Xerxes
_Name: Xerxes (zairks*eez) "Quills"'
Age: young-- adult (3rd/4th gen)
Gender: male
Status: stray; gang member
Breed: collie/husky/lab/ ???
Parents: Xan and Java both(c)Rush
Siblings(In Order of Birth): Montgomery, Junebug, Dharia, and Zander
Personality: Hot-headed, resilient, loyal, and quick to anger. Unlike his mentor, Ricochet, Quills tends to barrel into any situation without thinking, often not seeing the error of his ways until it eventually bites him in the butt. He's no pup, but there is a definite naivety about him--a refusal to realize the consequences of his actions--which prevents him from being taken seriously. Ever a dog of passion, Xerxes loves with his whole being and hates to the extremes.
Crush: Feuer
History:
Xerxes's parents had been bred to produce puppies, but Xerxes was sold by his mother's, Java's, owners before he could be trained to be a herder. He somehow got misplaced by his new owners during the transaction, and thus ended up on the streets (although Xerxes remembers none of how he ended up there, him being such a young puppy and all).
He had wandered around town for most of his life, but eventually a male only a bit older than him approached Xerxes after seeing him successfully avoid several punky enemy street dogs. The older dog, Ricochet, made an offer to the breathless street mutt. Xerxes could use protection and a steady source of food, and Rico was an influential member of a gang that gave refuge to dogs like Xerxes. So, later that night Xerxes was brought to the gang--Raul's Gang-- and initiated as a fighter like Ricochet, and was then given the name "Quills" after his bristling nature, as is customary of any member.
A long time passed until Quills met his first--and so far, his only--love: Feuer. She was added to replace a newly-lost member, a favorite, Sparky. The gang was still sorrowful over the loss, but Xerxes had a tough personality and got through it long enough to get to know Feuer--and completely fall for her. She was not very adept at the street life so Quills spent all his time coaching her. However, Feuer decided that her life was not meant to fold out in a gang, so she left.
Xerxes was crushed, but he blamed himself for not letting Feuer know his intentions towards her. He perused her and tried many times to tell her, but every time he failed. He was willing to spend his whole life trying to get his girl, but disaster struck in the form of a scrawny male called Tucker. He was a weak house-pet, but for reasons Xerxes could not fathom, Feuer became crazy about him. Mad with jealousy, Quills felt that the house-mutt was hardly good enough for "his" woman, and became extreme rivals with him, fighting at every chance, to Feuer's excited cheers.
Pack Rankings:
1. Raul (Lyra is the one who really calls the shots and makes the threats)
2. Lyra
3. Ricochet
4. Shila*
5. Thatcher
6. Dezzy
7. Machette
8. Ronum (temporary member)
9. Den*
10. -Xerxes-
11. Goga
12. Tylanna
13. Sparky* (Feuer, for a brief stint)
*= before they leave/die
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Age: young-- adult (3rd/4th gen)
Gender: male
Status: stray; gang member
Breed: collie/husky/lab/ ???
Parents: Xan and Java both(c)Rush
Siblings(In Order of Birth): Montgomery, Junebug, Dharia, and Zander
Personality: Hot-headed, resilient, loyal, and quick to anger. Unlike his mentor, Ricochet, Quills tends to barrel into any situation without thinking, often not seeing the error of his ways until it eventually bites him in the butt. He's no pup, but there is a definite naivety about him--a refusal to realize the consequences of his actions--which prevents him from being taken seriously. Ever a dog of passion, Xerxes loves with his whole being and hates to the extremes.
Crush: Feuer
History:
Xerxes's parents had been bred to produce puppies, but Xerxes was sold by his mother's, Java's, owners before he could be trained to be a herder. He somehow got misplaced by his new owners during the transaction, and thus ended up on the streets (although Xerxes remembers none of how he ended up there, him being such a young puppy and all).
He had wandered around town for most of his life, but eventually a male only a bit older than him approached Xerxes after seeing him successfully avoid several punky enemy street dogs. The older dog, Ricochet, made an offer to the breathless street mutt. Xerxes could use protection and a steady source of food, and Rico was an influential member of a gang that gave refuge to dogs like Xerxes. So, later that night Xerxes was brought to the gang--Raul's Gang-- and initiated as a fighter like Ricochet, and was then given the name "Quills" after his bristling nature, as is customary of any member.
A long time passed until Quills met his first--and so far, his only--love: Feuer. She was added to replace a newly-lost member, a favorite, Sparky. The gang was still sorrowful over the loss, but Xerxes had a tough personality and got through it long enough to get to know Feuer--and completely fall for her. She was not very adept at the street life so Quills spent all his time coaching her. However, Feuer decided that her life was not meant to fold out in a gang, so she left.
Xerxes was crushed, but he blamed himself for not letting Feuer know his intentions towards her. He perused her and tried many times to tell her, but every time he failed. He was willing to spend his whole life trying to get his girl, but disaster struck in the form of a scrawny male called Tucker. He was a weak house-pet, but for reasons Xerxes could not fathom, Feuer became crazy about him. Mad with jealousy, Quills felt that the house-mutt was hardly good enough for "his" woman, and became extreme rivals with him, fighting at every chance, to Feuer's excited cheers.
Pack Rankings:
1. Raul (Lyra is the one who really calls the shots and makes the threats)
2. Lyra
3. Ricochet
4. Shila*
5. Thatcher
6. Dezzy
7. Machette
8. Ronum (temporary member)
9. Den*
10. -Xerxes-
11. Goga
12. Tylanna
13. Sparky* (Feuer, for a brief stint)
*= before they leave/die
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