Demogorgon

Hellion (Adoptive Father)

Damon (Brother)

## Application Sheet

Demogorgon was a near-black she-wolf with piercing, deep crimson eyes. She was born alongside her brother, Damon, in Vektren, where she was born to Solitaire and raised by Hellion. She rose to the rank of Theta Necrolyte. Demogorgon, unfortunately, would lose her life to a Hive wolf during the Hive Wars. She was created and RP'd by ShishiNoSeirei.

## Personality

* ***Sacrificial.*** While Demogorgon accepts and respects those who don’t believe in Xibalten, she believes their lack of faith hurts their Shadow Mother. To make sure that Xibalten is in her best health and maximum power, Demon performs sacrifices each month to pay for the lack of faith in her own blood. However…the line between her love to feel pain and need to sacrifice is very thin. It is hard to know if she does it because she actually believes in paying off the no-faith-debt, or if it is an excuse to bring herself pain.
* ***Manic and Obsessive*.** Whenever something catches her interest (may it be one of her visions, or an everyday-thing that someone or something did) Demon can spend an entire day to learn and understand it before she dedicates herself to make the thing in question a real possibility.
* ***Masochistic*.** Pain is pure pleasure. Demogorgon enjoys bringing herself pain in all possible ways but never does anything that would permanently damage her body and make her useless. (Besides that one time…) If you see Demon doing something weird or try not to scream in pain, don't worry; she is in her own heaven.
* ***Free-speaking.*** Keeping quiet about the important thing is important, but there are certain things Demon is too proud of to keep quiet about. Demon is proud of being *“Xibalten's personal servant”;* why keep quiet about something so important? Let everyone know who they should fear. Being a Vektreni is the biggest honor of them all; even kings and queens don't come close to this status!
* ***Blind Follower.*** While following doesn't necessarily have to be bad, Demogorgon is following the visions she believes are shown to her by Xibalten. If a vision tells her to do something, she will make sure it becomes true. Demons blind conviction of Xibalten trying to train her for something bigger makes her follow her vivid dreams and nightmares she suffers from each night.
* ***Irritable*.** Whenever the nightmares get worse and prevent Demon from getting at least two hours of sleep, smallest things can make her snap. During the days when she is waiting for the sun to go down to get some needed sleep, Demon will avoid others to keep them from her snappy mood and spare herself unneeded stress.
* ***Vengeful.*** If you step over certain boundaries set, do a move Demon does not approve of or simply insult her by any other means, Demon will make it into her personal vendetta to make the insulting welp to pay for his crimes. If you are lucky enough to get a warning from this girl you better take it and run.
* ***Passionate, but Collected*.** Demon is passionate about making herself worthy to be called Hellions daughter, and strives to surpass her dreams of finishing the training laid out by Shadow Mother. Few things can stop Demon from pursuing things she holds close to her heart. While Demon is obsessive, she knows the importance of maintaining calm and collected mind to be able to pursue her dreams and goals laid out by the Shadow Mother. While it's not easy, Demon makes sure to train her state of mind as much as she trains her body. And somewhere in between, she has to help others to get through whatever they are dealing with for the day.
* ***Social.*** Interacting with fellow Vektreni is very important to Demon, especially if she wants to be able to help them in the future when they come to her to seek guidance. Talking with others gives her a look at the other wolves from a different perspective, helping her to keep liars and truth-tellers apart.
* ***Manipulative, like an Actress.*** Once Demon gets herself in a pickle or is trying to get someone in a pickle, Demon has no problems with creating a temporary "persona" that helps her get what she wants.

## Pre-Group History

Demogorgon is the result of her mother's choices to have a forbidden affair with a wolf named Arius (NPC). For the sake of the children, Hellion intervened when Solitaire approached Hekate begging for forgiveness, promising that *he* would raise the pups to be loyal Vektreni, while Solitaire underwent reeducation in the pits after the kids were born. Demogorgon and Demon were born in early spring, and Hellion settled in as their adoptive father.

## Group History

Even from a young age, Demogorgon was prone to experiencing horrific nightmares, which would follow her even into her waking hours. She was easily startled as a youngling, especially in the mornings. As she gradually grew up, she began to learn not to fear the darkness quite as much.

She grew up quickly, discovering a fascination with storms and lightning, and, perhaps more crucially, with pain. How it happened was interesting...because Demogorgon believed she heard the voice of Xibalten whispering in her ear, telling her that she was, in fact, her daughter. It was the voice of Xibalten (she believed) that told her to press her face into a thorny bush...and it was then that she discovered she *loved* the sensation of pain. She was a masochist.

Demogorgon was intrigued when her packmates brought three Aryn wolves as prisoners to their Pits. She'd been born into a pack at war with Aryn, but hadn't yet had a chance to experience it firsthand. She taunted prisoner Tzuriel until he lashed out at her, drawing blood, and Demogorgon laughed at his efforts before leaving him in the darkness.

