Arran Fir-Chlis, of Menel
Overview
Basics
- Name: Arran Fir-Chlis
- Date of Birth: 06 Aug 2017
- Gender: Male
- Luperci: Ortus
- Residence: The Silver Strip in Northern Tides
- Mate: None
Heritage
- Family: Fir-Chlis
- Birthplace: Old Caledonia?
- Species: Dog, Wolf?
- Subspecies:
- 45% Australian Shepherd
- 40% Border Collie
- 10% Catahoula Leopard Dog
- 5% Eastern Timber Wolf
NPCs
- cPNC: Soron Fir-Chlis
- Non-Canine NPCs:
Loner Band Information
- Loner Band: Silver Strip Syndicate
- Rank: The Shepherd
Plots and Assumptions
- Silver Strip Syndicate members can:
- Know Arran very well and assume that he helps with their animal companions as needed.
- He's not as knowledgeable about horses as he is about sheep and goats, but he knows the basics.
- Former members of New Caledonia can:
- Remember Arran's name, personality, and skills
- Assume they talked to him if they visit the Syndicate (but please let me know so I can reference general conversations as well)
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- 1. Summary
- 2. Appearance
- 3. Personality
- 4. Connections
- 4.1 Family: Fir-Chlis
- 4.2 Relationships
- 5. Skills and Inventory
- 6. Non-Canine NPCs
- 7. History
- 7.1 Overview
- 8. Catacombs & Pack Prompts
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1. Summary
Arran was born and lived in Old Caledonia until its destruction in 2019. Following that, he fled with his ewe, creatively called Sheep. He met up with some other refugees from Caledonia and they gathered together with new canines as well, banding together to survive. Arran's Great-Gramma, Rhavan Fir-Chlis, turned up with Arran's sister, Erebel Fir-Chlis and two goats. Eventually the band created a new pack, New Caledonia. As they settled in, Arran was able to get a livestock pen set up with help from pack mates, so his sheep and the goats had a place to live. He built a life there, becoming a Heartward, Herdsman, and Grovekeeper.
Arran is the father of six children. The first four, Gwaun, Tuilinn, Soron, and Tavor, were born in January 2020 two each to two mothers, who were a mated pair of loners. They struggled to raise them without a pack in the harsh winter, so they brought them to New Caledonia and Arran took on parenting all four of the pups since he had a pack to support him. The next two puppies, Meril and Lossë were born to pack mate Saga D'Angelo in December 2020.
When New Caledonia disbanded in January 2023, Arran remained living within the former pack lands with Hokori Tanaka, Benjamin Winthrop. In March, his daughers, Soron and Tuilinn, returned with his cousin, Siora Fir-Chlis, and the group formed the Silver Strip Syndicate
Arran Fir-Chlis is part of the Silver Strip Syndicate, ranked as The Shepherd. He cares for their livestock animals.
2. Appearance
2.1 Basics
Essentials
- Species: The low wolf content in his genetics is only seen in his height. He otherwise looks very much like a dog, especially with his natural bobtail.
- Fur: His fur is a bit shaggy, and has a tweed merle pattern.
- Optime Hair: Arran's hair is shaggy and long enough to reach his shoulders. He sometimes puts his hair into a braid, bun, or ponytail to keep it out of the way.
- Facial Features: His snout appears to be a mixture of the different breeds in him, not too long or slender, but also not to broad. Arran's right ear stands erect while the other is half flopped, sometimes giving him a bit of a goofy appearance.
- Build and Size: Arran is tall and somewhat lanky, but not quite elegant, which is partly because his posture is usually very relaxed.
- Lupus: 110 lbs (xx kg) -- 28 in (xx cm)
- Secui: 150 lbs (xx kg) -- 41 in (xx cm)
- Optime: 200 lbs (xx kg) -- 5ft 11in (71 in / xx cm)
- Humanization: Arran sometimes wears clothes when he's in his Optime form, but they aren't a high priority for him. When he does wear clothes, he tends to wear things that he likes and are as comfortable as possible over his fur rather than things that are traditionally masculine or match the fanciness what some of his pack mates wear, and what was worn in Old Caledonia.
