Shanto - Loner

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Name: Shanto
Gender: Male
Race: Wolf
Sub-Race: Demon
Species: Arctic Wolf/Demonic mix
Pack: None
Rank: N/A

Description~
Pelt: Despite his arctic heritage, his pelt is black, probably due to his demonic blood. His fur is thick and long. His ears and tail are tipped in green and he has a swirl of green on his chest.
Wing Color: Black, tipped in green.
Eyes: His pupils are as black as his fur while the iris' are the same green that marks him.
Markings: He is covered in countless scars, yet the most notable mark is a sinister golden dagger with a serpent curled about its entirety seared into his fore-right leg.
Height: He is large, standing at a full 4'.
Weight: Roughly 160 lbs.
Build: Shanto is a large wolf with powerful muscle. He has seen nothing but battle and death since the loss of his pack and further, has traveled endlessly. As a result, his body is well-defined and also scarred severely. He has a round head with triangular ears and a long muzzle. His legs are large as well as his paws and his tail is long though no longer as bushy as in his youth. His wings are large and feathery, resting against his sides in most cases.

Other~
Elements: Shadow
-Abilities:

• Shanto can transform himself into a shadowy mist at will. In this form, he cannot be physically harmed by attacks, but he is vulnerable to light magic and some spells. This ability is not particularly draining and he can travel long distances in it since it's almost as natural to him as his physical form. However, he typically only uses it when making a quick get-away or a surprise attack.
• Shanto has what he has titled 'shadow-poison'. It is not actually poison, but is rather named so for the way it infects the body. Due to Shanto's first ability, he is able to inject a combination of shadow-mist and dark magic into another being via the bloodstream (an open wound or cavity). In essence, a tangle of Shanto's being and his magic enter the other and thus Shanto is able to manipulate his victim. He can physically or mentally do so at his will. The magic does slowly kill, also why he has titled it poison, because in essence, Shanto drains energy from his victim and can choose his moment to end their life once he has reached the brain. At times, Shanto will not actively control the other but rather let them do as they please in order to reduce suspicion. But he will wait until his opportune moment, and at that point, his victim usually doesn't even notice it's not their own thoughts telling them what to do.
  
  Because part of Shanto is within the other, it can be very draining for him, depending on how actively involved in controlling them he is. Shanto must often eat more and sleep more in general depending also on how many victims he has. Shanto can only actively control two victims at the same time and can only have a limited number of victims total. (Must have another user's permission for this ability due to powerplay.)
  
  Note: Only those with shadow-manipulating abilities or those who can control the will/essence of another can aid a victim once Shanto has infected them. Because the poison isn't actually what the usual poison is, it can't be healed with normal healing abilities. It must be drawn out of the body and destroyed.

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Skills: Shanto is a hunter. His greatest skill is the kill. He is stealthy, strong, manipulative, cunning, and fast, though since he has aged he is not as fast as in his youth.

Personality: Shanto's persona is dark and twisted by his thirst for revenge. After the death of his family, he became even worse than those that had killed them. He sees others as worthless pawns in a game of his mind and has no value for life, including his own. He is able to feign interest and emotion in order to accomplish his goals... but he is also driven, focused, and temperamental. His one weak spot is his daughter, Vellina, who he discovered before the Demon War and attempted to have her join him in his quest. For her, he becomes more gentle and tries to make up for years past. But this is only in private and even then, he struggles not to merely use her as another pawn.

Biography~

Age:

Family~
Mate: Deceased
Offspring: Káshila - daughter; Vellina - daughter; Unknown - son (deceased)
Father: Deceased
Mother: Deceased
Siblings: None by blood, nor by choice; the mark on his shoulder binds him to a brotherhood of wolves he only desires to kill

History: Shanto was once a kind wolf, fatherly, loving, a protector. He belonged to a small pack and had a mate and three pups. One day, he left to hunt for his family as the pups were still young. Upon his return, he discovered his entire pack massacred and all the male pups gone. In his mate's dying breath, she whispered only a name. "Icewulf". He swore a blood oath to reap his vengeance. Not long after, he discovered one of those who had killed his pack and stolen the pups was still present. In a blind rage, Shanto killed this other wolf and thus took not only his power, but his place in the group known as the Elite.

Not long after, he joined the group and found his way into Icewulf's home. Just as he believed his entire family to be dead, he murdered Icewulf's, soon after fleeing the scene as Icewulf then discovered his world entirely changed. Icewulf ran after Shanto and the two fought in a powerful clash. Though Icewulf was stronger and pushed Shanto over a cliff. He was impaled... yet his magic prevented his death.

Shanto awoke at the bottom of the ravine, a distance away from where he had fallen. Swearing that he would not be done until Icewulf lay dead at his paws, he left. He soon learned that the Elite group had escaped and traveled elsewhere. He followed their trail and thus began his journey. Along the way, he met an enigmatic figure by the name of Zales. He learned that with the serpentine mark, he could have an unbreakable connection that would lead him to his prey. It was not easy, but Shanto gained his mark.

For years, Shanto hunted them until he discovered they had become a member of the Shinkou Ookami pack. He knew there was no way he would be able to accomplish his plans alone. So instead, he lurked in the bordering packlands, gathering others to his aid. He also discovered that his two daughters had escaped the massacre years before. But it was too late for him to leave behind his vow for vengeance. Vellina joined him, but Káshila tried to turn them away. Instead, they left her and her kind heart to the Akeru Pack.

He also met and battled a wolf called Kashikoi Kaen. He managed to take over his mind and control him to try and use him for his purposes. Yet even that plan failed. Finally when the demon war struck, he thought perhaps he could seize his opportunity. He invaded with the demons, and even fought some of the Defenders. But he failed yet again. He retreated, and as soon as the lands found peace again, decided he would find his moment yet again. He had discovered that Icewulf had started over and made a new family... and worse, one of Icewulf's bloodline had become the new Emperor. Shanto determined to take Icewulf's family once more, perhaps, and in his grief slaughter his old foe.

Now Shanto ploys and waits, his mind consumed with nothing but his plans for revenge.[/color][/size]