Medea Blackraven/Redstreakedphreak/The Tailless Plague
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NPC's Name:
Maurice Veston Devereaux; the hunter and the hunted; Grandson of Caine
NPC's Race:
Pure blood Vampire
NPC's Age:
909 born in 1094 A.D.
NPC's Appearance:
Maurice is 6'4", weighs about 200lbs., shoulder length blonde hair usually pulled half back with tiny french braids above his ears on both sides, the rest lays around his neck. Eyes so brown they look black, Maurice always wears a black trench, black tee, black military pants,lace up combat boots. He has a black double thigh holster that harbors the 9mm's that he uses so well, one is to sleep. He looks tough but he bares no scars or tattoos.
NPC's Personality:
Maurice is a strange individual, for a pure blood. He is extremely protective of mortals and tends to be highly loved and adored by all those he encounters. He has a strange sense of calmness about him. He seems to be grieving the loss of something or someone. His sense of humor shows most often in the darker moments and awkward situations.he enjoys a good laugh but he knows when to be serious. The years of painful memories that he rarley speaks of show well the torment they cause him in his black eyes. Most of the time he is very guarded about certain aspects of his life, but he will speak of his once true love, if his grief is eating at him. He walks with an air of confidence, people get out of the way and usually whisper about his dark demeanor as he passes by. He is noticed, and it strikes fear into the hearts of the evil nearby, because once he has started something, you can be sure he will finish it.
His temper is mild but when goaded he shows a malevolent rage Lately when he looses his temper the elements that are so often his friends have begun to show through. Lightening will streak across the sky, thunder will rumble, clouds swirl. Thus far he has been able to regain control and put an end to it, but he fears a day will come when no such control will be granted..
Background:
Born in 1049 A.D. to Kayne, son of Caine, and Carmella into the Vampire clan known as Sabbat, in the small village of Domermy(Dom-yay) now known as Lorraine, on the Eastern borders of France. He was born into a world filled with war and pestilence, though these were not his plague. Maurice was raised in the darkness of the powerful and Noble family's keep, being taught the ways of the Sabbat. That mortals were beneath him, and only to be used as food. He was taught that the humans were a burden and were good for nothing more than meals, and that the Sabbat were not to engage in any activity that would put them in the same class as the desieased war mongers. As a child, his Father noticed that his son was unusually powerful, and this pleased the elder vampire. On Maurice's Sixteenth birthday, Kayne introduced his son to the Sabbat Society. Being the grandson of Caine made this a well coveted event, and all were invited. The Sabbat clan worships Caine as a god. As the clan's rituals go, there was a Blood Feast. With Maurice's lineage, it was a grand feast indeed, though several mortals were included for those who preferred the taste of human blood, an enemy pack, had also been added to the menu. Each one hung from their ankles by chains, their hands bound. During this ritualistic meal, the patrons, would bite into the flesh and fill their glasses with the blood of the condemned, and then licked the wounds closed as not to spill any of the precious vitale.
All then witnessed as he was escorted by two of the most beautiful vampiresses into a pool filled with flesh and blood of the Camilla's clan. He was bathed there by the two women in honor of his coming of age. After the Blood Bath had been administered, he took the oath of loyalty to the Sabbat. Afterwards, there was a sermon of Caine, and the following ritual of Vaulderie. This is the induction of new members into the clan of Sabbat, and though he had been born to it, his father had insisted that he too undergo the ritual. This cruel form of induction is much like a hazing, in which the inductee's are first drained of all their blood, fed from their sires, and then bludgeoned to unconciousness and buried. Maurice underwent this act of torment at his Father's will, forever condemning him to be bonded not only by blood but by Vinculum as well. After being buried, the elders would return to the keep and wait for three days and three nights to see which of the newborns would return first. Maurice arrived home the next morning and in the sunlight without so much as a singe. It would seem that as powerful as he had been as a child that his father' well past ancient blood had enhanced him even more, and he was now able to brave the sunlight. For this he was held in awe.
The next few years flew by, and Maurice was inducted into the Black Hand. It was during this time that The OTHERS (Organization To Help Earthly Residents Survive) began to seek him out. A group of 'hunters' that deemed him dangerous. After many years of training and service away from home, he was allowed to return.
When Maurice returned home in 1428, he discovered that the village of Domermy was in the path of the Army of Burgandy, led by Lord Jean de Vergy. The town had been emptied and all had fled to Nefercheateu, including his own family. When he finally found his Father he was told that his Mother, Carmella, had been slain by the Burgudian army. Maurice was enraged like he had never been before. He made his way to Chinon (Shee-no) to join the army of the Dauphin (Doe-fawn; rightful heir to the throne) Charles, disobeying the Clan's strict orders that Vampires of the Sabbat were not to engage in the wars of men, lest they be found out. This of course led to his being outcast by his family, his clan, and the Hand. He was now the target of two major groups, The OTHERS and The Black Hand.
