broke loose. The Luperci servants, who had been collecting and smuggling weapons for the past handful of years, used this opportunity where most of the North's non-Luperci had gathered to watch the execution to revolt. In the panic, Atria, Orion's younger sister, freed him, and hastily told him the truth: The coyote woman wasn't really his mother, but a hired canine to act as if she was returning to retrieve him in order for King Polaris to publicly admit his tryst. He asked how she could have possibly known this, and another secret was revealed.
Queen Ursa, his adoptive mother, had planned for this. She could not bear the thought of a bastard taking her children's rightful place as the heir, and wanted to punish the King's unfaithfulness by killing his firstborn son and to attempt to have him dethroned.
Orion managed to escape thanks to the confusion and Atria's help, but it is unknown to him the fate of the North or the condition of family. Once a future King with a promised kingdom, he was left with nothing but empty titles and a lack of purpose. He fled east, and after surviving the winter and spring, arrived in Novia Scotia in the summer of 2014.
Threads
2014 Threads
July
- Striking A Match For The Keyhole
Ramsay Kit attempts to steal prey from Neera (Preybot), but the mountain lion is talked out of attacking the fox by Orion. Ramsay and Orion end up denning together for the night as they get rained in.