Grey Wolf

The Grey Wolves of Hârn are predators, that prey mostly on hoofed animals and small mammals, the wolf lives and hunts in packs of varying numbers. Wolf packs have a distinct social hierarchy and cooperate closely while hunting and to protect and feed their young. The pack is led by a dominant pair, the alpha male and alpha female. Lesser wolves submit themselves to this hierarchy as long as the alpha pair remains strong. Occasionally, a pack member leaves to wander as a lone wolf, sometimes founding a new pack. Offspring are born once a year during the spring in a cave or den. Wolves may live up to nine years. Wolves can survive in almost any climate and terrain, but are most common in remote mountainous needle leaf or mixed forest. A typical wolf pack inhabits a territory of roughly sixteen to thirty-two square leagues, depending on the size of the pack an the availability of prey. The pack marks its territory and vigorously defends it against other packs or lone wolves.
Wolves use various hunting tactics, typically initiated by the alpha pair. Pack members communicate by facial play, body language and sounds. Their howling serves as a gathering signal before and after hunts and can be heard over many leagues on clear nights. Wolf hunting tactics include chasing and encircling the prey, separating single animals from herds if possible.
Sometimes a lone wolf or even a pack may enter a settled district and prey upon domestic animals and can even become dangerous humans. Such wolves will attack humans especially if threatened, attacked or unusually hungry. A lone wolf will rarely attack a creature larger than itself.