Varnished Hearts

Varnished Hearts was established with its first leader, Regime with the help of an aged wolf named Tala. It is a kingdom based on the backs of nomadic, wandering wolves. Built as a mostly feral haven, it's structure came about after he met Adeni who had heard the tale of kingdoms from her parents who had been domesticated by the humans of a local, native tribe whose structure was very much like a kingdom in its own right. As the first pairing, Regime and Adeni gave birth to the future and hope of the pack in the form of two male children, Jakka and Riley. Jakka was first born.

It did not take long for their pack to grow. Within a week or two after its beginning, the pack welcomed Nigeri, who at the time, was nameless. She took an immediate liking to Regime despite his failure at inspiring her interests after Tala convinced her that joining his pack was in her best benefit. Shortly after, a band of traveling wolves joined the fray (Ghost, Malt, Lainey, and Runic). Ghost, despite being young, reminded Regime of himself and the two quickly became friends while Runic, the oldest of the pack, took on a more nurturing role despite her desire for solitude. While initially being a scout in her previous pack, she took on the role of a hunter along with Ghost and Nigeri.

Ghost took on the role of what others would call a beta, becoming the sole breeding male of the pack aside from Regime.

It did not take long for him to make a match of himself and Lainey who had joined the pack in the early stages of her heat. After using a scrying stone, it was learned that Lainey and Ghost would have four pups, furthering the need for a larger pack to help protect the children.

During this time, though, things were not easy on Regime. After exploring their packlands several times, he came in contact with several wolves, coyotes, and even a large deer and lost fight after fight against them. Promising to train himself, he took a renewed interest in leading the pack that he had started. Setting the pack up in two starting caves, he allowed his mate and Ghost to take up residence within the first cave which bore no name. In the second, the rest of the pack including Ghost's new mate, Lainey.

In the meantime, Malt, who had joined along with the others, became the pack's scout, taking on a job that he had never seen himself within. Finding that he liked it, he began exploring a region that was a lot tougher to explore than he originally thought. When he returned after his first trip, he learned that Lainey and Adeni had promised themselves to be the pack's pupsitters.