Contest #1Section 1: (graphics) The winner is...Antiquity, with her entry:

I chose the one without the text simply because the "sense" should be "since" in the text. That's all.
Section 2: (text only)The winner is undoubtedly Skarl, with his elegant entry:
It is Post-Homo-sapiens. The last human had disappeared off the face of the Earth, leaving naught but a memory that is easily erased.
Wolves have reclaimed the land. Packs roam far and wide, their pawprints imprinted on every piece of earth. Loners howled at the moon; pups battled their littermates for food; couples nuzzled each other lovingly.
But these wolves are not your average wolves.
The humans were wiped from the Earth by an airborne virus that killed in thousands. Other animals contracted it, were infected, became carriers of the pathogen. But their reactions to it were not as fatal. Canines, in particular, had these mild reactions, but in wolves these traits are seen more prominently.
Coats of each and every colour, appendages of each and every shape, bodies, forms and shapes that were nothing like any you have seen before -- all exist, and all roam the earth. More particularly, North America. Wolves thrived on the continent, and soon two packs were built.
Choose one, and make it your home.
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack. Contest #2Section 1: (earning points)The winners are...Lenin, with the referral suggestion, Airia for her suggestion of getting points for being active for certain lengths of time, and the helpful roleplaying suggestions, and Sage for the lottery idea.
Section 2: (spending points)The winners are...Ayita for her suggestion of human items, Lenin for the buying the Member of the Month spot, and Sage for the idea of a larger litter possible.
If you didn't win, don't worry, all the suggestions and ideas were great and they helped a lot. As far as the fighting goes with the points, I'm trying to brainstorm a slightly easier way to make that happen, but I definitely am kicking it around. I'll add everyone's points up now...