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Isaac Armistead
Character Summary
Name: Isaac Armistead
Aliases: Hidden Hands
Age: 26
Birthday: August 15, 1693
Nationality: English
Birth Place: Whitby, England
Affiliations: Whitby Smugglers' Guild
Gender: Male
Education: Self taught
Social Class: Lower Class
Occupation: Theif
Languages: English
Appearance
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155lbs
Build: Lean
Eyes: Green
Hair: Brown, shaggy, midlength
Skin Tone: Light
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: Tattoo of a skull with a scar across the eye socket on the left side of his chest. Obtained the scar when he was stabbed during a card game
Personal Style: Generally dresses of a higher class when trying to find someone to hustle in gambling. He generally wears a fine shirt that is slightly open at the top, clean and new looking leather pants, and dark colored fine boots. He keeps his hair slightly swept to one side, but clean. However, when he is on the job, he prefers to wear a simple black shirt, with form fitting leather pants and dark colored boots that have clearly been worn many times. He pulls his hair back under a red head scarf.
Psychology
Fun loving * Manipulative * Alert * Selfish * Brave * Flirtatious
Sexuality: Pansexual
Relationship Status: Single (and always looking ;D)
Personality: Isaac has no problem taking what he feels like he is owed. He doesn't believe in "friends" as he was taught from a young age that he couldn't trust anyone. His parents abandoned him on the street at 5 years old. The man who taught him thievery tried to sell him into slavery. The only people he ever thought he could trust betrayed him. Rather than holding a grudge and becoming sullen over this, he came to the conclusion that it was simply human nature. He decided to use other people's greed to his advantage and learned to manipulate their emotions.
He feels empty and unfulfilled by his lifestyle however, and this makes him want to bed all of his targets. This his led to some big scores for him, and he has found it to be useful. He was made fun of when he was in his early teens for having no limits on who he would attempt to court, but the other thieves around him quickly stopped when he began making more money than any of them, causing his ego to gain a massive boost. He considers himself nigh irresistible because of this.
Habits:
He always flirts with someone in their first few meetings to see how easily he could steal from them
He ritualistically cleans his dagger
Hobbies: Drinking, fighting, exercising
Fears:
- Large insects
- Burning alive
- Losing Sanity
Likes:
- Wine
- Women
- Men
- Money
- Gambling
- Travel
Dislikes:
- Bugs
- Children
- Clergymen
- People with anger issues
- Heat
- Failing to woo a target
Cards On The Table
General World Skills:
- Ballroom Dancing
- Bluff
- Seduction (High Class)
- Class Knowledge
- Deception
- Disguise
- Seduction (Street)
- Gambling
- Lying
Combat Skills:
- Daggers
- Brawling
- Pistol
- Running
- Athletics
What Is On Your Person:
- Clothing - Finely tailored silk shirt, fine leather pants, and new looking dark leather boots
- Two daggers
- Four hand rolled cigarettes
- An ornately engraved lighter
- Pistol
- 10 Pounds
Quarters:
- 15 Bullets
- Cutlass
- Books on how to appear noble
- A piece of a letter his mentor left him after knocking him unconscious
- Four Daggers
- 10 Feet of rope
History
Family History: Isaac's parents are dead. They left him on the streets at 5 years old because they couldn't take care of another child. When he was 12, he was taken to their home. It had been burned to the ground and his parents were found inside. He has an older brother named Michael who had aspirations of joining the Royal Navy. They last saw each other when Isaac was 14 and Michael was 15. Michael told Isaac that he would hunt him down should they ever meet again, as criminals must be detained at all costs.
Behind Your Name: Isaac chose to take on the surname of Armistead when his brother threatened his life. The name means "hermit" and he felt that would fit well being that he was alone. He felt that isolating himself in name, would help him isolate himself from the life his brother leads.
