Valknut

Originally Caught and trained by Reykr Helsi while he was still around in his homeland. Val was mainly used for carrying heavy loads, but can also be used for riding and to pull carts. Once Reykr had passed away from a brutal bear attack, Valknut got loose and ran off. He stayed around Nova Scotia area and he eventually was recognized as a pet by a coydog woman and he ended up staying around her because she seemed to enjoy his presence. She gave birth sometime after and still cared for him and one day when one of her sons was old enough to talk, he learned low speech to speak with the Valknut and they easily became friends, and once Drystan was old enough to shift his mother gifted the boy the ultimate gift of having his own steed. Valknut easily went along with this and had been Drystan's steed for some time.


He and Drystan were together for years before April of 2016, when a meteor struck the earth near Freetown, where Drystan and Valknut were doing business. Drystan lost Valknut in the chaos, and the frightened stag ran off back East, back to Nova Scotia. Along the way, once things settled down, he came across a familiar face from Esme's Inn, Alexander Knight. He has since followed the luperci on his journeys, and has already saved him from certain death a number of times. One of these times ended with him getting large claw scars on both of his flanks, where a cougar tried to make himself and his rider, Alex, an easy meal.

Overview

Basics

NPC Info

  • Date of Birth: Unknown (approx. 2009)
  • Gender: Male
  • Species: Red Elk

OOC ASSUMPTIONS!

Loners may assume and reference the following without discussion/asking:

Appearance

  • Size: Large
  • Features: Valknut is a pretty normal elk, though he has been trained in halter work and in riding so his muscles reflect that. He has a reddish tint to his pelt, and has a red "valknut" tattoo on his right flank that marks him different from other elk.

Tattoo
  • Coloration:
    • Has dark Mine Shaft (#272727) colored eyes
    • English Walnut (#392923) base color with a Roman Coffee (#795044) scattered throughout pelt.
    • Accents of Americano (#867873) on chin and ankles.
    • Darker Night Rider (#1d0c0d) on legs, tail nub, and some markings on his face and neck. His ears are also this color.
    • Has Zeus (#1d1915) nose and skin ; Costa Del Sol (#666633) cloven hooves.
    • Scar list:
      • butt scars from a cougar

Personality

Blind Obedience, Nerves Of Steel, TVTROPE, TVTROPE, TVTROPE,

Val is very dopey and silly for a stag but very wary of all other canids that are not familiar to him. While he is seemingly friendly with the luperci-folk, and he has switched hands rather easily, he is very wary at first and will bite and gut someone if they come up to him too close, too fast. He generally will try to speak to Luperci, and has been known to communicate with those he sees often. He likes to joke around and have fun, but also isn't afraid of work and will drop the jokes when it comes to it. He's a pleasant creature to work with, with a patient nature and a laidback attitude towards life because he never really understood why life was always taken so seriously? He is a simple creature, mind you, and he enjoys the simple things in life like gnawing on grass and rutting.

Skills & Abilities

  • Message carrier (Master): describe skill
  • Sled-Pulling (Journeyman): He was used infrequently to pull sleds, but he did pull a small cart for some time with Reykr and this was his primary use for about 2 of his 6 years.
  • Riding (Master): Reykr and Drystan often used him to ride on so he is comfortable with luperci weight on his back,
  • Pony-on (Master): He's no stranger to being led by another horse or steed.
  • Pack-mule (Master): was often used for carrying heavy loads, sometimes with or without a luperci on his back as well.

Likes & Dislikes

  • Likes sugarcane
  • Likes this
  • Dislikes Fire
  • Dislikes Large felines

History

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