Marina Lúcia

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MARINA LÚCIA[break]
FEMALE EASTERN TIMBER WOLF

[attr="class","GGcontainer1temp1"] [attr="class","GGboxtemp1"] 2 YEARS [break] [attr="class","GGboxtemp1"] UNRANKED [break] [attr="class","GGboxtemp1"] HETERO-[break]SEXUAL [break] [attr="class","GGboxtemp1"] 70 lbs [break] [attr="class","GGboxtemp1"] 27 inches [break]

[attr="class","GGcontainer2temp1"][break][break] [attr="class","GGcontenttemp1"] Rin bears a soft, sandy undercoat, with a thick topcoat. Her ears and tail are tipped black, and a mesh of browns, grays, and blacks cape her shoulders and lower back. In the winter her coat grows twice as thick, and much of the black fur recedes until springtime. Her eyes are large and dark, a deep amber color. She is noticeably smaller than most wolves, but not tiny, is a solid 70-odd pounds even on leaner days. Her build is long and lean, made for speed and endurance rather than brute force. As it is, she's physically weak in battle but extremely dextrous, relying on wit and quick maneuvers to face an opponent. Rin is also very adept at hunting; large prey will tire out long before she does. [break][break] PERSONALITY rin is a bit shy and fairly reserved, but she's not off-putting. the she-wolf actually likes to be around others, immersed in the action--she just might not participate as much, is all. she's open to conversation and making friends, and when she's in the mood she'll play around. (rabbit chasing is a favorite game of hers.) first impressions mean a lot to her, though. it's difficult to gain her trust and easy to lose it. she's most at ease when she's gathering or sorting through herbs; the world seems to quiet down, and she can go at her own pace. it's nice to do so with company sometimes. [break][break] everyone knows her by rin, and she's quick to correct you if you call her anything else. it's a bit of a reverse nickname; only family or close friends have called her marina, and even then, they did so infrequently.[break][break] the she-wolf is a dutiful pack member, and you'll never see her slacking. even if it has nothing to do with healing, any straightforward task is one she looks forward to. she appreciates the feeling of being occupied, doing something orderly.[break][break] rin is kinder than most, often ready with a word of sympathy, praise, or admiration. still, she can tell when a wolf needs comfort and when they need to stand on their own four paws. she doesn't like coddling others, though in part it's probably because she likes to be the coddled one (just a little). rin knows the world isn't black and white, and she isn't opposed to diving into that gray area, if it means protecting herself or another. so while she has a strong sense of justice, she's never quick to judge. she tends to avoid conflict, something she's not terribly proud of. undoubtedly, rin is a follower, but all that really means is that she'd rather not make the big, hard decisions. she's not sheep, and if something seems wrong she probably won't go through with it unless forced. speaking up is harder, though. she hates being talked down to, especially when it's undeserved.[break][break] Likes • sleeping, sunbathing, gathering herbs, hare-hunting, honey.[break] Dislikes • conflict, fighting, being physically subdued, being condescended to.[break] Dreams • currently, to get over her past and lead a quiet(er) life. to immerse herself in a real family.[break] Dears • losing her sanity.[break][break] RELATIONSHIPS Mother • Cheza (deceased) [break] Father • Markus (deceased) [break] Kin • Bear, Kira, Eliot (siblings, a/d/d); Morgan (grandmother, deceased) [break] Important People • Nora (Deceased) [break] Mated To • None[break][break] HISTORY rin was born to the alphas of a pack of fourteen wolves, named the swiftwater pack for the river that bordered their territory. her full first name is marina, but as she was learning to talk she shortened it to rin, and the nickname stuck. with all the busyness of a large pack, and the packwolves fawning over the alphaess's children, she found it more desirable stay in the company of her grandmother, morgan. morgan was the pack's shaman, and was often away either gathering herbs or treating patients--quiet tasks tucked away from pack life. when rin was four months old, morgan took her on as her protégé. the pup took well to the work, and learned almost as quickly as she grew. she loved healing, never wanted to be off the job, and mastered the hunting and combat preliminaries early simply to continue her apprenticeship. smart as a whip, by the time she was a yearling morgan declared her a full healer. it seemed to be the best news of her life.