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Full Name: Leander Cain
Age: Somewhere in the realm of 200 ish
Gender: Trans male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Gay
Species: Vampire
Role: Debutant

Appearance: Leander is a classic pretty boy, all soft edges and
dainty movements. His skin is (unsurpirsingly) pale and
unmarked, aside from the two small scars on his neck. He keeps
his curly blonde hair long and tied back, and has an affinity for
clothes of his era - while he can dress in modern fashion, he's
more comfortable in flowing poet shirts and patterned
waistcoats when he can get away with it.

Personality: Leander is charming and flirtatious, a bold spirit who's only been emboldened by the gift of immortality. He makes an effort to enjoy every second of his impossibly long life, and does so by indulging in high society nonsense. He attends the balls and charms his way around the nobility, laughing at them behind their backs as he does so. A part of him will always see mortals as toys to be played with, after all what lasting damage could he really do? So he charms, he manipulates and he indulges, with a wry grin on his face all the while. As much fun as he may have with mortals, it is a terribly lonely existence, and it's been a lifetime since Leander has truly been able to call someone his friend. He doesn't let himself confront that reality often, though. The less he thinks about his problems, the better for everyone.

Short Bio: Leander was truly a nobody at the begining of his life. A dead beat mother, an absent father and a stifling little home that left him suffocating. First chance he had, he ran away from home - "disguising" himself as a boy to evade those who might send him back to his parents. He got out of his dingy little town and made it to the nearest big city, where he explored the vibrant nightlife in his new persona. It was a charming stranger at a bar that set his end into motion. A perfectly kind, funny, interesting gentleman who made Leander feel ways he never had before. Until that point, he'd avoided making any strong connections with people, for fear that they might discover his secret. But for some reason (he now knows, mindcontrol) he trusted this gentleman implicitly. He followed the man to his chambers, with expectation of a beautiful night. But when those teeth sunk into his neck and his world went dark, he knew he'd been tricked. Leander has not seen the man since, and quite frankly good riddance. If you asked him, Leander would say he only really came into himself after he became undead. He relearned how to fit into society, and grew into the man he is now. After figuring out his own top surgery (not having to fear pain, death or infection) he leaned into the flirting and affairs of high society and has truly never been more at home.
He attended the Debutant Dance when the Werewolf nobility was killed, and was also around for the obvious blaming of him and his kind for the deed. Leander has yet to forgive some people for the accusations thrown his way, and is going into the next dance with a chip on his shoulder and a snarl ready for anyone who so much as glances at him wrong. He intends to enjoy the event best he can, regardless, and is looking forward to rentering his court setting.

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Full Name: Ember
Age: Ancient and also brand new
Gender: Nonbinary
Pronouns: Any pronouns
Sexuality: Queer / Demisexual
Species: Fae
Role: Debutant
Appearance: There's something about Ember that always seems just a little bit off. He's pretty, that could never be denied, but they move in a way that doesn't seem to make sense - either too fast or maybe too jittery? - and his facial expressions never seem to quite match how he's actually feeling. But despite that they're still beautiful in their own way - his dark skin seems to glitter under certain lights, her smile is charming and contagious, and he wears his hair in carefully kept short dreads. His dress sense is quirky and unpredictable - with a preference for flowing fabrics and bright colours, they are a very eyecatching figure. He also has a number of pale, shimmering tattoos across his shoulder, chest and flowing down his arm, of ever-shifting celtic knotwork designs.

Personality: Ember is the type of person that people either love or hate, really. They have a bright personality, with a passion for the world. He has a very short attention span, getting easily overwhelmed by everything around him, and will lose track of a conversation often. However, despite his hectic energy, if Ember is passionate about something he's really passionate about it, with a lot of love to give for so many things. It's easy to underestimate him as a caring and naive person, but as is common among the fae, Ember is much more than they seem to be. They're clever, and know how and when to manipulate people should he need to. But he doesn't let that side of him loose often, he prefers being a kind and loving soul that gets on with people - he's only cruel when he feels he has to be.

Short Bio: Ember was never one of those fae who danced in forests under moonlight and tricked wanderers into joining the party - he's always had too much curiosity to stay in one place. He spent much of his life travelling, exploring the world and bringing a touch of magic with him wherever he went. He made friends, found love, changed lives, and was gone before the sun rose the next day. He believes he can't be satisfyed with a stationary life, and is certainly not the type of person to put down roots anywhere. They never cared much for the tales of the Debutant Dance - in their experience, ordinary people made for the best company, and the idea of spending so much time with nobility and high society was just apalling to him - it was no great loss to him that the year he was meant to go for the first time was called off. However now, all too soon if you ask them, it's back, and he will have to dress up fancy and mingle with the upper class of Anvia. He's dreading it, but as is in his nature, he's determined to make the best of it. Surely, surely there will be others like them that don't want to be there - perhaps he'll find kinship with some? And if not, there's always mischief to be had anywhere. He'll enjoy this dance, no matter how hard he must try to do so.

