Korhos [NPC]

[Korhos]

[this creature is pretty expressly for the purposes of the RP between Sable and Raphael. ask before using, please.]

Name: Korhos
Race: Possessed/Magically Augmented Wolf
Height: 50 inches, from ground to shoulder
Length: 71 inches, nose to tail
Weight: 180 lbs.

Physical Description:
Korhos is covered in thick, matted fur that is a mixture of darkest brown [of his original wolf form] and pure black [result of the demonic manifestation], with an extra thick mane around his neck and chest. When he his called and awakened, his eyes glow with unnatural blue light. His huge paws are armed with three inch retractible claws so that he can pull them in and make no clacking noises on hard surfaces when he is tracking prey. His shoulders and neck and entire body bulge with thickly corded muscle and sinew, and all about him smells of blood.

Powers or Strengths:
Korhos was created to be an instrument of hunt and death. His skills are centered around this.

Demon Eyes - He can see in the blackest of darkness and the deepest fogs when he is on the hunt. Little to nothing escapes his notice.
Unerring Trail - Once he has the scent, or his target is magically marked by his master, none but the very strongest of magical wards can cause him to lose it.
Intelligence - Korhos has the mind of demon muddled in with the mind of a wolf. He can think and reason and use logic with ability far, far beyond the lot of his canine brethren. It is nearly impossible to trick or set a trap for him.
Strength/Speed - The demon-within gives Korhos unequaled speed and strength, able to keep pace with a fleet horse. A ten-foot leap from the ground onto a low-lying roof would not be a great stretch for his abilities, nor would smashing through a locked door.
Stealth - Partly by innate nature, partly by magical workings, he can vanish from view to hide in some unseen space in an eye blink, only to reappear when you are certain he must have gone. When moving slowly with his claws drawn in he is for all human purposes completely soundless.
Tireless - As part of his possession Korhos can go for weeks without rest or food when he is on the hunt.

Weaknesses:
Magic-Based - Nearly all of Korhos's abilities are linked to the astral plane. If one knew how to bind with magic or sever ties to the astral plane, he would revert to being a regular [although slightly big] wolf.
Holy Artifacts - Things of a blessed nature would be especially wounding and crippling to the demon-possessed creature.

History:
Korhos came into existence when a dark sorcerer by the name of Marius Xia captured and magically bound a wolf to himself using much dark magic, and then, using ancient sorcery, summoned and bound a demon's spirit to the wolf's body, endowing his creation with unparalleled strength and intelligence for such a creature.

As well as an insatiable lust for violence and blood.

As the physical prison the demon had been summoned into was already bound to Marius, so too the demon became bound. And Marius had at his disposal a powerful creature to do his bidding and exact his revenge against those who would cross him.

Korhos cannot disobey his master, and will not cease the hunt until his master recalls him or the prey is devoured [or, obviously, he is killed].

To those that would cross Marius or attempt to interfere with Korhos's hunt, beware.