Eris

Vieste (Stepmother)

Ivar (Brother)

Akai Hoseki, Ophion, and Amon (Half-Brothers)

Ri chū, Azalea, Judith, and Theodosia (Half-Sisters)

## Application Sheet

Eris was a cream-and-rust-furred she-wolf with light yellow eyes and long fangs. She was born to Nimh and Kiero Koi, and raised by Vieste, in Vektren, where she served as an Enforcer alongside her brother Ivar. Her half-siblings were numerous, including maternal siblings Ophion, Amon, Theodosia, and Judith, and paternal siblings Akai and Azalea. She fought valiantly in the war with Aryn, and after the war ended, she escorted Phaeton out of the pack on his quest to track down Hellion, the wolf who slew Mistress Hekate. She has not been seen since. She was created and RP'd by mongoosefangs.

## Personality

* ***Bold and Vicious.*** Eris is a sledgehammer amongst needles and knives. Blunt, assertive, and unflinching at the prospect of violence, 'subtlety' is not in her vocabulary. Might makes right as far as she's concerned. Her vicious games as a pup have escalated; Eris now turns her enthusiasm to the task of defending Vektren's borders by any means necessary. She doesn't even try to hide the fact that she's looking for a fight. Although she is, admittedly, a meathead first and foremost, one should not underestimate her ability to strategize, either. After all, an aspiring Warchief must be well-rounded in the art. Growing up within the cult in times of war has taught her to respect a certain level of *creativity* in punishing her enemies. Eris lives and breathes for conflict. She's a doer who will get what she wants, one way or the other.
* ***Ambitious and Defiant.*** And what she ultimately wants is recognition. In her own eyes Eris already knows best, but she's not satisfied unless every other wolf acknowledges that, too. Her ultimate goal is to surpass her biological mother and unseat her from her role. She can't stand the idea of coming in second place or living her whole life in another's shadow, and her concept of familial love is stunted to say the least. She'll tell you that she doesn't need Nimh, or Ivar, or anyone at all; rather, they are her closest competition, little more than obstacles to overcome. In general Eris considers her packmates as resources. Tools. Pieces on a chess board. A wolf is either an asset to her, or they are not. All that really matters is getting results. To that end she will bully, manipulate, and cast her allies aside when they cease to be useful.
* ***Entitled and Arrogant.*** Ambitious as she is, Eris has the potential to develop a habit of laziness if she gets *too* confident in her own abilities or too narrowly focused on one thing. Simply put, if she doesn't see the value in a task, she won't lift a paw; if she doesn't see another wolf as serious competition, she won't give them a second thought. This may come back to bite her someday. And then she will come back to bite them someday. Because that's what Eris does. Quick to point out perceived failings or poor decisions on her packmates' part, there's an air of entitlement about her- she knows she was bred out of a need for more soldiers, and Vektren should be grateful for her presence. *You need me,* says Eris. The trouble is that she may not even be entirely wrong.
* ***Insensitive.*** Vektren is already a harsh environment, and Eris especially shuns sentimentality or any display of weakness. You won't hear her cry, nor does she want to listen to anyone else's whining. It baffles her why anyone would *admit* to having fears or making mistakes. It's all the better for her, though, preying on others' insecurities when it suits her. She's *very* good at pushing buttons and testing her superiors' patience. Proving Eris wrong or making her look the fool is a dangerous proposition- she's extremely proud and more than a little vindictive. She's good at suppressing her emotions... until she isn't. Anger is her usual go-to, and she tends to vent her frustrations with her teeth.
* ***Envious.*** Perhaps she's more frustrated than she can admit or even realize. Eris's self-image is not entirely flawless. The circumstances of her birth have given her a warped idea of family, acceptance, and what may one day be expected of her as a female wolf. As far as she knows it's *normal* to trade and conceive pups as bargaining chips the way Vektren, and Nimh in particular, did. It should be no different than her regular Enforcer duties, right? As it stands, Eris hasn't put two and two together on why she envies her brother- it's not as if she sees him as a *real* threat to her goal, so it doesn't make logical sense to her. Neither can she explain why she finds the company of other she-wolves stifling and awkward sometimes. There should be no lack of confidence, she's obviously so much bigger, clearly stronger... so why does she feel so small?
* ***Devout(ish).*** Regardless, there's not much Eris wouldn't do to further her position in Vektren. She's as devout as anyone; after all, what Gods could be more powerful than those who govern Death itself? And who in the mortal world could be more powerful than those who choose to follow Them? It is the second question that concerns Eris more- she's not interested in mythology or superstition so much as the respect that Vektren as a pack commands, the *fear* with which their name is whispered throughout the Domain. The cult's bloody rituals are of practical interest to her, rather than spiritual. A part of her might even welcome the dark day that the Dread Father's armies should fall. For Eris there could be no greater test, no loftier aspiration than to face Hell itself with ready fangs. Until that day should come- if it ever does- it's best to stay out of her way.

## Pre-Group History

Born out of a practical need for more bodies to fuel Vektren's war machine, Eris's parents were brought together by duty rather than affection. Her upbringing is not cold or unhappy, but as far as the young wolf is concerned, love comes second to the greater good. Conceived during the Plagues of Vektren, one of the most trying times in the pack's history, Eris sees herself as a worthy survivor- never mind that she wasn't actually born until the danger had passed.

## Group History

She and her brother Ivar *constantly* squabbled as pups. They were raised by Vieste, instead of their biological mother Nimh, but Eris never wanted more than she had. She wasn't terribly interested in family, after all.

She aspired to become Vektren's Warchief, and as soon as she was able to become an Enforcer, she did. Ivar did, too (much to her displeasure). Eris was a valuable asset during the war with Aryn - while she didn't participate in any major battles, she was single-handedly able to protect the Magister (and Hekate's son) Phaeton when he was attacked by Arynian Warden, Urs. She won an astonishing victory there, casting fear into even some of the coldest Arynians.

After that, she served silently defending her pack from outsiders. When the war ended, she began to feel dissatisfied with life in the pack, particularly when several of the pack's females (including both of her mothers!) gathered to bring new life to Vektren. Eris was almost entirely uninterested in the birth of her many half-siblings, focusing on her own place in Vektren.

When Phaeton told Nimh that he wanted to leave, and track down Hellion to punish him for killing Hekate, she leapt on the opportunity to leave the pack herself, and was designated his escort. Neither have returned to the Domain since then.

## Trivia

* She hates her pink paw pads.
* Her favorite snack is frogs.
* She has some resentment towards Ivar, stemming from a jealousy that he got to be born a *boy.*
* She never knew she had a half-sibling, Ri chū, but to be fair, we're pretty sure Koi didn't know he had another daughter either.

## Quotes

* “Gonna take your *heart.* Gonna feed it to the *Dread Father!*” (to Urs, *Blood on the Ground*)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
* mongoosefangs's deviantART Gallery