Svajone.

[Ellis]

Name of Site: SVAJONE.
URL of Site: twodecembers.proboards86.com/index.cgi
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Creation Date: 17th August 2006.
Activity: Low, seeing as we've just opened.

Types/Kinds of Creatures Allowed: Wolves.
Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced.
Plot/Intro: The tales of humans worshipping wolves had been ingrained into normal lupine hierarchy for as long as Man and wolves had inhabited Svajone. It was common knowledge to the creatures that they were seen as immortals - gods and goddesses that should be given sacrifices of the strongest blood: human sacrifices. Thus, from your typical ‘Alpha, Beta’ hierarchy, the island’s own one evolved from the influences of Man and lupine life had been changed forever.

Prey that was hunted was regarded as nothing more than Man regards dirt, only hunted down when food was scarce in the winter. The society of wolves on Álmos were all part of one main pack that was set up in different territories, but all the same, nonetheless. Their independence had been stripped away by this offering of human carcasses - which, all of them could not deny, were better than other food that they had previously hunted.

The ‘Alpha’ at the time when two-legged bodies were always available was called Osirus by the humans, and to the wolves, he was the messenger that communicated between the two-legs and the wolves themselves. To both the humans and the wolves, he was seen as a deity; a divine being in his own right, and it was towards the steady decline of the two-legs that Osirus passed away and left his position in the hands of his daughter, Hecate.

Under her reign, the human population decreased, and with it, a new era was beginning. Because of the sudden decline in sacrifices from Man, the wolves were forced to grow more independent again - and disputes began over whether they should depend on the last of the sacrifices and find new sources, or go entirely independent and return to the ancient ways that they had lived by before the sacrifices had started. Wolves were ‘split down the middle’ as the saying goes, and a complete decision could not be reached by the time Hecate died too - with no mate or offspring - leaving her position empty and ready to be filled.

Quite suddenly, the sacrifices stopped coming and humans appeared to have vanished from Álmos forever. Chaos struck the pack and without a leader, there was nothing to stop a mutiny rising and a sway of opinions. The pack split - one half having a firm belief in the sacrifices and the other half being quite disgusted in the idea and ever-eager to return to what was now regarded as the “Ancients’ Way”.

Svajone’s arrival sparked the rise of a new leader - an egotistical, thingyy and merciless female by the name of Malaysia - who set about enforcing her rule and winning over the wolves who had enjoyed feasting on human offerings before Man mysteriously vanished from Álmos. Seeing Svajone’s eagerness to sacrifice himself, the female established her reign by killing him herself and offering him - and six of his crew members - to the pack that she now led.

As for the wolves that had broken away from the original pack after their mutiny, the news of another seven sacrifices displeased them. They had no ‘religion’ to rely on and nothing to take away their independency. With this and the way that they lived off the wildlife on the island, Malaysia’s pack came to call them ‘Tündes’ - Tünde meaning ‘fairy’. In retaliation to this insult, the Tündes referred to Malaysia’s pack as ‘Kols’ - Kol meaning ‘dark’, so it linked in with their lust for human blood.

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This collision of beliefs sparks anger between the two packs. Whilst the Kols are generally one large pack, the Tündes are much more diverse, scattering between small packs of around four to ten wolves in all. In recent times, the smallest Tünde packs have been getting ambushed by ’hunting’ Kol parties - which has caused a stir amongst the Tünde. The Kols take great glee in this, tormenting ‘the other side’ as they call the Tündes, is all a game to them.

Tempers are at breaking point and the tension in the air is almost unbearable. The Tündes speak of a creature - a wolf - that will deliver them; their own version of a messiah, despite their strict laws about no religion, whilst the Kols simply snicker at this new-born legend and jeer at the tale. They call it a lie and say that the Tündes will have to give into their ‘instincts’ and join the search for humans to feast upon sooner or later, which angers the Tündes even more.

An even older legend has been unveiled and passed around the island by both Kols and Tündes alike, speaking of the remains of a human. They are not just remains - they are bones, the former Álmosians symbol of resurrection and life. Upon hearing of this legend, Malaysia’s mind has started scheming and she’s already started plans to use the bones in order to reincarnate the bodies of the Álmosians that perished on the island. And, of course, like cliché stories, the Tündes are dedicated to stopping her.

It’s a race against time - and the prize is old life renewed. How much will it be worth and who will get there first?