Solstice Viking Puppies!

Following the official settling and survival of their first winter in Heiðinn, Víðarr and his wife Tenshi will be expecting their first litter!  We're both really excited about this one, so please forgive the length of this post

Requirements

Activity

• Pups will be asked to make all Heiðinn activity checks (one post per season in meetings) for the duration of their time in the pack
  
• If you’re struggling with activity for whatever reason, please just keep us in the loop.  We’re not going to be waiting with baited breath to reclaim anyone’s beans, we just don’t want to see these babies abandoned
  
• If you would like to indefinitely set a pup to inactive, we ask that they be returned to us instead
  
• If you would like to set them inactive for a period with plans to bring them back later, let one of us know.  As long as there’s plot behind it, we probably won’t mind
  
• We reserve the right to reclaim pups after three months of inactivity with no communication
  

Ok, now for the fun stuff!

 

• Alignments: through both nature and nurture, it’s highly unlikely any of these pups will be lawful.  If you want lawful good, this really isn’t the litter for you.  Neutral and below alignments will be the name of the game for these guys.  
  
• Build & Size: Both Víðarr and Tenshi are dire and heavy.  Dire height isn’t necessary, and if you want extra gem store inches that you’re struggling to pay for reach out to wicked and they will help get you sorted
  
• Color & Design: grey, blue-grey, silver, and yellow are possibilities from parents.  Additionally, Víðarr’s family on site has some reds (his littermate sister Róta and his older half sister Sanngriðr).  Tenshi isn’t specifically koi, but koi-adjacent.  Markings from her side are more like lichens on trees.  We would prefer natural-ish base colors for this litter.  
  
• Mutations: Tenshi has cool antlers (offensive) and thicker skin (defensive.)  Víðarr can shoot blood from his eyes (defensive.)  Again, totally not a necessity at all.
  
• Names: feel free to pull from Japanese and Swedish/Icelandic/Old Norse for names.  There’s a cool site that shows names that overlap between languages, if you need a starting point– here.
  
• Plots: most things are fair game, as long as you understand actions have consequences.  This litter has been long anticipated, and Víðarr is an extremely protective parent.  He’s already a little on edge, and this is your only warning
  
• Family dynamics & other fun stuff: both parents for this litter are active, well loved characters who will be taking an active role in the lives of the pups. As they get to be more mobile, they're welcome to bring any parent companions with them to supervise shenanigans. I'm also working on a list of assumptions that you're welcome to use as a jumping off point, should you ever need one. My goal is never to micromanage, I'm just really excited.
  
• Also this litter has older half siblings that live in Tojo, some of which come up to hide from the summer in Auster!
  

Designs

If you’re claiming a design created by me, once your pup hits 50 posts it’s yours to keep.  Outside of that, if you’re using a design provided by us, it will be reclaimed unless otherwise agreed upon.  You’re welcome to bring your own design, which of course, remains yours.  We’ll be adding designs to the folder periodically!  Also if you're picturing something that you don't see in the folder, pls reach out to either of us and we'd be happy to make you something.  

DESIGN FOLDER

Application deadline: December 14.  We're going to hopefully have pups due December 21, the winter solstice.  

Code:

<b>OOC Name:</b>
<b>Character Name:</b>
<b>Alignment:</b>
<b>Apperance:</b> (Either a visual design or the site minimum for appearance)
<b>Personality:</b> (Site minimum)
<b>Skills:</b>
<b>Potential plots, plans, etc.:</b>

I hate you both, heavy wip

Note: For ease of understanding and writing I'll be using They/Them for Nori's app (and profile if chosen)

OOC Name: Lolaf
Character Name: Nori
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Apperance: My own design
(Height and/or mutations might be subject to change depending on event outcomes, flip-flopping on tongue colour being natural or in line with ref)

Nori certainly is something. They'll never quite reach their parents in height. Standing a whopping 40 inches tall as an adult though, no one would argue they're small by any definition. Though maybe they mean their build, since Nori is the exact opposite of their parents. Where both Tenshi and Vidarr have some heft to them Nori is light as a feather. They have a dancer's build, long limbs made to look longer by their slim shape, dainty paws and perfectly sculpted bodice. Nori also moves with a grace that sells this image further. Strangely the inside of their mouth shows a

As for their pelt they are a much smoother mix of their parents here. Nori's pelt is thick, built for the chill of the mountains and a crisp winter wind. Nori is a mixture of shadow and light, it's unclear which colour forms their base coat as it seems two colours in particular war for space upon their form. The majority of the front of their body is white but a grey-black colour appears on their face in a mask that fades just above their brow, the back of their ears, front toes, faintly in flecks along their back and then finally it largely takes over Nori's rump, starting in a thin line at their belly and growing wider until it hits their hips where it swallows the rest of Nori's form, except for their hind paws which have remained white. A single other colour marks Nori, a gift from their mother: yellow. Said colour accents Nori's pelt, running under the grey line on their side, taking up the middle toes on their front paws, in a single curved marking above the white of their back paws, as a small dot on the sides of their ears, in curved stripes down their tail and finally on their face. Their facial marking is reminiscent of Vidarr's with it's own flair, symmetrical lines arch above Nori's brow and move to the center of their face until they merge into a single line that stops at the mid point of their muzzle, and run under their eyes, when they meet the front corner of their eyes they move down Nori's muzzle until just before their nose. The final notable part of Nori's pelt is that the fur on their tail is elongated, long enough to pool on the ground, though Nori rarely lets it.

