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Character Name: Alucard Emery
Character Age: 26 (physically, 30)
Canon: Shades of Magic
Canon Point: Post-Darker Shade of Magic, Pre-Meeting with Lila
History: I would link the wiki page but unfortunately for me, his page is looking pretty bare, especially where the history is concerned. Thus I will do my best to summarize here myself.
His Eminence Alucard, second son of the Royal House of Emery, has always been something of a black sheep. The House of Emery is one of the oldest families in Arnes. They have long ties with House Maresh, Alucard's father Reson Emery was close friends with King Maxim, Queen Emira his cousin. He's close to his sister Anisa, but it's clear that there is no love lost between Alucard and his older brother Berras. Not a lot is known of Alucard's younger years, though it is implied he spent a lot of time sneaking out of House Emery, enough to know how to walk along the walls of the gardens with the ease of long practice.
Alucard is a triad, which means he has an aptitude in three different strains of elemental magic. This is very rare, and more than a little difficult to master. Besides those three elements, Alucard also has the ability to see magic. It is possible he might have spent some time studying to hone his talents, though it is never expressly indicated how the average magic user might go about such a thing.
Eventually, in the summer of his 23rd year, Alucard makes the mistake of falling in love with Rhy Maresh, Prince of Arnes and heir to the throne. The pair of them spend quite a lot of time together over that season and are quite well-suited for each other, and Alucard is blissfully, undeniably happy with the arrangement. Alucard's family, on the other hand, is decidedly not. His older brother Berras finds out where Alucard has been spending his nights and tells his father, and the pair of them wait until he has returned home one night before beating him senseless. Breaking his arm, his shoulder, and his ribs. Knocking him unconscious before putting him out to sea on a boat bound for foreign shores. As Alucard describes it, he woke up in the ship's hold, the captain having been paid ten rish not to return to London until his crew had "set him right". Alucard left the first time it docked, with only his magic, a bit of pocket change, and no one to welcome him home. (Or so he thinks at the time.)
So he stays away. He travels. Becomes a pirate. Travels to the Ferase Stras, a black market of sorts, where he trades a priceless magical item for entry, then four years of his life in exchange for the death of his father. It's not stated what he bought exactly, or whether it worked or not. Alucard's father has certainly died since, however. After he "disappears", his father attempts to make use of Rhy's brother, Kell, to track him down. But Kell refuses on the basis that Alucard has broken his brother's heart.
It is just as well however, as it is only months later that Alucard is caught and tried for piracy. Brought before the king and queen for treason, but not before he's tortured by his captors, a treatment which he bears the scars of even to this day. As a favor to his father and family, the royal family spares his life and instead establishes him as a privateer for the crown, they give him a beautiful ship (the Night Spire), and send him on his way. Kell threatens to kill him if he ever returns to London again, and so Alucard spends most of his time away. Collecting a motley crew of men mostly by happenstance, though they are of course loyal to him and his command. Alucard spends the next three years in such a way as this until the start of "A Gathering of Shadows", which is where I will be picking Alucard up from there.
Personality: Alucard is, to say the least, a complicated personality. Underneath all of his layers, he is at heart a good man. But he has a habit of hiding the truth of himself behind walls, playing the character of whoever he needs to be in the moment. Changing with his environment. While he is on the Night Spire, that is the captain. He is friendly and flirtatious, but not overly so because he is the boss and his order must be followed. His jewelry, weaponry, steel-heeled boots, everything makes sound and even when it doesn't, Alucard himself is usually humming to himself as part of his persona. As though he is not a fan of quiet. He drinks a lot, especially the closer they get to London, but he never allows himself to get drunk. Certainly not while he is on duty.
While he is off the Spire, he makes sure to be one of the men. He drinks with them, he celebrates with them, he makes certain to relax around them and that they relax around him as well. While they respect him, he demonstrates respect to them as well. He's still their captain, but not so far above them, making sure to laugh louder, flirt more, and slosh his ale like the best of them, even though in the private of his own chamber he's not really one for mess.
