Rankings are the core of any pack, helping to balance structure and purpose.
This pack contains two types of member - Roleplaying and Therian. This helps Therians define themselves as being roleplaying or non-roleplaying, as not all people of this culture choose to roleplay their theriotypes.
Roleplay members will be denoted as (Rp) by their name, and Therian members will be specified by (Th) by their name.
High Matriarch: Fern, formerly named FernKiss. She is active on Feralheart and WolfQuest as a white and grey wolf of unknown species. Her official usernames are fernkissthewolf (Feralheart) and FernVoyager (WolfQuest). She can also be found on Instagram as @fernswiftpaw.
High Patriarch: -
Matriarchal Beta: -
Patriarchal Beta: -
Medicinal Wolves:
Medicinal Wolves are responsible for using a variety of herbs and medical techniques to heal the sick and injured. They work many marvels, from aiding the pack's older wolves with the pains of their age, to helping Guardians give birth to the next generations of Fernblood. The more experienced members of this rank may take Apprentices, who will follow a strict training programme until they qualify and take their full duties. Under the Beta pair, the Medicinal Wolves are the most prestigious, and disrespect toward any member of this profession is punished.
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Scouting Wolves:
Scouting is a multi-purpose profession, and most pups are trained in Scouting, to keep the pack able to do many things at once. Scouting combines the responsibilities and duties few ranks from previous iterations of the pack. A Scout is versatile and multi-talented, doing anything from border patrol, hunting, den-digging, resource-fetching, and many other such tasks. The life of a Scout is never dull, and very well respected.
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Sigma Wolves:
Wolves in the Sigma profession are specialised in defending the pack. Scouts wanting a change from their profession can train under the Beta pair to form the pack's tooth-and-claw portion. However, this rank isn't all fight - Sigma wolves are also trained to perform diplomatic duties with the Beta and Alpha pair, in liaison with other packs. This profession is often the smallest part of the pack, as only Scouts can train as Sigma wolves.
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Current Guardians:
Guardians are those female wolves bearing pups. Their profession rank is temporarily removed while bearing and nursing their pups, so they can attend to the next generation of Fernblood with utmost care. Guardians may not always be from this pack, as we as a diverse and proud pack, have a duty of care to Guardians without a pack. After pregnancy and nursing, housed Guardians may choose to raise their pups as part of the pack, or remain without a pack. Guardians and pups who choose to leave us will always be welcomed back, and aided on their journeys, with certain exceptions.
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Pups:
Pups between the ages newborn and the end of nursing are listed here. Shortly after this, when pups begin to develop their sense of self and curiosity for the world, they will begin life as an Apprentice in their chosen, or most suited, profession.
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Apprentices:
Fernblood pups begin their Apprentice training when they are deemed ready by the Alpha pair. They may Apprentice to be a Medicinal, Scout or Sigma wolf. Matched with a suitable member of the profession, they undergo many moons of dedicated training, getting involved with real-time activities as the pack moves through the seasons together. It is this stage in a canine's life where their loyalty is said to be tested, and it will be apparent by the end of their Apprenticeship whether or not they chose a life with the pack.
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This pack contains two types of member - Roleplaying and Therian. This helps Therians define themselves as being roleplaying or non-roleplaying, as not all people of this culture choose to roleplay their theriotypes.
Roleplay members will be denoted as (Rp) by their name, and Therian members will be specified by (Th) by their name.
High Matriarch: Fern, formerly named FernKiss. She is active on Feralheart and WolfQuest as a white and grey wolf of unknown species. Her official usernames are fernkissthewolf (Feralheart) and FernVoyager (WolfQuest). She can also be found on Instagram as @fernswiftpaw.
High Patriarch: -
Matriarchal Beta: -
Patriarchal Beta: -
Medicinal Wolves:
Medicinal Wolves are responsible for using a variety of herbs and medical techniques to heal the sick and injured. They work many marvels, from aiding the pack's older wolves with the pains of their age, to helping Guardians give birth to the next generations of Fernblood. The more experienced members of this rank may take Apprentices, who will follow a strict training programme until they qualify and take their full duties. Under the Beta pair, the Medicinal Wolves are the most prestigious, and disrespect toward any member of this profession is punished.
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Scouting Wolves:
Scouting is a multi-purpose profession, and most pups are trained in Scouting, to keep the pack able to do many things at once. Scouting combines the responsibilities and duties few ranks from previous iterations of the pack. A Scout is versatile and multi-talented, doing anything from border patrol, hunting, den-digging, resource-fetching, and many other such tasks. The life of a Scout is never dull, and very well respected.
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Sigma Wolves:
Wolves in the Sigma profession are specialised in defending the pack. Scouts wanting a change from their profession can train under the Beta pair to form the pack's tooth-and-claw portion. However, this rank isn't all fight - Sigma wolves are also trained to perform diplomatic duties with the Beta and Alpha pair, in liaison with other packs. This profession is often the smallest part of the pack, as only Scouts can train as Sigma wolves.
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Current Guardians:
Guardians are those female wolves bearing pups. Their profession rank is temporarily removed while bearing and nursing their pups, so they can attend to the next generation of Fernblood with utmost care. Guardians may not always be from this pack, as we as a diverse and proud pack, have a duty of care to Guardians without a pack. After pregnancy and nursing, housed Guardians may choose to raise their pups as part of the pack, or remain without a pack. Guardians and pups who choose to leave us will always be welcomed back, and aided on their journeys, with certain exceptions.
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Pups:
Pups between the ages newborn and the end of nursing are listed here. Shortly after this, when pups begin to develop their sense of self and curiosity for the world, they will begin life as an Apprentice in their chosen, or most suited, profession.
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Apprentices:
Fernblood pups begin their Apprentice training when they are deemed ready by the Alpha pair. They may Apprentice to be a Medicinal, Scout or Sigma wolf. Matched with a suitable member of the profession, they undergo many moons of dedicated training, getting involved with real-time activities as the pack moves through the seasons together. It is this stage in a canine's life where their loyalty is said to be tested, and it will be apparent by the end of their Apprenticeship whether or not they chose a life with the pack.
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