Name: Orchid

Sex: Female

Breed: 1/2 red collie, 1/2 Alaskin Malamute

Related to Balto: Steele's Daughter

Mother: Wren

Father: Steele

Age: Young adult

Personality: Very caring, yet shy. She can't express how she feels sometimes because she feels like everyone would judge her on her heritage from her father. However, with her childhood not being one full of love and family she tends to get emotionally attatched to Hermes, which leads to her getting extremely jealous over other females.

History: Orchid was a result of her mother, a red collie, falling for the town of Nome's kick-out Steele. With Steele clutching his golden collar and dignity, he fled to Whitemountain. There, that's where he ran into Wren. Wren, having been the most popular female in Whitemountain caught Steele's attention. Steele remembered Jenna and went to seek out Wren. Things lead to other things and Wren wound up pregnant with Orchid, Hyacinth, and Nickel.

Orchid, after her father's mysterious disaperence with her siblings, went to Nome to seek out a family of her own. Upon arival, she met Genji and Comet, hanging near the boiler room. Orchid introduced herself and lurked around the two dogs. Soon, she found out they were in a sled dog team. She became a fan and friend of the team, and one night as they celebrated, Orchid found her eyes always glued to Hermes, Comet's brother. Orchid liked him, but pushed down her feelings as him just being a friend.

Things turned for the bad when Hyacinth returned to Nome and found an attraction to Hermes as well. Orchid saught out to rid herself of her sister before things went too far for Hyacinth and Hermes. Bailey, Herme's only sister, saw Orchid trying to push herself onto Herme. Bailey instantly realized what was going on, and being the big-mouth that she is, quickly told Genji, who told Comet and word spread quickly throughout the team. However, word never got to Hermes.

Luck quickly turned to Orchid's favor and Hyacinth quickly found a new dog to latch herself onto. Heartbroken, Hermes closed out everyone around him. Orchid, hearing this, felt her own heart break for Hermes' brokeness. Trying anything to cheer him up, the two began to bond. However, her luck was dashed and Hermes was planning on moving to Whitemountain. Orchid tried her best, but alas, he left. Heartbroken, Orchid ran away to the forest.

With Orchid gone, Bailey began worrying and saught out her brother. Reaching Whitemountain, she quickly found him, more depressed looking and thinner than ever. Hermes explained to Bailey how he did love Orchid but thought she just loved him as a brother and Hyacinth had explained how her sister did love him but probably didn't anymore because he had loved her at the time. Hermes, at hearing that Orchid had run away, had a feeling where to look. The two siblings raced to the woods near Nome and could scent Orchid.

When they finally found Orchid, she has lying underneath a fallen tree, her leg trapped underneath it. Orchid was barely hanging on to life, but with help from the team, Hermes and Bailey saved the girl who'd grown close to their family.

Orchid found out about Hermes' attraction to her, but not wanting to take away his ' manhood' by telling him her affections she waited. After the team won a race that'd let them stay with their humans, she thrust herself at him and embraced in a kiss. After a few months, their pups were born.

Mate: Hermes

Puppers: N/A

Voice Actor: Zooey Deschanel(Jess from New Girl)

As my character: Was hoping to create a popular balto universe so I made a couple out of Steele and an original char of mine. They didn't give me a complete satisfaction, but then I made their puppies and this lil' girl won my heart. Then I needed a mate for her and remembered allmighty_Zeus and mine unnamed Kodi and Dusty pup. Redesigned him a little and used a bit of greif from a relationship from me and I had a cute couple.

Art(c) Me