Hedan: Basic Info and HP/Hunting/Etc. Journal

Registered name: Hedan
Nickname(s): Dan
ID number: 7193
Owner: Avalonfang4
Breeder: Avalonfang4
Species: Tokotas
Breed: Canarctos venatori
Gender: Female
Age: 2 Years
Mane type: Long-mane
Genotype: ee/aa/Tt/MM/GG
Phenotype:  Marked graying tundra
Eye color: Blue
Height: 184cm
Weight: 929lbs
Hierarchy status: AVERAGE
Rites of Fertility: 3/3
Rites of Dominance: 0/5
Health Status: Healthy, fit, active, and in good shape.
Items:

Personality:   Distrustful and skeptical of new people, but fiercely protective of those she holds dear.

Traits:

Lineage:
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----------------- SS: Salvadore 29
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Sire: Van Gogh 3731
------------------------------------------ SDS: Kavajio 2112
----------------- SD: Sinaaq 2972
------------------------------------------ SDD: Amsonia 429
------------------------------------------ DSS: Unknown
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------------------------------------------ DSD: Unknown
Dam: Hedwig 611
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----------------- DD: Unknown
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Design (c) :devAvalonfang4

HP Images and Writings:
Lake of Ice: Fishing    The wind blew over the frozen lake, its cold fangs nipping at the bodies of anyone and anything that was moving within its reach.  Although the deep, bone nunbing cold of winter had not set in yet, the cold season was already in full swing as the temperatures remained below freezing, occasionally dropping into the negatives at night.  Daylight hours were precious now, and many creatures were beginning to feel the pressure of completing their daily duties while the sun was above the horizon.
    Reaching the edge of the lake just as the sun began to break the horizon a large, dark-coated tokota stood in silence as she examined the ice covered water with an experienced eye.  One large, dark ear swivelled back and the female turned to look behind her at the sound of a quiet whine.  Orange eyes soft the large female, Jeta, bent her neck to gently lick the head of a young halfmane tokota who was about half her height.  Cythe’s pale blue
HP Calculation:
1808 words = 9HP
Trainer bonus +2
Starter Bonus +2
Fishing Bonus +2
Non-commissioned +2
Total: 17HP

Fishing Lessons   The air was brisk as the group of tokotas paced along the edge of a river in search of an adequate place to set up for the day.  At the lead of the group was the cream coated male Nikolai.  The elder male had run across the group earlier in the day and had decided to join the group and lend the young tokotas his experience.  Thus everyone had fallen into line behind the dominant male, and had been following him ever since.
   Closely following the male was the two youngest members of the group.  Rorschach and her littermate Cythe walked shoulder to shoulder, eyes keenly taking in their surroundings with the half-mane male gently nudging his sister whenever her large, clumsy paws went awry, causing her to trip in silence.  Both youngsters’ eyes were filled with curiosity and wandered endlessly to try and track everything thing that moved around them. Luckily both knew enough to avoid wandering away from their place in the line, and i
HP Calculation:
2516 words = 12HP
Trainer bonus +2
Starter Bonus +2
Fishing Bonus +2
Non-commissioned +2
Total: 20HP


Full bodied colored and shaded +3
Complex Background +2
Total = 5HP

- 5.5HP
Full bodied colored and shaded +3
Trainer +2
Simple Background +.5
Total = 5HP


+3 Full Body Shaded and Colored
+0.5 Simple Background
Total: 3.5HP

WF23: First Encounter    The sky was clear, and with it the temperature dropped well below freezing.  Luckily for Veng she didn’t ever seem to feel the cold, so she was dressed as always, in dark insulated jeans with a worn leather jacket worn over an old green sweatshirt.  Dark boots covered her feet and a black beanie with black leather gloves finished off her external wear for the day.
    Walking alongside the trainer was the tokota Hedan.  The long-maned tundra female was still too young to ride for any length of time, so a saddleless harness was securely yet comfortably set along her frame to carry the gear and supplies the duo would need during their journey.  Sticking close to Veng, Hedan’s shoulder brushed against the trainer every for meters while her Dark blue eyes glared at their surroundings with distrust and dislike.  Glaring at the open ground between them and the lake, which was their goal.  The Ila pack resided there, and there
1291words = 6HP
Trainer +2
Non-commisioned +2
Total: 10HP


Full bodied colored and shaded +3
Trainer +2
complex background +2
Total = 7HP

WF23: A Lead   Veng grumbled at the lightening sky, her silver resembled sharp daggers through her narrow lids.  She hated mornings, and had barely slept throughout the night anyways.  The trainer and her mount Hedan, an adolescent longmane tokota, had slept beneath the open skies near the edge of lake     Qammutiq.  Letting out a sigh Veng sat up and reached for the duo’s packs, rummaging through them she pulled out a light and cold breakfast to eat.  While setting aside Hedan’s meal Veng scanned their surroundings for any signs of life beside their own.  For better or for worse the barren flats around the lake made it possible to see for miles in any direction.
   Hedan, one dark eye cracked raised her head when her trainer moved, letting out a tired huff she nudged the woman’s shoulder before quickly gobbling down her breakfast of dried meat.  Grumbling slightly the longman hauled herself to her feet and after taking - 13HP
1983 words = 9HP
Trainer +2
Starter +2
Non-commisioned +2
Total: 15HP