He served well in the Battle of Orleans (Olee-on) , led by "La Pucelle"(The Maiden/Virgin) Jehenne d'Ark (Joan of Arc) under command of Dauphin Charles and God. Though Maurice lacked any respects for the latter of the two. His will was not to unite France as was the will of their christian God, but rather to take vengance on the Burgundians for the death of his mother. He had accompanied Jehenne and Count of Dunois to the city. It was here that his heart was stopped by the sight of a beautiful Maiden. Never before had he held much intrerest in the opposite sex, but this woman was special. Her coal black hair, offset by her pale gray eyes, and she too a vampire, hiding in the midst of mortals. He knew from the moment he saw her that she was made to be his bride.
After the battle of Orleans, Maurice stayed in the city, having killed the Burgundian that had slain his mother and his rage being satisfied. He courted the young woman, in awe of her beauty. Medea Blackraven was her name, and they came to love one another in a way that seemed fairy taleish. It was not long before the two departed Orleans, Maurice knew that he could not stay, lest he be found by the Black Hand and the OTHERS.
He took his love to Italy in hopes of a peaceful life. He was tired of being ordered, and killing with no real reason. It was here that they were happy, at least for a while. Hundreds of years passed, he and Medea travelled the globe, hiding from his stalkers, and having several close calls. Eventually he would be found, and he was all to aware that when he was, his fairy tale would come to a grim end. He sent Medea west to Spain, hoping to protect her. However his plans were in vain. The Hand had captured her & had taken her life, but only after having brutally raping and torturing her.
When word reached Maurice he was devastated, knowing that it was his fault for ever having attempted a life of his own. He went into a deep depression, and finally his anger won out. He went to the General of the Black Hand, and waged a war unlike any ever seen. Maurice against the entire clan that had once been his family, his allies, and his friends. A great deal of bloodshed followed, but the interloper was never found. For a long time, Maurice stayed only an arms length from the Hand, attacking them whenever he found a weakness, killing off their best assasins and hoping to find Medea's murderer. And all the time watching his back for the OTHERS. Once the war was waged on the Sabbat, the OTHERS seemed disinterested in him, they quit hunting him, though he was warned that they would be watching. He had put a deep wound in his old Clan, having severed the Black Hand at the wrist and causing the clan to seek homage elsewhere.
Deciding that he needed more help to flush out the one that he sought, he made his way to Romania in 1793 and found the OTHERS. He entered a treatise with them, giving them any information he had on the Sabbat and the Camilla, in return he was placed in their protection and given a job. For two hundred years he has continued to seek out Medea's murderer, and to this day, has yet to learn his name. He carries out his duties to the OTHERS and protects the Mortals that he once devoured, and despised. And many nights he looks up to the moon searching for the eyes of his lost love.
During a recent mission, he came upon a girl with the exact physical likeness and name of Medea Blackraven, she was given a choice to die in the arms of the vampire, Armando, when Maurice took his aim, or to be saved by the embrace. She chose the embrace, and Maurice took her in, believing that she was his love reincarnated. Maurice hopes that she will Find her memory of him, and they can again have what they once did. He watches her from the darkest depths of her mind, and aids her in any way that he can, hoping to help recover the memories buried so deep within her. But this new Medea.... She's not the same, there is something very differant about her...
NPC's Abilities:
He is as strong as twenty men, and he is cunning as the fox. He can, within limitations, appear at will when, where, and in any of the forms that are available to him. He does not sleep, but rather goes into a deep trance, during which he is fully aware of his surroundings. He can control the elements, the storm, etc. in his immiediate area. He can control creatures of darkness (rats, wolves, bats). He can remain unseen if his will is so. Being a pureblood Maurice does not have to feed nearly as often as those whom have been embraced. However, he must still feed. He can move about in the daylight, he's just weaker than at night, his supernatural powers can't be used save dawn, high noon, and dusk, and of course anytime between dusk and dawn. He doesn't cast a reflection, neither can he be seen in any image that requires a heat source to cast his picture, paintings only/
Maurice's Prized possesion is a Tome of Death that has been passed down through the generations of his family. This book allows Maurice the power of necromancy. There are several levels on which he can use his necromantic powers, they are as follows.
Insight: Allows him to look into the eyes of a target that has been killed and he may see the last image that was seen by the dead. This causes him great discomfort in most cases, but it often aids him in catching the fiends he seeks.
Summoning: He can summon spirits in order to speak to them or ask questions of it.
Compel: He can, after summoning a spirit, bend it to his will. However this has been known to backfire, and he rarly uses it.
Zombify: He is able to force a spirit into a dead body, as long as it has been dead for less than eight hours. He never uses this ability, as the zombie tends to move rather slow, and feed on mortals flesh. Something he is highly against.
Soul Exchange: He can switch the souls of two bodies, as long as they both within his eyesight at the same time.
Death Pact: Once a mortal has agreed to this pact and signed an appropriate contract in his/her own blood, Maurice would serve the mortal until their death, at which time, the soul is entrapped in the Tome of Death, and may be called upon for service at any time.
NPC's Weapons:
Though he rarely needs them, he carries a chrome pump action shot gun, his holster holds 2 smith & wesson, 9mm, with 4" barrells, they are Aluminum alloy with stainless steel slides, with black grips each holds 10 rounds plus 1 in the chamber. He carries 4 extra clips. His bullets are made of melted crosses or blessed with holy water.