Welcome! Gvihita, mentioned, is a large short-toed eagle

Before, he had rarely ventured out at night, but these nights were not like so many others he had experienced. Thoughts haunted them, and he woke besides himself, the dense furs that covered his face wet from something; sweat, or tears? It mattered little, and the red wolf found that he needed to move away from his solitary hut. He moved through the forests like a shadow, russet colors barely distinguishable in the darkness. Only when light broke through the crowns overhead could anyone see that he was not gray or black, but that his colors were like the earth. Only when light broke through the crowns overhead could anyone see the shadow of the mighty bird that followed him so far away above his head, keen eagle eyes always watching for something. What was she looking for? Gvihita's form was a bird of prey, but she did not eat, for she was not merely a bird, but larger than himself and any other wolf or bird on the earth. She had seen something tonight, though, and flew ahead to signal the direction for him. He moved nervously, recent events still fresh in his memory, hurrying along known paths, lanky legs carrying him with ease. Who could it be, at this hour? The beats of the eagle's wings emerged from silence and grew stronger as she descended towards him with a subdued screech, finally settling on his right shoulder, claws biting into his skin and almost piercing it. They were close to whoever it was, and as he approached their borders, a stranger's scent revealed itself to him and grew stronger. Soon, she was in view, and he approached her hurriedly and in silence, tired from lack of sleep and his nerves on edge. Gvihita sat silently and eyed the female coldly, limited by the beak in the face of her form. "Greetings, stranger. I am the chief around here; you can call me Dawali. What is your business?" He studied her, moonlight not interrupted by any trees here in the more open ground, and he saw that she resembled the Aston sisters by quite a lot, particularly Auréle. How strange that his tribe attracted these light-pelted females.

By the way, those underscores stretch the board a little, so you might want to not use as many I've sent you a PM, also!

He studied her, as did his companion atop his shoulder, and waited until a reply came, delivered with formalities. He simply looked at her for a moment, somewhat tired and somewhat pleased. She seemed able, confident, and he was glad; some joiners managed to get a place among them by reaching out to his weak heart, and some by their strength. They needed the strength, for winter was approaching. But her confidence faltered and she revealed herself before he had time to reply, and now his curiosity had shifted. Where he had wondered before what her skills could be, he was now more eager to learn of the causes of her... abandonment. His head moved a little to the side and the beads in his mane came together with little clicks and clacks, feathers making soft and swishing sounds in their meeting. "Tell me... why is it, you cannot return?" If she had been cast out, he would need to know, for the safety of the whole tribe. The safety he was responsible for, and that he had failed twice now, recently. He refused to be lulled by the summer moons into believing there were no threats for AniWaya.

Note that your wolf's ability cannot be 'true', as in, the ability exists in the cahracter's mind, and not as a reality. In terms of such abilities, we apply the human world to our characters. Of course, your character can believe very strongly that she had abilities, and read signs everywhere that confirms this and so on (Dawali is a healer, and believes very strongly in the power of the chant, and the existence of helpful and malevolent spirits, although it is true only to him, if you get what I mean), but the ability cannot truly exist Does that make sense? It shouldn't really hinder your roleplay, but I thought you should know :3

He remained silent for the time she spoke, and his yellow irises flew to the mark on her forehead when she mentioned it, trained eyes now noticing with ease that it was a fresh mark, and not an old one. In the darkness he had thought it was a marking of the fur, dyes or a tattoo, but he could see it now, in the moonlight. Clearly, this female came from a place very different from AniWaya, but Dawali was not surprised to hear of their brutality. Warriors had sometimes brought war prisoners home to the Great Tribe and put them on display, used them as slaves or working-men and so on, and some of them had markings, too. One of them had been covered in "holy scars" and inflicted wounds on himself at the command of the other prisoners from the same tribe, claiming it was his calling. It was just one of many stories from other tribes, and while the Great Tribe wasn't innocent, either, none of their members were ever forced to harm themselves, or exclude themselves for the rest of their lives. Family was key, and forcing someone to solitude was just plain cruelty. Surely, the other shamans of that tribe had to go mad, in time, with no one to speak to? Dawali nodded at her without words, knowing now that she was unlikely to harm his own tribe, for her reasons to run away were legit. "I see." He paused, instinctively studying the mark they put on her. "What skills did they teach you, in your training? Anything useful to us?" It felt cruel to ask this of someone who had nobody, but winter was approaching, and he needed to know that all his members could do their share for the survival of the tribe.

Okay, as long as you're aware of this Also, if it's proven science in humans, these are still wolves; I just used the example of humans to try and separate it from the typical fantasy scenario. Even though the ability is proven science, though, I'm not sure if we allow it, seeing as we generally/universally discourage special abilities that are along those paths. If I were you, I would post in the mentorship forum and ask, and post links or quotes from any scientific work that documents the findings, so that the other mods could have a say on this, because I'm not sure!

When it comes to spirit guides, though, you cannot dictate whether your character sees them or not, I'm afraid. This is up the player of the character, even if your character should have such a special ability If you decide that your character can see it, while the player who plays the spirit guide states that it is not visible, it would be powerplay for your character to be able to see it, regardless of said ability. That being said, Gvihita was originally intended visible in this thread (not really stated explicitly, so that's my fault), though since we've played it as if she's not visible so far, we'll just keep it that way for simplicity's sake

She explained with more confidence now, or so it seemed to Dawali, and he was happy, then, to see that the moment of weakness had been just that: a moment, and not a ruling personality trait. This one seemed quite able, and he smiled at her mention of healing abilities. Being a medic himself, he would always greet another of his profession with a smile, considering it was a great opportunity to learn new things. New healers brought with them new chants and songs, and new knowledge of the body and the herbs that might help it, and he had a burning passion for his chosen path. That was, outside of being the Chief, of course. The red wolf nodded and the ornaments in his mane sang as they brushed past each other. As she completed her presentation (of sorts) of her skills, he finally gave a small smile and spoke quite cheerfully. "Well, then, I suppose you can be quite useful to us. We do have quite the diversity of skills here, so if you would like to develop any of yours further, I'm certain someone can teach you. The reading of the stars, however, I don't think anyone knows, but you could get lucky. And perhaps some of our family members will be interested in learning them, too." He turned with his side to her, lifting his arm casually to point in the direction from which he had approached her. His pose relaxed to the one he would use towards his own members; still fairly dominant, but more of a reminder than a proper display of authority. "The Village is in that direction. I'll be heading back in, if you'd like to join me."