What is 'Feros Ferio'

You see this term all over the site, but what it is, and what does it mean? And what should you do if someone says it to you?


"Feros Ferio" is motto, password, and greeting all mixed into one. When they were a pack rather than a guild, their young Alpha often used this as a motto, as his father before him. No one knows how or why this came to be, but it went back several generations. When he met the young female who became his alphess, she not only translated the phrase, but had a response to it as well. He immediately took this bright and beautiful female as his mate.

After fleeing their homeland and following the impassioned final speech of the alphess, she told them to take these words as their own. Since her mate's family line had ended with him (he died before having any pups) his fighting spirit would live through his pack.

Feros Ferio means literally, "I am Fierce with the Fierce" and is a phrase used often amongst the Blacktalon wolves, particularly after discussions of duty, or as a rallying cry when faced with a particularly dangerous or arduous task. Typically, this benediction is answered Corpus, Mentem, Spiritus, which translates to "Body, Mind, Spirit," a response that reminds the wolves that ferocity is an all-over attribute.

"Feros Ferio" is used mostly amongst the older wolves, but its exotic sound appeals to the youth as well now, who may not know its origin but like the way it lifts the spirits.

Feros Ferio
Corpus, Mentem, Spiritus