Burn, or freeze? - Adoptions

Hello friends, it is I, your friendly neighborhood monster back with more tempting adoptables because I needed to outdo all my previous adopts in the most spectacular way possible! Please do note that I am not done creating designs in the least, so if the sort of thing you're looking for isn't in the sta.sh folder yet check back, or ask me if you have a specific request because for these guys I am happy to make customs<3

Without further ado, we begin with the backstory! That's right, you must read my summary prior to peeking back at that delicious folder of tempts, thems the rules.



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Not far from Boreas' eastern coast lies a land unlike any other. Though it is of reasonable size, little of it is habitable for... well, anything. Years ago, before the last of humanity had died out in other parts of the globe, several of the many nuclear reactors in this region blew up in a spectacular disaster that left much of the land dead. A vast majority of the inhabitants perished in the initial blast, and many more followed in the resulting period of radiation afterward. Some survived though.

The wolves, like every other animal inhabiting what remained of the ravaged lands, changed over time as a result of the sustained radiation. Quickly things like unnatural colors began to become apparent. The occasional glowing animal was spotted, and a few with more interesting mutations appeared once in a while. The claim to fame for the wolves would ultimately be their regional coloring. Those from the frozen north all had pelts with cold colors, while those from the south wore pelts of warm hues.

Despite developing some tolerance to the radiated land, much of it was uninhabitable even to it's residents, so fights over territory became common. Wars were waged over small patches of land where the prey was more prevalent that year. It was common for members of one group to chase prey well into their enemies territory. Food was too scarce to let a border stop a hunt, but as a result they often ended up in all out brawls over one emaciated deer. Over the years things improved somewhat, but the inability to expand away from each other meant that the wolves of the north and south were never far from being at each other's throats.

In time, a tentative peace was found when an intelligent northern wolf named Eira struck a deal that would go down in history with the ruler of the southern kingdom; a wolf named Mars. While it was short lived, it did result in several young princes of mixed blood being born. Among other things, Eira had wed the flame king, and their children were loved and hated with equal measure.

Ignatius was to be Mars’ heir, replacing his older brother. Some time after this came to pass, Eira disappeared and the era of peace was over. After this, his brother betrayed him and got him exiled from the lands, which sent Ig to Boreas. Unfortunately the brother didn’t get a chance to be reinstated as heir. One of the nuclear reactors that had not blown up with the others in their blast centuries before finally decided to take it’s turn and explode, sending out a new wave of radiation and forcing the wolves there to flee or risk death. And that is how these new colorful faces began cropping up in the lands of Ardent.


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So, now that we've covered the gist of the information here, I think it's a good time to show off the designs available! At the moment all can be found located HERE!

More designs will be added as I finish some works in progress, so don't fret, there are more fire designs on the way. And just to remind yall, I am actually quite happy to do customs for these guys, so if you want a specific set of colors or markings, or you want something more or less unnatural please let me know and I might be able to make something just for you! So at this point you have two choices. Either, you may apply for a specific character detailed below, or you may apply with a character from one of these groups in a position not detailed below. I'll have separate forms for both.




The characters:

Ignatius' brother: He has more than one, that much is certain, but this one is special since he would be the reason Ignatius is coming here in the first place. You see, this guy is most likely going to be an older half brother to Ignatius, also sired by Mars of course. The idea is he was set to be the heir until Mars and Eira had their first litter. Once that happened, Ignatius took his place. For most of Ig's puphood he'd have resented being ousted from his position and ultimately plotted to get rid of Ig entirely.

After Eira disappeared and things fell apart, he finally got an opportunity to get rid of Ig. Kaius spent some time working with Kirsi and she'd agreed to help him get his position back from Ignatius. Unfortunately when they finally had a prime opportunity, Kirsi had not only truly fallen for Ig, but was pregnant with his children. Kaius used this as leverage, blackmailing her into going through with their plot, which she reluctantly did in the end.

