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Tayui Aston

Tayui Aston was born as Tayui Aston-L'leh in the second litter to her father, Torben Liebe, and first to her mother, Adélaide Aston-L'leh. Her litter mates included Aurèle, Barthélémy, and Honoré; however she was never particularly close to any of them.

She assumed the name Tayui L'leh after she departed from her birth pack at the age of seven months. After roughly two weeks of wandering, she came across Jaded Shadows, where she was accepted as Omega. She remained in the pack until it disbanded, eventually becoming an Alpha alongside Fatin Kali. After the fire, she assumed the name Tayui Aston, forming Shadowed Sun with her acquaintance and soon-friend, Pilot Haddon. After Shadowed Sun disbanded, Tayui joined Aniwaya as a member, and has remained there since.

Tayui is quite fond of reading and writing, and especially loves reading about biology and history. She was compiling a history of Bleeding Souls at one point, however, that has been put on hold.

1.  Pre-Bleeding Souls History

1.1  Early Life

Born as Tayui Aston-L'leh in a litter of four, Tayui was never very close with any of her siblings. Barthélémy had always been more afraid of her than she him; Honoré had frightened Tayui with his cheerful antics; and Aurèle had never been too friendly to Tayui. Instead, she found a friend in her half-brother, Daedalus Reed: the son of Torben Liebe and Amarante Reed. In addition to Daedalus, Tayui's closest friend and confidante was her (dead) aunt, Viola Aston. Tayui never realized Viola was a ghost, and this was what caused many of her family members, specifically Aurèle, to dislike her.

The Conspiracy

Amarante and Torben had originally been mates; however, it had not been a happy mateship. With Daedalus' assistance, Amarante had planned to bring Torben down. Torben had no knowledge of these plans, and a few years after the birth of their litter, he and Amarante had chosen to break off their mateship. However, Amarante had never expected Torben to find love again, so when he took Adélaide, Tayui's mother, as his new mate, this only enraged Amrante further. When Adélaide gave birth to her first litter of puppies, Amarante felt used and cheated and sought to exact revenge against Torben.

Amarante soon discovered that Daedalus had befriended Tayui, the result of Torben's new mateship. Daedalus refused to partake in his mother's plans, but Amarante retaliated and blackmailed Daedalus with the assistance of her daughter, Liesl. Amarante still loved her own children and did not want to see any harm to come to them, so she could not bring herself to banish Daedalus for knowing her plans. Instead, she forced him into silence and was free to carry out her plans.

On a deceptively calm day in January, Amarante, Liesl and Daedalus (supposedly) murdered Tayui's younger siblings: Karina Liebe and Éloise Aston. Amarante, however, was not as conniving as she thought she was. She and Liesl got into an argument; Liesl wanted to kill Daedalus for his inactivity in the plot, but Amarante refused. Amarante was unwilling to harm either her son or daughter. Liesl chased Amarante out of the pack's territory.

The Guilt

Alone, Liesl continued her mother's wishes, but with a renewed ferocity. She murdered Karina, but quickly, the magnitude of her crime caught up to her. She could not bring herself to murder Éloise, and could not even bring herself to look Daedalus in the eyes anymore. Daedalus was able to convince her to abandon Liesl to abandon her plans. However, Liesl had committed a great crime, and she could not live with the guilt.

That night, she set fire to the pack lands and committed suicide, leaving all the evidence to point to Daedalus. Although Daedalus had been the only one to help her, Liesl had forgotten to destroy the letter Amarante had blackmailed Daedalus with. In the end, Liesl could not admit to her crimes, and took her secret to the grave, further implicating Daedalus as the murderer of Karina.

Daedalus, however, could not reveal his true actions out of fear from the stigma it would cause in the family. He had fallen in love with Honoré, litter mate to Tayui. Although he had never acted on his feelings, Amarante had caught wind of it some time before and used this information to blackmail him.

Liesl's suicide note was simple and to the point: "Although I do love my brother Daedalus very much, I could never love him like he wanted me to. I am sorry everyone, I tried to stop him, but I failed you all. Please live on without me."

The Fire and the Betrayal

Tayui, broken-hearted to find that her brother had betrayed the pack and betrayed her trust, fled from her home. Daedalus chased her and attempted to explain the situation, but it was all for nought. Tayui was in hysterics and refused to listen to reason. In a last attempt to make her see reason, Daedalus and Tayui got into a fight, which Tayui lost horribly.

