Stoneforge Holt
Wolfriders are Elves with a mix of Wolf blood. Generally they have more Elf then wolf blood, and look Elven. Now and again, though, a throw back is born that seems more wolf then Elf. There are a few Elves that contain no wolf blood what so ever.
They have learned how to bond with the Wolves of the pack though. Just from growing up around them, they have learned how to understand the wolves.
The wolves contain a bit of Elf blood in their make up. They communicate through pictures with their Elf Bonds. Like the Elves, now and again one can be born with more Elf blood then wolf, and can communicate with words. Generally, one word that would get their point across as well as pictures.
Stoneforge Holt is situated in the Eastern Forest. Wolfriders are hunter/gatherers, they don’t farm, but instead take as the forest provides. Much like the animals of the forest, the Wolfriders have learned to store nuts and berries, and dried meats for lean times. A few know how to fish the streams and rivers in their forest.
Wolfriders Elves live much like any primitive tribe of people. There is pottery and basket weaving for storage. They tan hides for clothing. They use pretty stones, wood, bone, quills, ect. for decorating. Except the dried foods stuffs, they eat everything raw, like their bond wolves.
Here's the Timeline for Stoneforge Holt, this way you might have an idea of where the stories fall.
*NOTE*
if it says "born to" those two elves Lifemated from the Recognition.
if it says "born of" then those two hated each other, had other Lifemate, or something to cause them not to Lifemate from the Recognition.
Year 0 (10,000 years ago)
> Palace crashed, High Ones scatter to all corners.
Year 2000 (8000 years ago)
> Large band of Elves settles on a wooded coastline. More first and second generation Elves. Only nine High Ones left in band.
Year 2201 (7799 years ago)
> Elven band sort of splits. Half preferring to set up a village on the coastal beach, the other preferring to dwell within the trees hidden. Still cordial and much travel back and forth between the two.
> Aerjhar (female) is decided on to be Chief of the forest dwelling half of band.
> Vorsodi (male) is decided on to be Chief of the beach dwelling half of band.
Year 2202 (7798 years ago)
> Thysaer (female – Shape Shifter) Recognizes Aelasael (male).
> Caelaes (male – Healer) Recognizes Talari (female) while at the beach village visiting.
> Aerjhar Recognizes Shosvyr (male) when he visits the forest tribe.
> Simadaes (male – Tree Shaper) Recognizes Telaesia (female).
Year 2204 (7796 years ago)
> Tal (male) is born to Thaysaer and Aelasael.
> Vyri (female) is born to Aerjhar and Shosvyr.
> Volityle (male) is born to Simadaes and Telaesia.
Year 2207 (7793 years ago)
> Thysaer disappears one day, no trace of her can be found. Aelasael is left to raise their child Tal.
Year 2210 (7790 years ago)
> Kojiashaes (female – Animal Bonding) Recognizes Paernpyr (male).
> A wolf is seen leaving fresh kills near the village.
> Thosimasaes (male – Fire Shaper) Recognizes Aestaesar (female).
> Particularly harsh winter. Starvation would have happened but for two things; beach dwelling elves share their stores with their forest brethren, and the wolf leaving fresh kills for the forest dwellers, or leading curious elves to tubers and greens hidden under snow.
> Kaes (male) is born to the Lovemates Caeleas and Saimys (female).
Year 2212 (7788 years ago)
> Shalaesia (female) is born to Kojiashaes and Pernpyr.
> Mysthaer (female) is born to Thosimasaes and Aestaesar.
Year 2215 (7785 years ago)
> Pack of wolves seen more and more near forest village, occasionally food left as well.
> Aelaesael Recognizes Malthi (female) while visiting beach village.
> Mishaer (female – Plant Shaper) Recognizes Shalcys (male) while she visits the forest village.
> A strange wolf is glimpsed running with the pack. Looks like a furry elf child.
Year 2218 (7782 years ago)
> Strange wolf is caught by a determined and curious Kojiashaes. The forest village is in an uproar, he is a furry elf after all.
