Post by willow on Nov 4, 2010 0:43:48 GMT 7
Name: Lucifer
Age: Lost - somewhere between 25 and 45
Race: Mutant shapeshifter
Weapons: steel two-handed broadsword, iron mace, fire magic (though he only uses it if forced)
Weapon of choice: His sword or his mace when he feels particularly bad about himself.
Appearance: He has very dark, reddy brown wings with a similar coloured hair. His hair is almost shoulder length and frames his face. His eyes are brown, almost black and he has dark shadows around them, and under his cheekbones, as if he hasn't been sleeping. He wears a simple, deep red tunic with a high-ish collar, fastened by buttons laced over with a fiery gold cord, brown breeches, and brown leather boots.
History: Lucifer was born into a small travelling community. For a long time he thought he was normal, until aged nine he discovered his magical ability. And as they say, the late developers are the strongest! He was part of a small elite group of mages by the age of nineteen. But soon their ideals struck him as odd. They spoke of using their magic to curse or charm objects, then people. Seduced by the idea of using this magic to punish criminals and help community leaders, he helped develop long term enchantments that fed off the users magic or life force. All the while, however, he felt that something was wrong about it. Eventually he decided. He confronted the mages, who cursed him for turning his back on them to hurt those most dear to him. He fled the mages to his family, refusing to believe the curse, until it was proved to work when he ruined his brother's marriage, mistakenly maiming his wife in a fit of madness. He hasn't seen his family since that moment. He refrains from using magic now as it only amplifies the curse, and stays away from people in case they get too close. His magic powers have since deteriorated, because he is somewhat out of practice.
Personality: He's a good person inside, tortured by the fact that he must be cruel to all he meets to stop himself hurting them. He travels alone and tries not to let anyone close. He tries to stay to deserted places, but when forced into towns he will remain distant, and if anyone seeks him out he is short tempered and keeps his words to a minimum. This is because he wants to save both himself and others from pain. Due to his solitude he is sometimes selfish and this aspect of him often governs his motivations. But only because he feels that the world has rejected him. Before his curse, he wasn't exactly selfless, but was a much more open and kind person. He's harder now, more guarded, with walls around his heart.
He drinks to forget his sadness and loneliness. So when in towns he is mainly drunk (he binges) and alternates between a state of deep melancholy, making him seem almost sober, an angry state in which he picks any fights (often having to leave soon after), and a euphoric state where he sings and tells anyone about his life before the curse. He also gets very flirty, so lock up your daughters! But in the morning the hangover hits, and with it the realisation of how he has acted, and he leaves again, promising himself never to drink again. Addictions being addictions however, he will always come back for more.
He also drinks to forget his role in the corruption of magic. He realises how wrong it was but cannot forgive himself for not stopping it sooner. So he sees himself as an evil person and acts accordingly. He warns people about himself to try to keep them away. He's prone to self pity because of his pain from lack of forgiving himself and hurting others, and when he feels unworthy uses his mace rather than his sword, which he only uses when he feels 'good'. His lack of contact with others means he's not very good with people, and isn't very tolerant.
Anyone can see, however, that under the harsh exterior a glow of goodness lives still. He is somewhere in those shades of grey between good and evil, and moves around according to the situation. But whatever his motivations or his view of himself, his actions inevitably are on the path of good. He may hurt others, but that is the curse working through him; perhaps more through his unwillingness to hurt others than the curse itself. Still, he is weak and it may be that someone will break his resolve to stay distant if they are thrown together for long enough...
(Tah dah!)
Age: Lost - somewhere between 25 and 45
Race: Mutant shapeshifter
Weapons: steel two-handed broadsword, iron mace, fire magic (though he only uses it if forced)
Weapon of choice: His sword or his mace when he feels particularly bad about himself.
Appearance: He has very dark, reddy brown wings with a similar coloured hair. His hair is almost shoulder length and frames his face. His eyes are brown, almost black and he has dark shadows around them, and under his cheekbones, as if he hasn't been sleeping. He wears a simple, deep red tunic with a high-ish collar, fastened by buttons laced over with a fiery gold cord, brown breeches, and brown leather boots.
History: Lucifer was born into a small travelling community. For a long time he thought he was normal, until aged nine he discovered his magical ability. And as they say, the late developers are the strongest! He was part of a small elite group of mages by the age of nineteen. But soon their ideals struck him as odd. They spoke of using their magic to curse or charm objects, then people. Seduced by the idea of using this magic to punish criminals and help community leaders, he helped develop long term enchantments that fed off the users magic or life force. All the while, however, he felt that something was wrong about it. Eventually he decided. He confronted the mages, who cursed him for turning his back on them to hurt those most dear to him. He fled the mages to his family, refusing to believe the curse, until it was proved to work when he ruined his brother's marriage, mistakenly maiming his wife in a fit of madness. He hasn't seen his family since that moment. He refrains from using magic now as it only amplifies the curse, and stays away from people in case they get too close. His magic powers have since deteriorated, because he is somewhat out of practice.
Personality: He's a good person inside, tortured by the fact that he must be cruel to all he meets to stop himself hurting them. He travels alone and tries not to let anyone close. He tries to stay to deserted places, but when forced into towns he will remain distant, and if anyone seeks him out he is short tempered and keeps his words to a minimum. This is because he wants to save both himself and others from pain. Due to his solitude he is sometimes selfish and this aspect of him often governs his motivations. But only because he feels that the world has rejected him. Before his curse, he wasn't exactly selfless, but was a much more open and kind person. He's harder now, more guarded, with walls around his heart.
He drinks to forget his sadness and loneliness. So when in towns he is mainly drunk (he binges) and alternates between a state of deep melancholy, making him seem almost sober, an angry state in which he picks any fights (often having to leave soon after), and a euphoric state where he sings and tells anyone about his life before the curse. He also gets very flirty, so lock up your daughters! But in the morning the hangover hits, and with it the realisation of how he has acted, and he leaves again, promising himself never to drink again. Addictions being addictions however, he will always come back for more.
He also drinks to forget his role in the corruption of magic. He realises how wrong it was but cannot forgive himself for not stopping it sooner. So he sees himself as an evil person and acts accordingly. He warns people about himself to try to keep them away. He's prone to self pity because of his pain from lack of forgiving himself and hurting others, and when he feels unworthy uses his mace rather than his sword, which he only uses when he feels 'good'. His lack of contact with others means he's not very good with people, and isn't very tolerant.
Anyone can see, however, that under the harsh exterior a glow of goodness lives still. He is somewhere in those shades of grey between good and evil, and moves around according to the situation. But whatever his motivations or his view of himself, his actions inevitably are on the path of good. He may hurt others, but that is the curse working through him; perhaps more through his unwillingness to hurt others than the curse itself. Still, he is weak and it may be that someone will break his resolve to stay distant if they are thrown together for long enough...
(Tah dah!)
