User:Enthromii

The Wolves are watching.....

''Born at the dawn of the world when Gods and mortals walked side by side across the unspoiled face of Gaia, Created to walk where those of the light could not.....into the heart of the darkest places to hunt that which would prey upon the innocent and the weak. Protectors of the Night, Guardians of physical world and the gate keepers of the passage between this world and the next; they were were the Children of Luna, Goddess of the Night sky. They were the Dark Walkers of the Umbra and the Lords of the border marches. In the Light they were born, in the shadow they were cast and in the darkness they hunt...remember.....they are watching.''

The En'Thromii (en-throw-mee) are a fictional race of wolf like beings developed by the efforts of three Role Players in the Second Life virtual world grid under the avatar names Acona Blackheart, Freya Kirax and Justinian Diavolo (real names withheld for privacy) Originally developed in 2009 and copyrighted to the three authors, it is a race that draws some of its mythology from many different contemporary points of view and interpretations of werewolf and lycanthrope legends.

Description
En'Thromii are a race of beings that are Lycan-like and are capable of transforming into any of 5 wolf forms depending on their level of expertise and or age. They are NOT Lycans nor are they were wolves. They are a distinct race that draw power from the spirit and natural worlds. What many do not know is that they are a divided race made up of two sub groups, those known as the "First Born" and those known as the "Pure bloods"

Created to serve the goddess Luna as a race of purpose bred guardians, they were intended to defend the physical world from the malevolent intent of dark beings in the days of antiquity when the veil between worlds permitted the passage back and forth between this world and the spirit world. They are a highly evolved and intelligent race, the En'Thromii (Dawn tongue for "the people") are the pure essence of the spirit of the feral wolf. They are influenced by but not controlled by the moon in which they first were born to the life of the wolf.

En'thromii are able to adopt 5 different forms, though this is dependent on lines of blood, the skill of the elders of each pack and the ability and knowledge of their pack Alphas. En'Thromii are a refinement and de-holywoodizeation of Lycans and are a very social, proud and powerful people that follow closely to that of feral wolves in society, habits and view points. En'thromii often associate with feral wolves and see them as something akin to Distant relatives and companions, often referring to them as "little sister" or "little brother"

They are deeply spiritual and passionate beings, great warriors and shamans and able to wield powerful natural and arcane magics in battle. Once long ago they were the guardians of the light places, the undisputed masters of the night, hunting down the evil and the darkness that preyed upon the innocent.

Now, that past is forgotten to most save the oldest and now they struggle to survive in a world that has forgotten who defended them from the ravenous mouths of the chaos realm.

En'Thromii were created by the direct involvement of the Goddess Luna and the Spirit entity known as Lykaois or Father Wolf.

Society
The En'Thromii generally live in family groups similar to their feral wolf relatives. Packs tend to be made up of either Pure Bloods or First Born but only rarely both due to the animosity between the two sub races. In older more established packs or those of legendary or storied status within the race, mixing of the sub species does occur though the pride of each branch of the race retain their sometimes prickly pride in their genetic origins.

Each pack is lead by an Alpha Pair. In many Packs the Dominant Male is known as the Ulfric, the dominant female, Lupa. Usually these two are mated to one another but not always. In some cases, especially smaller packs their is only one or the other.

Within each pack, members are usually loosely organized in tribes which are organized around specific roles that each En'Thromii plays in the pack. There are 5 tribes that are akin to a professional guild and are found across the entire race regardless of being Pure Blooded or First Born. Each pack that contains one or more members of a particular tribe will have a tribal leader who acts as a representative of the tribe and an adviser to the alphas.

While not holding any formal power, the tribes do help keep ideas and lines of communication between packs open, even in times of war between two packs.