Alucard has had a rough past, and as such has difficulty sharing his true self and true feelings as a rule. It's just as well that he enjoys putting on the show that he does, the acting that it requires. As Lila observes, there is a measure of theater to everything that Alucard does, and it makes her wonder how many other parts he can play and if some, if any, were not a part at all. In truth, some of the deepest emotions he has ever felt were some of those that also cost him the most, so he has reason for keeping his truth so carefully guarded behind shallow flirtation and jokes.
Perhaps because of this affected persona, Alucard is the sort of man that people either get along with very well or not at all. There tends to be no middle ground. It's very rare that anyone sees through his behavior or understands that anything about it might be an act. Most will take him at face value and that face value is a charming, roguish, handsome man who likes to flirt around and has a rather high opinion of himself. Alucard has a smile for every occasion, to the extent that a frown looks wrong, even to those who know him well.
As Lila observes, Alucard likes nice things, and not just to collect them for display but to enjoy them as well. Whether it is to drink a fine wine or to wear a fancy hat, or to sail one of the finest (and showiest, for that matter) ships in the sea. He isn't fond of mess for that matter either. Whether that is another affectation of the persona that he puts on or not is open for debate, however.
Who Alucard truly is as a person, though, is patient, observant. He stresses time and again that he is not a very good teacher, and while that may be true to a point, he doesn't do nearly as bad a job as he thinks he does. He is cheerful and kind, happily offering explanation whenever a question is asked, playful and creative in his methods and means. Careful not to allow his student to overstretch her abilities too soon, and quietly exasperated at her when she tries anyway. He is an observant man, not only because of his abilities to see magic, but also in reading people. Which also works in his favor in getting underneath a person's skin, as is the case for his seemingly eternal feud with Kell.
Alucard is fond of secrets but wise enough to know when it is time to open up as well. He shares his past with Kell and Lila, even though it is difficult for him to do so. He even goes so far as to buy an item from the Ferase Stras for Rhy to ensure that he knows he is telling the truth, even though it costs him another 3 years of his life to relive his worst memory. He does these things because he knows when to recognize when it is necessary to put aside his own pretenses for the sake of others.
Along this vein, Alucard Emery is not afraid of dying. Which is not entirely a selfless thing to say about him. He knows with the lifestyle he lives it will happen sooner rather than later. He's imagined his death hundreds of times, which is a morbid habit, but three years at sea gives him too much time to think and drink and dream. He's had enough brushes by this point, first by the hand of his own brother and father, then the torture as he was captured, and all the battles since on the Night Spire, to wonder not when, but how it will happen.
Finally, Alucard is generally a cheerful person but he does have his moments of melancholy. He has nightmares about the torture he suffered after being captured, and he has a habit of rubbing his wrists when he thinks. Lila likes to call it a tell. And he dreams, most of all, of London and of Rhy. Sometimes they are good dreams and sometimes they are not. He fell in love with the Prince and then he was taken away from the city and has not allowed himself to return. He does not know how Rhy feels about him. Perhaps if he did, a great many things in his story might have gone differently...
Inventory: The clothes on his back (a silvery blue coat accented with a black sash, a pin for his hair, an elegant hat, etc). A bottle of avise wine. His jewelry, including a sapphire above his right eyebrow and a feather ring he wears on his thumb. And Esa, Alucard's fluffy white cat.
Abilities: Alucard is what is called a triad in canon. This means that he has command over not only one element, as is normally the case, but three. This is very rare, where he comes from. In Alucard's case, those three elements are water, earth, and air. He has total control over these three elements, so long as he is able to wrap his will around the object in question. A tankard of ale, for example, he would have no problem commanding, including the ale and tankard both. He would have a little more difficulty commanding a pool of water and the earth around it, but he could do that too. He cannot command the ocean, however. (No one can, Delilah Bard.) One of the examples of his tricks is shattering his stein of cider but before the cider inside can spill, manipulating it into the air, freezing it into a spear, then reforming the broken glass back into a stein and liquefying the cider once more. In short, so long as he is given something made of one of those three elements, he can make or do almost anything from them, and can command those things (up to a certain limit).
