Hadal Rapaxis

Hadal Rapaxis, also known as Nephthys, is a demon who represents predation, carnivores, stealth, and deception.

## Appearance

Nephthys is always mainly black with a white belly and limbs. It has two light red stripes on its face, body, and tail, which have a simple pattern resembling plaid on them. Its left ear sticks straight up while the right is folded down, and both are tipped with the red-plaid pattern. Its face is pointed at the end like a beak and its lower jaw is white.

In its dormant state, Nephthys appears as a small stuffed toy with a pudgy body and red button eyes. Its tail and legs are stubby and short. Instead of claws, its hands and feet are tipped with two seams that form three fingers.

In its active state, Nephthys is significantly taller and slimmer. Its arms are much longer in proportion to its body and have three red sickle-shaped claws on the end. Instead of buttons, its eyes are pitch-black with a white X. Its legs are digitigrade and do not have claws.

Nephthys closely resembles a plushie, but made out of organic bodily material.

* Its whole body is filled with a fleshy super-material that takes the place of nearly every other organ. Its "stuffing" resembles poly-fil made out of meat.
* Its skin and fur are composed in a way similar to how minky fabrics are structured.
* The stripes on its body are made of a cotton-like material without any fur.
* The white parts of its body are smooth and long-haired, like faux fur.

## Personality

Hadal Rapaxis is peculiar and does not seem to have much of a character. It functions robotically, alternating between dormant and active states. It disguises itself in its dormant state, ambushing any herbivore that wanders within its reach. It rarely attacks omnivores and has never attempted to harm a carnivore unless provoked. It cannot speak and doesn't try to communicate in any way to most other beings.

## Abilities

Besides having excellent hunting capabilities, Nephthys can shapeshift into alternate forms of itself besides its regular dormant and active states. This ability is almost exclusive to the Lord of the Vire, hinting at a potential correlation between the two. It is also nearly impossible to completely kill as it isn't affected by losing its "stuffing" and can heal itself by shapeshifting.

## Notes

* Hadal Rapaxis was created on 4/4/2023 and is still in the "beta" stage of development.

## Trivia

* Both of Nephthys's names are related to gods from mythology and elements unrelated to it.
	+ The phrase "Hadal Rapaxis" can mean "Predator of Hell/Hades" or "Predator of the Deep Ocean" depending on how you interpret the word "hadal". Nephthys was named before the creator learned what hadal meant after seeing it used in a video game.
	+ "Nephthys" is the Egyptian goddess of the sky, contrasting with the previous allusion to Hades or the deep ocean.
	+ It was originally going to be called "Hadal" or "Heimdall" for short until Chokieboe decided it would be funny to keep going with the unrelated names.
* Nephthys's design was based off of a tail Chokieboe bought at a Comic-Con. It was also designed with a head shape and jaw structure similar to a Therizinosaurus dino mask.
* It is taller than Nox at around 9 feet tall in its active state.
* If it were to meet a human, its reaction would depend on the human's diet. Someone who eats a lot of meat and protein would be perfectly safe, while someone who ate more plant-derived foods should probably run.
* Nephthys's reference sheet was drawn in around an hour.