Avan

avan and her sister, zelda, came to the pack via the cloud roads pack, which aiyana stumbled upon during her travels.

at a young age, avan began to immediately bond with uma, the nomadic herbalist. ever-friendly, uma took the young pup under her metaphorical wing, allowing her to accompany her on her travels and mentoring her. avan speaks of becoming an herbalist when she is grown, and uma vows to stay in the pack until her young pupil is ready to take her place.

it was the coming of spring when uma approached her young pupil, nudging her awake with her muzzle. avan, who was nearly due for her first litter of puppies, groggily looks up to her mentor and long-time friend, who tells her gently "it's time." while initially confused, believing that she was referring to her pups, uma only chuckles and reiterates that it is time for her to leave. she states that once avan has recovered from her birth and resumes normal duties that she will take her leave. avan is inconsolable, as is much of the pack, but determined to stay strong.

despite her mentor's leave, avan rose to her herbalist call with grace and honor. she was a phenomenal medic, and was widely regarded for her talent and proactivity in both treatment and production of medicine. an invaluable asset to the pack, avan was a strong-willed herbalist and mother. she had three litters throughout her life, working hard to maintain both her role as a medic and mentor to both her children and her packmates.

her death shook the pack to its core. in an instant both their mentor and their mother (biological or not, as she maintained a maternal role to all in the pack) was gone, old age claiming her life one night as she slept. in her dedication, she'd regretfully neglected to appoint an apprentice, leaving the pack scrambling to find a replacement medic in the wake of their grieving.