[hider=Lantana] [CENTER][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/170928/aaa12bb8aef3921676ebc49ed2c656fa.png[/img] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [I]Character Theme –[/I] [URL=https://youtu.be/Ge6rvI0VEXM]Lantana & Friends! - La Bruja (Live Performance)[/URL] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0b/77/b4/0b77b4bfc6cfc9e482cf2a705b9ec749--fantasy-male-fantasy-rpg.jpg [/img] [i]Oh, you've come to marvel at my physique? How oddly peculiar of you! Please, please, La Bonita, your corset need not unraveling for this tale. There's not much that separates me from most, I assure you. Height and weight are but numbers for tailors which otherwise calculates the vassal's mediocrity. I've but two feet and two hands, quite like yourself, though, might I add, far less impressionable to the naked eye! Clearly, we should be painting words of your beauty, for your pastels are simply [i]magnifique.[/i] [i]Ahem[/i], oh, well then... 30 minutes later... Where were we? Oh, yes! Forgive my self-deprecation. I am as pale as moon skin, calloused and, just like the moon, battered from flying rocks as well! Though the sun's gross incandescence does not escape my praise, I prefer the sweet calm of night. My garments you've so hastily stripped onto the floor are birthed from the aristocratic threads of La Firencé, tailored by the fashionably daring minds of York. Note the craftsmanship along the coat, the jeweled sugar skull that keeps the scarlet tie in place. It is my finest suit, my costume, in this grandiose play called life! Do the silken tufts of ebony upon my skull bring delight to your fingers? The fiery hazel in my eyes are accentuated by a pallid countenance, no? My fangs, you say? Oh, these are merely...prop pieces! What was that? Oh, yes, yes, ... they [b]are[/b] permanent. Such is the life of an actor committed to one singular, vampiric role, I'm afraid. *Laughs furiously* You, you want me to do [b]what[/b] to you with them? [i]Ahem[/i], oh, well then... [/i] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]【[U]Alias[/U]】[/color] Formerly Viscount Saul Lestat, Baron Diego Alexander, and Scumflower, now known as Edgar Cervantes, or simply, Lantana. [color=red]【[U]Race[/U]】[/color] Higher Vampire [color=red]【[U]Gender[/U]】[/color] Male [color=red]【[U]Age[/U]】[/color] 200+ [color=red]【[U]Sexuality[/U]】[/color] Indeed! [color=red]【[U]Birth Place[/U]】[/color] [i][i][i]Across the Great Sea[/i][/i][/i]... [color=red]【[U]Nation/Allegiance[/U]】[/color] His most consistent allegiance is to himself. Lantana was raised in La Firencé, but lived many lives in La Lament, Himeria, Greyreach, and Bein. The Free City of York is his most current of homes. [color=red]【[U]Profession[/U]】[/color] Actor, Musician, Poet, and Painter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]【[U]Personality[/U]】[/color] [i]From the words of [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b0/40/f1/b040f17ca3f3e0f7e92e11b9d7988830--aquarius-fantasy-characters.jpg]Giuseppe Gavignone[/url]:[/i] Lantana follows the beat of his own drum. Whether you admire its rhythm, or hate its cacophony, the instrument never stops playing. Ever. The half-elf, or whatever stirs within that genetic cocktail of his, does not sleep. He works tirelessly on his craft, but still manages to enjoy the finer things in life. While the sword is not his forte, his words cut far more deeper into men and women alike. His mental jousts are unconventional, known to leave lesser minds into frayed ribbons. Such tact for the langue has been both fortuitous and dangerous for Lantana. Yet no matter how grave the situation, he still manages to escape death's clutches, unscathed, time and time again. His loyalty is a hard earned concept on both fronts. Lantana comes and goes as he pleases with mere acquaintances, but is unwavering to whomever he considers is his truest of companions. I include myself in that unfortunate lot, and I constantly mull over whether that is a gift or a curse. What I can divulge is that there is never a dull moment with Lantana. You may find yourself in the gallows, no doubt at the expense of that pale dolt's musings, but you'd not share an adventure with anyone else, lest dull conformity is your preferred suitor of choice. Perhaps I am a glutton for punishment, but life has become a thrilling phantasm since our introduction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]【[U]History[/U]】[/color] The rarefied account of a higher vampire and his many lives...