Originating in a plantation in southeastern North America, where its founding members eked out a life in slavery, the Parhelions emerged when Milos and Chaska adopted the surname to combine their unrelated lineages and cement their inseparable bond. Due to the nature of its conception, the family is small and originally consisted of its two founding members, an adopted brother, Kodiak, and their immediate siblings: Chousensa, Ayrin, and Nishan. Late in 2015, a second generation of Parhelions was welcomed to Chousensha and her mate, the first litter of many to come.

With its history steeped in tragedy and oppression, members of this family are generally willful, industrious, and selfless but can also be prone to rebellious acts, hypocritical thoughts, and manipulative behavior. Despite their tendency for trouble, they are usually quite amiable and, as long as a cause coincides with their morals, prefer to help out where they can rather than contribute to disorder. Parhelions make lasting friends and are passionate in their relationships. Ironically, the same passion that allows them to forge strong friendships has also been known to aid in the development of tenacious foes.

Eyes

• General Appearance:
  • Parhelions typically tend to have almond-shaped eyes, though oval-shaped eyes are very common as well.
  • Frowning is quite common with this family.

• Color Variations:
  • Warm tones, such as shades of orange and gold, are most common.
  • Heterochromia can occasionally be seen.

Fur

• General Appearance:
  • Being wolf-dominant gives most Parhelions a straight, thick, and rough hair coat. This is often reinforced by the spitz and sled dog types that have influenced the genetics of this family but may also occasionally add a softer, finer variety to pelts.
  • Unless influenced by a different family, Parhelions will never have curly or wavy hair coats while in Lupus but may have Optime manes that are somewhat wavy.

• Color Variations and Markings:
  • Dark and earthy tones are most common in this family, though shades of silver aren't unusual.
  • Facial markings, such as pale eyebrow spots, pale muzzles, dark muzzle ticks, and dark nose bridges are almost always present.
  • Pale extremities are another mainstay within this family and vary in shade, size, and shape.
  • White spotting is very common but typically does not exceed that of residual white or trim markings.

Families

• Cormier — Milos Parhelion and Eliza Cormier became mates in February 2016 and had their first litter in August 2016, creating a link between these two families.
• Morgan — Reblin had a brief tryst with Elle Cormier (née Elise Morgan) in late 2019, trying together these two families (as well as the Cormier family twice over).
• Ailurus — Percival Parhelion and Inara Ailurus courted one another before becoming engaged in the spring of 2021. A miscarried litter and a devastating war drew them apart before Inara disappeared in the summer of 2022.
• Amarok'Kido — Logan Cormier and Zyndea Amarok'Kido married offboard in Old Ironsides and have children together there.

Packs

• Krokar — Milos Parhelion settled here after arriving in the area back in July 2014. He was later joined by Walker Dupree (née Kodiak Parhelion) and, briefly, Nishan.
• New Caledonia — Percival Parhelion and Daisy Parhelion helped to found this pack in August 2019, almost a year after Krokar was forcibly disbanded. Their sister, Cora Cormier, younger brother, Thistle Cormier, and a cousin, Reblin, later joined them here.
• Casa di Cavalieri — Cora Cormier settled here briefly after departing from New Caledonia. She later returned to Old Ironsides.

Second Generation

• Chousensha "Sen" Parhelion x Kisho (1) — 3 November 2015
  • Milivoj Parhelion
  • Nikolaj Parhelion
  • Slavka Parhelion
• Ayrin x Kazimir Drachev — 20 February 2016
  • Torrin
  • Reblin
• Eliza Cormier x Milos Parhelion (1) — 25 August 2016
  • Logan Cormier
  • Bramble Parhelion
• Chousensha "Sen" Parhelion x Kisho (2) — 24 April 2017
  • Snježana Parhelion
  • Branimir Parhelion
• Eliza Cormier x Milos Parhelion (2) — 4 December 2017
  • Unnamed Girl
  • Unnamed Boy
• Eliza Cormier x Milos Parhelion (3) — 1 March 2018
  • Percival Parhelion
  • Daisy Parhelion
  • Cora Cormier
• Eliza Cormier x Milos Parhelion (4) — 20 March 2019
  • Thistle Cormier
• Riev x Nishan — 16 April 2019
  • Roevin
  • Svarin
  • Malin