Name
Liatris: A boneset-like plant with purple flowers, also known as "blazing star".
Your Final Loss: They decided on a name that was "ominous, yet catchy". They like seeing the look on others' faces when they introduce themself. Being rather dramatic, they prefer to be referred to by their full name, but they also respond to diminutives like "Yuri", "Fye", "Finn" or "Nally".
Personality
Cunning; quick-witted; unflappable; cares deeply for their packmates and often performs subtle acts of kindness; views domestic dogs with contempt and likes to taunt them.
Lore
0 months: Born alongside a brother and sister to Heather, an aloof and antisocial Hunter.
1 month: Heather contracts Pox. She moves into the Infirmary while her pups are left in the care of the Pupsitters, who have many other puppies to care for.
3 months: Heather never fully moves back into the Nursery, and once her pups are weaned, her interactions with them are few and far between. The three youngsters are kept safe and well by the Pupsitters, but none of the adults take a particular interest in them; they become a very tight-knit litter as a result.
8 months: The pups hate that their mother lives in the same pack but barely acknowledges them. Although they express their distress differently - Liatris makes snide comments about her in an attempt to garner a response, which never succeeds - they all wish to be closer with Heather.
Things come to a head when Salvia, trying to impress his dam, sets out on a solo hunt. Liatris and Allium follow at a distance, and witness their brother being attacked by an elk cow.
Liatris distracts the elk, darting about and barking, while Allium fetches help. Brontide and the senior Hunters quickly arrive to drive away the elk and carry Salvia back to the Infirmary, where Flurry treats his wounds.
9 months: Salvia slowly recovers in the Infirmary. His siblings visit him frequently, but Heather doesn't make an appearance. Liatris confronts her; she refuses to visit Salvia, expressing contempt at his stupidity. Liatris lunges at their mother, and the two fight briefly before packmates separate them.
Due to her antisocial behaviour, including the callousness towards her pups, Heather is sentenced to spend a month away from the pack; the leaders reason that fending for herself for a while should remind her of the importance of cooperation within the pack.
Liatris gains a new respect for leaders Ashen and Brontide, and begins spending time with them.
10 months: Heather's pups decide that they want to distance themselves from their mother by ditching the plant-based names she picked to match her own, giving themselves new ones.
Their packmates are supportive of the idea, giving wildly varying suggestions; the main consensus is that the names should be unique and "have a nice ring to them". After a great deal of thought, the trio decide to take a somewhat nihilistic approach and go with names that don't really make sense, but sound interesting.
11 months: Heather never returns from her temporary exile. Her pups like to think that she's alive, staying away out of shame and living either with a new pack or as a loner. The trio decide to move on with their lives.
1 year: Your Final Loss becomes a Scout, relishing in roaming the territories as they please. They also take on an advisor-like role amongst their packmates, listening to problems and offering guidance - in exchange for a desirable toy or food item, of course.
2 years: The pack is shaken when Brontide, co-leader and founder, passes away from old age. Everyone is distraught, especially his pups, but no one takes it harder than Ashen.
The leader is still considerate of his packmates, making sure they're all fed and safe; but he's clearly checked out, barely speaking and preferring to spend his time asleep in the den that he and Brontide dug and raised their pups in.
Final is saddened, but they know that life goes on. They step up to take on a leaderly role by helping to allocate food, patrolling the borders and keeping an eye on the pack's supplies.
[USA] Wyoming - Grand Teton