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Sephrina the Ocean Witch

One of the first wolves to walk the earth was called Sephrina, and she [had fur that looked like any balck-phase grey wolf], all black and white. Sephrina was in love with the moon and one day she swam out into the ocean to try and catch the moon when it sank into the horizon, but she couldn’t swim that far and started sinking. The moon felt bad that she was drowning, and saved her, but that put a curse on Sephrina. She became a shapeshifter, and can live forever, but she can never go home to her family with the wolves, so she spends all of eternity swimming with the whales and singing their sad songs. And, she’s been spending all the time planning and enacting revenge on the wolves who are the ancestors of her brothers and sister.

Now she’s cursed to live forever as any sea creature she wants, but she can never leave the sea or be with her family again. Apparently Sephrina was the one who taught the whales to sing because she missed howling with her family. But, they’re no replacement, and she misses them and is angry with the moon, and herself, and when she cries the sky fills with rain, and when she’s angry the storms turn to gales. On the night that she almost drowned every year a hurricane begins deep in the sea and spreads until it hits land.

Originally told by Viorel in rasputin

Fire in the Wind

With his plan in place Neander waited until the dark of the night when the sun would be asleep. He snuck to the top of a nearby mountain, and as the sun came up he used the sharpest rock he could find to cut a piece of the light away from the rest. Neander was very happy that he had his own little sun now, and returned back to his wife and children who were thrilled with their gift, sunshine all of their own. He had done what he had set out to do, they would never need to be afraid of the dark now. But what he didn’t know was how angry the sun would become about losing a piece of himself. He wanted revenge on Neander, so he started to grow the tiny sun piece larger and larger and larger until it was big and too hot to be contained. It sparked the nearby trees and grass and started the first fire the world had ever seen.

Neander was doing his best to get his family to safety, but the fire was growing quickly and he was losing hope. Thankfully, the sun - though still very angry - felt bad seeing how scared Neander’s mate and children were, and knew that it was not their fault that the piece had been stolen. So the sun made a deal with Neander, he would stop the fire and save the family, and all wolves, but Neander would have to give up the life he knew. He happily agreed, anything to save his family, and the sun turned Neander into wind, which he still is to this day. Wolves say that this is why sometimes, when the wind is coming through the trees just right it sounds like a howl, it’s Neander telling all the wolves that he still loves them."

Originally told by Viorel in the distance in your eyes

Fool’s Gold Chasm

The First Companion

“In the beginning of the world, long before you were born, before even Grandma and Grandpa were born… there was a wolf. His name was Ymir. He walked alone, the first land walker like you and I. But he was lonely. One day, when walking through a forest much like this one, he met a bird. That bird’s name was Huginn. He wasn’t an ordinary bird. He could speak like you and I could. Ymir was quite frightened at first because he had never seen a bird talk before. They became friends, and Huginn became Ymir’s companion. He was the first companion. They swore to each other to always travel with one another.

The sky walkers had blessed him with this companion to help watch over him. It’s very rare, but it is quite a special gift. It’s a rare gift because the sky walkers see everyone. Occasionally, they see someone they need to give extra attention to. They need a guide. Ymir needed a guide in order to find his way, because he was the first… occasionally, the sky walkers will see someone who needs guidance like he did, and send them an animal companion. The Skywalkers then sent Ymir another wolf, her name was Ase. She was his other half, his soulmate… with them were Astrid and Ake. it is from those four that all wolves are descended, across generations.”

Originally told by Rhaegara in Holes in the Floor of Heaven
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