Alucard also has the special ability of being able to see magic. Not just the aura of a spell or the residue of the enchantment, but the tint of magic that runs through a person's veins. Every different magic has a different color. Natural wells of power are crimson, while elemental magicians are different shades of green and blue. Curses are purple, and strong spells gold. The only magic to exist outside of these colors is antari magic, blood magic, which is dark and iridescent, every color folded in on itself, natural and unnatural at the same time, or so he describes it.
Aside from Alucard's magical abilities, he is also skilled in combat, aided once again by his magical talents. He has a strong education, and knows many different languages, including "High Royal" as they call it in Arnes, otherwise known as English. He was born a noble so it stands to reason he also knows courtly things such as dancing and horseback riding and all the sorts of things the second son of a noble family would learn. Also, perhaps most importantly considering he was the captain of his own ship for three years now, he knows how to sail and to command a group of men quite well, if he says so himself.
Flaws: One of the biggest red flags in Alucard's history is the fact that he sought out revenge against his father. We are not entirely certain what he bought or what was done, but he does reveal that the first time he traveled to the Ferase Stras it was to buy his father's death. Not that his father was a kind man, and not that he did not do terrible things to Alucard, but that is an assassination no matter which way you look at it.
Another flaw of Alucard's perhaps is the front that he does put up. It is not so much that he lies outright to the world at large so much as that he lies by omission. So much of everything he does is a performance, it's difficult to know the real man himself and his motivations. He hides his vulnerabilities behind a charming smile, his fears behind a quip, his anger behind the raise of a sapphire-studded brow. He doesn't show those sides of himself to the world at large, and when he dwells on them himself, he turns to drink to forget it in turn. For people like Kell especially, he sees this level of performance as a sort of dishonesty, and no doubt there are others that find him frivolous as well, themselves unable to see beyond his act and Alucard unwilling to let them in any further.
Besides this, Alucard likes to push people's buttons when they are annoyed with him, which is probably also a character flaw as well. The more it annoys them, the more it amuses him, especially when they make it so easy for him to do. This theoretically could get him into a lot of trouble, though the only time he ever really demonstrates this particular talent is with Kell.
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CHARACTER
Character Name: Alucard Emery
Character Age: 26 (physically, 30)
Canon: Shades of Magic
Canon Point: Post-Darker Shade of Magic, Pre-Meeting with Lila
History: I would link the wiki page but unfortunately for me, his page is looking pretty bare, especially where the history is concerned. Thus I will do my best to summarize here myself.
His Eminence Alucard, second son of the Royal House of Emery, has always been something of a black sheep. The House of Emery is one of the oldest families in Arnes. They have long ties with House Maresh, Alucard's father Reson Emery was close friends with King Maxim, Queen Emira his cousin. He's close to his sister Anisa, but it's clear that there is no love lost between Alucard and his older brother Berras. Not a lot is known of Alucard's younger years, though it is implied he spent a lot of time sneaking out of House Emery, enough to know how to walk along the walls of the gardens with the ease of long practice.
Alucard is a triad, which means he has an aptitude in three different strains of elemental magic. This is very rare, and more than a little difficult to master. Besides those three elements, Alucard also has the ability to see magic. It is possible he might have spent some time studying to hone his talents, though it is never expressly indicated how the average magic user might go about such a thing.
Eventually, in the summer of his 23rd year, Alucard makes the mistake of falling in love with Rhy Maresh, Prince of Arnes and heir to the throne. The pair of them spend quite a lot of time together over that season and are quite well-suited for each other, and Alucard is blissfully, undeniably happy with the arrangement. Alucard's family, on the other hand, is decidedly not. His older brother Berras finds out where Alucard has been spending his nights and tells his father, and the pair of them wait until he has returned home one night before beating him senseless. Breaking his arm, his shoulder, and his ribs. Knocking him unconscious before putting him out to sea on a boat bound for foreign shores. As Alucard describes it, he woke up in the ship's hold, the captain having been paid ten rish not to return to London until his crew had "set him right". Alucard left the first time it docked, with only his magic, a bit of pocket change, and no one to welcome him home. (Or so he thinks at the time.)