Finally a pair of deep amber, nearly golden, eyes are how Nori looks upon the world, not a single pigment out of place to draw away from the total picture.


Personality:
AFAB Gender Fluid (Any Pronouns, can get pregnant)

Leisurely
Vain
Eloquent
Flamboyant
Sociable
Flaky

Unlock at 2 years old:
Promiscuous
Hedonistic

Skills: Healing and Intellect (Cosmetologist and Gambler)
Potential plots, plans, etc.:

Huge wip.



OOC Name: Beau-tifullyWritten
Character Name:
Alignment:
Appearance:
Personality:

Ambitious
Friendly competitor / Loves challenges
Intuitive
Willful
Protective
Calm anger (calm before a storm sort of deal)
Hardworking

Skills: Fighting and Navigation
Potential plots, plans, etc.:

OOC Name: MalBelle
Character Name: Styrmir
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Apperance:

Male / Dire wolf / 45” / Heavy / bi icon
an absolute behemoth of a man with a thick-furred pelt, Styrmir is built like a tank. the boy was gifted a warrior’s frame, as though comprised with only combat in mind, and will be packed with muscle by the time he turns two. largely his pelt is unremarkable, painted in differing shades of grey that vary particularly about his legs and chest. but it is the lighting that sets him apart, luminous white strikes under both eyes and along each side of his body. in this way he is transformed from a mere boy to a storm incarnate, his fur the recesses of a turbulent sky. twin sapphires are set into a broad, stern face, one that bears a heavy brow - and, later, perpetual worry lines.
- thick skin mutation inherited from Tenshi

Personality:
protective, obsessive, stubborn, loyal, possessive, stoic, emotionally-constipated

from the moment he opens his eyes, the boy will desire nothing short of the complete and total protection of his family. he is very possessive over his siblings and frets over them often; he will want to spend his life following them from place to place, keeping everyone together and safe. he is highly protective of the family unit and will want everyone to stay together; should any of his siblings leave their birth pack it will deeply upset him. highly obsessive, he covets that which is his, and is fiercely loyal to loved ones - whether it be his friends, his family or his lovers, to touch one of his own is to die.

despite his tumultuous internal life, outwardly he is a stoic creature who struggles to express his emotions. often he is in denial of his own feelings, refusing to address them directly until they become so big he cannot physically ignore them any longer. as such he is emotionally-stunted and is often the last to know how he himself is feeling, which may lead to him being labelled ‘dense’ and ‘clueless.’ dependable and stubborn to a fault, it’s important to him that he’s there when needed; a blizzard couldn’t stop him from reaching a loved one in distress.

her&her&her&
from puphood he hears a voice in his head, the voice of a woman who whispers promises of protection and safety for those he cares about. a mere few months after birth he will make a pact with her: if she keeps his loved ones safe, he will make sacrifices in her name once a season. at first they will be small: the heart of a bird, the skin of a rabbit. as he grows the demands become darker, asking for drops of his own blood, or strips of his own flesh. and then, darker yet: that he kill in her name, and that he deposit the bodies of his victims at her alter. he will grapple with this for most of his adult life, torn between his love for his family and his own morality.

Styrmir will suffer from schizophrenia and OCD.

Skills: Hunting & Fighting
Potential plots, plans, etc.: Grapple with his morality, devote himself to his family and pack, climb the Viking ranks, either succumb to or overcome his inner demons

OOC Name: Kingpedle
Character Name: Sejd
Alignment: True Neutral
Appearance:

Possibly 39" I’d have to check my gems
Personality:
Feminine | stubborn | pragmatic | spiritual | curious
Skills: Healing, Intellect
Potential plots, plans, etc.:

Wip

WIP!!


OOC Name: SailyntSteps

Character Name: Masashi

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Apperance: https://sta.sh/090pcn7qtts

Personality: (Site minimum)

Skills: Intellectual & Hunting

Potential plots, plans, etc.:

OOC Name: Shelby

Character Name: Rúna

Alignment: Chaotic neutral

Apperance:

(Will add antlers to her ref and art if I get her of course!)

Coat: With a dark base of black for her more eye catching coloration to play off of, she has clouds of golden and auburn coloration that start at her front legs and drift back over the sides of her neck and in rough stripes along her sides. The same gradient of warm, fall-toned hues wraps around her muzzle, dips the tip of her tail, and appears in subtle flecks all along her flanks.
Eyes: Her eyes match her father's with a bright, clear silver to stand out from the darker fur around them.
Physique: She stands at an impressive forty two inches tall. While not quite as tall as her parents, her height still makes her a formidable presence when she needs to make a statement. Her lineage is also very evident in her build, matching the strong, heavy build of her parents. While she is stockier than some other ladies, her build is almost entirely muscle and still notably feminine.
Scent: Rich and smokey with notes of charred oak and moss with a subtle lightness similar to sweet flowers, her scent is not one that is easily forgotten.
Unique Traits: She proudly carries the antlers that she inherited from her mother. The bone that grows from above her brow curves back over her ears. They are only slightly lighter in coloration than the base color of her fur, nearly black at their base and lightening to a warm gold near the points.  
PS: I'm open to changing the design if there's too much gold/orange for what you're wanting for this litter! I've just had it sitting around for a long time and thought this might be a chance to dust it off!

