BASICS
”I am but a mere scholar."
-Nickname: The Scholar, The Butler, The Collector, Vampire of the Nobles.
-Age: Twenty Six, but who really knows but him?
-Gender: Male
-Species: Mutated, but human
-Role: The Scholar Rorian
-Motivation:Why, to make sure people pay! That's really it, but he likes serving Nekria - but he keeps up a front that he isn't serving her to make others believe him to be bribed. Hilarious.
APPEARANCE
”Please avert your eyes to the beautiful Nekria, not myself if you may."
-Eyes:Burgundy
-Hair:Midnight Black
-Height:6'1
-Weight:175 lbs
-Skin Tone:Fair/Pale
-Build:Standard/Lean
-Body Markings: Secretly he has the numbers 9-0-0-1-0 inked upon his neck, but his hairline covers it. Other than that, his skin is basically mark-free from his high style living
MENTALITY
”There isn't much to me besides a wanton desire for your money, mind you."
-Quirks: Regardless of his status as the Scholar, Rorian likes to be the Butler to Nekria - simply because it amuses him. He doesn't mind taking orders from her, and would gladly take the life of a citizen on her behalf. Besides, they probably owe him money. Everybody does.
~He rarely eats much - it just doesn't really have a reason. While others may take an entire plateful to sate their appetite, Rorian will take an expensive meal and deem himself full after one plate (and they make such small food in expensive restaurants...)
-Fears:
Antichrometophobia: the Fear of Losing Money It makes sense for a man that deals with the money of every citizen in the area: Rorian hates losing money at any time, regardless of the situation. Now, if it is going to something that directly benefits the Nobles (which is 99.9 % of the money's use) Rorian can tolerate that.
Ataxophobia: Fear of disorder or untidiness. Similar to the fear above, Rorian fears disorder and untidiness for the simple reason that things can be lost in them - such as his money.
-Likes: MONEY, citizens who pay, Monkeys, the harp, being a Noble, the Nobles, suits, fear, rainy days, misconceptions about himself, gloves, his hair, life at the moment.
-Dislikes: Arrogance, Uselessness, Ugliness, Annoyance, losing money, normal people, any who defy the Nobles, sunshine, concert instruments.
-Personality:
Rorian is one of those people that really shouldn't have been let out of his cage at birth. Ever.
If you ever met Rorian without knowing a single thing about him, you would think he was the most humble and polite gentleman you have ever met. He talks with an air of knowledge, and speaks calmly in every situation. Rarely will he raise his voice above speaking level, and that is usually to speak over top of loud noises. Rorian is sincere with everything he does, and never uses any form of vulgarity or obscenity around people. Bragging about anything he has ever accomplished is never heard from him, and Rorian will normally give the person his full attention if they are speaking, answering in the most polite way possible. No BS, no mess - just straight up answers. When greeted by a new face, Rorian will use 'sir' or 'miss' until he knows their name. That or he just adds the prefix to their names anyway. In all honest truth, Rorian comes off as a man too good to be true, like he fell from heaven itself to grace the world with its presence. Too bad Rorian crawled up from hell to meet everyone.
The whole 'polite, tolerable' natured Rorian is a front which he easily uses to exploit others. The only people he believes that deserve his sincerity are Nekria and Drean, while the rest of the world is merely trash. When it comes to money, Rorian becomes nearly psychotic in his lust for the green paper - it doesn't help that the root of his problems is his OCD for control and tidiness. If you have money, Rorian will find a way to make it his - after all, that is his job as the Scholar: passing the money around 'evenly' throughout the city. Ha. What a laugh. Rorian hordes the money for the Nobles, plain and simple. He would rather burn the money than give it away to the rest of the world, but alas he must keep his front up - even if most of the world knows he is a complete sadist. Torture is never out of the question.
The guy also has this thing about the Jewish proverb 'an eye for an eye'. It is the way he lives his life, really. If you cannot pay with the means of cash, than you shall pay with your body. Now, if you start getting wrong ideas, do - Rorian will either take limbs off of people, killing them for their payment, or letting some of the knights have their way with the person (man or woman, it doesn't seem to matter...) if they so wish. Rorian would even watch sometime, making sure that their payment is always to the fullest.
