"the eternal winter is here"

❁name❁

sheridan

❁age❁

three years and four months (forty moons)

❁gender identity❁

male

❁rank❁

brute

"in the snow, all the world we knew is ice"

❁biological gender❁

male

❁allegiance description❁

giant, heavily muscled black male german shepherd with piercing bright amber eyes

❁breed❁

german shepherd

❁detailed description❁

-sheridan is a very muscular dog, he is both lean and stocky without being overly so, just by looking at the dog you can tell that he is a beast. he is giant for a german shepherd, standing at a magnificent twenty-seven inches tall and weighing a whopping one hundred and five pounds and seven ounces, but he is not overweight, if anything he is on the skinny side. he holds himself with such nobility and confidence that he can be mistaken for being a much larger dog, and combined with his attitude, then perhaps he gained a few more pounds and shot up an inch or so. and though he is a large male, his body is very proportionate and healthy, he is naturally a well-balanced dog, able to run long distances quickly without tiring and being strong enough to drag a small white tailed deer by himself.

-sheridan has a beautiful solid black hide, though marred with several scrapes, scratches and scars, it is still glossy and rather soft. though short for the breed, it has no lack of luster or thickness. his pelt is still a double-coat that has naturally straight fur that resides close to his body. he can't stand having an unclean pelt and will spend several minutes cleaning it of debris and making sure its shinier than the sun glinting off quartz. his dark pelt does wonders for his already bright and hostile eyes, making them appear more so.

-the male has very interesting eyes, they are bright, conveying the male's intelligence and strength. they stand out against his pelt, accentuating the light and dark waves of amber in his eyes. his eyes are made up of so many colors that conjoin to make one singular color that it is easy to get lost while gazing into their depths. his eyes though they aren't big nor small, are very expressive, despite the male going to great lengths to teach himself not to show his emotions through them. his magnificent gaze is not one to be questioned and is imposing all in itself, the main feature of his that captures attention and is unwilling to release it.

-sheridan's pelt is littered with scars, from various fights, accidents and other things that he doesn't remember. his thick pelt covers the majority of his scars, the only ones able to peek through his midnight blanket are those on his face and lower legs. his face presents two scars, one across his right cheek, a disciplinary wound given to him by his father. the other being across the top of his left eye that runs about halfway down his muzzle, given to him by a run in with the wrong animal,, and giving him an embedded fear of large birds of prey, specifically eagles. those scattered across his lower legs originate from his puphood, being nipped by his littermates, running through pricker bushes and the like. the only one that didn't come from his puppy-antics runs on the inside of his left carpal joint, it came from a fight with another male dog, and the dog had gotten a decent bit on the male's foreleg.

❁physical strength❁

-being in the great shape that the male is in, sheridan can run long distances as a reasonable pace without becoming too tired, and he is a seasoned fighter, he can defeat just about any foe without breaking a sweat.

❁physical weakness❁

-but because sheridan is such a big male, he isn't as agile as he would like, though he can run fast, he struggles with dodging around trees and rocks and leaping over logs. though being a german shepherd, he has a bit of natural skill that helps him quite a lot, but his size inhibits him from being as good as he could be.

"betrayed by greed and pride we stumbled through the dark, confusing blind men with kings, how can we ignite the flame by missing the true spark"

❁three defining traits❁

-hostile

-cold

-loyal

❁detailed personality description❁

-sheridan is a hostile male, he likes his solitude and those that infringe upon it are in danger of getting a sharp nip. he is not hostile in terms that he waltzes around looking for a fight, no, he doesn't like to be approached by others, and would rather be the one initiating a conversation rather than having someone else initiate one. he is a very grumpy male and could really care less about his fellow packmates, at least, that is what he tells himself. a closely guarded secret about the male is that without the pack he would be lost, as much as he pretends to be annoyed by the various members of the pack like the pups or the trainees, he loves them and enjoys watching them romp around and just be young.

-the male is very cold, he doesn't talk much, nor does he seek out interaction with the other dogs. though when he does, its not something that should be passed up. though he is a relatively young dog, the brute is very intelligent and can offer advice and guidance to those that he thinks need it. he is a very interesting dog nonetheless, making conversation with him a bit of a delicacy, he is quite mysterious and will only drop hints of his life around the young dogs, those that care enough to listen would be able to piece his life together. he takes a close interest in the pups, he seems to enjoy their innocence and wonderment of the world around them. and though sheridan has no care for interaction with his packmates, the occasional conversation or discussion is always welcome, as long as its on his terms.

