Friday, July 22, 2011

Character Profiles: Theo

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Gender:
Male

Name:

Theo

Age:

16

Blood Line:

Pure-bred

Background:

Theo was born into a very strong, and well-feared clan of werewolves, located on the island Tasmania (Which is an island off of Australia). For the most part, his clan was nomadic and moved locations every twenty years to restrain suspicions of the locals (and more importantly, to prevent any of the locals going about the sport of wolf-hunting). As opposed to many other werewolf clan's view on their predicament, Theo’s clan glamorized their alter form. They held little respect for the mortals, and believed that they were cleansing the world of any impurities (aka the humans). As a result, they were fairly reckless in their behavior and had a very rigid, if not corrupt, pack laws/hierarchy. The pack was constantly adding newly-turned were-wolves to their ranks.

Theo ancestors were strong and powerful werewolves, originating somewhere in Italy. His father was first Beta of the Pack, and his mother a highly-revered warrior in battle. As such, he was treated something similar to royalty within his clan. But more importantly, he was always watched under the scrutinized eye of his father. His father was a terrible perfectionist and obsessed with power, which totaled to a very potent mix. His father expected highly of him, much beyond what he could do, and thus was very disappointed in him. Instead of withering under his authoritative father, he rebelled. The two constantly clashed and fought against one another. At age 13, he had enough and left home, vowing never to return.

On a side-note, the pendent around his neck is made of “blood-stone”. It was mined from a cavern on a particularly steep mountain. It is given to every warrior within his clan when they come of warrior status (generally around 12-14). There is a legend surrounding it that it grants its wearer power. While it does nothing of the sort, Theo is very superstitious, and refuses to ever take it off.

Personality:
To be honest, he’s not much for listening. Or following. Or doing anything in general someone tells him to do. He very loosely follows Kratos’ laws, and thinks of them more of suggestions. Theo is a trouble-maker by nature who enjoys just crossing the line of the rules. His misdoings can range from practical jokes, to skipping several chores, to attempting to sneak out into town. He rarely thinks anything through, causing him to make many rash decisions he can later come to regret. This can make him fairly difficult to manage.

Oddly enough, he is quite passive when it comes to daily interactions with others. He really doesn't pick fights with other pack members, since most fights come to him. He lets them solve their own issues, and will most of the time not get involved with them. Only if he finds an issue particularly intriguing will he step in, and will generally just observe it.

Theo does not have very little self-control over his wolf form, nor does he care to have any. He was taught at a young age to be as lethal as he could, not self-controlled. Even when moderately frustrated, he can phase into a werewolf. If caught in a particularly large fit of rage, he can be very destructive. For the most part, he can only change shapes during the night, but can change during day-light hours if he put his mind to it.

Human Description:
He’s tall (about ‘6 “1) and muscular, which can be a bit of an intimidating mix. If anything, he appears Italian. His skin is a tanned dark olive and has a strong jaw-line. His hair, on the other hand, is an unruly mess of thick dark brown curls that hangs half-way down his neck. His eye-brows are bit thick, dark and thus quite noticeable. The most startling feature of all would be his bright green eyes, the same shade, of course, when in his alter form.

How they came to join the pack:
Theo had been sleeping within the city for the past week- namely sleeping in alleys and stealing food from local stores. By a mishap on his part, a local store keeper discovered him attempting to make a break with his loot. She called the cops on him and they pursued, eventually capturing him and putting him in the back seat like any other criminal. Unfortunately, Theo shifted and broke through the window. The very unfortunate cop was about to become dinner, but fortunately pack member HawkThorne intercepted and brought him back to the pack.

Though a little reserved about joining another pack, Theo eventually did with reasons beyond his comprehension.

Character by Soar
Art by May

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