She received a scar that cut across her eye, staining her one eye red and received a number of other wounds from the fight. Following her fight with her brother, she began to wander south in search of a new home.

2.  Bleeding Souls History

Tayui was accepted into Jaded Shadows as Omega of the pack. She was nearly turned away at the borders, however, she later came to suspect that Mordulin Aika pitied her and allowed her to join.

Tayui came to love Mordulin as a leader, idolized the older female and made Mordulin her hero in many respects. Tayui slowly rose in the ranks, and held the following: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Lehrerin, Jager Fuhrer, Jagerchen, Wahren, Spaher, Aufpasser, Lehrling, Subordinate, and Omega. She befriended a few members of the pack, but remained rather reclusive for the first year while she was there. She wandered out from the pack lands fairly often, almost always itching to go somewhere.

She slowly climbed her way through the ranks in Jaded Shadows, eventually coming to know some of her pack mates better. She began to learn low-speech from Pilot Haddon, and met a rather foul-mouthed crow named Bandit. Her mission to learn low speech soon morphed with her mission to salvage as many useful books as possible from the human city. This led to an expedition with Kieran Heartsong in 2007 to recover some books.^[4] She also began writing a history of Bleeding Souls and was trying to find wolves who know the histories of founding packs and past goings-on.^[5]

She and Fatin acted as Alpha's of Jaded Shadows since Mordulin's departure, and continued to do so through the winter months.^[6] In the spring, however, a fire ravaged the lands of Bleeding Souls, forcing them to flee Ashen Mountain. Tayui lost her way and her pack, eventually finding a mountain farther south.

3.  'Souls History

Tayui lost track of Fatin in the fire and finds Pilot Haddon. The two decide to form Shadowed Sun together, and meet up with some who are interested in becoming potential members. Along with with Zexion, Kieran Heartsong and Skoll, they form Shadowed Sun.

3.1  Shadowed Sun

Tayui formed Shadowed Sun on April 5, 2008 alongside Pilot Haddon, Kieran Heartsong, Skoll and Zexion. They sought to create a pack intent on learning and sharing knowledge. Tayui and Pilot pooled their books together in a pack library, open to any pack member or even non-member.

She kept herself busy attending to pack matters for the first few months, and eventually began to venture forth, out of Halcyon Mountain to explore the surrounding area. She met many old friends, including Colibri Soul and Lucifer Sawtooth, promising to visit each in turn.

Shadowed Sun grew and eventually reached 9 members. By August, however, their numbers began to falter. After Skoll is killed and Lubomir Varg disappears, Tayui and Pilot decide to disband the pack.^[7]

3.2  The Vagabond

After the disbansion of Shadowed Sun, Tayui began to wander South, exploring all there was to 'Souls. She came in contact with Agani?, and met Vedr.^[8][9] She stayed with him for a few weeks, sharing a cabin Overgrowth Sunrise with him, returning spontaneously. Eventually, she left him to seek her own fortunes on her own.^[10]

Later, she meets Anu and learned that Pilot had formed Crimson Dreams, and was invited to join if she so desired.^[11] She eventually declined, deciding she still had much exploring to do.

Some time after meeting Anu, she came across her sister, but learned little regarding her birth pack.^[12] Suspecting her sister is hiding something important from her, Tayui later vows to find her again and force her to divulge this secret.

She later hears rumours of a tribe: Aniwaya.^[13] She begins to investigate the tribe, and eventually contacts the group of wolves.^[14]

3.3  The Tribe Member

Peace and Family

Tayui joined Aniwaya, and is on the Medicine path, ranked as a Kunikoti. She came to grow quite fond of AniWaya, as the members were so warm and welcoming. Additionally, this was the first time in two or three years that Tayui was not a leader of a Shadows' pack, and greatly enjoyed being a member. She took the time to truly enjoy herself and continue her research.

Five days after joining AniWaya, she slept with a wolf named Haku and became pregnant.^[15] She gave birth to four puppies on 31 December 2008: Claudius, Ocèane, Attila and Noir.

Two days after sleeping with Haku, she encountered Ember Phoenix, a member of AniWaya and old acquaintance of hers, being attacked by a coyote, Hybrid Holocaust.^[16] She was able to knock Hybrid out and bring Ember to safety; however, like her namesake -- Ember Agaric -- all she wanted to do was return to Storm. After this, Tayui swore she would try to keep an eye on Ember, even if the girl didn't need it.

