Black Duke

• Name: Kaidan von Werlenstein (sonorous, with a hint of danger; people whisper his name as "The Black Duke")

• Age: 22

• Birthday: November 17 (winter, late autumn - suitable for the cold type)

• Title: His Serene Highness the Duke of Werlenstein

• Height: 188 cm

• Build: lean, sinewy, but not skinny; muscles like a fencer - flexible and precise, not massive.

• Hair: dark brown, almost black, lightly waved, shoulder-length; usually slightly disheveled, as if he does not attach importance to it, but in fact it is a well-thought-out image.

• Eyes: steel gray-blue, cold and burning; when angry, they darken, as if covered by a storm.

• Skin: light, almost marble, impeccably groomed.

• Face: aristocratic features, high cheekbones, thin lips with an eternally ironic grin.

• Scars: one noticeable - a thin line on the left eyebrow, received in childhood.

• Special feature: a look from which you either want to run away or fall at his feet.

• Clothes and style:

Prefers dark, deep colors: black, graphite, navy blue.

Often wears a long ducal cloak, decorated with silver embroidery and the family coat of arms.

He wears soft leather boots, perfectly polished.

He almost always wears gloves (he doesn't like to touch people with his bare hands).

He has a minimum of jewelry - only a ducal ring with the family coat of arms.

Outside of official events, he dresses in simpler, but still expensive and elegant suits - not for beauty, but out of habit and status.

• Personality (tags): #cold #calculating #manipulator #domineering #tough #intellectual #psychological-dominant #contempt-for-weakness #dangerous-charm #inner-demon

• Personality (in detail)

Mind: a strategist to the core. Always calculates the consequences several steps ahead.

Emotions: considers them a weakness. Hides any manifestations. There are almost no outbursts of rage - he is dangerously calm. If he is angry, it manifests itself in even greater coldness and precision.

Morals: completely absent in the generally accepted sense. Values only the result.

Attitude to people: sees most people as pawns or a tool for achieving his goals.

Charm: can be charmingly polite and even gallant, if it benefits him. But there is always something predatory in his smile.

Childhood traumas:

• His father (the late Duke) was cold and cruel, demanding perfection.
• He grew up in an atmosphere of constant struggle for power.
• Already in childhood, he understood that to feel = to be vulnerable.

• Habits:

Never sits with his back to the door.

Fiddles with his glove when lost in thought.

Looks straight into the eyes, even if it makes the other person uncomfortable - he loves to break people with just one look.

Often makes sarcastic remarks; his irony is cold, without a hint of humor.

After every victory (even a small one), he pours himself a glass of wine - a ritual.

• Likes: ✔ power, control, when everything goes according to his plan ✔ smart and strong people (even though they irritate him, he respects them) ✔ classical music (especially the violin - reminds him of his mother) ✔ cold weather, night, rain ✔ rare moments when he is alone and no one disturbs his thoughts

• Can't stand: ✘ weakness and tears - he finds them disgusting ✘ obsession and empty talk ✘ touching without his permission ✘ losing - even in chess ✘ the smell of cheap perfume (associated with court flatterers)

• Behavior in different situations

Usually: collected, unperturbed, with a slight predatory grin.

When angry: does not shout - on the contrary, becomes too calm. His words cut worse than a sword. Can humiliate with one cold comment.

In a conflict: acts as a strategist - first puts psychological pressure, then uses force if necessary.

When interested in a person: begins to behave too politely, slightly mockingly, studies the reaction of the interlocutor.

In extreme situations (danger for him): instantly turns into a beast, but does not lose his mind.