[hider=Casternus] [center][h2][color=ed1c24]The Archdemon Casternus, Butcher of Assyria, Scourge of Carthage[/color][/h2][/center] [center][img]http://scottishcomedy.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gerard-butler-hugo-boss-main.jpg[/img] [color=ed1c24][i]"I like to think of myself as an enabler."[/i][/color] -[b]Cas[/b] [/center] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Name:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Casternus Mantha[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Nickname:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Cas[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Age:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]2327[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Gender:[/u][/b][/color] [indent] Male[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b]Sexuality:[/b][/color] [indent]Fluid[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Relationship Status:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Single[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Gang Rank:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Unafiliated (for the moment)[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Title:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Scourge of Carthage[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Species: Demon[/u][/b][/color] [indent][/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Occupation: Paramedic[/u][/b][/color] [indent][/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Likes: [/u][/b][/color] [indent]Dogs Unruly mobs Chaos[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Dislikes:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Order Angels[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Fears:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Never returning to full power Cats[/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]Personality:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Cass has...mellowed out considerably after centuries of low activity, not to mention the influence of an Archangel in his head. He’s still somewhat hot headed and quick to lose his temper, and he has a tendency to be a little grouchy. However, shielded of the dark influences of inferno, Cass has become almost likeable, for a grouch. Oddly enough, he works as a paramedic in the city. Cass enjoys the hectic pace of the work, and it often brings him into close proximity with death and destruction. The irony of actually saving lives is also highly amusing to him. He generally arrives on scene with an amused smile and a gung ho attitude. Cass doesn’t really have any close friends; even the EMTs he rides with are no more than pleasant coworkers. But he does have dogs. Cass developed a habit of taking in stray dogs over the years, usually off the streets, sometimes from shelters. He especially likes the vicious ones; something about taking them in and shaping their personalities is deeply satisfying to him. He instills them with iron discipline and trains them to attack on command. He’s had as many as nine, but currently has six: A pitbull, two german shepherd-esque mutts, some kind of doberman/labrador mix, a mutt without any clear traits at all, and a beautiful purebred rottweiler. Though Cass wouldn’t admit it, he absolutely loves his dogs; they’re the only family he’s ever had. [/indent] [color=ed1c24][b][u]History:[/u][/b][/color] [indent]Cass is an older demon, and a very famous one among his kind. Previously one of Inferno’s greatest warriors, he spent centuries happily fighting in the Empyrean War across multiple planes of existence. Humans may not recognize his name, but they know of his handiwork. Babylon, Troy, Carthage, the Sacking of Rome; all his doing. Cass is quite proud of the work; he delights in the excesses of hatred and slaughter, and he loves spurring humans to do the same. Carthage remains to this day his favorite memory: running with red-eyed legionaires through the streets, raping, murdering, burning, butchering, and then, to top it all off, salting the earth so nothing would ever grow there again. Destruction is his goal, chaos his modus operandi. It all changed at Constantinople. Cass was among the Ottoman armies as they took the city, but it was a trap. The walls of the city had crumbled, and Cass was just hitting his stride, burning his way to the Palace, hoping to encounter Empress Theodozia, who was reputed to be the most beautiful woman of her era. When he finally butchered his way into the palace, he discovered that Theodozia was indeed beautiful...too beautiful to be human. She was the Archangel Mariel. The two of them fought bitterly, but ultimately Castornus gained the upper hand. As he struck the killing blow, Mariel did...something. She died by his hands, her head caved in by his bare fists, but something had changed. Cass left the palace, intent on getting to the business of properly destroying the city, but as he began to exert his powers, burning light exploded in his mind and Mariel’s wondrous face appeared before his eyes. Cass was driven from the city, screaming in agony, and haunted by the dead Archangel. Constantinople gained new rulers and a new name, but remained quite intact, and relatively few civilians died. What exactly Mariel did remains a mystery, but it quickly became clear she’d crippled Cass. Every time he tried to use his powers properly, he was filled with agonizing pain, and Mariel’s haunting image would sternly glare at him, lovely and terrifying at the same time. Cass became a laughing stock amongst the denizens of Inferno; a lame old warhorse, good for nothing, a relic of another time. Occasionally, he’d try to get back out there, limiting the use of his powers, but Mariel had indeed crippled him. Desperate to escape her curse and return to his old ways, Cass fled to Fall Hollow, hoping the mortal plain would shield him from her influence, but to no avail. He’s since settled down in the city, hoping that someday he can find a way to lift the curse. He’s had no luck in the last 60 years or so, and Cass has more or less resigned himself to his fate. He has a modest apartment downtown; itt’s not a perfect existence, but it’s good enough. [/indent] [color=ed1c24][h2][b]Extra[/b][/h2][/color] [indent][/indent] [/hider]