Caligula
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- 1. Appearance
- 1.1 Basics
- 1.2 Miscellaneous
- 2. Personality
- 2.1 Ideals
- 3. Relationships
- 4. History
Caligula the Dragon Sin is an infamous figure from western Europe; a founder of the island mercenary gang called the Hellhounds, whose notoriety extended to the mainland through the churn of a rumor mill. Renowned for his irrefutable charisma and equally vast cruelty, he was widely condemned by nobler settlements, but remained untouched by their judgement due the blockade created by his unintentionally amassed followers. No matter the legions of horror stories and dark rumors that were left in his wake, there never seemed to be a shortage of those that supported Caligula, openly or otherwise. Under his lengthy reign, he formed and led a seven-member council of individually talented wolves, commonly referred to as "the (Seven Deadly) Sins".
He seemed created for his position, a king manifest, thriving like a god in endless splendor and savagery. However, the glittering crown that had become his legacy was not enough to keep him satisfied following the mysterious death of his wife. He fell out of love with it all, and abandoning his violent trade, he sailed for Nova Scotia on a slave ship in a desperate bid to procure a clean slate.
Caligula is a talented swordsman and blacksmith with a principle magnetism about him, and a surprisingly ponderous capacity for brutality. But now he is ultimately just a deeply troubled wolf, plagued by the ghosts of his past; as the sea could not separate him from his own long shadow. He suffers panic attacks when he experiences flashbacks, or déjà vu-like moments, and has taken to drinking as a form of escape. A solution for a time, but it has been observed that when he drinks too much, his new tendency causes him to black out and ironically revert to the very monster from which he seeks salvation.
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1. Appearance
Though Caligula inherited a classically roguish look from his father, as well as his yellowed eyes, that is about where the similarities end. There is a hardness to this wolf and such a severity to his lines, that it is difficult not to watch him: whether it be in wariness or awe. The eyes are drawn to the way he carries himself too, upright and casually assured; a definitive amalgamation of both a warrior's fluidity and force. His muzzle is long and square, and his eyes are slanted in mirth and mischief. He is large, broad, and thick-furred with large feet.
His travels have thinned him slightly from a previously blunt body, but he still retains a solid, uncurved abdomen, and the unmistakable chest and shoulders of a seasoned anvil-worker. Scars are branded across his royal countenance, and in various places across his body; a testament to his own survivabilty, if not his willingness for self-engagement. His hair, once well-groomed and kept shaved on the sides, now hangs in shaggy tresses around his sharpened face.
1.1 Basics
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Palette Brandy Rose (#C09B83)
Santa Fe (#B46B4A)
Soapstone (#FFFBF8)
Spicy Mix (#7C5541)
Quincy (#6A4032)
Eunry (#CCA59E)
Golden Sand (#F0CA7F)
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*pixels template by Nat; colored by Yzz
129 lbs (58 kg) LupusA broad and weighted wolf. He almost never uses this form. |
181 lbs (82 kg) SecuiA hunchbacked fiend. Though rarely on all fours, he prefers this form to Lupus. |
262 lbs (118 kg) OptimeA tall man with a laborer's muscular build. His stance is easy and straight. |
1.2 Miscellaneous
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2. Personality
Eloquent, Magnetic, Direct
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ThenWith the capacity to be both taciturn observer and verbose elocutionist, Caligula is unintentionally deceptive in his chimera ways. No one has ever called him a liar, so his treachery does not come in the way of snakes, but rather in the way one might be blindsided by a rhinoceros. He is almost always pleasant company: amenable, genuine, and warm-hearted. So it is therefore difficult to imagine that such a proper and generous soul could harvest the tendencies of a beast -- A monster. He kills without remorse, in a manner borderlining on combat sadomasochism, and in the past, for reasons barely seen. His wrath spread across an entire island, and the stories of him traveled even further than that. He was a punisher. A virulent karma that viciously stole the lives of those he thought deserved his blade or the teeth of his Hounds. A laughing king, the man is engaging and civilized, both a willing learning and an apt teacher, until simply he is not. NowCaligula has lost his boisterous gleam. His thirst for guilty blood sated. He is charming now only in a sad kind of way, and avoids his evil pasttimes as much as possible. |
2.1 Ideals
TraitsLogical, honest, ironfisted, and charismatic Outlook
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BiasesHe tends to reserve complete judgement for a while, but those without culture are seen as "poor, unfortunate souls", and religious zealots irritate him. SexualityBroadly confident, Caligula finds both genders attractive, but he is partial towards feminine features and is picky regardless. SubstancesHe is a borderline alcoholic. Intoxicants are used, but only in a completely trusted environment. SpirituallyFamiliar with nearly a dozen religions, he studies them as a means for information on multiple sources of power, persuasion, and control. He uses it ironically, almost as a punishment, because he doesn't believe in any of it and thinks those that do are mildly brain damaged.
