Essentials

• Species: Mexican wolf with a percentage of coyote. However, he does not bear many physical characteristics of a coyote, except for perhaps being slightly slimmer than most wolves.
• Fur: Lush, thick, medium-length hair with a 'mane', as is typical for most Mexican wolves. Fur thickens considerably during the winter.
• Build and Size: Is smaller than most wolves, even other male Mexican wolves, standing 75cm (29.5in) at the shoulder (when he should have stood 80cm (31.5 in)). His small size is due to his sister, who gave him very little space at their mother's belly (reducing his intake of milk) when they were unweaned puppies, as well as stole his prey once they were weaned. He is also very lean, weighing only 36.7kg (81lb).
• Humanization: Practically none.
  • He heard of humans when he was a pup (from tales passed down generation to generation in his birth pack) and is familiar with certain parts of their culture, such as reading and living in buildings such as houses. When his sister was murdered he also witnessed the lone brothers who killed her using weapons (specifically, two knives and a flail) and is therefore aware of such humanised weapons. He later learned about the bow and arrow and crossbow. On the other hand, things like riding a horse, cooking and pottery do not strike him as being human, and he genuinely believes that such actions and skills originated solely from the Luperci.

Coloration

• Fur:
  • Mainly FULVOUS
  • Shades of white
  specifically:

  • vibrant SNOW WHITE (underbelly)
  • FLORAL WHITE (sides) (gradient from snow white to pearl)
  • PEARL (sides)
  • BLACK (back)
• Markings:
  • White spots above the eyes
  • White jaw
  • Black and white streaks
  • Eyes lined with black
  • Black ear rims
• Eyes: DEEP SEPIA
• Nose and Paw Pads: BLACK

Palette

Pixel by Despi, Coloured by Katie

Reference Pictures (reference only!):

Summer Coat ref.

Original Source: mexicanwolves.org

Winter Coat ref. (note fur thickness)

Source: whitewolfpack.com [topic: Endangered wolf leaving Brookfield Zoo to enter the wild (Photos)]

Modifications

• Scars: A variety of small scars from hunting-related incidents, especially on his shoulders and sides (hidden by fur) and on his snout and legs.

Traits

Positive Traits

• Polite and respectful
• Modest/humble
• Honest
• Keeps his promises
• Can be fiercely loyal

• Bases his value only on his achievements and how God views him
• Submission and shyness around virtually everybody
  • a bit of a social recluse
• Can be socially awkward
• (Secretly) fears and is unsettled by Luperci
• Not a Luperci himself
  • Hindered greatly with more 'human' tasks (e.g. harvesting, crafting)

• Outlook: ?
• Sociability: Introverted, submissive
• Expression: Submissive
• Alignment: Lawful good

Motivations

• Preservation and safety of others
• Self preservation
• Fulfilment of hopes/dreams

Fears

• Optime Luperci: see Biases
• 'Becoming worthless

Biases

• Luperci: Normally treats Luperci with caution and respect -- Luperci, particularly in their Optime form, are vastly more superior (and dangerous) than non-Luperci.

Help reinforce Maciel's fear of Luperci: Your Luperci character can threaten, argue with, or even attack Maciel, as long as any wounds inflicted do not result in him contracting the Luperci virus

• Gender: None
• Packs:
  • Cour des Miracles: It is filled with Luperci, but otherwise, it's amazing. Home.
  • New Dawn: A very important pack, as it is the only one with feral roots.
  • Inferni: Was involved in the CdM/IF conflict.
• Sexuality: -
• Age: The elderly should be respected.
• Species: -
• Color: None.

Sexuality

Kinsey Scale 3

"Equally heterosexual and homosexual" (i.e. bisexual)

He would definitely prefer a long-term relationship over a short-term one, and hook-ups do not appeal to him. Even if he did become involved in a short-term relationship, he would find it hard to "let it go" and would still remember past feelings and attachments.

Prefers monogamous relationships.

Relationship? :P: Maciel is open for a relationship

Interests

• Likes: Hunting. Nature. Sea glass. Herbalism.
• Dislikes: Violence. Abuse. Bullying. Embarrassment.

Substances

Has tried cannabis (and enjoyed it), but nothing else.