References
Arran's right side design by Myst | Arran's left side design by Dale | Lines by Kitty
2.2 Palette
Fur
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Emperor (#4f494b) |
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Zambezi (#625558) |
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Cement (#876a5e) |
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Muesli (#ab7f63) |
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Orange White (#fefaf1) |
Eyes & Skin
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Eucalyptus (#23A15C) |
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Black (#000000) |
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Champagne (#FBEBC8) |
Lines by sarastallet99
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3. Personality
3.1 Overview
Arran is a high-energy dog. He makes friends easily (he thinks anyway), and is willing to talk to anyone. Because he always seems happy, and his attention is often scattered between a few things at once, he doesn't necessarily always come off as the smartest canine around. Really, he is good at solving problems once he manages to focus on one thing at a time. If his flock or family are in danger, he turns into a snarling ball of aggression with a big, deep bark.
Despite his sometimes scattered focus, Arran is a really good listener. When he knows he needs to focus, he can do so to make sure whoever is talking to him feels heard. It's part of his role as a He enjoys helping other solve problems, or at least being there as a supportive pack member while they work through their problems on their own. He knows that there's often no quick fix for them, and he may not always be able to offer advice, but he can listen and empathize along the way.
3.2 Traits
Enthusiastic, outgoing, hardworking
- Outlook: Optimistic
- Sociability: Extroverted, submissive
- Expression: Dominant
- Alignment: Lawful Good
3.3 Ideals
Interests
- Likes: sheep, goats, horses, cows, talking to other canines
- Dislikes: having to be quiet, having to sit or stand still for long periods of time unless he's watching over his flock
Motivations
- Rebuilding: To live a good life with his family and friends
- Taking good care of his livestock: Arran cares a lot about his flock, no matter how many there are. He's always interested in learning new things to be better for them.
Fears
- That his loner band will be attacked: After losing multiple homes to destruction, Arran is afraid that it will happen again. Their loner band is so small that he knows they wouldn't be able to do much to defend themselves.
Spirituality
Arran believes in the dual gods of the Menel. He feels a particular affinity to them because they are genderless, and while he doesn't identify as non-binary, gender in general is not something he really thinks about too much in regards to himself.
Biases
- Packs: The Salsolans who visited and helped New Caledonia make Arran nervous. He has no biases towards the other packs.
- Species: none.
- Non-Luperci: none.
- Gender: none.
- Color: none.
- Sexuality: none.
- Age: older canines are to be respected for the knowledge they have gained during their lives. Puppies are to be guarded and coddled and taught everything possible.
Sexuality
Arran is aromantic and grey-asexual. Although Arran cares a lot about his band mates and friends, he doesn't really think about romantic relationships. He is also not incredibly interested in sex in general, preferring to cuddle or talk instead. For the most part, sex is for the purpose of reproduction, so most of his partners are female. If he finds himself in a relationship, which is unlikely, he doesn't mind monogamy, but he also doesn't mind non-monogamy, either; he generally leaves that up to his partner. Polyamory is common in his family.
Substances
Arran has had alcohol but nothing else. He's not sure he would seek out ways to try anything more. If someone he trusted was very adamant that he would like whatever drug they were offering, he would probably go along with it.
4. Connections
4.1 Family: Fir-Chlis
- Biological Mother:
Calen Orgaladh - Other Mother:
Melui Raen - Father:
Valin Fir-Chlis - Siblings:
- Full Siblings: Saelind Fir-Chlis,
Vinya Fir-Chlis, Nauva Fir-Chlis?,Malen Fir-Chlis, Elen Fir-Chlis?, Erebel Fir-Chlis - Half Siblings:
Silif Fir-Chlis, Tinnu Fir-Chlis?
