LAWS AND LORE ☽

[WOLF MOTHER]

✖✖ Lore,

✖ Many don't know the habits of shifters unless they are one. Nor what makes them settle in any territory they choose. Haven, Connecticut. 1631. The Cariven pack leaves Spain and descends upon this small stretch of land in secret. Despite the wars and bother of others wanting to 'claim' this new country. The Cariven stayed their place. The shifters were patiant of their new home and actually helped in the big start of the first Haven all those years ago. Peace has bloomed between the shifters and humans, the Carivens were rather proud of this accomplishment.

✖ Juntairans; May 1910, this pack was pushed from their home lands due to the dust bowl. Many members had already been lost due to the hostile tornadoes and now food or prey was hard to come by. Gathering their dwindling forces the pack set out east. Eventually, they came across Haven when searching for New York. They considered blending with humans in the city, but Havens forests seemed to beckon to them, so they set up in the growing town completely unaware of a pack that had been in that town for over three hundred years.

✖ WAR;; When Cariven had received word that another pack of shifters was moving into their home. Alarms went off. Peace was about to be ruined. Juntair not knowing of the Cariven existence in Haven. Began to shift and make the town a part of theirs. Naturally, since the Juntair was a much younger pack then Cariven they broke some natural rules without knowing it. Cariven decended on the Juntair hide-out and made ruin of their small camp. The Juntair lost the battle and were amazed how the shifters used a sword in human form for battle instead of just shifting.

✖ Honor && The Code;; Small battles clashed between the two clans for what seemed like ten or so years. Finally, Cariven demanded to speak to the head of the Juntair. Putting their difference aside, the Cariven head said there could be peace with 'The Code' they agreed to make the code together with some ancient aspects of their ancestors. Both agreed to the terms, and peace was earned in Haven once more.

[WOLF MOTHER]

✖✖ The Code,

✖ Loyalty; betrayal against your pack means DEATH

✖ Battles must be fought in wolf form, or in human form with a sword fight.

✖ Lower ranks may challenge others to duels with the swords or in wolf form.

✖ Never reveal your true side to a human. Punishment may be dealt based on the severity

✖ Show respect to your Head, or commonly referred to as Alpha, at all times

✖ Territories, crossing pack grounds of another pack is punishable unless for a valid reason. Pertance are not a pack, and therefore can travel onto onto land without being punished. They may, however, be chased out.

✖ Shifting must be done in a safe and responsible manner

✖ Younger shifters are to be taught under a senior warriors eyes to be certain they do not abuse their power

✖ The pack and it's secret must be protected even at the cost of your own life

✖ Judgment must be held before the Head of the pack, the Head chose the punishment for all shifters who disobey the noble code

✖ Never attack a human or cause any form of harm to them

✖ Taking a mate, must be brought to the Head of the pack. He/she has the right to deny your union. You MAY take a mate from another pack, only if there is peace between them.

✖ Human mate. Allowed but that human must be removed from their society and asked to accept pack life. If she/he refuses they must swear silence, if the silence is broken. The human will be hunted down by the one who loved him/her as a lesson.

✖ Stray shifters are to be allowed to join the pack, they will be observed to be sure they are not a spy or worse.

✖ In times of war, the code is to be obeyed at a higher extent. Punishments for crimes are death.

✖ Peace is to remain in Haven.