3.1  Family: Lopez

• Mother: Alejandra Lopez. Mexican wolf. (not in 'Souls)
• Father: Rafael. Mexican wolf x Coyote. Former loner. (deceased)
• Littermates:
  • Two unnamed brothers (deceased)
    • One stillborn
    • One runt. Died before six months of age.
  • One sister (presumed deceased)
• Half-Siblings: None known
• Half-Siblings: None known
• Children: None

• Cousins: None known
• Extended: None known

3.2  Relations

Key Relations

Friends

• Mara Savoy — an unexpected friend
  
  When Maciel first met Mara, he, quite truthfully, regarded her with fear, then anxiety and politeness, due to her natural Luperci status. Since then, however, the wolfdog has become a close friend of Maciel. He feels above all things that he can trust her, a characteristic which is hugely important to him. Additionally, he also respects her greatly due to her adventurous nature (which he is awed by, considering that he himself cannot empathise in the least with it), and is also absolutely fascinated by her tellings of her birthplace, the Virgin Islands (even if his views of the place are not entirely accurate).

• Fayne — respected healer
  
  Fayne and Maciel first met when she rescued him after a bad fall in Halcyon mountain. Since then, they have come across each other multiple times. Maciel consults her about herbalism and values her advice greatly. In addition to the affection he has for her, due to all the times she has helped him, he also has huge respect for her skills and experience.

Former

Positive Relations

• Skoll Haskel

Skoll was one of the first Courtiers Maciel ever met, but their relationship became closer when one day they came upon each other in the Notre Dame Cathedral. Maciel was previously ignorant about all religions and was also doubtful of his value as a person, but after a conversation with the golden knight, he agreed to be christened into the faith. Since then, he has not felt nearly so worthless. Maciel perceives Skoll to be one of the kinder and nobler Luperci and trusts him absolutely, adopting his aggresion towards Inferni during the IF/CdM conflict.

• Kira Raine

The pair have only met once so far, but have quickly become friendly. Kira is now helping Maciel with his herbalism and has assisted with Cour des Miracles' pack garden.

• Estella Butler

After the Spring Floods of 2015, Maciel briefly became homeless until Estella offered to bring him under her own roof. Maciel has since returned to his original residence, but is eternally grateful for her help.

Neutral / Negative

• Characters

• Characters

Minor Relations

• Friendly:
  • Anyone within Cour des Miracles
    • Linden Aatte, Roselle Gauthier
    • William Pendragon
    • Dante Centri
    • Ginger Terra
    • Aithne Marino
    • Aurelya Shandara
  • Veri Secanti (Casa di Cavalieri)
  • Semini (Krokar)
  • Axelle Napier (Anathema) (neutral)
  • Orion North (loner)
  • Deuteronomy (loner)

• Enemies:
  • Ronit (loner)
  • Snapdragon Lykoi, Kasia Salazar (Inferni)

3.3  NPCs

Cora

• Abilities: Rat-catching (kind of).
• Description: A fairly small, feral, grey/blue semi-longhair of mixed breeds. She has green eyes. Extremely friendly to strange Luperci, whom she sees as a source of pampering. She is semi-independent, mostly roaming wild. She is fearless and arrogant, but with a taste for excitement and fun. Maciel still visits and cares for her, and plans on making her into a ratter. ...see more?
• History: Originally born in Anathema. Traded to Maciel by Axelle Napier in Halifax.
• Assumptions: Anyone in CdM can reference minor interactions with Cora (e.g. feeding, petting, shooing-away, simply sighting her, etc.)

3.4  Residence

• Cour des Miracles / Cour des Miracles territory

Maciel lives in a small cave near the coast, close to the Cave of Lascaux and Arbres de la Falaise. It is currently unfurnished and undecorated (he has no personal belongings). The cave was chosen primarily for its location, especially since it faces away from the wind and thus provides more shelter against harsh weather and the cold.
He is normally only found here during the night (esp. in winter) or noon (esp. in summer), when he will be sleeping.

3.5  Realistic Locations

Spends most of his time within Cour des Miracles territory. Here he will mostly be spending his time in the forests (esp. Arbres de la Falaise) or, alternatively, adding meat to the King's Cellar for pack use.
Otherwise, he is commonly found in the eastern areas of Seabreeze Brink, particularly Ethereal Eclipse and rural Halifax (especially if he is going to the Halifax gardens). He may also wander towards Rabbit Lake, but this place in particular brings back both depressing and nostalgic memories.
When going north, he normally only does so for a specific reason. Even so, he usually only goes as far as the northern tip of the Dampwoods or the base of Halcyon Mountain. Occasionally, he will explore a bit of the mountain, but this is very rare.
NOTE: He generally avoids all pack borders and human dwellings. For instance, he will almost never be found in the urbanised areas of Halifax, except if it is to visit the gardens. He will also give other packs a wide berth if possible.

