[center][img=http://i60.tinypic.com/102njpw.jpg] [url=http://fiszike.deviantart.com/art/Black-female-werewolf-352890437][img=http://i59.tinypic.com/2eodtme.jpg][/url] [b]NIKITA DEVAR [Female | Age Unknown | Ancient Lycan][/b] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/59910/posts/ic]"Hunted: The Fall of Lycans"[/url] [b]|[/b] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/59910/posts/ooc]OoC[/url] [b]|[/b] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/59540/posts/ooc]Interest Check[/url][/center] [b]Personality[/b] [indent]Nikkita is a fair leader, always willing to listen to her followers and to implement their ideas if they could better the pack as a whole. She is also not the sort to shy away from getting toiling with the pack rather than sitting back and commanding them. Her dedication to the pack earns her great loyalty from her packmates. In the centuries she's led, she's always felt that being the head of a pack was a very heavy burden, but she has been in a variety of packs where the Alpha had no idea how to properly lead her or his subjects. She would rather take the weight onto herself than to see her people fall onto the wrong path. She's never wanted the control, only to see her people prosper. Despite only taking the position to be of service to her people, she will not tolerate disrespect from anyone. She feels she's earned the right to be respected, and she's lived too long to allow insubordination among a group that frequently votes and is allowed to provide input which is rather strange for lycan packs. Small slights are unimportant to her when done casually, but if the frequency increases or if they're larger than a simple complaint int he heat of the moment, she knows she needs to do something about it. Generally, she'll discuss it with the person in question because it really could be something she's doing wrong, but if there is no solution to be had, sometimes the only real path is to remove that person from the pack. Opinions about her vary: some believe she is too soft with her pack while others think she is too strict, but she works very hard to provide a balance that will help the pack not only survive but also to live. Nikita knows all too well that survival and living are two very different things, and there's little point to the former without the latter. Despite how inclusive she is to the members of her pack, she is somewhat distant personally. Her role is to lead not to befriend. Most of her packmates know very little about her life before they met her, and even when asked, she won't discuss past events or even her feelings with them. She isn't unemotional by any means, but to those who haven't been around her long, she comes across as rather icy. Her lack of a mate has been a small part of making her seem cold.[/indent] [b]Appearance[/b] [indent][i]Human Form:[/i] 5'3" 107 lbs. Long, dark brown hair Dark brown eyes Light brown skin Scars from other wolves and from hunters' weapons adorn her legs, abdomen, and back (generally concealed with clothing) [i]Wolf Form:[/i] 7'1" 375 lbs. of pure muscle Dark brown fur Glowing golden eyes Long, deadly claws Mouthful of sharp teeth Humanoid body type with wolf's head and tail[/indent] [b]Abilities & Skills[/b] [indent]Can Change into Wolf-Form at Will Greatly Increased Strength Fantastic Sense of Hearing and Smell Enhanced Eyesight Immortality (immune to disease/illness and aging) Great Tracking Skills Stealthy Can Wield a Cutlass and Daggers (though she prefers to use her claws if she can)[/indent] [b]Relationships[/b] [indent][b]Benedict Olivier[/b] | Male | 123 | Adult | Living | Pack Beta [b]Devar Pack[/b] | All Genders | Variety of Ages | Adolescent to Adult | Most Living, Some Deceased | Followers of Nikita Devar [/indent] [b]History[/b] [indent]Much of Nikita's history has been lost to the sands of time including her original name, but she does still retain some memory of her origins. She can recall the way she was given as a sacrifice by her parents to protect their small village. She recalls that she'd been born for that purpose. She can vaguely remember giant monsters with the faces of predators and bodies furred like an animal. Then there was a group that took her in so long as she remained obedient and useful. Unfortunately, the leader to whom she'd been sacrificed by the humans treated his pack poorly. She did not obey him, and she ended up a lone wolf. This time of loneliness, for her, was as vast and as empty as an ocean. This is the time she cannot recall beyond living wild, hunting for food, and living in caves or anywhere else she could find. Her life revolved around survival and nothing more until the time came when she was taken in by another pack and taught better ways. These memories exist, but they are fuzzy, and her recollections aren't necessarily sound. Her earliest true memories begin after she'd been with this new group for what they told her were decades. She'd apparently been in a catatonic state mentally, simply going through motions without any thought. They taught her control. They taught her to use her mind, to think, to feel, to enjoy life. No longer was she a feral animal, only intent on survival. She'd learned she could truly live. In the sixteenth century. Nikita became an Alpha of her own pack and was greatly respected among lycans. They did not discriminate against her sex the way human societies did. However, there were some humans who were also loyal to her, who trusted her and who could be trusted in return. She was old, very old, and while leadership was a heavy burden, it was hers to bear. She was a good teacher, a good leader. She simply didn't know what was to come in the centuries after she became Alpha. Hunters began a war she could not win though her people fought hard. She was forced into hiding with the rest, forced to lead in shadows as humans destroyed her people. She learned a great deal, but she couldn't save everyone. Many of her loyal pack members were taken from the world to be replaced by new pack members. It wasn't until last decade that the turnover rate for her pack slowed to a crawl as they became smarter, gained better control of their land and abilities, and they acquired better weapons. They learned to blend in with humans which helped keep the heat of hunters' gazes from their backs. At the present, Nikita takes in pack members rather frequently, and she helps them train to not only master themselves but also to become productive members of her pack. Everyone does her or his part. Everyone is given a chance. Laziness isn't tolerated, but she is a fair leader. Unless they are dead, dismissed from the pack, or renounce their ties, no one in the Devar Pack is left behind. Though Nikita is the leader of her pack, because she is a woman of colour in Europe, she chose a Caucasian male, her beta, to represent the group whenever humans are present. Benedict Olivier presents the face of a wealthy landowner and businessman. To humans, she and any other non-white or uneducated members of the pack are little more than a servants to a wealthy heir. This works rather splendidly because the social elite among humans tend to wag their tongues more freely around lowly servants who may not be able to even understand English than they would around their "equals."[/indent] [b]Devar Pack Laws[/b] [indent]01. Do not turn a human into a werewolf without the consent of both the pack and the human. 02. Purposeful killing of humans is expressly forbidden unless it is in self-defense. 03. Every member must have a role within the pack. 04. Every member must have a role in human society that benefits the pack as a whole. 05. No member, unless confirmed dead, will be left behind unless they explicitly renounce their ties to the pack. 06. Renounced ties must be heard by three or more pack members. 07. No one may enter the pack without majority approval and at least Nikita's and/or her Beta's approval on top of that. 08. Every voice will be heard, but once a decision is made, Nikita's word is law. 09. Pack members, for their safety, will always travel in pairs or groups, never alone. 10. The loser of a challenge for pack leadership, if not killed in the fight, will be expunged from the pack.[/indent] ----- [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1845479]Table of Contents[/url]