General

Name: Cana
Breed: 100% Grey Wolf
Sex: Female
Birth: 1925 in the western Alaska coastal wilderness near Nome
Pack: Nava/Aleu's Pack
Rank: Former heiress (or Nava's successor), currently Aleu's rival and second-in-command

Characteristics

Personality: Possessive, filled with zeal, and capable of envy. Cana is driven towards her goals, and once they are achieved, she does her best to hold on to them. This makes her a formidable adversary and someone that is not worth crossing. She is strict to follow rules, and will not bend or break them for anyone (no exceptions, not even herself). She is also a boss, not a leader.
Likes: She enjoys giving orders, but not to the point where she'd be annoying or abusive.
Dislikes: Aleu (sometimes it turns to hate, but on neutral days it's more of an annoyed distaste for Aleu)
Loves: Control, being in charge.
Hates: Disorder (she's kinda OCD)
Talents/Abilites: Well organized and fearless in the face of doubt, Cana is the wolf people turn to when they need guidance in a sticky situation. She's well coordinated and thus is fantastic at battle strategy and the execution of said strategies. She is also not one to let things go, so you could say she has a good memory.
Weaknesses: In terms of judgement, Cana sees everything as either black or white, with no in between. This can lead to rash or drastic decisions on her part, even resulting in her being a poor leader. Also, her bossy traits can be overbearing to others, resulting in her having less friends and more "underlings".
Dreams: To reclaim her true spot as alpha of the pack because she believes Aleu has brought disorder and chaos onto her family
Fears: Chaos that cannot be reversed or controlled

Relationships

Parents: Nava (Unknown x Unknown) x Unknown (Unknown x Unknown)
Siblings: None
Mate: None
Pups: None

History

Cana was born in a large pack and from the start she was obviously a strong potential alpha. She was the alpha's daughter, so she was practically a princess (and was spoiled like one, since times were better with more food in the territory). Her childhood was so easy and she got away with a lot, including exerting her dominance on other older pack members. The other wolves took it from her because she did no harm and she would be their alpha in a few years. But by allowing her to do and treat the others as she wanted had left Cana uncaring towards others, often leading to her being disconnected from the social aspects of pack life and friendless.

So during her teen years, you could say Cana became a workaholic. She focused on being the best alpha (knowing that her father was aging fast and that she had to prove her position) became one of the best huntresses of the pack and was the best hunting leader to have. She knew how to catch the most difficult of prey through coordinated hunting parties. Cana became the most essential member of the pack when famine began to occur in the summer of 1926. She was the only member of the pack that was able to bring a haul back from a hunting mission (keep in mind, she wasn't a rule breaker, so she didn't take from other clans or anything). When other wolves didn't bring anything back, wolves like Niju and his three underlings became suspicious of Cana. Niju himself had always held jealousy for Cana, and took advantage of the pack's uneasiness to accuse Cana of treachery. Niju claimed that Cana was either taking from other clans or was making deals under the table with other clans without Nava's approval. Knowing that Cana was not very popular among the pack, it was not difficult for Niju to convince the masses that Cana was a traitor.

Luckily for Cana, Nava stepped in and made a fool of Niju thus disposing of the mutiny/civil unrest. Nava advised that the pack appreciate Cana for the work she had done for them in their difficult times, and asked for her to take a few wolves and show them how to find food. Cana took a hunting party out, while Niju went to go sulk in the forest (leading to Niju confronting Balto and Aleu).

So Cana went and showed her pack mates where she found some mice and a few remaining rabbits. While out on their excursion, one of the younger wolves fell for a hunter's trap and was caught in a rope. When the wolf pulled at the rope, bells started to ring which notified the hunter. Cana turned her head and heard the bells and looked down the hill to see the teen stuck. She also saw the hunter aiming at the wolf and quickly dashed to confront the hunter. Cana tackled the hunter just before he fired his gun and took a bullet straight though the ear. Cana was able to chase him off and laid down to recover from the pain in her ear while the rest of the wolves helped the younger one out of the trap. 

Cana and the wolves returned to the pack in the middle of the nigh (just in time for Niju's raising of a revolt), where Cana decided to lay low and rest in a cave since her ear felt awful. So she slept through Nava, Niju, Aleu, and Balto drama, up until she was awoken by the wolf she saved. She met up with her father in private, where Nava explained that he was trusting Balto to lead the pack across the ice. Not wishing to disobey her father's orders, Cana went along with it and crossed with the pack. When she saw that her father had fallen behind, Cana attempted to dive in after, but was held back by the wolf she had saved who told her that they need her if Nava is separated from the pack.

Next thing you know, Aleu swooped up and took Cana's spot as pack leader. Cana was insulted by it, but did not argue with her father's ruling. So when the pack arrived to Russia, Aleu didn't know what she was doing. Cana pretty much took charge and did everything, and often found herself in fights with Aleu on what to do. When the pack followed Aleu, they barely survived and Cana often ended up saying, "I told you so." Aleu gradually wises up, but as she does, the two being to clash more. Cana herself gets a following of wolves, who often complain to her that Aleu sucks as a leader. Cana herself agrees, but she tells them that the pack cannot divide. Cana herself believes that unless all or mostly all of the pack does not want Aleu as an alpha, Cana will step in and formally challenge her for the position. Until then, Cana begrudgingly follows Aleu and directly and indirectly challenges her at every opportunity.

Other

Modifications: None
Name Meaning: Biblical meaning "zeal, jealousy, possession."
Relation to Balto: My Balto Family Tree (Nava's daughter, Aleu's rival, Nuk, Yak, and Sumac's leader when Niju's out of the picture)

Credits

Beautiful design, artwork, and inspiration of the character came from Kirinoha