Vithyr

Personal Gender Male Age Unknown (Middle Aged) Eye color Brown Fur color Brown Biography Relatives Imoen (Soulmate) Drair (Son) Cora (Daughter) Many Other Children Occupation Chief's Advisor Baker Retired Alpha Vithyr is the father of Cora and Drair, and many others. His voracious sexual appetite is something he is mutually praised and mocked for. He is an accomplished baker, yet also the advisor to Chief Varok. He and the chief are life long friends; so close that they jest about being a couple. Vithyr is very wealthy, owning a majority of the local burrows and controlling a third of the tribe's food industry. A retired alpha, Vithyr is still regarded as one of the strongest warriors in the forest. Ranok views Vithyr as a second father, as they helped raise him after his mother left. Varok and Ranok trust Vithyr implicitly, however other wolves are wary of his intentions and proximity to the throne. Appearances Vithyr is a tall, muscular wolf with a slight bit of pudge due to his apparent addiction to alcohol. His tawny-brown fur has a few scars, the result of battles he's fought and his service to the chief. His eyes are brown, and he wears studs in his eyebrow, lip, and navel. Like most wolves, Vithyr doesn't wear a shirt. He wears only a tight pair of pants (with a rather conspicuous crotch bulge) and a dark brown cloak. His cloak has a ring shaped pin, which likely serves as an indicator of his status as advisor. Vithyr's moonstone is a waning gibbous, and his truesilver armband is a plain bar with balled tips. He also wears a truesilver bracelet; likely the armband of his deceased soulmate.

Background Vithyr's soulmate, Imoen, was killed over a decade prior to the events of the story. It is heavily implied to have been an assassination by his political opponents. He of course still grieves his lover, and will often visit her Name Tree during his time off. Vithyr has directly stated that one of the reasons why he is so fond and protective of his daughter, Cora, is because of how much she resembles his soulmate. In his own words, "it's as if Aluna is taunting [him]", with how similarly they look. When Chief Varok came to power, he made a number of unpopular changes to the Tribe's policies. One of which earned the chief a spear in the chest, thrown by a traitor. Vithyr tackled and killed the traitor on the spot, which is credited as having saved Varok's life. The two friends regularly smoke and drink in the privacy of the chief's villa, whilst commiserating over the shared loss of their soulmates. Prior to the events of the story, Vithyr served as the chief's envoy to Strandbard for many years. Despite his natural charisma and proficiency with economics, the wolf returned empty handed and despised by the ruling magistrate. His failings don't seem to have negatively impacted his position within the tribe, nor his relationship with Varok. It is likely that most of the tribe were not aware of his debacle.