Kobal

Paimon and Valek (Brothers)

Mewlin (Niece)

Baby (Nephew)

## Application Sheet

Kobal was a tawny brown male wolf with sand-yellow eyes and heavy scarring. He was born outside of the Domain, with brothers Valek and Paimon, and followed the former to the Domain as a loner towards the end of the Hive Wars. His story is ongoing. Kobal was conceptualized by Phelza, and created and RP'd by littleredloup.

## Personality

+ Traits: Adaptable, Empathetic, Loyal, Patient, & Protective.

= Traits: Sarcastic, Curious, Intelligent, Quiet, & Strategic.

- Traits: Follower, Sadistic, Morbid, Blunt, & Violent.

Kobal is not a kind wolf. Since childhood, Kobal has learned to be vicious and violent as the world would not be kind to him. Born and raised to be a predator, the tawny wolf has always lived in shades of moral grays. Learning hunting techniques from his mother, the wolf has become quite intelligent as he’s aged. A little strategist in his youth, the pup put every plan into action with care and focus. Always searching for the best course of action in any situation as well as the best way to exist. The wolf has grown adaptable and has honed his mind and senses to match. Kobal is also an incredibly curious wolf. Since pup-hood he’s found joy in learning new things, though at times his curiosity has a dark nature to it. He can be quite morbid at times, finding joy in discovering new ways to kill and as a pup dissecting the small prey animals he’d catch. Afterall, what better way to learn about a creature than through practice. All in all, his mother taught him many things in his youth, but never taught her children to be a good person and it shows in each of her children.

    The tawny wolf has never had much emotional intelligence when it comes to other wolves despite his intellect. He never really understood social norms and finds that though he can have empathy for other wolves, he’s never learned how to interact with others in a kind manner. It doesn’t help that most of his interaction with other wolves has been through the vicious games he and his brother play. But because of this, the wolf has never really understood how to interact with others. He comes across as incredibly blunt and honest when speaking, though he can be a bit of a wordsmith when lying for his own gain. After growing up around death he’s grown to understand that bad things happen for no reason, it's just a part of life and he believes there’s no need to sugar coat things. But that is when he is talking, the tawny wolf isn’t much of a talker, he is usually quiet. He’s never been charismatic or charming and when dealing with prey, Valek is the one doing the talking. So he’s learned to stay silent. Though in rare cases, Kobal can be sarcastic, usually when he is around those he feels comfortable with. If you manage to get into Kobal’s fabled good graces, he will be incredibly protective of you. Some might say to an almost obsessive degree, but he doesn’t know the difference. He is also a loyal wolf, but he is very selective in who he trusts with it. Though he is technically loyal to his family, he doesn’t fully trust most of them, yet he still does what is asked of him.

    Kobal has traits he shares with both of his brothers. Like his brother Paimon, Kobal learned the importance of being patient from a young age. The tawny wolf has learned to wait for hours to get what he wants. Though this usually applies to hunting, the skill has become a part of him. He is an incredibly patient wolf now and maybe that’s why he’s been able to deal with Valek for so long. One of the only things he has in common with Valek is his sadistic nature. Ever since he was a pup he’d find joy in tormenting his prey and playing cruel games. It was one of the only things that his brother and him could do together without Valek bullying him. He’s learned over time just how to live with Valek over his shoulder, keeping him under his paw. He dreams of leaving his brother just as Paimon had, but he’s not sure what he would do without the red wolf telling him what to do. He’s always been a follower, the wolf never really had the opportunity to be independent with Valek keeping him under his control. Maybe someday he’d be able to gain independence but as things were now, any chance at leaving the red wolf would likely result in the removal of his heart.

## Pre-Group History

Kobal was born to Abbadon and Yanek of the Arachnis tribe along with his brothers, Valek and Paimon. Abbadon was a nurturing and loving mother, at least to a degree. She gave them what love she could and was there for the majority of their pup-hood. But she was a hunter at heart and made sure to train her children in the art of survival, less so in the art of kindness. Their father on the other paw was extremely distant during Kobal’s pup-hood. Though he was rarely around, the times he was often consisted of him ridiculing his children and keeping a constant visual on their mother. His mother never seemed to be happy to see him and never seemed quite the same when he was around either. One day though, his mother and Yanek went out with a new friend of his mom, Yanek never returned after that. To Kobal, it seemed that that was better in the long run.

