Denki

Denki was a noodly Eurasian Ermine who served as the familiar and companion to Joseline of Riverfell. Described as "an insufferable little opportunist who should be monitored at all times," his story continues alongside Joseline's. Denki was created and RP'd by IraWolfeh.

## Personality

* ***Selfish, Hedonistic, Manipulative, Morally Ambiguous, Conniving, and Selectively Motivated.*** Denki is *extremely* motivated by self-interest. If something doesn't benefit him in some way, he will not do it nor take any part in it, *especially* if doing so would inconvenience him in some way. He is averse to being put in uncomfortable situations or being made to do any kind of labor he deems "not worth his time." To put it simply, Denki is "selectively lazy." He will put his best effort into pursuits that he feels are worth his time, but any tasks that are of little interest to him, he will only put forth the absolute bare minimum amount of effort that he possibly can. His only interests are in things that excite him or that benefit his way-of-life. He'll do anything in his power to maintain his own happiness, with as little work of his own as possible. He is not averse to using others to his own benefit. If he can, he *will* take advantage of you if he has something to gain from it. Anything from manipulation and stealing to pranks and verbal attacks are all within what Denki considers "okay" behavior. He understands what is deemed morally right and wrong, but picks and chooses with morals he wishes to follow.
* ***(Verbally) Confrontational.*** To maintain his carefree lifestyle, he tends to bump heads with others. He's entirely willing to get into verbal spats, though he draws a line at physical altercations. On the surface level he *likes* and thoroughly *enjoys* conflict, but only so long as he is not harmed by it.

## Pre-Group History

The winter immediately following Denki's birth was the fiercest winter any of his kin had ever experienced. He'd left his family's nest some time ago, an independent and capable youth out on his own. Taking care of himself had never been too difficult a task for him. He was resourceful, a skilled hunter; under normal circumstances he'd have no trouble surviving on his own. But that winter was *anything* but normal.

The dense wood in which he'd resided quickly became a harsh and unforgiving landscape. Rivers and ponds had frozen over, the prey on which he relied on grew scarce. As the days passed, he had to travel further and further for food. He was brought to the brink of starvation many a time that winter. But more than anything *he wanted to survive*. No matter the cost. With prey so few and far between, he'd needed to resort to measures he would not have done before. He ran into other ermines in his predicament and stole food right out from under their noses. He needed it more than they did, he reasoned. He moved from burrow to burrow, nest to nest, often invading the abandoned homes of lesser animals.

After what felt like ages of a seemingly endless winter, it ended as abruptly as it had begun. That winter had changed him, much more than he realized. He was no longer the naive ermine he'd been before. He'd managed to survive by any means necessary, harming whoever he needed to in order to stay alive. To keep himself fed, he'd compromised the lives of his fellow ermine kin, even condemning them to death. But he reasoned that he'd done the right thing. If they'd wanted to survive, they should have done as he did.

Even seasons after that winter had passed, Denki lived just as he had then. Eventually his travels led him to Riverfell where he quickly learned of the pack residing there. They had traders and were willing to make dealings with other animals (predators), he was told. A mere week or so after he'd arrived there, he crossed paths with one of them. A trader by what he'd gathered from seeing her cache that she'd placed by her side. An opportunist, as he was, would never pass up such an opportunity as the one that was layed out before him. Though, he was not so lucky as to make a clean getaway as he'd planned. The trader caught him in the act of gathering her supplies for himself, and for a moment, Denki fully expected to be "done away with" on the spot. But it seemed the young wolf before him had *other* plans in mind for him...

## Trivia

* He likes rabbits, and hates owls ("those freaky f\*cks!")

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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