Name: Durandel
Pack: Canicus
Gender: Male
Description: A Tall and sturdy wolf, Durandel's fur shares the same coloring as the lava pits he calls home. A mix of bright oranges, dark reds, and faintest yellows all accentuated by black, tribal markings that are supposed to represent the flow of lava. These markings are found all along his back starting from the forehead down to his tail and everything else in between. Durandel's eyes normally a dark orange take on a red hue when drawing upon the power of his Element.
Personality: A proud member of the Canicus pack, he is very protective of his people and his home. Although he is not the most clever of wolves, he is an honest wolf that holds simple values. The war of course has placed it's strains on his being as it has with all as the Canicus was originally wary and mistrustful of all outsiders. His thoughts and opinions have changed over time thanks to being seen as an ally and more importantly, a friend, to other Wolves outside his Pack. His viewpoints were changed even further thanks to the open-minded Tenneth, Ezra, as Durandel now advocates peace and camaraderie among all Wolves. He has become an optimist in a time of darkness but nevertheless he is fearful of the future now that Prometheus is Alpha.
Abilities: Durandel is resistant to the extreme temperatures of lava giving him the capability to swim within the molten rock. The Lava Wolf also possesses a natural resistance to deadly fumes since the air around their home is thick with sulfuric gases. When he invokes the power of his Element, Durandel is able to breathe lava or cause magma to burst from the ground underneath him.
Equipment: He doesn't have much in the way of equipment, suffice to say, he just has his fangs and claws.
History: Born in the Vulcans, Durandel's early life was spent playing within the many volcanoes that made up his heated region of the world. Yet the carefree life of a Pup would not last, not while the Great War raged beyond their borders. Like their parents before them, Durandel's Mom and Dad placed terrible stigmas on the other Packs, leaving Durandel to believe no one outside the Vulcans could be trusted. Everything changed however when Durandel's father would become one of the many casualties of a war the young Pup didn't understand. Determined to make his father proud, Durandel took his place in the war effort hoping to make the enemy pay.
Fate it seemed had an ironic way of showing this wolf the error of his ways. One day he took his usual break from the border patrol to search for something to eat. The Vulcans unfortunately have very little in the way of a desirable gourmet, as the Lava Wolf decided to descend from the mountains to stalk better prey. He never would have ventured to guess that he would find himself associating with a ragtag group of misfit wolves. The worst thing about them was the trouble that seemed to follow them where ever they went. From Kamarian soldiers, to forest fires, to brainwashed wolves, there was never a dull moment, and while border patrol was rather lack luster he was beginning to miss it. The worst of his trouble came from being captured by the rogue Zalika, Rashid and thrust into his series of demented games. After he escaped, he was the first to call attention to Rashid since his base was so close to the Vulcans, as this raised an alert. When he and some Tenneth came to investigate they were surprised to find that his base had vanished.
It has been a few seasons since, and while he would be out looking for Rashid, a time of great upheaval faced the Tenneth. The recent actions of the guerrilla group called the Prometheans has raised controversy within the Tenneth High Command. Many within the Alpha's War Council believe that the leader of this group, Prometheus, is the answer to how the Tenneth will finally win the war. Then there are some like Durandel and Ezra that found Prometheus to be a dangerous radical that will cause more chaos instead of stopping it. Their opinions were very unpopular much like their current Alpha, Cendrillion, was with his Pack. In his efforts to curry favor with the public, Cendrillion named Prometheus, Supreme Commander of the Tenneth Army. This would become his fatal mistake since Prometheus took advantage of his new position to get close to Cendrillion and his Betas. In a coup d'etat he and his followers assassinated Cendrillion assuming full control over the Tenneth Pack.
Luckily for Durandel he was already out on assignment by the former Alpha, sparing him from Prometheus's hostile takeover. He was to make contact with his former allies and convince them to pursue a lasting peace between the Packs. A mission he managed to complete before being derailed by the usurper's actions. Labeled a traitor by this new regime, Durandel struggles to find away to remove Prometheus from power and save his Pack from his tyranny forever.