- Full Siblings: Saelind Fir-Chlis,
Offspring
- Children with Lark: Gwaun Fir-Chlis and Tuilinn Fir-Chlis
- Children with Skua: Tavor Fir-Chlis and Soron Fir-Chlis
- Children with Saga: Lossë Fir-Chlis, Meril Fir-Chlis
Extended
- Cousins: Siora Fir-Chlis
4.2 Relationships
Current Relationships
Positive Relations
- Benji Winthrop: Bejni is easily Arran's best friend. He has a vague idea that Benji isn't a 100% upstanding citizen, but he has never asked and doesn't intend to. When they were in New Caledonia, they would have a regular "screech" where Benji would do his horrifying screeching jackal howl and Arran (and Rhavan) would respond with howls of their own.
- Hokori Tanaka: Hoko has helped Arran out a few times in the pack and he stuck around with her and Benji after the pack disbanded. He enjoys being around her.
- Skua & Lark: Skua and Lark are the mothers of Arran's four older children. Although he only had a one night stand with them, he formed a connection that he still feels and he always wished that they would have stayed in New Caledonia. They pass through sometimes and he's always pleased to see them and have his kids spend time with their moms.
Neutral Relations
Negative Relations
Minor Relationships
- Londer Band Mates:
- Non-Pack Acquaintances: Auger de la Croix, Notch
Former New Caledonia Relationships
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Positive Relations
- Fennore: Arran thinks Fennore is just great. He's liked her since he first met her, and he also likes her cat, Macha. He was pleased to see her climb the pack's ranks and thinks she's good at her leadership role.
- Saga D'Angelo: Saga is the mother of Arran's two youngest children and he thinks of her as another family member even though their relationship isn't romantic. They co-parent well.
- Vodeva: Although Vodeva would perhaps categorize Arran differently, Arran adores her. He was so pleased to have found her before New Caledonia formed, and to have been part of the search party that found her when she went missing. He also worries about her a lot, especially with the way her relationship with Iomair progressed, and how she seems to be spending a lot of time with Rand Coara.
Neutral Relations
- Kalypso Savoy: Arran admires her strength but after he had to retrieve a goat from her house, he also thinks she's somewhat terrifying.
Minor Relationships
- Pack Acquaintances: Pixie Serene, Willow Cormier, Cora Cormier, Athras Eryn, Iomair, Bellad Songthorn, Ierian Songthorn, Indis, Toraberā Tanaka, Ingvildr Knight, Naomi Stryder, Kadir Ahearne, Teagan Stryder, Percival Parhelion
5. Skills and Inventory
5.1 Abilities
Animal Husbandry
- Education and Learning: before he could shift, Arran was taught by his family how to herd the sheep and goats, something he could help out with on four paws with his endless puppy energy. Once he could shift, he was taught how to shear sheep, milk goats, and help with a few basic maladies that the animals sometimes got.
- Herding (Master): partly instinct, partly practice, Arran is good at herding animals, mostly sheep and goats.
- Shearing (Master): so many sheep to shear, so little time. Sometimes the number of sheep that needed shearing felt endless, and he gained his skill through repetition under the watchful eye of his grandfather.
- Horseback Riding (Apprentice): with calm, even keeled horses, Arran is comfortable enough in the saddle to be useful for whatever task he needs to do while riding.
- Since he did not work as often with cows or horses, Arran is less able to herd them, although he's still okay at it. This works best if he has someone helping him.
- Arran is not skilled in any sort of advanced healing or the creation of salves. Everything needs to be already in a supply stash for him to use.
- Arran has always been more comfortable working with his feet on the ground and he would much rather travel or herd livestock that way than on horseback. If the horse he needs to ride spooks easily or doesn't listen well, he won't be getting much done.
Reading and Writing
- Education and Learning: this was not a major focus in Arran's family, although several of them are quite good at reading. Arran is not one of them: he was much happier running around after the livestock than sitting around practicing his reading and writing skills. He is not ashamed to have to find someone to help him read.