> A wolf appears and sends to the elves. Her son, Shydaervar, has run with the wolves and knows their ways, now it is time he runs with the elves and learns their way. Then the wolf disappears as the furry elf howls a mournful good-bye. Kojiashaes realizes that the wolf was the missing Thysaer.
> Rocky start for Shydaervar and Tal, two sons of Thysaer. Tal eventually comes around as he realizes Shydaervar was abandoned by their mother too in the end.
Year 2226 (7774 years ago)
> Shydaervar has adjusted to Elven life with the help of his brother Tal, but still runs with the wolves occasionally. He also teaches other elves how to hunt better.
Year 2229 (2771 years ago)
> Maurading bear wrecks havoc in forest village. Before Kojiashaes can bond with it and get it to leave, it kills Saimys, Thosimasaes, Aestesar, Simadaes, Telaesia, Aelaesael, and Aerjhar.
> It is decided that Vyri is too young to be Chief.
> Paernpyr becomes Chief.
Year 2330 (7670 years ago)
> Vyri Recognizes Shalcys.
> Volityle (Tree Shaper) Recognizes Sher (male).
Year 2312 (7668 years ago)
> Shydaervar Recognizes Eirael (female).
> Oak (male) is born to Vyri and Shalcys.
> Shydaervar Recognizes Volivaes (female).
> Thorn (male) is born to Volityle and Sher.
> Shydaervar Recognizes Aertadael (female).
Year 2314 (7666 years ago)
> Osili (female) is born of the Recognizes between Shydaervar and Eirael.
> Eidi (male) is born of the Recognizes between Shydaervar and Volivaes.
> Vardor (male) is born of the Recognizes between Shydaervar and Aertadael.
Year 2360 (7640 years ago)
> Hunting accident killing Caelaes, Aertadael, Shalycs, Eirael, Jhaedasmaer, Vyri, and Volivaes.
> Shydaervar Recognizes Verdia (female).
> Kaes Recognizes Tyri (female).
> SHydearvar Recognizes Madosi (female).
Year 2362 (7638 years ago)
> Aendri (female) is born of the Recognition between Shydaervar and Verdia.
> Verdia dies in childbirth; Volityle raises Aendri.
> Ves (female) is born to Kaes and Tyri.
> Shyrdar (male) is born of the Recognition between SHydaervar and Madosi.
Year 2367 (7633 years ago)
> Shydaervar Recognizes Varaesia (female).
Year 2368 (7632 years ago)
> Shydaervar Recognizes Vysmadaes (female – Rock Shaper).
Year 2369 (7631 years ago)
> Tyndras (male) is born of the Recognition between Shydarvar and Varaesia.
Year 2370 (7630 years ago)
> Eidulyr (female) and Eidolyr (male) are born to Shydarevar and Vysmadaes. First time twin birth in living memory.
Year 2389 (7611 years ago)
> Shalaesia Recognizes Vodi (male)
> Mysthaer Recognizes Postyl (male).
Year 2391 (7609 years ago)
> Tharn (female) is born to Shalaesia and Vodi.
> Blaze (male) is born to Mysthaer and Postyl.
Year 2397 (7603 years ago)
> Ship load of elves lands near the beach village. Seven decide to join the forest village.
> Tal Recognizes Erirav (female).
Year 2399 (7601 years ago)
> Dapple (female) is born to Tal and Erirav.
Year 2415 (7585 years ago)
> Group out hunting are attacked by Sword Teeth Cats. Shydaervar, Paernpyr, Vysmadaes and Kaes are killed.
> Varaesia befomes Chieftess.
> Thorn Recognizes Nadavheb (female).
> Oak Recognizes Thorn’s Lifemate Rosabytyr (female – Tree Shaper).
Year 2417 (7587 years ago)
> Aspen (female) is born of the Recognition between Oak and Rosabytyr.
> Thistle (female) is born of the Recognition between Thorn and Nadavheb.
> Cuddlesoft (female) is born to Tyri and Adaroroc (male).
