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a wolf and animal rpg (role-playing game)

Canis is a writing community for play-by-post (forum-based), freeform roleplay set in a fictional dream world in the intrusion fantasy genre. Most characters on Canis are wolves; many play elements are focused around wolves and canids, but the world makes room for a large variety of other animal characters such as dogs, horses, cats, bears, deer, and many, many more.

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AW
Sing me a song,


Afternoon Partly Cloudy
#1
AW
Northfall
Dragonford Isles
04-27-2022, 03:45 AM
^^ At the foot of the mountain that was Northfall, and past the luscious forests, was the beach that was somehow anything less than romantic. Not quite Harper’s first time being on the beach, as Ichorwood had its own private beach that Harper had found herself enjoying -

But this little stretch of land was almost eerie, separating Northfall from the long strip of mountain terrain that divided Northfall and Ichorwood from Elysium. There was a fog so thick, she could have sworn there was something living in it.

What an unattractive front yard to have, Harper mused bleakly with a sigh and shrug of her shoulder as she threw her head up and decided to lighten the place up with song in her mother tongue.
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#2
Paladin
04-28-2022, 12:32 AM
The smell of Northfall on the wind brought an immediate summons from Vendrussel who was already on the beach for a patrol. She prowled through the fog itself even when the song started to play from the brim's own beast. Unknown to the making and unseen to all ; but those of the ford grown used to hearing such an eerie calling. She would've thought that maybe even it was summoning her forth as their smell was upon the sands and yet.. Even that layer, was added by anothers song.

It also smelled similar to how Elysium smelled ; but she knew it wasn't Valeska. The figure within the mist was far larger then the priestess, darker as well that it brought a wonder to who it could be, and the slightest hostility rising to her fur as she lifted her head and, "Halt," Vendrussel said, internally thinking of the slight pity to disrupt their music, "this is ford hunting grounds. You smell of Northfall that is not welcomed here."

But she wasn't on the complete front-lines of a hostility, only but a narrowed look with a raised, proud head upon her as she continued, "yet, you also smell of Elysium."

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#3
04-28-2022, 01:03 AM
^^It was to say that Harper was vastly unaware of the rising tension between Northfall and their scaly neighbors, as she had come down here to explore and was now singing for the purpose of singing - only to be interrupted by a heartthrob of a patrolwoman.

“Vat be a Vord?” Slightly irritated that her music had been interrupted, her tone held more of an accent than it normally would. An ear flickered as her amethyst gaze upon the other’s sapphire ones, glistening over the other’s coat with the arch of her brow.

“Vould be okay if I bathe, thens?” Harper mused, taking a moment to sniff at her own self, with the shrug of shoulder, glancing her head back up as she spoke of Elysium. Having gathered that Valeska had been here months prior on her birb mission, it did not come as a shock that this woman, too, had crossed paths with her sister.

Was Valeska also hassled for smelling like them, too, then? Why was the smell not welcomed? Did they stink, and their smell offend this lovely lady, somehow? (Surely, this was the answer.) Did Northfall know that they smelled and should Harper tell them?

“Ahs! I did not mean to offend by the stinky Northfall smell, but it be good to see I am within… friend?” Harper paused, glancing back to her with arched brows, uncertain if this sensitive nosed lady was a friend of Elysium or not, “of Elysium! I be Harper Bacchus, of Elysium. I be with Northfall on business. Who is lovely lady friend of Elysium?”
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#4
Paladin
04-28-2022, 01:36 AM
feel free to ping me if she going too far to assume Harper is Russian


As she approached closer the other was taller, more massive then herself. Overall darkened features as suspected but among those, a vivid gaze stood alongside. Yet what was more interesting as she spoke a specific accent stood on her tongue, recognized as Russian and not something Vendrussel wasn't unfamiliar with — but rather had been a long time since hearing so. She was not unfamiliar, and knew a plate full due to her Clan desiring to know all around them, to not repeat a past even if they were more solitude within their life. Though.. She was best at Korean, and with Kei at the ford as well, the practice of continuing it's speak on times had not been forgotten. 

Russian, was rusty at the very least but manageable. Vendrussel cracked her neck slightly, and didn't respond to others joke as she stared at them with a lackluster gaze, not amused as so, "Зависит друг или враг," the Alpha so said, as her gaze drifted to the north where the other group stood tall at, "и мы не друзья Нортфоллу." so said she, laying to clear of her dissatisfaction toward the group.. But not at her, as her own shoulders relaxed of the mention she was not in-fact part of the group, but of the other scent.

