Thanatos - Noctre Imperii - General

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Full Name: Thanatos Zephyrus Tartarus

Gender: Male

Race: Wolf

Sub-Race: Demon Wolf

Breed: Druin X Arctic

Pack: Noctre Imperii

Rank:  General/Cordus

Appearance

Fur Color:  White

Scales:  Black

Eye Color:  Black; lacking a pupil or iris

Overall:

Despite the druin blood that flows through the male's veins, he takes after his mother in stature. Unfortunately for him, despite his father's size and that of the rest of his family, Thanatos does not carry the stature of his paternal family. However, despite the fact that he has recieved the short gene from his mother, he is still an imposing figure to most other creatures. Most of Thanatos' features are reminiscent of the druin blood within him, he is lengthy and given his thick fur he appears thicker than he actually is. His forearms, while strong and able, appear much slimmer in response to the thick, heavy feet that propel him. Easily he can grip things, having paws that resemble a more humanistic hand rather than the paws of a wolf, including an opposable thumb that allows him to grasp. A long, lean muzzle full of sharp white teeth tapers to a thick white nose, while his broad forehead sports three thick horns. Two are tucked against long, thin ears, curling about tightly much like a ram's horn. The third, however, resembles that of a mythical unicorn, straight and foreboding with a sharpened tip.

Thick scales start from the wolf's throat, starting smaller before growing thicker at his chest and spreading out along his underbelly. The scales, dark black in color, follow the length of his tail. Long, curling thick plumage stick to an equally strong tail, the tip whip thin and holding a puffy black tuft. As for the creatures pelt, most of the thick, warm fur that lines his upper body is white, slim shoulders. Front paws and legs are pure white, clean and snow-like. Except for thin black lines that start just beneath his black eyes, his face is completely white, not even his nose is tinged pink. However, as the line beneath his eyes starts trailing down the sides of his neck and past his slim shoulders, they start to broaden until they reach just before his hindquarters. From there black pours out, covering every inch of him from the hindquarters back. Leaving him very much, white and then black, except for the dark scales and the line that is a mirror image on both sides of his body.



Personality:

Time has ravaged the once youthful facade of a far too quickly aged wolf. War had ravaged the young mind, destroying youth and instilling a sense of great responsibility and duty to the creature. Quickly he learned what mattered in life, death and misery became constant companions during his most important years growing up. He lost much when he found adolescence and it brought forth a hardened exterior leaving him stoic and stony to those that he does not know. Thanatos remains cautious of others, though not to the point of paranoia, but he knows that peace is not everlasting. He is no fool, death and destruction was like a disease. It took ahold of even one wolf and from there it spread like wildfire. Thanatos' desire is only to protect those that he considers his family, those that join him in loyalty to his pack. At times Thanatos can come across as a bit abrasive to others, when others question his decisions or his convictions he tends to hold it a bit personally.

There has been much that has happened in his life that he regrets, and Thanatos has paid dearly for what he believes were things he could have avoided. His determination to protect is a driving force, and it can make him a little less than friendly when it comes to those that are strangers. He can even find himself a little less friendly to those within his pack, he has a habit of taking out his frustrations on others, grumpiness is not an uncommon thing for the wolf. However, Thanatos has found that he still has the affection and playfulness that he had as a pup locked away deep inside. Only on the times that he finds himself relaxed, or in the presence of pups (which is a bit of a guilty pleasure for the beast) does he find himself a much more genial creature. He has the potential for a far softer facade, but the pain of the past has brought much caution on his part.


Magic:

Death/Darkness


Death Mist- Ability to conjure a dark chilling mist that causes a slow rise of panic in the person currently inhabiting the mist. Probably one of the most used spells by Thanatos as it is easy to conjure and if the being is strongly connected to their emotions its easier to instill the panic. The mist affects all five senses, a lingering smell of death assaults the nose, a soft moaning keens in one's ear, the feel of a slick uneasiness caresses the skin, and darkness clouds the sight. Of course it can always be overcome if one has a strong will and a good mind.

Essence of Death- If one is nearing the end of their life, or on the verge of death, Thanatos can take the lingering essence, or strength, from the being and instill it to himself to gather his own strength and spirit back. This only works if Thanatos is hurt or tired out. If his 'health meter' is lower than full than he can extract strength from a dying creature. But only if the creature is dying and he is in need of it.

Shield of Darkness- Pretty much as it says, Thanatos can summon a mass of Darkness to surround him at any point to deflect an attack, be it magic or physical. Of course Light would be able to penetrate the mass as well as any form of light. Serves also as a means of becoming invisible. Only works during the night as the dark mass blends in with the shadows and darkness.

Dark wings- Not so much a spell as an extra appendage made of dark feathers that spread above his back. Much like angel wings tainted black he has a massive pair between his shoulders, capable of picking him up. The stark black is striking against his shining hide.

Tendrils of Darkness- This spell is more offensive than defensive as tendrils of dark mass take hold of the victim and squeeze until bone breaks and hearts stop, unless Thanatos commands the darkness to do less damage or to stop. Thanatos must be holding on to the being for the tendrils to be able to take hold and Thanatos cannot summon a shield to protect himself if someone attacks while producing the tendrils.

Death Orb - This is a building of energy at Thanatos' maw. The dark energy becomes a swirling mass of black magic. The orb can be as powerful or dull as Thanatos wants it to be but he cannot control it's flight after it leaves his maw. On impact it explodes, not only searing the skin with the heat of it, but also decaying the flesh at the spot it hit. The decaying flesh can rot down to the bone, but once it hits the bones the toxins begin to wear. If for some reason it hits a vital area, like an organ exposed in a fight, it can and will completely destroy the organ unless it is healed by a healer. It will take up to a day to destroy major organs, but it can take five minutes for skin, bones, and arteries.



Skills:

A very astute learner, Thanatos has picked up on battle tactics rather quickly. While he is not physically the strongest, being lean and on the smaller side for his species, he is quick and he is agile leaving him adept at hunting and at out maneuvering others. Thanatos also seems to have oddly good skills with much younger wolves, mostly pups. He seems to take easily to them.

Biography:

Thanatos was born before the war, though his youth was poisoned by war and heart-ache. Born to Zephyrus and Phobia, with a single litter mate, Thanatos was a robust and out-going young pup. He always found himself the one to charge into new things, leaving his younger sibling behind or trailing after the energetic pup. Slowly the round ball of fur started filling out, puppy fluff giving way to the sleek adult fur and eventually the wolf fell into his adolescent form. He was born in the old lands of Giaku, his father related to the alpha's there, though Thanatos never had any interest in that. Instead, Thanatos was much a momma's boy, keeping by his much much smaller mother's side for most of his youth.

His adolescence was interrupted yet again by war, causing personal growth to skyrocket in a short amount of time. His puppy playfulness had faded away and instead he took on responsibility of being a part of the pack. Quickly he realized his duty to protecting the homeland he was born into, and the family that surrounded him. Hurt and loss transformed him into something different after that war, having lost his mother and several pack mates that he had come to call friends.

 The Demon Wars were the truth of his abilities, by the time they raged upon the land he had grown into adult hood and found himself very capable of leading and encouraging the ranks. Battle came easily to the wolf, especially when he found himself fighting for family. The Demon Wars were a mess, leaving Thanatos alone and unsure about the fate of the rest of his family. He escaped it with only a few scars that lined his shoulders and face. From there, Thanatos found himself aligning to the Noctre Imperii pack, swearing loyalty to the new emperor and waiting for the day that war would once again ravage the land. He would be ready though.