Full Name: Darius Zeklos
Nickname:
Age: 18
Birthdate: June 6
Where you are from: Born in New Dali but moved many times in his life. The longest time he spent was in America.
Role: Royal moroi with an earth element is manifest
Royal/Dhampir Partner:
Roommate:[/b
[b]Likes:
Reading
Talking
Making things
Finding answers
Dislikes:
Unanswered questions
being ignored
failure
not being able to protect his family
Description: Darius stands taller than most, his body lean and fit from exercise. He has a small scar up the inside of his arm from one of his shady dealings back in his wild days. His untamed black hair makes for a nice clash with his lightly tanned skin. He has blue eyes that can remind a person of the calm waves of the beach or the powerful swells of the storm. Darius doesn't bother with his facial hair unless something important is happening, causing him to have a light beard at times. Nothing more than stubble normally. When important events are happening he takes great care to cut every hair, the hair on his head though is take care of less. Often hanging were it falls for the day it has a nice natural look that works for him.
Personality:
Words are precious things, and rare ones when it comes to Darius. Often he isn't at the front of the group but rather at the back watching and learned far more than you would think. Darius has always been able to read people and see things about them that other can't, having a strange knack for micro expressions and the like. People who don't know him often think him shy or even dumb in a few cases, those who have got to know him see how foolish those conceptions are. Quick witted and willing to speak the truth when no one else will, Darius has a knack for showing the harder side of life that people want to ignore. Most people take notice of when Darius butts into a conversation, since he more than likely has something important to say. Due to living in a wide variety of places Darius is a bit of a third culture child, having a major exposure of different cultures making him familiar to a certain degree with different kinds of people.
Darius is a firm believe in the idea that scars never go away, that time cannot heal everything. This goes is part of the mindset he has that people need to face there problems and that it is by doing this that they can grow as a person. Never being one to shy away when problems rise up his direct and no nonsense attitude in life makes it so that he very rarely has an issue that is not dealt with quickly. Since he himself has many problems he has an amazing ability for empathy, talking over people's problems when they need too and helping them confront them. Darius understands fully a persons need to keep secrets and as such he rarely divulges information about someone who has confided in him. His knowledge of psychology and the ability to get people to open up to him have made many people think of him as a personal shrink.
Darius has always been very protective of those around him, trying his best not to let anyone come to harm. Due to what happened to his sister he has a great deal of guilt wrapped up inside as he tries to understand and ultimately make up for his failure in the past. Fearing that his little sister may be harmed, Darius is often far too protective of her but he tries to let her live her own life. This has led to a few instances of him watching her without her knowledge in order to make sure she did not get into too much trouble.
History:
Darius moved from place to place with his two sisters, this constant movement made them grow close as a family. At the age of 12 Darius chose to leave, trying to make it in the world by himself and live his own life. He had always felt as though his family was holding him back and as such his "rebellious phase" was to leave them behind. He began traveling around and learning what he could. He ended up in London were he began studying psychiatry. Due to his age Darius had to keep a low profile and quickly cultivated a more mature outlook on things that got him far. He could never settle down though and sensed that something was missing from his life. It was during one of his adventures that he discovered his element, he made a necklace for a girl that he accidentally placed an enchantment on. When he found out what it was that he had done he shunned his abilities and tried not to use them. A small amount of time passed and a move later, Darius became a part of the criminal underworld in New York city were he learned a great many skills but he soon left it behind him when he heard of his sister. This would be the end of his life on the move.
Darius biggest failure was the loss of his sister. He still doesn't understand exactly what happened but she became a strigoi. He blames himself for it, thinking that if he'd been there to protect her nothing like this would have ever happened. Refusing to let something like this happen again to his younger sister he decided to stay with his family, giving him up life on the road. During his time back at home Darius changed a lot, becoming more tame and less of a trouble maker that he used to be.
Darius could never bring himself to forget about his sister though. He searched in his free time for a way to return her to herself when he stumbled upon the fact that a silver stake could return her to normal, or kill her for good. With that in mind he began trying to get his hands on one and chose to go to St. Vladimir's in order to learn how to use his elemental abilities better. He hopes beyond hope that he can find someone to impale his sister for him, that he can bring her back. He's committed to ending her though, even if that means he must kill her. Knowing that his sister is bound to be strong than him, he trains himself when possible. Even though he knows he won't be able to bridge that gap between them.
Misc: favorite song is Hero by skillet
