Pack Relationships

Courting, Mating, Breeding, & Adopting Rules:

1. Permission must be given by Alpha to court, mate, or breed. Courting time can last from 2 months and on. Alpha and other high ranking wolves decide when waiting period ends.

2. Both wolves must be 1 year or older to request a courtship and mate.

3. Both wolves must be 2 years or older to request to breed.

4. Out of Pack courtships and matings must have permission from Alphas of both packs. The couple must confront their Alpha and request to court. A council will then be given with the Alphas of both packs. This must be done in order to keep the loyalty of the pack in check.

5. A couple or single Member may adopt a cub with the permission of Alpha/Beta. Pups are 12 months and younger. A waiting period of 2 to 3 months is expected. Out-of-Pack adoptions must have permission of both Pack's Alphas.

Pups and the Pack

Having pups is a big decision just like courting and mating. Pups aren't born into the pack. They need to be evaluated just like any other Pack Member through Assessment Periods. To be a pup isn't an easy way to get into the Pack. The most common thing on IRC is adopting lone cubs that may wander into the clearing. The future parents shouldn't just snatch up any lone pup they see. They should watch for actions in character as well as out of character because this will help see how the pups will act towards its elders and behave in the clearing.

Birthing pups:

A transition period may be needed, while the Parents look for someone to be their cub on a permanent basis. During the transition period, a member approved by Alpha who is active and experienced with knowledge of cubs will play the cub in its first month. By this I mean act out movements using :: :: After transition period, if players are not found for cubs, the cubs will die of illness or neglect, or predation.Once a permanent wolf is found I would request them to remain within the Sweet Mystics territory until they are old enough to roam to other clearings (channels) I would say until they are 6 months. They should understand this before making that commitment of being a cub at 1 month old to Sweet Mystic parents. Cubs are not born into Pack, they must go through Assessment period. There are rules to go by dealing with birthing of cubs and time periods.

Other Rules to Remember:
The waiting period (pregnancy) is about 9 weeks. Gestation should occur in the natural timeframe; gestation would be around dec/jan and birthing around feb/apr though this may vary (Research is still needed) The most common size of a litter is 6 pups; but usually ranging from 1-8 pups. Pups are usually born during springtime. When pups are born they are blind and helpless and cannot regulate their own temperature. They depend solely on their mother and no other members except their mother are to see the pups until they are ready to leave the den. Pups open their eyes by about 9 days. The begin developing their vision around 3-4 weeks. They leave the confinement of the den by 1 month and begin traveling with the pack by 3-5 months. Since irc wolves dont really travel and stay in the clearing, this would mean the pups would stay close to the den and meet the members for up to 3-5 months, then may start exploring the territory. Pups are independant at about 1 year. Please visit the Hunting Page for ages when pups may hunt. Also Wolf Facts to read more in depth about pup behavior

Family is for Life.

~NevaPaws~
Alpha Sweet Mystic

Courting Couples;
SilverWlf and ^Aisha^

Mated Couples;
Nakomis and NovaWlf
Lilith and Paladin (out-of-pack)
Hunter^ and Skiri-ki
NevaPaws and MaxisWolf

Completed Adoptions;
Mother; NevaPaws Pup; Skiri-ki
Father; EinzelgängerPup; SilverWlf

Adoptions in Waiting;
Parents; SilverWlf and ^Aisha^ Pup; ForestWalker

Family Relationships (not stated above);

NevaPaws is blood mother to Nakomis; blood daughter and AlphaSister to ShukuWolf; spiritual sister to WolfMoonie, `SheeWolf, StellaWolf, LilithWolf, and PaladinWlf, adoptive mother to StariWlf, SyberWolf, Black`Wolf, Cerbius, and Skiri-ki, spiritual mother to SilverWlf, adoptive sister to Demon_Wolf.

Nakomis is spiritual sister to Spirit, and Kovo, & sister to StariWlf, Cerbius, and SyberWolf. Mate to NovaWlf.

NovaWlf is blood brother to RavenWulf and brother to Emerald_Dream. Mate to Nakomis.

Twiando is brother to Autumn^Wlf and Moon^Shadow, adoptive son to StariWlf.

Autumn^Wlf is sister to Moon^Shadow and Twiando.

SilverWlf is Spiritual Brother to StarRider, PaladinWolf, Skiri, BlackenedRain, RubyRain, and TawnyWolf. Spiritual son to NevaPaws; adoptive son to Einzelgänger.

Borea| is spiritual brother to NightSabre.

Skiri-ki is Blood Brother to Paladinwolf and Spirit Brother to MystWolf, SilverWlf, BlackenedRain, and ResiaWolf.

Einzelgänger is blood father to StariWlf; adoptive father to SilverWlf; spiritual brother LilithWolf.

Hunter^ is adoptive daughter to Kovo and Moon^Shadow, adoptive sister to Lupa`; blood sister to LilithWolf, spiritual sister to ShadoWolf.

WolfMoonie is blood sister to Navdi and Ailah, spiritual sister to NevaPaws.