- 9HP
Full bodied colored and shaded +3
Trainer +2
complex background +2
Hunting +2
Total = 9HP

- 9HP
Full bodied colored and shaded +3
Trainer +2
complex background +2
Exploring +2
Total = 9HP


Full/Color/Shaded - 3 HP
Complex BG - 2 HP
Fishing - 2 HP
Starter - 2 HP
Total = 9Hp


Full bodied colored and shaded +3
Starter +2
Simple Background +.5
total = 5.5HP

Coyote Ugly (Hunting)    Hedan somehow ended up in a hunting party with four other tokotas whom she didn’t know, and an equally unfamiliar handler. She had been wandering on her own a bit, looking to hunt something to satisfy her wild side, when she ran into the group. Wary at first, she wasn’t sure how to handle it and had a stare down with the small pack until a blonde wolf started approaching her to convince her they meant no harm.
    She was still skeptical but reluctantly bid them farewell and began leaving when a slightly taller tawny tokota bounded after her, asking her a million questions a minute. A black cat on his back clung to him with his claws, yowling in surprise until the tawny dun stopped bouncing and began asking if she wanted to join their hunt.
    His persistence caused her to yell ‘fine’ and now she’s trotting alongside the tawny, Sabathiel, in the snow. The black cat on his back was named Ezekiel, and he apol
1400 words = 7 HP
Handler = +2 HP
Hunting = +2 HP
Total = 11HP

- 11HP
Full bodied colored shaded +3
Complex Background +2
Handler = +2 HP
Starter =  +2
Hunting = +2 HP
Total = 11HP

- 11HP
Full bodied colored shaded +3
Complex Background +2
Handler = +2 HP
Starter =  +2
Hunting = +2 HP
Total = 11HP

Coyote Ugly II: The Fox (Hunting)    The little bits of sky Hedan could see through the sprayed needles of the conifers around her were turning dark. Little light dripped down from the treetops to clash against the shadows, making the snow Hedan trudged through and the path ahead dark. The snowfall was lighter than earlier, so the flakes that fell down were a rare occurrence, as most got caught on the pine branches.
    The forest was quiet, not even the earlier howling wind battered Hedan’s fur. She had expected the annoying titter of coyotes, but heard nothing but the soft crunch of snow under her paws. She kept her head low, following the scent the other tokotas had left. She hadn’t spot any blood yet, so she assumed Ezekiel hadn’t gotten snatched from Sabathiel’s back. Her mind flashed back to the blood seeping from the wolf-human, Drift’s, neck.
    This was such a weird hunting trip. With clever coyotes willfully attacking tokotas, having
5200 words = 26 HP
Handler = +2 HP
Hunting = +2 HP
Total = 30HP

Butting Heads - Fishing                Hedan should be heading back now. She’s been in this strange area for a while now taking care of some business, namely hunting, sorting things out with Sabathiel and his tribe, avoiding that weirdo Asteraoth, and just generally relaxing in the soft spotted woods. But with all those activities squared away and a cloudy afternoon, that didn’t make her cold at all, even with all the snow, because of all her fur, she was starting to miss her home. Her loved ones were probably waiting for her return and she very much wanted to see them again.
                It was time to go home, she knew that, and she planned to head out soon. However, she felt she deserved few moments to herself among these tall, sparsely packed and snow dusted trees. Just some peace and quiet to tide her over until she began the journey back to her home. Laying down on the
2416 Words - 12 HP
Fishing - +2 HP
Total = 14HP

- 9HP
Full bodied colored shaded +3
Complex Background +2
Handler = +2 HP
Hunting = +2 HP
Total = 11HP


Fullbody + colored + shaded = 3 HP
Simple Background = +0.5 HP
Fishing = +2 HP
Total = 5.5HP

- 11HP
Full bodied colored shaded +3
Complex Background +2
Handler = +2
Hunting = +2
Starter +2
Total = 11HP

- 9HP
Full bodied colored shaded +3
Complex Background +2
Handler = +2 HP
Hunting = +2 HP
Total = 9HP

[Exp.] Lost and FoundAvalik fidgeted with Almost’s tack once more, making sure it was centered on her back and dust free. But no matter how much she tried to preoccupy her mind, her stomach continued to roll in knots. She was terribly nervous, for a number of stupid reasons.
For some reason she had signed up to lead an expedition with a group of perfect strangers. Except for Beygo. She met Beygo at the WTCA Facility in Neah Bay at a halter competition. She had wanted to enter Janus for the Halter Class, but needed to know what she was getting to. During her stay, she and Beygo became fast friends over local brews at the dive on the edge of town.
Beygo did not have any Tokotas of his own. He had gone to the show in Washington to support his brother and his brother’s family’s finest Tokota Reed’s Deeds Lead, who placed first in the Liberty Class. He and Avalik talked about the unusual nature of Tokotas and Tokota culture, the disparities between treating them as house pets, livestock
12(2413 WC) +2(handler) +2(explore) = 16HP

