Wolf



In "Wolf Brother," Torak finds a lone, confused wolf cub trying to wake his dead pack. At first Torak sees him as "easy food," but is unable to bring himself to kill the cub, and names him Wolf. Wolf turns out to be Torak's guide and is a loyal friend to Torak and later Renn throughout the series; he is one of the main characters and often has chapters to himself. He has many names for things that are concrete and easy to understand; for example, the sky is the Up, fire is the Bright Beast-That-Bites-Hot, snow is the Deep Soft Cold.

Appearance
Wolf grows rapidly through the first few books, changing from a wobbly, uncertain cub to a strong, alert and beautiful young adult wolf. At first he is gray with a sprinkling of black, but as he grows his pelt thickens and he has a stronger black about the shoulders, the rest of him is gray, tinged with reddish-brown, and amber eyes.

Personality
Wolf is sometimes playful and "cub-like," begging for lingonberries and engaging in rough wolf play with Torak and Renn; sometimes he's confused— what is a tailless, really?— and sometimes he is the Guide with a strange certainty about what he is doing; sometimes he is simply Wolf. All you can say is that Wolf is Wolf and nobody else could ever be like him.

Skills
Wolf doesn't just use sight: his hearing and smelling are much better than either Torak's or Renn's, and he has much more stamina than either of them. However, he is terrified of the water and refuses to swim or get into a skinboat.