So he stays away. He travels. Becomes a pirate. Travels to the Ferase Stras, a black market of sorts, where he trades a priceless magical item for entry, then four years of his life in exchange for the death of his father. It's not stated what he bought exactly, or whether it worked or not. Alucard's father has certainly died since, however. After he "disappears", his father attempts to make use of Rhy's brother, Kell, to track him down. But Kell refuses on the basis that Alucard has broken his brother's heart.
It is just as well however, as it is only months later that Alucard is caught and tried for piracy. Brought before the king and queen for treason, but not before he's tortured by his captors, a treatment which he bears the scars of even to this day. As a favor to his father and family, the royal family spares his life and instead establishes him as a privateer for the crown, they give him a beautiful ship (the Night Spire), and send him on his way. Kell threatens to kill him if he ever returns to London again, and so Alucard spends most of his time away. Collecting a motley crew of men mostly by happenstance, though they are of course loyal to him and his command. Alucard spends the next three years in such a way as this until the start of "A Gathering of Shadows", which is where I will be picking Alucard up from there.
Personality: Alucard is, to say the least, a complicated personality. Underneath all of his layers, he is at heart a good man. But he has a habit of hiding the truth of himself behind walls, playing the character of whoever he needs to be in the moment. Changing with his environment. While he is on the Night Spire, that is the captain. He is friendly and flirtatious, but not overly so because he is the boss and his order must be followed. His jewelry, weaponry, steel-heeled boots, everything makes sound and even when it doesn't, Alucard himself is usually humming to himself as part of his persona. As though he is not a fan of quiet. He drinks a lot, especially the closer they get to London, but he never allows himself to get drunk. Certainly not while he is on duty.
While he is off the Spire, he makes sure to be one of the men. He drinks with them, he celebrates with them, he makes certain to relax around them and that they relax around him as well. While they respect him, he demonstrates respect to them as well. He's still their captain, but not so far above them, making sure to laugh louder, flirt more, and slosh his ale like the best of them, even though in the private of his own chamber he's not really one for mess.
Alucard has had a rough past, and as such has difficulty sharing his true self and true feelings as a rule. It's just as well that he enjoys putting on the show that he does, the acting that it requires. As Lila observes, there is a measure of theater to everything that Alucard does, and it makes her wonder how many other parts he can play and if some, if any, were not a part at all. In truth, some of the deepest emotions he has ever felt were some of those that also cost him the most, so he has reason for keeping his truth so carefully guarded behind shallow flirtation and jokes.
Perhaps because of this affected persona, Alucard is the sort of man that people either get along with very well or not at all. There tends to be no middle ground. It's very rare that anyone sees through his behavior or understands that anything about it might be an act. Most will take him at face value and that face value is a charming, roguish, handsome man who likes to flirt around and has a rather high opinion of himself. Alucard has a smile for every occasion, to the extent that a frown looks wrong, even to those who know him well.
As Lila observes, Alucard likes nice things, and not just to collect them for display but to enjoy them as well. Whether it is to drink a fine wine or to wear a fancy hat, or to sail one of the finest (and showiest, for that matter) ships in the sea. He isn't fond of mess for that matter either. Whether that is another affectation of the persona that he puts on or not is open for debate, however.
Who Alucard truly is as a person, though, is patient, observant. He stresses time and again that he is not a very good teacher, and while that may be true to a point, he doesn't do nearly as bad a job as he thinks he does. He is cheerful and kind, happily offering explanation whenever a question is asked, playful and creative in his methods and means. Careful not to allow his student to overstretch her abilities too soon, and quietly exasperated at her when she tries anyway. He is an observant man, not only because of his abilities to see magic, but also in reading people. Which also works in his favor in getting underneath a person's skin, as is the case for his seemingly eternal feud with Kell.
Alucard is fond of secrets but wise enough to know when it is time to open up as well. He shares his past with Kell and Lila, even though it is difficult for him to do so. He even goes so far as to buy an item from the Ferase Stras for Rhy to ensure that he knows he is telling the truth, even though it costs him another 3 years of his life to relive his worst memory. He does these things because he knows when to recognize when it is necessary to put aside his own pretenses for the sake of others.
