".Hellbarra's Information Station."

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.::Hellbarra's Information Station::.

"A complete guide to the Hellbarra pack."

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Contents:

[1.] Critters able to Join
[2.] Ceremonies and Festivities
[3.] Titles for Terms
[4.] Herb List
[5.] Pack History

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Critters Able to Join
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Any breed of wolf.

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Ceremonies And Festivities
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The Summer Celebrations :

A performance carried out by all of the pack. At the end of Spring, members are given a chance to show off their skills. They have been training all year for this moment and most are sure to join in. It is also to celebrate another year of survival. Pack members of Hellbarra can enter different contests, such as for strength, skill, and cunning. After the challenges are over there is a grand feast, more food than is eaten all year. The Bards tell stories and legends late into the night. This celebration last an entire fortnight. There are a total of 3 duals. The first is to earn a rank in the Striders. The second is to earn a rank in the Herders. The third, and final, is to earn a rank in the Soldiers. You will decide beforehand what rank you are challenging. Whoever also wants that rank will fight you. If no one goes against you, you will win by default.

The Mating Season:

The time after Winter when females of the pack go into the fever of heat. Males court and spar over females, though usually a female and male decide whom to mate with beforehand. However, if a male and female are already mates and intend to produce spawn they should do it quickly, for a female in heat is almost completely immobilized. This usually occurs only once a year, but sometimes a female will go into heat more than once, depending on the breed and age.

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Titles For Terms
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The following terms are used regularly in everyday conversation by a pack member. Only those within the pack use the phrases, but the terms might be used by any animal.

Cull- To selectively kill

Killing Bite - A bite to the jugular vein the neck resulting in immediate death.

Bare your throat - To tilt back your chin to expose one’s throat to another in respect or in dignified submission. This gesture is a signal that the barer is defeated, and is usually spared from the Killing-Bite. In the pack this is a law, but sometimes it is broken.

Ho - A greeting to another pack member. Another word for Hello.

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Herb List
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ALDER
Reduces swelling and prevents infection when chewed and applied to a wound. May also be chewed by a packmate with a toothache to reduce pain, swelling, and aid in preventing complications.

ALFALFA
Used to prevent tooth decay.

ALOE VERA
Use the gel inside of leaves to cure skin problems or burns.

ASH (TREE)
New shoots are to be eaten, and chewed and applied to the bite of any poisonous snake to stave off the effects of its poisoned bite.
Keys (seeds) of the Ash tree may also be consumed to fight the pain caused by a stitch in the side.

BORAGE
Leaves and Roots should be consumed to stave off fevers. Seeds and leaves should be consumed by the nursing Female to increase available milk. Borage should never be used dried, only green.

BRAMBLE TWIGS
Chew this to a fine syrup. It helps to sleep.

BURDOCK
Leaves may be chewed and applied to wounds that are clear of infection to speed healing.
Roots may be chewed and applied to a wound to draw infection from it.

CATNIP
Leaves and Flowers can be used to relive congestion and coughs.

CELADINE
Used to strengthen weak eyes.

CHAMOMILE
Leaves and Flowers may be consumed to sooth a packmate and add to their physical strength.

COMFREY
Used when healing broken bones.

YEW
Berries, or any other part of the plant, when consumed will kill a pack member who swallows if they are not given immediate help, and even then they may not always be saved. Roots & leaves may be chewed together and applied to sore places, but must NEVER be applied to open wounds.
This is a poison in addition to a healing plant.

ECHINACIA
Used to ease infection.

FEVER
Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being consumed to aid against colds and stomach ailments.

HONEY
Used to sooth the throat. Particularly good for smoke inhalation.

JUNIPER
Berries ease the stomach and can serve as a counter poison. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems.

LAVENDER
Leaves & flowers are particularly good when eaten for easing pains in head and throat.
Inhaling the sent of fresh flowers can also calm the nerves.

MARIGOLD
Leaves and Flowers should be consumed to relieve chills.
Leaves and Petals can be chewed and placed on wounds to prevent infection.

POPPY (WILD)
Seeds can be consumed to remove pain and aid is sleep.
Flower heads should be consumed together to relive continuous coughs.
Petals and Leaves should be chewed to aid in sleep and improve resting.

TANSY
Leaves, flowers, and Stems should be eaten together to remove worms.
Leaves may be chewed to relive joint aches.
Flowers should be consumed to remove coughs.
Pregnant Females should NEVER be given Tansy, for it causes miscarriages.

THYME
Should be consumed to calm an anxious pack member or to aid in restful sleep.

WATER MINT
Used to help cure stomach aches.

WILLOW BARK
Water from beneath the bark of the flowering willow may be dripped into the eyes to help clear blurriness of vision. It may also be applied to dry patches of skin to sooth itches.
Small amounts of Willow Bark may be consumed to ease pain, act against inflammation, and to ease diarrhea or fevers.

YARROW
Entire plant should be consumed to induce vomiting.
Entire plant should be chewed and applied to wounds to relive pain and prevent infection.

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Pack History
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Hellbarra is an Italian originated pack that values determination, loyalty, bravery, and above all.. honor. All pack members, weak or small, are looked after. But, just because Hellbarra is forgiving doesn't mean it is weak.

Each member will be denied luxuries of any kind if they don't play their part in the pack. They all must pull their own weight. Hellbarra is basically a large family and that's what gives them strength. It works in a unit.

It might be a little confusing to understand Hellbarra because of its customs, beliefs, and language but underneath Hellbarra is just a normal pack though maybe with more style.