*Ia is basically my mascot. Her history is not an accurate representation of myself, since it has been modified for this fan site. BUT her personality matches up well enough for her to be considered a canine representation of myself, or a"fursona".*

General

Name: Ia (pronounced Eee-yah) short for Celia (she never goes by it though)
Breed: 1/2 Alaskan Tundra Wolf, 1/2 Siberian Husky
Sex: Female
Orientation: Asexual biromantic (meaning no desire to reproduce, but falls in love with both genders)
Birth: 1925 in the Yukon Territory (Spring)

Characteristics

Personality: Calm, cool, and collected. Ia is one of those people that has a surprisingly vice-like handle on their emotions. It's almost impossible to get her to explode with strong emotions, but when she does, most people who experience her wrath would agree that they'd rather suffer a bomb blast. This is because Ia is really detached from her emotions, and prefers to keep it that way. She is sensetive and she doesn't like to show when she's been hurt. She usually cries on the inside when in public, but isn't afraid to cry in her own private solitude when needed. She is not necessarily shy, but does have a timid sense about her which contributes to her listening and sensetive aspects towards others. In conversations, she is less likely to talk about herself since she is aware of the fact that she is an emotional trainwreck and tries to keep others from seeing it. Despite having no mating desire, Ia is one that easily feels both platonic and romatic feelings towards others. Even if she won't admit it, she's a sucker for romantic gestures and loves the simple things in life like cuddling. Usually she's the kind of person that gets dragged into adventures rather than actively seeking them out. Her laughter is a silent type, when she has it together (read about it here for explanation on what a silent laugh is). When she's not composed, her laughter is hilarious to others filled with cackles and snorts.
Talents/ Abilities: Her greatest asset is her collected demenor, which is impervious to all forms of cruelty she faces in life
Weaknesses: Ia's collected demenor is really a façade, if anyone breaks past it, they'll find that Ia is far from control of her emotions. If they push the right buttons, Ia is likely to be defeated. On a lighter note, she's self conscious of her laugh.
Dreams: To be emotionally sound, to be loved, and to have a life partner who truly understands her
Fears: Breaking down, emotional abandonment, and loneliness.

Design

Colors: Light grey with violet tint
Pupils: Black
Iris: De-saturated violet
Schlera: White
Paw Pads: Black
Inner Ears: Light grey
Reference Sheet: None Yet

Liniage

Parents: ??? (??? X ???) x ??? (??? X ???)
Siblings: Dusty (half)
Mate: None (Interested in Declan)
Pups: Unlikely

History

Ia was born to a female wolf and a male siberian husky. Her owner was a musher who was attempting to breed wolf blood into his sleddogs to have the strongest dogs possible. This was a common practice during the Yukon Gold Rush, and it was much more productive than attempting to domesticate wolves. Ia was the least tempermental of the litter, and thus was much easier to train for sled pulling. So she was trained and kept by her father's master while her littermates were sold off and went their spearate ways.

Ia's mother was too much for Ia's musher to handle so he just released her into the wild when Ia was about six months old. Ia was upset to see her mother go, but understood how miserable she was. Ia often suppressed her feelings of resentment for her mother leaving her behind, but ended up ignoring an obviously terrible emotional wound. Ia and her father relocated to Fairbanks, Alaska before the start of winter, where Ia's father breeded with another husky, resulting in another litter of pups (which included Dusty) by the time Spring arrived. When the spring started turning to summer, Ia and her father were supposed to be taken back to the Yukon, but instead, Ia was sold along with Dusty to a musher that was heading further west into Alaska. Ia was even more emotionally torn when her father left her behind and felt mostly abndoned by all parental figures she'd had in life (her mother, father, and musher). 

Ia and Dusty eventually ended up in Nome, where Dusty was put on the mail team and Ia was used as a supply runner for miners. As it turned out, she ended up on the same team as Steele, after he was retired from racing after his huge messup with the serum run, and sold to be a supply runner for Ia's musher. So Ia and Steele became roommates, ending up living a house that Steele didn't want to share and Ia didn't want to stay in. Steele being as selfish as he was, often ate Ia's food and kicked her out of her own bed. It was unclear to Ia what Steele's problem was with her, but over time she eventually began to understand that Steele was mourning for his own loses in his own twisted ways, often taking his frustration out on Ia.

Ia being bullied by Steele often made her avoid the dog, often leaving the house when he was there or even staying out all night since she knew her bed had been taken. Because of her tiny stature in comparison to his huge figure, Ia never thought to challenge Steele for her right to be happy. She just suppressed her feelings as usual, not allowing others to see the pain she felt in being practically homeless.

One day Ia comes across Declan and takes an affinity towards her. Delcan was mourning the loss of her family, a pain Ia could relate to, but unlike her counterpart, could never really mourn or express herself enough of her regret to fully heal. Ia tries to offer comfort to Declan, something she wished she was given when she was paternally and maternally abandoned. While helping Declan through her grief, Ia begins to question why life is filled with so much sorrow and the purpose of pain if that is all one feels in life. Ia sees how aweful it is to feel grief through pain when she is with Declan, and tells herself that she will never allow herself to grieve for her lost ones if it means being in so much misery.

Ia tries to bury all of her feelings of regret, but finds that when she is around Declan, something about her just pulls at Ia's heartstrings and makes Ia feel everything, from both good and bad. At first Ia tries to avoid from feeling, originally thinking it would only end poorly between Declan and Ia if Ia's own buried thoughts were resurfaced, but it time, Ia realizes that even though Declan makes Ia feel, she also makes Ia feel alive, ultimately leading to Ia finding the answer to her earlier question. To Ia, pain and sorrow need to be felt so that when love and laughter arrives, Ia will know to keep it around as much as possible.

Other

Modifications: None
Relation to Balto: My Balto Family Tree (Dusty's half-sister, Steele's roomate and teammate)
Name Meaning: Ia is derived from Georgian ია (ia) meaning "violet", which alludes to her coat and eye color. However, Celia means "heaven" with latin origins

Credits

Body Art © Somes (Thank you so much, it's lovely!)