- Reading (Apprentice): Arran can read if words are not too large and he has the time to concentrate.
- Writing (Dabbler): Arran has the required motor skills to write with a steady hand. His handwriting tends to be quick marks.
- Reading anything, even a short letter, will take a lot of time for Arran to get through, and he often needs to read the words aloud to understand them.
- His spelling is not good, and Arran tends to include symbols rather than words if he can't figure out how to spell the word he needs.
Combat
- Education and Learning: for the most part, Arran relies on his instincts in a fight and will use his teeth and claws without hesitation. He was also trained to use a staff because he often carried one while tending to the livestock herds.
- Feral (Journeyman): Arran's skills in this type of combat starting as the normal play of puppies and later turned to more formal training from family members. No one was an expert in this, so Arran learned as much as he could and practiced what he knew.
- Staff (Journyman): Fighting with a staff is more of a backup, situational skill if he happened to have his staff with him. He also liked it for if he had to fend off larger, non-canine predators because it kept them further away from himself. He really only learned the basics of how to use a staff since there was no expert available to teach him when he was learning.
- Against anyone who has focused heavily on their own combat skills, Arran will likely lose unless there is some major other factor such as size. In those cases, his best course of action would be to call for help and then stall.
- His protective instincts sometimes drive him forward to defend before he fully takes in the situation or form a plan of attack. This can mean getting into fights that are more than he can handle.
5.2 Inventory
Household Goods
- An assortment of mismatched bowls
- Several blankets and furs, used in a pile as a bed
Gear
- A staff for fighting/sheep herding
- A couple of knives for various uses
Miscellaneous
- An array of sticks and antlers in different states of chewed to bits
6. Non-Canine NPCs
6.1 Current Non-Canine NPCs
Note: Arran also cares for 2 ewes and 2 rams, which are attached to Soron and Tuilinn, per loner livestock NPC rules.
Species: Cat
Sex: Female
Born: 2020
A small, friendly, and chatty silver tabby cat with green eyes.
Description
Appearance: Like a typical silver tabby, Silif has light gray fur with darker gray tabby stripes. Her eyes are light green. She is on the small side for an adult cat.
Personality: Silif is extremely affectionate and loves attention. She is not shy unless someone has threatening posture, although she does get startled by loud sounds like thunder.
History
Silif was born to Fennore's cat, Macha, in 2020 and came to live with Arran's family that October. She 'helped' raise Arran's puppies, and when New Caledonia fell in 2023, she refused to go to the safety of the Citadel with others who were leaving.
Silver Strip Syndicate Assumptions
- That she is Arran's companion
- Seeing her around their little area
- Feel free to interact with/include her in threads
Species: Goat
Sex: Buck
DOB: 2021
A somewhat unpredictable goat with black and auburn fur, and large horns.
Description
Appearance: Nubian/Valais cross. His coat is mostly black with auburn fur on his underside and face-markings. There are splashes of white on his lop ears and nose and he has huge curly horns.
Personality: Siegward is protective of the does and may headbutt unsuspecting luperci. He seems to be learning which luperci are friends and which are good targets.
History
After being born to Fern via Phillip in Del Cenere Gang in 2021, he was auctioned to New Caledonia at the Lancaster Stockshow. Along with the other goats, he spent much of his time in New Caledonia attempting to escape the goat pen. When New Caledonia was in its final conflict, he helped Arran [M] defeat two attackers. Siegward was claimed by Arran when New Caledonia disbanded in January 2023.
Silver Strip Syndicate Assumptions
- That he needs to be handled with caution
- That he is protective of the little flock
- Feel free to interact with/include him in threads
Species: Goat
Sex: Doe
DOB: 2022
An aloof goat with wiry blue-gray and tan fur, and small horns.