"Я Вендрюссель." though she wasn't sure what to make of Harper Bacchus, "С Валеской я познакомился некоторое время назад, с ней было приятно общаться."

As so slipped to her tongue there was mistakes, here and there, and a dialect that didn't sound of the best, most likely. She was a better listener, then of it's speaker — but at least with how heavy the other spoke within her English, talking would be far easier in the other ones tongue. Internally a slight excuse to polish up her languages, even if she wasn't too trusting of the other just yet.

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#5
04-28-2022, 02:01 AM
^^It had been just over a year since Harper had been dug up from the ground by the golden chicken; a year since she had reunited with Valeska and Elysium – and in all of her time here, Harper had not once come across another russian speaker that was not her sister.

No other had wished to learn it, either, aside from Hawking and Akira and honestly, Harper had lost hope of coming across any who knew the language. She could have listened to Vendrussel speak all night long and would not have grown bored of it.

The shock was clear on her face, though it was soon replaced with warmth. Any who had been a friend to her sister would be considered a friend to her, and being that Valeska had returned unharmed, and that Vendrussel found her pleasant to speak to, made her a friend in Harper’s eyes.

Vendrussel was not Reiko, nor Ira, and though it was not her battle, it was also not her place to judge or spread information. Though she was curious why this one did not like Northfall. Did it have anything to do with the war on Kuhn?

“Я хотел бы считать себя другом для всех, кто готов,” Harper replied gently with the respectful dip of her head. “Приятно познакомиться. Валеска моя сестра. Я здесь с Нортфоллом как друг, но я не совсем уверен, что мы с ними в союзе. Почему они ваши враги?”

That is, if she could be so bold as to ask such questions about something that was clearly not her business.
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#6
Paladin
04-28-2022, 03:49 AM
Though grumpy at first, especially Vendrussel as she met but another with the smell of them, the others face had switched to a plentiful of emotions. She seemed to be shocked another speaking such a language and wondered if it was truly that uncommon — though.. She couldn't say she met many that spoke another language, as it seemed majority if not all were within the English-tongue. She was perhaps slightly blessed that at least Belial spoke her mother-tongue, and that Kei spoke another. Gradually pulling through, her knowledge of different tongues was coming into use to those who really desired so.

She was warm to the thought, naturally Vendrussel smiled.. Understanding, the feeling well, "Я не возражаю против Элизиума, Валеска очень любезно предложила свои слова.. К обсуждаемому вопросу." She looked over through the fog to the direction of north, and then to the west were the supposed group was. As a gradual relationship seemed to be forming as she met more and more wolves ; one of these days it seemed she would need to visit. Though priority remained at Empyrean allegiances so far, and she didn't wish to send more scouts, or herself in-case they came by — or worse, enemies flocked. As a leader, she held ground-floor around the sepulcher.

"Нортфолл и я уже какое-то время сражаемся. Они считают, что имеют больше права на свою справедливую долю земли, и сказали нам покинуть нашу землю, где нас разделяет целый океан. Кровь уже пролилась с моей стороны, так что напряженность были чрезвычайно высоки. Вот почему я настороженно отношусь ко всем, кто пахнет как им, тем более, что они много раз преследовали брод на этом пляже"

There was a sigh following through — she already explained to the other that the blood that was spilled was someone young, adding to the complications. She didn't wish to repeat the offense and imagined if the other truly wanted to know, she'd either ask, or ask her High Priestess. A tired smile given, as her body slightly relaxed more even if the talk of war as at foot. At the very least it seemed the other did not mean any harm and Vendrussel believed her, that she was visiting someone. At the wish though, she hoped that friend was not the two she fought most with.

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#7
05-05-2022, 01:30 AM
^^Harper had not realized just how much she had missed the russian language until she’d come upon Vendrussel, who - very shockingly - spoke the tongue. It was very much like music to her ears, and Harper could listen to Vendrussel talk about anything she wanted.

It did not surprise her to learn of Valeska’s kindness to these strangers, offering her assistance and kind words - or whatever it may have been. Harper was vastly uncertain if she wanted to meddle into another’s business. Was Elysium the neutral party, here, or did the pack of religious drug addicts side with one over the other? This made the second time an Elysium wolf found themselves on the western shore - though Valeska’s trip had been more of a pleasure and Harper’s was mostly business.

