Varian apBlanc duMonde - Revision history

Varian: /* Background */

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‎Background

Varian at 19:35, 5 November 2014

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Varian: /* Flaws */

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‎Flaws

Varian: /* Merits */

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‎Merits

Varian: /* Evolution */

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‎Evolution

Varian: /* Origin */

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‎Origin

Varian: /* Background */

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‎Background

Varian: /* Childhood */

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‎Childhood

Varian at 14:49, 13 October 2014

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Varian: /* Childhood */

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‎Childhood

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 Varian found that he was a natural soldier. He obeyed orders, could effectively wield a sword and often displayed the ability to even command the others fighting at his side. As the battle went on, Varian honed all of these skills and found new ones to add to his repertoire, such as mastering battlefield tactics. Soon, there was talk of the end of war and Varian found himself wondering what would become of him when there was no fighting left to be done.
-=== Death ===
+=== Adulthood & Death ===
 When war subsided, the older Varian found solace in work as a sellsword, policing small, ongoing skirmishes. It paid well enough that he could rent a room in an inn, drink himself into a stupor and, on occasion, share his bed with a woman. It was a life that required little effort and even less thought.

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 === Flaws ===
 * Varian has no reflection in any surface that might act as a mirror.
 * His skin is noticeably cold to the touch, unless he's freshly fed and in a large quantity.

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 * When sleeping, he must do so in a casket that is surrounded or buried beneath Trae Kelsan soil.
 * He cannot endure direct sunlight for more than a matter of seconds without becoming severely burned. Burns from sunlight are the only injuries he cannot almost immediately begin to heal.
-* Varian is susceptible to determent by religious artifacts, if the wielder is devout. The religion does not matter.
+* Varian is susceptible to determent by religious artifacts, if the wielder is devout and their faith is stronger than his own. The religion does not matter.
 * Varian has an addiction to fae/elven blood. If able to overcome the urge to drink from fae for an extended period of time, this addiction goes into remission.
 * Drinking fae or elven blood results in Varian entering a hallucinogenic state. Though this blood heightens his abilities to their apex, they become difficult to control and can turn him feral.

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 * Varian has the ability to eat and drink, just as humans do, though these things do nothing to sustain him.
 * Through eye contact, Varian can exert dominance over most humans. This ability can allow him to intimidate, persuade or seduce his target.
-* Varian has an affinity with shadows. While his mastery of this skill is not absolute, only those with very finely tuned sense can detect him when he conceals himself in darkness.
+* Varian has an affinity with shadows. While his mastery of this skill is not absolute, only those with very finely tuned senses can detect him when he conceals himself in darkness.
 * With concentration, Varian can toughen his skin. This ability does not make him invincible, but it can lessen the damage of a blade, or other weapons. This can also hasten his body's already quick healing process.
 * Due to his age, if Varian is freshly fed, he can withstand indirect sunlight for varying periods of time.

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 As years passed, more vampires passed through Myrken Wood and The Broken Dagger. Varian found, more often than not, that he was the elder to these other creatures. They came to him. Sought him out. There were those who did so with malevolent intent, but rarely did those foolish creatures prove to be a challenge.
-As Varian's reputation in their world grew, so it did within the mortal world. He procured an estate within the [[New Dauntless|Dauntine]] region of the [[Sikasoon Mountain Range]], constructed a home and was bestowed the title of 'baron.' He made it law that any vampire that entered his territory must present themselves to him, before they would be given permission to hunt. This was only the first of many of these laws that he would pass. Soon, he had established a court of those he felt he could trust above all others.
+As Varian's reputation in their world grew, so it did within the mortal world. He procured an estate within the [[New Dauntless|Dauntine]] region of the [[Sikasoon Mountains|Sikasoon Mountain Range]], constructed a home and was bestowed the title of 'baron.' He made it law that any vampire that entered his territory must present themselves to him, before they would be given permission to hunt. This was only the first of many of these laws that he would pass. Soon, he had established a court of those he felt he could trust above all others.
 It was then that Varian first met [[Lucian]], a vampiric mage of lesser known origins than even himself. Lucian would prove to be a most potent ally and close friend. He was Varian's confidant and self-proclaimed protector. It was a rare occurrence that Varian would venture out without Lucian at his side.

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 Distraught, the boys left their childhood home with hardly a word to one another. Neither expected to see the other again.
-=== Adulthood ===
+=== Adolescence ===
 Though still a young man, Varian quickly found that being alone in an unfamiliar world has a way of expediting one's need to mature. Soon, the nights he had spent tormented by the memories of watching his mother slip away were replaced by calculated attempts to steal food from farms or rob small caravans of items he could use or sell. These meager raids were successful sometimes, other times they were not.

