Moloch

### Relatives

Marcella [mom]Cerberus [dad]Lucifer [adoptive dad]Eden [brother]Vibrance [sister]Vienna [half-sister]

## Appearance

Moloch is built strong and lean. Albeit not especially tall, he's an intimidating figure, and his posture and body language often make him look larger than he is. His coarse, wavy hair is dual-toned, with a lavender-purple top giving way to a dark mocha brown underneath. The brown hair is textured almost like fur, and sheds more frequently. Moloch grows out the purple into a long and shaggy wolfcut that obscures most of the fur. Despite this, his furry dog ears are large enough that they sometimes poke out from underneath the hair- they resemble those of some kind of shepherd. This fluff frames a keen face and a strong jawline too. His eyes are a dark crimson, and his eyebrows are always well manicured. Two lower canine teeth poke faintly over Moloch's upper lip.

Moloch is of both European and Filipino descent. His skin is a shade of light brown, ethnically ambiguous but slightly off-color for a human at all due to his hellhound heritage. A trail of fur climbs up his spine all the way to the middle of his back. His cheeks have a lot of color to them, and and the corners of his mouth end in even dimples. His back is covered in lashes of scar tissue- layers and layers of it, some years older than the others. Nerve damage has made this stretch of skin less sensitive, and he sometimes has phantom itches or pains in it.

His dark violet horns are small, bulbous, and end in blunted points; he typically keeps them polished. His claws are long, sharp, and well-manicured. His tail is curly and coarse-coated, much like that of a German shepherd. His only body modification is a septum piercing that he's had since he was young.

Moloch's typical fashion is a conglomeration of sturdy military gear, designer/runway fashion, and whatever flamboyant centerpieces he feels can be somehow incorporated. Some mixed examples of each include:

* Heavy military jackets with lots of pockets
* Leather hiking or combat boots
* Camouflage patterns (sometimes traditional, sometimes hot pink)
* Capes, drapes, tunics, anything *royal* and *dramatic*
* Snakeskin
* Hawaiian print
* Feather boas
* Rhinestones
* Sequins
* Glitter
* Modern streetwear
* Gold belts, jewelry, buckles, etc.
* Sporty and luxury brands (adidas, gucci, valentino, etc.)

## Personality

Moloch is a proud and confident individual who lives life by his own strict agenda. This means pursuing his own goals, both long-term and short-term, relentlessly and without regard for their actual urgency- or for the potential harm done to others in the process. He keeps his emotions, beliefs, work, outward persona, etc. all under heavy lock and key.

In practice, this means most of Moloch's interactions are through a thoroughly crafted façade. He comes off as smug, cheeky, and vaguely threatening in conversation. He often gives off the impression that he knows more than he's letting on - keeping his cards held close to his chest, so to speak.

Having complete control over every aspect of his life (or at least, having the illusion of control) is deeply important to him. This need for control bleeds into compulsive tendencies and narcissistic behaviors in his daily life. He must feel that he has leverage on everyone around him in some way, or is otherwise manipulating them in order to feel secure. He is often just a few minutes late to deadlines on purpose, or chronically lies, teases, or pushes buttons during conversation.

Moloch firmly believes in his ability to succeed and dominate in everything he tries - hence why he trusts no one more than himself. While conceited, his confidence isn't entirely misplaced; decades of training have turned him into a prodigy in many areas of his character. He rarely overestimates his own ability, and is well-aware of most of his limits even as he pushes them.

He has dedicated his entire life to one day becoming the King of Hell and surpassing Lucifer, and he is absolutely ruthless in his pursuit. He believes this goal is his life's purpose. After he achieves it, he intends to unite Heaven, Hell, and the Living Realm by conquering all three under his rule in the afterlife.

In order to achieve this, Moloch believes in the eradication of all mortal life. He believes existing post-life as a pure soul is the superior way to live, and that clinging to life is clinging to weak, stupid pipe dreams of how you want the universe to work. He intends to kill himself and transcend mortality entirely only after he is capable of besting and replacing Lucifer by his own hand.

Moloch cares deeply about his family, and loves them selfishly. He follows a "might makes right" philosophy and intends to one day keep the undead souls of all of his loved ones prisoner with him in the First Ring of Hell. Despite how he may treat the people he cares about, he does respect them more than most; he refuses to kill his friends and family outright, and is waiting for a natural death to occur or for them to make the decision on their own.

## History

Moloch was born the middle child of triplets to his mother, Marcella, in a small offshoot Nevada town. He was the product of a human mother with a particularly intense soul, and Cerberus, the most powerful existing hellhound and Lucifer's personal pet. The youngest triplet, Eden, shares Moloch's full lineage. Their sister Vienna, despite being born alongside them, was actually fathered by Lucifer himself.

At the time of birth, Moloch and Vienna were very visibly nonhuman. Eden, on the other hand, was passable. Marcella needed a demonic child to give over to Satan, who did not know there was more than one child. Due to a conflict of interest with the town's church officials and Lucifer, the wrong child was secretly given over. Vienna stayed with the community in the living realm while Moloch went back with Lucifer to be raised as his son and as the future King of Hell.

Moloch's training to become a fitting heir for Lucifer started almost immediately. He didn't leave Hell for the first 6 years of his life, kept too busy with extensive schooling. His social interaction as a young child was mainly limited to Remie, another demon Lucifer hired to serve as Moloch's personal tutor, playmate, and servant.