Hestia

Ravka, Persephone, Epione, and Helh (Sisters)

Thanatos, Orpheus, and Phaeton (Brothers)

Renae (Half-Sister)

Vergil, Damien, Dante, Honiahaka, and Alastor (Half-Brothers)

## Application Sheet

Hestia was a beautiful dark-brown she-wolf with vivid yellow eyes. She was born in the second litter of Mistress Hekate, leader of Vektren, and her second consort, Lord Cobra Janus. Her littermates included Helh, Phaeton, and Orpheus. She was born in the midst of a war against Aryn. Her older siblings were Ravka, Persephone, Thanatos, and Epione; her half-siblings were Vergil, Dante, and Damien. She had other half-siblings via her father (Honiahaka, Alastor, and Renae) but never met them. Hestia served her pack as a Viper until her eventual disappearance. She has not been seen in the Domain since. Hestia was created and RP'd by Kiwiaka.

## Personality

* ***Bodacious, Charismatic, and Sophisticated.*** At first glance, Hestia is a very extravagant female. She claims a strong presence through well-spoken words and confidence, and has built up the skill to hold any conversation in the palm of her hand. She is studious and takes great pride in her craft as a Viper, though by Vektreni standards her methods are rather unorthodox. She values life, even that of those outside her pack, and is more likely to land deals that benefit everyone, while also garnering "friends" or rather, spies, outside her pack to gather information on a much larger scale than she could ever do on her own.
* ***Proud and Arrogant, but Faithful.*** Growing up, she had a bothersome habit of putting her own parents as the image of the Vektreni deities, their titles as "The Mother" and "The Father" likely blurring the lines for such a young mind. Though she knows better now, Hestia derives a lot of her confidence from it, and puts great value in her own *image*. She is proud of her heritage as the daughter of the Mistress of Vektren and Lord Cobra, and though she would never say it out loud, she considers herself and her family above everyone else. She still finds a lot of struggle in her faith, as certain aspects of their religion distress her. Like mentioned before, Hestia values life, and finds killing and blood-lust to be a difficult subject to deal with as it makes her uncomfortable. This brings her a lot of shame, as she fears her own doubts and the alienation it puts between herself and her pack.
* ***Secretive.*** Alas, shame and fear over being thrown into the pits and potentially humiliating her family has taught Hestia one of her greatest skills: Secrecy. Being an agent of deception has aided her in many parts of her life, should it be her task as a Viper, through crafting powerful allies and preserving her own place in Vektren, or even saving her life in nasty situations. Most particularly, she is now able to hide her greatest weakness - her emotional tendencies.
* ***Empathetic and Emotional.*** As an empathetic creature, she is deeply affected by the world around her. Other wolves in pain, relationships hitting rock bottom or even jealousy brings her great distress, while witnessing or experiencing happiness lifts her up into the sky. Her passion for life influences her actions, and logic and calculations are quickly thrown out the window when she decides she wants to celebrate or retaliate. There are times however, when she is powerless to change the situation, and it is this frustration that damages her the most. As a child, she was likely to throw tantrums and hold grudges daily, but with more experience, it now takes a trained eye, someone who knows her well, to recognise the signs of a particularly hysterical Hestia.
* ***Charming and Dedicated.*** Aside from all of this, Hestia is easy to like. She is known to be a good and affectionate friend who is both charming and amusing. She enjoys gossip and small-talk, though some might find her to be overly talkative. Especially when uncontrollably nervous.  She concerns herself often with how others perceive her, and goes out of her way to change the mind of those who think ill of her. She is particularly valuable in her ability to mediate and cheer up her brethren, while much less so in her tendency to be quite nosy around other's private lives.
* ***Romantic.*** It is no secret that Hestia is a romantic. And a rather hopeless one at that. While she is quite flirtatious and bodacious with just about anyone, she is also incredibly vain and picky over who she'd even consider as a romantic partner.

## Pre-Group History

Born in the second litter of the Mistress of Vektren, Hekate, and her Consort the Lord Cobra, Janus, Hestia is the youngest in her family.

## Group History

Young Hestia struggled with feelings of jealousy due to the "special" nature of her sister, Helh. Her albinism was seen as a blessing from the gods, and so, Helh was doted on and praised by the pack, leaving Hestia feeling left out.

It was easy to feel ignored or neglected in Vektren at this time; aside from her three siblings, several other pups were growing up at the same time. Damon and Demogorgon, the children of Solitaire, were the youngest, while Ghislaine and Morrigan, being raised by Vieste, and Acheron, being raised by Miron, were closer to Hestia's age. That meant eight pups were growing up together - yes, even as the Mistress's daughter, it was easy to fade into the background. Hestia didn't want that.

Hestia quickly decided that she was going to follow in the steps of her father, Janus, and become a Viper. She wanted to prove that she was good enough to be considered a worthy Vektreni, and with her sense of adventure and learning about the outside world tugging at her paws (and the fact that her job would be to talk), the choice seemed obvious. The fact that Janus was her father, and she looked up to him above all other wolves (except her mother) might have played a role, too. In any case, Hestia quickly apprenticed herself to Janus, learning as much as she could from her father, a diligent student.

Vektren was stricken by three plagues. Hestia was quite fortunate, however, in that she did not contract the first sickness. She was infected by the second plague, showing mild allergic reactions to the water hemlock, but fortunately it was not severe or contagious.

After the plagues had ended, Hestia was pleased to be able to escort her brother, Magister Phaeton, to the north to collect herbs. She felt a great amount of affection for Phaeton, and grief for the disfigurement to his face.

However, Hestia vanished from the pack shortly after this expedition, and she hasn't been seen in the Domain since.

## Trivia

* Hestia felt great regret for being so preoccupied with her own ambitions to truly be there for Phaeton during the worst of his disfigurement and slow recovery process.

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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