Direwolf

Direwolves are large carnivorous canids that inhabit the forests of the northern territory. They are in almost all aspects extremely similar to the smaller wolves that roam the forests as well except that they are much larger, more intelligent, have longer live spans, and live in smaller packs.

Their numbers are much smaller than regular wolves due to habitat loss as well as loss of prey, which causes city dwellers or really anyone who doesn't live in the north to believe that they are extinct or a myth. For anyone who knows these animals well know to fear them since they are not as afraid of humans as the smaller species of wolf are.

Healthy adult males and females can grow to reach 4 to 5 feet in height around 2 years old. They posess very large heads and thick muscular bodies. This size requires them to eat double the amount a gray wolf would eat, requiring them to eat at least 20 pounds of food per day or 44 lbs in one sitting. To support such a diet, direwolves hunt down deer, elk, sometimes andal bear cubs and musken.

Due to their size and appetite, direwolves have evolved to live in packs of 3 to 4 and sometimes 5 wolves at most in order for there to be enough food to survive. Even in packs as small as those, they are still very dangerous and territorial predators. Like any other predator, however, they avoid humans unless they feel threatened or hungry enough to attack, but direwolves have been known to attack humans for no clear reason. There have been tales of witches and even tribesmen taming direwolves to live alongside them as companions for years.