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OOC INFORMATION
Player Name: Laus.
Are you over 18?: Yes.
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Other Characters in Game: N/A.
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Lestat de Lioncourt
Canon: Interview With The Vampire (AMC)
Canon Point: End of Season 1.
Age: 180.
Background: Here.
Arrival Scenario: Thorne.
Suitability: For one thing, Lestat likes to get involved in things. He may act like he's aloof and uncaring about what's going on, but one of his greatest joys is being the centre of attention. If he feels like enough people aren't giving him proper notice, he'll want to fix that and get involved.
The idea of quests will be particularly enticing. Lestat would be very keen to gain influence, and his preternatural physiology, even when altered for game mechanics, would be a good asset to a quest group.
There's also the appeal of Ikorr. While it's currently restricted, naturally Lestat can't resist seeing how vampires of this world exist. Moreso, if ever the opportunity came up to be ambassadors to Ikorr or to try and sway them to loyalty to a faction, it would be something he'd be involved in. While the AMC show has only dealt with the first half of the first book, there's enough hints in what Lestat says to imply his television history isn't too different from his literary counterpart. This means that he likely will have a similar experience in dealing with more secretive vampire covens and helping them see the advantages of embracing a modern lifestyle.
Powers:
Telepathy: Lestat can read people's thoughts, as well as speak to them inside their heads (even while holding a full conversation about something else). He doesn't need to be in the same room or area as the other to make this happen. He can also make other people do things, such as slap themselves repeatedly. IN GAME: IC permission will need to be given to read thoughts, including permission regarding just how in-depth he can go (ie. if it's just a passing thought or if it's an involved internal monologue he can hear). He won't be able to control someone's actions.
Freezing Time: What it says on the tin. He can stop time for everyone but himself and who he chooses, with no consequences to the actual flow of time once it unfreezes. IN GAME: Given that Lestat can move very, very fast, this power is a bit of a moot point and is really only used for theatrics. It won't exist in game.
Vampire Physiology: Being inhuman means Lestat is incredibly strong (strong enough to punch a hole clean through a man's head) and incredibly fast (blink and you'll miss it). IN GAME: While he will still be quite strong, he won't have the same power behind his hits to punch through a person.
Healing: Not only does his body just heal itself at an alarming speed, not even being stabbed seems to actually do anything to him. IN GAME: It's not fun when you're basically invincible, so his healing rate won't be so instantaneous and a little stabbing might have some effect on him and take some extra time to get over. Depending also on what's happening in the game plot-wise, certain things may also effect him unexpectedly when it comes to getting hurt and recovering.
Flying: Or as his dramatic ass likes to call it, "The Cloud Gift." IN GAME: He can hover/float several feet above the ground.
As a general note, Lestat generally only employs his powers when he's hunting or when he's trying to be dramatic. It's unlikely that any of these abilities will just come out during a casual conversation. Mostly, he'll use them when it seems most suitable to do so, like if he's got in the middle of the fighting going on or - god forbid - he feels like helping someone out of a jam.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them. cw: domestic abuse, abduction, death
"Being turned into a vampire" may seem like the easy answer, but it's also a very true answer. To understand the exact impact of the moment, it requires a bit of a look at a couple of events that led up to it.
Despite being the son of a marquis, Lestat was the youngest son, and the family wasn't particularly wealthy. With no obvious prospects to inherit title or land, along with an unhappy home life, he chose to go to a monastery, to become educated and follow the life of a man of God. His father didn't take kindly to the idea. Once he and his other sons pulled Lestat out of the monastery, they beat him and starved him for several days. Fast forward less than a decade to when Lestat is a young man who's moved to Paris. It's here that he gets abducted by a vampire named Magnus. Magnus kept him a room, surrounded by the corpses of young men that looked just like him, draining his blood a little each day.
