Ealdian Luxford (Pryar Kirax)
Jan 7, 2019 17:38:13 GMT
Post by Harvey on Jan 7, 2019 17:38:13 GMT
Character Details:
Name: Ealdian Luxford
Alias(es): N/A
Race: Vampire
Level: Master
Apparent Age: 19-21
True Age: 950
Bloodline: Belle Morte
Weapons: Traditional French Rapier, traditional European short sword, no guns.
Profession:
Entrepreneur - Since he is essentially the head of the family, he dictates the types of business ventures that the branch families will open and/or support. The branch families each have a hand in different fields. The Luxfords were tradesmen and merchants, their wealth obtained through imports and exports. The Osbornes dabble in the fine arts (museums, symphonies, acting, etc.). The Tollemache are focused on industry and tech. The Lyons engaged in politics and philanthropy. Essentially, how it works is this: Ealdian investigates current market trends in each of those particular fields and he then advises the heads of the various branch families what types of businesses to open or support financially. He invests in the businesses with a portion of his own funds and the branch family provides the rest. Once the business becomes successful, then everyone takes a cut and it goes on from there. Most of his income arises from when these businesses are successful. It's a risk and not all of the investments work out, but he has enough branch families to rely on that his income is fairly stable.
Skills:
Politics - The ability to influence people on an individual or civic level in order to govern groups of individuals; this also aids in negotiating vampire society.
Singing - He has a natural talent for singing and has had a few lessons, permitting him to sing at a somewhat professional level.
Melee (swords) - The ability to fight with a variety of types of swords either attacking or defending.
Mercantilism (business practices, economics, investment, etc.) - This is how he makes his money. He's essentially an economic/business adviser, reading market trends and tracking investment tables in order to make executive decisions about opening or financing new or existing businesses.
Powers:
Deep Rolling: as listed on the website
Animal Call (canines): as listed on the website
Power Drain: as listed on the website
Read Minds: as listed on the website
Weaknesses:
Family Ties: Ealdian has no tolerance for offenses to the family and will fight to protect its members. Since the family is so large, this often puts him at political odds with a number of other vampires.
Partial Colorblindness: Ealdian is colorblind in his left eye. This makes it impossible for him to register colors correctly. What is pink might appear red or purple to him, green might seem blue, etc. This makes it somewhat hard to remember the features or attire of the people he meets. Was that a blonde woman or a brunette? Did she have green or brown eyes?
Picky Eater: He will not feed on someone who does not meet his requirements. The only exception would be if he was literally on the verge of death. He will only take enough blood to prevent himself from dying, but he will not drink enough to be 'fully all right', meaning he will still need to feed from someone who suits his needs in order to exit a weakened state. Otherwise, if he's just injured or just in need, but not at death's door, then he will not feed on someone who doesn't meet his specifications. He'd rather be weakened than eat from unworthy prey.
Uncomfortably Entrancing: A combination of his natural charisma paired with the intense Belle Morte beauty leaves Ealdian with an almost constant influx of violent or dangerous stalkers. For this reason, he tends to try and acquire Shifter guards when traveling to new places for any duration of time in order to help reduce the risks.
Uncomfortable to Animals: Except for canines, most animals are uncomfortable in his presence. It's always been this way even when he was human and it made travel difficult. It takes him a long time to gain an animal's trust so he rarely tries. Oddly, canines seem to be quite fond of him.
Late Riser: Ealdian rises an hour later than is normal for vampires. This leaves him with less time in the night to get things done and it also makes him vulnerable beyond when other vampires normally would be.
Snap Judgment: Ealdian has a habit of making snap decisions about people and rarely changes his opinion if a first impression has gone poorly. This makes him slow to forgive and will put him at odds with people for long stretches of time.
Territorial: Ealdian is highly territorial, as many older vampires tend to be. Once he establishes himself in an area, he will not tolerate anyone encroaching on what he considers his domain. Although this means that when he joins the Kiss, he will fight to defend it...this also means that he can be quite violent in doing so, responding to people who might not mean to encroach with swift and decisive action.
Paranoid: When one gets to be Ealdian's age, it's no surprise that some paranoia starts to slip into the works. It doesn't take much for him to believe that people have dangerous intentions towards him or that they're planning something to damage his family. This makes it hard to earn his trust on a personal level and makes him slow to offer up aid to others he does not know well.
RP-Hookups:
You want to join the family.
You want to get funding for your business or for an event.
You want to make political ties in Europe.
You're interested in economics, business or fine arts.
You want someone to sing for an event.
You want to know more about the Atelier.
You want to have a back-story connection.
You are another Belle Morte.
You want to be embraced.