History: Isaac has fought for everything he has, and everything he wants. He doesn't let something like "morals" get in the way. He picked his first pocket at the age of 6. By 12 he was committing armed robbery. He would steal from the middle class for the most part. The high class knew better, and the low class had nothing of value. His mentor quickly taught him how to lower the guard of a woman however.
At 14 years old, he had learned to seduce both men and women with relative ease. They were mostly of the lower class to start with, but some had a few valuables in their homes he'd take with him. After his brother threatened his life, Isaac began to focus on the art of seducing people to get their guards down. This also became useful after his mentor taught him how to play cards. Of course, after a particularly good score, his mentor beat him unconscious and stole the goods and money from Isaac. Upons waking, a piece of paper lay beside him. It read: "I tried to tell you boy, no one can be trusted. Stay safe."
When he was 16 years old, he heard a rumor that a large shipment of spices and gold was coming into the port. When the ship arrived it was full of men, the sort of which he'd never seen. They appeared to be of the lower class, but they were comrades. This was something Isaac had never seen before. He followed their paths during the day until the men entered a tavern at night. It was there Isaac had his first glimpse of the pirate lifestyle.
When he turned 20, Isaac decided he was ready to try his hand at being a pirate. Thieving was a good way to stay off the streets, but there was far more to discover. Who knew what riches he could return with? He decided to befriend the pirates. He would go tavern hopping every night until he found one of them. Once he did, hed offer them a round of cards, and/or a drink and a chat. Eventually, he heard tales of adventures and treasures one could only imagine. So, he packed his bag, and began to search for a ship that would take him. Knowingly or not.
Extras
Character Quote: "Odds are, I'll beat your odds"
Accent: British
Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnzgdBAKyJo
Anything Else: Calico Jack https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2450554
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Isaac Armistead
"If it's not nailed down, it's free"
║ ☯ Neutral ║ ✿ Friend ║ ❅ BFF ║ ♡ Infatuation ║ ❤ Love ║
║ ❦ Considered Family ║ ☣ Tense ║ ☢ Dislikes ║ ☠ Enemy ║
║ ❦ Considered Family ║ ☣ Tense ║ ☢ Dislikes ║ ☠ Enemy ║
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✿/♡Anastasia Ridgeway♡\✿
"I can always count on her to help me have a good time"
"I can always count on her to help me have a good time"
Isaac met Anna a few years back while partying with some of the pirates who had just come ashore. He was attracted to her because she seemed to fit in very well with his own lifestyle. The fact that she could take care of herself was a bit of a bonus too. She wasn't like Millicent though. Anna was more the kind of person always ready to fight by Isaac's side in a brawl they started for fun. Of course, what came after those brawls was always fun too
☯/☣ Sirena Kalliope Ikaria ☣\☯
"She was immune to my charms. I'll have to make sure she doesn't tell anyone before she comes around."
"She was immune to my charms. I'll have to make sure she doesn't tell anyone before she comes around."
Isaac met Sirena while he was first trying to become a pirate. She was a year younger than he was, as well as very clearly more welathy than her was, and Isaac assumed that meant she'd be ignorant. He was wrong. She shot him down. Thankfully, few people had been around to see it. However, Isaac is petrified that she will reveal that he failed to charm her to someone he targets. She could become a liability if he doesn't find some way to get her on his side.
♡ Millicent Clarke ♡
"She was grace, she was beauty. The way she held that dagger as she threatened my life stirred emotions in me I've not felt often."
"She was grace, she was beauty. The way she held that dagger as she threatened my life stirred emotions in me I've not felt often."
Isaac was immediately struck by Millicent's beauty. Why a woman who looked like that was out here alone he would never understand. He approached her in his usual way. After talking, he convinced her to take him back to her place. Of course, his intentions were for more than just a fun night. No one has ever been able to track Isaac down when he didn't want them to. But there she was, standing in front of him threatening his life if he didn't return her money. So of course he did. She agreed to let business stay business and leave the issue alone. He did however, find himself inexplicably attracted to her after that encounter.