Astaroth the Lost

I have been incredibly indecisive over my beautiful purple core hound. Astaroth has always appealed to me, but that has mostly been from an aesthetic point of view. I love his colouration, his detailed scales, his stunning golden eyes. Everything about him screams at me to love it, but the only thing he's missing is a soul.

Since the day I tamed him I've been struggling with finding who he is. It's as though his personality is just out of reach, it's lost out there and I've yet to find it.

Don't get me wrong, I adore this puppy, but I just wish I could find that attachment. I'm not overly forcing myself to bond with him just because he's hard to get or pretty. I know I want to genuinely love him.

I'm contemplating a name change, though I have no ideas as to what that new name might be yet. I don't have any problems with the name Astaroth, I'm really fond of it for him, but sometimes a new name can breathe life into a pet (I've had it happen a few times in the past).

I know one of my main problems is that I already have Beast. Duplicate pet families don't bother me, I have four of them after all, but whenever I need a core hound I always choose Beast first. He's the one with history, a personality, a bond. Even though much time has passed since his tame, Astaroth still has that hollow 'new' feel to him.

I'm not ready to give up on him yet, I'm hoping to spend some time with him in the near future and perhaps contemplate some new names and see if I can get to know him better. :)