Year 2420 (7580 years ago)
> Vardor Recognizes Lirid (female).
> Spear (male) is born to Eidi and Rine (female).
> Tanner (male) Osli and Erirudov (male).
Year 2828 (7172 years ago)
> Tylal (female) is born to Eidylyr and Shararl.
> Taerar (female) is born to Eidolyr and Masomoli.
> Vaes (male) is born to Shes and Aendri.
Year 2861 (7139 years ago)
> Weave (male) is born to Osli and Erirudov.
> Feather disappears.
> Tal Recognizes Erirav.
> Sling (male) is born to Erdi and Rine.
> Feather’s mutilated body is found.
Year 2863 (7137 years ago)
> Speckal (male) is born to Tal and Erirav.
> Vardor Recognizes Lirid.
Year 2865 (7135 years ago)
> Blossom (female) is born to Vardor and Lirid.
Year 2898 (7102 years ago)
> Vardor Recognizes Lirid.
Year 2899 (7101 year ago)
> Arrow (male) is born to Vardor and Lirid.
Year 4445 (5555 years ago)
> A group of Beach Dwellers visits the Forest Dwellers.
> Thistle Recognizes Tanglevine (male).
> Aspen (Tree Shaper) Recognizes Root (male).
> Tylal (Rock Shaper) Recognizes Mischief. He is revolted by her wolf blood. (7578 years ago)
> Olive (female) is born to Vordor and Lirid.
Year 2826 (7174 years ago)
> Quickbreeze (male) is born to Tyri amd Adaroroc.
> Feather (female) is born to Osli and Erirudov.
> Eidylyr (Rock Shaper) Recognizes Shararl (male).
> Eidolyr (Metal Shaper) Recognizes Aendri.
Year 2828 (7172 years ago)
> Tylal (female) is born to Eidylyr and Shararl.
> Taerar (female) is born to Eidolyr and Masomoli.
Year 4447 (5553 years ago)
> Briar (male) is born to Thistle from the Recognition with Tanglevine.
> Ash (male) is born to Aspen from the Recognition with Root.
> Granite (male) is born to Tylal from the Recognition with Mischief.
Year 4480 (5520 years ago)
> Ves (Healer) Recognizes Tyndras.
> Shyrdar Recognizes Tharn.
Year 4482 (5518 years ago)
> Shade (male) is born to Ves and Tyndras.
> Fox (male) is born to Shyrdar and Tharn.
Year 5811 (4189 years ago)
> First Humans are spotted.
Year 5812 (4188 years ago)
> Forest elves watch helpless as ther beach cousins are killed. They offer what aid they can in the aftermath and try to convince the beach dwellers to move into the forest. They refuse, thinking the Humans won’t be back.
Year 5813 (4187 years ago)
> Humans find the forest village. Varaesia (Chieftess), Madosi, Vardor, Lirid, Rine, Osli, Erirudov, Aendri, Mysthaer, Postyl, Shalaesia, Vodi, Tharn, Shyrdar, Rosebytyr (Tree Shaper), and Adaroroc are killed.
> Eidi becomes Chief, and chooses to take those left and flee deeper into the forest.
Year 5814 (4186 years ago)
> Forest elves learn from Shas (Glider) that their beach cousins were again attacked by the Humans, and the survivors escaped into the sea.
Year 5999 (4001 years ago)
> Humans again find the elves. Shas (Glidder), Eidylyr (Rock Shaper), Masmoli, Nadavheb, Volityle (Tree Shaper), Tyri, Tyndras, Tal, Erirav, Kojiashaes (Animal Bonding) and Oak are killed.
> Eidi moves the tribe even deeper into the forest.
Year 6131 (3869 years ago)
> Acorn Recognizes Taerar.
> dapple Recognizes Spear.
Year 6133 (3867 years ago)
> Glint (male) is born of the Recognition between Acorn and Taerar.
> Stalker (male) is born to Dapple and Spear.
Year 6970 (3030 years ago)
> Acorn Recognizes Taerar.