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3. Relationships
3.1 Family
MotherVayne Balthier was naive and suffering from abandonment. She let herself and her children fall prey to an abuser, and while Caligula begrudges her for being weak, and religious, and selfish, he ultimately loves her because she was the only kindness he had ever known as a child. He blames himself for not being strong enough to save her. Father(s)Though the culprit of knocking up his mother is Constantine von Troy, the man that actually raised Caligula was Fearghal Fardoon. He took in Vayne while she was pregnant, and convinced the depressed young mother that she owed him, repeatedly reminding her of how he'd "saved [her] life". He abused her three sons, two of them to death, before Vayne came to senses and they fought. Fearghal killed her, but then died himself seconds later of a fatal wound she unwittingly dealt to him in the struggle. MateCirilla Balthier née al-Kahinah was a wild woman from the deserts, who was sharp and harsh of both hand and tongue. Their relationship was volatile, bloody, and passionate; enjoying the thrill of pushing each others limits, and never finding themselves beyond reconciliation. Close to the due date of their first litter one morning, Caligula woke up to find her inexplicably dead beside him. Seized by an indescribable grief, Caligula soon thereafter abandoned his entire kingdom. |
BrothersConstantinus and Cato. They were killed young, unable to withstand the brutal shakings and beatings Fearghal gave them, and Caligula remembers very little of them (probably more so because he tries not to think about his childhood at all). What he recalls most is that Constantinus was gold-furred and quiet, and Cato was dark, almost black, with a deep, permanent frown. Sword-brothersCyprian and Thracious are virtually identical steel swords, plated in onyx and gold, and reforged by Caligula himself. Having spent over a year agonizing over their perfection, his attention to them has somehow deluded him into believing them to be his brothers incarnated, and he actively refers to them as if they are living beings. He can tell them apart, but has never explained how, and he was almost never seen without them. Because they remind him of his past, however, he left them in the UK. OthersVayne was disavowed from her family, and Constantine was an absentee father, so Caligula knows no other blood relatives. Furthermore, he resents his biological father so does not consider the von Troy name to be his own. |
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4. History
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WARNING: This page contains material exceeding the general board rating of PG-13. It may contain very strong language, drug usage, graphic violence, or graphic sexual content. Reader discretion is advised.
I. Conception
Vayne Balthier was a young, dissatisfied priestess raised underfoot of a London cult: The Law of Koios. She believed and worshiped as she was bid, but her heart called beyond the black walls of Tresaen Cathedral, and she fell in her duties, spending more and more of her time stealing time away into the Woods. She was often punished, and steadily grew scarred the more her wandering mishaps continued. She dreamed of running away, but feared the distance, and more than that, she feared the Gods. Nothing but excuses, really. Her idea of the world was torn asunder the night she met a gilded Casanova: Constantine von Troy. He was the first stranger she had ever lay eyes on, and he was nothing like any wolf she had ever known. He was musical and beaming, a stark difference from the perpetual scowls and resonating silence she was used to. She could talk suddenly, talk about all the books she was made to read, and all the knowledge they were feeding her, meant to stay within their Keep. He changed her life, telling her all the things he knew, surprising her with the languages they shared. She found out about the universe, and suddenly feeling the vastness of the world was orgasmic. She returned to see him, night after night; he and his sweet horse never too far for her fleeing feet. He made love to her, and opened her body without care for the consequence. She whispered of leaving with him, but the next night she returned, he was gone. Never to be seen again. The second that Vayne's unplanned pregnancy became apparent, she was violently cast out. Just in time to face the long winter alone. A first-time mother, vehemently heartbroken, with nothing and no one. She expected to die, and for a long time she lay on the ground, in the very spot she had last lay with Constantine. A gruff, salacious man crossed her then. He groped her prone, unmoving body, and she just watched him, hoping he would kill her. Instead, he picked her up and took her to his ox-pulled cart, claiming her as his own. |
II. Early Life
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III. Adulthood
Vayne Balthier was a dissatisfied priestess in the heart of a religious cult, whose beliefs were torn asunder the night she met... |
IV. Hellhounds
Vayne Balthier was a dissatisfied priestess in the heart of a religious cult, whose beliefs were torn asunder the night she met... |
V. The Seven
Vayne Balthier was a dissatisfied priestess in the heart of a religious cult, whose beliefs were torn asunder the night she met... |
VI. Forfeiture
Vayne Balthier was a dissatisfied priestess in the heart of a religious cult, whose beliefs were torn asunder the night she met... |
VII. Nova Scotia
Vayne Balthier was a dissatisfied priestess in the heart of a religious cult, whose beliefs were torn asunder the night she met... |