Personality:
Confident: It is difficult to shake the confidence of this imposing wolf or make her feel as though hope is lost. She is not one to be blindly optimistic and won't ignore when times are difficult, but she will never falter because of one mistake or one failure. She is sure of herself and her place in the world without being obnoxious or boastful about it. Whenever possible she likes to stand on her own and fix her own problems, confident in her own abilities to rise to any challenge. She is laidback about most things, but will not accept any nonsense and has no patience for liars. There is an aloof air about her at times that might make others at a passing glance not believe that she cares or is paying attention, but rest assured that she very much is.
Reserved: You wouldn't expect someone of her stature to be as elegant as she is, but she carries herself proudly and says a lot while also saying very little. Even from a young age she likes to let her actions speak more than her words and she is very reserved when it comes to what she says and how she expresses herself. Some might even begin to assume she is introverted with the way she behaves, but she never shies away from social situations–she just handles them in her own way. In some instances she can actually be quite forward and will speak her mind without a second thought if the situation calls for it. She just simply does not want to speak for the sake of speaking and absolutely abhors the idea of small talk and chit chat.
Superstitious: There is something about fate and finding signs in nature to guide her decisions that she finds so calming and yet so confounding at the same time and its something that she loves to search for. If she is ever at a cross roads and trying to make a decision about something she will always look for a sign or look to the stars to let them guide her. There are also a few things that she picks up over time, things that begin to feel like bad omens or signs of good luck that she takes to heart and she has no qualms with letting them sway her decisions one way or another. The only thing that will convince her to go against the sway of fate she feels or the signs she picks up around her is the safety of her family. She doesn't care if the stars are saying that harm was fated to come to them–she will spit in the face of fate in order to keep them safe and well.

Skills: Fighting, Healing

Potential plots, plans, etc.: For as long as she's in Heiðinn I'm thinking she'll want to work her way up to a notable rank of some kind, wanting to earn it and not get anything just because she's Víðarr's daughter. Not that she'll be driven to lead, necessarily, but she'll want to prove that she's the best at what she does. I picture her as not "girly" in the traditional sense and will probably put gender as a whole as like the very last trait she considers about someone. Can you fight, are you smart, can you hold your own? Great! Doesn't matter to her if you're male/female. Because of that I think she'd probably be more inclined to be in a very battle heavy role or some kind of field medic maybe. Her learning healing would start more from a place of wanting to learn things from her mother and seeing it as a practical skill to have rather than from a nurturing, caring sort of place. Since I think she'd be very proud of her heritage I don't foresee her wanting to leave Heiðinn unless she finds a really good reason to or if she's sent somewhere else for a particular purpose.

This is a big boy WIP

OOC Name: Verg
Character Name: Oðr (insert middle name) Víðarrson
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Appearance:

Ain't it a cold, cold world?
Coat & Eyes;; A spectral figure born from the frigid north, purpose-built for success in the harshest climes. Painted mottled silver from head to toe, Oðr is a flowing river of mercury made flesh. Around his middle his colours are at their palest, ash and slate mingling along the cage of his ribs. Not unlike a seal-point feline, his colours darken at the points furthest from his middle. Head, paws, tail are all silver-blue, just a few shades darker than his back and belly. A subtle lightening of his base hue along the fronts of his shoulders and chest create the illusion of a cloak resting over his back when Oðr is viewed from the front. The transition between the hues of his pelage are indistinct and amorphous, like the koi-fish splotches that many of his maternal kin display. Oðr's paws are far lighter in hue than the rest of him, off-white tendrils snaking up from his toes and trailing off before they reach his knees or elbows. Much the same for his tail, where only a few hints of his faux-point markings are visible around the streak of glacier-white that wraps itself about the plush fur from tip to rump. Where his markings become the most notable, though, is upon his face. Thin streaks of pale silver trace over his features, stretching from nose to cheek to brow like ripples across the surface of a pond. One might be tempted to rub at his face with a damp cloth, thinking the dainty streaks are the work of cold northern winds dispersing ice through the short hairs, but they are as much a part of him as his teeth and claws. The same odd tracery covers the backs of his ears as well, though to a far lesser extent.

When it comes to his coat in itself, Oðr is a northerner through and through. A dense double-coat covers him from head to toe, and keeps the cold out in even the worst blizzards.

Build & Carriage;; 40" - medium build
Voice & Scent;; rumbling baritones like the rasping of fine riverbed gravel.
Quirks & Mutations;;

Personality:
Stoic;;
Inquisitive;;
Calculating;;
Devoted;;
Imposing;;
Aloof;;
Dreamy;;

Skills: Fighting & Intellect
Potential plots, plans, etc.: tbd