Uosis / Ash (elder wolf)¶

Summary¶

Uosis (Ash) is a white-muzzled elder wolf of the Iron Wolves, one of the few survivors of the brotherhood who lived through Pabaiskas into the late 1440s. He remains at Pilkoji’s side in the bogs of the Dykra until his death in the deep winter of 1448–1449.

Uosis / Ash (elder wolf)


Tipas	veikėjas
Metai	c. 1375–1449
Status	Sagos išmonė
Pastaba	White-muzzled elder wolf of the Iron Wolves; accompanies Pilkoji in 1430; dies in the winter of 1448-49 (Book V ch. 28).

Appearance & tells¶

An ancient wolf with a muzzle frosted grey-white, stiff knees, and heavy grey wolf pelts pinned with bog-iron clasps. Speaks in a low, gravelly rasp and rarely moves unless necessary.

Want · Need · Lie · Truth¶


Want (external)	To endure beside Pilkoji until the last pact is fulfilled.
Need (internal)	To find rest without abandoning the dwindling circle of the brotherhood.
Lie they believe	The wolves must survive even after the sacred fire has gone out.
Truth they learn	When the hearth is cold and the land has moved on, the wolves must return quietly to the peat.

Arc by book¶

Book IV (1411–1430). Present among the elder wolves during the council in the bogs and the gathering of 1430.
Book V (1430–1449). Survives the Pabaiskas campaign and the winter of the Unburned (1435–1436); remains one of the final four wolves living in the wild; passes away in the winter of 1448–1449, remembered by Pilkoji before her own death (ch. 28).

Power & magic¶

A vilkatas of the Iron Wolves. Over forty years sworn; possesses the gift of wolf-shape (vilkavimas) and heightened animal senses. Bound to the sacred flame and the earth of the Dykra.

Record vs saga¶

[Historical record]: No record.
[The saga’s invention]: Fictional character representing the twilight of the Iron Wolves.

Tarimas¶

UO-sis · IPA /ˈuə.sʲɪs/ · English sound-alike „WOH-sis“ (Ash tree).

Appearances¶

Book IV chapters 6, 23; Book V chapters 7, 13, 16, 28.

Ryšiai

Ally: Pilkoji (the Grey One, Vilkų Motina) — Fellow survivor of the brotherhood into the 1440s.

Member of: Vilkatai (Iron Wolves)

Sąsajos¶

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  pilkoji["Pilkoji (the Grey One, Vilkų Motina)"]
  uosis["Uosis / Ash (elder wolf)"]
  uosis -->|Member of| iron_wolves
  uosis -->|Ally| pilkoji
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