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Cassian A. Rotherhithe III

[attr="class","dropfrumbodytxt"]WHO AM I? The Rotherhithe family, one of the oldest in Lacaille, have always been powerful. Known for funding security operations and safeguarding trade routes, as well as for their patriarch's political status, they're one of the most influential families in the country. With a name like that, there's much to be held on the shoulders of the next generation. Cassian is no different. The middle child, he's always had a lot to live up to. His father, Julius Rotherhithe, the controlling power of the main family, is a strict man with high expectations. Lucky for him, his older two sons truly met up to his expectations. Cato, his oldest brother, was a captain of Lacaille's royal guard before his untimely passing, and his younger sister Carina was a genius, inventing new things and innovating the way their father's company operated. Therefore, they were always given first pick; they had the freedom to choose their own paths. 

Really, it's only Cassian who's a bit of a disappointment. He's never had much interest in politics nor the family business, and he wasn't really the kind for traditional sports and achievements other nobles seemed to naturally excel in. He was more of a quiet type, shy as a child and too feminine for his father's liking. He didn't have any particular talents nor a way with words like the others did, and after Cato's death, he'd hear other nobles lament on how he had been everything Cassian wasn't, ignoring their side-eyes and whispers about how useless the middle son was. 

Frankly, Cassian doesn't know what he wants in life. He's still trying to earn that love and admiration from his father though he knows how impossible it is. He's the kind of fairy who doesn't know who he is; constantly brooding and dramatic, he acts as if nothing really matters. Spoiled enough that the words often come out without thought, he's missing the silver tongue that got his father into high places. He speaks before thinking and often finds himself awkward, with his gangly limbs and small stature, and while he means well, his actions are often thoughtless. He's still hiding behind walls of sarcasm and flirty yet condescending remarks, trying to act as if he's tougher than he really is. 


VITALS:
Powers: Decent control of magic, quick wit, speed
Weaknesses: physical prowess, lack of confidence, a pushover, vindictive and whiny when angry, selfish
Alignment: True Neutral, ISFP-T
- he's claustrophobic, and has issues being in a space that he can't leave.

PLOT:
Married to Queen Aela, Cassian is a reluctant king, not to mention...he's not even sure he swings that way. Spending all of his time drinking and sleeping around, he and Aela don't get along...at all.

1. He cheats on her with Ezra, Aela's best friend...who she also happens to be involved with. Whoops, accidental thrupple.

2. Due to his anger and frustration, he's been having more nightmares due to his powers manifesting without his notice. It's starting to affect Aela as well.

RELATIONSHIPS:
AELA SUTCLIFFE – his wife, the one he didn't choose. At first, he resented her due to...well, everything. His situation, her obligations, the fact that his freedom was gone...but after learning that she's more similar to him than he thought, the feelings have gotten complicated. Not worse, just...he doesn't know how he feels about her anymore.

EZRA R. COLLIER JR – the absolutely ravishing guard in the castle. They flirt, they have the same sense of humor, and not to mention that fatal attraction between the two...he's the closest person to a friend–other than Aela–that he has in this castle.

OTHER:
His siblings, Carina Juniper Rotherhithe (32, or 16?), and his late brother, Cato Septimus Rotherhithe (47, 23?): Mixed feelings, he resents them plenty due to the way he was treated as a child. Cato made his life miserable by constantly picking on him and beating him up, and well, Carina was the favored child, and she kind of made his life miserable by being a second version of their dad. He and Carina aren't on the worst terms now, especially after Cato's death, but they're still not friends. His brother died when he was 32, so 4 years ago.

He has a super rough relationship with his father. Frankly, he's terrified of the man, but part of him still wants to gain his love.