You want to be a pomme.
You are a canine Shifter of any type.
You want to be a guard or staff.
Name: Ealdian Luxford
Alias(es): N/A
Race: Vampire
Level: Master
Apparent Age: 19-21
True Age: 950
Bloodline: Belle Morte
Weapons: Traditional French Rapier, traditional European short sword, no guns.
Profession:
Entrepreneur - Since he is essentially the head of the family, he dictates the types of business ventures that the branch families will open and/or support. The branch families each have a hand in different fields. The Luxfords were tradesmen and merchants, their wealth obtained through imports and exports. The Osbornes dabble in the fine arts (museums, symphonies, acting, etc.). The Tollemache are focused on industry and tech. The Lyons engaged in politics and philanthropy. Essentially, how it works is this: Ealdian investigates current market trends in each of those particular fields and he then advises the heads of the various branch families what types of businesses to open or support financially. He invests in the businesses with a portion of his own funds and the branch family provides the rest. Once the business becomes successful, then everyone takes a cut and it goes on from there. Most of his income arises from when these businesses are successful. It's a risk and not all of the investments work out, but he has enough branch families to rely on that his income is fairly stable.
Skills:
Politics - The ability to influence people on an individual or civic level in order to govern groups of individuals; this also aids in negotiating vampire society.
Singing - He has a natural talent for singing and has had a few lessons, permitting him to sing at a somewhat professional level.
Melee (swords) - The ability to fight with a variety of types of swords either attacking or defending.
Mercantilism (business practices, economics, investment, etc.) - This is how he makes his money. He's essentially an economic/business adviser, reading market trends and tracking investment tables in order to make executive decisions about opening or financing new or existing businesses.
Powers:
Deep Rolling: as listed on the website
Animal Call (canines): as listed on the website
Power Drain: as listed on the website
Read Minds: as listed on the website
Weaknesses:
Family Ties: Ealdian has no tolerance for offenses to the family and will fight to protect its members. Since the family is so large, this often puts him at political odds with a number of other vampires.
Partial Colorblindness: Ealdian is colorblind in his left eye. This makes it impossible for him to register colors correctly. What is pink might appear red or purple to him, green might seem blue, etc. This makes it somewhat hard to remember the features or attire of the people he meets. Was that a blonde woman or a brunette? Did she have green or brown eyes?
Picky Eater: He will not feed on someone who does not meet his requirements. The only exception would be if he was literally on the verge of death. He will only take enough blood to prevent himself from dying, but he will not drink enough to be 'fully all right', meaning he will still need to feed from someone who suits his needs in order to exit a weakened state. Otherwise, if he's just injured or just in need, but not at death's door, then he will not feed on someone who doesn't meet his specifications. He'd rather be weakened than eat from unworthy prey.
Uncomfortably Entrancing: A combination of his natural charisma paired with the intense Belle Morte beauty leaves Ealdian with an almost constant influx of violent or dangerous stalkers. For this reason, he tends to try and acquire Shifter guards when traveling to new places for any duration of time in order to help reduce the risks.
Uncomfortable to Animals: Except for canines, most animals are uncomfortable in his presence. It's always been this way even when he was human and it made travel difficult. It takes him a long time to gain an animal's trust so he rarely tries. Oddly, canines seem to be quite fond of him.
Late Riser: Ealdian rises an hour later than is normal for vampires. This leaves him with less time in the night to get things done and it also makes him vulnerable beyond when other vampires normally would be.
Snap Judgment: Ealdian has a habit of making snap decisions about people and rarely changes his opinion if a first impression has gone poorly. This makes him slow to forgive and will put him at odds with people for long stretches of time.
Territorial: Ealdian is highly territorial, as many older vampires tend to be. Once he establishes himself in an area, he will not tolerate anyone encroaching on what he considers his domain. Although this means that when he joins the Kiss, he will fight to defend it...this also means that he can be quite violent in doing so, responding to people who might not mean to encroach with swift and decisive action.
Paranoid: When one gets to be Ealdian's age, it's no surprise that some paranoia starts to slip into the works. It doesn't take much for him to believe that people have dangerous intentions towards him or that they're planning something to damage his family. This makes it hard to earn his trust on a personal level and makes him slow to offer up aid to others he does not know well.
RP-Hookups:
You want to join the family.
You want to get funding for your business or for an event.
You want to make political ties in Europe.
You're interested in economics, business or fine arts.
You want someone to sing for an event.
You want to know more about the Atelier.
You want to have a back-story connection.
You are another Belle Morte.
You want to be embraced.
You want to be a pomme.
You are a canine Shifter of any type.
You want to be a guard or staff.