When Magnus ultimately turned Lestat into a vampire, he compounded one, very important belief that had likely been brewing inside of Lestat: that God and goodness do not exist. How could a higher being abandon him to suffer? His distaste of religion isn't something he keeps to himself. It's evident in the lack of disregard he has for churches and men of the clergy, and the way he chastises those who put too much value in the word of God. He doesn't hesitate to take that peace of mind away from them. As far Lestat is concerned, it's doing them a favour.
This is why, too, Lestat controls each aspect of his life very carefully. He puts up a very specific front of confidence and certainty so others cannot take advantage of him like that again.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Lestat's code is to do what's best for Lestat. As previously mentioned, he's a textbook narcissist, and if you tick off the boxes you'll see pretty easily what motivates him. For one thing, Lestat feels he's superior to pretty much everyone that crosses his path. To ensure that others know he's superior, he has no qualms with humiliating them or putting them in the place. For example, Lestat felt that a tenor singing an opera wasn't doing the music justice. He brought the young man home for an impromptu music lesson where he took away all the joy singing brought him, and made a point of proving he knew the music better than the professional.
He is in constant want of validation and attention. Generally, he'll go about finding it in more positive ways. He'll step up to the piano at a party, he'll tell good stories around a poker table, he'll dress up in the best clothes and he'll carelessly throw money at things. He enjoys being the centre of attention and the talk of the town, even when it's perhaps a bit distasteful (case in point, when he pretends to bite a paper mache baby, complete with red streamers to represent blood). That said, if he feels he's not getting what he wants through these means, he'll resort to more negative measures. He's used relationships with someone else against his partner to be taken back, he expertly played the victim card regarding being turned into a vampire to garner sympathy, and he's gone far enough to kill people that threaten to get in the way of him and the person he wants attention from the most.
Among other things Lestat doesn't hesitate to do when it comes to getting him what he wants, he's a seasoned gaslighter and emotional blackmailer. When his relationship threatened to crumble, he went against better judgement and created a surrogate daughter for them to keep them together. When said daughter attempted to run away and ruin the fragile domestic bliss, Lestat went after her and told her how much her absence would upset his other half and break his heart. Problems are rarely, if ever, his fault, and he'll find a way to blame his actions on the fault of other people.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
On the surface, Lestat seems to admire qualities that mirror his own. He appears to be quite pleased by his so-called daughter's ruthlessness and knack for vampire nature. He likes that she apparently exhibits the same taste for theatrics as him, too, as seen when he lets her convince him it'd be a fun idea to starve themselves and host an elaborate mardi gras party to select their victims for a feast. Ambition is another thing that Lestat likes to see in others. He encourages it, in fact. Why settle for what you have when you can have more?
While these are definitely traits Lestat holds in high regards, what he appears to admire most (and what he'll rarely admit to) is sparks of genuine humanity. He openly disparages the idea, but it might be because he feels so disconnected after his own disillusionment that he finds himself seeking it out. Most obviously he does this through music. Lestat holds music, and thus music makers of all sorts, in high regards. When he hears a musician playing from a place of passion, it brings out an emotion in him that is otherwise unseen. He also uses music composition to share his feelings with others, sometimes in a wholesome way and other times with more ulterior motives, but it's clear he believes music is a language that speaks beyond words. His choice in companion also hints at the idea of him seeking out some sincerity to keep him tied to the world of humans. Most vampires are content to hide in darkness but Lestat prefers to be seen, and as the world keeps changing, he likes to have something that keeps him connected to it.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
For all the confidence that Lestat carries himself with, underneath it all lurks a very real fear. He does not like the idea that he may be alone for his entire, very long life. It goes without saying that he's a social creature, but his frivolous friendships are more of a bandaid than a permanent solution to his desire for a life long companion.
If we look to the books as a bit of a filler source, Lestat is abandoned by those he felt would be by his side on more than one occasion. However, even just within the context of the television show, we see how the anxiety of being left alone makes him act out in quite extreme fashions. When he openly admits to having a problem with abandonment, he says it in a way that's nonchalant and yet also uncomfortable. Lestat does not like to show weakness or vulnerability, and this fear is very much both of those. It means that there's a part of him that can be exploited.
