𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐍𝐀.

𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐊𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐒 | 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐂𝐘

• guess I'll always wonder will you always love her? ─ 

 FACECLAIM: Arden Cho
FULL NAME: Echidna

FULL TITLE: Echidna, Demon King of the Forest Realm

BIRTHDAY: Proclaims September 22nd

AGE: 1000+

GENDER: Female

PRONOUNS: She/Her

SPECIES: Viper-Demon

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Heteroromantic
CURRENTLY LIVING PLACE: The Blackwood Manor with Harrison Blackwood 

BODY BUILD: Curvy, smaller breast but wider hips ideal for childbearing

HEIGHT: 5’8”

WEIGHT: 145 lbs

SKIN COMPLEXION: Smooth, warm golden-olive tone

HAIR STYLE: Long, cascading waves or loose curls that fall to her lower back

HAIR COLOR: Deep obsidian black with subtle undertones of forest green

EYE COLOR: Emerald green

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: A dark green, scale-like snake sigil coiled on her left forearm to represent herself and the forest realm she controls.

TATTOOS: N/A

PREFERRED CLOTHING: Flowing, asymmetrical dresses, slit high on one leg. Earthy tones with accents of deep green, gold, and black
ACCESSORIES: Gold arm cuffs shaped like coiled serpents 

FRIENDS: Harrison Blackwood, Victoria Atlas, Berial, Bael & Dagon

CHILDREN: None (wanting as many children as Harrison is willingly to give her)

SIGNIFICANT OTHERS: Cassian Ward (deceased), Harrison Blackwood (Married)
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married [Main verse] | Contracted to marry Harrison Blackwood

• In addition to her extensive and instinctive knowledge of the demon world, including rituals, lost languages, and the arcane flora, Echidna had immersed herself in human education over the centuries, particularly during pivotal eras of development.

• She was one of two demon kings to infiltrate and actively participate in the human education system when formal institutions began to form, adapting effortlessly through different cultural and technological shifts. Over time, she acquired multiple advanced degrees under various aliases, including: Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Botany and Herpetology, and Anthropology.

• She preferred natural sciences and philosophy over digital-aged technology but has kept pace with the modern world to stay relevant to her manipulations and contracts.

• Though she has attended institutions across the globe, she favored remote, prestigious universities in Europe and Southeast Asia.

• Before Echidna walked among the humans like them, in the eras before modern technology, she was known as the Serpent Queen among demon kind. However, Echidna carved the one domain deep within the demon world: A lush and dangerous Forest Realm unlike any other. Overflowing with serpentine vines, towering, ancient trees, and venomous beauty. The forest reflected her duality, nurturing and wild, alluring and lethal. Every leaf pulsated with her magic, and the flora acted as her eyes and ears. The realm was both sanctuary and snare, growing stronger with every soul she claimed.

• As Echidna built her domain, she craved more. Taking influence from her old partner, Berial the Demon King of the Fire Realm, she explored the world above. In those early days, Echidna formed an unlikely and powerful bond with the Greek Goddess Persephone. The kindred spirits, both misunderstood, both tied to the cycles of Life and Death. To the mortals, their grace, natural command, and allure made them indistinguishable, and the confusion only deepened the legends surrounding them. While Persephone ruled with seasonal grace, Echidna embodied the eternal wilderness. 

• As time moved to the modern world, at least compared to the human world, Echidna enrolled in college under many aliases. At one point, she experienced something entirely new: love. Her heart was claimed by a human named Cassian Ward, a vibrant soul with a passion for life and a surprising sensitivity toward nature. Their relationship blossomed with laughter, shared dreams, and whispered secrets under the stars. Cassian was not scared of true demonic form; if anything, he was captivated that a being as powerful as her would ever give him the time of day. For a time, she allowed herself to dream of a peaceful one where she wouldn’t have to hide who she truly was, where love could soften her more monstrous nature. 

• However, peace for a demon king was never meant to last. Cassian met an ill fate at the hands of none other than Berial, one that Echidna had a volatile, centuries-long entanglement with, equal parts desire, rivalry, and betrayal. His jealousy and territorial pride led to Cassian’s death. Since then, her heart had been guarded, her trust hard-won, and her rage, when awakened, was catastrophic.

• As time moved on, Echidna’s contracts with humans were steeped in ancient magic and emotional hunger. Unlike the other demon kings who sought wealth, power, or vengeance, Echidna’s pacts were rooted in creation. What she desired most, children. Offspring born from her magic and mortal blood, nurtured in her forest, and raised to shape the future of both worlds. Her contracts were always clear: Offer her loyalty and the potential for legacy, and she granted wealth, protection, and bliss. But humans, as always, were greedy. Many took advantage of her kindness, exploiting her motherly warmth and regal generosity. When they broke their vows or denied her what she was owed, her wrath was legendary. The Forest answered her pain, twisting and consuming the traitorous souls, feeding her realm and fortifying her power. Her transformation from nurturing guardian to vengeful queen was swift, and rarely did a second follow. Until Harrison Blackwood.

• When Echidna met Harrison’s adoptive parents for the first time, she viewed their dynamic as a pressed flower. Something that was beautiful but no longer alive, she was able to tell that the love between Lisa and Michael Blackwood was there, but it wasn’t as vibrant as it once was