"There comes a point where optimism becomes so blinding that one slides into unconscious obliviousness."
Hugh Wyndham
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|| Nicknames and Aliases ||
He is most commonly referred to as "Your Grace" or "Duke Wyndham" by those who fall below him in rank or Hugh by his friends.
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Gender ||
Male
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|| Age ||
Thirty
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|| Human Ethnicity ||
White European
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|| Sexual Orientation ||
Bisexual; he's more oriented toward women though because of the time period
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|| Race ||
Werewolf
|| Status ||
Duke
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Eye Color: His eyes are a bright, steely blue.
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Height: Hugh stands at an even six feet.
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Weight: He weighs roughly one hundred forty pounds.
Scars: Hugh sports scars both from war and his outings as a wolf. His arms and legs are littered with various cuts, so it would be quite difficult to describe them all. His most noticeable scars are three long scratches across his back from right shoulder to left hip. He also has a small scar above the left side of his lip.
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Oddities: He bears many scars and scrapes from time as a werewolf. Hugh also tries to shave normally, but his facial hair grows in rapidly from curse. His hair is also extremely unkempt because it grows tangled from running through the woods around England.
Optimistic || Ignorant || Excitable || Hopeless Romantic
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Hobbies:
Hunting || Wrestling || Chatting || Swimming
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Habits:
Rubs the scar above his lip when he thinks || Runs his tongue over his canines || Commonly uses "dog-like" expressions (puppy face, excited grin) || Walks with a slight bounce or lightness in his step
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- Drinking
- Being Around People
- Running or Being Active
- Swimming
- Plays with Action or Excitement
- Cold Weather
- Wet or Muddy Conditions
- Animal Abuse
- Extreme Heat
- Lazy or Aimless Conversation
- Small Spaces
- Silence
Hugh comes from old blood. Old werewolf blood, to be precise. The Wyndhams would tell you that they were, in fact, the first family of werewolves in the world.. This, of course, is not true. Their werewolfism does, however, date back to the Anglo-Saxons and other Germanic tribes. They were already highly ranked when the first Saxons took control, but it was not until Hugh's great-great grandfather rescued the crown prince in combat that the Wyndhams were granted a dukedom. Because of this, Hugh never had to ask for anything. The Wyndhams made sure to keep those visiting their estate within their respective rooms during full moons. His father, Randolf Wyndham, was not around much when Hugh was a child, for he was usually in the court.
He would never go to live with another family as a ward, for Hugh's family did not trust sending the boy away before he had truly gotten a grip on his abilities. Hugh wandered his family's estate and the surrounding forest with his companions, made up of local children plagued by werewolfism. The careless days of his childhood slowly melted into hard studying and learning how to take on his father's position as a duke. Still, he would explore the woods either in wolf form or atop the back of a trusted horse. However, he was never alone. Hugh never did like being alone. When he was fourteen, Hugh became aware of the fact that werewolfism was not a normal thing. His parents had never really exposed him to others during the full moon, for he was always hidden away or taken out in the woods until he became human again.
Upset by this and confused, he ran away from his home and responsibilities. Hugh knew, however, that this would do him no good. He returned home and forced himself to accept his fate, for what good would it do to fight the inevitable? He began to conquer his curse and slowly embraced it, for it put him at an advantage over many of his peers. Over the years, as his father died and left him the estate, he has worked himself into a blissful state where he simply convinces himself that the werewolfism he lives with is a blessing. Sure, he alienates himself quite often from others to avoid feeling out of place, but it could always be worse. Since taking his father's place, Hugh has begun to travel with Queen Elizabeth's court.