Year 6972 (3028 years ago)
> Twinkle (female) is born of the Recognition between Acorn and Taerar.
Year 7007 (2993 years ago)
> A group of wounded and bedraggled elves finds the Holt. Eidi moves the tribe further into the woods. The newcomers join in the move to ensure leaving the Humans behind.
> Olive Recognizes Comet Dive (male).
Year 7008 (2994 years ago)
> Pellet is born to Stonebreak (male) and Storm Rat (female). They had Recognized before joining the Tribe.
Year 7009 (2993 years ago)
> Quick Stalker (male) is born to Olive and Comet Dive.
Year 7011 (2989 years ago)
> Silent Cut (female) Recognizes Arrow.
> Tanner Recognizes Dewstar (female).
> Whip (female) Recognizes Blaze.
> Briar (Tree Shaper) Recognizes Leafberry (female)
Year 7013 (2987 years ago)
> Far Hunter (female) is born to Silent Cut and Arrow.
> Blue Dye (male) is born to Tanner and Dewstar.
> Spark (male) is born of the Recognition between Whip and Blaze.
> Little Branch (female) is born to Briar and Leafberry.
Year 7174 (2826 years ago)
> A hunting group leaves and is never heard from again; Glint (Metal Shaper), Little Branch, Quick Stalker, and Far Hunter.
Year 7494 (2506 years ago)
> Pellet Recognizes Ember Flute (female).
> Olive Recognizes Comet Dive.
Year 7496 (2504 years ago)
> Lizard Leap (male) is born to Pellet and Ember Flute.
> Briar Sting (male) is born to Olive and Comet Dive.
Year 7669 (2331 years ago)
> Red Doe (female) Recognizes Weave.
> Pellet Recognizes Ember Flute.
> Whip Recognizes Blaze.
Year 7671 (2329 years ago)
> Vine (female) is born to Red Doe and Weave.
> Laughing Tears (female) is born to Pellet and Ember Flute.
> Flame (female) is born to Whip and Blaze.
Year 7464 (2536 years ago)
> Lizard Leap Recognizes Vine.
Year 7466 (2534 years ago)
> Owl (male) is born to Lizard Leap and Vine.
Year 7979 (2021 years ago)
> Spring Recognizes Eagle Talon (male).
> Owl Recognizes Fawntail.
Year 7980 (2020 years ago)
> A sickness sweeps the Holt. The first to die is Vas, the Healer. Tanner, Olive, Arrow, Taerar, Acorn, Tylal, Thorn, Thistle, and Shade Cat also die from the sickness.
Year 7981 (2019 years ago)
> Grizzle Wolf (male) is born to Spring and Eagle Talon.
> Spring dies in childbirth.
> Forest Walker (male) is born to Owl and Fawntail.
Year 8743 (1261 years ago)
> Wise Song (female) Recognizes Vaes.
Year 8743 (1261 years ago)
> Coilbraid (female) is born of the Recognition between Wise Song and Vaes.
Year 8994 (1006 years ago)
> Suede (male) is born to Blue Dye and Silk (female).
> Silk dies in childbirth.
Year 8998 (1002 years ago)
> Quickbreeze Recognizes Breezlance (female).
Year 9000 (1000 years ago)
> Deadfall (male) is born to Quickbreeze and Breezelance.
Year 9083 (917 years ago)
> Falcon Tears (female) Recognizes Fox.
Year 9085 (915 years ago)
> Henna (female) is born to Falcon Tears and Fox.
Year 9178 (822 years ago)
> Briar (Tree Shaper) Recognizes Leafberry.
Year 9180 (820 years ago)
> Oakstump (male) is born to Briar and Leafberry.
Year 9272 (728 years ago)
> Path Finder (male) is born to Blossom and Star Dive (male).
Year 9312 (688 years ago)
> Dream Mouse (male) Recognizes Twinkle.
> Battle Dive (female) Recognizes Sling.
Year 9310 (690 years ago)
> Stone Breaker (male) is born to Dream Mouse and Twinkle.
