Stray City | Koa | Alpha

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Name: Koa 

Gender: Male

Age: 7 years

Rank: Alpha

Breed: American Akita

Sexual Orientation: Straight

Mate: No

Altered: No

Height: 28 inches

Weight: 104 lbs

Color/Patterns: Koa is nothing more than your average Akita. His body has a varying dark black color that is darkest on his muzzle and where the white touches his legs and chest. He has a dark gradient to his back with small highlights of a lighter color under his eyes and along his back and shoulder. His white is not symmetrical.

Body Structure/Particular features:  Koa is very sturdily built. With dense bones that add to much of his weight, he has a massive chest and shoulders. He has slightly drooping jowls and a large wide skull. Koa has short, cropped ears that stay close to his head. He has a thick double coat that highlights his large build. He has long thick legs that carry a lot of power. His most prominent feature is the two facial scars to his left side.

 
On first impression, Koa is more than likely to blow you off. He really just doesn't give a shit about you, your problems, and especially not your excuses. He's a dog of few words, and unless you have something important to talk about, don't bother trying to be chatty with him. Despite this, Koa is still very much a leader and naturally emits a powerful aura. He is strong both emotionally and physically, and it takes quite a bit to knock this dog down. In fact, it's not very likely you can say or do much of anything to get to him. He really just doesn't give a shit . 

Something very clearly seen in his persona is his desire to be in control. Koa will always insist on having the upper hand, and if he feels he is in a position where he's not, he will do anything in his power to change that. He has no qualms about playing dirty or lying, though he is not manipulative at heart. In his eyes, the best way to do things is to be straight forward; hit 'em hard, hit 'em fast. He has no need for mind games, though he will play them if he sees it as his only option left. After all, he must always be in control. In addition to his controlling behavior, Koa is ruled by a deep seated calmness. Not much puts fear or panic in this canine, although, his temper isn't too hard to stir up if you press the wrong buttons. He does not and will not stand for disrespect, and will not hesitate to put an unruly dog in their place by any means necessary. If needed, he will make an example out of you.

Koa is also extremely ambitious, however, this is seen in his actions, not words. He wants to rule whatever he can get his paws on, but more importantly, wants to take what he feels others don't deserve. He's a hard worker and isn't afraid of getting his paws dirty to advance his own pack, even if that means forcefully taking it from someone else. Should an opportunity present itself, he would take it, no questions asked. Despite his hard exterior, Koa does care about his pack and their well being. Should someone threaten that, well, it wouldn't be a pretty sight.

Many would describe this brutish dog as grumpy, but he'd just tell you he's realistic. He could also be called mean and rude, but in fact, that's not really his intention, and blunt is a more accurate term for the Vryheid Alpha. In fact, somewhere not-so-deep within Koa's personality is a sense of humor and adventure. Albeit, that humor is crude, sarcastic, and oftentimes sexual, but it is there! However, his sense of adventure is something only dogs he truly trusts will get to see. He genuinely loves taking risks and doing something that really gets the adrenaline pumping, but he won't do this with just anyone. No, if this dog is willing to tolerate you enough to have some fun, then you know he really likes you.

          - Physically Strong

        - Strong Mind

        - Good Work Ethic

        - Holds no empathy

        - Good Endurance

        - Slow

        - Stubborn

        - Not personable

        - Tough on pack mates

        - Bad at making friends/alliances
- Sarcastic

Group History

The Vryheid pack gained members quickly. The dogs joining this pack were a different sort than those he had observed living with his rivals, and that was exactly what the Akita was looking for. They were those that were rougher in nature, and while not desiring the hard life of a stray, did not care for the rigid life of the other packs. Koa could offer what no one else could; safety, comfort, food, and most of all, freedom. 

As numbers swelled, Koa decided to announce his pack's arrival by killing two weak strays and stringing them up at the front door of the Dagsworth and Dunkle packs. As time passed, nothing came from the other packs. No messages, retaliations, not even any sightings. Koa decided it was time to make their message more clear and staged an attack on the Dunkle pack. His target was the pregnant beta of the Dunkle pack, however, he only managed to kill Santiago, a guard. After the death of the guard, he called a retreat and considered the battle a small success and a large warning. 

As time carried on, still the Vryheid saw no real retaliation. However, their numbers continued to swell. This was when Koa met Kira, a new Vryheid omega. Unlike the others, who feared or avoided Koa, Kira did the opposite. She actively challenged him, snooped around in his things, and even went as far as to flirt with the Alpha male. After a particularly intense encounter, the two slept together, something never discussed or mentioned again. Unfortunately, Kira was captured by the pound and not to be seen again.

For the first time, one of the other packs decided to reach out to the Vryheid. It was the Dagsworth, who sent two messengers to ask for a meeting between the Alphas and Betas in order to discuss a peace treaty. Koa, surprisingly, agreed. However, the day of the meeting, Koa ambushed the Vryheid leaders, hoping to kill them. He only managed to kill one Beta, but she was later revealed to have survived the encounter. He does not know this. After this battle, Koa expected retaliation, however, and entire winter went by with absolute silence. After sending a spy to scope out the Dagsworth territory, it was discovered that they had abandoned their territory.

Wanting to capitalize on the opportunity, Koa split the Vryheid down the middle and sent half the pack to live in the Dagsworth territory and claim it for their own.