Description
Appearance: Tall and lean, like her Nubian descent's standard, but with a thick, mid-length coat that's wiry to the touch. She's blue and tan in color - a product of a black and tan base coat with numerous white hairs ticked throughout, with solid colored legs and white ears. She possesses small, curved horns and a sloped, roman nose.
Personality: Her name is a word of Italian origin, which means "Stubborn" or, fittingly, "Goat". She's tolerant, confident, and aloof. While she likes attention, it seems to be an affection praise, adulation and admiration from a distance rather than coddling or fawning, and she approaches handlers on her terms. She is generally mild mannered, but that can change quickly if she is not in the mood to be social, and can even bully bigger goats into getting out of her space.
History
After being born in Del Cenere Gang to Fern via Phillip, Capri was acquired by Hokori Tanaka and then given to New Caledonia. Arran claimed her when New Caledonia disbanded in January 2023.
Silver Strip Syndicate Assumptions
- Seeing her with the tiny flock
- Feel free to interact with/include her in threads
6.2 Former Non-Canine NPCs
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Species: Sheep
Sex: Ewe
Born: 2017
A calm, slightly aloof sheep with white fiber and black legs/face.
Description
Appearance: Sheep's fiber is whiteish and her face and legs are black.
Personality: Although Sheep is often somewhat standoffish, she can be bribed with treats. Even then, she tends to warm up slowly, so once the treats run out, so does her attention. Paying consistent attention to her will eventually earn her friendship. She will be friendly but not overly affectionate.
History
Sheep was originally part of the flock Arran watched in Old Caledonia. Arran came across her while fleeing the destruction and brought her with him. She lived in New Caledonia until 2023 when she went to the Citadel with Rhavan and others.
Silver Strip Syndicate Assumptions
- Knowing her name and that she belongs to the Fir-Chlis family
- That she lives with the communal flock
7. History
7.1 Overview
Pre-Souls
Born into the Menel clan, Arran grew up in a family who kept livestock. He had two moms and a dad who loved each other, along with a bunch of siblings. From a young age, he learned to herd sheep, goats, and other animals that his family cared for. Once he shifted, he was able to help with more tasks rather than just moving the animals around and helping to guard them. Keeping an eye on the animals was his favorite task, though. It provided him with lots of opportunities to run around and burn off his large amounts of energy.
Unfortunately, his life was not always peaceful, and his clan fought off enemies from time to time, meaning he had to learn to fight as well. He was okay at it, preferring to fight in a feral style or with a staff as his weapon since it could also be useful as a walking stick when he was watching their flock.
(Vague fight stuff + being told to leave here)
In the wake of the fighting, Arran was left with the pants he had on and managed to save exactly one sheep, a ewe he has been just calling Sheep. Save was perhaps not quite the right word. He found her as he was escaping the destruction and got her to come along with him. In the confusion, he was split off from those he knew, but he figured it was most important to get out and that he would catch up with them later. He was quickly forced to leave his pants behind in order to herd her more easily in his Lupus form, and so off he went.
Loner
| Duration | April 2019 - May 2019 |
| Rank | -- |
Since he wasn't the best hunter, Arran struggled to keep himself fed as he traveled. He also failed to immediately come across any other refugees from his homeland, a fact that both surprised and worried him. Eventually, Arran stumbled upon Asura Creo's home and she helped him out before he set off again, hoping to find others from Old Caledonia.
Eventually, after more time spent traveling, Arran stumbled upon the Queen of Old Caledonia, Vodeva. She was in rough shape, hidden among the underbrush. To Arran's delight, his excited barks drew Iomair back to his wife. Arran had found his people. He chose to stick with the King and Queen, happily guarding Vodeva and Sheep as Iomair scouted around, looking for more of their brethren.
| Duration | May 2019 - August 2019 |
| Rank | The Shepherd |
Once the group had gathered a fair number of other refugees from Old Caledonia, they settled down at Mount Oromocto, calling their group New Caledonia. They gained a few more members while continuing to explore. Arran's great-grandmother, Rhavan Fir-Chlis, and his sister, Erebel Fir-Chlis, found him and brought two goats with them. The Loner Band eventually decided on a new home to live in after gaining more members and founded a pack under the same name.
