Tom
Thomas Eugene De Nucci (a.k.a. Tom)
Tom is essentially the 'good guy' 'helpful' wolf, he serves a similar role as Bryn within the pack. He's the guy you can run to when you need something. It's a bit of his specialty. Of all the wolves, he's one of the most stable and the least involved in anything. He runs the Fang and a few other restaurants, great places for the pack to meet up in the city and feel safe. They're also great places for a wolf to run if they have a problem. Places like the [The Fang] and people like Tom are a troubled wolf's first point of contact.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Tom is a tall, slender man. Despite being a cook, he's never been much more than a beanpole of a guy. He has a warm smile and a loud voice that carries well. In more festive times, he can be heard talking to his customers from the kitchen, laughing and joking about all manner of things. He's a very happy kind of guy.
As a wolf, his fur is dark brown, bordering on black. His shoulders are narrow, leaving him in a runner's body, a somewhat buff runner of a wolf. His limbs seem perhaps a bit too long for the rest of him. His anthro form is 12' tall or so.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Tom was born as the middle child in a family of six kids. His house was always chaotic, but always warm and loving. His parents ran a pair of restaurants, a pizzaria for his dad's side of the family and a small steakhouse on his mom's side. Both were family businesses, with everyone working there at some point. Dinner was always on the table.
Honestly, it was a really good life. Never had to worry about being alone or lakcing support. He never had to worry about being hungry. The only real downside was getting stuck on dish duty. Having a restaurant means lots of chores for kids. No end to the work.
By the 90s, Tom had decided he would go into the family business. He might not inherit either restaurant, but he could add a third to the family. Or at the least, he could work at either in the family until he was ready to start his own. He went to college for coulinary studies, and stuck around for his Masters degree.
After college, Tom spent a few years with the family business. It was a chance to pay down his student loans and save up for his own place. He didn't know for sure what sort of place he'd open up. Both sides of the familiy pushed him to simply make a franchise of their restaraunts. Another steakhouse, another pizza place.
The pressure got to be a bit much. Some friends invited him out on a camping trip. Unfortunately, they went right for The Philadelphia Pack's territory. It wasn't a wise choice on their part. It seemed fine enough at first, everything going well that night. There was no full moon or anything. The smartest and dumbest thing they did was to camp just a few feet into the woods at the territory's edge. It was enough that they didn't get the wolves' notice on that first night. And unfortunately, they didn't get evicted before it was too late.
Unfortunately for him, it was 2011, Astrid had recently been brought to the pack, and she was having a bit of a relapse. She had broken out.
Tom and his friends were being idiot boys around the campfire. They were pullings ome pranks on each other, having a few drinks, roughousing, and being loud. They couldn't have announced their presence any more loudly.
Astrid ran right for them. She was new to the pack, BUT she knew they were her pack. The idiots in the woods had no warning. Astrid charged from the shadows and by pure luck, tore into Tom first. His friends of course, screamed and ran.They were spared the gruesome sight, Tom was taken within an inch of his life.
Luckily, Holden arrived and pulled Astrid off Tom. For him, wrangling her was fairly easy. Even with her shifted, he was still bigger and stronger. He ripped herup off the man and slammed her to the ground hard enough to knock her out. It was enough to save Tom's life.
Of course, Tom's friends still reported the whole attack. The cops investigated. Animal control showed up. By then, the wolves already took Tom in and started getting him ready for the challenging months ahead. For a few months, his family was left assuming he was dead. He would turn up after the pack stabilized him, claiming the attack had given him amnesia. It had taken this long to recover this far.
Eventually, Tom would find himself running the Fang and a few other places the pack runs. He doesn't own them, but he's not as worried about that. In a way, he got his dream job, though he'll never be able to have his family there, not the way he grew up.
Education
Tom has his Bachelors in Cullinary Arts and a Masters in hospitality, as well as a lifetime of hands on experience working in and running restaurants. He's beyond well equippped for cooking nearly anything. It's been quite the benefit to the wolves, he's a master at making steaks.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
At the moment, Tom's living for his old dream. He loves cooking and meeting people. He hopes one day to establish a family and have them in the Fang the same way he grew up in his family's restaurants. He hopes one day to be close with his family again. They assume his mental issues from being attacked have caused him to be distant to them. It's not exactly wrong, but it's not the full truth either. He wants to get back to the life and dreams he had before, or at least, get close to them. In the interim, he's happy at least to be a cook.
Species
Year of Birth
1986
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Hazel
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Light Olive
Height
5’10”
Weight
176lb
Aligned Organization
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