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Post by Aric Blakeley on Aug 20, 2008 15:21:43 GMT -5
The Player
Name:
Rie
RP Experience:
5-6 years
Other Characters?:
Ire Wright
The Character
Name:
Aric Willis Blakeley
Gender:
Male
Age:
Fifty
Schooling/Job:
Retired General of the British Armed Forces;
Founder and Leader of NecoVeneficus
Appearance:
The first thing most people notice about Mr. Blakeley are is eyes: Vivid and intense blue. The second would be his height. He's around six foot, give or take an inch and seems to tower over most people whether they're truly taller than him or not: He has a sense of presence that seems to fill, and take over the room he's in. He often stands rather stiffly, with a straight back and drawn shoulders, and almost seems disinclined to relax at any point. His features are rather stern for the most part though they can be over taken by other expressions depending on the situation: He is neither blank nor expressive though seems to be caught somewhere in between the two. He has the appearance of someone who knows how to use his every move to his benefit: he doesn't waste movement, and always seems to move with a sort of quick efficiency.
Clothing wise Aric wears both more formal attire and more casual attire, it really all depends on the look he's trying to pull off at any one time. He's often seen with a cane, though, and has a slight limp do to a bullet wound in his leg.
Personality:
Stern, would be the first impression when it comes to Aric's personality and it would be right on the dot. He is a stern, no-nonsense sort of man who refuses to put up with foolishness in those he works with, or who work for him. He has a sense of pride, of duty, and of honor; but also a sense of family. He protects what is his with an amazing intensity: Willing to give his own life in the face of his perceived duty, or for those he wishes to protect. At the same time Aric is not afraid to 'get his hands dirty.' He's willing to use whatever is available to him to reach to ends he is trying to achieve even if it means appearing hypocritical.
While for the most part Aric is a strict man he can also show a kinder side, particularly toward his family. For his enemies, however, Aric generally presents a imperturbable force: That is not to say he is without mercy, though.
Aric neither fears or hates magic, really, though he despises some of the people who uses it for more personal reasons he sees the fact that magic could present a problem: Has seen it since the beginning of this little fiasco, and has preached caution to his contemporaries. He isn't beyond using magical creatures, or objects themselves when he sees fit, and while some would see this as utmost hypocrisy Aric sees it as essential. He sees magic like he sees any rogue country, or any little understood weapon: Dangerous, his wishes are simply to neutralize that danger, bring it under control; to dissect it, and understand it. To do what Man Kind has done since they first learned to use tools. While some others do not agree with his less radical views on the matter Aric could really care less what they say, and continues to do things in ways that could easily be deemed 'unnecessarily harsh.' He, however, feels that many of his actions are justifiable. Just like any side in a confusing confrontation he believes himself to be in the right.
Friends/Family:
· Family members:
Patience Blakeley {Wife, Deceased}
Skylar Blakeley {Daughter, Deceased}
Willow Blakeley {Daughter}
William Hunter {Brother-in-law}
· Friends:
William Hunter
· Enemies:
N/A
Pets/Familiar:
· Name:
Justus
· Species:
Albino Bloodhound
· Magical Properties:
The ability to sniff out magic items, creatures, and other beings; to track them unfailingly across ground, to be able to identify protections and wards, to see points where a magical trace has been left. Much like a kneazle they can sense suspicious presences in the form of animagi or other magical concealment.
· Appearance:
Like a regular bloodhound, only pure white with pale reddish eyes, and pink nose.
· History:
Justus is simply one of a significant pack of these special creatures. The originals were 'confiscated' from a pair of workers for the Ministry of Magic back when the magical world was first revealed and NecoVeneficus began its original operations. Over the years the dogs have been bred and strenuously trained: Justus is one of their best yet.
Character history:
After leaving the primary lines of school Aric Willis Blakeley entered a military academy much like his father had before him, and went through the whole affair with prestige and honor: He dogged the footsteps of his forefathers, and made them proud. It was during his years at the academy that he met Patience Hunter through her older brother, William who also attended the academy though was a few years younger than Aric. Patience and Aric dated off and on for awhile, but eventually lost contact when Aric graduated and was shipped randomly around Europe and even off continent.
During his time served Aric showed a great deal of intelligence, command, and ability and was quickly elevated through the ranks until he more or less hit highest honors. Not long after, unfortunately, he was shot in the leg and was dismissed with honor from the active forces. Upon returning home to England he went into a period of restlessness and depression. Several months later he ran into William Hunter and his sister again a few times and eventually began dating Patience again. A year later he proposed, and several months after that the two were married.
The pair was well off thanks to inheritance money from Aric's parents when they died the several years before; Aric's family was rather old. So they lived rather comfortably for the most part. Eventually they had their first daughter, Skylar, and around five years later their second; Willow.
Aric's life began its upheaval around six years ago when the magical world was revealed. He got a call from an old comrade in the government asking if he'd come by for a chat: It was there that this man expressed his concerns about this 'magical' world, and asked Aric to run a group to 'watch' the situation, as well as perform research... without it being tracked by to the government in anyway. Aric asked for some time to think on it, and went home again: There he was met with a scared Patience, and a thunderous William. The Hunter family had always been god fearing people, and while Patience was a great deal more open minded the whole thing still spooked her. William, on the other hand, didn't like it at all and spent several hours that night ranting about the whole thing until he ran down.
Aric took up the offer. While he could set aside the fears of a paranoid politician, he would not in good conscience keep himself ignorant to things that upset his family. Within a few months Magica Research Devision was born in it's first form: A sort of scientific devision devoted to dissecting magical objects, and creatures.
Things were quiet and seemed as though they were going to be fine until the tension seemed to explode and things started happening. Eventually the scientific MRD was transformed into NecoVeneficus when the same politician came to Aric to tell him that there was 'war' between the Magical and Non-Magical, and that the MRD was to be upgraded to a full scale 'militia.' It was all legal, though if one looked in the government papers they would still be under the faux title of the MRD and in fact the MRD does still exist; they back NV, giving them weapons and defense against the witches and wizards.
Somehow after that a wizard found that Aric was a part of NecoVeneficus; though if he realized the man was the leader is anyones guess, and invaded his home one day while Aric was out with Willow. He was called by William to be told that Patience had called him, but he'd lost the connection: Something was wrong. Aric met William outside the estate they lived at and left Willow with her uncle. The sight that greeted him inside his home would be etched into his mind forever: His wife on the floor unmoving, with wide staring eyes while his 15 year old daughter was held at wand point.
In the end the wizard killed Skylar as well before trying to kill Aric: Aric won and lost that day. The wizard was dead, a bullet through his skull, but he'd lost his wife and oldest daughter. William was absolutely broken, and little Willow was inconsolable. It was a hard day for the family. Luckily it didn't seem as if the wizard had shared his knowledge about Aric with anyone, so Aric's position remains unknown to the world.
Aric told William about NV shortly there after, and his brother-in-law joined the group of 'witch hunters' with a vengeance. It was William who spurred them into higher courses of violence, and while Aric is unsure of some of the courses, he doesn't really let it bother him: it's all war to him, and there are bound to be casualties as he well knows.
Role play Sample:
N/A
Random stuff:
I don't have a clue about how the British Military works, or the political system so... some of his info is probably off... Ah well.
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