Barley

Barley was wild born, but quickly found her way into a rehabilitation center. She was 'rescued' from the wild. From what exactly isn't particularly clear. She was kept in small, overcrowded outdoors enclosure with many other rescued wolves, dogs, and hybrids. It was a pretty poor upbringing - in addition to the cramped conditions, the human carers did not treat their charges kindly. It was set up as a supposed educational facility, but it certainly wasn't up to code.

[The owners of the facility came from old money, who decided to throw about their cash on a vanity project 'saving' wildlife. They thought of themselves as one big family, but provided very poor care to their charges. They remained aloof in regards to outsiders and their opinions. The facility was located in the riparian woodland, on the ouskirts of a large town.]

Barley was reared by a surrogate - an old wolfdog who had been at the facility their whole life. They were incredibly kind to Barley when few were, and she grew very attached to them. Their calm and hearty demeanor was something she'd go on to try and emulate for the rest of her life.

She was rather resentful of her life here, and mourned the loss of a wild upbringing - not helped by the tales told by the older rescues in the facility.

Though she was thrown into a small pen with many strange wolves, she managed to become friends with many of them. There was no clear leader in the group, and severe power struggles were common. Eventually the facility was shut down, and in line with their distasteful track record, much of their 'stock' was discarded. While her more domestic bretheren remained in the town in hopes of being picked up, Barley decided to break away and return to the wild.

Barley is typical for a wolf, but she does have particularly silky fur. She has an angelic voice and speaks in a concise manner. She often repeats the same handful of odd phrases that she picked up in the facility, and often mispronounces wild wolf names. She's upbeat and jovial, and is generally quite lively - though she also has somewhat of a short fuse.

She's rather judgemental - both of herself and others. She's quick to sus out faults and flaws, and while she's forgiving of them in others, she treats herself rather harshly for them. She struggles to see her positives and successes through her own self-doubt.

For a while, she contemplated persuing revenge against her owners, but was discouraged by her wolfdog guardian. Taking their words to heart, Barley turned her attention to personal development - she now takes up every possible oportunity to push herself further and self-improve.

She is agender and straight.