My name is Martina and I am from Alberta, Canada. I am currently 20 years old, and in my third year of University. I am taking a combined degree of English Literature and East Asian Language Studies (majoring in Japanese, minoring in Mandarin Chinese). I can't remember when I started roleplaying (I think around grade 8/2005), but I've been doing it for at least 5 years now, although I took a break from September-ish 2010 until February 2011. I love Asia, though I have a particular addiction with Korean and Japanese pop culture. My dream is to become an interpreter and translator in and out of English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean, and travel all over the world in order to do that. I might add in some other languages too, because I'm very fascinated by language. Anyway, feel free to send me a PM or request a thread with me, I love interacting with anyone and everyone! =D

father: Keoto Aralashie Kringle
mother: Remedy Deray Aralashie Kringle

adoptive father: Dyre

brothers: Ares and Kael
sister: Nova

uncles: Raphen S. Kringle and Salaynn Aralashie Kringle

half sister (Remedy x Orion): Rosalie Astrophel
half brother (Remedy x Orion): Sagittarius 'Sagi' Astrophel

half nieces and nephews:
Hyperion 'Orion' II, Poseidon and Astraea Astrophel (Sagi Astrophel x Guinevere Aarden)
Vitalia and Kakashi Astrophel Zeguri (Rosalie Astrophel x Kimitachi Zeguri)

paternal grandmother: Misk A. K. Haken
paternal grandfather: Renegade S. Kringle
great uncle: Noel Kringle

distantly related to:
Pippa and Caius Haken (Misk A. K. Haken x Faolan Haken )
Lyre, Lune, Requiem and Adante Allscythe (Pippa Haken x Hymn Allscythe)
Set, Io, Saffron, Mercier and Soren Allscythe Formidulosis (Lune Allscythe x Lateralus Formidulosis)
Anahera Allscythe (Requiem Allscythe x Moana Gabor)
Lisandro, Malik and Synthia Haken Reiketsukan (Pippa Haken x Deimos Reiketsukan)
Akane and Akurei Reiketsukan (Synthia Reiketsukan x Hayate Isle)

Ariadne was third born to Keoto and Remedy Aralashie Kringle on the island of Zoarenta, into a mountain pack called Auvrea. Her parents loved her very much, but she disappeared around 6 months of age, and was never seen by them again. It had all happened one bright, sunny autumn morning, when Ariadne became a little too bold for her own good, and wandered away from her family, forever...

She had woken up early as she usually did, but the rest of the family wouldn't wake from their slumber, not even with her poking, prodding and whining. Her parents and her siblings ignored her pleas and told her to go back to sleep, just for a little while. So Ariadne, listening to her parents obediently, tried to slide into dreamland, but she just could not fall back asleep. Rising quietly, she made her way out of the den, careful not to disturb the now sleeping family she was leaving behind. She had never intended to go far, or to even go by herself. She had just wanted to sit outside the den and watch the rising sun, waiting for the rest of her family to wake up and join her. But youthful curiosity and impatience lead to Ariadne wandering away from the den and down the mountain, playfully chasing fallen leaves and trying to find the brightest yellow one that she could. Because most of the trees on the mountain were pine and did not she their leaves in the winter, she eventually left Auvrea territory all together, completely lost in her endless curiosity, no attention paid to the direction she had gone or come from.

It was her stomach that finally reminded her of home. As she suddenly felt hungry, her eyes looked up from the ground and saw where she was, and Ariadne was sent into a panicked kind of shock, not recognizing anything about the forest that she was surrounded by. It was filled with different trees than home, and the smells were loud and obtrusive, and absolutely nothing like what she was used to. Attempting to calm down she looked at her surroundings and thought of her options. It was still early morning, and she knew her parents wouldn't be up and looking for her just yet… but she was so very worried about getting in trouble when they found her again. Calming down slightly, she decided that she had to be the one to get home first, before Keoto and Remedy even knew she was gone. She thought she might follow her tracks, but the forest had hidden everything… the fallen leaves were blown about and covering her tracks, and even her smell was muted and hushed under the crushing fragrance of the dying leaves. Being completely lost, Ariadne didn't know where to start, but decided to rely on her body: she was thirsty and would first find a stream or a creek… and then maybe she could follow against the current… that would lead her back up the mountain… right?

