Save Yourself :Radec:

[†〈Ashenvale〉†]

Name: Radec
Origin/Meaning: Back-wards for "cedar" like the tree.
Pronunciation: Ray - deck
Alias: Ray

Gender: Male
Age: 3 1/2

Clan: Anatu
Position: Member

Element: Wind
Skills: Is a very fast runner.

Species: Timber
Appearance: Radecs' main coat colors consist of light brown, brown, black and yellow. His lower body is the lighter brown and it slowly builds up to the darker brown before arriving at black on his back. His ears tips are a bright yellow as well as a triangle marking under his right eye. The left eye is surrounded by yellow in the marking shaped like a hook.
This male is nothing spectacular. He is smaller than the average male but still a little bigger than females. The biggest strength he has is his legs; he's a good runner. And that's all thanks to his past life as a juvenile. His eyes are a golden hue. The yellow surrounding his eyes are the only reason that one would be drawn to look at his eyes. They are nothing extraordinary.
Quote: "I-I'll just get going then,"
Sanity: Sane. Though some think he's a little nuts.
Personality: Radec is no hero. If anything, he couldn't even be considered a side-kick. Not even the guy who washes the super heroes clothes. The best possible words to describe his personality is coward and jumpy.

There once was a time in Radecs life that he had no fears or worries of anything. The carefree nature of the pup can be blind and easily turned. And that's what happened when he was younger. Because of incidents that happened within his family, this once fun-loving pup has turned to a tail-tucking get-out-at-the-first-sign-of-trouble kind of guy. Courage doesn't even seem to be in his dictionary.

When approached by someone larger and more intimidating, he will instantly lower himself and back off. It doesn't seem he knows the meaning of "stand up for yourself" either. Being fearful of all those bigger than him is a hard thing to put up with. No, he does not enjoy his personality one bit. He hates how he is but can't help it. There seems to be no once of self-respect in him. If there is a large group, he runs. If there is someone bigger, he runs. If there is something that might pose to be threat in the slightest way, guess what? He runs.

The only strong suit in his personality is protection. He has a very soft spot for those who are young. And if any danger is posed against them and there are no other options, something with kick him in the head and his attitude will change. Someone pulled the shift gear out of coward and into protector. If he can help it, he won't allow any harm done to anyone juvenile. Even if it means harm will come to himself. And this goes for loved ones as well. This seems to be the only positive trait about this odd character.

Theme Songs: "Business of Paper Stars" BY Hawthorne Heights.

Mate: N/a
Offspring: N/a

Father: Oakshred
Mother: Pine
Siblings: Jelus, Kingsmen and Fern
History: Radec was borne to the beta pair in a small pack. His father was the hero of the family and he seemed to be the strongest wolf in the pack. Well, in his pups eyes. Radec and his siblings were raised by their mother most of the time. Their father would swing by and play wrestle with them on occasion but most of the time he was attending to pack duties. The pack was perfect in Radecs eyes, but his father said that the alphas were old and needed to be replaced. Still, his father showed deep respect for them in their presence. Later in his puphood, he learned that he and his siblings had a shot at being beta if anything were to happen to the alphas. His father and mother would take their place and one of them would be chosen as beta.

The idea of having a high rank excited Radec in his young age and he and his siblings would often wrestle hard against one another to show off who was strongest. But the fun and games meant nothing and stopped when Radec wandered away from his den one day. The 8 month pup discovered his father with two other males. He'd never seen them before and they looked like the kind of beasts one saw in his nightmares. Scared, Radec staid unseen as he watched. His father was talking with these wolves as if he were friends with them. And one thing that terrified Radec more is that he heard his talking about plotting to kill the alphas with the two strangers. Horrified, Radec fled for the packlands.

Unluckily for him, one of the strangers heard and tailed him. Just before arriving back into the main den area, the stranger caught him and pinned him against a tree. He nearly blacked out as the wolf pressed his paw and claws against his throat. He told him to keep quiet if he wanted to live to see tomorrow and that he would be a good boy if he staid quiet. He also said he was lucky that he was the betas pup. Dropped harshly from the tree, Radec fazed out from the lack of air.

When he finally woke up, a horrible stench swirling around him. Jolted in surprise, Radec bounded off toward the main den area. But he had been too late. Pools of blood were soaking the ground and dyeing everything red. The sound of growling and yelping came to his ears. Desperate to help, Radec took off toward the alphas den. When he arrived, he was horror-struck as he tripped over the body of the mangled alpha female. Screaming, he leaped up and looked to the back of the den. There, he saw his once hero father sinking his fangs into the alpha males neck. A sickening crunch was heard and struggles ended.

Red eyes stared directly at Radec as his father stared at him. With bloodied limbs and muzzle, he approached his son. Terrified, Radec backed up and tripped over the alpha female again. His father, seeing the chance, pinned him to the ground. The blood of both alphas dribbled onto Radec's face and neck as his father stared down at him with a hungry gleam in his eyes. "You've seen to much, boy," he had said. The males lunged downward, clasping his jaws around Radec's thought. Gasping and flailing for air, the pup thought it would all end then and there. But no. His mother entered the scene and bowled his father off of him. Horror -stricken, Radec staid on the air, gasping for air as his vision blurred with flashing black dots from the lack of air again.

He laid there limp and watched as his father fought his mother. And he watched with deep sorrow and terror as she was slain before him. When his father stopped to regain his breath, Radec suddenly regained his energy and stood. Turning tail, he ran. That's all he could do. He heard sticky paws pounding after him but the rush of adrenaline was beating his fathers blood thirst. He outran his old man and the territory. He ran far away, as far as he could. Countless miles he ran. Running was all he could do. But unfortunately, there was no possible way to outrun such horrific memories such as his.

Artwork:

Sheet © Erynn "Draco" W.
Character © Ash
Art ©s to: Photographer