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Welcome, weary traveler, guest. It has been too long since I have seen another in my travels, and the solitude begins to wear on me. Shall we travel together a while?
Oh, how rude am I! I have been alone so long that I have forgotten my manners, please forgive me. Allow me to introduce myself, guest.

All About Northwind

Name: Srilian shah Hayaru Wind-from-the-North
Meaning: "Blue Sky" a male of the Hayaru clan, born when the wind blew from the north.
AKA: Northwind
Gender: Male
Size: Average for his kind, which is about half again as large (1 1/2) as a normal Wolf.
Pack Rank: None, wanderer.
Children: None
Love: None
Personality: Rather quiet, introspective. Not one to make a decision in haste. Prone to moments of humor. Equally prone to moments of solemn melancholy. Not easily angered, and controls it well when he is.

My life, my travels

A wind from the North, I've been called. I'm not sure about the wind part, but I am from the north...the farthest regions of it. Icy tundra and taiga lie in vast stretches beyond Terror Mountain, and I herald from that harsh world.
Even young in life I knew that I wouldn't stay with my family...More than just puppyish curiosity, I had a deep inborn need to know...what lay over the next hill? Beyond the mountain. Over the ocean. Beyond the stars.
My mother called it "The call to the wind," and when I was old enough, I answered that call. I left my father and mother, sister and brothers behind. I left behind everything I'd ever known.
And I never regretted it. Not for a second.
The wind in my fur and the song of the earth was intoxicating to me, and such a joy I felt, finally being able to see, to know what lay beyond the curve of the earth.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not totally insensitive. I missed my family terribly through all the years of my wanderings. I still do. But I don't regret leaving them in exchange for true freedom.
It was when I started wandering that I found who I really am, and I shed my given name, Srilian, for a nickname my sister had once jokingly given me: Northwind. I bet she never saw the insight of that...but it became who I am.
I remember the sense of awe I felt when I first saw the mountains up close...Sky-touching monoliths, reaching into the clouds and beyond, beautiful and deadly. I was frozen in place, memorizing every rock face and snow shadow. There was a lifetime's worth of study there, all the intricacies. I could have watched that long. But the wind called me, and I answered.
I'll never forget the serene majesty of my first view of the ocean. I never knew anything could be so...vast. So empty. And yet...so full of motion and life. I watched the waves crash against the cliffs far below me, entranced by the subtleties in the water's music. I felt like I could stay there forever, just watching. But the wind called me, and I answered.
I have seen many places, many things, from deep chasms and caves to forests of ancient titan trees. I've wandered through mountain ranges and deserts, traversed swamps and savannas. Rarely have I visited a place twice...for the wind always calls me to horizons beyond my imagining.
And in my wanderings, of course I have met many. I have made numerous friends all across my ranging grounds and I am deeply sorrowful that I will probably never visit them again.
So many magnificent lands, beings, skies, oceans...I am still entranced by the memory of them all, and I long to see them all again. Perhaps, one day, I will. I do not know. I can only go where the wind takes me.
For the wind calls me, and I answer its call.

Radi is one I chanced upon as I traveled along the western mountains. She lives in a bleak, quite odd little valley in the badlands. She is very shy, and I only stayed a day, so I didn't get to know her. She never mentioned it, but I suspect she's a magic user.

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I have made it known that I am a wanderer by choice, not by force, but even so...sometimes wandering for months without talking to another can be lonely, intensely so. When I was ranging the far reaches of the west, in a vast sandy desert, I came across a creature that would ultimately end that loneliness. A Kepru, the little animal is called, and they blend in perfectly with the pale orange desert sand. Were they not also so friendly, I would have never seen this one. Westwind, I call him, for we are kindred spirits, he and I. Small though he is, Westwind is as hardy a traveler as I, and has been a valuable asset and friend to me on my journeyings. At this point...I'm not sure what I'd do without him.

Goodbye for now

It is time that we go our separate ways, I'm afraid. The wind calls me away from your intended path, and you know I must answer its call. My apologies, guest. I hope you enjoyed my company, for I certainly enjoyed yours. For now we must part, but perhaps one day we will meet again.

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Art: The picture used as the background here is entitled "Is there any Honest Song?" and can be seen in its original state on my deviantART account, seiken-jiyuu.deviantart.com

Character: Northwind is absolutely copyright to me, both his original character as my fursona, and as his modified character for Neopets. Know that I will be extremely upset if I find stolen artwork or character designs.

Music: IE users, the music you hear is "The Blues" by Switchfoot, which inspired the background picture.}