Zalen Damaichu
Zalen Damaichu was the founding leader of New Dawn, and mate to Raeka Damaichu. Zalen is the son of Lahleia, making him a descendent of Ruby of Silent Dawn; he is also the father of sons Keylo, Kerrian, and Bertolt, and daughters Veyra, Petra, and Kalila.
Zalen Damaichu
Zalen, by Nat
Player | Nat |
Name Meaning | Hitter, thrower |
Name Origin | Egyptian |
Date of Birth | April 15, 2008 |
Date of Death | January 15, 2015 |
Gender | Male |
Subspecies | 68.75% Canis lupus 25% Canis latrans 6.25% Canis rufus |
Luperci | Yes (Ortus) |
Birth place | Michigan |
Current pack | New Dawn |
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Current Pack New Dawn
Joining date | 14 Dec 2011[1] |
Rank | Alpha |
Significance | Founder |
Previous Packs
Loner
Dates | July 4, 2011 - Dec 14, 2011 |
Appearance
Zalen is a larger than average melanistic wolf. In all forms he has uniform black fur of average length. He wears two silver hoops in his left ear, and under his right eye he has a crimson marking, which is custom in his family. From time to time he also adorns his hair with red-tail hawk feathers. He has several scars; large raking claw marks on both forearms and both buttox to thighs; they are the color of his skin; a dark gray.
Coloration
- Cod Gray (#141414): fur color.
- Wasabi(#BADF11): eyes
- Milano Red(#B92904) : eye mark.
Forms
Lupus |
Secui |
Optime | |||
70 lbs |
180 lbs |
290 lbs | |||
Looks like a slightly larger than average wolf. |
Looks like a extremely hefty wolf, something like a mix between a wolf and a small bear. |
Lean and athletic in build, with elongated arms. Zalen moves nearly exclusively on all fours, even in this form, and moves this way naturally. When standing on two legs, he stands hunched and animal like, as if he could go down onto all fours at any moment. He keeps his wild mane maintained with a thick braid. |
Preference
Zalen prefers Lupus and Optime equally, can can often be seen in either/or. Secui reserved for big game hunting and combat.
Personality
He is a stoic wolf and guards his past closely. He is calm, and slow to anger by other wolves. However, he has little patience for other canines, especially coyotes, which he considers scoundrels and villains after the episode where he was separated from his mother. Little does he know that his father was actually half coyote.
His mother raised him in the old style of pack hierarchy, so he shows respect where it required and demands it where it is expected. Being an alpha of a new pack has caused him to quickly learn what it means to be a leader.
On the softer side he has a heart for the other creatures of the earth. Though he uses them for sustenance, he respects them giving their life to sustain his. He also has the spiritual gift of exhortation, the ability to empathize at a much deeper level than normal. Therefore when he meets someone new he immediately understands them at a personal level causing those who usually are guarded to spill their guts because for whatever reason they trust him. Because of this Zalen is a fantastic listener.
He is one to give others second and even third chances, if he believes they are honest in changing past indiscretions. Otherwise, Zalen is harsh when it comes to delving out punishment, wanting to make a lasting impression the firs time around.
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FamilyDamaichu
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History
Pre-Souls
Zalen was born in the lands to the South West, though he himself is not sure quite where exactly. He was raised through puppy-hood by his lone wolf mother, though he does not remember much about her, he remembers that she was kind, strong, but with a sad soul. She had given him the symbol that he bears under his right eye, a family symbol which she herself bore.
One night in his adolescent years he and his mother were attacked by a band of coyote and dog half-breeds. They were separated and he would have been killed if it hadn't been for two wolf travelers saving his life. The three searched in vain for his mother, and Zalen was never to see her again. The two wolves who rescued him were brothers, Cody and Keylo, and they accepted Zalen into their meager pack and the three traversed the land together for two years living as bachelors. In this time Zalen learned to hunt, fish, and shift through the secui and optime forms. He grew into a formidable power house of a wolf and was a great asset to his small pack.
In the winter of 2010, the trio stumbled upon another small pack of wolves and joined up. For a time all was peaceful, but then the younger of the two brothers, Cody, foolishly began to secretly cohort with the Alpha's female. Soon the Alpha came to find out and he attacked Cody. Keylo and Zalen came to his aid, but the whole pack turned against them. Cody was killed and Keylo injured. Zalen and Keylo escaped, but a few days later Keylo succumbed to his wounds and died.
2011
Summer & Early Fall
Zalen then began to wander on his own, and eventually made his way into Nova Scotia. After exploring the area and meeting a few individuals Zalen settled down in Arachnea's Revenge and found himself a nice little cave to call home for the time being. He was eventually recruited into a group called Sequoia, a group made up of loners and led by Tayui Aston, whose plan was to punish Salsola for keeping slaves.
