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§ . m o n i k e r ( s ) . none of note
§ . g e n d e r . male
§ . a g e . 300, appears late twenties to early thirties
§ . s e x u a lx o r i e n t a t i o n . heterosexual
§ . o r i g i n . russian empire
§ . r e l a t i o n s h i pxs t a t u s . single
§ . r a c e . vampire
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§ . e y e s . a striking and bright aquamarine hue
§ . h a i r . dark brown
§ . h e i g h t . 6' 3"
§ . w e i g h t . 189 lbs.
§ . p h y s i q u e . muscular, athletic build. brawny.
§ . s k i n . tanned, almost bronze
§ . s c a r s . many scars, but none are extremely notable.
§ . d e s c r i p t i o n . Elijah is tall and brawny; a man one would look at and perhaps be afraid of. There is no denying his musculature and height, and he looms over his conversational partners. He certainly stands out at a party. His skin, for a Vampire, seems to hold a deep tan that is almost bronze or golden in hue, as if his brilliant physique isn't enough to marvel at. The color of his skin makes every motion one that ripples with sinew at work - from writing to walking. Yet, surprisingly, that is not his most striking feature. People notice at first, his size. Then they notice his eyes, and they are most profound. They are an icy blue, almost translucent like a really clear beach in a foreign country. He has hooded eyes, and for some reason, this makes it look like he is really attentive to someone. Like he listens. Maybe like he is easy to talk to. They are warm and welcoming, yet absent to the acute observer. He likes a little stubble on his jawline but doesn't care for a full face of hair. It seems to be shaved just enough to give him that shadow of chin and jaw hair.
His style is pretty formal. Maybe one could even say that he keeps it business casual. He's an old traditional soul stuck in a modern era, and he really hasn't learned to get with the times. He prefers a nice pair of jeans with a buttoned-up blouse and finished off with a coat. He enjoys fine leather shoes and belts that match, and he really likes a kempt appearance. Since he does come from a different time, he feels like men should be men. They should dress as men did in the older days. Not that he will judge others. Honestly, he doesn't fit in a pair of skinny jeans anyway. He has a collection of expensive rings that he will wear depending on his outfit. He is, overall, extremely put together. He takes pride in his appearance.
He has a very strong and deeply voiced accent reminiscent of his coarse linguistic influences that hail from Russia.
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§ . d e m e a n o r . contemplative, attentive, protective, loyal, intelligent, gentleman
§ . f e a r s . too long of a life, emptiness, mortal love and friendship
§ . v i c e ( s) . cigars, from time to time, whiskey.
§ . d i s l i k e s . werewolves, hunters, mixed drinks, annoying people, dirty and careless people, daylight, technology
§ . l i k e s . classic literature from all over the world, a glass or two of whiskey before sleep, a quiet evening spent outside, writing
§ . f l a w s . conceited, arrogant, detached (though it doesn't seem like it), resistant to change, hard-headed
§ . m e r i t s . mortal skin color, calm heart, chivalrous, fast learner, vastly linguistic
§ . i n t e l l i g e n c e . linguistically competent in English, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, and German.
§ . p e r s o n a l i t y . An outsider might be led to believe that a guy that only comes out when the sun is down would be up to no good. However, the people of Greythorne know that he's anything but malevolent. While he may have expensive taste in attire or alcohol, and sometimes he comes off as haughty, he is just a man that has lived a long life that he would like to not repeat. Maybe even forget. To the few that have been in his home, they are greeted by lavish decor and a rather exhaustive library of literature collected overtime.
He is always considerate of others, even if it seems that he prefers to hold people at a distance. Unfortunately, being a creature of the night, there aren't always many opportunities for long and drawn out conversations. Yet, he loves to converse with like minds. Elijah is a kind soul that just wants to find something - something that he is not yet sure of. He feels like he's outlived his happiness, and that is the tragic part of his quiet life. How he feels about himself doesn't interfere with how he handles others. He's loyal and compassionate, and he is truly protective of the things and people he cares about. People might wonder how a man that feels like there's nothing left to live for can still be so warm and gentle.
But make no mistake - get on his bad side and you will be met with unrelenting brutality. One should not forget that he is a monster, and all beasts have their nature. It would be wise not to let the feral side of him come out - for everyone's sake. When he taps into the beast, nothing is off limits - not even his friends. If you hate him, it would be better to do so in quiet and behind his back. The monstrosity in him is frightening and merciless, and it is very hard to tame once it reels its ugly head.
