Description
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
― Maya Angelou
► :: I D E N T I T Y :: ◄
Name: Sienna
Alias(es): Si
Sex: Female
Gender: Female
Age: Adult (7 years)
Bloodline(s): Forest Steppe, Valley
Height: 34”
Weight: 110 lbs
Voice: TBA
Mannerisms: She can often be seen sitting or lying down when not in motion in order to rest her legs. Oftentimes she finds herself being entirely too formal, a habit instilled into her from her upbringing, and will often bow in respect when it’s not needed. When content or at peace she can be seen smiling with her eyes closed gently.
Physical Description:
Build: Slender and elegant, built for running, indicative of her Forest Steppe bloodlines.
Fur: A soft and full coat. It is not too heavy nor too light and reflects warm golden hues.
Face: Bright, soft eyes with long cheek fur and small triangular ears.
Scars: Obviously missing a leg with lots of scarring on the nub, various other scars on her legs and body.
Rare Traits/Birth Traits: Missing limb (front left leg from below the elbow)
Related Deficiencies:
Experiences phantom limb pain
Often has soreness in other legs from overcompensation
Some balance and coordination issues
Walks with a pronounced hobble
Will likely develop arthritis as she ages
Pack/Guild: Morass
Rank: Tier 1 (Ripple) Wisp
►:: P E R S O N A L I T Y ::◄
Traits:
Pos: Forgiving, Kind-hearted, Sensible, Resilient
Neu: Resigned, Humble
Neg: Pushover, Submissive, Insecure, Anxious
In-depth:
Forgiving -
Sienna believes that anyone is capable of making mistakes, and she feels she has no right to judge others based on errors in the past. She believes there’s goodness in everyone and that in most cases, those who have erred in the past did so for reasons they deemed justifiable.
Kind-hearted -
Sensible -
Sienna is not much of a risk taker and approaches uncertain situations with thoughtfulness, logic, and common sense. As she was not given many opportunities during her strict upbringing, she has learned to navigate life with deliberation and caution.
Resilient -
Despite the countless struggles she has faced, it doesn’t seem to bring her down at all. She is mentally tough and bounces back from turmoil with dignity. Even when she lost her leg, she tried not to let it have a negative impact on her and used her positive attitude to adapt to three-legged life rather quickly.
Resigned -
Humble -
Pushover -
- - While she can easily stand up for others in need, Sienna does not have much of a backbone when it comes to defending herself. She will let others walk all over her without a second thought as she is far too considerate to say no or set boundaries.
Submissive -
- Given her strict and rigorous upbringing, it’s no surprise that she is at the low end of the totem pole. Talking back or disrespecting orders, especially from her father, was simply not tolerated growing up. She has always done as she was told and never questioned the demands of her superiors, and it shows to this day.
Insecure -
- Having never really received much praise as a youth, she is not only uncomfortable being praised but is rather insecure about her skills or purpose in life. This was obviously accentuated when she lost her leg as she is now insecure about her physical abilities as well.
Anxious -
- This is one of those vices she is very aware of and hates to the core mainly because it is a rather new trait which she feels is unbecoming of her. She has been through a lot in life, and while she tries to stay true to her accepting nature, she can’t help but to worry that history might repeat itself. She often gets nervous around strange wolves, especially standoffish ones, as she worries they may grab her other leg and finish the job.
►:: H I S T O R Y :: ◄
Pre-Group History:
(tw: violence)
All her life, Sienna had been considered an afterthought. It wasn’t hard for her to understand why: she was born into a great and prestigious pack, one where traditional and law are fervently honored. Though a daughter of the then-General of the pack’s troops, Sigurd, only firstborns were deemed worthy of nobility, an honor which fell onto her brother, Roman. She was the last born in a group of four, with three healthy males born before her to their ailing mother, Reya, and an unyielding father. Though heiresses had had power and privilege amongst the great pack in the past, she would never get such honors.
During her youth, her relationship with her siblings was rather divided. Roman, who had been placed on a pedestal since birth, spent much time away from the den as he was given private lessons and was primed for leadership. Her other two brothers were too busy bickering and brooding over the fact that Roman received “special treatment” to pay much mind to her. While in reality his treatment was anything but such, they merely saw their eldest brother as deemed better than they, and were acutely jealous of that fact. But Sienna saw Roman for who he truly was: a gentle, kind soul content with who he was, being forced into something he did not want. Out of her three brothers Roman was easily her favorite, and during his fleeting moments of downtime, body too exhausted to move, Sienna made sure to spend as much time with him as she could.
Despite being of noble lines, as Sienna grew she would still have to find a role within the pack which suited her. The only daughter of her ailing mother, Sienna mainly tended to being a caretaker for her mother. She learned the basics of medicinal herbs and healing practices, but greatness was never expected of her. Sienna spent a lot of time on her own, or in the company of her mother and other lesser females. Despite the older female’s wandering mind, Sienna cared deeply for her mother, at least more so than anyone else it seemed. While her eldest brother was put on a pedestal against his choice and the other two bickered constantly, Sienna was content with how things were despite the family slowly crumbling more and more each day.
