Damien

Dante and Vergil (Brothers)

Iris and Veron (Adoptive Siblings)

Persephone, Ravka, Helh, Hestia, Epione (Half-Sisters)

Phaeton, Orpheus, and Thanatos (Half-Brothers)

## Application Sheet

Damien was a red-furred male wolf, born and raised in Vektren. Born as the son of Hekate and her first consort Andras, he was brother to Dante and Vergil. He had an interest in becoming a Magister, but vanished from the Domain before this could happen. He was created by Spicerooni, before being adopted and primarily RP'd by speckledplanet. However, ownership has since passed back to Spicerooni, though he is no longer in the Domain.

His half-siblings include Epione, Persephone, Ravka, Thanatos, Helh, Hestia, Orpheus, and Phaeton.

## Personality

* ***Dedicated.*** When it comes to doing what needs to be done, Damien is no slacker. He'll get it done himself or he'll find someone to do his dirty work for him, though he much rather enjoys being the one with his face up close to the result.
* ***Confident.*** Around others, Damien's ego is inflated to the point his anxiety often becomes nonexistant. He'll often brush off comments or make sarcastic remarks towards them, and he rather enjoys being the center of attention even if his first response is rather unsavory. He enjoys getting what he wants when he wants it, and if that takes a flash of teeth and a bat of the eyes, then so be it.
* ***Silver-Tongued.*** Once fueled by his ego and heritage alone, Damien's mouth quickly became adapted to using more... unconventional methods of retaining someone's trust and loyalty. He has a keen eye for what words to use to gain someone's information, and if his words alone fail him-- then he will use his body at will.
* ***Religious.*** Damien is religious to the point that he will easily strike one down if they do not follow the same rules or principles. He will often find himself wishing to 'correct' those mistakes of others, but more often than not will simply pray for their demise.
* ***Obsessive.*** When Damien becomes infatuated with something (be it a person or thing), he mistakes this interest for obsession and will be unable to get his mind off of it, no matter how hard he may try. He tries to distance himself from many people and things for this reason, and will often lash out if someone tries to get close. He does not like the distractions.
* ***Possessive.*** But when he does fall to his obsessive tendencies, he will grow possessive. To the worst of it he can and will lash out at anything that gets in the way of him and his prize, and will want to spend all of his time fixated on that something.
* ***Anxious, but Collected.*** Anxiety, however, is Damien's best friend. It can spike over simple matters such as what he is called or where he is, and he often does his best to tamp it down lest he show sign of weakness. His anxiety causes him to speak rapid-fire at times, and he may get quiet in order to regain his... normal heart rate if he had pushed himself too far. However, this only becomes unbearable when he's left to his own devices. In the company of others, it tends to be lessened unless he's forced into a situation he'd normally never be in. Growing up under the harsh remarks and passing whispers of Vektreni and foreigners alike, Damien's anxiety became his greatest asset alongside his paranoia. No longer does the boy panic, instead his anxiety turns to adrenaline under the heat of the moment and pushes his otherwise collected nature into one of impulse and greed. He readily strikes if prompted, however, his silver tongue usually saves him from the majority of the damage he could do.
* ***Paranoid and Overly Suspicious.*** Another part of his issue is his paranoia, something dragged down through the bloodline by his own mother. It may not be as bad as he portrays it, but his first instinct normally falls under the lines of 'classify this as a threat, they are not welcome here.' It is extremely difficult for someone to get passed that first line of defense, for when they do, Damien doesn't know how he'll respond. Paranoia, inherited by his mother, has turned the much older prince into a wolf who seeks out the worst of people so he may rationally dispose of them if the time comes. He isn't one to play with others just for show and often has other motives outside of entertainment; usually these motives involve things better left unsaid.
* ***Snobbish and Arrogant.*** What he does know is that he's snarky, sarcastic and a bit of a snob. He'll often take out his frustrations through sideways comments about someone or something, and his sarcasm is never in the fun, happy go lucky way. He normally always means some, if not all, of what he says. And his snobbish behavior is due to his bloodline, something he does not overlook when assessing other wolves. Even those in Vektren territory. Arrogance is ultimately his key feature. If he does not believe it personally, there will be no changing his mind. He is blind to how others view and see his family, and if someone were to speak ill of him or anyone else he is mutually accepting of, the little lord will lash out- as per usual. He does not hide his frustrations well. Once unable to control his irrational arrogance, Damien uses this as leverage and bait when confronting someone of a lesser status. His coy amusement for insults makes him prone to overlook the usual remarks he'd received so often growing up.
* ***Manipulative.*** Manipulation, Damien has learned, is key to surviving in this life. He will use any and all things in his power to get what he wants, be it for himself or the good of the pack. He has little empathy for other's emotions and will savor the delicate nature of those too foolish to hide their feelings. Those who do fall prey to this, however, he sees as unstable and irrational.