She had been here for Kuhn.

Was the spilling of blood really so bad, in a world that was rumored to be the after life? Normally, yes - but, the earth had taken Harper, and when she came to, she’d been here. Did one truly come back after dying here? Did others not think this to be the after life?

She supposed there was no way to tell without testing it - but who was willing to take such risks? Who would even care enough to risk them? An ear flickered, though she would come to nod her head. So Northfall was greedy, and they paid the price. Would they learn? Would have hold similar stories, or was Vendrussel twisting the truth to play the victim?

Harper decided that she did not care; this was not her battle. Nor was the battle with Ira and Reiko, she knew.

“Вы желаете дальнейшего конфликта или прекращения войны?”

Was there even a way for them to resolve it, when there’d been a death already?
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#8
05-05-2022, 03:23 AM (This post was last modified: 05-05-2022, 03:24 AM by Vendrussel. Edited 1 time in total.)
"Конец." It was a simple answer of honesty as she held a tiredsome smile on the matter. Long had been drawn out ; and she wondered, even if one hadn't died, would it end? Or would it have been one of Dragonford's own young, on the beach? Their relentless pursuit of them and the battles drawn onto the beach seemed like never ending, and the only way the others would be satisfied, was if she, and the rest, were to leave.

Vendrussel cared not for their mountain, her sight was never upon it. She wasn't greedy enough to set sights on even more land when doesn't have the willpower. Not to mention claiming a mountain was a monstrous claim — there was prey, ground, and view.. She could understand being upset about them being close, as one expressed, but others had mentioned it was their own.

"Мы не опускались до их уровня преследований, но это я зашел слишком далеко." 

Now there was no going back.

The more she spoke the more clarity within the language she felt ; loose in so as it felt rusted upon her tongue. An adjustment, thoughts that needed to think before speaking and even so, understanding at times. It had been, a long while — and she did not know how much Harper enjoyed as well.

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#9
05-05-2022, 05:02 AM
^^Ah, so the blue woman was honest enough to admit her faults; honest enough, too, to admit her desires to see the end of the war. She wondered in silence what Valeska’s thoughts were on the manner; she was the more peaceful, happy one of the two.

“Многие считают это царство загробной жизнью. Вы тоже? Они? Не могли бы вы просто не признать свои ошибки и извиниться?”

Or was she too proud? Would they ask for a life in return for the one she took? There was so much that they could do to ease the pressure between packs, but Harper didn’t know what Vendrussel was willing or unwilling to do for peace.

Elysium, too, had neighbors in their backyard, but the alliance between packs had been formed before Harper had resurfaced in Canis, and she had never met the others.

“Может быть, вы могли бы сделать им подарок?” Harper offered a soft smile and a shrug; it was a mere suggestion, after all.
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#10
Paladin
05-21-2022, 07:17 AM (This post was last modified: 05-24-2022, 02:45 AM by Vendrussel. Edited 1 time in total.)
"Есть поступки, которые я совершил, которые нельзя простить. Тем не менее, причина для этого. Это не может служить оправданием того, что я сделал, но я не хочу броситься к их ногам, когда они ни разу не признали свою вину" Tension, within her voice just a bit as she ruffled lightly so, but noticeably tried to keep her temper at bay. She did not wish to lash out at the person who spoke a familiar language — especially as there was a slight warmth between through so.

But she was angry at it all. There was a sigh, that followed.

"Iас слова были мало полезны, и все были потасовки. так что. Даже нахожу, что мне это нравится гораздо больше. Но, тем не менее, действия имеют последствия. Они никогда не примут моих даров, и я тоже не приму их" 

A smile of tiredness following. It has taken a toll on her, physically and mentally. Her time upon the isle with a broken leg had been long, and only after were her actions finally judged, and within future-time, constantly as well. Consequences had actions, and her own was proving that quite well.

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#11
05-24-2022, 02:57 AM
^^In speaking with Vendrussel, Harper found herself grateful that Vendrussel could speak on such things without venom on her tongue, or a growl/snarl in her voice. This, along with her ability to speak their mother language, gained her favor and respect from Harper - both were not an easy fret.

Vendrussel had come from a land where brawls mattered over words, which could explain the war, but Harper felt as though the Ford leader had grown tired of battle. Harper took a moment to glance at Northfall, noting how close they were, similar to how Elysium and Vanderfall were also in close proximity.

