Thanatos

Persephone, Ravka, Epione, Hestia, and Helh (Sisters)

Orpheus and Phaeton (Brothers)

Hellion, Vergil, Damien, and Honi (Half-Brothers)

Alastor and Renae (Unknown Half-Siblings)

### Theme Song

"Ghirahim" - LoZ: Skyward Sword Soundtrack"After the Battle with Zant" - LotZ: Twilight Princess Soundtrack

## Application Sheet

Thanatos was a dark-furred male Vektren wolf with pale yellow eyes and sharp, pointed ears, a son of Mistress Hekate and her second consort, Janus. He had well over a dozen siblings and half-siblings, with his full-blooded siblings consisting of Epione, Ravka, Helh, Hestia, Persephone, Phaeton, and Orpheus. Half-siblings ranged from maternal half-siblings Hellion, Vergil, and Damien, to paternal half-siblings Alastor, Renae, and Honiahaka - but he only ever knew Hellion and Honiahaka of these half-siblings. He served his pack originally as a Necrolyte, but realized his passion for hunting and chose to work as a skilled Gamma Scythe before his disappearance. He was created and RP'd by Fireshrike.

## Personality

* ***Annoying, Mischievous, Sly, Sneaky, and Spireful.*** Thanatos LIVES for frustrating people and finding the pettiest, stupidest loopholes in things. He takes some horrible, obnoxious joy in annoying the heck out of everyone around him. He will gladly weasel, poke, and rib his way into anyone's attempt at conversation, tearing holes in concepts wherever he can; the wolf will wiggle his way into the stupidest arguments possible, and will deliberately try and drag out a conversation as long as possible if he feels like it. Thanatos constantly exploits technicalities, remembering all the details you desperately hoped he wouldn't.
* ***Sarcastic.*** The wolf is also very sarcastic, and part of his extensive sense of humor involves making others look like fools, or giving "half-compliments" that are not actually intended as compliments.
* ***Stimulation-Seeking and Talkative.*** Thanatos LOVES to talk, and will happily jabber, blabber, and argue with anyone who is up for it. He's a very talkative wolf, and his mind tends to run non-stop.  Imitation as well is a strong suit of his, and he loves to mimic wolves, animals, all sorts of things - innocently or mockingly. He is also very aware of "trends" or ongoing ideas that he can make fun of, and adopts these into his "act", trying to spin comments, concepts, or speech patterns into ironic or funny mannerisms. Thanatos believes he receives visions of the future and at least THINKS he can talk to spirits of deceased Vektreni, and LOVES to use this to mess with people. His style of speech is often very exaggerated, and physically he will sneak and slip about whenever he interacts with someone. In a way, he's an improv artist without a stage, or even an actor. A brilliant one, to be fair, but often...misguided.
* ***Visionary, Seerlike, and Arrogant.*** He can be outright arrogant sometimes, using his status as a Necrolyte and his related gifts to amuse himself more than help.  His actual visions - when he has them - may be dire and legitimate, but Thanatos hates responsibility, and fights such a concept every step of the way - even to the point of stupidity.  He hates being challenged, and does not like to be anything but "the best".
* ***Even-Tempered and Mellow.*** Past his obnoxiousness, in day-to-day type moments, Thanatos is actually quite nonchalant and very casual about many things, sometimes seeming almost apathetic - in reality, he is typically just *chill*. He can give off an almost cool-guy air, as if he is above the concerns of the rest of the world, but generally speaking his feathers are just really hard to ruffle.
* ***Brotherly.*** He will speak his mind plainly, but will exercise restraint around his siblings or those few he cares for when he's not looking to start trouble. When he's not acting up, he gives off an air of actually being quite easy to get along with, and this is not far from the truth; his standards are not high in all reality, he just does a good job of making it seem that way. Thanatos is actually quite brotherly, almost as if he subconsciously (or secretly) takes his role as the only boy in the litter seriously, and around those he grows attached to he will take on a role of responsibility - *his Achilles Heel* - without even realizing it. The irony, however, is lost on him, as he does not realize he does it.
* ***Responsible and Intelligent, but, Deep-Down Guilty and Remorseful.*** Responsibility haunts him at every turn. He is not a sociopath, though his behavior might suggest otherwise - Thanatos actually has a very strong sense of responsibility and obligation deep down, which is constantly trying to escape and return him to a state of conscientiousness. Taking the blame for something, especially the consequences of his own actions, is extremely hard for him - he deeply fears his guilt, and will respond violently, aggressively, and sometimes explosively if he or someone else tries to confront him with the consequences of things he has done. Again, Thanatos does not actually lack a conscience, but rather he lives in a sort of constant denial of the ways he could actually be helping people or his pack, serving the gods rather than using his visions and Necrolyte talents for his own amusement. The more bad things he does in an attempt to hide his conscience, the worse this effect will get!
* ***Spontaneous.*** In general, Thanatos's prime reason for doing anything is "just for the heck of it". He's the kind who will throw a wrench into a clock just to see what happens, only in this case the clock is anyone around him, and the wrench is his obnoxious attitude. He generally responds and acts on a whim, and carelessness and recklessness are his two biggest everyday flaws - though the denial of guilt and avoidance of responsibility is his true Achilles' Heel, and one that can have serious consequences when provoked. At the end of the day, none of these are to neglect that he can have a legitimate cruel streak. His lifelong battle with responsibility is complex, and it may take a long time - if ever - before he manages to make peace with it.  It will likely forever be the thorn in his side, even when he matures enough to better understand and accept his grapple with it.  Hopefully, he will learn how to be a good person in the process.

