Tanda/PR

Personality

 * Initially Tanda is a very closed-off individual that doesn't let on much about their past or even themselves. They talk little of what brought them to the dilapidated town they called home for some seasons, before meeting Kiba's Pack. When they do eventually open up, it's when they are vulnerable or very exhausted. They talk of their time with the Hmong Tribe, of who raised them there and the teachings that have since stuck with them. An elder of the Tribe once told them that they had a forseen destiny behind them. This, when they were younger, put immense pressure on Tanda. However, as they grew this pressure left them as for the longest time, Tanda couldn't work out what great destiny awaited them. It did give them an instinct to continue onwards, pushing for more knowledge and coincidentally led them to the run down town they would meet their greatest allies.


 * When faced with their destiny, Tanda takes it in good stride. Learning that they will not be able to enter Paradise was chilling to hear, and also upsetting to them. One word they use is crushing to learn that they would only serve as a pawn to help Kiba open the true wolf's Paradise. They, at first, didn't believe it and was certain they would make it to Paradise with the others. But as the journey continued, and they returned to he Hmong Tribe briefly, Tanda was faced with it. The elder who raised them, decided to share with them, their true fate. It was a harsh reality that hurt Tanda and cut deep, almost resulting in them remaining with the Tribe to avoid it. However, they came around to it and decided to push forward and accept it for what would come. It brought them closer to both Kiba and Cheza especially, and taught them to open up more.


 * They show themselves to be a bit of a hand full, having a clear attitude. Tsume likens their attitude to be similar to Kiba's, especially in regards to their human guise. They are a headstrong individual at the best of times, and can become quickly defensive of their own suggestions. It caused them to be a sense of conflict within the already mismatched pack of wolves, and caused further tension when the search to retrieve Cheza began. But, like most of their journey, they learned to relax most of their defensive attitudes and trust their new friends and in a sense, family. It was hard for Tanda to unlearn years of "I will bite your hand if you don't back off" mannerisms, and really they still have them. There's just now a bit of forthought before snapping at someone, or a reluctance to do make curt remarks.


 * The attitude towards a human guise stems from their early years. Growing up, Tanda was simply raised as a wolf and the shift towards the need to hide amongst non-understanding humans was harsh and at first, quite a struggle. Living in a fairly abandoned town, it gave them enough freedom to not have to hide their true self. When they begin travelling with the others, the need to maintain the guise was stressful at first and at best, a struggle. With most of this attitude stemming from their early years, Tanda believes hiding as a human is a simply an insult to who they are. It helped to have a like-minded individual in the pack, but it definitely took Tanda sometime to become comfortable to remain in the guise consistantly.

Tanda's pack

 * Tanda's pack wasn't overly large, ranging from their parents, older siblings, and paternal grandparents. As a family pack, everyone was close as far as Tanda knew. As sadly, they were no more than a couple moons old before disaster struck the pack. Despite surviving, Tanda cannot help but feel guilty for being the only one to make it. From what they were told by by the tribe elders, the land was burnt away and by some miracle, they had been spared from such a fate. Tanda would later learn that their parents did all they could to hide their pup from Lady Jagura's troops.


 * The death of their pack remains heavy in Tanda's heart, especially after learning what their family had done to protect them. Kiba offered them some comfort, sharing that he too had lost his pack in a similar manner, but that the land had protected him. They were given a sense of satisfaction of seeing the armed Lady fall, moreso at Kiba and Hige's teeth.

Kiba

 * The funny thing is, Tanda and Kiba were destined to meet - brought upon by old legends of the wolf chosen to open Paradise, and their seer, able to transcend the plains of life and death to offer guidance to seek out the old world. Unknowingly, Tanda was drawn to Kiba as he was to them. The pair met in an alleyway in the town that Tanda called home. There, Tanda had a strange inkling about the white wolf after noticing a difference in his scent to his travel companions. At first, they said nothing as nothing could explain it, and for a while, that was the case.


 * Journeying with him was something else though. The first night was an exception, as that had been a full moon where they all had dreamt of the path to Paradise. Despite comforting each other after the confrontation with Darcia and Cheza, when the search began to reclaim the flower maiden, he became troublesome. Despite being the newest wolf in the pack, Tanda took no issue with butting heads with Kiba and his stubborn attitudes. Hell, it even gave Tsume a laugh at how much the two fought over it.