🐺 Lyrana Volkhari (1938 – )
Species: Ategana gray wolf
Height: 1.79 m
Occupation: Naval architect and co-owner of the ocean liner MS Noor
Spouse: Harok Volkhari
Social class: Member of the Ategana Elite
Depicted period: 1969

🌊 History and Context

Born in Soeyur, Lyrana grew up near the shipyards and ports that shaped Atego SM’s (in that times named "Atego" only) maritime power during the 1940s and 1950s. From a young age, she showed an impressive talent for technical drawing and structural design — a rare gift for a female at a time when the naval industry was still overwhelmingly male.
In 1958, she met Harok Volkhari, an ambitious wolf and owner of a small commercial fleet. Their relationship quickly evolved — both in love and in business. They married in 1961, forming one of the most remarkable partnerships in Ategana naval history.
Lyrana became the lead architect behind the MS Noor, one of the most luxurious Ategana ocean liners of its era, launched in 1966. While Harok managed the finances and company expansion, Lyrana directed the ship’s structural and interior design — a combination that turned the Noor into an icon of elegance and engineering.

⚓ Personality and Legacy

Lyrana is known for her analytical demeanor and calm gaze — a wolf who rarely shows emotion in public, yet whose intelligence and technical precision earned her the respect of even the most seasoned shipyard engineers.
In 1969 (the year depicted in the artwork), she was at the peak of her career: the Noor had become the emblem of Atego’s modern navy, and Lyrana was often featured in Elite newspapers and magazines as “the silent mind behind the Noor’s steel beauty.”
Still, she remained skeptical of high society, preferring the shipyards — surrounded by blueprints, measurements, and the distant clang of rivets striking metal hulls.

At 31, Lyrana Volkhari lived between two worlds: the luxury of Ategana Elite receptions and the constant noise of the 3EMag Shipyards in Atego SM — a balance few could master as she did.
Married to Harok Volkhari, a naval magnate and industrial captain, she became the technical brain behind several Volkhari Marine Group projects. The couple was considered an “iron duo”: Harok embodied economic power, and Lyrana represented technical and aesthetic refinement.

⚙️ Routine and Lifestyle

By day, Lyrana spent hours reviewing ship blueprints, supervising welds, and inspecting keel alignments across the shipyard. Her office — perched atop a steel observation tower — offered a direct view of the MS Noor, the pride of the Volkhari fleet.
By night, she exchanged her work coats for sharply tailored suits, usually in burnt-red or brick-brown tones, as seen in the portrait. She often accompanied Harok to formal dinners, receptions, and inaugurations — always poised, elegant, and analytical, as if assessing every venue like a structure about to be stress-tested.
Despite her elegance, Lyrana was reserved and introspective, often mistaken for coldness. In truth, she was simply observant — she preferred listening over speaking, and when she did speak, her words carried the precision of a well-calculated formula.

⚓ The MS Noor and Her Vision

The MS Noor was more than a ship — for Lyrana, it was a floating work of art. She designed its interiors with a unique harmony between modern lines and subtle ornamentation, reflecting Atego SM’s progressive spirit of the 1960s.
Her design philosophy was simple:
“A ship must have a soul — steel and art must breathe together.”
The Noor operated routes between Atego SM, Soeyur Mains, and Tundrasour, and quickly became the favorite of diplomats and business elites. Its fame elevated the Volkhari family’s reputation to international heights.

🪞 Personal Life and Hidden Emotions

Despite her prestige, Lyrana lived with quiet restlessness. She saw the world changing fast — the cultural winds of 1969 brought new ideas about freedom and equality. As a woman in a high technical position, she was hailed as a symbol of progress and modernity — but also drew conservative scrutiny.
Privately, she kept a personal notebook filled with reflections on architecture, the sea, and even the social behavior of feline and lupine elites. Few knew she wrote poetry — short, firm verses rich with maritime metaphors:
“I do not fear the sea — I fear the port,
for it is there that steel rusts and the gaze fades.”

🏛️ Prestige and Shadow

In 1969, Atego SM’s newspapers frequently featured the Volkhari couple in business and society columns. Yet behind the success, there was subtle tension: Harok was pragmatic, ambitious, and authoritarian, while Lyrana valued aesthetics, balance, and silence.
Despite their contrasts, mutual respect bound them — a partnership where both knew the Volkhari empire existed only because his steel was matched by her intellect.

🏙️ The Skyview Affair — The Tower That Rose Too Fast (May 1969)

On May 17, 1969, the port city of Atego SM was filled with euphoria.
After months of anticipation, the Skyview Tower — a steel-and-glass skyscraper by the sea — was to be inaugurated in a lavish ceremony, symbolizing modern progress and the sophistication of the Ategana elite.
Among the guests of honor were Harok and Lyrana Volkhari, representing Atego’s naval and industrial strength. The personal invitation came from the tower’s chief architect, Dr. Vahr Tenner, who regarded Lyrana as one of the few professionals capable of understanding the structure’s technical complexity.

🌆 The Ceremony and the Illusion of Brilliance

That evening, the tower gleamed under golden spotlights. The top floors reflected the sunset over the harbor — a breathtaking sight.
Lyrana, wearing a carmine-red suit and her usual composed expression, observed everything carefully. Harok mingled with businessmen, investors, and politicians.
But while the elite celebrated, the wolf noticed something odd: faint tremors beneath the glass floor, an uneven metallic hum, and a subtle dissonance between the wind’s rhythm and the building’s internal stability.
“Haste shapes steel like heat does — but never with the same precision,”
she murmured softly, watching the support beams.

⚠️ The Skyview Restaurant Opening — and the Silent Disaster

After the ribbon-cutting, guests were led to the top floor, where the Skyview Restaurant offered panoramic views of the port.
It was meant to be the evening’s highlight — and what Lyrana would later call “the most expensive opening-closing in Ategana history.”
During dinner, the tremors became more noticeable. Some thought it was just the wind; others joked that “the tower was dancing with the sea.”
But Lyrana knew the truth: severe structural flaws in the welding of metal beams and a dangerously unbalanced center of gravity.
When one of the glass walls showed a surface crack, Harok, noticing his wife’s alert gaze, quietly ordered the evacuation of the upper floors. The exit was swift but discreet — to avoid panic.
Hours later, safety engineers confirmed her suspicions:
the main columns had been poorly welded and rushed to meet the political deadline for the grand opening.

Immediate Closure

The next morning, Atego’s newspapers blared headlines such as:
“Skyview Tower Inaugurated and Closed the Same Day.”
“Structural Flaws Exposed: Haste Cost Prestige.”
The tower was officially shut down, and the restaurant at its summit never reopened. The event became a symbol of corporate arrogance and governmental haste — a stark contrast to the rigor and perfection Lyrana always upheld.
For many, the Skyview Affair was just a fleeting scandal. But for her, it was a warning — a living metaphor of the era:
“Everyone wanted to touch the sky, but forgot to strengthen the ground.”
🐺 Lyrana After the Incident
In the months that followed, Lyrana was invited to join a newly created technical committee for public works review — an initiative by the governor, who was already concerned about Atego’s infrastructure standards.
Though discreet, the wolf became a silent symbol of ethics and technical precision, reinforcing her status as a figure of professional responsibility and moral integrity among the Elite.
Harok, in turn, used the Skyview case to strengthen the Volkhari family’s image as “prudent visionaries” — and not merely magnates.

NOTE:

She is my FIRST female wolf that I've made. I've made some wolves in the past,although both were males. Now a female one like her is my first did.

OBS: "24/08/25" was a tipping error caused by a month confusion from me. The right date is "24/10/25".