Geoffrey Ambroso
Jeff, an 18 year-old Australian-Italian
Hometown:
Wherever I want to be.
Tamer Bloodline:
Full Blood, though he doesn't know too much about it. He didn't know much family past his parents and siblings, but his mom and dad were rather fond of their 'proud family history' and some silly crest and motto.
Myth:
Demons. Angels too, but they're just another type of demon.
Myth Appearance:
There are so very, very, very many different types of demons. Some demons don't even have a specific type, they're just their own thing entirely. Unfortunately, most of them have gone extinct, but there's still the eight main types of demons.
Archangels, once Followers of Jehovah and paragons of pride
Creatures of immaculate beauty and light, archangels were once the most numerous of all demon kind. With them, and their lesser angel brethren, except for the seraphs, Jehovah was able to defeat the other demons. When the other princes rose together though, they were slaughtered in the millions, nearly decimated. Due to their low numbers, more and more of them are bonding with Seraphs. Their pride is largely gone, and now most of them simply hope to keep their race going.
Seraphs, once Followers of Lucifer and paragons of subservience
When Jehovah turned on the other Demons, they followed Lucifer against their angel brethren, the archangels. Thus, when Jehovah won they were named fallen angels, and banished to hell with the rest of demon kind. But they hold no grudge against the archangels, just Jehovah, but he's not around anymore anyway. They are more numerous than the archangels, but still very low on numbers. They refuse to ever again follow anyone blindly, for they have seen what that led them into.
Chimaera, once Followers of Mammon and paragons of greed
Chimaera are more like the stereotypical demons. Hideous beasts with humanoid faces, they are self-serving, manipulative, sadistic, and vicious. Some have called them the tricksters of the demons, but that's only true if most tricks end in excruciating pain and death. They love wealth of any kind. Money, gold, material objects, even items of sentimental value that would be useless to anyone except the original owner. If you dearly love your pet rock, they will want to take it from you simply so that they have it and you don't. Fortunately, even after the war ended the other demons continued to slaughter these vile creatures. Nowadays, only the most gentle of their kind remain. They're still self-serving and manipulative, but not quite so sadistic and twisted. Think of them as lawyers and unscrupulous businessmen, as opposed to mass-murdering psychopaths.
Succubi and Incubi, once Followers of Asmodeus and paragons of lust
Succubi and Incubi are, for the most part, beautiful women and men. They all have one distinguishable difference, but the idea that they all have red skin, massive demon horns, wings and tails, is simply not true. The idea about them being incredibly naked is true though. And if you've seen one, then you know that they truly do look incredible. They are meant to inspire yearning and infatuation at a glance, so whoever came up with the whole horns, wings and tails idea had some strange fetishes. But they not the superficial, raw, sexual creatures people make them out to be. Love, openness, passion, loyalty, trust, these too are all parts of these creatures. And now that they have to share their space with all the other creatures of Reendria, they have learnt a little modesty. They still rarely wear clothes, but at least they'll now wait until they have some privacy before making love.
Afrits, once Followers of Satan and paragons of wrath
Temperamental spirits of fire, air and chaos, afrits often appear insubstantial, though that is not truly the case. Intelligent creatures, once angry they will remember and bear their grudge for a long time. Although they rarely forgive, and will almost always look to exact revenge, they are at least fair creatures, dishing out punishments fitting to the crime or insult. Although it is possible to converse with them and reason them out of wanting to hurt you, this is risky, as you're relying on them not hurting you before you have a chance to talk them out of it. They are skilled warriors, but rushing eagerly into battle often got them killed during the wars. They are, and will protect those who are being attacked unjustly, but they are the other side of this is that they are touchy, and insults and slights to their honor will be taken personally and dealt with.
Faceless, once Followers of Beelzebub and paragons of gluttony
As the name suggests, these creatures are faceless. Usually they have no mouths on any other part of their body either, but that does not stop them from consuming. There are all sorts of things that a Faceless may want to consume, but there is always something. Blood is common, as is brains (zombie jokes and hilarity ensue. Unless it's your brain being consumed. That's mostly just followed by death, which may be followed by jokes and hilarity, depending on how much people liked and/or hated you). Surprisingly though, most Faceless aim to consume/harvest various types of resources and minerals. This can be plants, food, oil, water, wood, rock, coal, even rare metals. No one has yet figured out what they actually do with what they consume, as they don't seem to need to eat.
Lamias, once Followers of Leviathan and paragons of envy
Take part of a human, part of an animal, a whole lot of twisted, super-size it, and stir. Voila, you've just made a Lamia. Unfortunately for the Lamia, their minds aren't necessarily as twisted as their bodies, so they're aware of just how twisted and repulsive they are. They hate that. Most of them are gentle souls, and want nothing more than love, happiness, and company. For whatever reason, they are most drawn to non-demons, such as humans, which usually just ends in disgusted rejection from the human and sadness and bitterness for the lamia. They envy anything beautiful. There was a time when they would tear a beautiful face off it's body, just because they so envied and hated beauty. Worse, they'd wear the beauty of those they had slain, with masks and cloaks made of skin and hair. Fortunately, the newer ones have realized that the older lamias were acting exactly like the monsters the humans thought they were, so the viciousness has mostly disappeared.