But one day, a major shift in power would soon change the course of everything. The Alpha, Astor, brother of Sigurd and her uncle, was shunned due to his inability to produce offspring. He fled the land, leaving her father became the new Alpha. With Roman now directly in line to lead the pack, the pressure on him to succeed increased tenfold. Sienna ached for her brother. She saw how much he didn’t want that life, yet he faithfully followed his father’s every order. She saw the way he just wanted to make his father proud despite the toll it was taking on him. Sienna lended an understanding ear whenever she could, but she held no power to question her pack’s tradition or her father’s wishes. She could only watch Roman slowly withered away, unable to do anything to stop it.
Life went on as such for a couple of years, but her family was slowly falling apart despite the facade of greatness they put on. Her father’s iron grip on the pack was slowly suffocating them; her mother’s mind deteriorating more and more each day; her middle brothers’ bitterness and jealousy seething into hate; her eldest brother becoming hopeless and jaded, destined to lead a life he did not want. Sienna was not at all surprised on the night Roman ran away. She had jolted awake randomly and snuck out to the plains on a whim only to see her brother with his back turned on his pack. She could have gone after him or even sounded the alarm, but she remained silent. Roman was doing what he needed to do, so she wished him well in her mind and let it be.
But that was only the beginning of the end. Sigurd was infuriated by his son’s disappearance but was mostly angry that he had lost his heir. Sienna’s middle brothers sneered at the firstborn’s departure for surely it meant one of them would inherit the throne even if they had to kill one another for the honor. But Sigurd refused to break pack tradition, reminding his sons that their immaturity and pettiness had ruined their shot of ever being in charge, words which discouraged them so much that they soon followed in Roman’s pawsteps and left too. The Alpha opted for a new litter instead. A chance at another firstborn. But his wife no longer even recognized his or her children's faces. There was no way she would be capable of giving new life. But his pack still demanded an heir, and they wouldn’t wait forever, not after his brother had left them without one for so long. Out of options, Sigurd had no other choice but to allow Sienna’s mother to expire on her own so that he could take a new mate. She was getting worse by the day anyway.
As the days passed, Sienna stood by helplessly as the pack itself began to collapse. Drought and disease took hold of the land. The prey soon moved off but the Alpha refused to follow, claiming that this had been their home for generations and that they would not abandon it. That the drought would end soon, that he would soon name an heir, and they had no reason to worry. But as the months passed the pack grew restless. They condemned the Alpha and his ‘cursed’ mate for the plague they had brought on the land. A plague which started with his brother and would end with his wife. They would claim her life as retribution. Cleanse the land of her disease. Sienna was forced by her father’s side as her mother was dragged out in front of them. It was as if her pale blue eyes saw nothing as teeth closed in on her, her empty smile never fading.
But Sienna could not sit idly by, not anymore. Sienna knew in her heart that her mother was not cursed, that it was the injury to her head which caused her behaviors. She was still her mother, no matter how faded her mind. Without thinking, Sienna leapt forward to defend her mother but was soon turned on as well. While much of the pack was preoccupied with tearing Reya’s flesh apart, a pair of strong jaws latched onto her front leg, twisting and ripping it, followed soon by more sets of teeth. She screamed in agony as she was thrown to the ground, eyes searching desperately for her father only to see him walking away. With one more burst of life, she leapt up and pulled away from her attackers, leaving her leg with them.
Though she was not pursued for long, she was badly injured. Now three-legged, she limped into a cold creek and watched as the water turned red all around her. She was able to stop some of the bleeding with some of the rudimentary medical training she had received, but she was in bad shape and needed to find help. Unable to ever return home again, she hobbled as far away as her legs would take her, desperate to find help. Weak from blood loss, she came upon a flat strip of land that reminded her of a river, only solid and black. No longer able to go on, she collapsed; in the distance her fading vision saw two lights side by side before she blacked out.
--
Originally thought to be a large dog, she was picked up by a good samaritan and rushed to a veterinary hospital. The vets were clearly aware that it was a wolf on their table, but they treated her to the best of their ability. Once stabilized, the Lunar Forest Wildlife Sanctuary was contacted and she was soon transferred to their medical facility. She stayed for a few months as her wounds healed and she got adjusted to life on three legs before being deemed healthy enough for release.
Around the time of her release was around the time Onni’s Friedensfest was occurring. Unsure of where she was or what to do with herself, she answered the call and found a gathering of wolves from all different walks of life. Looking lost and alone, the three-legged wolf caught the attention of Soot of the Morass pack, who offered to take her back to the pack of misfits where she could live in the safety of the fog. Unbeknownst to her, it was the very pack her brother once resided in, the same pack she would soon find out was led by her long-lost uncle, King Astor.
Group History:
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► :: R E L A T I O N S H I P S :: ◄
Mate: None
Offspring: None
Family
Father: Sigurd
Mother: Reya (NPC, deceased)
Siblings: Roman , 2 NPC brothers
Other: Astor (uncle), Riley (niece), Marshall (nephew), Marcellus (nephew), Rui (niece)
► :: A V A I L A B I L I T Y :: ◄
Timezone: Pacific Standard Time
Preferred Methods
Notes: Nah
Comments: No way
Discord: Yes!
Docs: Sure!
Other: Just Docs or Discord pls!
► :: E X T R A:: ◄
Scent: Very sweet, like flowers
Sexual Orientation: Demisexual (male leaning)
Experience: Virgin
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