Gladius' Character Application

[Gladius]

Username: Gladius

Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:35012570

Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198030290869/

Time on server: Since it launched.

Is this a character application, or transfer: Application

If transfer, what previous roleplay has occurred(Gist of it):

What items are you requesting? In terms of higher-tier items, just a master spellbook. No other items in-game would have a real use but rather just for flavor.

Roleplay experiences? Dungeons and Dragons, CW: HL2RP, TextRP.. I have a lot of experience from a lot of stuff.

Why should you have all this? Well, the spellbook would make sense for a vampire who has been alive for many years.

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[Optional if RP Example used]Backstory: Velimir von Künstler lived in a large city many centuries ago as a completely normal human, being born into a wealthy family originally. As the years went on and Velimir became of age in his society he was unfortunately drafted into the local garrison, protecting the city from not just outside threats that would threaten to destroy his home but from itself as well, putting away any criminals and ne'er do wells. Despite being forced into this lifestyle Velimir actually had some enjoyment from being apart of the guard.

After some years of being in the city watch Velimir was transferred over into being an official part of the city’s military, at around the age of 22. Velimir went out on conquests for the glory of the House he served and its outlying lands, participating in raids on camps, engagements with foreign opponents, or just simply going on diplomatic missions to help further the house’s ideals and own interests. As the years went on and Velimir went up through the ranks he was given the privilege of having his own small detachment of men under his command. Being a man who took opportunity when presented to him, he went for this and used it to further his own advancement for more power and promotions within his country.

Towards the end of his twenties to the beginning of his thirties Velimir was starting to make a name for himself, being a great tactician and a patient, wary commander who struck when the time was right. The word of Velimir’s conquests spread quickly throughout the ranks and he himself was beginning to be prideful, the sense of pride implanting itself in his head that would be the very source of his own downfall into the world of vampirism.

Velimir aged into his early forties before he began to feel the weight of middle age bare down on him. His active lifestyle and constant fighting and moving helped pave the way towards pain in his body that was constant and chronic. While he did have access to clerics to provide him healing, these only did so much for him as he fell back down to the void of pain. However, this is not what bothered him the most.

Velimir began to grow paranoid about his own death. The weight of middle age was bearing down on him fiercely and he sought answers for either prolonging his life or even discovering the way towards immortality. Velimir just seemed to be unable to accept death at this time, having so many accomplishments under his belt and skills from his career as a soldier and commander. Maybe in the future he would’ve accepted death but at this point in his life he wanted to live longer, not wanting to go into retirement so he could gain more boastful victories to wash out defeats he ran into along the way.

The pantheon of the gods was never held too closely to his heart. He was never a religious person and actually preferred to stay away from religion as a whole, considering himself an atheist. He never denied their existence. People would be foolish to deny the reality of the entire pantheon and he never thought that. The different gods and churches just housed too much conflict that Velimir personally never wanted to get into. But his search for a longer life led himself to the god Koros, so he could prolong his death and prevent it, even if for some time.

Velimir turned towards Koros for quite a long time, actually taking up the rituals of praying and making him offerings to please Koros. One fateful day after exiting a temple Velimir was alone without anyone by his side. He was walking city streets when he was called over to a nearby alley way, black as an abyss. The voice beckoned to him offering him what Velimir wanted most: A longer life. He had no idea however what the repercussions would entail.

Velimir was tricked by this person, something which did not happen much to him, who called himself an agent of Koros. In reality it was an agent of the Horde, seeking to further their own goals. He went through the ritual and thus Velimir came out with the horrid curse of vampirism, his own wrath building up and Velimir went after this Horde agent. But his newfound traits were painfully ingraining themselves into his body. Also not to mention that the ritual for him contracting vampirism finished during a time when the sun was up, the rays of light beaming down on him and forcing him to cower, his skin boiling and his own health rapidly deteriorating, so he forced himself to find some shade.

He crawled into the shade and looked at himself, shutting his eyes tight and groaned with a closed mouth. With a hefty sigh he hid until the pain subsided, when the sun set and the moon rose. Velimir exiled himself from society and went off on his own in the wilderness, knowing full well that he could never be apart of any civilization without prejudice...

What are your characters' ambitions? He has no real ambitions. He does not wish to destroy mortals, turn them into undead, make them vampires, or anything of the sort. The only thing he wants which can be described as an ambition is the continuation of the natural order of things, letting things run its course as natural as possible. He doesn’t want to hunt down mortal people, either finding no interest in it or it being completely against his opinions. If he did have a real ambition, it would be to let the world continue running its course.