[/center] [list] [*]Viscount Saul Lestat lived cautiously in La Firencé. The nobleman was not well-known in royal social circles, often using intermediaries for business dealings, and only made gala events appearances that required masks and costumes. He never married, though rumor has it that he got around quite frequently. Lestat [i]died[/i] of unknown causes. His estate was transferred over to his servants, who eventually branched out into longstanding noble houses. [*] Baron Diego Alexander used leftover crowns from Viscount Lestat's estate to purchase land in La Lament. Diego was a much more social man compared to his former life. It was here where he birthed a passion for the arts. He hired tutors and professors to teach him how to paint, write, and play the guitar, and he fell in love with a poet who taught him how to write stories and ballads. Diego Alexander was pretty active in the community, funding small time music festivals and art galleries for local artists. His most famous contribution to La Lament is a generous land grant donation for the construction of an Art Institution. The Performing Arts Institute of La Lament still stands to this day. [*] Scumflower came long after Baron Diego Alexander grew bored of his cultured life. He sought a dangerous adventure, so he stashed away a sizable fortune scattered throughout La Lament's banks and started anew. He shaved his head and wore tattered rags, joining ships as a traveling deckhand. He fought and drank, sang merry songs, and roused port women with dreamy ballads. His adventures kept him in Himeria for a long while, before he joined a thieves guild in Greyreach that eventually disbanded due to the efforts of the local authorities. Scumflower became a drifter, a beggar with a voice that carried him all the way to Bein. He was at a crossroads at this point, contemplating what to do with his life. Then, after some serious soul searching, copious amounts of wine, and elven love-making, he decided on his next chapter. [*] Edgar Cervantes emerged from La Lament's banks to collect fortunes under Baron Alexander, then traveled to the Free City of York. His budding career in the arts went full bloom. He performed with a troupe, wearing a fashionable suit under the stage name, Lantana. It was here where he befriended a halfling named Giuseppe Gavignone, who'd become his talent agent and life long friend. They went on many ridiculous adventures together, many of which have been immortalized into poems and songs known throughout the land. His tour through Aridia currently has him stationed in the City of Telchar. [/list] [center]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]【[U]Skills and Abilities[/U]】[/color][/center] [list] [*][b]Musician[/b] - Nothing stirs his vampiric heart more than to express himself through ballad and guitar. He's had many years to master his craft, and has become an underground sensation across Aridia. [*][b]Poet[/b] - Creative writing comes second to his passion for music. He's written many unpublished short stories and poems, all kept on his person for safe keeping. [*][b]Actor[/b] - The troupe he plays music with are also professionally trained actors, and together with Lantana, perform original plays. [*][b]Painter[/b] - Many of his best pieces are when he assumed the name of Baron Diego Alexander. Heavily influenced by his impressionist contemporaries at the time, most of his artwork hangs at the Performing Arts Institute of La Lament. [*][b]Higher Vampirism[/b] - Lantana's peculiar origins are as complicated as his function as a higher vampire. While he assumes the role as a human, he is nearly invulnerable. Though he can move undetected even from a Witcher's medallion, powerful igni spells and witcher-brewed vampiric oils are the only things that can physically harm him. His natural bestial state has never been awakened, but he's no intention of terrorizing the lands like some mindless ekimma. Blood is not a necessity anymore than wine is. While Lantana has not met any of his kind since he came from the lands across the great sea, he does not embody any malice or anger towards humans like the fictional tales and poems suggest. [/list] [center]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]【[U]Weapons/Tools and Magic[/U]】[/color] [b]-=Old Wooden Guitar=- [/b] [b]-=Calligraphy Set=-[/b] [b]-=Tomes of empty parchment & original works=-[/b] [b]-=Engraved Dirk=-[/b][/center] [center]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]【[U]Other[/U]】[/color] Dialogue colour: [color=Maroon][b]Maroon[/b][/color][/center] [list] [*]Lantana leads a ragtag group of professional artists, managed by his friend Giuseppe Gavignone. [url=https://i0.wp.com/www.vancekovacs.com/wp-content/uploads/galleries/post-494/full/games_044.jpg]Osid Helmud[/url] and [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/99/42/4a/99424a421f1598bb9c46ed6522e57ea0.jpg]Tizald Kugrast[/url] provide back up vocals and strings, while [url=https://img00.deviantart.net/aa87/i/2016/042/9/5/commission__sondra_sparkle_by_tjota-d9qo3o0.png]Setra Dephaenfire[/url] is the female lead and well-rounded singer, dancer, and violinist.[/list] [/hider]