Yellowstone is enormous. Being forest guardians is a whole business, both figuratively and literally, and the pack's territory comes with the responsibility of protecting it and liaisons with visitors, wildlife and the scientific community who humbly partner with the pack to keep tabs on their "wild cousins". Various pack members (along with humans who live in the nearby area) staff the museums, visitor centers and information stations. Ravens and hawks regularly sweep hiking and camping areas, staying high enough to be mistaken for cousin kind, while wolves run the trails in fur, delighting the visitors with the rare chance to see a shifter in fur.
The Yellowstone pack's visitors are graciously welcomed into the Den, which is a private community located in the deep wilderness of the park. It's a combination of old and new, with everything from cave dwellings to hand-built wooden cabins to yurts and RV's. Some of the common buildings are newer, modular snap-together homes with large gathering spaces and full amenities. There are kitchens, smokehouses, storehouses, bathing areas with hot water, and greenhouses. The Den is fully equipped with running water, gas and internet, and it is mostly powered by solar energy and heated by the clever piping of hot water beneath the floors.
Though it's definitely not the height of luxury, there will comfortable beds to sleep in, including bunks, hammocks and regular beds, though private space will be harder to come by. The visitors will be offered clean, warm modern clothes, and many of the items appear to be hand-knitted or mended with love where needed. Jude will provide everyone with a satellite phone connected to the pack's frequencies and gently remind them that leadership may revoke phone privileges if they spam the groupchat.
Jude himself would never abandon the people who came through the Rift with him, and he himself is easy to find for questions, conversation and company. Just as he did at the Gallows, Jude is normally found in the gigantic shared kitchens, assisting various elders, cleaning honey off of toddlers and directing sullen teens in the fine art of washing dishes.
Those interested in spending time with the pack will be happily given jobs if they want them, such as cooking, cleaning, moving heavy items, assisting with construction, sewing, knitting, mending, gardening and grocery runs in one of the pack pickup trucks. For more martial types, they might be tapped to assist in the ongoing training provided to every single member of the pack, producing skilled two-legged AND four-legged fighters, from small children onward. This arrangement makes it very clear why they have allowed strangers in so easily. For all that Jude's pack has a peaceful way of life, they are still very much wolves, and violence has carved deep gouges all through their history. They always have ready teeth and claws.
If hanging around the pack doesn't appeal, everyone's always welcome to hike out to the hot springs or try their hand at skiing and snowboarding.
For those who stay, they'll be invited on the full moon pack run. Even the scouts are called in for this; they'll all shift into fur and feathers and take off, Adrianna in the lead.
Howl your heart out. Sleeping outside in the snow is optional, but it happens.
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The Yellowstone pack's visitors are graciously welcomed into the Den, which is a private community located in the deep wilderness of the park. It's a combination of old and new, with everything from cave dwellings to hand-built wooden cabins to yurts and RV's. Some of the common buildings are newer, modular snap-together homes with large gathering spaces and full amenities. There are kitchens, smokehouses, storehouses, bathing areas with hot water, and greenhouses. The Den is fully equipped with running water, gas and internet, and it is mostly powered by solar energy and heated by the clever piping of hot water beneath the floors.
Though it's definitely not the height of luxury, there will comfortable beds to sleep in, including bunks, hammocks and regular beds, though private space will be harder to come by. The visitors will be offered clean, warm modern clothes, and many of the items appear to be hand-knitted or mended with love where needed. Jude will provide everyone with a satellite phone connected to the pack's frequencies and gently remind them that leadership may revoke phone privileges if they spam the groupchat.
Jude himself would never abandon the people who came through the Rift with him, and he himself is easy to find for questions, conversation and company. Just as he did at the Gallows, Jude is normally found in the gigantic shared kitchens, assisting various elders, cleaning honey off of toddlers and directing sullen teens in the fine art of washing dishes.
Those interested in spending time with the pack will be happily given jobs if they want them, such as cooking, cleaning, moving heavy items, assisting with construction, sewing, knitting, mending, gardening and grocery runs in one of the pack pickup trucks. For more martial types, they might be tapped to assist in the ongoing training provided to every single member of the pack, producing skilled two-legged AND four-legged fighters, from small children onward. This arrangement makes it very clear why they have allowed strangers in so easily. For all that Jude's pack has a peaceful way of life, they are still very much wolves, and violence has carved deep gouges all through their history. They always have ready teeth and claws.
If hanging around the pack doesn't appeal, everyone's always welcome to hike out to the hot springs or try their hand at skiing and snowboarding.
For those who stay, they'll be invited on the full moon pack run. Even the scouts are called in for this; they'll all shift into fur and feathers and take off, Adrianna in the lead.
Howl your heart out. Sleeping outside in the snow is optional, but it happens.