Dreistaine

Dreistaine is the an antagonist in The Puffin Inn Roleplay and the Dargon whose spirit is the hunt; the sports of Dargon; the greatest game and the chase and sacrifice of mortals. He is known by the titles 'The Huntsman of The Dargon', 'The Father of Manbeasts'. The summoning date of Hircine is the 17th of Xofirg. He is also the creator of Lycanthropy.

Background
Dreistaine, the Spirit of the Hunt's past, leads many to argue. He himself was never mentioned or heard of in the early histories of Theibos. Some scholars believe because of this that Dreistaine was not one of the original Dargon and is, therefore, a spawn or offshoot. However this is often shunned on account of Dreistaine creating Lycanthropes, and the disease existing well into the Aura Aeon.

Popular Opinion and Worship
Dreistaine is one of the more worshipped or, to a certain degree, accepted Dargon. Although all Dargon are completely shunned by mainstream Hupreni society, he is often worshipped in greater numbers compared to other Dargon even though he does not necessarily care for it. He is the father of man-beasts and is thusly worshipped by all kinds of lycanthropy-infected creatures such as Werebeasts. He respects and even praises these creatures if they accomplish something in the hunt, a rare quality for a Dargon. He is often seen as the most honored huntsman to walk any plane of existence, and as such is often looked up to by other hunters, fishers, and trappers.

Personality
Dargon are almost always looked on as evil due to their destructive nature. While there is some truth in this, this does not apply to all Dargon. Some princes respect honour and fairness among their subjects and are against dishonourable murder. Dreistaine is typically considered to be in this category. While he cannot exactly be seen as benevolent, he is very honourable and always gives his prey a sporting chance; he is even willing to be congratulatory to those who were deemed as prey if they manage to turn the hunt to their flavor and become the hunters in turn. He is not needlessly destructive like many of his Dargon brethren. With those he does not care for he is often neutral in his trades, unless they are his prey.

Echo
One particularly famous echo of Dreistaine, and the one he is most commonly associated with is the Hunters Hide.

This echo has surfaced multiple times, such as in The Continental Split, where it is required to be wield by an unamed mortal to compete against the Argon. Another occasion when it was shown was in Gundor Castle, an ancient castle that was the former capital of Othos. It then later appears in the The War of Moons, as a reward for helping Hircine in his battle with Kajuura.

Another echo gifted by Dreistaine is the Ring of Dreistaine. The ring allows the wearer additional werebeast transformations each day.