Basics
Name: Albert van der Kneer (K is pronounced)
Age: 15, nearly 16
Gender: Male
Race: Blood Vampire
Family: His mother, Ilse, is sister to the deceased Queen. His father died when he was young, although Albert isn’t sure what from. He has no siblings.



Personal
Personality: Although Albert was born a blood vampire, and looks the part, personality-wise, he couldn’t be anything different. Albert is a very optimistic, cheerful vampire. Although he worries more than he should, he always tries to look at the bright side of things. He is every ounce a pacifist, preferring to talk things out rather than resort to violence. However, if he is pushed, he will resort to physical combat, but only as a last resort. He holds a naive view of the world--most likely on purpose--and believes that there is good in everyone, however in light of recent events, whether he trusts easily or not is up to debate. Unlike most of his kind, he does not have a hatred for the Spirit Vampires (more of a friendly tolerance) and does not have the stereotypical arrogance.

Although he appears weak and non-combative, he uses this to his advantage, choosing not to participate in fights so that he can observe, saving his strength until he truly needs it. Many might consider him stupid or innocent, but Albert is neither. He knows what is going on around him, but keeps his thoughts on the matter to himself, choosing once again to keep quiet and observe. He himself has little interest in the throne, even if he is his mother’s successor, but he still loves his mother and keeps an eye and ear out for anything that could be of use to her or protect her. His mother is his biggest shield, and he knows if he loses her, then he will be targeted next.

Perhaps the biggest deviation he has is the fact that he has yet to drink blood. In fact, he refuses to, hating the fact that his kind must resort to this method of feeding. He is considered a late bloomer by his mother, and though at first she let him be, with the recent events and her vying for the throne, she has been pushing Albert more and more to begin drinking. His 16th birthday is fast arriving, and his mother has set that as his deadline before she forces him to ingest blood.

Above all, Albert wishes to be human. He hates that he is a vampire, especially a blood vampire, (though he dare not say that outloud) and wants to be ‘normal’ more than anything. He would rather die than drink blood, finding it repulsive and upsetting. Yet despite his strong convictions, his body has been craving it more and more every day. He has been getting weaker as well, more susceptible to cold, infections, and broken bones (though he has been careful about it). Although his stamina and physicality still rivals that of humans, he is noticeably smaller and more fragile in stature compared to his peers. As such, most of his peers look down on him, finding him a weak and pathetic excuse. His mother has been telling others that he hasn’t drunk blood, not out of choice, but simply biology, yet even she doesn’t know that it is his own willpower depriving himself. Some of his cousins have their suspicions, but Albert has not confided in anyone his reasoning.

Sexual Orientation: heterosexual

Likes: Going out for walks (properly protected of course), feeding pigeons, eating cheesecake, reading, playing the organ or piano, people-watching, smiling, humans

Dislikes: drinking blood, fights, arguments, yelling, blood vampires, himself

Biographic History: Albert was the only child to Ilse and her husband. The latter died shortly after, for unknown reasons. The two lived in the Netherlands, together, the father himself a Dutch Blood Vampire, and Albert thrived from the attention he received from his mother. Sensitive and gentle from birth, he was already looked upon with slight derision ever since he was a child, starting with the parents of his cousins and then his cousins himself (mostly on his father’s side). His father’s relatives blamed his mother for this and more, Al occasionally hearing whisperings of “murderess.” However, as Al grew older, his mother grew farther apart, growing more involved with the ongoings at the throne. It was true that initially, Al was a late bloomer when it came to his bloodlust. It wasn’t until he turned 14 that he started to crave blood. While he managed to suppress it with ease for about a year, after he turned 15, things have been growing much more difficult.


Appearance
Hair Color: Dark blue
Eye Color: Bronze/Honey colored
Weight: 150
Height: 6 ft
Brief Appearance Description: Albert doesn’t do much to hone his body, with little muscular definition, yet he can still hold his own against several humans, an average spirit vampire and possibly one-on-one with another blood vampire. He tends to wear long overcoats, pants, and a dark red scarf when he goes out, but in the darkness he dresses lighter, wearing thin mid to long sleeved shirts of varying color. His skin is very pale and he has the characteristic fangs. His fingers are thin and long, as well as his toes (something he laments constantly).