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Post by Johann Dresner on Jun 4, 2013 21:38:03 GMT -5
My heart will be quiet as I wait for you
Only one thing is required:
To be sitting at your feet. Johann Dresner Two hundred twenty-six · Male · Spirit · Bookshop Owner - Hair/Eyes: His eyes vary from gold to amber depending on the lighting and contrast nicely with his long, silky smooth crimson hair which is usually pulled back with a black velvet ribbon. His complexion is very pale, rouge barely tinging his lips and cheeks.
- Face: He has a gently angular face, his jawline is smooth and comes to a softly pointed chin. He has high cheekbones and a small, ski-slope nose. His lips are soft and full and almost womanly, same with the almond shape of his eyes and the long lashes they sport.
- Body: Johann stands at 5'9" and when solid weighs approximately 135lbs. He is a lithe, willowy sort, with a certain frailty to him. He is definitely not the sturdiest or manliest of fellows, and would be best described as effeminate. It's enough that, when combined with his long hair, facial structure, and attire he is often mistaken for a woman.
- Clothing: As he is a ghost with only limited times of solidity, he does not change clothing often, if at all. He prefers to remain in the clothing that he died in, as they were gifts from his old mentor. Thus more often than not one can find him in the tailored frock coat and a-line skirt that fit him perfectly, accentuating his feminine figure. When he does get the itch to wear something different, he sticks to darker, somber colors. One might say that Johann dresses as if he were in mourning.
appearence - General: Johann has many layers to him. On the surface he is exceedingly polite, nearly to the point of being subservient, and very gentle. He will not raise his voice nor his hand and treats everyone with the same amount of respect as he desires for himself, no matter their race, gender or creed. Even if he is faced with less savory mannerisms, he will still extend courtesy to those he interacts with. Tolerance is what he strives for. It is not easy to annoy or upset him, as he does his best to take everything in stride. While working he exudes a sort of calm and collected confidence, as book-tending has become his raison d'etre over the years. He has the habit of putting others' needs before himself, which may be unhealthy at times. Whether you need a shoulder to cry on or someone to sort tomes, he will try to provide the assistance you require to the best of his ability.
Under this kind and gentle exterior sits a man who is no longer certain of himself or his role in the world. He shoulders the blame for many things, not all of which are his fault, and scolds himself horribly for perceived failures. For example, he believes he was killed at the hands of the person he cared for the most, and yet he can't bring himself to put the fault on his old master. Johann has convinced himself he must have done something to disappoint or otherwise anger the vampire to drive the other to land the killing blow. Since his death he has experienced a sort of listlessness and ennui as he's not sure what to do with himself...So he clings to the routine he had in life, as it is the one thing that will remain constant. When emotionally stressed or otherwise burdened he has the bad habit of burying himself in his work, and has been known to get tunnel vision during which he ignores everything else. In short, he clings to his past and is slow to adapt to change.
One other thing to note is that Johann lived a very reclusive life due to the way he was employed and for whom he worked. Therefore he missed out on a lot of life experiences, namely those in the social and romantic realm of things. He yearns for a lot of that things that he never got a chance to partake in, but he has the tendency to bury all of that away as unimportant - he's dead now, what's the likelihood of such things happening? - Things Johann Enjoys
- Fencing
- Fine literature & Poetry
- The smell of tea
- The smell of old tomes
- Well tailored clothing
- Things Johann Hates
- The cold
- Messiness
- That feeling he gets when there's a word on the tip of his tongue yet he cannot recall it
- Sudden, loud noises
- Tricksters
- Johann's Habits
- Exceedingly proper speech patterns, so much so that he avoids contractions
- Maintaining eye contact as much as possible as to be polite
- Referring to everyone as 'sir' or 'ma'am'
- Johann's Positive Traits
- Johann's Negative Traits
- Hidden insecurities
- Over thinks things
- Prone to worry
- Extra notes:
- Eidetic memory: It can be a bit uncanny at times, but Johann has the ability to recite any bit of knowledge he has encountered over the span of his short life and lengthier afterlife. So long as he's read or heard it at least once, it's stored in his memory banks for later retrieval. Of course, this doesn't mean that he necessarily knows how to perform say, heart transplant surgery, but he can certainly go into great detail about it if he's read a surgical text book before.
personality - History: Johann was always a frail child. When he was born to impoverished parents, their outlook wasn't too good. They had three other children to look after as well, and they were barely making ends meet as it was. Though he had neither the strength nor the stamina as his older brothers, as soon as he was old enough, he was sent to work in the fields to help support them. It was there that Johann caught the eye of the estate's lord. His family, already overburdened, didn't bat an eye at the offer of coin for the red head. They accepted gladly, and off he went to work at the manor proper.
The estate lord was a rather mysterious individual, who did most of his business through proxies. Johann got to know his employer slowly over his formative years as he was groomed to be a care taker of the estate, most importantly the large library. Direct interaction with the lord was always at odd times, usually in the middle of the night, with the contact very brief. Johann was an intelligent boy and took to his new duties quickly, it sure beat being out in the sun all day every day. The longer he spent under the tutelage of his mysterious patron, the more curious he became.
Soon, he deducted that his lord couldn't be human, and for his cunning he was rewarded with increased status. He still had his library duties, but he also became a sort of companion for his mentor, whom he discovered to be a vampire.
All was well and good for years, and by his mid-twenties, Johann had been modeled into quite the man, albeit a very pretty one thanks to his mentor's tastes. He was enjoying the relationship he had with his lord. He handled things during the day time, tidied the library, and handled face to face interaction when necessary and at night he enjoyed intellectual pursuits and a strange sort of companionship. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, and shortly after his twenty-sixth birthday his weak heart decided to give out.
He was pulled back from the brink, only to see his mentor over him, in a frantic state of panic, mouth coated in blood. Little did Johann know that he had attempted a forced change on the frail librarian, and only succeeded in bringing him back for a short while before his poor constitution buckled under the pressure.
In life, Johann had no idea he had Spirit lineage. Imagine his surprise when he came to after death, near a glass coffin containing his recently deceased corpse. Unknown to him, his mentor had taken his body and placed it in a tomb in Shi Buzoku, setting up a new estate nearby as he couldn't stand the sight of their old home. Slowly, bit by bit, he's gained information as to what he is, and has tried to return to some semblance of life, working at a nearby bookstore...Not knowing that the man who he so adored has been within reach for years.
- Family/Relatives
- Wilhelm and Katrina (parents) / deceased
- Arne, Hans, Kaspar (siblings) / deceased
- Dieter Reinhardt - mentor
- Face Claim: Gyl from Will o'Wisp - Johann Dresner
background - Weapons: None
- Special Ability: None
- Housing: No.
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Post by Mykolai Sommers on Jun 5, 2013 19:39:19 GMT -5
Accepted~ As Decreed by Mykolai Welcome, Johann, To Shi Buzoku |
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