The Blood Hound
- Intent: To create a companion submission for Baal, a Loth Wolf that was saved during a Knights Obsidian mission.
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Scherezade deWinter
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- Permissions: n/a
- Role: Sentient beast. Guardian. Friend.
- Links:
- Forests and Friendships and Cultists Oh My! - The thread in which Madalena Antares, at the time a fabrication of memories created by Scherezade deWinter, goes on a mission and ends up, among other things, saving the Loth puppy.
- Scherezade deWinter [character sheet]
Baal. Loth Wolf Extraordinaire.
- Age: Two years old
- Force Sensitivity: Force User
- Species: Loth Wolf
- Appearance: Baal is a magnificent creature. He stands tall and proud, with near-black fur that glistens; a mark of being well fed and in good health. But while one would expect such a beast to be at least threatening, usually, the facial expression that can be found on Baal's face is goofy, somewhat akin to smiling. He does not take himself too seriously and can usually be seen wagging his tail happily, especially if there are little children or cubs/puppies/kittens around. The only time one will see him in a bad mood is when Scherezade or Madalena are under direct threat and he witnesses it. Other than that, his goofy expressions will turn into serious ones around people he dislikes.
One thing that sets Baal apart from other Loth Wolves though, are his eyes. When he was rescued by Scherezade/Madalena, his eyes were the normal yellow of any Loth wolf. Yet with time, it appears that they are turning green. A glowing green, the same that is shared among quite a few people among the deWinters and is a mark of power.
- Name: Baal
- Loyalties:
Scherezade deWinter
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Madalena Antares
- Notable Possessions: n/a
- Personality: Baal is just a big ball of floof. He loves to play around, have his belly scratched, as well as the back of his ears. This becomes even more noticeable when he is around children, especially if they agree to ride on his back and/or play fetch with him. Baal is very attuned to the moods of Scherezade deWinter; he knows when to come and initiate physical contact, and during her night terrors as Madalena, he was always there whenever she woke up screaming, ready to lick her face and calm her down.
Although he might seem to be a big silly and goofy wolf, Baal is anything but. He notes what is happening around him at all times and watches carefully, judging the people who are permitted aboard the ship Scherezade and/or Madalena is on, and protects their surroundings as well by constantly searching out with his Force Sense. During his days in captivity he learned to sleep very little, and usually permits himself full and complete rest only when Scherezade and Madalena are away on missions.
Around people he dislikes, he tends to stick physically closer to Scherezade and Madalena. He will not attack unless there is a life threatening situation or unless told to by Schereade or Madalena. When she goes out for her morning runs, he loves the chance to get out of the ship in order to stretch his legs and run with her too. - Training: True to his species, Baal has abilities with the Force. As Loth wolves understand Basic, there has never been a need to give him and "puppy training". The Force abilities Baal has are as follows:
- Phase (limited to 2 meters)
- Force Speed
- Force Sense
- Force Strength
- Force Sight
- Telepathy
- Combat Function: Should Baal find himself in a combat situation, he would be best to take enemies physically down to the ground while others finishes them off. He has a strong creature that can leap and trample down. As he is also attuned to Scherezade/Madalena, he will often know to get out of the way before she lashes out with her dozen blades or other Force Abilities, and the two work in a harmonious sync. However, Baal is also vulnerable; anyone with ranged weapons would easily take him down as he is without armor, and a good barrier or shield will also easily stop him.
Baal and Scherezade
It is unknown where Baal originated from. Baal himself does not remember.
While on a Knights Obsidian Mission on Pzob with her friend Dianah, she and Madalena (who at the time was thought to be a fabrication of memories installed in Scherezade's mind when she tried to remove herself from existence) had to deal with a cult that managed to lure them into a mutually shared dream escape, where they experienced everything together, starting with a strange tunnel, a weird singing chant, an Alice in Wonderland tea party, and ending with a big dragon.
When the two women killed the dragon they woke up, finding themselves in a lab with needles and other medical equipment shoved into them. The two slaughtered everyone they found including the Mouse; the man who ran that pocket of the cult. Along the way they found cages, in which two Loth puppies were held. Madalena took one home with her, and Dianah took the other one.
Madalena called her own puppy Baal. She spoiled him almost to death, giving him wonderful puppy treats, hugging him a lot, and making sure he kept physically active. The two developed a bond. Although Baal never actually talked to her, he indicated more than once that he understood every single word she spoke to him.
The only time Baal was witnessed actually speaking was when he met the son of
Josh Dragovalor
, a three year old boy by the name of Jason. All the adults heard him speak as well. Baal treated it as though it was the most perfectly normal thing in the world for him to be speaking, and other than Jason, has not been seen or heard speaking since.During the Scherezade/Madalena blood spell plot line, Baal served namely as a guardian - of both the women. Though he has never admitted it out loud, he has more than once given indication that he was aware of what was going on, of where Scherezade was, and of who Madalena exactly was. Though Scherezade remembers it only in glimpses of fractured memories, Baal spent a lot of time with her when she had gotten herself stranded in the Space Between Dimensions, a place whose name speaks truth about its being. And every time Madalena woke up screaming from her nightmares, Baal was there to offer comfort and warmth.
Baal made sure to be there the night Scherezade was returned to her own body, most of his efforts going towards Madalena. She too, had received regular visitations from him as she was the one to wait in the Space Between Dimensions until Scherezade had completed the months of preparing her the right body to inhabit, and performed the Transfer Life ritual.
Upon Scherezade's actual return, she and Baal were inseparable for the first few months. Scherezade had only been gone for about nine months, and while everything had progressed the same as it always had , she found the ground she was standing on to mostly be made up of air. Though she was no longer a raving drunk anymore, everything always felt as though it was a breath away from falling apart.
When Madalena was placed in her new-but-not-so-new body, the sisters decided to share Baal, who appeared to be in favor of the joined custody agreement.
In the months that came before the two, along with a small number of others, decided to leave the Southern Systems, Baal had been gradually growing fussier and fussier, his behavior sometimes bordering on the anxious. He would not give any indication as to what was amiss, not even when to Jason Dragonsflame, who up to this point is the only confirmed person he had ever spoken to with actual verbal words. During their first voyage, headed to the Unknown Regions, Scherezade looked at him, and she told her sister that she could've sworn Baal knew all along of what was to happen.
It was immediately after the group met Discordia and became the Agents of Chaos that Baal snapped back into his old self. Though the sisters live much closer to each other now, the time they share with Baal has changed greatly; both of them only rarely take him out to missions these days, and Baal, despite his youthfulness, prefers to spend time in the Forests of Eve rather than cooped up in one of their apartments or ships.
For all intents and purposes, Baal is treated as a family member. He is free to arrange transport and go where he pleases, though his love for the forests keep him mostly there unless he is with one of the sisters. Sometimes, Baal will become clingy with one of the sisters, which they have learned to take as an omen that something is coming.
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