THE DOCTOR/GENERAL MANAGER
"This isn't exactly how I imagined my life when I was a kid, but, Hell, it's better than nothing. At least it keeps me busy."
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Gwyn Madoc
Everyone knows him by Madoc and only a very select few even know that his first name is Gwyn.
Stage Name
|Pheonix|- His former stage name from when he was a performer at the circus.
|Mads|- His preferred nickname if you insist on giving him one. It is generally only used by good friends.
|Gwyn/Gwynivier|- Only a select few even know that his first name is Gwyn. Calling him by it or any variation of the name, however, is the quickest way to get on his nerves
Age
Twenty-Three-Years-Old
Gender
Male
Role
Currently, Madoc is Cirque du Monstre's doctor and occasional veterinarian, working with both performers and animals. He also doubles as the money manager, keeping an eye on funds, doing a good deal of the actual purchasing, and generally making sure that Cirque du Monstre keeps running smoothly on a day-to-day basis by taking care of the boring but necessary work.
Until nine years ago, he was also a "freak" performer known as "Pheonix", using his innate ability to control fire in tricks including Fire Breathing and Fire Dancing. However, he now refuses to perform after an unspoken of and widely unknown incident.
Face Claim
Izumo Kusanagi from K Project
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6'2
Weight
174 lbs
Eye color
While the color is often distorted by the purple lenses on his glasses, his eyes are actually a dark red color, a little known fact since he almost always has his glasses on.
Hair color
Blonde
Build
Madoc is built like a scrapper, muscular and lean from a lifetime on the road, years of dealing with the dark side of humanity, and an active daily schedule.
Preferred Clothing
Neat and efficient, Madoc prefers simple clothes without much flair, opting for white button-ups and comfortable slacks, jeans or other simplistic clothes that are easy to move in and, more importantly, easy to clean given the amount of illnesses and injuries he has to deal with throughout the course of a day. However, when not running around as a doctor, his wardrobe becomes more refined, especially when he has to play liaison between Cirque du Monstre and the towns and cities they stay near.
Features
Madoc always wears his purple tinted glasses. His vision is fine, but apparently red eyes tend to unnerve people and he's simply never given up the habit. Beneath his clothes there are also burn scars, remnants of a time where he still didn't understand his abilities.
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↳ Touchstone | It's no secret that Madoc has issues dealing with his stress, so, in order to try to keep from snapping, he carries around a small seeing stone- a stone with a natural, smooth hole through it- that he rubs when he knows he's about to blow a fuse or has intense anxiety.
↳ Hot-Blooded | It’s not a metaphor. Due to his powers, Madoc exudes more warmth than the average human being. It doesn’t bother him in the least, even in the Summer, but he’d make an excellent cuddle on a cold Winter’s day.
↳ Bartender Extraordinaire | It’s no secret that Madoc likes a drink. And then another. And then one more, would you please. Mix that with his thriftiness and general do-it-yourself attitude and you get a wonderful cocktail of an experienced and adventurous bartender.
☑Booze and lots of it.
☑Reading, usually for knowledge, but he’s been known to sit down with a good fiction book every once in a while
☑Watching the performances- While he insists it's to be on hand if anything were to happen, he sits through every one of the Cirque du Monstre shows he can make
☑His special blend of "cigarette"
☑Freshly baked bread and most warm food
Dislikes
☒Using his fire abilities in public- apart from lighting his "cigarettes" and lighting a stove when no matches or lighters are to be found, he avoids it as a rule unless he's taming a wayward flames, even among other members of Cirque du Monstre
☒Coffee
☒His first name
☒Snow
Flaws/ Weaknesses/ Fears
✗Thrifty with his own money- it’s fine that he chooses to sew up holes in his clothes rather than buy new ones, but the man really ought to spend a little money on himself now and again, even if it's just to purchase something not on sale
✗Burning- Madoc is terrified of burning someone with his flames. It is one of the several reasons he has for not publicly using his fire abilities
✗Having to leave- Perhaps his greatest fear is having to leave the circus. As a "freak" who refuses to perform, he's well aware that he's not doing what he was hired to do. Perhaps that's why he works so intently on every aspect of his job, to show that he's still useful.
Personality
It is inherently difficult to explain Madoc's personality quickly and bluntly because, despite what he'd have you believe, his personality is layered, unfolding piece by piece as you get to know him. To begin with, it's no secret that Madoc is almost painfully blunt. He speaks what's on his mind and prefers brutal honesty over gentle lies any day of the week. It's not that he's unaware of how that can be taken, he simply doesn't care because he’s long learned that no one was going to take the time to interpret how he was feeling, so he might as well be blunt. He's rather crass as well, swears peppering most of his sentences unless he's around children or some of the more delicate members of Cirque du Monstre. He's not one for small talk and will ask you to get to the point if you're waffling because he'd appreciate the courtesy. It’s easier, according to Madoc, to be disliked than being expected to be pleasant all of the time, after all. Needless to say, his first impression isn't that great and it takes most new members of Cirque du Monstre some time to break through his intimidating and even frightening exterior.
Admittedly Madoc has a problem with stress, constantly overexerting himself but never letting on just how much he has on his plate. It keeps him up late at night, poring over the accounts and minutiae that keeps the circus running, and busy during the day when checking on injured ankles, diagnosing that nasty cough, or trying to find balm for a sore on one of the elephant’s legs. The stress is perhaps a symptom of his own fears and insecurity that runs rampant when he’s not moving, not working. It also fuels his irritation making him quick to snap when someone is purposefully pushing his buttons. Still, due to his own pride he insists on shouldering his burdens alone and would never ask for help from any of the other members of Cirque du Monstre.
That's not to say, however, that Madoc is without his good points. He can be sarcastic and witty and is not above laughing at his own jokes or poking fun at his friends. Madoc's mind is sharp and he's a quick learner- although he probably has to be to survive as a doctor with no official medical training (although, he would often counter, he'd seen things during his time at the circus that would make a brain surgeon feel faint). He’s quite the mother-hen, much to the world’s general shock, making sure the performers and other members of the circus are well provided for, healthy, and happy. Madoc is reliable and responsible, even if he’d rather you not go around spreading that information, thank you, he has a reputation to maintain. He's the one to go to during any given crisis, whether that be something large like the elephants escaping again or a rip appearing on your costume right before you're ready to perform. All it takes is a simple, “Madoc, would you…” and he’s ready to help, even if he does grumble a bit on the way. He also has a protective streak a mile long, whether that be standing up to locals who have the wrong idea about circus folk, critiquing new acts with the eye of a seasoned circus worker, or simply doting on some of the gentler and younger performers if they’ve had a bad day (not that he’d ever admit to it, of course).
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