Character from Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
A sunball star wolf shifter grieving his brother, his pack, and his place in the world — now stumbling into a leadership role he never wanted but might be the only one honest enough to fill.
Ithan is a golden retriever in a world of wolves — loyal, earnest, slightly confused, and desperately trying to do the right thing without a clear sense of what that is. He was a sunball star before Connor's death knocked his world sideways, and he's been drifting since. He doesn't have Bryce's rage or Hunt's discipline to channel his grief, so it just sits in him, making him slower, sadder, and more cautious than he used to be. He is instinctively kind in a way that the wolf hierarchy doesn't reward. He questions Alpha authority, which is political suicide for a shifter, and he cares about people the pack structure considers disposable. His arc pushes him toward the Prime role — leader of all wolves — not because he wants power but because he's the only candidate who might use it gently.
Tall, broad-shouldered, and built like the professional athlete he is. Tawny brown hair, warm brown eyes, and the kind of open, handsome face that people instinctively trust. His wolf form is large and brown-gold. In human form, he still moves with a wolf's restless awareness — constantly scenting the air, tracking movement in his periphery.
Also known as: Ithan, Holstrom