The Ashbreaker Clan dwells in a realm all its own...
A place where lush valleys collide with a towering mountain, lazy waterfalls flow into raging rivers, and dangerous humans encounter fearsome wolves. The Ashbreaker is always on the run, since fate seems to enjoy toying with their lives daily. If you find yourself on their terra, you'd better have a good reason...
If you wish to join, find the alpha, Tigerstorm, or the beta, Haitoru, before they find you lurking about their homeland without permission. If you're just passing through, make it quick... Haitoru doesn't take kindly to strangers...
08•10•o9 Yay for getting back on track for tha main plot and for activity boost! I am happy we are able to get things going before school comes for some. Keep up the good work everyone! <3 ~ Tiggy
07•19•o9 You all know what had happen so i don't need to explain in here. I want to get our activity back up(meaning as 'our', I am pointing at myself and Haitoru). Also, I wanna get some boards cleaned out, maybe new ideas to get it going, and etc. Thanks for being so loyal everyone and remaining active! <3 ~ Tiggy
19•o5•o9 - Hello, everyone. I do want to first say I am sorry for Haitoru's and my own inavtivity. School is almost ending, and my sister is going to graduate. I bet you all are busy with school/college/classes too. I understand you are busy and don't feel bad about it. Just come on here and there just to check up on the site. Thanks for understanding. Hope when school is over, we can enjoy roleplaying once again. <3 ~ Tiggy and Hai
21•o4•o9 - Activity Check #2 is now in order. So is May nominations for WOTM. I hope everyone had great vacations and breaks! You can take your time adjusting back into the roleplaying life again. Lol. Have fun and I hope the activity will boost up again. <3 ~ Tiggy
30•o3•o9 - Rhandir Valley has hit a bump in the road. Not much posting compare to earlier on, but hey! Life does get in the way. You guys are great and are super awesome for being able to dedicate yourselves to this site. Possibly an Activity check soon enough. Also, WOTM needs help going! ~ Tiggy
21•o2•o9 - Well, just updating a few pictures and advertising some more. Its great to see you all are being as active as you can be! And don't worry if you lost your muse. Just try your best and try to regain it. Continue about the site and welcome our newcomers with grace and dignity... Nah. I'm joking. But no raping them! -giggles- ~ Tiggy
o2•o2•o9 - The site has hit a ditch. Not going to point fingers because they would go at me. LOL. Hah. Okay. Laughing aside, I hope the site gets a bit more active. I am trying my hardest, and I am sure you all are as well. Have fun! ~ Tiggy
12•o1•o9 - Whoa! Activity has gone up since the new year! WOO! I like it. Still, welcome any guest or new members. Don't rape them, okay? I don't want you to scare them off. c: Well, enjoy the site wanderers and think about joining. The fun has just started. ~ Tiggy
28•12•o8 - Ah! I am glad to see the site is growing more active! YAY! Welcome our new members with respect and dignity, guys... NAH! You guys can have a blast with them, so be yourselves and enjoy bashing on the noobies. Hah. Any questions, new members, don't be afraid to ask! We are all willing to help out and be friends with whoever comes by on the site. ~ Tiggy
14•12•o8 - Maintenance Mode no more! Thanks to Lust and others, we were able to make the site even more organized and attractive. Hopefully more members will join. If not, we can advertise our site at theirs. Might work! Ayways, activity is doing well amongst all the members with school and other life obstacles. Take your time and don't rush yourselves to reply in threads! <3 ~ Tiggy
o7•12•o8 - As you all have noticed, the site was put at a stand still. Tig and I decided we should lock it up until we have fixed everything and have gotten all of your support in the finished product. Lust had given me the lovely idea of a independent, or otherwise freeform, roleplay section for those who don't want to follow the main thread. I kept the main thread in case some of us still want to make it like a big story, but she was right. It IS hard to follow it and keep up with everything if everyone is in one thread. I'm organizing, trying to finish the Nightrider Plot Summary. I'll make the 'Kingdom of Carnage' plot summary to, when it gets a few more posts. c: ~ Hai
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Eurasian Wolf « Thread Started on Apr 9, 2009, 8:59pm »
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The Eurasian Wolf
The Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus lupus), also known as the Common Wolf, European Wolf and Carpathian Wolf is a subspecies of the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus). Originally spread over most of Eurasia, with a southern limit of the Himalayas, the Hindukush, the Koppet Dag, the Caucasus, the Black Sea and the Alps, and a northern limit between 60° and 70° northern latitude, it has been pushed back from most of Western Europe and Eastern China, surviving mostly in Central Asia. Currently, it has the largest range among wolf subspecies and is the most common in Europe and Asia, ranging through Western Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, China, Mongolia and the Himalayan Mountains.
Features and adaptations
European wolves typically have shorter, denser fur than their North American counterparts. Their size varies according to region, though as a whole, adults stand at 30 inches (76 centimetres) at the shoulder and weigh around 70-130 pounds (32-59 kilograms), with females usually being about twenty per cent smaller than males. The heaviest known Eurasian wolf was killed in Romania and weighed 158 pounds (72 kilograms). Colour ranges from white, cream, red, grey and black, sometimes with all colors combined. Wolves in central Europe tend to be more richly coloured than those in Northern Europe. Eastern European wolves tend to be shorter and more heavily built than Northern Russian ones.
Behavior
A pair of European wolves.They are highly social animals, though due to a decline in territory, they form smaller packs than in North America.Social behaviour seems to vary from region to region, an example being that wolves living in the Carpathians tend to be predominantly solitary hunters. The alpha male and female mate between January and March. Litters, usually consisting of six cubs, are born seven weeks later in a den dug among bushes or rocks. The male brings food back to the den, either by carrying it whole or by swallowing and then regurgitating it for the others to eat. As the cubs grow, the mother and other members of the pack help to feed them.
Theodore Roosevelt considered the Eurasian wolf to be stronger and more ferocious than North America's Great Plains Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus), though comparable in strength to the large Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis).
Diet
The diet of Eurasian wolves varies enormously throughout their ranges. They commonly prey on medium sized ungulates like moufflon, chamois, saiga, wild boar, red deer, roe deer and livestock. They will occasionally eat smaller prey such as frogs and hares. In Europe, their largest prey is the wisent, while in Asia, it is the yak.
Because of increasing shortage of natural prey, wolves are sometimes forced to give up their pack-hunting habits, and scavenge for food around villages and farmhouses. Many rural villages have open dumps where the local slaughterhouse disposes of its waste. Many wolves feed there alongside feral or stray dogs.
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