A few days after this, she spoke with Dawali, trying to better integrate herself into the tribe and understand their ways.^[17] They spoke about AniWayan traditions regarding death, dying, and mateship. Although Tayui was still trying to figure the tribe's social rules and customs, she was beginning to understand it a bit more.

On 2 December, Tayui brought Ember with her to a pack meeting, where Ember joined the tribe.^[18] They met up with Pilot, whom Tayui had not seen since they disbanded Shadowed Sun. It was a welcome reunion for all of them.

30 December marked Tayui's reunion with her sister, Aurèle.^[19] It was a strange reunion, as Aurèle was covered in blood, and at first Tayui suspected the worst. Of course, she rationed that her sister had simply been out hunting; as a loner, Aurèle would have had to make all her kills herself. Eventually, Tayui convinced herself that nothing suspicious had occured. Aurèle later joined AniWaya, much to Tayui's delight. The next day, Tayui gave birth to her puppies.

She met up with her sister in January and introduced her to the children. They discussed their family; however, Aurèle was hesitant to reveal too much of what had happened in their birth pack.

For the next few months, Tayui met many of the pack members, including Lannen Haddix, Pilot's brother and Catherine, a recent joiner. Tayui also spoke with Dawali, eventually revealing the children's father.^[20] However, the two have kept the identity of the puppies' father a secret for their own safety.

For the next few months, Tayui spent a lot of time in AniWaya with her growing family. However, by October, Noir and Ocèane had disappeared. Nonetheless, she tried to connect with Attila and engaged him in a conversation about horses.^[21] Like his sisters before him, he too disappeared eventually. By November, Tayui, Honoré and Claudius were the only ones remaining from her family. However, she and Claudius did meet Conor Soul.^[22] Although she did not realize it until later, Conor was probably somehow related to Colibri, or even Haku.

In December, she met a man named Jantus who enquired about her old friend, Skoll.^[23] Tayui learned a lot about the old warrior, notably that Skoll's litter were still alive, and that Asphyxia was also still alive.

In February of 2010, Tayui met a new face but an old figure in the original AniWayan tribe named Nayati Utina.^[24] She welcomed his company, but found his beliefs to be a little strange. Although she respects them, it made her feel more of an outsider in her own home, as her belief of the supernatural only extends so far.

In March, she sought out Kaena Lykoi to question her about the Second Dahlian War.^[25] She learned of the crimes Haku had committed and became convinced that Haku could not live if she wanted her children to be safe. Later that month, Noir returned to AniWaya. In April, Attila^[26] and Aurèle^[27] returned, and Tayui met with both of them. In May, Noir also returned and Tayui comforted her after a distressing run-in with Attila.^[28] For a month, Tayui was incredibly happy to be surrounded by her family again and wished it would last forever.

Changes and Revenge

On June 10, 2010, Aurèle informed Tayui of Noir's death.^[29] Tayui was distressed and put off by her sister's apparent lack of emotions and empathy and lashed out. Aurèle retaliated by claiming Daedalus was set up by Liesl, but Tayui refused to believe her. Tayui attacked Aurèle and Aurèle left, after which point Tayui refused to speak to her sister.

The next day, Tayui returned to Inferni to try and find Kaena to figure out what was going on.^[30] She ventured deep into the territory and encountered Zana, but did not end up meeting Kaena. She fled from Inferni and returned to AniWaya after realizing what a horrible choice she had made. Shaken, she returned to AniWaya to figure out what she would do next.

One June 16, she ventured in to Ethereal Eclipse, where Alaine found her crying.^[31] The wolfdog tried to comfort her and Tayui tried not to burden the stranger with her problems. Neither of them knew what to do, so they just talked for a while.

On June 20, ten days after Tayui found out about Noir's death, Haku trespassed on to AniWayan territory to find Tayui.^[32] He told her he had murdered Noir and began inquiring about her other children. Tayui tried to lie and say they were all missing, but Haku knew she was lying and harassed her for more information.

In early July, Dawali found Tayui and she informed him of her daughter's death.^[33] Three days later, she ventured to Inferni again to find Kaena and tell her of the recent development.^[34] By this point, she was hellbent on destroying Haku and wanted Kaena's advice and support to attack him.