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 Varian had never fought another vampire and, while Varian was fast, the other was faster. Varian was strong, but the other was stronger. They collided, warring like wild beasts. They slashed at each others flesh, dealt strikes that would devastate any other creature and stood again to continue the battle.
-At a point, Varian gained the upper hand. He wrapped his eager hands around the throat of his foe and began to squeeze. He slammed the vampire against the floor of the forest and clenched his teeth as he sought to crush the life.. or whatever it was, out of the monster. And the monster began to laugh.
+At a point, Varian gained the upper hand. He wrapped his eager hands around the throat of his foe and began to squeeze. He slammed the vampire against the floor of the forest and clenched his teeth as he sought to crush the life.. or whatever it was, out of the monster. As the monster laughed maniacally, Varian stared into a face he had long since let slip into the catacombs of memory.
 === The Brothers apBlanc ===
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 === Evolution ===
-When Tristen left, Varian had never known such sorrow. It was as if being a vampire intensified only negative emotions and did so exponentially. This was yet another obstacle that Varian learned to overcome and overcome it he did, as he had no other choice.
+When Tristen left, Varian had never known such sorrow. It was as if being a vampire intensified only negative emotions and did so exponentially. This was yet another obstacle that Varian learned to overcome.
 As years passed, more vampires passed through Myrken Wood and The Broken Dagger. Varian found, more often than not, that he was the elder to these other creatures. They came to him. Sought him out. There were those who did so with malevolent intent, but rarely did those foolish creatures prove to be a challenge.
-As Varian's reputation in their world grew, so it did within the mortal world. He adopted the noble title of 'baron' and made it law that any vampire that entered his territory must present themselves to him, before they would be given permission to hunt. This was only the first of many of these laws that he would pass. Soon, he had established a court of those he felt he could trust above all others.
+As Varian's reputation in their world grew, so it did within the mortal world. He procured an estate within the [[New Dauntless|Dauntine]] region of the [[Sikasoon Mountain Range]], constructed a home and was bestowed the title of 'baron.' He made it law that any vampire that entered his territory must present themselves to him, before they would be given permission to hunt. This was only the first of many of these laws that he would pass. Soon, he had established a court of those he felt he could trust above all others.
 It was then that Varian first met [[Lucian]], a vampiric mage of lesser known origins than even himself. Lucian would prove to be a most potent ally and close friend. He was Varian's confidant and self-proclaimed protector. It was a rare occurrence that Varian would venture out without Lucian at his side.
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 Since his initial departure, Varian has come home to Trae Kelsa on a number of occasions and for a number of reasons. At one point, he had a home built for himself, as well as his cousin [[Kinneret Felice duMonde Phillippe|Kinneret]]. While the two lived in Myrken, Varian also spent a small fortune on the construction of the playhouse, [[the Gilded Lily]]. After placing the young woman in charge of the establishment, Varian again slipped into obscurity.
-In this most recent instance, he has returned to [[Castle duMonde]], his estate in [[New Dauntless]], and begun to restore his neglected home. During this time, his exposure to Myrken Wood and its people has been intermittent, his intentions unclear.
+In this most recent instance, he has returned to [[Castle duMonde]], his estate in New Dauntless, and begun to restore his neglected home. During this time, his exposure to Myrken Wood and its people has been intermittent, his intentions unclear.
 [[Image:Alcazar-varian.jpg|frame|none|link=Castle duMonde|Castle duMonde, Sikasoon Mountains, New Dauntless]]

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 The story of Varian's origin is one of few known details. By the account of Varian's elder brother, [[Tristen apBlanc]], and to some extent, that of duMonde himself, he was born in somewhere in [[New Dauntless]]. The boys had a strict father and a doting mother, presumably with the surnames of either apBlanc or duMonde. Their father was an adept farmer that worked land owned by a local baron and the family made a menial living, but did not want.
-As the boy grew older, they grew apart. Their interests differed significantly. Tristen became obsessed with power, money and women. Varian was subordinate and hard-working. When they were adolescents, their father was fatally wounded in a fight that broke out in a nearby tavern, while attempting to broker peace between the combatants and he later died from his injury. With no one to work the land and provide for them, the family soon became impoverished. Their mother grew ill in her age and succumbed to hunger soon after.
+As the boys grew older, they grew apart. Their interests differed significantly. Tristen became obsessed with power, money and women. Varian was subordinate and hard-working. When they were adolescents, their father was fatally wounded in a fight that broke out in a nearby tavern, while attempting to broker peace between the combatants and he later died from his injury. With no one to work the land and provide for them, the family soon became impoverished. Their mother grew ill in her age and succumbed to hunger soon after.
 Distraught, the boys left their childhood home with hardly a word to one another. Neither expected to see the other again.

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 | spouses       = Astraeana duMonde (former wife), Zzaryn Mitric duMonde (former wife)
 | children      = Mierra duMonde (daughter)
-| profession    = None
+| profession    = Baron Emeritus, New Dauntless
-| religion      = Unknown
+| religion      = [[One True Faith]]
 }}
 = Description =

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 === Childhood ===
-The story of Varian's origin is one of few known details. By the account of Varian's elder brother, [[Tristen apBlanc]], and to some extent, that of duMonde himself, he was born in somewhere in [[Trae Kelsa]]. The boys had a strict father and a doting mother, presumably with the surnames of either apBlanc or duMonde. Their father was an adept farmer that worked land owned by a local baron and the family made a menial living, but did not want.
+The story of Varian's origin is one of few known details. By the account of Varian's elder brother, [[Tristen apBlanc]], and to some extent, that of duMonde himself, he was born in somewhere in [[New Dauntless]]. The boys had a strict father and a doting mother, presumably with the surnames of either apBlanc or duMonde. Their father was an adept farmer that worked land owned by a local baron and the family made a menial living, but did not want.
 As the boy grew older, they grew apart. Their interests differed significantly. Tristen became obsessed with power, money and women. Varian was subordinate and hard-working. When they were adolescents, their father was fatally wounded in a fight that broke out in a nearby tavern, while attempting to broker peace between the combatants and he later died from his injury. With no one to work the land and provide for them, the family soon became impoverished. Their mother grew ill in her age and succumbed to hunger soon after.