Ignoring that creepy stuff and onto the more mundane aspects of Rorian, he is highly perceptive and knowledgeable in every situation. Reading people may not take him minutes like some genetics, but as a normal person he is good - he can spot problems with another person's psyche, making them feel highly uncomfortable. It doesn't help when he knows pretty much everything about everyone that lives in New York, hence the name the Scholar. He keeps tabs on nearly everyone, and not just for their money - he likes to make sure that he has ways of bribing and extorting the civilians if he needs to.
When it comes to any feelings towards people in general, Rorian is indifferent. People exist because they can amuse him, give him their money and then die. There isn't real reason for the civilians beyond that in his mind, and he will demote them quite frequently, but not in the manner of rudeness: he keeps that 'butler' theme going, destroying their confidence while still sounding quite humble and meek. Its all in the words, as he says. The only people he has sincere feelings for are Drean and Nekria, both for different reasons. Drean keeps the citizens in the city, something that benefits them both, so to Rorian Drean is a necessary ally and 'friend'. Nekria is his Master, his Mother, and he shall treat her accordingly, regardless of the situation.
In the end, Rorian is messed up: a butler, a scholar, a sadist, a killer. It isn't every day that you see a person that has all four of these qualities. Never the less, Rorian is a psychotic sadist that will do anything for money - and sometimes for the Nobles. But mostly for money.
EQUIPMENT
”You mean, my money? Uh... no, I am not going to tell you about it."
-Clothing: A butler's outfit is the best way to describe his clothing: A perfectly tailored suit with matching pants and shined shoes. His dress shirt is always white, regardless of what has happened earlier in the day. His white gloves somehow stay perfectly white as well, however they do occasionally get coloured with other colours
-Carried Items: Besides his gloves, a pocket square and weapon, he only carries two other objects: a 'black book' that keeps him up to date on deadlines for money and Nekria and a pen that he uses to sign contracts. If Nekria demands him to carry something, he is also carrying that.
-Main Weapon
•Name: Bloody Mary
•Type: Penknife
•Made of:Mithril
•Length:6 inches
•Weight: 2 lbs
•Description/Info: Bloody Mary is his signature pen, used for signing off contracts, and extracting their payment through blood. The pen actually works as a pen, but if he presses a button the opposite end of the ballpoint come off and the blade shows itself. It talks only when the blade is shown, reveling in the fact that it will draw blood - it is basically a Rorian, only a pen that has a blade. The pen is also linked to him by a blood-mithril string, allowing him to throw it and pull it back.
COMBATIVENESS
”As the people below me would say, 'Come at me, brother."
-Natural Talents
•Talent 1:Quick Eyes - While he may not be as fast as the rest of the genetic mutations, his eyes can follow nearly everything and his brain will predict the movements of the attacker based off of their patterns. He will then move accordingly at a fairly fast speed to counter, and return.
•Talent 2:Mimicry - he only needs to hear a voice once, but Rorian can manipulate any person's voice to his own extent. Female, old man, doesn't matter to Rorian - he can do it all. Really helps to open the doors when he needs their money.
-Skills
•Skill 1:Blood Shield: Rorian can create a shield out of his own blood, though he normally uses it as an exoskeleton. It is hard enough to stop basically all forms of attacks, but is vulnerable to the elements and enough bludgeoning.
•Skill 2:Duplication! Rorian can make up to 5 copies of himself, all 'physical and real'. Really, they aren't. They are just a trick of the mind, an illusion created by simply staring at his eyes.
-Weaknesses
•Weakness 1: Long Range - Rorian can do fine up close against anybody, and at mid-range to pistol range he can hold his own. But against somebody farther than that? He is basically screwed, since the mithril cord for his knife doesn't stretch that far, and he doesn't carry something that can shoot. That's the other two's job.
•Weakness 2: Money - his greatest weakness, Rorian will keep anybody alive if he knows he can make money off of them.
HISTORY
"I am not in a position to state mine. Pardon me."
-Life
•Marital Status: Bwhahahahahahahahahaha! Serious?! Anybody that would want to date Rorian would have to be more psychotic than he!
•Family:
Parents Gregory and Jillian [presumed KIA]
What Rorian knows about his parents was what he could learn in his first 10 years of life. They were kind, forgiving and loving - sort of. In reality, they were kind and loving to each other, and highly promiscuous. Even his siblings got more love than Rorian did. He wasn't all to sure why that was the case: perhaps it was because he was the youngest of 5, or because their entire family was dirt poor. Either way, he got the short end of the stick at everything. Literally. Rorian would be left behind if he wasn't paying attention, he would be beaten if not working hard enough for the family, anything. When Rorian was ripped from his home, he presumed them dead since a few years later, he killed them. Thing was, he wasn't in the right mindset, so he isn't entirely sure if he did go out and slaughter his parents or just imagined it. Oh well.
