Marius Nathanial Telicio
❝The Basic Facts❞
Name: Marius Nathanial Telicio
Nickname: ”I have had many names over the years, some flattering and others… well not so much.”The Keeper, Loremaster, Relic of the past.
Gender: “I would rather hope that would be somewhat apparent” Male
Age: ”It is not something you need concern yourself with. And no, there is no record of it.” Appears to be in his late twenties but beyond that nothing is known, other than that he is very old indeed.
Sexuality: “I believe the term most recently coined would be “Asexual”, though I only list this as I prefer to be thorough.”
Race: “I am what I am. And while the world has been searching for an exact clarification of the species my personal favourite would be ‘Sanguine vampiris’ simply because it is much more noble than many of the other doggerel that has been thrown in our direction.”
Role: “It has been my role since I ceased to breath, to record our kind in this world. I am the calligrapher”
❝What I See In The Mirror❞
Eye Color: Deep Violet, flecked with lilac
Hair Color: Pitch Black
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 140lb
Skin Tone: Pale white
Body Markings: His left eye is marred with a curved arrow on the iris due to an injury sustained over two thousand years ago. His back is covered in scars and brands caused by the churches lapdogs following his discovery within Vatican City.
Physical Description: “Why is it our looks humans always require first?”
Marius has been around for a long time; however his face does not show the strain of the centuries as it did on several of the ‘rival’ literary minds before he replaced them. His skin is smooth, silken almost while his face bares patrician features, a strong jawline rounding off his face just below his crooked, curved smile. His eyes are set deep within his face, luring in those who stare too long into their pitiless depth. While it is so easy to declare his eyes Purple and be done, he personally hates such a simple description, especially when it is not apt. For while his eyes are of a purple hue, they are Violet, rounded off with a faint hint of lilac around the edges and it is the mingling of similar colours which draws people’s attention deeper. He also has a pair of silver rimmed reading glasses and black everyday glasses which he sometimes uses, though it is doubtful that he requires them. Is normally seen wearing an old black well made suit with black waistcoat and dark red tie, and carrying an antique pocket watch in the pocket.
His build is tall and thin, the body of man which hides the strength born of a lifetime of spent in such an unnatural existence. Though he cares little for his looks he has come to appreciate that what he has may well be considered desirable by many mortal women, but is rarely of interest to him.
“After all they are simple creatures at the best of times”
❝Behind The Façade❞
Habits: Marius has spent the majority of his existence recording information. And as such is usually to be found either reading tomes in his private study or writing to update a volume. While he has discovered the wonders of the modern world, and even to the point of uploading the entire collection of his written word into digital copies to be backed up on private severs located throughout the world for dire situations he prefers the smell, the feel and the power in DTF (Dead Tree Format) as the mortals would call it. To him there is nothing better than spending hours if not days within the company of books, sometimes with music to add to the experience. He has been known to enjoy researching the modern world he prefers to look to the past as the future seeks his extermination more than it did before.
Likes:
Reading [♦] Most of his time is spent pouring over ancient texts and dead languages, as well as looking into what he calls “The bastardisation of the spoken and written word.” and how the mortals have curropted such wonderful languages.
Writing [♦] Another of his primary loves, the main purpose of his existence is to write about his journey through the world and all of his kind. Something he has taken deadly seriously for a very long time, going as far as to kill over it.
Intrigue [♦] Schemes, plots, plans and infiltration are part of the world and have been for as long as humanity has been separated by levels of inequality. Always one to watch how matters unfold Marius has set in motion more subtle acts of destruction and creation than he cares to remember. Though it has been a very long time since he was part of any himself, due to taking a more observing role in recent decades.
Chess [♦] A complex game of the mind, during which a man can learn to know his opponent even better than he does himself, purely through the tactics he employs. This is one of the reasons the game is so close to his heart.
Music [♦] Something Marius finds to complement the written word, due to their creative genius stemming from similar avenues within the mind. Has rather an eclectic taste.
Tea [♦] A beverage Marius took too when he discovered it while travelling the world in his youth, and has kept with him all these long years. ”Others have said it is a fine wine which wets the palate but I much prefer the rich texture of my teas”
Dislikes:
Loud Noises [♠] He is happy to listen to loud music on occasion, but the majority of loud sounds cause him great pain, almost crippling due to a very sensitive sense of hearing.