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§ . s t r e n g t h s . superhuman strength and endurance, acute senses, superhuman conditioning and stamina, abnormally quick reflexes
§ . w e a k n e s s . holy ground, beheading, direct sunlight, crucifixes, silver (weakenes), invitation (must be invited into homes), fire
§ . p h y s i c a lx c o n d i t i o n i n g . He is inhumanly agile and strong, and has superhuman stamina and endurance. He is especially resistance to mortal illnesses. He has a blush of health, in that he appears human with healthy human skin tones. He isn't hard to injure, but you really have to work for it. He also has unnatural healing.
§ . s h a p e s h i f t i n g . why yes, he can change into a bat, thank you.
§ . i m m o r t a l . he doesn't age
§ . t e l e p a t h y . he can influence the thoughts of others as well as communicate with them mentally. This, of course, provided that they do not have any blocks.
§ . b l o o dx s u s t e n a n c e .he needs blood to live, but he can survive off of the blood banks provided by the town. However, feeding on a mortal being gives them a sense of euphoria and it is also paralytic.
§ . f a n g s . well, this is self-explanatory
§ . m o n s t r o u s x f o r m . ever seen Nosferatu? Yes, his true vampire form is like that - point ears, pale wrinkly skin, claws, protruding fangs and all.
§ Elija is your very typical vampire with a speed that is blurring to the human eye, and all the supernatural characteristics that one would normally contribute to one of his affliction. He does not have an aversion to Garlic. Repeat: He does not have an aversion to garlic! He has other Vampire constraints in that he must be invited into privately owned residences by the owner, and only the owner. Otherwise, if you don't want him in your house, don't tell him he can come in. Once invited, the invitation is forever or until a new owner takes the home over. He also prefers not to take blood from live sources, but if he must go out on a feeding frenzy, he takes it outside of the town and usually takes advantage of the homeless. However, he never kills. Well, not anymore...
He is also technologically incompetent. There is absolutely no way to get a hold of him through cellphones or computers, so one must actually talk to him. The horror.
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Elijah eventually grew into a man, and his curiosity started to get the better of him. That strange woman and her husband kept the oddest hours, leaving the three boys to take care of things during the day. They still haven't aged, even as he turned twenty. He grew into a very handsome young man, and the woman began to look at him differently - wantingly. She gave him and his brothers everything they could have ever wanted, and she was far too beautiful for him to resist. This grew into an affair and dark secrets started to unravel. Unbelievable truths. She told him that she could help make him and his brothers immortal, and he didn't believe this at first. Her husband began to suspect that something was amiss, and the wife slipped into Elijah's bed and bit him. After she drank of him, she promised that this was for his own good. She cleaned the wound and left the home, bags packed.
The husband thundered through the house, and one by one he slit the throat of all three boys. Then he chased down his wife, of whom he beheaded in a frenzy of anger and jealousy. After he realized that he murdered the love of his life, he stayed out until the sun turned him to ash. Days later, the three boys woke and they were famished. They were monstrous. The small town would be ravished to satiate their new ravenous appetite. They'd remain in that manor for decades before they were chased out by hunters. One of his brothers succumbed to holy wounds, and then there were only two.
The two brothers lived most of their lives out in various European destinations. It took them a really long time to learn that they'd have to control themselves in order to live. They found others like them - older and more experienced, to show them the way. Yet they'd be monsters for a century more - doing what they please and when they want to do it. But Elijah was so different from his brother in every way. He didn't like the death and the carnage they left in their wake. He always had a more gentle and nurturing soul, and that came, perhaps from the fact that he had to care for his siblings at a young age. This pissed his brother off, and they butted heads more and more every day. It became too much, and he tried to force Elijah to return to the traditional old ways of the Vampire. He tried to remind him that the mortals were no good anyway. Elijah did not agree. The two fought to the death, and it ended with Elijah holding grasping his brother's throat in his mouth before beheading him. He put him outside to let the morning take him.
Overtime, Elijah blended in with the mortals because he had unnaturally healthy skin. He had fallen in love with a woman and gotten married. They could not have children of their own, but they did adopt three babies. As his love for his family deepened, his desire to die with them also grew. He watched them age when he did not, and his wife passed... his boys passed... his daughter. This left him with nothing.
He retreated to Greythorne ten years ago to get away from mortals and the strange wounds that they make in him. Since the attack on the town, he is has a lot of survivors guilt. Over all of the people that died, why couldn't at least one of them be himself? He knows that something bad is coming, but he isn't sure if he wants it to take him, or if he wants to help fight to protect Greythorne.