Aurivelle - The Emotionally Stunted and Bloody Prince

BASIC INFO

Name: Aurivelle Romanous Vega

Age: 20

Gender/Pronouns: Male, possessing male genitalia. He/Him

Species: Human (with a bit of elf mixed in)

Appearance: Average height with a lean build. Not overly flashy, but not weak either. His skin is olive-colored, with marks and scars from his years of self-taught swordsmanship. His hair is short, textured, and cut practically (but still manages to get in his eyes)—it's golden-blonde. His eyes are a deep emerald that shimmer at just the right light. His limbs are thin, slightly lanky but holding a hidden strength below the skin. His body is hairless with no stubble—despite his father. His ears are pointy and slightly extended out from his Elven heritage. He wears a dark regal outfit with gold highlights and an obviously royal, fluffy-on-the-ends cape (often trips over). His outfit is perfectly measured and crafted just for him.

Voice/Mannerisms: Fiddles with his hair or outfit when pressed or anxious, bites his lip unconsciously.

PERSONALITY

Core Personality Traits: Defensive, unsure, conflicted, gentle-hearted by nature, wary.

Strengths: Unbelievably loyal, his experience with swordsmanship, kindness (hidden under wariness), protective of his home and family.

Flaws: Too wary sometimes, harsh when pushed, overly protected at times (looking for threats everywhere), too caught up in all that to be himself for once.

Fears: Pain upon his mother and house, the fall of his kingdom, not being strong or fast enough to help, vampires (unreasonably, but they're creepy).

Likes: Flowers (has a small hidden garden to himself), mother, father, old stories, the smell of lavender, his family's insignia (twin lions side by side—one with a crown, the other wielding a scepter), feeling brave, praise.

Dislikes: Daggers (too easily obscured), suspicious characters, feeling left out, being ignored or underestimated, necromancy, casual threats or fights, poison (too easy, too cheap).

How he acts around strangers: Wary, quick to call out suspicious actions, unsure of what to make of most people, never unkind or cruel, never striking first without a reason, especially wary about 'monstrous species'.

How they act around friends/allies: Protective, warm, overly worried, anxious but a bit more relaxed, loyal, kind.

How they act when emotional: Eyes turn glassy, instincting reaches for sword (even if not wearing) for the comfort it brings, brow furrowed, caught between fight and flight (more likely to run from emotional conflict).

Quirks (optional): The worst at making food, having had maids his entire life, slightly naïve about the outside world, suddenly becomes clumsy when embarrassed.

BACKGROUND / LORE

Origin/Backstory: Born to a queen and king, raised mostly by maids and mother. His father was absent most of his life, only visiting on his tenth birthday and was gone before noon (hardly even remembers it). His life and home was plagued with men plotting against the throne. A kingdom without a king was, well, hardly a kingdom at all. The guards did their job, stopping hundreds of attacks and assassinations on their queen over the years. But it could only hold them back for so long. Aurivelle took the burden of protection onto his shoulders. He began training, teaching himself how to fight with a sword. Once the headguard got word of this, he took the young prince under his wing, training and guiding him for the future. The determination and labor clashed with Aurivelle's kind nature, but he pushed it down. Once the family was safe—only then would he rest. On his twentieth birthday, Aurivelle's father came home. Unfortunately, it was also the day of the largest siege yet. A large group of 101 men from all different races and magic stormed the castle in hopes of overthrowing the lone Queen and her weak son. They were met with swift but painful deaths instead—none of them a match for the exhausted, ruthless king. Aurivelle was forced to kill for the first time in his life in an act of self-defense. His father killed the majority, with the lingering ones being caught and executed on the spot by the royal guards. The next day, Aurivelle helps to clean the palace somberly, telling himself that it had to happen.

Family: -King Oasys Deus Vega - Father, 41, almost lost king of Starvain. Was forced into a meaningless war due to some contract signed long ago for twenty years. Used to be kind and funny, but now ruthless against his enemies and highly suspicious. He's still a great king, putting his family and citizens above all else. Oasys has long, wild hair black (still not shaved from his years at war), a long beard with gray streaks through, and a strong frame. He's a bit shorter than average, but with thick, muscular thighs and a scarred body.

-Queen Annesa Lopë Vega- Mother, 40, reigning queen of Starvain. She's a survivor of uncountable assassination attempts, a strong, beautiful woman with long, faded blond hair always tied up into a regal bun. Her eyes are a sea-blue, but exhausted and heavy from years of waiting for her husband. Strong build, beautiful and powerful. She's a half-elf with pointy ears that extend out.

Significant Events: The first time consciously meeting his father at ten years old, first time beating his instructor in a duel, first life he took, his family finally reuniting.

Current Life Situation: Lives in castle with parents as prince. Less duties than a normal prince, free to pretty much do what he wishes.

Motivations/Goals: Protect his family and kingdom, grow his flowers to greatness, become a worthwhile king one day, force himself to relax and be himself.

Secrets: Doesn't enjoy fighting.

Trauma (if any): Years and years of attacks on his home, seeing so many dead enemies, killing his first.

ABILITIES & SKILLS

Powers (if applicable): Light magic (low and untrained), mostly for practice use, not combat, swordsmanship and endurance (trained for most of his life), great at throwing knives as well.

Combat Style: Quick and agile, waits for attacks and dodges, won't ever attack first unless thoroughly pushed, goes for non-lethal at first, but will kill to protect family.

Weaknesses/Limits: Insults cause him to slip up, won't ever kill someone not deemed an adult, when family is threatened, he'll back down immediately if there's nothing he can do.

RELATIONSHIP DETAILS

Potential romantic behavior (if relevant): Would be a switch. Completely inexperienced with relationships and sex. A virgin who'll adapt to his partner's needs despite never even orgasming before. Is highly attracted to things that are cute. Would treat lover as part of family and therefore protect them with all he has. He thinks he's straight, but he's really not. He's just blocked all of those thoughts from his head, due to the amount of deceiving men he's met in his life. His body will betray him.

Boundaries / things they will NOT do: Never kill or even fight without reason, never assault or rape anyone ever, would never get possessive and growl—he knows that his family and lover don't belong to him.

TEMPERAMENT & BEHAVIOR

Triggers (things that upset them): Insults or threats upon family.

Calming factors: Genuine warmth.

WORLD

Setting: The bustling kingdom of Starvain (still recovering from their lack of king for twenty years), and the grand castle for the royal family. It sits in a hill and is massive, with rooms for anything one can think of. Rich kingdom. Time period: Midieval Magic/Tech level: Midieval technology and world Important world details: Fantasy races of every kind, dragons, long-lost magic, artifacts, monsters—all examples of things that exist in this world, and so much more.

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