A few days later, she visited Noir's burial grounds.^[35]

4.  Personality

4.1  Initially

Since I began roleplaying Tayui almost four years ago, she has matured quite a bit. She quickly overcame her need of recluse, and lost her inability to communicate. She is a kind soul, and always has been, but such had been squashed by her worries, fears, and insecurities. She takes pride in her role as a pack member (now a leader), and has a great amount of pride in being from the pack of Jaded Shadows, especially since she is one of the older members now.

Tayui has managed to find herself in her time in the lands of Bleeding Souls, and is thoughtful and kind, if still a bit of a dreamer. Tayui is one who is extremely curious in the world around her, and vastly enjoys reading and writing. Since arriving at Bleeding Souls, she has been developing her reading and writing skills, and very much enjoys reading human Science books.

4.2  Currently

Tayui came to be devoted to her pack in such a way that it verges on mindless fanaticism. She was willing to die to protect her pack, and wished to remain in the pack until the time of her death. She came to be extremely strong-willed, and will stop at nothing to see that justice is served. She is known to hold a grudge if she believes the reason warrants it, but she can be just as forgiving as any other. She has a soft spot in her heart for puppies after having adopted Agani and Ember as her own.

She loves learning and reading, especially learning new languages. She tries to approach the world with an unbiased fascination with it, attempting to learn all she can without allowing bias to inhibit her. In this regard, she finds Thucydides to be the perfect human to model her research after.

Tayui has many faults and flaws, but essentially, she tries to do the right thing. Many times, she may come across as being overbearing, overprotective, or simply too aggressive, but this is due to her intense need to protect that which is important to her. She unconsciously tries to help those who are important to her, and may act more assertive than necessary when she begins to worry about her friends and those close to her.

5.  Relationships

As Tayui has aged, she has become more sociable and comfortable interacting with others. Although she was previously very reclusive, pig-headed and rather egotistical, she has managed to overcome her resistance to social gatherings. Now, she appreciates her friends and loves visiting with them.

5.1  Familial Relations

• Extended Family - Aston
• Parents – Adélaide Aston L'leh and Torben Liebe
• Littermates – Barthélémy Aston, Aurèle Aston, Honoré Bélanger
• Siblings – Karina Liebe, Éloise Aston
  • Half-siblings – Daedalus Reed, Liesl Reed
• Children with Haku Soul – Claudius Aston, Attila Aston, Noir Aston and Ocèane Aston
• Nieces & Nephews – Anatole Aston, Athanase-Sade Aston
  • Extended Family – Allegro Aston

5.2  Adoptive Family

• Daughter - Ember Agaric
• Son - Agani de'Luah

5.3  Rain Oriel and Colibri Soul

With some of her friends, she was bitter enemies, or simply disliked them at first.^[36] Even in her own ineptness, she slowly became more able to associate with others, and tried to comfort them when it was needed.^[37] Eventually she began to develop a sense of moral duty to her 'friends,' including Rain Oriel, whom she had attacked when she had met her for the first time.^[38]

As with Rain, when she initially met Colibri Soul, one who later became a friend of hers, it was on bad terms.^[39] After the fire, Tayui and Colibri managed to find one another in 'Souls, and the two were able to reminisce a little and discuss the past. The meeting was awkward, but the two finally realized that they could patch things up and speak with one another civilly and frankly.^[40]

5.4  Tempest Tide

Tempest Tide and her daughter Maeve ended up claiming a soft spot in Tayui's heart; she had never been accepted so willingly and was glad to be in Tempest's family's company.^[41][42][43]

5.5  Mordulin

Mordulin Aika was one of the few individuals Tayui slowly warmed up to. She never really spoke to or with Mordulin when she was initially accepted into Jaded Shadows, however, over time, Tayui came to admire Mordulin. To Tayui, Mordulin was everything she never had, and the many things she did have. Mordulin served almost as a mother, but not quite. She was a role model and the one Tayui aspired to be.

After rising in the ranks a bit, Tayui came to confide in the older female, and spoke with her after Shaeniire's death. Mordulin comforted her and offered her advice when asked of it.