Kobal and his brothers spent the majority of their pup-hood playing games and learning to hunt. His brother Valek was always the more confident, if aggressive one, while Paimon was always … gentler in a way. They all played the same games together as equals but Paimon never seemed interested in teasing Valek and he would give to whatever small critters they could find. Kobal knew it was a bit cruel but he was just a pup, it's not like he knew that much different anyways. His parents set the example that life could be easily taken away, whether it was for payment or fun it didn’t really matter all that much to them. It was something that stuck with Kobal for a long time.

Yet it seemed it didn’t stick all that well with Paimon. It was something Kobal and his brother picked up on pretty quickly once their brother stopped playing games with them. It all started when his mother gave Paimon that egg. The darker wolf spent so much time caring for it when in all honesty, Kobal probably would’ve just eaten it. Still Abbadon had given his brother the raven, so he wasn’t about to do anything to it. That is until Valek decided otherwise.

Kobal wasn’t one to contest his red pelted brother, he’d originally been bullied by the wolf just as Paimon had, but once he’d started to agree with his brother it had stopped. Instead he was the wolf helping Valek bully their brother. Kobal didn’t like hurting his brother all that much, but it was better than it being him. That’s why when Valek told him his plan, Kobal didn’t argue. Instead he went to go distract his darker brother with a fake story about a lost tooth while his other brother lured in Paimon’s bird friend.

After some time of dragging out the search, Paimon left to catch up to Valek. Eyes wide in panic, Kobal ran to stop his brother, leaping and pouncing on top of him. It was only then that he heard the screeches and screams coming in from all around him. An explosion of black feathers brought on thoughts that told him that this wasn’t right. The cries of his brother making the wrongness of what they were doing settled in his chest, yet he never released the pressure he was keeping on his brother. Tears formed in his eyes but he refused to let them fall, he couldn’t do anything anymore anyways. The raven wasn’t killed in the end but the plan to win back their brother had failed tremendously. Before Paimon had stayed with their family and the pack reluctantly but after this … he was as good as gone.

Paimon left after that. He wasn’t sure when the darker wolf left them, but he was gone all the same. The tawny wolf had been so scared to tell his red brother of Paimon’s departure when he first figured it out. Valek had already been in a bad mood, it seemed that the news of their brother's departure just pushed him over the edge. One moment the red wolf was gnawing on a sharp pointed antler and the next he was lunging at him.

Eyes going wide in surprise, the tawny wolf didn’t have time to move or meet his brother’s attack with one of his own before he was on top of him. Kobal was once more brought back to his pup-hood when Valek could easily beat him down until he was compliant once more. It didn’t matter that Kobal was now larger and stronger, in his mind he knew he was going to lose. As the fight came to an end, Valek’s last cry struck through him, *"I won't lose you, either."* With that, Kobal lay bloodied and beaten on the ground, back feeling as though he’d been set on fire, once more complacent to his domineering brother. Valek was the brother in charge and that wouldn’t be changing anytime soon.

For the next season or so, not much changed for the red furred duo. They played their games on prey or any passing wolves they came across, Valek leading the way. Kobal missed his third brother, but he’d tried not to think about him too much. The scars Valek had left at his departure reminded him just how well those thoughts would go. Just like how he tried not to think too much on what probably caused his departure. Yet it was hard to do so every time he saw his mother’s companion Poltergeist or any other bird really. It was quite difficult to escape the thoughts when there was practically a bird in every tree, but Kobal managed.

In that time though, his hunting skills grew, and he went through his coming-of-age ceremony alongside his brother. He wasn't all that different though. Blessed by the spirits or not he was the same wolf he’d always been. Kobal wasn’t exactly religious, but still, the tawny wolf thought that something would’ve changed but nothing did. Though he was disappointed with the lack of change, he was not surprised, and it was a feeling that he’d been growing so familiar with. Valek on the other paw, didn’t take it so well. Fully blaming his brother Paimon for the lack of change, the red wolf became more and more vicious as time passed. That is till the day he went out alone. Kobal never knew exactly what his brother had done but when he returned home covered in blood that wasn’t his own and smelling of wolves, Kobal could only assume. He himself had never killed a wolf, he’d bullied and fought wolves in his pack and come close once or twice during their cruel games but it never came to that. For once Kobal could understand Paimon’s desire to leave, though not for the same reason, Arachnis wasn’t all that great for either wolf. It seemed as though Valek felt the same.