New Caledonia
2019
| Duration | August 2019 - January 2023 |
| Rank | High Lord of Dawn (Jan 2022) |
| Escal (Sep 2021) | |
| Oeglir (May 2021) | |
| Tavar (Feb 2021) | |
| Aear (Nov 2020) | |
| Distinguished (Dec 2019) | |
| Privileged (Aug 2019) |
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Coranks |
Heartward III, Herdsman II, Grovekeeper I |
After New Caledonia was officially founded as a pack, Arran went about getting things set up for the goats and Sheep. He and Rhavan also chose a small house in City Square. Erebel had decided that she was going to continue traveling and did not join the pack. Arran was able to get help with setting up a open for the sheep and goats.
Fall of 2019 brought times of heavy fog, often referred to as mists. It lent a spooky feel to their new pack lands, and sometime Arran wondered if it was an omen. The bell tower would some how ring sometimes, and they kept finding blood spots and little idols. Vodeva also went missing, and despite searching for her she was nowhere to be found for a long time. Arran was eventually part of a search party that finally found her. She was thin and frail, but alive!
During the late fall of 2019, Arran did a little bit of traveling where he met up with a female couple named Squa and Lark. A couple nights of fun led to both females being pregnant, which was unknown to Arran at the time.
2020
An especially bad blizzard buried the area under sometimes 10 feet of snow. Arran had brought the sheep and goats into his own house just in time, which lead to utter chaos and a lot of smelly poop inside. Eventually he was able to dig out from their door and get them a little area to move around in while waiting for the snow to melt some more to make it easier to get out of the house and around City Square.
In the meantime, Skua and Lark were new mothers struggling to raise the puppies without a pack in the harsh winter and aftermath of the blizzard. They eventually found New Caledonia and Arran took on parenting all four of the pups, Gwaun, Tuilinn, Soron, and Tavor, because they were weaned and he had a pack to support him. He wished that the mothers had stayed so that they could all raise them together, but they moved on. Raising four puppies was utter chaos, but Arran enjoyed it immensely. He had help from Rhavan and other pack members and he got to watch the puppies grow into their little personalities. The pups especially took to Vodeva.
The puppies grew, becoming more independent even though they all remained living in the same house and the family slept in a pile every night. Arran was gaining recognition as a Heartward, and the sleeping pile offered the opportunity of a unique, comforting cuddle pile for the 'invite someone into your bed' aspect of the co-rank. The pups' mothers stopped to visit from time to time, and during one of the visits, Soron decided she wanted to go traveling with them. It made Arran sad, but he also understood why she wanted to do that. Around this time, Arran brought home his very own mini-Macha with stripes. He named the kitten Silif, and she quickly settled in with Rhavan's two cats. In the fall, Tavor considered leaving with them, too, leaving Arran feeling more sad than before. He sought out Saga because she had been considering the Heartward role as well, and ended up poking emotional wounds that he didn't know Saga had. Their comforting of each other led them to bed, and to more puppies.
Meril and Lossë were born in December of 2020, leaving Saga largely confined to her bed for several weeks. Sine the puppies had to stay with her, Arran did everything he could to be useful, including taking his turn with them once they were able to leave Saga's side for a bit. Although his relationship with Saga was not romantic, he thought that they made pretty good co-parents.
2021
Raising these two puppies was a lot different from raising the previous four. They had a log of extra hands with his older offspring and Saga's as well. Arran got to enjoy the first couple of months before weaning, too, which he hadn't been able to do with the first ones. Meril became his shadow, often following Arran around as he worked.
During the spring, Arran was approached by Bellad Songthorn with the idea of a healers guild, which was to cover both physical and mental healing. Arran thought that it sounded like a good idea, and agreed to be one of the founding members if they were able to get enough interest to create the guild, which they were able to do soon after in April.