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Safiya Shirvani

[attr="class","dropfrumbodytxt"]WHO AM I?
There requires a certain few traits to ensure survival. Adaptation. A certain level of distrust. A wry sort of intelligence and decision making. An ability to analyse a situation. Most of all? It requires a drive so strong, that one would give anything away to make sure they still stand on top. Mina isn't as much cruel as she is willing to do anything to make sure of one thing, her own survival. It isn't all too surprising, for an orphan child to learn what it takes to make it in this world. The one thing she's learned the most is that those who were unseen remained out of trouble. Born to a family of five, she was the second youngest child to a single mother, a travelling fairy in Esso'tera who barely had the means to keep her children alive. She was six when her mother passed. The scrappy family had to fend for themselves, against thieves and those who thought they were easy pickings. Her brothers were fighters first, but when push came to shove, it was Mina who took everything she could to make sure the rest of the family was safe. Still, the world can be cruel. Her older brothers found work as traders, selling illegal goods in the black market. It took one fight with another company and suddenly, she was the caretaker of her younger sister. She still has no idea what happened to them. Eventually, she found a couple who took her sister in, and then she was all alone, and it was an accidental run-in with a manticore that spurred on her powers. A mysterious man saved her life and seeing the potential she had, introduced her to the Umbra, and trained her to be the fighter she is today. In a way, she still resembles the wild animal she was of her youth–loud, petty, with a loud bark and bite, she is often defensive, moving to eradicate any threat to her well-being. Equipped with certain alcoholic tendencies, she moves through life as if she has nothing to lose, even though that can't be said as true anymore. The past few years have changed the animal into something more human. While she's still certain friendships have made her weaker, more vulnerable, she's unwilling to lose the few she gained. It's not just her own survival she's fighting for now. It's near impossible to gain the woman's trust, yes, but once the foundations are there, it's near impossible to break. Mina is loyal to a fault, willing to risk her own life, willing to set the world on fire for those she cares for. After all, the saying is to never trust a survivor. You don't know how much they've sacrificed to ensure they stay alive.

VITALS:
Strengths: ride or die, loyal, determined,
Weaknesses: blunt, reckless, feral
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral, INFP?

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Marseilles Basquiat

[attr="class","dropfrumbodytxt"]WHO AM I? They say a man who's lost their shadow loses all their fear. Marseilles hasn't lost his shadow, but an arm would do it. Growing up, he was a son of a simple fisherman. He grew up on the seas, in the towns around Maline's coast. It wasn't an easy life, but it was a decent one, with the stories of the great seas, and these stories have been with him ever since. It was just unfortunate that his father had left for a journey when he was fifteen, and never came back. His ship was one of the first to be destroyed by the Kraken past the bay. It took them five years to hunt the beast down and kill it but by then, hundreds of volunteers had perished in the fight.

Perhaps Mars was a bit lucky in this regard. He was thirty-six (18) when he signed up for the fight, and as much as he had trained his own water powers since his father passed, it was no match for a beast that size. In the ensuing battle that finally defeated the thing, he lost his arm. From elbow down, his left arm was gone. Since then, he's been using his powers to compensate, and with some of the men he had fought with, they took a ship and they've been hunting the seas for treasure since. Pirates by name and pirates by trade, they've messed with plenty a town, stealing and pillaging whenever they need. It's a life of freedom, a life of adventure, and that's all Mars really needs.

He's not cold by nature, but he certainly has a way of coming across as such, even if it's only by occupation. Since his father's death, he's built up walls, different personalities for different things. In front of the ladies, he's flirty and mischievous, in front of the enemies, he can be vicious and cold. In front of well-meaning strangers, he's polite, reserved. Part of him doesn't really know what he wants–he knows that perhaps he's only sailing the seas to figure out what he's searching for–but for now, this was good enough.


VITALS:
Powers: Decent control of magic, quick wit, speed
Weaknesses: physical prowess, lack of confidence, a pushover, vindictive and whiny when angry, selfish
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral, ESFP–T


PLOT:
He's a piratey man and will always be

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Tineke Euryale

[attr="class","dropfrumbodytxt"]WHO AM I? tba
- gorgon vibes



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Tineke Euryale

[attr="class","dropfrumbodytxt"]WHO AM I? tba
selkie vibes



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