Skill

Hunting

Hunting/Fishing: Maciel is always available as a hunting partner.

• General tracking (Journeyman): Masterful knowledge and skill in general, but scent disguising will easily trick him.
  • Maciel has the rare ability to distinguish the scent of Luperci from non-Luperci
• Small game (Journeyman - Master): His life as a loner and independent hunter has given him amazing hunting skills, particularly with prey that can be individually hunted (e.g. rodents). All he needs to do now is master hunting rabbits.
• Large game (Journeyman - Master): He has taken down larger prey in the past, albeit this is easier with a partner. His first kill alone of this kind was in the late winter of 2013, when as a loner he hunted down a young, winter-weakened male whitetail deer, but since then his constant practice has definitely pulled off. Elk, however, he finds particularly hard to hunt successfully when alone.
• Birds/Bats (Dabbler/Apprentice): He has tried to hunt them in the past, and he has always failed. Vesper has recently taught him the basics, however, helping him to understand new hunting tactics for these species. See thread opportunity above.
• Fishing (Dabbler): He knows a little about catching crayfish, but that is all.

Stealth

• Evasion (Journeyman): Includes agility, hiding, etc. He had to learn all this to escape from his sister whenever she felt like bullying him. He's pretty agile and has a lot of stamina, so he can go dodging and dashing about for a long time. Due to his relatively small size, he can also squeeze through and past places other, larger canids cannot, and his lighter weight aids his agility even further. He is also able to make split-second decisions and improvise during emergencies. In addition, he knows a bit about covering his tracks, including how to hide his scent and cover his pawprints. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to climb trees and can leave a significant amount of other visible evidence (of his presence) in his trail, namely tufts of fur, damaged plants, etc.. A lot of time spent exploring and hunting, however, has inadvertently helped him hone his skills.
  
  

Low Speech

Generally only understands a few of the more common and basic terms. He can also speak multiple phrases, a skill he primarily uses when hunting (mimicking), but he does not understand what on Earth they mean. He only knows what effect they have on prey.

• White tailed deer (Apprentice): His knowledge of this dialect is marginally better than other dialects he knows. Can speak without an accent. He has been practicing this a lot lately in his spare time.
• Cats (Apprentice): A new dialect introduced to him through the adoption of Cora. He only has a basic understanding of it, but is progressing rapidly with his skills, mainly due to Cora's chattiness.
• Elk (Dabbler): His knowledge of this dialect is marginally better than other dialects he knows. Can speak without an accent.
• Rodents (Dabbler): Very basic understanding. Difficulty speaking. Heavy accent.
• Birds (Dabbler): Basic understanding and extreme difficulty in speaking. Heavy accent.

Healing

Herbalism: Maciel currently really wants to improve his skills in this area. Lessons or advice would be greatly appreciated.

A recent interest of his, inspired by Aithne Marino and, mainly, Fayne. He believes this skill area to be outstandingly important.

• Herbalism (Apprentice): Taught the basics by Fayne, but still remains unpolished in the area. The Cavalier, Kira Raine is helping him out.
• Gardening (Apprentice): A lot of trial and error has lead to him having a fairly good grasp of the fundamental skills, but he is far from being advanced.
• Concoctions (N/A): Knows nothing about this kind of thing, except that medicine can be administered through teas and salves.

4.2  Inventory

Trade

Not really much of a trader, especially considering that he doesn't actually own much...

• Offering:
  • Hunting lessons/coaching (large and small game). (packmembers/friends only!)
  • Hunted meat (fresh, uncooked). Animal carcasses (for pelts, etc.).
  • If requested, he will scavenge for other raw materials.
  • Sea glass
• Accepting:
  • Seeds and plants
    • Healing plants are especially appreciated!
  • Something to help him carry things?
  • Small, colourful trinkets

Items

Emotional Attachment

• info

Personal Belongings (general)

• Sea Glass (formerly an extensive collection, but most of it lost to the March floods)
• Old plastic blue bucket from Aithne Marino. Warped a little out of shape and has a crack on the edge.
• Deer pelt from pack inventory, used as a bed/blanket

Other

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