Elaine

As Wildclaws migrate from region to region they have had to hone their hunting skills. Things were different when they first braved the colds of the Southern Icefields. Everything was white, or ice, or ice on white. The subtle attacks they had previously learned from observing the flying hunters of the other regions, the hawks and falcons, were now unsuccessful. Their bright vibrant colors and patterns stood out against a white backdrop of snow, or the ice blue of the hoarfrost covered spines.

As the hunting teams came back empty clawed, there was a faction of Wildclaw just waiting for their moment to shine. In regions they had passed through previously, their bright white or ice coloration made hunting difficult. It was in these regions the “Ice Falcons” (as they were called in jest by their peers) started to watch native wildlife even more closely.
Occupying the Southern Icefields now, sensing that they had an opportunity now to become great hunters like the Falcons and Eagles they had been studying. They began to study a particular falcon.