Welcome to Canis Major

a wolf and animal rpg (role-playing game)

Canis is a writing community for play-by-post (forum-based), freeform roleplay set in a fictional dream world in the intrusion fantasy genre. Most characters on Canis are wolves; many play elements are focused around wolves and canids, but the world makes room for a large variety of other animal characters such as dogs, horses, cats, bears, deer, and many, many more.

Our community is focused on flexibility, creativity, and collaboration. That boils down to a few important features:

  • There is no set activity requirement to write
  • The setting and plot are member-created and staff-supported
  • The game is continuously improved to increase fun and decrease stress

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04-07-2022, 06:38 PM
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Adventurer
04-07-2022, 07:05 PM
The floral plains were a land to always visit with a love. The way it smelled and the view altogether was but another day to enjoy as she would venture away from the Golden Glade and enter to it's beauty. The sun shone down, and glistened off some petals — embracing the golden view as the sun continued rising higher and higher, which would soon envelope the day itself. She already seen how much the Golden Glade glistens.. And was interested what else may be like.

Though as she crossed to so, a large figure stood in the distance. He was unlike the bright flowers and berries — large and brown, and seemingly confused. She watched with a distance, debating whether to help the man.. Was he someone like the rest? Though she hesitated with his battle-pose and wondered if that remained true.

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04-08-2022, 02:53 PM
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#4
Adventurer
04-08-2022, 02:58 PM (This post was last modified: 04-08-2022, 02:59 PM by Uriel.)
He was big. She wasn't sure if she saw another wolf of his origin, as for sure she has seen large beasts — but height aside as well, his fur seemed akin' like a bears itself. By scent along she knew not to be true, and one the heavily was like the woodlands itself. Despite the ansy appearance earlier, he had a more cute-bear one, rounded face and ears, so much and yet unlike a wolf at the same time. Though.. He was lost, and looking for someone.

She approached with a less of a caution now, "Apologies, I have not seen anyone like that recently.. But met a one some time ago, are they golden?" There was only one Uriel could truly think of, though they were in fact taller ( @Amaranth ) and not small. Yet at the same time, she imagined anyone of his proportion was rather small, including herself who was average as any other.

But she wanted to help him at the very least.

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04-08-2022, 03:05 PM
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Counsellor
04-08-2022, 03:12 PM
He looked like a boy who lost his mother. It tugged the more maternal side of herself, and a greater desire to try and sooth the man, as she drew closer to sit politely in front of him, "I'm sorry, I haven't see anyone like that." she said, as Uriel had to crane her neck up a bit to properly talk to him. She tried to think of anyone — anyone at all that represented so, but she hadn't met anyone with such unusual eye color.. Much less a more lilac-brown pelt. Was her perhaps someone who was whisked away to this land? Like so many others?

"What's your name? Maybe we can look for her.. Do you remember the last time you saw her?" Though clues were there, she tried to gauge if that was truly what was happening ; and asked the stranger where was the last time he saw her. Within these plains? She knew majority of the areas, though recently some have been claimed.. Maybe purple-eyed wolf was within one.

"I am Uriel," she then introduced herself, with a paw on her chest and a faint bow of the head, as she smiled lightly.

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04-08-2022, 03:27 PM
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#8
Counsellor
04-08-2022, 03:33 PM
"I'm sorry." There was a pitied look, as Uriel listened to his story. She wasn't sure how to break it down, for unlike most.. It seemed he lost someone dear. That was harder then most who seemed to arrive, where a lot of times memories were lost and did not have to face such a heartache. She felt the same, sometimes, knew something within her past dearly hurt her so.. But the golden dame couldn't remember anything, not anymore. It once was there, but the more time she was around, the more she had forgotten of the past ; until all of it was lost. Now the only memories she has, is the ones she is making.

"It isn't strange at all, for this land.. Pulls, beings to here. You aren't the only one to wake up lost, and confused — many more are like that. Some, without memories of who they once were." Uriel tried to explain with a gentle tone, as she would hope this wasn't too much for him. She didn't want to directly say it, but as there was many more like himself that were the same..

None knew how to get back.

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04-08-2022, 03:38 PM
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#10
Counsellor
04-08-2022, 03:48 PM
"We are as real as we ever were, and ever will be." She tried to assure him that they were not dead. Uriel tried to reach a paw out and touch one of his limbs to show proof that she didn't phase through, and this wasn't some after life. If it was heaven ; she dearly questioned why such a heaven would make hunger so real, and let terrors find its way to this place altogether. She knew by heart, it had to be real.. But obviously so with such a strange, and magical place at times, she too couldn't help but question it.

"Many of us simply.. Wake up here, or walk from one place, to a new place. I did as well, within the tundra, where I knew I didn't go to." What was the correct words to describe how they ended up here? Her only thought that one way or another, they were 'drawn' to this land. Bodies being taken from one place, to another, and all happen to come to this specific region. She did wonder.. What kept them from staying? It was like a magnetic pull, that she felt all too well when trying to leave.

But it was all too new, to truly tell that to Evergreen, who seemed flustered by the situation. She could only hope to ease him, as she didn't have anyone to do that when she arrived.

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04-09-2022, 01:10 PM
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#12
Counsellor
04-09-2022, 03:07 PM
She pulled away her paw and continued with a pitiful smile. He seemed to be someone who was having trouble adjusting the situation ; and wondered if it contributed to the other he had lost. She imagine it's difficult to suddenly lose someone that once were close with, and the inability to find them again.. Some part of Uriel felt regretful, telling him so — but that false hope may even be worse, if he wandered aimlessly around, never able to find her. But at the same time.. The golden dame knew she could be wrong.

"Maybe she too will show up some day," a slight voice of encouragement, "no one is really.. Sure, how they came to be. Perhaps it's just fate." Uriel was slowly coming to conclusion this may not been the best to say, but she wasn't sure how else to gradually have someone come to terms with it. She'd like to help him — others, anyone who resolved into the same situation of unknowing where they are, and why it was.

For no one knows, even now. It's only the matter of accepting, "I hope it gives you some slight ease."

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05-06-2022, 02:44 PM
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#14
05-07-2022, 06:29 PM
She was settled upon thinking, and hoping he was more at ease. She would wish his sister would arrive to the land on another day — it can be awfully lonely sometimes if not for finding a pack. Uriel would find days of a loneliness taking over when Khadne or others weren't within the Golden Glade, and it was an unfortunate moment where she almost dwelved to throwing herself to strangers ; but she was afraid of that as well. 

"Northeast you can find a long river, where many streams occur and even a large lake." Her snout pointed behind her, perhaps if they went further they would be able to hear the stream. The Meadow was quite close to it after all ; and that was one part she enjoyed the meadow. Plentiful water all around, and a peace reigning fold.

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05-07-2022, 09:28 PM
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#16
05-07-2022, 09:34 PM
Uriel found herself avoiding meat. She didn't feel comfortable about eating something that possibly could talk ; and she didn't enjoy hearing the screams of another when she did not make a near-perfect bite. Maybe that was but a cowards way out, to find only a liking of fish and berries. Neither, could talk, neither could scream like another and she — found her diet more and more turning to so.

So, she nodded with a smile, "i'd love too," as a meal sounded quiet well for the moment as Uriel was full of only berries for the quite while, "I can show you the river," and motioned him to follow her to the area.

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