- Must be darker aligned, for obvious reasons.
- Must look similar to Ignatius and Mars. There’s a design for him in the sta.sh folder but I’m happy to make more than one.
- Per recent IC developments and fleshing out of the story, his name became Kaius.
Taken! He is now Valkorion played by Kaiju!



The Love interest: A beautiful northern blooded girl, she’d be more or less the same age as Ignatius. They knew each other since they were pups and slowly grew closer. She taught Ignatius a lot about common practices of her people, and he in turn taught her more about his own flame-oriented culture. Personality-wise she’d open to interpretation. Their relationship would have been mostly kept secret since the reactions from others would have been pretty mixed. She could also have been either of noble birth or a commoner. It wouldn't matter much in the north, but to the southern wolves a prince being with a commoner would have been frowned upon.

- The singular ice design was meant for her, but any design will work. Bring your own, ask for a custom to apply with, up to you.
- Ig doesn’t know she was being threatened and forced to betray him, but he does know that she did(His brother likely bragged about how he got him exiled to his face). Whether or not she feels bad about it is up to you. Feels either way are guaranteed.
- There is a possibility that she was pregnant with Ig’s pups when she was forced to betray him. Whether or not any are alive now is up for discussion only after these adopts are adopted out. Ignatius would not know if she was.
Taken! She is now Kirsi, played by Nyx!


Eira: I am tentatively adding her but I may not end up adopting her out in the end. She was Ignatius’ mother and does have a set design but I’m open to the adopted bringing a different design or asking me to alter the one I made or make a new one. She’s very important.

Eira essentially stopped the war between the two groups for a short time. She more or less seduced Mars, convincing him to trade peace for her becoming his mate, among other things. Whether or not she really loves or has any feelings for Mars is up to those who apply. She did, however, love their children immensely. Of course this is all past tense because as mentioned earlier, Eira later vanished out of the blue and the peace she’d cultivated soon shattered in her absence.
While she was the bringer of peace for her people, that doesn’t have to mean she’s good. Any non-evil alignment is acceptable.
I’m leaving a lot up to you guys to elaborate on, as with all these adopts. Why did Eira disappear? How did she get to ardent? Will she seek out Mars ever?
She would have no knowledge of Ignatius’ exile from their lands, so any mention of it will come as a surprise to her since she also likely didn’t suspect his older brother’s jealousy.
I imagine her to be intelligent, witty, and charismatic. Mars isn’t easy to win over, but she did it.



Mars: Even more tentative, if I adopt him out then I expect him to become a memorable character and not be underused. If I feel like he’s gonna go to waste I’d rather he remain a legend, because what a legend he is man. This guy wasn’t born into power, he craved it and he took it! He worked his way through the military of his kingdom into positions reserved for wolves of noble birth. Word has it, he was responsible for the untimely demise of the previous king, but no one can prove it. Once in power he took more of the northern lands than any king before him, which was what prompted Eira to try and broker some kind of truce agreement.

Ruthless on the battlefield, Mars loved a good war more than anyone. He was a formidable opponent to put it mildly. And though he may have been an incredible warrior, his interactions with Eira seem to suggest that the seemingly bloodthirsty and power-hungry man must have some kind of heart in there.
Mars is a warrior, through and through. You can bet he acts like it, and probably raised all his kids with this mindset. He’s also rather intelligent and well versed in military strategy.
Fun fact: Mars wasn’t his birth name. He became such a successful fighter and won so many battles in his youth he abandoned his old name and took the name of the god of fire and war that the southern wolves worship.



Additional available roles:
- More siblings of Ignatius, either from Eira and Mars' litter or from previous litters Mars had. Only Eira kids will have blue markings or any kind. Only one more Ignatius littermate may be created.
- Siblings or close relatives of Kirsi?
- Warriors, hunters, crafters, of basically any average resident from either group, no limits.
- Higher ranking wolves from either group (I'll be slightly more picky if they're meant to be important but do not let that intimidate you, I'd love to see someone work in more significant characters to create the drama and plots with)
- Maybe one of Mars' baby mommas from before Eira came around? Drama, anyone?
- Anything else, get creative!


For the chars I've outlined


For original char concepts coming from these groups