5.6  Fatin Kali and Shaeniire Vanim

Fatin Kali and Shaeniire Vanim came to be close friends to her, after a number of difficulties and series of awkward situations with each. Her relationships with Shaeniire and Fatin were intertwined, even in the beginning. Tayui met Shaeniire a short time after joining Jaded Shadows, seeking her to assist her in healing her burned legs.^[44] The meeting was awkward, but she met with Shaeniire a second time to help her.^[45]

Tayui and Fatin became tentative acquaintances when Fatin invited her to see her puppies, and asked her if she knew the whereabouts of Shaeniire, who had been Fatin's mate at the time.^[46]

The second time Tayui saw Shaeniire after she had returned, Shaeniire inadvertently admitted her love to Tayui, changing the relationship between them dramatically.^[47] The two later became mates, however, Tayui initially found the relationship awkward due to Shaeniire and Fatin's obvious history.^[48] Tayui attempted to apologize to Fatin, who reassured Tayui that she was not angry at her for becoming Shaeniire's mate, but Shaeniire for having announced it in front of Fatin.^[49] Nonetheless, her relationship after this was always quite awkward with Fatin, as she was never sure how to act around the other.

After living in Jaded Shadows for nearly a year, Fatin disappears and Tayui is promoted to Gamma. When Fatin returns, she is unsure how to act around the other, for she was always used to Fatin being of a higher rank than her, as Beta, no less.^[50] The two begin to grow more comfortable around one another, and Tayui ends up suggesting one of the names for Fatin's new puppy.^[51][52]

After Mordulin departs from Jaded Shadows, Fatin and Tayui are left to work things out together. Fatin suggests that they lead the pack together, and Tayui agrees and they both become the Alpha Females of the pack.^[53] Fatin said it best, stating, "We are sisters. Sisters in rank, sisters in spirit, sisters in the pack."

After this, they ruled alongside as Alpha's, equal in rank, until the fire that ravaged Bleeding Souls.

5.7  Pilot Haddon

Tayui and Pilot Haddon were initially comrades in the pursuit of knowledge; Pilot taught her low speech and Tayui taught him how to read and write.^[54][55] They met a second time to learn more from one another, becoming a little more comfortable with one another.^[56] Eventually, they came to form a pack together based on learning and knowledge.^[57]

Upon the dissolution of Shadowed Sun, Tayui rarely saw Pilot. The next time they met was during the creation of Aniwaya; they joined as founding members.

5.8  Ember Phoenix

After saving [[Ember(Phoenix)] from a vicious coyote, Tayui brought the girl back to Aniwaya with her to treat her wounds. Although Ember resisted Tayui's attempts to help her, they eventually formed a shaky friendship. Ember was the first to see Tayui's puppies after their birth, solidifying their relationship. Tayui thinks of Ember as something of a god-daughter, and feels a degree of kinship due to her namesake.

5.9  Aurèle Aston

Tayui does not know what to make of her sister and probably never will. Although Tayui initially believed she was a ghost returning to haunt her, she was (reluctantly) delighted to see some of her kin still alive. Once Aurèle joined Aniwaya, the tension began to fade and the two were finally able to talk a little more amiably. Tayui values Aurèle greatly, as she helped Tayui more than once with her puppies.

5.10  Dawali Amara

Tayui values her friendship with Dawali most highly and thinks very well of him. He has helped her on multiple occasions taking care of her puppies, and regarded him to be the only acceptable male figure for them in their lives. Dawali is also one of Tayui's most trusted confidante's, and hopes to one day share the secret of her children's parentage. Until she is ready -- and until the puppies are ready -- Tayui plans to keep the secret from everyone, including their father.

5.11  Honoré Bélanger

Honoré is both Tayui's brother and second important male figure for her puppies. Although her initial meeting left something to be desired for^[58], she realized that Honoré had good intentions, and knows he loves her children. Although Tayui has not spent as much time with Honoré as she has Aurèle, she hopes to get to know her brother better and catch up on lost time. Although, she is unsure if this is necessary, as he is exactly as she remembered him -- hopelessly silly! (And she loves him for it!)

5.12  All Friends

Organized alphabetically by last name; a strike through implies death. Please add your character if I missed them!

• Anu
• Fly Agaric
• Mordulin Aika
• Dawali Amara
• Misery D'Angelo
• Pilot Haddon
• Kakotsu
• Fatin Kali
• Rain Oriel
• Amun Ortega
• Ember Phoenix
• Endymion Russo
• Lucifer Sawtooth
• Skoll
• Colibri Soul
• Tempest Tide
• Shaeniire Vanim
• Lubomir Varg

5.13  Love Interests

Past Mates

• Shaeniire Vanim

Past Lovers

• Haku Soul

Past Crushes

• Astrophel Timaeus
• Sober M'elname

Matchmaker Pairing

• Anderung Meer

6.  Abilities and Talents

6.1  Reading and Writing

Tayui began to develop a drive to learn when she was two years old, beginning with her desire to learn how to read. She began to work on improving her skills, travelling to the Concrete Jungle often to find books to read and copy. As she improved her reading and writing, she began to write her own ideas down, beginning with a history of Bleeding Souls. She encountered Phasma Kiles and Lucifer Sawtooth who helped her with the history of Syemv and Chimera respectively.