As a man who feels the need to be in complete control of his life, he can't abide a chink in his carefully constructed armour.
What is their sign, and why?
Lestat's sign is Judgement. Playing to a crowd comes easily to him, whether it's acting the bumbling but charming foreigner in a poker game full of businessmen or spontaneously playing the piano in the middle of a party, he knows how to endear people towards him. His charisma seems just as effortless. You know when Lestat walks into a room and people are drawn to him. Even when he's planning on doing something horrible to someone, he makes them feel completely at ease. Making his prey trust him is an effective hunting technique that he's perfected.
SAMPLES
Samples: Abraxas TDM and The Last Voyages TDM.
Player Name: Laus.
Are you over 18?: Yes.
Contact:
Other Characters in Game: N/A.
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Lestat de Lioncourt
Canon: Interview With The Vampire (AMC)
Canon Point: End of Season 1.
Age: 180.
Background: Here.
Arrival Scenario: Thorne.
Suitability: For one thing, Lestat likes to get involved in things. He may act like he's aloof and uncaring about what's going on, but one of his greatest joys is being the centre of attention. If he feels like enough people aren't giving him proper notice, he'll want to fix that and get involved.
The idea of quests will be particularly enticing. Lestat would be very keen to gain influence, and his preternatural physiology, even when altered for game mechanics, would be a good asset to a quest group.
There's also the appeal of Ikorr. While it's currently restricted, naturally Lestat can't resist seeing how vampires of this world exist. Moreso, if ever the opportunity came up to be ambassadors to Ikorr or to try and sway them to loyalty to a faction, it would be something he'd be involved in. While the AMC show has only dealt with the first half of the first book, there's enough hints in what Lestat says to imply his television history isn't too different from his literary counterpart. This means that he likely will have a similar experience in dealing with more secretive vampire covens and helping them see the advantages of embracing a modern lifestyle.
Powers:
As a general note, Lestat generally only employs his powers when he's hunting or when he's trying to be dramatic. It's unlikely that any of these abilities will just come out during a casual conversation. Mostly, he'll use them when it seems most suitable to do so, like if he's got in the middle of the fighting going on or - god forbid - he feels like helping someone out of a jam.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them. cw: domestic abuse, abduction, death
"Being turned into a vampire" may seem like the easy answer, but it's also a very true answer. To understand the exact impact of the moment, it requires a bit of a look at a couple of events that led up to it.
Despite being the son of a marquis, Lestat was the youngest son, and the family wasn't particularly wealthy. With no obvious prospects to inherit title or land, along with an unhappy home life, he chose to go to a monastery, to become educated and follow the life of a man of God. His father didn't take kindly to the idea. Once he and his other sons pulled Lestat out of the monastery, they beat him and starved him for several days. Fast forward less than a decade to when Lestat is a young man who's moved to Paris. It's here that he gets abducted by a vampire named Magnus. Magnus kept him a room, surrounded by the corpses of young men that looked just like him, draining his blood a little each day.
When Magnus ultimately turned Lestat into a vampire, he compounded one, very important belief that had likely been brewing inside of Lestat: that God and goodness do not exist. How could a higher being abandon him to suffer? His distaste of religion isn't something he keeps to himself. It's evident in the lack of disregard he has for churches and men of the clergy, and the way he chastises those who put too much value in the word of God. He doesn't hesitate to take that peace of mind away from them. As far Lestat is concerned, it's doing them a favour.
This is why, too, Lestat controls each aspect of his life very carefully. He puts up a very specific front of confidence and certainty so others cannot take advantage of him like that again.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Lestat's code is to do what's best for Lestat. As previously mentioned, he's a textbook narcissist, and if you tick off the boxes you'll see pretty easily what motivates him. For one thing, Lestat feels he's superior to pretty much everyone that crosses his path. To ensure that others know he's superior, he has no qualms with humiliating them or putting them in the place. For example, Lestat felt that a tenor singing an opera wasn't doing the music justice. He brought the young man home for an impromptu music lesson where he took away all the joy singing brought him, and made a point of proving he knew the music better than the professional.
