Finally got the first mentor designs + tigris down!
Sejanus - german Sheppard / wolf mutt
Even though the Capitol is endlessly obsessed with the idea of pure bloodlines and impeccable pedigrees, the exact dog breed isn’t always what matters most. What truly counts is that you come from a long, traceable line of Capitol-bred stock. Capitol breeds with Capitol—that’s the unspoken rule. While it’s especially prized (and earns you a certain reverence) if you’re of the same breed as your lineage, it’s not absolutely necessary. As long as your ancestry is pure and untouched by district blood, you’re considered acceptable—though the more uniform your breed, the more you’re admired, almost idolized.
Not everyone fits neatly into that ideal. Coriolanus for instance is not purely bred. He is a blend: his mother was a Sylkie and his father a Borzoi. Though he takes after his father in appearance, the mix in his bloodline set him apart. To the untrained eye, he passes for a Borzoi, but to Capitol society—so sharp in its scrutiny, he’s flawed. To look the part, he’d need to trim his coat down, refine it to match the sleek standards of the Borzoi elite. He never did tho.
But no grooming could hide the truth from those who cared to look. In his childhood Livia bullied him for not being a “real” Borzoi. His mixed heritage became something to mock, which fueled his insecurity even if he doesn’t let it show. Livia is just a spiteful bitch, quite literally-
Meanwhile Sejanus faced a different kind of exclusion. Though part purebred on his fathers side, the other half of him is what the Capitol dismissively labels as wild—something untamed, closer to an animal than a refined breed. His outsider status is rooted not just in his origin, but in his convictions. He knows he doesn’t belong in the Capitol and what’s more, he doesn’t want to. He refuses to play the game or mask who he is.
His tall, wolfish build only adds to the unease others feel around him. People aren’t quite sure what he is, and that uncertainty breeds fear. His presence demands attention, but never comfort. What he doesn’t realize is that even in District 12 that feeling of not belonging won’t disappear. If anything it will follow him, echo louder. There too, he’s neither fully wolf nor dog, neither Capitol nor District. Just a peacekeeper—hovering in the in-between, always marked as other.
Mutts are more common in the districts between canines, doesn’t mean they don’t fear or beware of ‘wild animals’ like coyotes, wolves and foxes 🦊
> Which goes for the ‘richer’ part of 12, the merchant area.
More characters will follow~
