Post by Willow•• on Sept 30, 2013 23:35:22 GMT -8
HISTORY
Rainier had a haphazard start that tested their resolve and determination to survive. Their true beginning was several years ago, when the daughter of the Alpha of Solstice Pack began to disagree with their father's ideals and practices. They grappled with their own progressive ways of thinking, which conflicted with the pack's Old ways, and tried to reason out this new manner of thinking, but to no avail. These practices no longer suited the Wolves in relation to their position in the world. They couldn't remain trapped in ancient policies any longer; and so Ava departed from Solstice to form her own pack in the wilderness.
They were a gangly group of few that struggled to keep their bellies full and boarders secure, however the success they had wrestled from the unforgiving wild was short-lived. Much like Solstice, Rainier also met its fate as space became limited and boundaries drew too close to human civilization. In mutual agreement, Ava and the Solstice Alphas determined they would live underground in the abandoned subway system, but separate from each other. Adjusting to the confines of the tunnels and trains was difficult, but their forward-thinking Alpha encouraged them strongly and reformulated the hierarchy of her pack, to better suit their living conditions and satisfy the growing number of Rogues who could find nowhere to settle due to Solstice's policy of only adopting those pure of blood. With their livelihood restoring rapidly, Rainier becomes the more successful of the two packs, and lives for the future of Wolf kind.
IDEOLOGY
Rainier is a progressive pack that believes in adaptation over tradition. The hierarchy was molded to the needs of the pack, thus providing them with better resources, and intel on the city around them. They believe in an equality among wolves that helps them accept even the non-pure blooded, and leads them to practice impartiality in their pack. While there are different ranks, none are higher than the other, except the Alphas and Beta. With those of questionable blood finding their acceptance denied by Solstice often, Rainier adapted a new rank that initiates the new wolves in the pack, and helps them get acquainted before having their permanent rank assigned.
RANKS
ALPHA | ALPHA
BETA
HEALER
(a wolf gifted in treating wounds and sicknesses)
SCOUT
(an expedition group that is sent out on occasion to survey the streets.
highly valuable)
HUNTER
(wolves that form hunting parties and accompany the alphas on hunts)
GUARD
(wolves that remain in the subway to defend the territory from intruders)
JUVENILES
(young wolves who are learning the ropes)
PUPS
NEWCOMER
(the only low rank in rainier; if you are a new addition you will start here)
