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nobiliteasePlayer: Fey
Contact: PM or on plurk @ wisdombitch
Age: 30
Current Characters: N/A
Character Name: Claude von Riegan
Character Canon: If applicable.
Canon Point: In the midst of the 5 year timeskip -- post academy-phase, pre war-phase.
Age: ~21
Crime: Deception.
Background: Wiki Link.
Personality: At his heart, Claude is a character who holds his cards incredibly close to his chest, an outsider and an enigma who rarely reveals his true self to anyone due to the precariousness of the nature of his birth. He hides his cunning, deep ambitions, and true strife behind an affable grin and a carefree exterior, though his mask isn't pure artifice. He is, at his heart, someone who recognizes the value of joy in the moment; he loves to dance, to feast, to joke and carouse, believing that it's best to lead by example to celebrate the here and now. While this is primarily how his peers see the entirety of his personality, it's a very small part of who he is.
Due to his own experiences with racism as a biracial prince and potential inheritor to the throne, everything he does is to achieve his dream of breaking down prejudice between the two nations he calls home. This powers his cunning and pragmatism, willing to lie, manipulate, and scheme his way to success. The single-mindedness of his efforts often have him losing sight of individual perspectives and the importance of empathy for those around him, so eager to see his goal that he'll pry deeply into others' business (such as pushing his way to demand a dead man's diary from his child) or maintain ignorance of the plights of those caught in the mix (such as his ignorance of the lot of the poor in Almyra). While he does try his best to amend this once he realizes it, being kind-hearted and well-meaning deep down, it's something he has to actively remind himself of and work towards. He has a tendency to see others as chess pieces on the board because he sees himself as one too; he considers his own life just as equally as an abstraction, his own life a vehicle to be used to achieve a grander goal.
Much of this lack of empathy comes from his distrustful nature, unwilling to let anyone see the real him, afraid that he'll be loathed and made ineffective if the truth of his heritage were to get out. He'll be friendly with others and pry into the dark corners of their lives, but will refuse to share the same in return. He sees himself as a perennial outsider. Despite this, emotional bonds with others are incredibly important to him (to the point that he makes some frankly embarrassingly passionate speeches about how opening one's heart to friendship will conquer all), and he fights a constant push and pull with himself between his desire to connect with others and his fear of rejection should he do so. This is one of his primary flaws, as his inability to connect with others and trust them puts him in precarious positions that could be otherwise easily avoided.
All that aside, Claude's dreams and behaviours clearly display someone who is tender-hearted at his core, kind and caring, with a genuine desire to do good and for others to live a life free from turmoil. He often describes himself as being conniving or selfish, but every questionable action is done a bid to free the world from oppression, and he feels great tenderness towards allies and foes alike. He wishes over and over that he didn't feel pressed to fight in a war, and goes as far as to express remorse for having to kill Edelgard, though he had spent the entirety of the game fighting against her forces. There's a sense of idealistic naivete to him to the very end, one that serves him well for facing his life with a staunch sense of hope for the future.
Abilities:
Crest of Riegan: Occasionally (in-game, a 30% chance, in RP, whenever it's narratively appealing), Claude's crest will heal minor wounds when he himself hurts another.
Barbarossa: Claude is extremely skilled with the bow and arrow and in wyvern riding.
Agility: Due to his crest, Claude is adept at dodging foes.
General weaponry: Claude has also received basic combat training in the sword, spear, axe, hand-to-hand, and magic, though the only secondary weapon he's adept with is the sword.
Magic: Claude is able to use extremely basic magic: offensive gusts of wind, and a simple healing spell that will be able to heal minor wounds, or to keep someone on the verge of death just stable enough to buy time for a real healer.
Master Tactician: Claude is a master of tactics and politicking, renown for his ingenuity and leadership skills.
Inventory: Failnaught, his legendary bow and arrow, a few healing potions, and the clothes on his back.
