Hollowheart Keep
About Hollowheart Keep.
After the sudden and savage onset of winter - the harshest Relic Lore has ever seen - it quickly became clear that the wolves of Nomad’s Pass would need to descend from their lofty heights or face starvation. For the survival of the pack, Naira Tainn gathered her subjects on the westernmost edge of their territory to face the pack's greatest challenge to date: a thick, towering wall of snow and ice that threatened to hold them captive on the mountain range. Battling their way through the frost and keeping face in the wake of an impending blizzard that seemed intent on trapping them within, the pack - Naira's Consort Mapplethorpe, Chulyin the Guardian, Sagacity the Scout, Faol, Gent, Crowe, Taima, Veronika and the four 7-month-old cubs Nova, Aponi, Mercy, and Karpos - struggled down the mountainside until they finally broke free to cross into the eastern tree line of Ghastly Woods. It is within these twisted woodlands that both Naira and Mapplethorpe make their claim in secret, determined to remake themselves anew.
Pack pride colors for Hollowheart Keep are "Monkshood Mauve (#ae76e3)" and "Hawthorn Pome (#290048)."
General Information.
- Previous Leaders: Naira Tainn & Mapplethorpe
- Established: December 14th, 2013
- Disbanded: August 16th, 2014
- Location: Hollowheart Keep, Ghastly Woods, Northern Eden, Relic Lore.
- Navigation: Northern part of Relic Lore, west of the Mountain of Dire, south of Secluded Springs.
- Den Description: Where the eastern edge of the Ghastly Woods meet the base of the mountain, large, gnarled trees abruptly rise up like crooked towers. Meters beyond this stark wall, lies a large tumble of stones surrounded by trusses of black hawthorn plants - reminiscent of an ancient battlement. Within and beneath this rocky formation is where the wolves of Hollowheart Keep stake their claim on the cold boulders and the eerie woods that surround it.
- Pack Scent Identifiers: rotten bark, decaying wood, stale, Black Hawthorn, Black Nightshade, White Fir, fresh and dried pine needles, decomposing carcasses or kill sites.
- Character Alignments: Mostly Neutral, Some Chaotic.
- Allies: ---
- Neutral: Oak Tree Bend
- Enemies: Cut Rock River, Willow Ridge
- Core Values: Independence, Self-Sufficiency, Tradition.
- Motto: "Iterum imple inanem cor contendimus."
- Age Range: Pup - 8 years old.
- Size Range: Small – Large.
- Roles Present: Guardian, Medic, Yearling.
Notes & Trivia.
- Once known as the Nomads Pass pack.
- These wolves are a feral, more primal breed of wolf than those found in other packs. Dominance and submission displays are a daily occurrence, and those who forget their places will suffer the consequences. There are also less words spoken between members; wolves apart of the Keep primarily communicate through the use of body language and dominance displays. The Leaders are particularly picky about who they mark with their scent; the very last thing they wish to promote is dissension and discord among their own ranks. They must also need to see that you have the potential to fill a void or make yourself useful. When you first meet a pack member, they will be judging you, and they may test you - obviously or not - in their own way.
- The wolves of Hollowheart Keep are particularly secretive when it comes to their pack’s location, so it is expected that unless accompanied by a current member of the pack, a lone wolf will not be aware of a pack in this location until they scent the borders.
- Hollowheart Keep does not align itself with any other pack and are proud of their independence and self-sufficiency. While they are more than accepting of wolves from any alignment, it is expected that those who join will show appropriate respect to their leaders and dedicate themselves to fulfilling the needs of the pack as a whole.
- Considered a "matriarchal" pack; the hierarchy of females hold most of the power here as the males often find it their duty to protect and aid them.
- Cors Ossum, a nearby subterritory within the Ghastly Woods, was established by previous Hollowheart Keep members Nova and Camio as Mapplethorpe's official resting place.
