Feine Haleseer

Nickname:
None that he approves of, but some people are just insistent…

Age:
19

Personality:
It seems that ever since he died, Feine is having difficulty associating with the living. Conscious of his new nature, he is a little too wary. He fears making close relationships with those still alive, and finds it easier now to speak with spirits and the like rather than mortals – although he is still wary of the reapers. For this reason, his parents have labeled him difficult and his friends have drawn away from him. He thinks it a necessary change. After all, if he wants to continue his apprenticeship as a reaper, he’s going to have to outlive them. Someday, Feine might even be the one to ferry them to the afterlife. He isn’t sure if he can handle that.

Feine was always of the subtly sarcastic type, someone who wasn’t afraid to be blunt when he deemed it necessary, but there used to be a humor to his words. Now those who knew him notice there’s a slight bitterness beneath it all. Because of this, the once slightly difficult to approach character has become unapproachable, distant, and cold. When pressed too hard about his sudden change in nature, his words move before his wit and he automatically pushes them away.

Something else to note is that Feine is resistant to change, preferring to keep things the way they are mostly because he is poor at adapting to newer conditions. Thus, his decision to sign the contract with the reaper surprised even him. Why did he sign that contract? Lingering attachment to life? He still isn’t sure, but he knows now that he change his mind. Someone needs to protect the people and spirits alike, and now that he knows, he feels that he can’t turn their back on them. When he finds something that he can do to help, he will do it. Such is his strange sense of obligation, the same one that got him killed. Perhaps his unwillingness to change is in regard to himself as well. His new reaper nature confuses him and makes him insecure. Only time… a lot of time, will be able to help him adjust.

However, he’ll learn to live with it. After all, he has a long, long life ahead and all the time in the world to adapt. In a sense, Feine is still young, and with that youth comes a distorted sense of arrogance. He strongly dislikes being ordered about and despises being regarded as weak. He is sure to retort to any insult thrown at him… but as many youths, such a pride is merely a cover of ignorance to hide his insecurity. He is young and inexperienced compared to these reapers. One false move and he could die again. One mistake and he might lead the dead to a fate worse than death. His new life and his old life collide to painfully tax his mental and emotional strength.

It always took Feine a little while to warm up to people, and now it takes even longer… and even after he does, his callous tone is unlikely to change. He is, simply put, quite the difficult personality, now grown worse after his encounter with these strange supernatural happenings. He merely continues on, hoping to bring peace to the spirits and safety to the mortal world.


What was life like before you died? Feine was settling into a city university far from home, planning to major in some kind of science. He had neither interest nor belief in the supernatural at all, much to his elder sister’s dismay. Although he cared for his parents and had a good relationship with them, it was his sister whom he was closest to, no matter how much he denied it. She always knew what to say to make him open up. In fact, the university he was attending was her alma mater. He did well academically and tried hard, although some professors didn’t care for his attitude. He was indifferent to most of his peers save for a few close friends, both male and female… of course, all this was before he died.

How did you die?
Feine wasn’t exactly a social butterfly, but he had a close circle of friends. One of such friends wasn’t exactly the most responsible guy in the world. Whereas Feine obeyed the rules and held honor and virtue high on his priorities, this ‘friend’ was anything but such. Even the most respected universities have the occasional bad moment, and one of such moments was an off-campus party sponsored by some of the more conceited upperclassmen. It wasn’t really something Feine enjoyed, but since many of his friends were going, he tagged along. Immediately he regretted his decision when he saw the alcohol, served to even those still underage, and ridiculous games that could be called little more than gambling. He would have left too, if it weren’t for the fact that he saw his irresponsible friend, drunk and staggering, following similarly intoxicated others to the roof. Concerned and exasperated, Feine chose to follow them and drag his friend back home. However, once there, a simple attempt at persuasion became an argument. An argument became a scuffle, and Feine’s friend, unsteady on his feet, nearly tumbled over the railing of the roof. When Feine reached out to help, his friend lashed out in his drunken rage, effectively clipping Feine on the jaw. The nineteen, soon to be twenty year old boy fell over the railing, and effectively fell several stories down to his death.

Reaper Uniform:
N/A

Individual Power:
Fade – for a limited amount of time and at the expense of a copious amount of energy, Feine can ‘fade’ his presence, allowing physical objects to pass through him. However, he is still not used to this ability and doesn’t rely on it all too much. After all, it wouldn’t do him any good to run out of energy and get caught in a wall.

Give and Take – unlike the meaning of the idiom, this power isn’t quite so cooperative. Feine has always made hard compromises, and this would be one of them. If he makes physical contact with his target, the extent of their exhaustion and injuries is combined and then distributed equally. Although it isn’t the most useful of abilities quite yet, it seems that with practice, he will slowly be able to manipulate the distribution, and even do it with will instead of physical contact.

Additional Info.:
Although his unintentional killer does not remember the accident himself, it was quite a story – how a university student fell from over six stories and escaped any harm whatsoever. This is one of many factors that is keeping Feine from reconnecting with his former life. However, as always, his older sister knows him best. She seems determined to pull the truth from him no matter what.