Del Cenere Gang held their Lancaster Stockshow in late August, which Arran attended, along with Gwaun, Lossë, and several other New Caledonians. Arran competed in a timed sheep herding event, but did not place well due to an injury to his paw during his turn. He was also part of the pack's BBQ team, together with Gwaun and Celaeno Bonecarver. He accidentally added far too much spice to some of their food, causing them to be extremely spicy and result in some stomach upset. They didn't place. Arran also attended the livestock auction where he won two lambs for the pack, paying with goods provided by the pack.
As what seemed to be an annual occurrence, mysterious events started happening during the fall. Depictions of eyes and tears began appearing around the pack lands, carved into trees and painted onto things--sometimes in blood. The situation escalated with a house in City Square being burned down. Some of the pack's children went missing, returning after various lengths of time. While leaders were trying to figure out what was going on, the pack became divided on whether they were doing enough. The whole situation led to the borders being closed and suspicions of spies among them. Arran attempted to check in with pack mates, both to make sure that they were okay and to let them know that he was safe for them to tell information to if they had anything that might be helpful. The entire situation left Arran feeling uneasy, worried that their home may be ripped away from them.
2022
The new year began with war. Their enemies were numerous and Arran was forced to retreat to the Bastion with the rest of his pack members. After making sure his children were accounted for, he turned to seeing how they could help. The pack ended up barricaded there by rocks thrown by catapults. More than one pack member died during the siege, their storage ransacked, and their hope dwindling. Arran worried the whole time about the livestock he looked after, terrified that he was going to lose another flock to war. It was on the fifth day that they realized they had Salsolan allies arriving and New Caladonians took up the fight once more. Uncertain that he would be of any help during the fights, Arran ensured that his Gramma was staying in the relative safety of the Bastion and then went with two other pack mates to destroy one of the catapults. The New Caledonians and Salsolans were victorious, though not without casualties (and lots of lost eyeballs).
Following the war, Arran joined the effort to rebuild their home. Many times throughout the year, he had to chase down an escaped goat, to the point where he earined his title, The Shepherd.
2023
Just like the year before, this one started with a war, but this time it brought about the end of New Caledonia. They won, but they were left exhausted. Many had fled for their own safety, and Arran had sent his grandmother to the Citadel along with Meril, who had no fighting skills. His cousin, Siora, had come to join the pack shortly before the trouble started again, and she was able to take Rhavan back in her wagon.
Loner
2023
Loner (Silver Strip Syndicate)
| Duration | March 2023 - Present |
| Rank | The Shepherd |
Following the disbandment of New Caledonia, Arran decided to stay in the area with Benji Winthrop and Hokori Tanaka and the small group of livestock animals they kept. In March, his cousin, Siora Fir-Chlis returned from Portland, bringing, supplies and with her were Arran's daughters, Tuilinn and Soron. Along with Benji and Hoko, they formed the Silver Strip Syndicate.
In June, Tavor showed up, and Arran was so happy to see his son again and have another of his family members around. If only the rest could come, too. The band spent the summer building as much as they could, especially as it expanded and gained more members. They finished a fence line for their livestock, splitting them into separate groups for their safety. They also began building more houses because they couldn't all fit into the Winthraka house comfortably. Arran's family's house was built attached directly to the barn so that there is easy access to the sheep and goats in the event of another blizzard, and he wouldn't have to bring them into his own house again.
Arran attended Del Cenere Gang's Lancaster Stockshow again, having missed a year in 2022. He participated in the Agility course, taking second to last place, though he still had a lot of fun. He entered Silif into the Best in Show competition, where she was quite popular, and Arran and Siora( Fir-Chlis ran a trade booth for the band. Several other band members went, too, and overall, Arran considered it to be a success.
As the weather started to turn, Arran set about maintenance things that needed to be done before it got cold, like fixing the fence and patching walls and roofs.
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