LilithWolf is blood sister to Hunter^; spiritual sister to NevaPaws, Lukos, and SkySong.

NightSabre is spiritual brother to Borea|.

For more info go to the Rules Page

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A couple or single Member may adopt a cub with the permission of Alpha/Beta. Pups are 12 months and younger. A waiting period of 2 to 3 months is expected. Out-of-Pack adoptions must have permission of both Pack's Alphas. Pups and the Pack Having pups is a big decision just like courting and mating. Pups aren't born into the pack. They need to be evaluated just like any other Pack Member through Assessment Periods. To be a pup isn't an easy way to get into the Pack. The most common thing on IRC is adopting lone cubs that may wander into the clearing. The future parents shouldn't just snatch up any lone pup they see. They should watch for actions in character as well as out of character because this will help see how the pups will act towards its elders and behave in the clearing. Birthing pups: A transition period may be needed, while the Parents look for someone to be their cub on a permanent basis. During the transition period, a member approved by Alpha who is active and experienced with knowledge of cubs will play the cub in its first month. By this I mean act out movements using :: :: After transition period, if players are not found for cubs, the cubs will die of illness or neglect, or predation.Once a permanent wolf is found I would request them to remain within the Sweet Mystics territory until they are old enough to roam to other clearings (channels) I would say until they are 6 months. They should understand this before making that commitment of being a cub at 1 month old to Sweet Mystic parents. Cubs are not born into Pack, they must go through Assessment period. There are rules to go by dealing with birthing of cubs and time periods. Other Rules to Remember: The waiting period (pregnancy) is about 9 weeks. Gestation should occur in the natural timeframe; gestation would be around dec/jan and birthing around feb/apr though this may vary (Research is still needed) The most common size of a litter is 6 pups; but usually ranging from 1-8 pups. Pups are usually born during springtime. When pups are born they are blind and helpless and cannot regulate their own temperature. They depend solely on their mother and no other members except their mother are to see the pups until they are ready to leave the den. Pups open their eyes by about 9 days. The begin developing their vision around 3-4 weeks. They leave the confinement of the den by 1 month and begin traveling with the pack by 3-5 months. Since irc wolves dont really travel and stay in the clearing, this would mean the pups would stay close to the den and meet the members for up to 3-5 months, then may start exploring the territory. Pups are independant at about 1 year. Please visit the Hunting Page for ages when pups may hunt. Also Wolf Facts to read more in depth about pup behavior Family is for Life. ~NevaPaws~ Alpha Sweet Mystic Courting Couples; SilverWlf and ^Aisha^ Mated Couples; Nakomis and NovaWlf Lilith and Paladin (out-of-pack) Hunter^ and Skiri-ki NevaPaws and MaxisWolf Completed Adoptions; Mother; NevaPaws Pup; Skiri-ki Father; EinzelgängerPup; SilverWlf Adoptions in Waiting; Parents; SilverWlf and ^Aisha^ Pup; ForestWalker Family Relationships (not stated above); NevaPaws is blood mother to Nakomis; blood daughter and AlphaSister to ShukuWolf; spiritual sister to WolfMoonie, `SheeWolf, StellaWolf, LilithWolf, and PaladinWlf, adoptive mother to StariWlf, SyberWolf, Black`Wolf, Cerbius, and Skiri-ki, spiritual mother to SilverWlf, adoptive sister to Demon_Wolf. Nakomis is spiritual sister to Spirit, and Kovo, & sister to StariWlf, Cerbius, and SyberWolf. Mate to NovaWlf. NovaWlf is blood brother to RavenWulf and brother to Emerald_Dream. Mate to Nakomis. Twiando is brother to Autumn^Wlf and Moon^Shadow, adoptive son to StariWlf. Autumn^Wlf is sister to Moon^Shadow and Twiando. SilverWlf is Spiritual Brother to StarRider, PaladinWolf, Skiri, BlackenedRain, RubyRain, and TawnyWolf. Spiritual son to NevaPaws; adoptive son to Einzelgänger. Borea\| is spiritual brother to NightSabre. Skiri-ki is Blood Brother to Paladinwolf and Spirit Brother to MystWolf, SilverWlf, BlackenedRain, and ResiaWolf. Einzelgänger is blood father to StariWlf; adoptive father to SilverWlf; spiritual brother LilithWolf. Hunter^ is adoptive daughter to Kovo and Moon^Shadow, adoptive sister to Lupa`; blood sister to LilithWolf, spiritual sister to ShadoWolf. WolfMoonie is blood sister to Navdi and Ailah, spiritual sister to NevaPaws. LilithWolf is blood sister to Hunter^; spiritual sister to NevaPaws, Lukos, and SkySong. NightSabre is spiritual brother to Borea\|. For more info go to the Rules Page Webmasters: NevaPaws Web graphics © Cecilia "WolfMoon"Olsson Thanx to Therese "Ailah" Larsson for permission to use her artwork in the title. The making of this website is a Pack effort and various Members have contributed. Written Content Copyright © 2000-04 Sweet Mystics unless otherwise stated. All rights reserved