What are your characters' perks/skills? Being a higher vampire and alive for a major period of time, he has attained some useful skills for personal use.
⦁ Transform into a swarm of bats.
⦁ High martial prowess with weapons.
⦁ Expert levels of knowledge in the following schools of magic: Morality (Specifically Chaos) and Arcane. Also intermediate knowledge in Abjuration.
⦁ Well, he's immortal, being a vampire and all. Not only can he not age but he is very hard to put down and kill permanently, but he can be disabled for long periods of time, which is the same as effectively killing him more or less.
⦁ With his advanced age he has attained enough experience to be considered a Higher Vampire. Meaning he does not care about needing permission to enter someone's property, running water, garlic, and common and uncommon holy magic. He can also walk in the sunlight without much trouble, having long since adapted to the sun’s light.
He can make himself look like a human or transform himself to a true vampire form at will (actually looking like an undead person).

What are your characters' faults/flaws?
⦁ Solitary: He is a very solitary individual and actually prefers to try and stay away from the affairs of mortals. He is not keen on helping people because of this.
⦁ Humourless: He finds almost no laughter in anything. Jokes fly over his head and he can take them quite serious. His solitary lifestyle heavily contributes to this.
⦁ Withdrawn: Tying back to his solitary lifestyle, he tends to stay away from social conflicts, only getting involved when he directly needs to. Even then, he will more than likely just walk away without doing anything.
⦁ Aimless: He often sees himself having no direction or purpose, letting things run their course without too much personal intervention.
⦁ Zealous: While he keeps to himself mainly, his own personal beliefs are on the level of a fanatic and it is hard to change his ideas or his viewpoint on certain subjects.
Bold: While of course this could be seen as a positive thing, being bold has its downsides. He is too forward with his thoughts and does not typically think to himself when in the presence of another. He takes undue liberties and is very much so an overconfident person, which could very well be his downfall.

• Sceptic: He questions everything about everyone. He is very inquisitive and even when a conclusion is made, he is never a hundred percent certain on a plan. But this does not stop him from carrying it out with full force.
  

• Bad-Tempered: Despite him distancing himself from society as a whole, he still has a temper that can easily be ired if whatever he perceives as the wrong thing is said or done.
  

• He is still able to be slain just like any other mortal. Attacks with a ‘holy metal’, such as silver, could still damage him. Other weapons made out of iron, steel, or anything else still have the ability to damage him, albeit at a disadvantage. A beheading is still a beheading, no matter the power level of the individual.
  

• The use of holy spells is still a good and viable tactic against him. While he tends to be more resistant to lower-level holy spells he would surely still be repelled away from the caster and steer clear of any holy enchanted areas if its purpose was meant to harm him.
  

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Character Traits: His traits mostly go along with what his flaws are in terms of bad traits. For the good/neutral traits he has:
Determined: He is willing to get anything done once he sets his mind to it.
Loyal: Although he isn’t loyal to people, considering he doesn’t deal with anyone, he is loyal to himself and his own ideals and finds betrayal an act of cowardice.
Fair: He holds everyone he meets in an equal light and will not attack anyone outright. Only through interaction will his thoughts change.
Respectful: Despite a bad temper and a short fuse, he respects the decisions of others, even if he questions them.
He knows that the world is inhabited by others and respects their way of life and right to live. Unlike some other of his kin, he would not go out of his way to attack good men and women. He knows he is the center of the universe.


Character Age: 438

Character Race: Vampire (Formerly Human)

(Optional)Character Description: A normal seeming human standing at a height of 5’11’’. His garb consists of a darkened color which seem to almost take the form of leather robes in a way. His black hair is kept neat and very orderly much like a noble’s. His face seems to have quite a youthful appearance, but his gray eyes show a lack of disinterest in what seems to be everything, nothing ever catching his stare for more than a few seconds. A pendant is worn around his neck depicting the symbol of a chaos star, closely kept to his own body. The only melee weapon that could be seen on his body would be a sword with a dark and fancy looking pommel. His entire outfit is kept clean and well ordered, all the way down to his dress shoes which seem to have a nice shine akin to steel sabatons.

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Roleplaying Examples(Optional if Backstory used.):

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[b]Notes:[/b I do realize I’m asking for a lot but all in all this character isn’t something I just want to play and be like ‘hah I attack you because I can’. I want this character to be more along the lines of a unique type of rp that not a lot of people would probably be able to experience. In other words, I’m wanting to make him more RP heavy than anything else, not at all something like a bandit. If you want something changed for balance or because it doesn’t fit in with the lore too well, feel free to do so.

[Captain Snyder]

Approved.


The master vampire stuff will be re-written into a curse, instead of what you currently have, but for now, you can use what you wrote.