[break][break] the worst news came at the beginning of summer. a new pack, called rathbone, claimed a territory near theirs. their leaders assured peace, and negotiations for an alliance was even underway. but soon after their arrival, they ambushed the swiftwater alphas and a few of their high-ranking members, killing them and claiming the territory for themselves. only half of the swiftwater pack remained, not enough to match the force of twenty wolves. they were given the choice to stay or to die. those who stayed were integrated into the pack by blood trials: they had to prove their worth by killing one of their own.[break][break] morgan, in her old age, died. rin, young as she was, was spared from the trials at the word of the alpha's second-in-command. but in place of that, she was made omega. the meaning of that rank varied from pack to pack, but for the rathbones it meant that she was their new chew-toy. in the coming weeks she learned how truly ruthless wolves could be. any wolf could rough her up on a mere whim. oh, she was allowed to fight back, but with a small build and little fighting experience, it wasn't much use. the other yearlings were especially vicious, even more so than the adults. one day they nearly took out her eye, and she slinked off to the woods to treat her wounds with herbs. the same second that had spared her weeks earlier saw this, and suggested to the alpha that she be apprenticed under their lone shaman, nikita. the wolf was growing old and slow; they would eventually need a new one.[break][break] the alpha agreed, and rin found herself apprenticed once again. but nikita's methods were different from morgan's. mistakes were treated with harsh nips, and she was always blamed if someone wasn't healing fast enough, or if there weren't enough herbs stocked up--things out of her control. when he wasn't snapping at her, nikita slept all day. the bulk of the job was shifted to her, and only got worse as time passed. since there was always fighting, there was always a wolf to be healed. the pack was slowly growing with new members acquired from packs felled by the rathbones (or rogues who wandered to close). the territory was quickly expanding as the pack amassed its empire.[break][break] months later, another healer joined her. she was a gray wolf named nora, a full year older than rin. they became close friends, both damaged by the destruction of their packs. nora's mate and her new pups had been killed in the raid. she was almost mother-like to the younger wolf, and she needed someone to care for as much as rin needed to be taken care of. one day, nora hatched a plan to escape. the warriors were planning a raid on yet another pack, the yukons, and on that day the two would slip away and head north to the tundra. but things didn't go according to plan. somehow, the yukon pack had found out about the raid, and attacked the rathbone's main territory a day early, while the wolves were asleep in their dens. startled and terrified, rin hid in the medicine den, but nora calmly explained that in all the confusion it would be even easier to escape. so they struck out. they had nearly reached the border when a yukon wolf slammed into nora's side, and rin cried out as his jaws sunk deep into her jugular. the she-wolf was dead before she hit the ground, and rin fainted at the sight.[break][break] when she came to, the yukon wolves had gathered around her and other wolves from the captured packs. most of the rathbone wolves had been driven off, for the moment, and after intense questioning they finally figured out who among them had been the rathbones' victims rather than true members. no wolf mentioned nora. the yukons offered them asylum until the rathbones could be defeated for good. most accepted, as well as rin. dazed, she was led back to the yukon camp and passed out as soon as she felt grass under her paws. the next few hours were a blur. she remembered waking up in the middle of the night and heading north, and she was still walking when she finally got her senses. the young wolf decided to continue on her own; she wanted to leave her past behind, for good.[break][break] THE ROLEPLAYER alias • rin is fine.[break] age • 16 yo.[break] about • dunno, this is my first time roleplaying after a very long break. i play bass guitar and am trying to learn portuguese (of which i know next to nothing, bleh). class of 2016! and you can probably guess my favorite animal.[break] gender/pronouns • her/she [break] other usernames • marina767 on wolfquest i guess, though i rarely check it tbh.[break]

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