Late Fall & Early Winter
During this time, Zalen met and fell in love with a dark female name Lucia Cabriel, but she became frightened of her feelings for him and ran off. This caused Zalen to become jaded, not only because of the loss of his first love but also by the way the Luperci packs handled themselves. Fresh off the end of the AniWaya Conflict, Zalen began to wander, thinking he might leave Nova Scotia all together. This is when he met Titania, a young wolfess full of life. The two fell in love and decided to start a pack all their own, one in which they could be what they were meant to be; wolves.
2012
Late Winter & Spring
After several months of planning, Zalen and Titania claimed the territory to the north of Ichika no Ho-en and founded New Dawn along with six other like minded wolves. The first several months of New Dawn's existence were uneventful, save for Zalen and Jiva Takekuro chasing off a cougar. The following Spring however, a dog named Amy Sunders begins to cause trouble for New Dawn by attacking its members and kidnapping one of Kiara Amarok's pups. It is not long before Zalen and Titania declared Amy an enemy, but she continued to harrass New Dawn with attacks.
Summer
In the heat of summer, Titania finally becomes pregnant. Zalen and New Dawn were overjoyed at this. However, after holing herself up in the birthing den for longer than normal, Zalen went to investigate only to find that Titania was missing and that she had miscarried. This marks the beginning of dark times for New Dawn, as many members begin to wonder if the pack is no longer safe for them. Many leave, but New Dawn also grows with new numbers. The first litter is born unto Fayne Gremory and Noah Sawtooth.
Fall
To regain some semblance of balance and control, Zalen copulates with Adonia Demos so that the two of them can experience the joys of parenthood. Zalen also copulates with X'yrin Exultare in an effort to form an alliance with Sangi'lak. But Amy attacks again, this time kidnapping Adonia. Zalen and all of New Dawn focus on finding and killing her, which is ultimately successful. His sons by Adonia are born successfully in New Dawn, and are named Kerrian Demos and Keylo Damaichu.
Winter
Then came a time of unrest for New Dawn. Though Amy was dead, many did not find New Dawn fit for them anymore, and the pack's numbers dwindled. Feeling himself losing a grip on control, Zalen forged the alliance with Sangi'lak with the birth of his daughter, Veyra Damaichu. A new female named Raeka Rain also fought her way to the top of New Dawn's ranks, and eventually claimed Zalen's side as the new Alphess and his mate. But around the same time, Zalen and X'yrin discovered their love for each other, creating an awkward and painful situation for all involved. X'yrin and Raeka end up fighting, both out of spite and for Zalen's affections. Afterwards X'yrin and Raeka become ambivalent towards Zalen, and only make amends with him after a huge snow storm hits both packs. A tentative peace then falls over New Dawn.
2013
Spring
Spring comes and with it, relieved tensions. Zalen and Raeka make up and try for puppies to no avail. X'yrin, while still unhappy with Raeka being the female leader of New Dawn, continues to be Zalen's friend. The young pups begin to grow into young adults in New Dawn.
Summer
In summer, things take a turn for the worst. Adonia is killed by a rogue bear, and her body is discovered by her sons. The pack mourns the loss, as well as the loss of a possible pregnancy by Raeka. Then, more disaster; Augustus, the current male Beta, disappears and only traces of his blood and struggle are found; he is presumed dead and killed by the same bear that took Adonia.
In late summer 2013, still reeling from the two deaths, the pack is once again faced with more troubles in the form of marauding loners stealing food and setting up camp in the Dagger Caverns of New Dawn's territory. Once they are found out by Keylo, they kidnap Krys Sawtooth as a bargaining chip. The Dawners along with X'yrin and Sequoia of Sangi'lak, face the intruders head on, killing the majority of them and saving their pack-mate. However, this confrontation convinces the two female leaders of Sangi'lak that New Dawn is vulnerable, and they decide to move their pack just to New Dawn's south to lend protection if it is needed.
Fall & Winter
Early autumn, 2013, Sangi'lak suddenly and mysterious disappears. Zalen mourns the loss of his friend and once lover, X'yrin. Raeka decides to try and lift the packs' spirit with a hunt. But only moments into the search for prey, lightning strikes near the packs and catches the Sunrise Meadow on fire. All the members escape relatively unharmed, except for Tharin, who burned alive in the fire. Zalen mourns his loyal and dear friend. Then, suddenly, an old mentor appears when Soran Aatte returns to New Dawn only to just as suddenly disappear. Later that winter, Zalen impregnates both Raeka and a newcomer, Hartt Attaya.
2014
Early 2014, Hartt is attacked and her pups lost, but Raeka successfully gives birth to her first litter by Zalen, two healthy pups which they name Bertolt Damaichu and Petra Damaichu. The bear that killed both Adonia and Augustus is brought down by the pack. Zalen has a one night stand with Grace D'Angelo which results in her becoming pregnant.
Spring
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