Name: Stefano Di Lucca XII Gender: Male Age:24 Appearance: Thin of frame and short of stature measuring 5' 7" and 138 pounds. When possible he keeps his mousey brown hair styled. He wears light and flamboyant noble cloths colored purple and green, his house colours, and a gaudy artist's beret. Bio: Stefano was born as the youngest of 7 sons into the storied and illustrious Lucca family. With six older brothers, dozens of nephews, uncles, cousins, and scheming finalcial advisors Stefano was denyied a live of power as head of his house. Whitch as family tradition dictates was always passed to the oldest male in the family. His disinterest in politics and quick boredom with noble intrique also furthered his supposed uselessness to the family and for his whole life he was given an allowance larger than most peasances see in their live and was more or less expected and told to stay out of the adults way until he could be married off in some political scheme. As a result he was left with more wealth and spare time then he knew what to do with and engedged in various hobbies. As a boy he read the journals and histories of his families founder who he was named after, Stefano I. He attended concerts and art galleries. He learned to paint and play the lyre, and lute and would sneak out of his country mansion to play in the locale village square. When history and art grew boring he spent his preeteen year's in the company of animals, learning to ride horses, train falcons (like Stefano I), and breed and hunt with dogs. When the animals kingdom lost it's appeal he sought pleasure in being a patron of science. He donated to Dwarven clocksmiths and watch makers, and innovators of gunpowder and fireworks, who made him a customed rifle and pistol set and taught him to shoot. Around his 14 hear Stefano found pleasure in the rush of gambling both in intricate high stake games in gilded casinos or in a simple game of dice in a dirty alleyway. At 16 he found entertainment in blood sport such as cock fights and bare knuckle bar brawls (a few he took part in). He had his own box seat reserved for him in the Pit and won a horses weight in gold when he bet against the 1000:1 odds of Silas Rose defeating The Reaper. Stefano's decedent lifestyle infuriated his family as they they spent countless coin on containing word of his free time from potential suitors. The straw that broken the camels back was when they discovered that once a month he and a few friends would saddle their horses and engaged in dangerous beast hunts near the shadowlands borders. Stefano was stripped of his title and cut off financially from the family. Taking his favorite possessions from his old life Stefano is now thrust in a world he is unprepared for searching for a means to sustain himself and fight off the boredom that has plaged him all his life. Fighting style: Stefano prefers to kill from a distance by first sicking the hounds and his prized falcon on his foes while he lines up the perfect shot with his customed Dwarven arquebus. When pressed into a melee Stefano prefers to mount his horse and retreat to a safe distance to reload. Equipment: Costumed Dwarven arquebus- long ranged and extremely heavy this beautiful weapon while accurate is difficult to use on the run. Rapier Two pure breed bloodhounds and one wolfhound Hunting falcon Skills/abilities: Excellent marksmanship Excellent horsemanship Good "poker face" Good artistic talent and musicianship Good with animals [hider=other info] 1. Listen to the GM(s), If you have a complaint tell me. I am not an evil dictator and if I am wrong I will admit it. 2. Romance and Gore allowed, But keep it in good taste and in site rules 3. Now not all characters will play nice with each other I understand that, but keep the disputes in the RP not in OOC 4. Be civilized and polite please 5. All basic RP rules apply to this roleplay: Power playing, Meta gaming, and others are not allowed. 6. The story isn't exactly set, If you have an idea for a mission feel free to pm me the details and I'll try to work it in. 7. Copy the rules into a Hider in the "other" of your cs so I know you read them. 8. Get into your character's skin become him or her as you are playing have fun and give us insight into their thoughts. 9. Try to keep active, in both the IC and OOC pages please. And even if you don't have anything to say, at least read the OOCo [/hider]