Leanaí na Fiáine

Homeland
The territory occupied by the pack is within a large forest called Eadar Famhair to the east with the mountains framing the north and southwestern side and acting as a natural border for the pack's homeland. The place is marked by mild summers and long, harsh winters but carries within its dense woodland plenty of prey. The pack can often be found in a central clearing near a den they make use of during whelping season and not far from the foot of the Famhair Cadail Mountain.

Society
Duty and usefulness are prime virtues in the eyes of the pack, therefore all members are expected to pull their weight for the good of the pack, young and old alike. The leader of the pack can be male or female, and it is their duty to protect the pack at all costs. They are expected to surveil the borders for signs of outside threat, and make all final decisions on matters important to the pack. Still, they are not viewed as all powerful, for it is the pack that chooses them not the other way around and the pack can and will find a new leader should their present one not meet their expectations. The rest of the pack is often separated into different roles based on skill and desire.

Scouts are the diplomats of the pack, heading out to surrounding territories to ensure their own pack's safety and looking for signs of invasion or hostility. They also track herd movement in and out of the pack's territory, reporting changes to the pack's hunters. Traditionally, the pack leader's mate occupies the role of scout.

Hunters are the main bulk of the pack, skilled trackers and runners who's responsibility it is to bring down prey in order to feed everyone in the pack.

There is also always one Herbalist in the pack who tends to the health and well being of the pack. Often the herbalist will take on a young apprentice toward the end of their life to pass their knowledge onto.

Finally, there are the Caretakers who work in close proximity to the Herbalist. It is the responsibility of the Caretakers to look after both the young and those injured members of the pack and see to their needs.

Pups are trained from a young age based upon their talents to fulfill these roles in the future though nothing is set in stone. In the pack, exploration of one's purpose and calling in life is encouraged even to the point of leaving the pack in order to see the world. Many pups disperse from the pack at a young age, either starting lives in outside packs or setting out to explore the world alone.

The older wolves in the pack occupy the role of Druid and are the valued teachers of the pack, imparting their wisdom and experience on the young and acting as advisors to the leadership within the pack. It is the druids responsibility to lead the pack in religious matters, as it is believed that in old age one is closer to the afterlife and able to pierce the veil of the gods.

Religion
Most members of Leanaì na Fiaine follow an ancient nature based religion centered on three gods that represent different parts of the natural world. There is Allód, the masculine god of the waters and sky, the Morrigu, feminine goddess of mystery, fires and the afterlife, and most integral, Fiain, a genderless diety of the land and the creatures that live upon it. The pack takes their name from the latter, who remains the patron god of the pack at large. The gods occupy another realm called Tír Tairngire, the promised afterlife of wolves who live a life of honor and virtue. To learn more about each individual god, see their biographies below.

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