And Harper would hate to live so close to an enemy, though it seemed that was exactly how the cards were going to fall. “Если бы стороны были перевернуты, что бы вы приняли?”

Was there anything? Or were they doomed to kill each other?
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#12
Paladin
05-24-2022, 03:06 AM
Vendrussel fell silent as she thought so. Blood for blood, that was why she fought so ferocily against the other who accused them of so much, and their greed was so. But if the situations were reversed, and her own kin were to be the one's on the door.. "Я бы хотел их головы." So the dragoness said with an upmost honesty, and even a slight ping of pain within the words. If any, even without being kin, were to fall dead on the floor itself she would enact and immediate war and be upon their mountain already within such a vengeance. 

But such a foolish daughter of hers, even for being one — she would still cry and fight for her young.

And thus she smiled, "даже если бы они извинились, я бы не согласился, если бы они не ушли далеко-далеко. Только тогда я был бы удовлетворен тем временем." Though what wolf in mind would relinquish their claim? They claim they were their before Dragonford, but Vendrussel would disagree. Their scent lacked heavily and there was none before suddenly many ; and though claimed she and her ford members came upon their sea as neighbors.. She didn't believe it, and only thought they were trying to be greedy.

Her smile indicated she knew that such a request was mere' blasphemy to many wolves.

Such a fruitless war. So many offered words and though she stubbornly refused many — it couldn't be a denial of curiosity to what the other side may propose. Would Northfall, also listen to these same wolves to find a solution?

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#13
06-02-2022, 11:55 PM
^^All wars were fruitless, in Harper’s personal opinion. Though she wondered, if her background had been different, if she would have the same mindset; the same ideas towards war and bloodshed. See, she’d been judged since her birth by the man she had believed to be her father, and in the end, there had been violence.

And ever since, Harper had grown a bitter taste in her mouth at the idea of it. What did war accomplish, aside from a useless and countless deaths? Pain and suffering? PTSD? Nothing good. It was not her place to make these judgements; this was not her battle, and she had not wished to share her thoughts.

Vendrussel was not looking to be judged here. She was looking for a solution that, Harper assumed and felt that did not result in more casualties. She was honest, brutally so, and Harper would take this into consideration, nodding her head.

Vendrussel offered a solution, and Harper gave the same smile that Vendrussel had given; such a request was a tall order. Moving took effort, and not one that many wolves were willing to make for peace. Some wolves, like Sindri of Northfall, also enjoyed fighting, and Harper wondered for a time if they were the culprits without a cause.

“Хорошо. Я поговорю с моей сестрой и лидерами Нортфолла, чтобы узнать, чем мы можем помочь; это способ Элизиума, по крайней мере, предложить помощь.”
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#14
Paladin
06-06-2022, 05:56 AM
"Я надеюсь, что участие не втянет никого из вас в эту борьбу. Поскольку мне и Нортфоллу, казалось, нравились те, что были в Элизиуме, я могу только молиться, чтобы это обсуждение принесло плоды. Но я приношу свои извинения, потому что трудно поверить, что это когда-нибудь закончится без еще одной головы на пляже." Her voice of honesty, but a bit of heartache. She knew her deeds — deeds that would make other see her ways she never wished. A thoughts of honor and pride, and yet all that can be done is a stain upon her past and thoughts of — keeping her Ford safe, and her own head. Selfish perhaps, but she did not wish for death anytime soon, and leave those who trusted her.

Yet if battles wills it, she will die with pride upon the fields of war.

As Northfall spread its roots, and she wondered, if there would be a day if she saw Elysium upon her door with a vengeance alongside of others. Would there be a day, when Empyrean comes too late, and Dragonford is no more? Vendrussel could only wish to sweep it away, for she didn't have the heart to continue this battle only over the selfishness of Northfall and — the sins she so created.

Though she too, would hunt the very same bastard who hurt her own kin. Regardless, of what history had occurred for it to happen. In the name of honor, and the hopes that the dragons can find their soul in peace. But at the moment, the Alpha remained childish, and could only wonder ; if she were a parent, would she too be like the others?

"Благодарю тебя, Арфист Элизиума, это самая большая надежда положить конец этой войне. Волки уже ушли после моих деяний, и я не виню их, но тех, кто остался, я желаю больше не обижать."

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