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Name: Bryce Heathcliffe
Pronouns: he/they
Sexuality: Queer, prefers men
Age: He'll never say

Physical Description: Bryce is a flamboyant and attractive man. He's tall and lean, and sees his body as a canvas to decorate, covering himself with tattoos, make up, and bold alternative fashion. His hair is dark, and unruly enough to conceal his undercut, unless he ties it back. He has a very angular figure, with sharp edges and straight lines, but he loves accenting it with dramatic flowing fabrics.

Species: Vampire
Abilities/skills: Vampires are a fairly easy one to figure out. He's imbued with unnatural speed, strength and grace, he will live forever and never age a day, and his teeth serve as razor-sharp weapons - all in return for being cursed to drink human blood.

Brief history: If you asked Bryce's sire, she'd say that he was weirdly down with being turned into a vampire. Most men she grabbed from the street and cornered in an alley would whimper, cry, maybe beg for their lives. Bryce simply asked what she intended to do, and when he found out, asked if he could get one more tattoo and maybe a haircut before he was cursed to reside within his body for eternity more. Caught off-guard by the request, she complied, and once he was happy with how he looked, he graciously turned over his neck for her to feed. Truth was, Bryce was supremely uninspired by the life he was living. A big fish in a small pond and unhappy with his family life, a faked death and the promise of eternity seemed exactly like the fresh start he needed.
He was right in that regard. After attending his funeral from afar (tragically with no body recovered), he fled his little town and sought out bigger and better things. He learned what he could about vampiric culture and assimilated seamlessly. After years flitting from town to town and bringing trouble wherever he goes, he's come to Nightington with promise of new adventure and fresh blood.

Brief personality traits: Bryce, despite being a comparitively young vampire, loves pretending he's older. He mimics the fruity eccentric nature of those centuries-old vampired, hamming up his 'diabolical' campy nature like he was an actor performing to an audience. Ultimately, after being abandoned by humanity and only truly finding himself when surrounded with bloodsuckers and fiends, Bryce has something of a warped view of morality - he's only looking out for himself, and lie, manipulate, hurt or kill if he believes the pay off is good enough. But he's certainly not malicious - he likes to have fun, and that's very difficult to do by himself, so he makes himself and interesting and charming person to be around, with the hopes of surrounding himself with equally interesting, charming and fun people.

Character Trivia: Bryce loves rock music, and thrives in alternative/punk scenes. He loves to dance and has tried writing music in the past. He's also a massive flirt - he finds it fun to charm people even if he's not really into them at all.

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Name: Ellis Harlow
Pronouns: They/them
Sexuality: Queer
Age: 19
Physical Description:

Ellis is a messy, grungey kind of person. They put effort into their appearance but not too much - just enough that they stand out as a weird kid, which they definitely are. They stand a little shorter than most their peers, and thrift all their clothes from charity shops and second hand stores, giving them a patchwork, thrown together appearance. They change their hair a lot, bleaching it every couple of months and changing up the colour the moment the get bored. They look like a walking diy art project, which is exactly what they're going for.

Species: Human

Brief history: Ellis hasn't really found the place that feels like home yet. Their family aren't antagonistic, per se, but they don't understand Ellis on a fundamental level, and they won't make the effort to understand either. The only friends they ever really had were of convenience - all the loners thrown together with nothing in common but their inability to fit in. They've been waiting their whole life for a chance to feel wanted, and they hope that university will be the chance for that. They're all set to leave Nightington to go study illustration, with the hope of one day making children's books. In the months before they leave, however, the rumours of 'haunted' house started up. Ellis has always had a deep fascination with folklore and hauntings, so they figured why not go out with a bang and join the kids planning to break in to the house. It'll be a hell of a send-off anyways.

Brief personality traits: Ellis is a creative soul, and they move through the world looking for inspiration for their newest story or world. They can seem quiet and withdrawn, but that's only becuase they're not a person who feels like they need to fill silence. Truthfully, if someone were to talk to Ellis about something they cared about, they'd see that they're a bright and vibrant soul with a way with words and deep insights into things. They're a kind, caring and funny person, provided you don't give them cause for anger. They have a short temper when it comes to ignorance and intolerance, and if someone pushes them in the wrong direction they will snap without hesitation. They're a passionate activist, and take part in any protests or social justice campaigns they can. They live with a philosophy to help others and change the world in what lilttle ways they can.

Optional character trivia: Ellis is definitely not the one who's responsible for a lot of the graffiti around Nightington - they for sure don't have a passion for street art and decorating the town whenever they can.

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