゙Venomshank . Phighting . 🐦‍⬛ )

Venomshank is a male Sword Deity/Inphernal who uses he/him pronouns.

APPEARANCE: Venomshank is a 100+ years old, dark grey-skinned deity standing 213 cm tall, with lime green, ram-like horns that spike near the tip. His outfit is inspired by a medieval plague doctor. He wears a dark green coat fastened with five gold buttons, a thin golden ribbon on the collar, and light green straps binding the fabric. His sleeves feature light green horizontal stripes that spike on the sides and flare into dark brown cuffs. He also wears black gloves and an epaulette with dark green tassels on his left shoulder. His attire includes a dark brown belt with a light green buckle, light brown pants, and reddish-dark brown steel-toe boots. His face is covered by a dark brown plague doctor mask, secured by three straps. The mask has two glowing green lenses for eyes and black canisters on either side of the beak. He completes the ensemble with a light brown cap featuring a lime triangle in front, matching his horns, and four feathers emerging from the back—the bottom one also lime green.

GEAR: His namesake sword, the Venomshank, is a green sabre. It has a light green guard accented with dark brown and a four-pointed star, a dark brown grip, and a pommel with a handle that has a dark brown wrap that curls outward. The sharp, green blade is designed for stabbing and delivering poison.

PERSONALITY: Venomshank is the second-softest Sword deity after Firebrand and spends the most time in Crossroads among other Inphernals. He projects a polite, commanding, and mentorly demeanor, striving to be a good example for his adopted ward, Sword. However, he has his slip-ups of "dumbassery," which Sword inherited from him that he smooths over quickly. He raised Sword in an isolated part of Lost Temple before moving to Crossroads with Sword when he became a teen. He wears a plague mask that locks and requires another person to unlock it. This prevents him from accidentally biting others when he goes 'feral'—a state where he loses all reasoning, reduced to base instincts of biting and infecting Inphernals in the surrounding area. While feral, he is not fully conscious and only vaguely remembers his actions afterward. The state can be triggered by the smell of raw meat or intense, overwhelming negative emotions. His bite can cause irreversible zombification, which he cannot fully control.

RELATIONS:

• Sisyphus: This crow-like bird with green-tipped wings is Venomshank's familiar and has been with him as long as he can remember. Sisyphus acts as his wings, can grow large enough to ride, and usually perches on his shoulder. Venomshank can always sense his location and is grateful Sisyphus acts as a second pair of eyes to watch over Sword.
• The Swords: Venomshank is a blood sibling to the Swords.
• Sword: As Sword's mentor and adopted guardian, Venomshank acts more as a mentor than a father figure. Venomshank cares for him deeply, perhaps more than he recognizes. His primary wish is for Sword to be happy, and if anything fatal were to befall Sword, Venomshank would likely go permanently feral.
• Darkheart: He is closest to his brother Darkheart, shares his dislike of Illumina, and is the only one out of their siblings who knows Darkheart likes to fish.
• Illumina: Venomshank dislikes Illumina, viewing his ideals as lofty and unachievable.
• Ban Hammer, Dom, and Valk: These three are his nephews. He met Ban Hammer who was a child at the time, but has never met Dom or Valk.

LOCATION: Living with Sword in Crossroads, Venomshank mentors him in isolated areas to avoid property damage. He maintains a mundane daily schedule, such as buying groceries, and proactively isolates himself at the first sign of a feral state to prevent infecting others.

Venomshank is Native American Roman.

Venomshank has claws on his hands, black bird/crow wings, and a bird tail. (He is a crow demiphernal)