> Shine (female) is born to Battle Dive and Sling.
Year 9431 (569 years ago)
> Glow Does (female) Recognizes Stalker.
Year 9433 (567 years ago)
> Pelt is born of the Recognition between Glow Doe and Stalker.
Year 9498 (502 years ago)
> Shade Recognizes Shadow Club (female).
Year 9500 (500 year ago)
> Flower (female) is born to Shade and Shadow Club.
Year 9633 (367 years ago)
> Spark Recognizes Tangle Bush (female).
Year 9635 (365 years ago)
> Flamestrike (female) is born of the Recognition between Spark and Tangle Bush.
Year 9642 (358 years ago)
> Battle Dive Recognizes Sling.
Year 9644 (356 years ago)
> Tangle (male) is born to Battle Dive and Sling.
Year 9735 (265 years ago)
> Path Finder Recognizes Coilbraid.
Year 9737 (263 years ago)
> Quickwater (male) is born of the Recognition between Path Finder and Coilbraid.
Year 9798 (202 years ago)
> Coilbraid Recognizes Path Finder.
Year 9800 (200 years ago)
> Mist (female) is born of the Recognition between Coilbraid and Path Finder.
Year 9880 (120 years ago)
> Pine Pitch (male) is born to Granite and Whitebreak (female).
Year 9881 (119 years ago)
> Alpha (male) is born to Falcon Tear and Fox,
Year 9920 (81 years ago)
> Forest Walker Recognizes Greyleaf (female).
> Eidi mysteriously dies, seeming to have suddenly snapped and gone crazy. He throws himself off a cliff.
> Strangely, most everyone agrees on Alpha to be the next Chief.
Year 9920 (80 years ago)
> Those who can no longer tolerate Alpha as Chief, slip off and leave. Ash, Greywood, Flame, Red Doe, Weave, Lizard Leap, Vine, Owl, Fawntail, Greyleaf, Forest Walker, Comet Dive, Speckal, Dewstar, and Aspen (Tree Shaper) are found to be missing the next night.
Year 9921 (79 years ago)
> Shade Recognizes Shadow Club.
Year 9923 (77 years ago)
> Kernal (female) is born to Shade and Shadow Cat.
Year 9974 (26 years ago)
> Sling Recognizes Battle Dive.
Year 9976 (24 years ago)
> Dagger (male) is born to Sling and Battle Dive.
Year 9978 (22 years ago)
> Henna (Animal Bonding) Recognizes Suede.
Year 9980 (20 years ago)
> Wren (female) is born to Henna and Suede.
Year 9984 (16 years ago)
> Aspen (female) is born to Oakstump (Tree Shaper) and Laughing Tears.
Year 9988 (12 years ago)
> Sky Drop (female) Recognizes Grizzle Wolf.
Year 9990 (10 years ago)
> Sling (male) is born of the Recognition between Sky Drop and Grizzle Wolf.
Year 9995 (5 years ago)
> Frond (female) is born to Laughing Tears and Oakstump.
> Flash Flood hits the Holt. Spark, Tangle Bush, Whip, Blaze, Blue Dye, Silk, Dapple, Spear, Glow Doe, Stalker, Blossom, Star Dive, Whitebreak, Granite, Twinkle, Dream Mouse, Wise Song, Vaes, Shadow Club, Shade, Quickbreeze, Breezelance, Battle Dive, Sling, Shine, Falcon Tears, Fox, Sky Drop, Briar, Leafberry, and Laughing Tears are amoung those presumed dead.
> Alpha starts the tribe wandering to find a better Holt, not giving those around time to morn or search for bodies or other survivors.
NOW
> The tribe is settled into a new Holt.
> Alpha is still Chief, for some reason no one can keep to Challenging him for Chieftainship. Whenever near him, they forget all the bad things and think he’s not a half bad Chief really. The only ones Alpha can’t fully control are the full blooded elves, but neither he nor they realize that their lack of Wolf Blood is the reason.