However, the war would be put on pause when the gods seemingly cast sickness upon the Vektreni. Three plagues ravaged the pack, and Demogorgon amongst them. In the first plague (sulfur poisoning), Demogorgon was severely poisoned, writhing in delicious agony as her stomach convulsed and she foamed at the mouth. She would have gladly transferred all of her packmates' suffering onto herself, but she did permit the Magisters to treat her, when *they* decided. She didn't go to them on her own. She was immune to the water hemlock poisoning that followed (but still suffering from the sulfur), but she felt paranoid when the sun was blotted out.

Demogorgon believed Xibalten intended to swallow the nonbelievers in Vektren. In order to satisfy the gods, she began to offer her own blood to them, hoping it was enough. When the sun returned, she decided that the task for her to take was that of Necrolyte, and began training, rising swiftly in the ranks.

Her connection to the gods was admired, and her packmates went to her for consultation. Fornax was concerned that Xibalten had cursed him, and sought a solution. Demogorgon offered one: a massive sacrifice. She sent Fornax to hunt down a bear.

Meanwhile, she became a Theta, and continued her own sacrifices of blood.

The war against Aryn more or less ended with the death of Aryn's alphas. But it came to an even more bitter end with the death of the Mistress, Hekate. What was worse? *Hellion*, her adoptive father, had killed her, to protect an *outsider*. Demogorgon was disgusted by Hellion's betrayal, as was Damon. From now on, it was just the two of them.

But here, Demogorgon had a flash of inspiration. She was close to the gods - the closest of all of her packmates, she believed. She considered the death of the Mistress and her firstborn son and heir to be an opportunity for her to step forward and announce that she was, in fact, the daughter of Xibalten. She had told the highest-ranking Necrolyte, Helh, of her connection to the goddess, and decided that, before claiming the title of Herald before the new alpha Nimh, she would gather allies, who believed in her demigod bloodlines. Helh, for now, was willing to keep her mouth shut, and not reveal anything to Nimh.

When she was confident enough to speak to the Patron, Demogorgon approached Nimh.

Nimh was unimpressed. Demogorgon not only claimed to be the daughter of Xibalten, she announced herself as the Herald. She didn't threaten to take the position of alpha, only announce herself as the Herald. Nimh didn't believe her, she had no proof, no signs were sent to the Necrolytes. Demogorgon proceeded to criticize Nimh's unbelief, and things eventually they came to blows (or, rather, Demon receiving delightfully painful attacks).

Nimh cast Demogorgon into the Pits to be reeducated after this interaction. Demogorgon knew the gods would speak to her in the shadows, but the way they spoke...she slowly began to fall into a sense of madness. She'd be investigated by newcomers, such as Hanz, but for the most part, she was alone in the darkness.

She was alone in the dark for a long, long time. Demogorgon would eventually emerge from the Pit, to serve the pack as a Serf, and re-learn her duties as a Necrolyte. Before going back to her training, though, she had one thing to do: speak to Fornax.

He wanted nothing to do with her, feeling that she'd lied to him about how to fix his curse, but she insisted that the trial was legitimate. To prove herself to Fornax, she intentionally blinded herself before him, much to his horror. After this, she began rebuilding her position as a Necrolyte, meditating daily on the will of the gods.

It took time to learn to navigate the world in total darkness, but gradually, Demogorgon became more and more capable. When winter came, however, she *really* struggled with not being able to see the ice beneath her paws - meaning slipping was an unfortunately common occurrence! She also felt as though she were being stalked by the invisible enemy of the Hive quite frequently...

And then, when the time came for her pack to be called to action, in a full battle against the Hive, Demogorgon went with them...*everyone* went on this mission. Despite the faith she had in the gods, she was quickly overpowered by the Hive wolves and killed in the battle. Her heart would be brought back to Vektren's territory, and she would forever be with her beloved gods.

## Trivia

* Demogorgon is a masochist, meaning that she relishes the feeling of pain. She discovered this as a young adult, when she heard the voice of Xibalten whispering in her ears to push her head through a thorn bush.
* Demogorgon loves the earth and all the delightful things that grow from it.

## Quotes

* “I am Vektren's Herald, Mistress. I did not ask for this position to be given to me, but I cannot go against Shadow Mother's orders. She chose me for this task for a reason. I have always felt connected to Xibalten more than anyone else, including my biological mother. The reason is as simple as it can be; I am Xibalten's daughter, brought here by our Shadow Mother herself. It was first when Mistress Hekate and her traitorous son disappeared from our pack that I realized what my role was and why I was here. It was not a coincidence they fell from their grace. I am here to fill the missing spot, Mistress, but I won't be the alpha. Gods have chosen you to lead Vektren, but I was born to be the Herald. What the role involves I have yet to discover. For now, I am here to do what I was told to do. As Xibalten's daughter, I am here to claim the Herald rank.” (telling Nimh she was claiming the position of Herald, *The Faithful One*)
	+ “You may be the Patron...but I am the Herald, chosen by Xibalten herself. I am her daughter and even if my body is a mortal one, I am not like everyone else. My existence may be too much for a normal mortal as yourself to comprehend but if you cannot trust one Necrolyte unless they have support, how is it we all are not required to report any dreams in groups to show we have support?” (further defending her belief)

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