He is in constant want of validation and attention. Generally, he'll go about finding it in more positive ways. He'll step up to the piano at a party, he'll tell good stories around a poker table, he'll dress up in the best clothes and he'll carelessly throw money at things. He enjoys being the centre of attention and the talk of the town, even when it's perhaps a bit distasteful (case in point, when he pretends to bite a paper mache baby, complete with red streamers to represent blood). That said, if he feels he's not getting what he wants through these means, he'll resort to more negative measures. He's used relationships with someone else against his partner to be taken back, he expertly played the victim card regarding being turned into a vampire to garner sympathy, and he's gone far enough to kill people that threaten to get in the way of him and the person he wants attention from the most.
Among other things Lestat doesn't hesitate to do when it comes to getting him what he wants, he's a seasoned gaslighter and emotional blackmailer. When his relationship threatened to crumble, he went against better judgement and created a surrogate daughter for them to keep them together. When said daughter attempted to run away and ruin the fragile domestic bliss, Lestat went after her and told her how much her absence would upset his other half and break his heart. Problems are rarely, if ever, his fault, and he'll find a way to blame his actions on the fault of other people.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
On the surface, Lestat seems to admire qualities that mirror his own. He appears to be quite pleased by his so-called daughter's ruthlessness and knack for vampire nature. He likes that she apparently exhibits the same taste for theatrics as him, too, as seen when he lets her convince him it'd be a fun idea to starve themselves and host an elaborate mardi gras party to select their victims for a feast. Ambition is another thing that Lestat likes to see in others. He encourages it, in fact. Why settle for what you have when you can have more?
While these are definitely traits Lestat holds in high regards, what he appears to admire most (and what he'll rarely admit to) is sparks of genuine humanity. He openly disparages the idea, but it might be because he feels so disconnected after his own disillusionment that he finds himself seeking it out. Most obviously he does this through music. Lestat holds music, and thus music makers of all sorts, in high regards. When he hears a musician playing from a place of passion, it brings out an emotion in him that is otherwise unseen. He also uses music composition to share his feelings with others, sometimes in a wholesome way and other times with more ulterior motives, but it's clear he believes music is a language that speaks beyond words. His choice in companion also hints at the idea of him seeking out some sincerity to keep him tied to the world of humans. Most vampires are content to hide in darkness but Lestat prefers to be seen, and as the world keeps changing, he likes to have something that keeps him connected to it.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
For all the confidence that Lestat carries himself with, underneath it all lurks a very real fear. He does not like the idea that he may be alone for his entire, very long life. It goes without saying that he's a social creature, but his frivolous friendships are more of a bandaid than a permanent solution to his desire for a life long companion.
If we look to the books as a bit of a filler source, Lestat is abandoned by those he felt would be by his side on more than one occasion. However, even just within the context of the television show, we see how the anxiety of being left alone makes him act out in quite extreme fashions. When he openly admits to having a problem with abandonment, he says it in a way that's nonchalant and yet also uncomfortable. Lestat does not like to show weakness or vulnerability, and this fear is very much both of those. It means that there's a part of him that can be exploited.
As a man who feels the need to be in complete control of his life, he can't abide a chink in his carefully constructed armour.
What is their sign, and why?
Lestat's sign is Judgement. Playing to a crowd comes easily to him, whether it's acting the bumbling but charming foreigner in a poker game full of businessmen or spontaneously playing the piano in the middle of a party, he knows how to endear people towards him. His charisma seems just as effortless. You know when Lestat walks into a room and people are drawn to him. Even when he's planning on doing something horrible to someone, he makes them feel completely at ease. Making his prey trust him is an effective hunting technique that he's perfected.
SAMPLES
Samples: Abraxas TDM and The Last Voyages TDM.