In truth, his parents ran with a gang, so the gang mentality slipped into their parenting habits - though, they never really wanted to be parents of six kids, but s*** happens.
Oldest Sisters Mia and Kelli - [Presumed Alive]
Mia (left) and her younger sister by 2 years Kelli (right) were the oldest of Rorian's family. Well, sort of. Mia is biologically his sister, while Kelli was actually adopted into the family a few years before his birth. Basically inseparable, they were constantly getting into trouble with everybody and everything they came across. Mia treated Rorian like dirt for unknown reasons, while Kelli was the only one to treat Rorian with any kind of respect or love. He was never sure why this was the case, but he was happy that she did. When they both left home when he was 5, Rorian was quite sad that the two that took most of the blame for everything now passed on the burden to him.
-->At the moment, Mia is working for the Nobles, but Rorian hasn't a clue that she is there. Kelli left completely.
Twin Bros Michael and Sammi - both KIA
Michael and Sammi were probably the quietest people you could ever meet. They kept to themselves, never really did anything out of the blue that came off as flamboyant. Completely the opposite of their entire family, until Rorian came along. He acted much like they did, so he found the most companionship amongst them. Too bad they were brutally murdered in a fight. This was the turning point for Rorian, which will be explained later.
Unknown Half-Brother Marcus - Deceased
The bastard kid of another Gang member and Jillian, Marcus was born right after they took away Rorian. When Rorian came back 6 years later to slaughter his family, Marcus was captured and taken in for testing and died.
•History:
Rorian grew up alone in a house full of 7 people. His parents were doing freaky things with the gang they ran with, his sisters were constantly gone to joke and pull pranks, and his brothers barely said a word. Rorian wasn't supposed to be in their family to begin with, especially not a guy - his parents were hoping for a girl so that they could at least get one lady to grow up to run with the gang. Instead, they got a quaint little boy that spoke even less than Mike and Sam. Because of this, Rorian would constantly get 'shafted' by his parents, which included them leaving him in dangerous areas because they 'forgot' him and his siblings always poking fun at him and making him do all the chores. Life for Rorian, for lack of better words, sucked. It wasn't until Mike and Sammi were both brutally murdered when he was 6 for Rorian to start developing a mental psychosis that shouldn't be in children.
See, after that, his parents started getting harsher, and telling him the real truth about the world: how money controlled it all, sex was just a tool, and life was useless. Not something you tell your child, but that was their methods. Rorian started to then shut out most of the world, instead focusing on the important things in life, like how to make money in every way possible. Jeez, for a kid of 9, he was already starting to see patterns in his parents behaviour and exploiting them for money. He felt even less loved by his parents at this time, knowing that instead of being the objects of his affection, they were merely tools. When he was taken away at 10, he was glad.
Rorian was experimented on by Nekria, or 'Mother' as she liked for him to call him, and for the first time in forever, Rorian felt loved by another. Jillian never pestered him into calling her Mother, or saying encouraging statements. Nekria was the only one to treat him so, and because of this he began to adopt everything that made her work into his own life. Sure, he was only a guinea pig - one of the ones to come after Jamus, mind you - but he looked past that. To him, the world was opening up to him, a whole world of unexplored bank accounts ready for him to take. When he was the only one to survive out of his group, he made it his goal to become a follower of Nekria and her ideals, supporting her at the age of 12 - even if she did look down at him. Rorian wanted nothing more to serve, and through his intellectual prowess and money skills became known as the Scholar, second in command of the Nobles only after Nekria herself when the Nobles presented themselves to the world.
Shortly after this, he found his parents and butchered them, claiming that they had not paid him the money they owed. Thing was, Dorian has no real active memory of this, simply because his brain won't let him remember if he committed the deed or not. Well, it doesn't help that he drank some blood and wine together - he wanted to try! jeez.. - and his memory was probably inhibited by that.
OTHER: I read everything...
The reason he is called the Vampire is because of his Bloody Shield skill. Since it requires his blood, he either injects himself with blood or ingests it to keep his own bloodlevels up. He likes to drink it with his wine to freak the locals out, for they will never know if it is wine or blood. Hence the Name.