Coffee [♠] While he has always enjoyed Tea, something about the dark taste of coffee always lingers with him in an unsettling fashion, causing him to dislike it greatly.
Religion [♠] Always a pet hate for any vampire, the church is something Marius has always held great contempt for. Having seen many rise and fall over the course of time he puts little stock in their deities, but it is something far darker that is the root of his hatred.
Mortal Vampires [♠] Pathetic humans who think themselves vampires due to their pale skin and self-destructive tendencies sicken Marius to the point of outright rage, due to their pretence and arrogance to deem themselves worthy of the gift. ”Such vile pretenders to the throne.”
Fears:
True Holy Ground [♣] The blessed ground of religions has some hold of Marius, for while the deity the religion follows may well not exist the believe that mortals have placed in the protection their gods can offer gives their holy places power and protection. However there is always a loop-hole.
Vampire Hunters [♣] Foolish and arrogant, these mortals have taken it upon themselves to rid the world of his kind, and due to his tendency to remain in one place much, much longer than many of his brethren it has caused him much difficulty with them in the past.
Stakes and other tools [♣] Always weary of anything that has been proven to kill vampires always makes Marius uneasy, especially If they are directed at him. While he leads an easy and quiet life these days he has no desire to see those days come to an end so soon.
Strengths:
Intellect [♦] Marius not only records information to be forgotten by his peers but he remembers it all. Possessed of an incredible memory and collective mind he assimilates almost all scraps of knowledge, unable to forget anything he has learned.
Psychometry [♦] Marius possesses the ability to learn more about an object just by touching it, able to feel who else has been in contact with the object and learning where it has been and what it has known. He is also able to perceive all dimensions of the object through haptic perception
Weaknesses:
The Records [♣] While a source of strength and power for the Coven, and all vampires, they are one of the only things Marius truly cares for.
Sunlight [♣] Causes his skin to wrinkle and lose its youthful lustre as well as cause his muscles to twitch, which is a great discomfort and results in him rarely leaving during daylight hours.
Personality:
While Marius once entertained large groups en mass during his early days as a vampire it quickly lost its flavour, especially since he had never been too fond of prolonged company even before the change. A cold and calculating personality he tends to give people the impression that he is evaluating their usefulness and worth, in order to decide if their existence is of value to him. This is normally because that is exactly what it is he is doing.
Possessed of a dry wit and dark sense of humour, Marius takes great pleasure in some of the older forms of amusement. Sometimes observing the suffering of others and working out how they reached such a impasse and how it might be possible for them to escape it provide endless entertainment, until he has solved it of course. And it is during these times that Marius seems at his most jovial.
❝My Past and My Present❞
Interest:”Knowledge, pure and simple. The wisdom of the ages past will secure our future.” Beyond that there is little left for Marius, not now at least.
Family: “Family is something I remember but, alas, never something I was part of.”Few creatures stay long near Marius, for his lofty, musty and detached air. But he did once have something akin to a family during his early days when he sired a pair of twin vampires who disappeared one night after the Coven he was part of at the time was butchered to the last by a former creature he had sired. Prior to that he had a simple family that he no longer cares for nor really remembers before his mentor sired him, and then he took his masters role following his death.
History: Having been sired so long ago it has fallen out of the memory of most, and voluntarily so by Marius, his age is unknown to many but estimated to be well over two thousand at the very least. Over the years Marius has been the pupil of several vampiric chronologists, succeeding each in turn in order to amass one of the largest collections of vampire histories on the planet, and become one of the sole surviving authorities on their bloodline.
After rising to high rank and prestige amongst the vampires he vanished, leaving only two heirs to his position. Presumed dead for centuries it wasn’t until the was driven from the holy vaults deep within Vatican City that he was confirmed to still be alive; having managed to attain the rank of Cardinal for over four hundred years, and guardian of their archives. A prize he claimed to be worth any price when he first set out to acquire its secrets.
Following his return from history he sought out his former pupils and replaced them in his old role, by force if needed before settling down to continue his work. It has now been many years and his collection of tomes has been recently located following a rather vicious cull, and by joining this new coven he seeks to keep his profile low and prolong his peace and quiet.