## Pre-Group History

Born in late winter to the Herald of Vektren, Hekate, and the chosen sire Janus. Hekate decided the cult was in need of more blood to keep it running, and found Janus a worthy contestant - a choice perhaps not entirely out of *business sense*. Janus, desiring status, power, and something unrelated to business, too (coughHekatecough), happily obliged.

## Group History

Born alongside littermates Ravka, Persephone, and Epione, Thanatos enjoyed the privilege (?) of being the only son of Janus in this first litter. He was a snarky pup, definitely likely to be very sassy as an adult, it seemed. He became a Necrolyte as a juvenile, and reached the rank of Gamma before he was a year old, with hard work (and maybe a bit of his parents' influence, who's to say). In any case, he was excellent at his job.

He wasn't a shabby hunter at all, either - he often pursued mountain goats in the Bulwarks, where few hunters, and fewer wolves, dared travel. It was after coming to the realization of his skills as a hunter that he decided to change tasks, leaving behind the title of Necrolyte to become a Scythe.

Unlike many Vektreni, Thanatos was less willing to kill wolves who got too close to Vektren's borders, and preferred toying with, even terrifying, them. This was made evident when he caught Zinnia at the border - he startled her into crushing some plants, and then tried to convince her that those plants were actually magical herbs, sacred to the garden. Zinnia, familiar with herbs, dismissed his story, telling him the flowers she crushed were just thistles and dandelions. However, Thanatos found himself being a bit more...sincere with her. He was stunned to meet someone so friendly, and so, he let her go with just gentle, playful remarks. And so, she left Vektren completely unharmed.

While near the border of Aryn, looking for advantages to the war his pack was currently embroiled in, Thanatos discovered a tunnel, that would take them beyond the borders, past security patrols, and told his father Janus right away. Though Janus was often frustrated by his son's personality, he was pleased to be able to share his son's discovery with his Mistress. The father and son would also work together to hunt a worthy sacrifice, finding a lone wolf near the edges of their territory and mauling them to death. Thanatos finally demanded to Janus that he was *not* worthless, feeling like his father was overly dismissive of him.

Janus insisted that he didn't think Thanatos worthless, and he was a wolf Vektren could be proud of. Thanatos was unimpressed by his father's "affection" and the pair brought their sacrifice back to Vektren.

His efforts in the war were put on hold when the plagues struck. Poor Thanatos ended up being severely scabbed, and when the darkness of the third plague arrived, Thanatos fell victim to paranoia. Did he *really* have to start taking things more seriously? He genuinely feared it was the end of times, at his weakest moments, but tried to remain somewhat-optimistic. It wasn't easy.

Eventually, Thanatos, like the rest of his packmates, would recover from the plagues. Shortly after, his mother requested that he go on a mission - to find and assist Sionn, one of the first Vektreni, wherever she might be. He embraced the quest gladly, as Sionn was a respected pack member and he was excited about the prospect of "shadowing" her, so to speak. He hasn't returned to the pack since.

## Trivia

* Thanatos is very animated, and will emote wildly or speak in funny voices as often as he can.  On the rare occasion that Thanatos is actually at peace with himself and not trying to bury his conscience, he can actually be a very pleasant and enjoyable fellow.  He likes to entertain (pity it's usually only himself he's entertaining).
* One of his favorite ways to mess with people is by predicting their death to them, often unrequested. This can be anything from more of his petty sense of humor to an attempt to make someone shut up if he doesn't like what they're saying. If the attempt doesn't work, he will be unable to let the "slight" go, and will try to dissuade the person with spite whenever he can. Thanatos can hold a nasty grudge.
* Thanatos thinks Senisteros is "super cool".
* His manner of speech varies WILDLY depending on how he feels. It can be very blunt and to the point, casual and careless, obnoxious, eloquent, or anything else he thinks up on the spot. If there's one thing he's good at, it's never being the same way twice.
* He loves to be creepy, and will do whatever it takes to try and be so.
* Thanatos can be a wildcard, as he acts on a whim and usually without anyone else taken into consideration.
* He would sometimes break out into cheesy Disney-villain song for fun if I (Shrike) was any good at writing them.
* Can be unusually caring for pups, as well as his siblings. Has a strong sense of brotherhood deep down, and when he forms attachments he forms them devotedly.
* When he actually cares to behave, Thanatos is quite charming and goofy.
* Thanatos is perfectly capable of being mature, he just chooses not to.
* Thanatos will frequently mimic others or switch voices halfway through conversations to make others uncomfortable, but his base voice is midtone, on the higher side of average for a male. Similar to Bill Cipher, but without the distortion and not quite as nasally or high. Prosody is akin to Nick Wilde's.
* Thanatos does not form emotional attachments rapidly, and some believe he can't at all. Given his usual behavior, this conclusion is not unwarranted - however, some do get a chance to see his softer side, especially in his moments of calmness. He cares very deeply for them and his siblings, and losing them would break his soul. Especially if the blame ever lay on *him*.

## Quotes

* “HELLO, my fellow servants of the dark gods! I hope you don’t mind if I’m fashionably late to the party? Perhaps you even thought I wouldn’t show? Well, never fear! Now I’m here." (to everyone, *Rumors by the Well*)
	+ *But aside from that, the presence of his father also instilled a necessity to...shudder...behave. That was Thanatos’ least favorite activity.* (from aforementioned RP)
* “Never judge a badger by its spots." (an odd colloquialism penned by Thanatos, *Flowers and Vipers*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* Fireshrike's deviantART Gallery