Although she was young and inexperienced, Ariadne managed to find the river that would, in her mind, lead her home. It was her yellow brick road, her sudden light in the middle of the darkness of being lost, and she went up eagerly to its banks. However, those dainty little paws and shaky excitement left her unbalanced on the edges of the rushing water, and as she was leaning down to dip her muzzle into a shallower puddle of water by the edge, the crack of a snapping branch sounded behind her, causing Ariadne to jump out of her skin… and right into the river. Although the place she had fallen into wasn’t particularly deep or fast-moving, her thrashing and struggling moved her into the dangerous part of the rushing water, and she was swept away by the current. Having only splashed in very shallow ponds before this point, Ariadne had no idea how to swim, and continually fell under the surface, struggling for air and survival. The current rushed her further and further downstream, her cries barely heard over the roar of the water, as she was swept completely away. And just as she was about to fall under the water completely, giving up on even trying to fight her destiny, there was a loud splash behind her, and the sudden touch and grasp of teeth at her neck, and then pulling, fighting, against the water. Before long she was suddenly on dry, unmoving land, her lungs gasping, and her last sight of a hazy dark form hovering above her, before darkness stole the edges of her vision, and she passed out.

It was a long time before she woke once more, and when she came to, the ground was soft and pliable, and the air smelled different, salty, and full of wet moisture, but from what she could tell, she was still on dry land. Utterly confused, the young pup tried to roll over and stand up, but her little white legs were still too weak for the action, and she simply fell into… sand? Her aquamarine eyes had blinked, fuzzy, on the earth beneath, having never seen anything like it before. But what was even more confusing was... how did she get here? Shouldn’t she be dead, drowned? The sudden sound of footsteps behind her caused Ariadne’s head to whip around, making her a little dizzy even lying down, and there she saw her savior… someone tall, black-dark and handsome, and utterly terrifying. Trying to flatten herself into the ground, she stared up at him, completely scared out of her wits again, trying to understand what was going on. But he didn’t say anything. Stepping forward he dropped a dead rabbit in front of her paws, staring at her with his yellow eyes, before laying down just a few steps away from her, his head turned away though his eyes remained glancing over at the small white girl, as if checking on her. Smelling and seeing the food in front of her suddenly set Ariadne’s stomach on fire, and before glancing cautiously at the stranger, she settled in for her dinner.

Dyre was his name. At first, that was the only thing he told her, as he fed her and nursed her back into health. Ariadne was quiet as well, cautious but grateful to this strange hero of hers. She had asked, at one point, where they were and whether he knew of her family… whether she could go back home. But he had simply shook his head, just once, before leaving to go hunting. After having a small cry, for herself and her now lost family, Ariadne accepted the fact that she would be living with this stranger, and that this would be her life from now on. Their relationship was simple, without much talk or feelings. He was a loner through and through, not desiring a pack or family. He was also gruff and grumpy, but Dyre accepted the sudden, unexpected gift that had been placed on his lap without any complaints, and looked after her as if she was his own, an extension of his being. It was only after a few days that the male told Ariadne that they would be swimming the ocean, and after having a small fit, being entirely terrified of water at this point, Dyre simply grabbed her by the ruff of her neck and crashed into the water, despite all of her squealing. The swim was long and left Ariadne a nervous wreck, but they made it safely to the land on the other side, and from that point on, lived a quiet, simple life between the two of them. She tried asking a bit about Dyre’s former life, before she came along, but he never gave her any answers. Instead, he let her talk for hours on end about her mother and father and sister and brothers, knowing that it was a way for her to keep them alive, and stop the fading memories from disappearing completely. She grew up with Dyre, slowing watching as he became softer, kinder, with her, Ariadne herself becoming hardy and resilient, growing with a beautifully kind heart, though holding much shyness and caution when it came to other’s of her species, as her and Dyre lived entirely on their own. She never found out what Dyre held against the rest of his species, but she accepted him all the same. Now fully grown, she’s reluctantly left Dyre in search of her family. It almost broke her heart to leave the only father she truly had, but he understood her desires, and remained in the valley they had called home for nearly two years, waiting for her eventual return, but understanding that she might not come back. With a heart wrenching goodbye, Ariadne ran all the way from Dyre to Torva, uncertain of where she was going… and what she would find.

Although she has no knowledge of what happened to the rest of her family, Nova and Ares have both survived into adulthood, while Kael's history remains a mystery. Their father, Keoto, was slain in a fight with a mother bear, protecting Nova, who had ventured too far away from home. Nova, after returning to her home, discovered that her mother had been murdered, by Ariadne's brother, Ares, while the rest of the family had disappeared. Although Ares claims to have done it to taken Remedy out of her suffering, Nova still blames him unconditionally for their mother's death. Now the Aralashie Kringle family is broken and separated, and although Ariadne doesn't remember her family very well, she still wishes to find out what happened to her them.

Year 4: January
- Leaves her adoptive father, Dyre, and wanders into Torva, in search of news of her family.