-sheridan is as loyal as they come, he is strong and confident in his skills, he knows what he is capable of and will always volunteer himself for various tasks. he is a tough male and though he is difficult to love, his loyalty makes up for it a thousand fold. he has no desire to lead the pack and is happy to serve his king in whatever way possible. he will always work hard and will always give one hundred and ten percent. he never gives up and is always sure to talk about his strength and smarts when volunteering for a task in order to improve his chances of being selected by the king to carry out his orders, without question. the shepherd is a good rule-follower as long as the instructions are clear, seeing as he is his own dog with his own conscious mind, if there is room for question in his orders, or if something isn't explained to him, or if his orders don't include something, then he will go his own independent way that he thinks will work best, and once he wavers from one order, the rest don't carry the same authority.

❁mental strength❁

-sheridan is extremely intelligent, and though he takes orders well, he is still a free-thinking dog that can think himself out of just about any situation.

❁mental weakness❁

-sheridan, though he can work well under pressure, has a tendency to snap a little, and when placed in command of a small unit, he can get a little short with them, especially if they question his orders or the ones given to him by the king.

❁sexuality❁

omniromantic heterosexual

❁relations❁

father: sylvester - a giant male black and tan german shepherd with dark brown, almost black eyes; not in roleplay; sylvester was a very dominant presence in sheridan's life, he dictated most of his son's movements and disciplined him so much that the male became a literal machine. he was never allowed to speak his opinion, causing him to just naturally become more closed off. sylvester was not the kindest father to any of his pups, but especially sheridan because he knew that his son would soon surpass him in size and strength, so he wanted him to know who was the boss, even going so far as try and force sheridan to stop eating because he was getting 'fat' which only succeeded in him becoming very emaciated and unhealthy. sylvester's aggression and shortness with his son in turn caused sheridan to become angry, closed off and bitter, he soon was tired of being bothered by his mother and littermates about his attitude and began to snap at anyone who wanted to start even a simple conversation with him.

mother: adele - a petite black female german shepherd with dark amber eyes; not in roleplay; adele was aware of the harsh relationship between her son and his father, but every time she mentioned it to sylvester, he would not be kind to her, so eventually she stopped trying to intervene. her son grew to resent the fact that she stopped sticking up for him even when it was blatantly obvious that sylvester was being unfair to the pup, of course he had no knowledge of what the consequences for his mother would be if she did. but as her son grew up, she kept trying to talk to him, before amidst his pushing away and growling, she snapped. they have grown a little closer since then, and she has helped her son to make strides to become a little more of a free thinker instead of a machine that carries out orders without a second thought. she worked hard to rekindle his spirit so he could flourish as a dog.

brother(s): ammiras - thin black and tan german shepherd with dark amber eyes; not in roleplay; sheridan wasn't close with any of his littermates, as they, like his mother, appeared to watch as his father hurt him, starved him and destroyed the spirit inside him. sheridan grew to resent his brothers, but as he grew up and opened up a little with his mother, that behavior translated with how he behaved around his littermates, and slowly but surely he began to fix his relationships with them and they are now pretty close, and is one of he few dogs that sheridan won't growl at when starting up a conversation; emil - stocky black male german shepherd with dark brown eyes; not in roleplay; sheridan, like with ammiras, wasn't close with emil in the beginning, but, like ammiras, he grew closer with sheridan as he aged, these two brothers are close as well, often found sided by side in total silence. emil was born mute and thus he gets along well with sheridan, they enjoy just sitting together in silence, just spending quality time together.

sister(s): agatha - delicate female black and tan german shepherd with dark brown eyes; not in roleplay; agatha never attempted to fix her damaged relationship with her brother, she felt that if he wanted to become closer with his family than he would at least attempt to. they don't talk at all, and don't really consider one another family, but neither care nor miss one another's company; amaris - petite black female german shepherd with dark amber eyes; deceased; amaris didn't live long after her first few months of birth, she was born sick and it was a miracle she lived as long as she did. sheridan was sad he never really got to meet her, but he doesn't think about it anymore and sometimes forgets that she even existed.

"we should die for the things we believe in, but live our lives in the dark, self-deceiving"