A Leone Wolf named Rafe.
Leone wolves (lion wolves) are so named due to the large mane on the neck of the males. They are also larger than the average wolf, some of the larger leone wolves reaching 3-3.5 ft tall and 5.4 ft long.
Leone wolves are seen as intelligent beasts, for they have a higher capacity to understand human speech than any other known animal, second only to griffins. Due to this, many attempts have been made to domesticate the leone wolf. There were so many records of attacks made against Ardains trying to capture the wolves that the government was forced to make owning leone wolves illegal.
Rafe was abandoned as a pup, due to his being a runt, and he was found by Gilen Mendoza, an animal trainer. Gilen cared for the pup until Rafe matured, at which point he was set free into the nearby forest. Rafe is highly attached to Gilen, and visits his ranch a few times a year.