6.2  Storytelling

As she began to develop a love for reading, and as a result, a love for stories. She became the Baird in Jaded Shadows, and later, the Bard in Shadowed Sun. She enjoys telling stories, whether they are from Bleeding Souls, 'Souls, or a book she read.

6.3  Low Speech

She also began to learn low-speech from Pilot Haddon, with the assistance of a ghost crow named Bandit.^[59] (Although she mostly only learned ways to curse in crow low-speech from Bandit).

6.4  Ghosts and Spirits

Tayui's encounters with the supernatural began when she befriended the ghost of her aunt, Lys Liebe. She met many ghosts after this, including the ghost of her friend Fly Agaric and her ex-mate, Shaeniire Vanim. Shaeniire died only months after becoming Tayui's mate; however, she returned as a ghost for many more months following this. They spent many days interacting and talking, allowing Tayui to become more familiar with the concept of what a ghost was.

Soon afterwards, she became the Spiritualist of Jaded Shadows. When Shaded Sun was founded, Tayui took on the role of the pack Shaman, similar to the co-rank of the Spiritualist. Now that she is in Aniwaya, she is in the Medicine tier; however, she is aiming to become the Bone Bearer ("Gola Watsi") of the pack.

7.  Appearance

Tayui is part arctic luperci and tundra luperci, and has a creamy-white pelt, with a light tan stripe running from the tip of her nose, down her back, and ending at her tail. Tayui's right eye is red and her left is sky blue. The right is due to an injury she sustained while fighting her brother, Daedalus, as both eyes were originally blue.

She has a large scar that runs vertically over her right eye, but it has since faded. She has a wide scar on her neck, and three on her hindquarters, however these have also healed to some degree. Her forelegs also bear the marks where she sustained burns.

7.1  Luperci Forms

Lupus

• Height: 75 cm (29.5 in)
• Mass: 47 kg (103.4 lbs)
• Length: 1.75 m (5.74 ft)

Tayui is quite large in size due to her tundra wolf heritage, and appears to be slightly larger than the average wolf. She has a sleek, yet predominantly muscular build. She has characteristically large paws to accompany her large frame. Despite her size, he moves with ease, well-accustomed to navigating her way. Although she is not graceful by any means, her stride is confident and determined.

Secui

• Height: 86.4 cm (34 in)
• Mass: 68 kg (149.6 lbs)
• Length: 2.3 m (7.544 ft)

Unlike most luperci, Tayui's secui form is not particularly impressive in size or mass. Although her muscle mass increases, it does not increase to as great a degree as most. She has the appearance of being extremely large due to the volume of the mane of hair that runs down her neck and back, which becomes considerably thicker. The skunk stripe that runs down her nose and back becomes split, and breaks off slightly into smaller flecks of tan, dappling the back of her neck less evenly than it does in her Lupus form.

She uses her Secui form to travel places quickly, and has come to use it as often as she might use her Lupus form. She prefers to use this when trekking across rocky terrain, as she finds it easier to maintain her balance with her larger paws and retractable claws. In general, she opts to use this form whenever she's on uneven ground.

Tayui also prefers to use her Secui form when she is hunting, though she prefers to track animals in her Lupus form.

Optime

• Height: 2.16 m (7.1 ft)
• Mass: 117.48 kg (259 lbs)

Her muscle mass and height is vastly increased in her Optime form. She has a long, thick mane of fur that extends down the back of her neck. The skunk stripe that is prominent in her Lupus form becomes broken and jagged, breaking into multiple streaks of tan fur.

Tayui uses her Optime form mainly for reading, writing, and anything that requires the use of a tool. When she goes exploring in Halifax, as she finds it easier to navigate the human-style settlement while in this form.

8.  Notable Threads

8.1  Bleeding Souls threads

• Fly Agaric and Rain Oriel's death threads
• Tayui's adoption of Ember Agaric as her daughter
• Shaeniire's death thread

8.2  'Souls threads

• Pilot helps Tayui with her low speech
• Tayui and Pilot find one another after the fire and decide to establish a pack together
• Shadowed Sun finds its first few members
• Tayui gives birth to four puppies

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