Post by Luther Verhulst on Dec 1, 2009 23:38:41 GMT -5
Luther Gethsemane Verhulst
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Characters Personal Information
Name: Luther Gethsemane Verhulst
Gender: Male
Age: 31 years
True Age: 834 years
Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Azure
Skin Tone: Gray
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 247 lbs
Sexual Orientation: Alternatively Asexual and Pansexual (It's complicated)
Talent: Restrain
What Does It Do?: An ethereal chain extends from Luther’s right hand and attaches itself to one’s spirit. Being restrained by the chain interferes with the normal interactions between body and spirit. This interference results in the extreme physical weakening of an individual and disrupting talents or supernatural powers that they might possess.
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What Are They Like?
Likes:
*Solitude
*Silence
*Dogs
*Authority
*Weapons
*Meat
Dislikes:
*Rain
*Stupidity
*Being responsible for another
*Disrespect
*Fatalism
*People getting in his way
Turn Ons:
*Distance
*Endurance
*Sense of Duty
*Independence
*Danger
Turn Offs:
*Getting wet
*Clinging
*Verbosity
*Physical Contact
Nervous Habits:
*Fang Sharpening
*Silent Stare
*Chewing on whatever is handy
*Baring his teeth
Fears:
*Crowds
*Drowning
*Being understood
Appearance:
Dark, intimidating, large and uncaring are just a few words to describe Luther at a glance. Getting to see him up close doesn’t do much to improve that first impression of him. The tangy smell of rust has a tendency to cling to his clothes, though he doesn’t seem to mind it much. His skin isn’t so much a pale complexion as it is gray and unsuited for bright lights. He possesses abnormally large canines which have been sharpened to a fine point. Those who upset him are apt to see these teeth more often than people who do not. If a bright light shines in his face at the right angle his eyes reflect the light back much like some animals do.
Luther is very robust and powerfully built, as though he was born simply for the purpose of tearing bodies asunder. Unlike most Boogies he considers his line of work very dangerous and frequently wears armor plating on portions of his body which will have a tendency to scrape noisily as he walks. Aside from that his dress is very simple and ordinary with no jewelry. He typically is wearing a long charcoal coat pulled tightly across his form. Sometimes he keeps a length of steel chain on his person either wrapped around his arm or his waist.
Personality:
If you were looking for cheer you’d best look elsewhere. Luther is notorious for his lack of humor in regards to anything and is considered a borderline sociopath by some. It keeps Boogies and Humans alike from bothering him so he doesn’t see much reason in correcting that false conception of him. He certainly prefers the company of beasts to Boogies and Humans, though occasional circumstances will force him into interaction with others. However, he doesn’t pretend even for a moment to enjoy when circumstances do so, and frequently plans his trips at times where he can avoid as many others as possible.
When forced into long-term interactions with a particular individual he doesn’t get much better. He has a foul temper and a no-nonsense attitude that does not lend itself well to the frequent mistakes he assesses in others. Headstrong and stubborn; Luther will not admit that he is wrong even when it is plainly obvious simply based on principle. He considers himself bound by both honor and duty to the well-being of Wonderland and disapproves when anyone seems to go against those ideals. Generally silent about such things he does not see himself as having much authority outside of his own realm of work… the Labyrinth.
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How Their Life Is / Was
[/color]Father: Gustav Golgotha Verhulst
Mother: Veira Darnia Verhulst
Sibling/s: None
Familiar: Gwyllgi, a large and well-fed Black Dog
History: Luther’s birth was one that a superstitious being might find auspicious—when he was born his first breath was a cough and that cough brought forth a clot of blood. Gustav Verhulst was, in fact, a very superstitious Boogie and took it immediately as a bad omen, but failed to act upon those feelings. If he had he might have ended the nightmare of a child he had brought into the world. Instead, Gustav would simply abandon his child to the wild once he turned into an adolescent.
However, Luther was a survivor of sorts. By the time he had reached adolescence his talent was already beginning to manifest, and it frightened those who knew of it. “This is a Boogie to end Boogies,” some said, and many gave him a wide berth. It became public opinion that Luther should have been smothered in his sleep one evening. While unaware of true nature of the cruel opinions toward him, Luther did know that he was not welcome among his own kind. The specifics regarding the particular event have been shrouded by time, and no one is really certain which is the story and which is fact anymore, but Luther ended up exiled in or near the Labyrinth. Luther is convinced it was a self-imposed exile that he used to test to see if he was worthy of living. For years no one heard nor saw of Luther Gethesemane Verhulst and most people were content with the thought that he had finally expired.
A hundred years later Luther emerged from his exile; a fully-grown adult with what could probably best be described as the personality of a savage monster and a familiar that wasn’t much better. However, instead of scorn upon his return, he was greeted with a place in Boogie society, one of peculiar status. Someone came up with the solution to use him as the Groundskeeper of the Labyrinth. Luther not only found this arrangement acceptable, but actually preferable to any alternative they might have offered him and he accepted graciously. On occasion he is called in to perform enforcement work for the Boogies, since his tactics work well both on slaves and Boogie traitors. However, since he is rarely seen he has become something of a legend in his own right—a sort of Boogie Man to the Boogies. Of course, this status means that most younger Boogies are content to accept that he is nothing more than a story conjured up to scare them into obedience.
Roleplaying Sample: Exempt - Elric, Shaehern, Kazn
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