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April 10, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

What does the food your characters eat reveal about their personality?<\/strong><\/p>\n

She longed for a rare steak to satisfy the blood lust licking her paw had awakened, but she hadn\u2019t found a gas station yet selling them. She sighed. Beef jerky would be on the menu.
Wolves’ Pawn<\/em><\/p>\n

What do wolf shifters eat? Raw meat, of course, when they have the option. Except they have a human side, and a no-nonsense doctor that insists that pack members include fruits and vegetables in their menus. I played with the concept throughout the Free Wolves’ series. In Wolves’ Knight, there is a community celebration that includes steak and casseroles, and in Wolves’ Gambit, steak is mentioned several times as a part of meals.<\/p>\n

I took it farther in Wolves’ Gambit, joking about how a Wyoming pack can’t raise cattle because the cows can sense the dual nature of the wolf shifters, and are skittish around them. Chickens, however, don’t seem to care.<\/p>\n

The wolf part of my shifters leads to many minor plot points around food. They have rules about what they can hunt and when. Pregnant does are never to be killed. A large stag is considered off-limits because of his potential to expand the local herd of deer. Who says a wolf shifter can’t be an environmentalist and understand their impact on a future food source? Also, there are other rules about verifying if an animal is another shifter or not before attacking them to make them a meal, which would be unethical. (Attacking them in battle is a different set of values.)<\/p>\n

It makes sense. The closer you are to nature, the closer you are to your food source.\u00a0 So my wolf shifters and food are tied together.<\/p>\n

How about the other authors. What does food\u00a0 reveal about their character’s personalities? Follow the link below\u00a0 to find out.<\/p>\n

As always, until next time, please stay safe.<\/p>\n

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April 10, 2023<\/p>\n

What does the food your characters eat reveal about their personality?<\/p>\n

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