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--- joel_arocha [2022/02/11 00:10] – [Spirituality & Personality] theirine
+++ joel_arocha [2022/02/11 00:40] (current) – [Relationships] theirine
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 [[Night Broken]]
-  *  Tibicena are tied to a mortal, a mortal who was descended from the land where Guayota's volcano had fertilized the soil the people ate from<sup>203</sup>
+  * Mostly, though, he looked like a large presa Canario, a dog only slightly less intimidating to most people than a werewolf, especially if the people weren’t familiar with werewolves. The pack was hoping that someday he’d get control of his change and be able to be mostly human instead of mostly dog<sup>7</sup>
+  * Tibicena are tied to a mortal, a mortal who was descended from the land where Guayota's volcano had fertilized the soil the people ate from<sup>203</sup>
   *  The other dog was Joel. If the woman’s binding magic was a robe, his were silk ties. They wrapped securely around him but did not envelop him completely. They weren’t part of him yet<sup>253</sup>
   * The dog’s body that encompassed him was poised on the deck, watching us, but silently. While the dog was motionless, Joel was not. He pulled and tugged at the bindings, peeling them back and leaving gaping wounds that bled behind. As soon as he cleared one place and started on another, the bindings grew back<sup>253</sup>
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 =====Character Traits & Facts=====
 [[Night Broken]]
+  * his accent was Southwestern USA<sup>75</sup>
   * Dogs were his passion. He and his wife bred, showed and trained dogs<sup>98</sup>
   * As passionate in his desire to save dogs as the Marrok was to save his wolves<sup>100</sup>
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 **Joel and the Pack**
+[[Night Broken]]
+  * Joel had done some work for Adam, and that was enough to make him Adam's responsibility<sup>223</sup>
 [[Fire Touched]]
+  * Even though he was a member of the pack. It was as if something in his magic fought to be seen<sup>26</sup>
+  * The troll on the Cable Bridge; This was Joel’s first public appearance as a member of the pack<sup>29</sup>
+  * Joel had been a little more successful, and the troll had quit letting the tibicena close with him. So they’d decided to force the troll into a confrontation with Joel, more to see exactly where the troll’s weaknesses were than because they expected Joel to be able to finish him off quickly<sup>43</sup>
   * He was pack; he knew he was valued, that he had purpose<sup>298</sup>
   * Mostly fit in the pack a lot better than Mercy<sup>298</sup>
-POB:
+**Joel and Mercy**
-San Antonio, TexasNB-
-his accent was Southwestern USANB-
+[[Night Broken]]
+  * He liked to chat with Mercy while she worked; usually they talked cars<sup>75</sup>
+  * Picks up parts for his old cars from Mercy<sup>75</sup>
+  * "We claim you, Joel Arocha, son of Texas, son of the Canary Islands, guardian of four-footed cousins. By my flesh and blood that is the flesh and blood that belongs to the Alpha of the Columbia Basin Pack is our bond sealed. From this day forward, you are mine to me and mine."<sup>333</sup>
-killed the other tibicena; one of the tibicenas bite deep into the other and shake it until it turned into a much smaller thing. I recognized the mutated woman that the walking stick had once shown me. Joel, the tibicena who was Joel, dropped her to the ground. She writhed once, then was stillNB-
+**Joel and Lucia**
-Spirituality & Personality:
+[[Night Broken]]
-Joel is a good man. He would never have killed, have sacrificed those dogs of his, given any kind of choice. He’d have killed a person before he killed those dogsNB-
+  * He was up here visiting some cousins when we met. We moved to Texas first, but I got homesick, and we moved back to the Tri-Cities<sup>201</sup>
-tough, thoughtful, and big-heartedNB-
-Joel looked at me, a little affronted at her disregard of his scarinessFT-
-Joel wouldn’t survive if he killed a childFT-
-Health & Fitness:
+**Joel and Guayota**
-Mostly, though, he looked like a large presa Canario, a dog only slightly less intimidating to most people than a werewolf, especially if the people weren’t familiar with werewolves. We were hoping that someday he’d get control of his change and be able to be mostly human instead of mostly dogFT-
+[[Night Broken]]
+  * Guayota is the spirit of a Canary Islands volcano and he needed a descendant of the Canary Islands to re-create the physical form of his tibicena. He sought Joel out because his family came from the Canaries, where Guayota originated<sup>203</sup>
+  * He told Mercy that Guayota needs a connection to his home to function here. The dogs are that connection. Now that one of them is dead, he needs a replacement<sup>204</sup>
+  * He’s taken Joel and is forcing him to become one of his tibicenas<sup>205</sup>
+  * He was hunting his wife, and she wasn’t there. He responded like a territorial animal in a rage.” Rage at Guayota redirected at the things he loved most<sup>224</sup>
-With Mercy:
+**With His Dogs**
-he liked to chat with Mercy while she worked; Usually, Joel and I talked carsNB-
-who keeps him in parts for his old carsNB-
-We claim you, Joel Arocha, son of Texas, son of the Canary Islands, guardian of four-footed cousins. By my flesh and blood that is the flesh and blood that belongs to the Alpha of the Columbia Basin Pack is our bond sealed. From this day forward, you are mine to me and mineNB-
-With Lucia:
+[[Night Broken]]
-He was up here visiting some cousins when we met. We moved to Texas first, but I got homesick, and we moved back to the Tri-CitiesNB-
+  * The dogs Joel bred were expensive, well trained, and obtainable only when he was certain the person buying them was capable of taking good care of them. They were good dogs—better, he’d told me seriously, than most people he knew. He had no use for idiots who didn’t respect the damage dogs could do when left untrained or put in situations where they felt they had to defend themselves<sup>100</sup>
+  * In addition to breeding, he and his wife rehabbed the “aggressive” dogs that were brought to the local shelters that would otherwise have just put the dogs down<sup>100</sup>
-With The Werewolves:
+  * The dogs will take on anything to defend Joel or Lucia<sup>105</sup>
-Joel had done some work for Adam, and that was enough to make him Adam’s responsibilityNB-
-even though he was a member of the pack. It was as if something in his magic fought to be seenFT-
-the troll on the Cable Bridge; This was Joel’s first public appearance as a member of the packFT-
-Joel had been a little more successful, and the troll had quit letting the tibicena close with him. So they’d decided to force the troll into a confrontation with Joel, more to see exactly where the troll’s weaknesses were than because they expected Joel to be able to finish him off quicklyFT-
-With Guayota:
-Guayota is, the spirit of a Canary Islands volcano, that he needed a descendant of the Canary Islands to re-create the physical form of his tibicena. I think that maybe he sought Joel out because his family came from the Canaries, where Guayota originatedNB-
-He told us that Guayota needs a connection to his home to function here. I think the dogs are that connection. Now that one of them is dead, he needs a replacementNB-
-I think he’s taken your husband and is forcing him to become one of his tibicenasNB-
-He was hunting his wife, and she wasn’t there. He responded like a territorial animal in a rage.” Rage at Guayota redirected at the things he loved mostNB-
-With His Dogs:
-The dogs Joel bred were expensive, well trained, and obtainable only when he was certain the person buying them was capable of taking good care of them. They were good dogs—better, he’d told me seriously, than most people he knew. He had no use for idiots who didn’t respect the damage dogs could do when left untrained or put in situations where they felt they had to defend themselvesNB-
-In addition to breeding, he and his wife rehabbed the “aggressive” dogs that were brought to the local shelters that would otherwise have just put the dogs downNB-
-He was as passionate in his desire to save his dogs as the Marrok was to save his wolvesNB-
-the dogs; They will take on anything to defend Joel or LuciaNB-