“ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛʀᴀɢᴇᴅɪᴇs ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʟᴏsᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ sᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ.”
﹣ᴋ.ʟ. ᴛᴏᴛʜ
⊱ Age: 666
⊱ Gender: Male
⊱ Faction: The Hierarchy
Canis Lupus Abyssus AKA Demon Wolf
{imagine something of a cross between Fenrir, Cerberus, Orthrus, the Black Shuck, and the Hellhound}
While being its own entirely different species, the Demon Wolf was the inspiration from which came stories of the mythical canines of hell and is also the reason behind man's irrational repulsion towards wolves. However, it does share some physical characteristics with the legendary dogs: it has the appearance of a wolf though stands about as large as a Polar Bear, it's covered with thick black fur, its irises can vary between red, white, or black, it has retractable claws, and it wields three heads. No, its body isn't on fire. No, they can't breathe fire. No, they aren't the underworld's guardians. And no, they aren't the catalysts for the apocalypse. It is literally just an unusual looking animal with no special powers whatsoever, thus meaning this it isn't immortal or indestructible either. While like most solitary beasts, Demon Wolves only wished to be left alone, it wasn't long before human ignorance turned to fear and fear turned to hate. With such an intimidating appearance and existing in such scarce numbers, its almost no wonder why they're treated the way they are. Some other rumors surrounding the beasts include the belief that they are the guardians to the Paradise on Earth, or that they are hiding the Elixir.
⊱ Personality: If Baus was to be described in three words, they would be: composed, passionate, and deadly. While having been desensitized to the world's cruelty, that doesn't dull his ability to be able to empathize with others. Baus despises violence but being passive isn't his thing; actually, for someone who's against the use of aggressive tactics, he resorts to it quite often and is a rather skilled fighter. He even has a long history of killing both shifters and humans (though he doesn't take pleasure from such brutality). Furthermore, while Baus is a lone wolf in all aspects -both literally and figuratively- he does enjoy occasionally being accompanied by others so long as said companion isn't too irritating. He has a low tolerance and even shorter patience. In addition to all this, Baus is known for standing his ground no matter the situation. He may be the type to rely heavily on body language when communicating -on that note, he's quite keen at reading others too since he's very in touch with his primal side- but he always speaks his mind, even if outnumbered, and has a knack for starting arguments with his blunt honesty. This is usually because of how pragmatic and seemingly heartless he is. Last but not least; he is extremely driven. Submission or failure are not something he is familiar with at all and therefore always does his best in everything he sets his mind to. Baus believes that it's because of this that he has managed to survive for so long.
⊱ Sexuality: Demiromantic Grey-Asexual/Sapiosexual
⊱ Likes: winter // silence // solitude // thrill of a hunt // scent of petrichor
⊱ Dislikes: circuses & zoos // most humans, but with a few exceptions // any sort of hunting dog // loud noises
⊱ Weapons: Baus carries around a small pistol and switchblade, but rarely goes beyond close combat.
⊱ Biography: The Great Famine, The Black Death, The Hundred Years' War, the Salem Witch Trials, both World Wars, the rise and fall of countless empires, the mass extinction of who-knew-how-many animal species because of mankind; Baus had lived through them all and yet nothing prepared him for this. While his exact origins remain unknown since it's too far back for him to remember, Baus was born into a nomadic family and has been traveling the world for the past six and a half centuries. He has been on his own for the majority of that span and is very capable of fending for himself in either form, plus can currently speak over a dozen languages fluently. In addition to that, Baus has learnt to live alongside humans undetected although he'd much rather stay away from them; twice he'd even taken it upon himself to live in total isolation and hid among the forests as a sort of hiatus. The first time was for eleven consecutive years after a certain incident which sparked the creation of Red Riding Hood's story, then again for another seven years shortly following the end of WWII. With all that's happening recently, Baus stands in a neutral position, supporting neither side and yet standing up for those unable to defend themselves. That's why he's a member of The Hierarchy, although he is notorious for insubordination. Up to this day Baus has yet to find any other of his kind -he hasn't seen or heard from his family in years- but the possibility of him being the last Daemon Wolf isn't as depressing to him as some might believe it to be.