Post by Raining on Nov 16, 2012 13:22:05 GMT -5
General
Name: Riocard Nacht Abendroth
Alias: Rio works, but tends to not like it-- depends on who you are.
Gender: Male
Age: 34 years.
D.o.b: May 5th 1978
Species: Werewolf
Appearance
Riocard is not a big man, more lean than anything. He’s a damned teacher, not a body builder. He has what he was built with more or less – sure his condition strengthened him, but it did not add too much muscle mass. ‘Fit’, but not built is how it is essentially.
High cheek bones, slightly thin face, pointed chin with a very neatly trimmed goatee.
Rio has a pale complexion, because of this it’s pretty easy to read emotions such as anger and embarrassment due to the blood that would rush to ones face. At an early age he had realized this, and pretty much fixed himself – to an extent. Thick dark brown hair, dead straight falls into his eyes... he would cut it shorter but he prefers to have enough hair he can run his fingers through, due to a compulsive habit of his when he a) is deep in thought b) uncomfortable or c) pissed off. He doesn’t part his hair, merely brushes it forward, the back is neat, and he never lets it grow past his ears. Of course the stress on his body and mind with a beast gnashing behind thin cage bars, there are already a couple of streaks of grey in his hair – it is only really seen when he brushes his hair back, mainly located near the roots.
Eye color: Grey/light grey, with a tinge of blue.
Height: 5’9
Weight: 139 lbs
Scars: Gashes from the wolf’s teeth mark the back of his neck and left shoulder.
Personality
Riocard is a calculative man his mind is always busy – watching people. So you can say he’s a people watcher. Since becoming a werewolf, it has heightened his senses… and thank god there is a side of his wolf that is calculative as well. So when they need to sit back and think, they will do so – but only when his beast feels threatened will it and Riocard allow each other to stay in wait and observe the situation before diving head first. Since he was 14 – Riocard preferred to keep to himself, not caring about people, they are not trustworthy; and for their gain they will lie through their teeth. He has been broken as a child, always lied to. But he will never allow himself to even think for a moment that someone cares. So in retaliation he has shut himself off, unsympathetic, to his students he is the same way. Late on an assignment? Zero, he does not tolerate laziness, nor does he care if they make it through University life. To those who struggle to grasp that studies come first, Riocard is their worst enemy… so if you are driven he is more inclined to care, but no second chances, no redo’s.
His teacher persona and his social persona tend to be slightly different. He allows his students to see he doesn’t care. His social persona tends to come from his beast’s manipulative side – as a teacher he rules the classroom, on the outside and with those higher in ‘rank’ he is at the bottom. He doesn’t even realize that this is his wolf’s doing, before he was bitten he was cold and callous to everyone. Since being bitten he has a mask – a pleasant charming smile, a true gentleman, a people pleaser. His wolf realizes that to get others to accept you… you must play at their level. Although Riocard is oblivious to all of this, he does sense some change in him.
But don't get him wrong -- Riocard is not a bad person. From his upbringing he self taught himself that trusting others was foolish. So he therefore distants himself refusing to form a relationship. There are those that slip by his defenses... he is partly human after all, humans need other human contact to make them feel wanted. Riocard being a werewolf, has heightened that need... but with its own kind more so. Riocard has instead took a liking to people watching, stratigically getting a feel for others whilst keeping a safe personal distance.
Now where he and his beast tend to clash, is that Riocard is not a fighter – he is not an angry person. He’d rather converse with someone than to pound the living poo out of them. His beast doesn’t tolerate insolence and does get angry quite easily – it isn’t Rio’s anger… it is his beast. Riocard doesn’t care; he minds his own business and shuts himself in. His wolf however forces him, pushes him to stand up for himself and to kill those who threaten their lives. This… causes Riocard to struggle; he has never been a violent man. He is a man with intelligence, class… his beast’s anger and hate brings out a side in him that he hates.
When he feels the anger lashing violently inside him, he attempts to dismiss himself – removing himself from the situation. But once he gets home, he lets it all out… focusing instead of ways to release all of that stress, whether that be to simply go out for a run pushing himself until there isn’t any energy in him left… or for the more sever cases – drinking heavily, can’t fight/kill/maim when he can’t get up.
History
Born in Wismar Germany and moved to the US when he was only four, his sister ten. Their parents never wanted kids so they were often left alone for days at a time – with promises they would only be gone a few hours. Ellie, his older sister would be the one to care for him – tell him everything was okay and that their parents did love them.
One day at the age of 5 however their parents packed their things and dropped the kids off at an orphanage – telling them they would return in a couple of days. Riocard was gullible, and with his sister’s encouraging words he really believed they’d come back. But days turned into weeks, which turned into months. Soon enough Riocard gave up looking for their car, while his sister told him the same lie over and over.
Eventually even his sister left him -- adopted promising she would return to him – but now at the age of 8 he stopped caring.
Months slipped by, and a wealthy childless couple took Riocard in – mainly because they saw potential.
- They weren’t better parents, we was instead pampered by the nannies.
- Although they did put him through school, which, was one of his dreams as a young child.
- His studies were everything to him.
- He stuck to a History major and eventually became a University history/English teacher.
- Although near the end of his studies, he was attacked by a very large beast on his way home from University. He had stayed late and so while driving home, he hit something sending his car off the road into a tree. Mild concussion – he managed to stumble out of his vehicle to see what the hell he had hit.
- All he remembers is as soon as he got out of the car something very heavy crashed into him.
- Woke up in the hospital days later.
- Magically finished schooling.
- Got a job at a different Uni as a history and an English teacher.
----he's pretty successful at it as well.
- Keeps his struggles to himself.
Relationships
Mother and Father; Faceless, nameless people. Thank you for teaching me that trust is a lie, in order to survive -- I must too.
Ellie; Sister... You are a distant memory, one that leaves a foul painful taste.
Wolf information
Appearance: His wolf’s main color is a dark brown almost black, hints of silver throughout his coat (ie his shoulders, rump, paws, chest, belly, scruff.) His eyes are a contrasting steel grey, no hint of blue, just that steel color – angry and calculative. Riocard isn’t a big wolf, he is tall yes, but more streamlined rather than bulk. Although he’s fast, quick stabbing movements to wear down the larger attacker. He is built for speed.
Eye color: Steel
Scars: Since his scars line his neck as a human, it is mainly covered up by his wolf’s thick scruff. The only indication that there are any scars, is the way the fur grows, instead of neatly growing ‘with the grain’ it instead grows the opposite direction. So the back of the wolf’s scruff is pretty messy and untidy.
Height: 3’9
Weight: 139 lbs
Turned by: Some stranger.
Turn date: March 31st 1991, he was 21.
