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SOURCE 🦇 First Impressions ♚ VISUAL: Viago is 6'2 with a slim, willowy sort of build. When well-fed he tends to have a darker olive to brown complexion. The more hungry he is, the paler and more ashen his skin becomes, though he may attempt to cover it up with some make-up. His hair is curly, wavy, and neatly coiffed. He has triangular sideburns that stop at right about his mouth-line. He is otherwise clean-shaven. ♚ FASHION: The vampire's preferred style is that of an 18th century European dandy, with a coat, high-waisted trousers, and then whatever vest/cravat combo he feels like doing. He's never seen out of some long, flowy sleeves. Here's a good video of him trying to decide on what to wear ( X ). The few modern articles he's thought to be good ideas have included camo pants and embroidered denim jackets. ♚ DEMEANOUR: Cheerfully awkward! When meeting new people or put in the spotlight, Viago tends to be pretty ( perhaps painfully ) shy, but politely inquisitive. He's pretty stiff-shouldered and tends to fold his hands either in front of him or behind him, otherwise they hang awkwardly at his sides. Even when he relaxes, he retains a sort of poise. It is easy to frighten him with aggressive behavior, but otherwise he tends to take most weirdness with a nonchalant attitude. He's used to being the weirdest person in most rooms himself. ♚ SOUND: Viago speaks with a thick German accent that is forever thrown off by the fact he's speaking around a set of fangs. "What" becomes "vhat", "that" becomes "zhat", etc. His voice is fairly light, even effeminate. ( X X ) He can speak German and English fluently, knows some French and some Māori/Te Reo. ♚ SCENT: Contrary to popular belief about vampires, Viago is not rotting and thus does not produce a corpse-like smell. Rather, he tends to smell a lot like lavender or other mild floral scents and grandma's antique curtains. May occasionally have notes of blood. People who are used to smelling supernatural creatures can notice something 'off' about him. ♚ MENTAL INFORMATION: I don't think he has any real defenses against telepathy aside from being dead, so go for it! If your character is searching his thoughts, just indicate it somewhere. ♚ MAGICAL INFORMATION: He is a vampire! Who's to say that isn't magic? It's ok with me if you want your magic folk to sense he's not a plain human. 🦇 POWERS ♚ VAMPIRE PHYSIOLOGY: Immortality Being dead means Viago has looked like a 30-something for almost 400 years now. He can't get sick, but he will get weak and die if he doesn't drink human blood. So not total immortality. Undead Stamina/Healing In general, being undead gives Viago the ability to withstand more wounds than a human would, probably because his biology is dead. He does feel pain from these things, however, and if impaled on/with something will need to take it out for the wound to heal. His healing factor is dependent upon how hungry he was before he was injured and whether blood is available after. So worst case scenario, if he was starving and was given a usually mortal wound, and couldn't be fed after, he'd die. He can also die by being exposed to direct sunlight ( he'd light on fire and have to put himself out or burn alive ), staked in the heart, or by being decapitated. He is sensitive to crucifixes and being touched by silver burns him. Garlic doesn't work on him, though, that one is bullshit. Flight Viago can only run as quickly as a human, but he can fly faster than that. Canon evidence suggests he can't really fly faster than your average bat hauling ass. Shapeshifting Speaking of bats, Viago's vampire biology allows him to transform into a bat. In his world even the newest vampires can turn into a bat and he's had about 400 years to do it. He may also become mist, though I will say it's only for a few minutes at a time in order to lie low (haha), else he risks losing himself. His clothes do go with him and reappear during this process. Hypnosis Generally used as a 'you do not notice anything off about me' power of suggestion. He's not very good at it since it requires a force of will and he's kind of a softie. But he was able to convince two doddering cops that nothing was amiss in a scene where two people were hanging suspended in the air in front of them. Siring He can turn someone else into a vampire, but it's a pretty long process and involves him actually controlling whatever bleeding happens. The one time he ever managed to do it was for the love of his life. Usually he just uses the promise of immortality to convince people to do his bidding. Other Weaknesses - Having no reflection means Viago can't ever know how fabulous he looks