Along this vein, Alucard Emery is not afraid of dying. Which is not entirely a selfless thing to say about him. He knows with the lifestyle he lives it will happen sooner rather than later. He's imagined his death hundreds of times, which is a morbid habit, but three years at sea gives him too much time to think and drink and dream. He's had enough brushes by this point, first by the hand of his own brother and father, then the torture as he was captured, and all the battles since on the Night Spire, to wonder not when, but how it will happen.
Finally, Alucard is generally a cheerful person but he does have his moments of melancholy. He has nightmares about the torture he suffered after being captured, and he has a habit of rubbing his wrists when he thinks. Lila likes to call it a tell. And he dreams, most of all, of London and of Rhy. Sometimes they are good dreams and sometimes they are not. He fell in love with the Prince and then he was taken away from the city and has not allowed himself to return. He does not know how Rhy feels about him. Perhaps if he did, a great many things in his story might have gone differently...
Inventory: The clothes on his back (a silvery blue coat accented with a black sash, a pin for his hair, an elegant hat, etc). A bottle of avise wine. His jewelry, including a sapphire above his right eyebrow and a feather ring he wears on his thumb. And Esa, Alucard's fluffy white cat.
Abilities: Alucard is what is called a triad in canon. This means that he has command over not only one element, as is normally the case, but three. This is very rare, where he comes from. In Alucard's case, those three elements are water, earth, and air. He has total control over these three elements, so long as he is able to wrap his will around the object in question. A tankard of ale, for example, he would have no problem commanding, including the ale and tankard both. He would have a little more difficulty commanding a pool of water and the earth around it, but he could do that too. He cannot command the ocean, however. (No one can, Delilah Bard.) One of the examples of his tricks is shattering his stein of cider but before the cider inside can spill, manipulating it into the air, freezing it into a spear, then reforming the broken glass back into a stein and liquefying the cider once more. In short, so long as he is given something made of one of those three elements, he can make or do almost anything from them, and can command those things (up to a certain limit).
Alucard also has the special ability of being able to see magic. Not just the aura of a spell or the residue of the enchantment, but the tint of magic that runs through a person's veins. Every different magic has a different color. Natural wells of power are crimson, while elemental magicians are different shades of green and blue. Curses are purple, and strong spells gold. The only magic to exist outside of these colors is antari magic, blood magic, which is dark and iridescent, every color folded in on itself, natural and unnatural at the same time, or so he describes it.
Aside from Alucard's magical abilities, he is also skilled in combat, aided once again by his magical talents. He has a strong education, and knows many different languages, including "High Royal" as they call it in Arnes, otherwise known as English. He was born a noble so it stands to reason he also knows courtly things such as dancing and horseback riding and all the sorts of things the second son of a noble family would learn. Also, perhaps most importantly considering he was the captain of his own ship for three years now, he knows how to sail and to command a group of men quite well, if he says so himself.
Flaws: One of the biggest red flags in Alucard's history is the fact that he sought out revenge against his father. We are not entirely certain what he bought or what was done, but he does reveal that the first time he traveled to the Ferase Stras it was to buy his father's death. Not that his father was a kind man, and not that he did not do terrible things to Alucard, but that is an assassination no matter which way you look at it.
Another flaw of Alucard's perhaps is the front that he does put up. It is not so much that he lies outright to the world at large so much as that he lies by omission. So much of everything he does is a performance, it's difficult to know the real man himself and his motivations. He hides his vulnerabilities behind a charming smile, his fears behind a quip, his anger behind the raise of a sapphire-studded brow. He doesn't show those sides of himself to the world at large, and when he dwells on them himself, he turns to drink to forget it in turn. For people like Kell especially, he sees this level of performance as a sort of dishonesty, and no doubt there are others that find him frivolous as well, themselves unable to see beyond his act and Alucard unwilling to let them in any further.
Besides this, Alucard likes to push people's buttons when they are annoyed with him, which is probably also a character flaw as well. The more it annoys them, the more it amuses him, especially when they make it so easy for him to do. This theoretically could get him into a lot of trouble, though the only time he ever really demonstrates this particular talent is with Kell.
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