Desmond

[DesmondTheFox]

Name: Desmond Harrison

Age: Unknown, Apparent age/looks to be 28

Land of Birth: Castonia, Northern Provinces, Lowland Fox Tribe

Titles: Wraith of Castonia

Desmond is a fox who in his far off past most would never know or remember, has been both blessed and cursed with everlasting life. The lantern he carries has a piece of his soul within it and acts as both a respawn/reform point for him if he were to perish in any form or fashion. The fox himself Has a rather kind and curious disposition, his lack of self preservation getting him into trouble more often than not, but the cost of knowledge hardly out weighs the sense of adventure and discovery for someone who loses nothing from the risk.

His Immortality does not come without some complications however. Living forever is a burden he wouldn't wish upon anyone. While dragons and Sylvan send to live for extremely long times they do have their eventual end, Desmond does not have this relief one day and has actively avoided relationships due to knowing one day he will outlast them. The nature of his immortality is thanks to him being a Warlock of sorts, though instead of a single patron above that grants him power, it is two dueling patrons above him that grant opposing powers, both holy light and insidious darkness. These two made a pact with him long long ago and unfortunately are both owed his soul, but due to divine restrictions, they were not allowed to fully combat one another to take the whole soul for themselves. The two rest in a standoff with one another, an ever lasting game where they simply wait for Desmond to find himself leaned one way too far. Balancing out his powers is key to his immortality, while he sees it as a burned at times he refuses to bend the knee and be taken into the Void for falling into the dark, or being made a servant of light in the heavens. Neither side are worth his soul and eternal service, so defiant he remains. They both continue to give him rather strong magic from either side of the spectrum, in doing so this also makes Desmond's body rather frail at times. Physical stability is often challenged if he doesn't use his magic often, causing his form to slightly crack at times, the mana welling up within and simply not being able to stay contained in his body.

To this Day Desmond wanders his home country of Castonia, visiting the Canis Kingdom and the Felis Empire from time to time, wandering around as he pleases and having many encounters with many beasts and people alike. Sometimes he is seen with a Key, one that 'Opens a Door' to a secret place only he has ever been able to reach. Some have seen close friends enter this place and return, though very often they only refer to it as 'his home' and nothing more. Desmond is more often than not also confused with a mythological creature known as a Lyktgubbe, a spirit that wanders the forests with a lantern in hand that can be rather helpful...or naughty at times if agitated. This also gives him his title of 'Wraith' given his white fur, and ghostly blue light better seen at night. Its not uncommon for the fox to lend a helping paw to those who are in need or those who show kindness to him in the dark of the woodlands. Offering to lead them home or let them visit his home till the sun rises, those who are less kind or troublesome he often leads astray and even deeper in the woods, sometimes into the jaws of predators, enjoying the show from afar as they fill out the bellies of a hungry beast while he freely returns to his wandering.