Raven

Raven is a background character in @caldafox's Commaful series 'Power of the Pack'. She is based on a real wolf with her same name that lived at Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bend, WI, until her death in 2020.



Appearance
In real life, Raven was a very dark-brownish colored she-wolf, but her fur was more whitish-gray whenever @caldafox saw her, because she was getting older. In Power of the Pack, Raven is a black wolf, which suggests that her and Lucky were much younger in Power of the Pack then they actually were in real life. They would probably be around 2-3 years old in Power of the Pack, but in real life their ages were most certainly past the age of 7 whenever @caldafox saw them. Raven's eyes are two different colors in the drawing: gold and turquoise on the left and indigo-blue on the right; in real life Raven's eyes were yellow.

Role in Power of the Pack
As said in the Lucky page, Raven and Lucky were put into Power of the Pack because Shalom Wildlife is a big part of @caldafox's fondest memories as a younger child. In Power of the Pack, Raven is a good hunter, like Lucky, and is often put on hunting squads with her mate. Raven has a few lines in Power of the Pack. She seems to detest hunting in colder weather.

Real life details
Raven was Lucky's mate until her death. They were probably mates since they came to Shalom. Raven was a 'shy and nervous wolf' (according to the description of a video showing Lucky and Yosemite), so sometimes Lucky was tense around her. Raven was at Shalom for a long time, and when she died in late 2020, probably of old age, Lucky was very sad without her. But then Yosemite came and cheered him up, and he found a new mate.

In Power of the Pack, Raven roamed Yellowstone Park as a wild wolf, despite her real life origins. When she died she was probably around 10 or Lucky's real life current age. You can find Shalom Wildlife on Facebook, and some older videos from a few years ago could probably tell more info about Raven. This link shows some pictures of Raven as a 2-year old wolf, and Lucky: http://www.jeffraflik.com/shalom.050112.htm

In Power of the Pack II
Since Raven hadn't died yet when Power of the Pack was finished, her death was not put in. In Power of the Pack II, her death is mentioned in #1 (A New Day) and Yosemite is introduced. Lucky is seen in Power of the Pack II as well. Raven is one of 5 wolves to die in Grey's pack, the others being Snarl, Jasmine, Evening, and Ocean Eyes.