## Pre-Group History

Following Hekate's desire to produce heirs to the Vektreni throne, Andras had become her target. Thus they had three children, and therefore Damien was born.

## Group History

Hekate encouraged Damien to get to know her brother, his uncle, Cicero. However, Damien was well-aware that his uncle was not a wolf to be trusted - with anything - and informed Cicero as such. The master manipulator Cicero was proven unable to pry Damien's loyalties from his mother's paw - and unable to convince the young prince to follow him as a Necrolyte. Hekate encouraged him to become a Magister.

He began his training, under guidance and tutelage from Oleander. One day, Ruffian burst into the Magisters' den, and announced that Oleander and Lykos had *left.* They were *traitors.* Immediately, Damien went to his mother to report it.

He interacted a bit with a new packmate named Svana - he answered her questions about the pack's religion and different rituals, such as the collecting of hearts.

Damien spent more and more time with a young male named Ragweed. Ragweed took him out around the territory, talking about his duties as an Enforcer, when the pair came upon a rabid fox. For the first time, Damien knew *fear.* Fortunately they were uninjured by the creature, and managed to dispose of it.

When an earthquake rattled the Domain, it sent a flood through the territory, causing Hekate to adjust the borders. In the aftermath, Damien was more determined than ever to spend time with his favorite wolf Ragweed, who was working to keep walls between them. Eventually, he gave up on this, and the pair engaged in more serious flirtations. Damien, in a fit of desperation, told Ragweed that he would be *his* and *his alone*. Ragweed agreed.

Feeling as though the Night Mother was guiding him, Damien pressed forward with his training. He began to grow suspicious of one of the pack's she-wolves, Imperia, and approached her one night to address it, in his naturally silver-tongued way. Perry held her own and the pair parted ways for the night, Perry thoroughly shaken.

Shortly after this interaction, however, Damien vanished from the pack, and the Domain as a whole. His disappearance greatly hurt Ragweed, and his mother, but he has not returned since.

## Trivia

* He is fascinated by anatomy,
* Prone to speaking to himself, though often plays it off as though he were speaking to the Shadow Mother.
	+ While focused, he may speak in rapid-fire sentences and need to cool down following the conclusion of his speech.
* Slight obsession with bloodlines and the purity of his family.
	+ Believes his family's 'red' coat colouring is rare and thus inflates his ego even further.
	+ Believes all wolves that do not belong to his family's bloodline are of 'lesser' or more mundane qualities.
* To be viewed as an 'equal', they must prove themselves to him as someone worth his time. Otherwise, he'll never let them get close.
* Damien was originally created by Spicerooni. However, they gave him to speckled planet to RP before they ever began. Speckled planet played as Damien from pup hood to adulthood, and at that point, they decided to leave the group, and returned Damien to Spicerooni. Spicerooni accepted ownership of Damien back; however, they chose not to bring him back into the group. While owned by Spicerooni currently, the information and art presented here were by speckledplanet, who created his in-group history. This was done with permission by both artists.

## Quotes

* "Mother wants me to be a Magister. She believes I would be good at it, but I fear I may disappoint her. Oleander is a louse and I'd much rather a toad teach me to croak than listen to him trip over his words five times in the same sentence. And Ruffian...Ruffian has the temper of a bull, have you heard those two argue? Quite amusing." (to Ragweed, *It's Rabid*)
* "If... *I* am what you want, do not think I will let you go so easily as you are doing now. I have duties to fufill, yes, but you-- you will be mine and mine alone." (to Ragweed, *Possession*)

## External Links

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