Candidates at Nidus Otykaii, Darkling Dawn, and

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Triptych Character

Wolf in the Moon

Prime One

Grey Squirrel

Prime Two

White Necked Raven

Prime Three

Grey Wolf

Abilities

Nature commune, Stealth

Read the Triptych Prequel for information on Wolf... pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7

Wolf accepted the transport to Darkling Dawn eagerly. After all, who could resist a ride on a dragon? It had been a long time since Wolf had the chance to just let his guard down and enjoy himself. It'd always been very tense, officious, even dangerous in his life. On the reservation he could relax a little but frankly he always saw the looks on people's faces as he walked by. They knew that he'd been one of the people who worked for Polygen, and defected back to his native state.

It wasn't his fault - when he was hired to Polygen he didn't know they knew he was a shapeshifter! They'd found him somehow, and that was the first mark against them. Knowing something that only his closest friends and family knew? How did they find out? Why? It didn't matter - once he found out they were experimenting on his people, the Triptych, and what they'd do to him if he stayed?

Bolting into the night eventually brought him to his apartment, and then to the reservation of the splinter Cherokee group which were all Triptych.

Now, he felt like he wasn't so much running away, as having a vacation.

Darkling Dawn was a welcoming place. It had its share of stresses of course, but nothing like the relentless pursuit from Polygen, nor the dangers of other worldly threats. He was called to the sands shortly, after only a couple days resting in his dorm and learning about their dragons.

The day was bright and warm, a perfect day for laying about and doing nothing. But when the choices include bonding a dragon? Obviously, option A! There were two females on the sands with their bonds and their mates nearby. Colorful, to say the least, Wolf watched the eggs trembling.

Just as one of the females was announcing that the eggs wouldn't possibly break until the candidates were all ready there, the first of the eggs shattered open! Wolf laughed inside, but he was also thrilled. He shook, it was so powerful.

The dragon which had hatched from the first egg, a sturdy male, took after his father. He had a silver hide, but his wings were clouded blue, with stars and a moon imprinted on the sails. The silver-moon hatchling looked up brightly and stumbled over to one of the candidates immediately. The triptych named Wolf in the Moon appeared startled as the bundle of silver and blue came towards him, but accepted the hatchling gladly. I'd like to bond to you, if you don't mind. The hatchling said, though his tone clearly stated that he was going to bond, whether Wolf liked it or not. My name is Ieniear.

Wolf grinned from ear to ear and couldn't help but shift a little. His ears grew and his muzzle sprouted, but then they left the sands quickly enough that he didn't freak anyone else out.

"Ieniear, you're a fantastic dragon..." The shifter said. "It says that your mother and father are Purple Sunset Green Ialee and Moonlight Birayen, is that right?"

Yes. I was going to say, I take after my sire. The hatchling could gobble food down and speak at the same time. That, Wolf thought, was a very big plus.

Where are we going, I sense conflict in you about where you are from.

"Yes," Wolf said. "That's... yeah, that's kind of true." He pushed his hand through his hair, and leaned on the counter. "I guess back to wherever Dave and them are."

They are many places. That is why I ask.

"... Many?"

Worlds away, planets apart. Which ones are you going to reside with?

"The... the ones with the dragons," Wolf stated, finally settling on that answer. "We can always find whatever else you're talking about, later on, right?"

Yes. There is time. Now I will sleep - all this eating and talking has made me sleepy.

Wolf cradled the amazing little dragon until he fell to sleep, and then was called away with the other bonders to celebrate. They were all a little tipsy just from the excitement of bonding.

Shortly before leaving for the Earth where he knew his friends and their dragons resided (and, after a lot of deliberation on Wolf's part about visiting these 'other worlds where they were') Wolf and his fantastically colored companion gave a visit to Darkling Dawn's rukel area. The small furry animals immediately made Wolf smile.

You should bring one home, your friends will like it, suggested Ieniear.

"I think I will," Wolf said, nodding. There were several eggs, almost a dozen it looked like, and all of them were colorful. He chose a darker dusky-purple colored one, and held it close while it hatched.

Well? What does it look like? Asked the curious subadult dragon. He was old enough to fly, but too small yet to consider as an adult. His curiosity often got the better of him. This time, he stuck his muzzle down over Wolf's shoulder to get a sniff at the newly hatched Rukel.

"I think he likes you," Wolf said, as the little creature's already sharp claws dug into the silver nose of the dragon.

I can see that, Ieniear said. The purple rukel dangled comedically from his nose until Wolf pulled him down.

"Now, that's going to hurt when you're bigger," he warned the little rukel.

It hurt when it was small, Ieniear said, trying to numb the faint prickly pain of the tiny claws with a snort. Wolf, in a way, also felt it. He laughed.

"Prickle," Wolf said, "how's that for a name?"

The rukel was okay with it, or, perhaps didn't much understand what it meant yet.

"They said they're pretty smart," Wolf said. "I wonder if he'll talk?"

"We all talk," The rukel, Prickle, announced. "Put me back on silvernose! Silvernose!"

His little paws splayed out like he was trying to catch a frizbee, Prickle aimed at Ieniear.

Wolf obliged. Ieniear sighed. This will last only as long as he's small. When he's too big to put his - ow - claws on my one nostril, he's off this habit.

"Yeah, you'd think that wouldn't you..." Wolf chuckled. "Don't forget, you're the one who suggested I find one..."

Silver Moon Male Ieniear

Dam - Purple Sunset Green Ialee, Grand-Dam: Sunset-Purple spirit Evelia Grand-Sire: Brown Arajaxth

Sire - Moonlight Birayen Grand-Dam - Spectral-Sunset Arayath, Grand-Sire - Sunset-Spectral Naryen, Further parentage Foliage-Opal Kyrenath ( White Sarath & Ice Blue Juyath ) x Rain Aseth (Brown Plobynth & Brown Niunth)& Rayant Ithtyruith ( Gold Eoth & Bronze Mazdath )