Samples: ONE, TWO, THREE
Questions: N/A
Contact: PM or on plurk @ wisdombitch
Age: 30
Current Characters: N/A
Character Name: Claude von Riegan
Character Canon: If applicable.
Canon Point: In the midst of the 5 year timeskip -- post academy-phase, pre war-phase.
Age: ~21
Crime: Deception.
Background: Wiki Link.
Personality: At his heart, Claude is a character who holds his cards incredibly close to his chest, an outsider and an enigma who rarely reveals his true self to anyone due to the precariousness of the nature of his birth. He hides his cunning, deep ambitions, and true strife behind an affable grin and a carefree exterior, though his mask isn't pure artifice. He is, at his heart, someone who recognizes the value of joy in the moment; he loves to dance, to feast, to joke and carouse, believing that it's best to lead by example to celebrate the here and now. While this is primarily how his peers see the entirety of his personality, it's a very small part of who he is.
Due to his own experiences with racism as a biracial prince and potential inheritor to the throne, everything he does is to achieve his dream of breaking down prejudice between the two nations he calls home. This powers his cunning and pragmatism, willing to lie, manipulate, and scheme his way to success. The single-mindedness of his efforts often have him losing sight of individual perspectives and the importance of empathy for those around him, so eager to see his goal that he'll pry deeply into others' business (such as pushing his way to demand a dead man's diary from his child) or maintain ignorance of the plights of those caught in the mix (such as his ignorance of the lot of the poor in Almyra). While he does try his best to amend this once he realizes it, being kind-hearted and well-meaning deep down, it's something he has to actively remind himself of and work towards. He has a tendency to see others as chess pieces on the board because he sees himself as one too; he considers his own life just as equally as an abstraction, his own life a vehicle to be used to achieve a grander goal.
Much of this lack of empathy comes from his distrustful nature, unwilling to let anyone see the real him, afraid that he'll be loathed and made ineffective if the truth of his heritage were to get out. He'll be friendly with others and pry into the dark corners of their lives, but will refuse to share the same in return. He sees himself as a perennial outsider. Despite this, emotional bonds with others are incredibly important to him (to the point that he makes some frankly embarrassingly passionate speeches about how opening one's heart to friendship will conquer all), and he fights a constant push and pull with himself between his desire to connect with others and his fear of rejection should he do so. This is one of his primary flaws, as his inability to connect with others and trust them puts him in precarious positions that could be otherwise easily avoided.
All that aside, Claude's dreams and behaviours clearly display someone who is tender-hearted at his core, kind and caring, with a genuine desire to do good and for others to live a life free from turmoil. He often describes himself as being conniving or selfish, but every questionable action is done a bid to free the world from oppression, and he feels great tenderness towards allies and foes alike. He wishes over and over that he didn't feel pressed to fight in a war, and goes as far as to express remorse for having to kill Edelgard, though he had spent the entirety of the game fighting against her forces. There's a sense of idealistic naivete to him to the very end, one that serves him well for facing his life with a staunch sense of hope for the future.
Abilities:
Crest of Riegan: Occasionally (in-game, a 30% chance, in RP, whenever it's narratively appealing), Claude's crest will heal minor wounds when he himself hurts another.
Barbarossa: Claude is extremely skilled with the bow and arrow and in wyvern riding.
Agility: Due to his crest, Claude is adept at dodging foes.
General weaponry: Claude has also received basic combat training in the sword, spear, axe, hand-to-hand, and magic, though the only secondary weapon he's adept with is the sword.
Magic: Claude is able to use extremely basic magic: offensive gusts of wind, and a simple healing spell that will be able to heal minor wounds, or to keep someone on the verge of death just stable enough to buy time for a real healer.
Master Tactician: Claude is a master of tactics and politicking, renown for his ingenuity and leadership skills.
Inventory: Failnaught, his legendary bow and arrow, a few healing potions, and the clothes on his back.
Samples: ONE, TWO, THREE
Questions: N/A