[Exp.] Branching OutThe small party of six Tokotas and five riders was moving along at a steady pace. The sun shone down on them kindly, warming what Janus the brown and tundra male had feared would be a cold day. He wasn’t ready for this, he had no idea he was going out for a walk with a bunch of strangers. He tensed his back muscles, wishing the man--Ian, his handler had called him--would sense his distaste and get off immediately. And to make matters worse, the man’s Toki had tagged along for the walk.
“Hey, your eyes are two different colors!” the diminutive half-mane piped up after having flanked Janus on either side, swapping back and forth since they left and driving him nuts. “One’s grey like mine,” he explained, as his young mind assured him this needed further explanation, “and the other one is yellow! Why are they like that? Do you know where we’re going? Do you know when dinner’s going to be ready?”
Janus huffed audibly. “
10(2100 WC) +2(handler) +2(explore) = 14HP


Full Bodied colored +2
Complex Bg + 2
total = 4HP

[Exp.] Group Dynamics, Or, A Tale Without SticksWhen Veng, Dag and Beygo returned from their brief excursion, Avalik and Ian were already back at the camp waiting for them. Leif and Almost were busy being inspected by Janus who sniffed them from head to toe, but Adara led Hedan and Tutela towards them.
“Did you guys hear that sound?” Ian asked the others.
“That was us,” Veng admitted to them reassuringly. “We found a cage in the woods, one of those ‘humane’ traps.”
“We set it off so no wild Tokotas or wolves could wander into it.” Dag grimaced in confirmation. “Pretty loud when it snapped shut, though.”
Beygo jumped in, “No doubt in my mind it belonged to poachers. We ought to radio it in to the Association immediately.”
The others nodded and bleated their agreements and went to fetch the hand radio. The Tokotas watch them sort through the supplies before reconvening in a huddle.
“I don’t like this one bit,” Hedan growled to the gro
6(1279 WC) +2(handler) +2(explore) = 10HP

Tangled Manes: A Short Exploration   An elderly male tokota wove through tightly clustered trees.  A slight limp punctuated his stride, but otherwise his movements were easy.  Wise even beyond his many years, Forde’s soul was clearly visible in his lavender eyes.  As he approached the meeting place set the night before, the sound of fighting reached the tawny male.  Ears perking, Forde picked up his pace, entering a small clearing at a trot he evaluated the situation.
   A powerfully built female, her entire pelt a pale, light gray other than a black swathe over her face, had her teeth bared and ears pinned in anger. Dark blue eyes flashing,  Hedan glared at the blood marked male who stood a few short yards away.  Idahke, head raised in arrogance and defiance, met Hedan’s gaze with his own amber eyes.  Fresh blood and the scent of rabbit staining the fur around his powerful jaws, mixed with the small form of the youngest member of the group pulling hers
1357 words = 6HP
Exploration bonus +2
Non-commissioned +2
Total: 10HP

A Long Trek   A long maned female paced restlessly, her dark tack striking against her pale coat.  Hedan’s dark blue eyes were narrowed as she silently bared her teeth at the four strangers who stood at the edge of her home clearing.  They were familiar faces for Sasaeru, and the young pup was busy greeting them with a slightly waving tail, although she kept a little more distance from the curly male in their midst.
   Derge and Skullery were laying lazily on the snow covered ground.  Their thick, dark coats stood out from the white of the frozen landscape.  Normally strangers would be slightly on edge when waiting at the home area of over forty tokotas.  Most were either off hunting or snuggled down in the warmth of the massive wooden structure often referred to as ‘The Den’ which housed the tokotas and the various equipment used to ride, train, make repairs to the Den, or to simply feed and take care of the pack of tokotas who lived
3499 Words = 17HP
Non-commisioned +2
Superstar (Sasaeru) +2
Starter (Abraxas 462) +2
Trainer (Veng) +2
Total: 25HP


(x6) Full bodied colored + shaded = 18HP
Non-commissioned +2
Total = 20HP


Head colored +shaded +2HP
Complex BG +2HP
Non-commissioned +2
Total = 6HP

Flea It   A long-haired tokota paced restlessly through the woods.  From time to time she would pause to nibble at a leg or scratch behind an ear with a paw.  Fleas were practically unheard of in Alaska, especially north of the southern coast and Alaska Range.  But somehow or another a lynx or some such had managed to survive the somewhat mild winter and bring the pesky parasites with it.  Now tokotas everywhere were infected, and it was making them all miserable.
   Growling beneath her breath, Hedan shook out her coat before breaking into a steady lope.  Whenever she passed a lake or stream, or even a large mud puddle she would roll and coat herself in a vain attempt to reduce the itching sensation covering her body.  Additionally, much like a bear she would run her sides or head or back against a particularly scratchy tree as she went.  She was headed towards home after finally being driven mad enough to give up on hunting for the time
1029 Words = 5HP
Handler (Veng) +2
Non-commissioned +2
Total: 9HP

Average AoA =  +5HP
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Total Accumulated: 344HP