Wolves

Wolves are large, dog-like animals, and they are the main creatures of the Claws of Light (book) series.

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Location
The wolves came from an unknown land bridge, which connected a larger continent to the island of Volki.

Wolves live all over the continent, to overgrown jungles, to salty beaches, to high mountains, to dry deserts, to snowy plains. All of these locations houses at least one tribe, of which only Loners don't have any specific territory and are often kept as prisoners or low ranked jobs in the bigger packs. Every group of wolves came to the territory that they were most adapted to.

Most wolves live in houses called dens, of which are either: a circular territory with bushes or sticks buried in the ground to establish the border. A burrow in the ground of which keeps temperatures stable. And caves in elevated places, such as mountains or hills. Royal wolves live in built palaces. The eastern packs of Volki title them towers and look like regular human castles, while the middle and western packs titled them differently. Sky Pack's is called base, Nature Pack's is called hut, and Water Pack's is called tunnel. All of the titles hint to the appearance of the palaces.

Description
Wolves are large, dog-like animals. They have two pointed ears, a long snout, a black nose, whiskers, and eyes with round pupils. Their bodies are normally plump but sturdy, with a large mane, four slim legs and paws, and a medium-lengh bushy tail. The main difference between common wolves and Volkian wolves are their odd sapience, being able to make tools and have abstract thoughts, as well as speak languages. Sapience means a bigger brain, which means a bigger forehead.

Their fur colours are blended, so the colours aren't distinct between eachother, unlike dogs such as huskies. Their noses and paw pads are always black. Their eyes are often yellow, gold, and orange. Hazel and lime are more rare. Some painted statues have important figures with green eyes, but that is only so that they have a strange trait that is visible from a crowd. However, baby wolves, called pups, will always have brown fur with dark blue eyes, no matter what they will look like as adults.

Nature wolves are often dull brown colours, with smaller manes and ears, as well as bigger eyes and noses. They also have longer legs.

Water wolves are often sandy yellow with dull brown backs, or gray colours, with smaller manes and eyes, but bigger ears. They also have webbed paws, can breathe for 10 minutes, better process sea water, and have a third eyelid.

Sky wolves are often varying shades of gray, with bigger manes and eyes, but smaller ears. They have paws and claws that are excellent for holding onto rocks.

Fire wolves are often varying shades of black and gray, but some can resemble a sandy yellow. They have smaller manes and eyes, but bigger noses and ears. They are the smallest out of all of the packs. It is rare for a Fire wolf to have features that distinguish them from their fellow packmates, and most of them look the same.

Ice wolves are often white, but some are light gray, with the biggest manes and thickest furs, as well as smaller eyes and ears. It is rare for a Ice wolf to have features that distinguish them from their fellow packmates, and most of them look the same.

Wolves from Volki are also known to be smaller than wolves outside of Volki, as living on a smaller island with less food decreases their size.

Behavior
Wolves are smarter than their real world counterparts, as they are able to have thoughts, feelings, plans, revenge, wars, weapons, and languages. Volkian wolves can also live for up to 70 years.

They are social creatures, living in packs to better hunt larger prey, and to defend themselves against attackers. Volki wolves are also hyper social like humans are.

Each wolf has a unique personality, with different options and tastes, but packs are often stereotyped, of course. They are:


 * Natures wolves are crafty yet cowardly, and will always hide in the safety of the jungle.
 * Water wolves are also cowardly, but more peaceful and dumb. They also will hide in the waters at the sight of enemies.
 * Sky wolves used to be seen as heroics of great deeds that saved countless lives, but ever since Queen Harpy took over, they are seen as control freak brutes.
 * Fire wolves are thought to live on a volcano, and for this they are viewed as strong, fierce and mysterious.
 * Ice wolves are majestic, and can do any task with ease. They are the smartest and prettiest of the packs.
 * Loners have a reason why they or their families were exiled, so they must have done something bad.