I read this article recently, which prompted thoughts of how the Vargr are depicted.
It likely doesn't need to change anything about how the Vargr are in the OTU, but it prompted me to question whether they would be as susceptible to charismatic leaders if they original stock were removed from Terra before the genetic variation that led to the separation of dogs and wolves.
That all said, another piece could answer the question "why wolves" if the removal and uplift occurred after the wolf/dog separation.
Monique Udell, Oregon State University.It was once thought that during domestication dogs had evolved an advanced form of social cognition that wolves lacked... new evidence would suggest that dogs instead have a genetic condition that can lead to an exaggerated motivation to seek social contact compared to wolves.
It likely doesn't need to change anything about how the Vargr are in the OTU, but it prompted me to question whether they would be as susceptible to charismatic leaders if they original stock were removed from Terra before the genetic variation that led to the separation of dogs and wolves.
That all said, another piece could answer the question "why wolves" if the removal and uplift occurred after the wolf/dog separation.