So he and Valek decided it might be time for them to leave as well. Together the wolves set off as loners, this time though Kobal was hoping for change. And it did come, but not in the way he’d hoped. During their time together, he and his brother’s games seemed to be growing longer and much more cruel as they spent longer away from home. Valek started hiding behind a new persona with every wolf they met and played crueler and crueler games. Kobal knew he wasn’t a good wolf by a long shot. He knew he was sadistic in ways that other wolves weren’t but it was all he knew. As they continued their games though, he could feel himself growing distant to his brother. As Valek grew to be more sadistic, Kobal seemed to shy away from the growing violence just as Paimon had. Though he’d never see himself as good, he was empathetic to a certain degree and it was something he couldn’t see in his red pelted brother.

It all came to head in their longest game yet. They’d seen a lone she-wolf, black with accents of gold, and Valek decided that she was to be their next victim. Kobal had already resigned himself to being the silent muscle behind another one of his brother’s games, but it took a second to realize just how long Valek was willing to let their game drag on for. Kobal had played with his food all his life and this game of theirs had always been familiar but there was always a relatively soon ending, some way or another. Valek didn’t seem to think there needed to be one this time.

Kobal was growing tired of this game; it was by far one of their longest and it hadn’t been much fun for him. They’d been letting the she-wolf go wherever she wanted with the consolation that she could not run. Whenever the she-wolf tried it was his job to catch her. Every time she ran it seemed as though she was learning how better to escape them. It had yet to happen but at that point, the tawny wolf hoped she would learn to be just a bit wiser and leave. Valek on the other paw seemed to truly enjoy the hunt. The idea of keeping her captive despite never actually containing her. He could understand the appeal, but after another attempt by the she-wolf to escape landed with almost the entire left side of his muzzle wounded he’d had enough. The brothers had been growing apart for so many seasons, ever since the attack on Paimon’s raven, but Kobal could tell that his brother couldn’t see that. Despite his desires to leave his red furred brother, he'd never had the will power. He wanted this game to end, needed it to. But that would mean disobeying Valek and he knew the consequences. Kobal was just thankful that in the end the game was ended for him.

One day their game seemed to catch a snag. And by a snag he means that the once more the she-wolf decided to run, only this time she'd finally wised up enough to leave them without a trail. Kobal was so surprised at first, as his brother’s angered growls woke him asking him where their prey has gone. Trotting around the area without much drive, the he-wolf soon found the edge of a cliff. Kobal looked over the edge to see that a river sit at the bottom of the ravine. Questions of her where abouts were left unanswered, all pushed away as Valek barked at him to help the red wolf find her.

After hours of endlessly searching the river banks and the forest close by, Kobal stops his search when he spots paw prints in the ground that seem to exit the river. Looking around to make sure his brother isn’t close by, the tawny wolf works to hide the prints and any evidence of the she-wolf who’d injured his face not days before. He’s sure it could be seen as a kindness after all they’d done to her but in all honesty the large wolf could only hope that this would deter his brother from long games such as these. After all, the longer they kept their prey, the better chances it had of escaping before they could really get to the fun. In the end, she-wolf gets away with Valek none the wiser and that’s all that matters.

When the hunt finally came to an end, Kobal could practically feel the distance growing between him and his brother, yet he stayed alongside him. He’d never been without the red devil on his shoulder and he didn’t think he could go without him even if he tried. So they continued their trek, finding great pleasure in the short games they played with some of the wolves and prey they’d come across before growing annoyed as Valek tried to keep it going longer than necessary. Kobal said nothing, deciding better of it as his scars twinged in reminder of how that usually goes.

## Trivia

* These days Kobal is extremely slow to trust. He is reluctant to give full trust to anyone. It can happen but the chances are slim. (He’s more likely to give it to wolves that are blunt or aren’t exactly kind because they don’t seem to hide and generally out of habit)
* Kobal very much fits into the idea that every bully has their own bully. While he is cruel to others, Valek has been cruel to him. This does not give him any excuses for being cruel though.
* Though it is not a part of his permanent scent, Kobal often smells of blood like his brother. Whether it's from a prey animal or another wolf depends on the day.
* Kobal has taken to collecting small things from prey to stones to trophies from their games, it doesn’t matter, he finds attachment in anything. With that in mind though, he always hides these objects from Valek fearing he’ll take away the only things he has just like with Paimon.
* Kobal is extremely uncomfortable around birds, specifically ravens.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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