The Moon-Chaser

The vast rolling plains of the world have always been home to the Moon-Chasers as they thrive under an open sky. Being the shamans and priests of the Lukar world, these star bound wolves need the openness to practice their faith. Their name says it all as these Lukars spent most of their early years as a clan chasing the Moon Mother, looking for the best place to settle down and build their temples to her. Moon-Chasers are known for their deep connection with not just their Ancestors but the very elements around them, making them the most sought out shamans.

Most Moon-Chaser temples are built along some body of water, whether it be a stream, a river or lake, they always build the temple of the Moon Mother next to her associated element. There is little doubt that the respect these shaman wolves get from the other clans is due to their understanding of the elements and their association with all the aspects of Lukar life.

While these Lukars are considered to be on equal grounds with the Ocean-Born, Moon-Chasers are typically less aggressive towards the clans under them and are known to allow other clans to pass through their land with little hesitation. They have even been known to welcome stray Lukars, who are often trying to quickly pass by, into their villages as guests overnight. It is thought their striking ability to smell is a direct gift of the Moon Mother, to aid them in travel and hunt when her light is not there to guide them.

Appearance
These moon gazing wolves have a fairly stocky build. They are strong, tall and proud, with males reaching 6’5” and females topping off around 6”. Their legs are known to be powerful, likely due to the amount of travel they do during their shaman rituals, and the fact that they often have to move great distances across the rolling plains to get between tribes. The long pelts of the Moon-Chasers can come in nearly any shade of gray. The most common fur coloring is a slate gray with a lighter gray as the under belly color. Rarely, one might find a Lukar with a silver hue to their gray fur, these Moon-Chasers often become priests to the Moon Mother. The fur of a Moon-Chaser can never be black or white; if the fur of these wolves is too dark, they are thought to be cursed by the Moon Mother and are often shunned - this is a very rare occurrence. These shunned wolves can reclaim their place with their clan by proving themselves to a local elder.

Accenting the gray of their shaggy pelts, their eyes typically come in shades of pale blue; the most common being sky blue and varying hues of it. They are sometimes seen with cobalt blue eyes and rarely with eyes that are in the range of blue-green. A Moon-Chaser who does not have blue or blue-green eyes is not pure blooded.