Salvius 347 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) Thucydides Melphestaus Name: Thucydides Melphestaus Gender: Male Race: High Elf Birthday: 11th of the Snow Maiden's, 1796 Nationality: Imperial Profession: Aspiring Voidal Mage, Aspiring Politician. Height: 6’6” Weight: 227 lbs. Build: Is what you would consider average for that of an elf, tall and lean. Eyes: Golden Skintone: Porcelain white Hair: Silverish Blonde Clothing: Thucydides tends to wear clothing which tends to mix elven and human culture together to make what he likes to call the style of a 'half-elf'. His clothing tends to be on the more grand side of things compared to likes of most. Adorning himself in what he deems only suitable for something of his rank. Personality: Overall Demeanor: Thucydides on the outside can be regarded as your rather traditional elf, stoic, pragmatic, and shrewd. He holds himself in high regard, caring detrimentally about his status. He views humans which view him as different or as an outsider as “lesser beings” seeing them as being too idiotic to understand his skill compared to the likes of them. Yet unlike his brethren he does not view other races as lowly as they do. He regards himself as better than them, yes. However, he views them as valuable resources and allies to help himself increase his status. Thucydides like the rest of his family is the ambitious sort, yet unlike the rest to an extreme. Vying for power and renown for himself. He would happily betray a lifelong friend if it meant he could gain a title or a rank. Strengths: Cunning: Thucydides is a sly fox, awaiting for the perfect hen to strike. He knows what is the best course of action, and knows when to move in for the final blow. A strategist's mind is what Thucydides has within his head. Silver-Tongued: Thucydides has the tongue of that of an ambitious politician. His voice alone is able to influence people to his side. He speaks authoritatively and confident, the fact of him being High Elven only adding to his influence with words. Weaknesses: Cruel: At heart Thucydides is a cruel man, having bare to no kind bones within his body. He is hardly ever empathetic, instead tending such emotions as beneath him. Unadaptable: Thucydides is incapable of changing for others. He refuses to adapt to situations others put him in, preferring to plot against them to return to the status quo than to adjust. This is similar to that of ambition. If someone stands in his way to his goal, he would happily get rid of them so that they no longer blocked his way. Likes: • Study of Magic • Study of Politics • Control • Authority • Power • High Society Dislikes: • Confident people • Other’s with superiority complexes • Unnecessary noise • Other’s commanding him History: Thucydides Melphestaus would be born shortly prior to that of his mother’s death. Leaving him as the last living memory of his mother. Thucydides even when he was born was a quiet and regularly unimpressed child. Looking upon the world with disappointment rather than that of wonder. Even at an early age, Thucydides aspired for something greater. He hoped to put his name within the history books, not caring if it was for good or bad reasons however. He aspired to become that of a statesman and politician, as such he was quick to request being shipped off to school to learn about the matters of government and politics. During his time within school he was at the top of his class, yet using more than just his own mind to achieve such a feat. Although he would’ve been capable of reaching such a position on his own, he preferred using his ‘lesser’ schoolmates to assist him on his way to the top. Bribes, deceit, favors, and all sorts of ill tactics to make it easier for himself to reach the top. Such tactics Thucydides continued to use until he eventually finished his schooling, being at the top of his class. During his time at school he was regarded as an outsider for his elven features and overall demeanor. Yet, due to his ranking within the school himself he slowly began to gain more of the elven beliefs himself. He viewed his schoolmates as lesser than him, uneducated minds that couldn’t understand the superiority he held to them. That they were only there to help him on his way to the top, and not to achieve their own goals. He aspires to make such a superiority even more blatant, hoping to study the matters of voidal magic, and eventually learn such a power, to make it clear that he is superior compared to the rest. Thucydides now aspires to see himself as a superior to all in both matters of rank, and power. He aspires to give those of ‘lesser’ minds the gift of realization, that they are all but servants but to him, and his path towards fame. Edited March 8, 2022 by Salvius 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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