Hollows, once Followers of Belphegor and paragons of sloth
Hollows got their name from the hole that they each have, running through some part of their body. They are creatures of incredible power, but, unfortunately, few of them ever yearn for anything. They were called paragons of sloth, but perhaps apathy was more accurate. They could not even bring themselves to care. The handful that did fight besides Belphegor wreaked devastation, and were nearly as dangerous as entire demon armies. But no matter what happened, the vast majority would not stir themselves, not even when the enemies struck them down. They have seen what can be allowed to happen when one gives themselves over to apathy, and are now far more active. Well, by their standards. But they also reject violence, entirely. They have seen to what that leads to.
Finally, we have the demons who are a race unto themselves. There are very few limits on what forms these creatures might come in, but very few of these creatures are left. They were mostly wiped out when all the other demons joined one prince or another.
Tamer: 'Bad'
Demons simply want to return to our glory days, and reclaim our lost realm of Heaven. But we cannot grow much further here in Reendria. To grow strong enough to retake Heaven, we must be allowed to grow on Earth, just for a few years. Then we'll be gone.
We are tired being so feeble, and tired of being accursed and shunned by humans. We will not stay in Reendria simply because you might not like us. But we are also tired of war, and death. We have had too much suffering. We want to do this peacefully, and then leave humans alone forever.
Abilities:
Warp: Jeff can warp himself anywhere he's been before. Thanks to traveling a lot as a kid, that's quite an extensive area.
Shadowmancy: Note: This is like the Necromancy from Skullduggery pleasant, so if you've read that you should know what this is. Jeff can manipulate shadows and darkness. He can solidify them into tendrils, sharpen them into knives/spears, pick stuff up, thrown them like daggers, etc. When there are no shadows, this power is worthless.
Jeff, having warped into some rock-stars hotel room
God:
We have had enough of Gods and deceit. Demons were great once. They had their own realm, Heaven, and were glorious. But then Jehovah had a falling out, and he and his angels turned on their fellows. After that war, all the other demons and their masters were cast into hell, to suffer for eternity. But then the other princes banded together, Lucifer, Mammon, Asmodeus, Satan, Beelzebub, Leviathan and Belphegor. Together they escaped Hell, and cast down Jehovah and his angels. But of course, then they all turned on each other. One by one they fell, until the last of the Demon Gods lay dying, their armies broken and their people leaderless. Now, of the mighty hosts that once had been, this is all that's left of demons. They cannot even maintain their own realm anymore, forced to hide away in Reendria, shunned by all. But they have had time to recover. They are beginning to grow strong again. Reendria will not be able to hold them. If they are to reclaim their lost realm, Heaven, then they must be accepted into Earth, and allowed to grow strong enough to leave. But we will follow no God. They care only for themselves, and lead their followers to destruction.
Route to Reendria:
Jeff learnt some secret phrase to transport himself to Reendria, but he forgot it. That's okay though, 'cause he can just teleport over whenever he wants to now that he's been there once.
Personality:
Jeff is usually a pretty funny guy, preferring to see the humor in things. He can get serious at times, and those that are close to him know that he's actually a pretty deep guy. Most of them think his sense of humor was just his way of dealing with what went down with his parents. Don't ask about that though. If he doesn't tell you himself, it's best not spoken about.
He's a bright kid, and his parents had high hopes for him, but he never really learned to apply himself. Besides, now that he's a trainer that can warp wherever he wants to be, what good is school? Oh, that's right. Hot girls. A couple times he actually started going to school, just to see what it was like. Some of those big, public schools didn't even notice he wasn't enrolled, and he'd just rock on the first day. If anything requiring paperwork or something that might give away the fact that he wasn't a student, wasn't even in the system at all, happened, he'd simply disappear, and they'd see him again. That's just the kind of guy he is. He takes most things pretty lightly, and likes goofing around.
Although he never learnt to apply himself in school, that doesn't mean Jeff is lazy. He loves being active, and doing stuff. He's got an athletic body, and the tan of someone that can teleport to Hawaii with a surfboard whenever he wants. Traveling and waiting around really irritate him, as he's never had to get used to them. As long as he has his guitar, or sketchbook, someone to talk to, or pretty much ANYTHING to do, he's fine. But just sitting, waiting? Nah. Can't handle it.
Jeff on a high school trip
History:
Jeff is an orphan. I know what you're thinking. Oh god, another tortured soul, wondering about the identities of his parents, still tormented every night about his families gruesome deaths. How very original. Well, relax. Jeff knows his parents, their deaths weren't particularly gruesome or anymore heart-wrenching then losing your parents normally is, and he's not psychologically traumatized. Sure, he misses them, and his brother and sister too, but he's getting on with life. They wouldn't want him to waste it moping over them. And no, he doesn't feel like giving you some long, heart-wrenching story about how they died, and then break down crying, probably hoping for a pity kiss. He's fine, and he'd rather not talk about it.
He spent a couple years after they died in various orphanages and homes, but doesn't bother anymore. Reendria is home for now, and he just warps wherever he wants to be on earth.
