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Character Profile: Victüss, Prince of Virulence



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Name: Victüss, Prince of Virulence

Gender: Male

Race: A Tervin in the body of a human
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The Tervins are a deeply archaic and diverse people, believing that every soul is tailor made to a specific word; destined to follow the path in enforcing the meaning of the title given to them. Living far south from the Sanctum in the thick everglades of Glӓdotë, the race hides from alchemists who wish to harvest their raw essence. Tervinn (their language) is the only language they speak, and is by far the most complex of all the discovered peoples of the world.
They are not a physical species, existing as a parasitic spirit that assumes control over a creature’s body. Outside of a host, they appear as gaseous, black clouds with glaring amber pupils. When they assume control, the signature dark ivory thorns protrude from the spine, elbows and knees, and they gain the memories of whoever they consume. Tervins are killable in both spirit form (being vulnerable to being trapped in enchanted objects) as well as embodied forms, in which if their host dies, they will too. Although not typically evil, Tervins can be seen as immoral from the possession of other bodies, however some seek to assist citizens of the Sanctum, all in order to fulfil their name and title.


Appearance: Standing at a height of six feet, Victüss has a lean build, with considerable but little bulk in his shoulders, his legs, however, are muscled and defined. His face is covered with scars, the clearest being a laceration from the left of his forehead dragged down to his right cheek, just missing his eye as it cuts across the brow. A short wave of black hair sweeps across his head and into a fringe above his eyes, which are silver-grey in colouration.
For armour he uses black dyed troll leather, which is durable yet susceptible to sharp objects. The weak points on his body, including his shoulders, pectorals, abdominals and forearms (gauntlets) are fortified with a thin plate of titanium: lightweight yet strong.

Character: Uncaring, selfish and cunning, Victüss has very little compassion towards those around him, which is understandable, when considering his occupation as a bounty hunter. His allegiance is only towards himself, everyone else is secondary, no matter their age, gender or race. Essentially, the Prince of Virulence is completely unprejudiced and somewhat enigmatic too, since everyone could be his target sooner or later. And he has learned to live knowing that one day, a price could be put up on his own head too.
As a fighter, the Tervin is agile, fast and calculating; he analyses the weakness of an opponent, in their style or armour, and uses his knowledge against them to kill quickly and efficiently. The only reason he adopts this tactic is due to the fragility and lack of strength the body he has possesses, making up what he lacks in power with brains instead. It’s brought him to be known as the greatest assassin around the area of the Sanctum; if you need someone dead, you come to Victüss.

He wields duel daggers, each with a razor-sharp serrated edge to double as a tool for cutting hides as well as throats:
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Tucked into the titanium breastplate beneath his leather jacket.
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As well as six kunai, attached to his belt, tipped with a paralysing poison.

If you can catch him, feel free to throw a quest his way. If he needs to kill, he’ll take any pay; that’s how little life means to him.
Laments of passion
Obstructed by fear.
Under guises of jovial chatter;
Incredulous hopes
Steadily feasting away-
Eating away at my heart.
  








To be a master of metaphor is the greatest thing by far. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others, and it is also a sign of genius.
— Aristotle, Poetics