unless someone takes a picture for him or draws him. Also it tends to weird people out. - If he has even a bite of human food, his body will forcibly eject it by way of a blood fountain. - Must be invited into any establishment with a closed door. ♚ SPOT CLEANING (MoM Exclusive): This power allows Viago to touch dirt or a stain to get rid of it. The tougher the stain, the longer he must touch it for. Technically he could do laundry just by wringing the clothing in question through his hands. He must touch the uncleanliness with his bare hands for it to work... Yeah, it will have to be pretty important or not too gross. Also, every 1/4 times he activates this power, some creature of the night (bat, raccoons, rats, wolves, etc) will be summoned onto the scene, Snow White style. Viago has no other control over them. 🦇 OOC ♚ BACKTAGGING: Yes, though for the sake of being able to keep up with the pace of the game, I will not be tagging anything over two months old unless in the case of special development circumstances. ♚ THREADJACKING: Sure. ♚ FOURTHWALLING: He did film a documentary with his flatmates that ended up attaining global exposure in 2015, so sure, feel free to call him on it if you think your character would have seen it! You could try to convince him that he's a fictional character, but he's not likely to believe you. ♚ PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Go for it, if you want! With strangers, he doesn't really do anything more than shake or kiss hands, if that. He's not the type to accept free hugs from randos... unless he thinks he can get his fangs surreptitiously into their neck. Around ( clean ) friends, though, he's happy to give and receive hugs and cheek kisses. Anything more physical than that will probably get him jumpy and flustered. ♚ PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Viago is the type to run ( or fly away ) from most fights that go beyond some sissy slapping, but feel free to pursue. He can't defend himself very well, so it's fortunate that he's difficult to kill. You can read more about his durability [here]. Viago himself is a kind of predator that only survives by the strength of a pack or by ambush, so if someone he was chasing were to turn around and try to fight him, he'd likely backtrack and run. Killing him is possible, but please discuss it with me first. ♚ RELATIONSHIPS: Viago uses dates with humans as his hunting method/means of feeding on them. So while he'll be searching for dates, he isn't searching for a lasting romance. Right now, Viago is hung up on the fact he recently reunited with the love of his unlife, Katharine, only to be cruelly torn away from her again. That being said, I'm open to development. 🦇 Permissions WARNING: While Viago is a pretty friendly vampire, he is surrounded by subjects of murder, blood, and a general underestimation of human life. ♚ ESCAPEES: Viago needs to drink blood in order to live and as far as he knows, the tastiest blood comes from ( virgin ) humans. He prefers to acquire victims by taking them on dates, but he'll also take moments of opportunity when he's decently hungry. At this point in time, he does not really know how to bite someone without killing them unless he really really likes them. 90% of the time he ends up accidentally hitting an artery and spraying blood everywhere. That being said, I'm up for foiled attempts. Would you be up for Viago making an attempt to feed on your character, only to ultimately get away from him? How would you prefer to get away (running, fighting, rescuer, etc)? ♚ BLOOD DONORS: As stated above, Viago probably won't be able to feed on anyone without hitting an artery. Depending on which artery it is, that can mean a death sentence in most humans. But maybe your character isn't human or else has regenerative powers that could ensure their survival. Would you be okay with having your character be a victim? Would they give blood willingly? ♚ HYPNOSIS: Viago has the ability to manipulate the perception of some people, usually in ways that take attention off of the fact there's anything wrong with him. Some common phrases are "you will not notice anything out of the ordinary" and "you cannot hear me". He isn't terribly good at this and it tends to rely on how intelligent the person he's manipulating is. If you've got 3 minutes, here's a clip of him hypnotizing two bumbling cops ( X ). Is it alright if Viago tries to hypnotize your character into seeing what he does or doesn't want them to see? ♚ OPT-OUT: If you'd rather avoid being tagged by me or Viago in general, no harm no foul! Just let me know here which journals you would like me to avoid. 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