[hider=Aaron Starag][center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190120/b458a81531631a6916fa9413063c5f80.png[/img][/center]
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[sub]Portrait of Aaron in ceremonial dress, a tradition of the Starag family. Painted soon after his Awakening, when he was eighteen.[/sub]

[color=f0d705][i]| Male | 21 | Light Mage |[/i][/color][/center]
[color=f0d705][b]Appearance[/b][/color] 
[indent]Aaron stands a little over six feet tall and weighs around 185lbs, lean but well-muscled. Shown in his portrait in ceremonial dress, Aaron normally dresses more modern, insisting to keep himself looking presentable. Clean-shaven, hair neatly styled, stuff like that. Long-sleeved dress shirts, slacks and khakis make up his everyday wardrobe, always clean and nicely pressed. On cooler days, a blazer or peacoat is usually never far behind. [/indent]
[color=f0d705][b]Personality[/b][/color]
[indent]Aaron was raised very disciplined, and that discipline has shaped him as a person. He keeps to his routine, maintains good self-control and is very well organized. However, he's no emotionless robot. Aaron is a vibrant young man who loves life, but also loves work. Very purpose-driven, he will never start a project he doesn't intend to finish, and is extremely goal-oriented (the goal usually to be the best attendant he possibly can and uphold his family's legacy). As a result he is always trying to better himself, be it in academics, art, or any other discipline. To some, especially other mages or humans, his dogged persistence and desire to be (essentially) the best slave he can be, can be a little odd or even off-putting. For him, his work is a matter of pride.

He is a perfect gentleman, well-spoken, and well-versed in etiquette (admittedly, to a point where those who weren't raised to be servants to royalty might find him to be a bit much). Friendly and dignified, he maintains composure in public, disliking overly emotional behavior. Luckily, he's not quite uptight to the point of awkwardness.

Aaron holds himself to impossibly high standards and as such, is prone to pushing himself and his limits too hard. He becomes angry with himself in failure, but tries to use failure as a motivator. He also has a bad habit of keeping his emotions bottled up inside until something snaps. Being devoted as he is to being a good attendant, he is at risk of betraying his principles on the command of his master. Hopefully, though, it won't come to that.[/indent]
[color=f0d705][b]Bio[/b][/color]
[indent][hider=History of the Starag Line]The Starag family name was made famous during the Blood Wars when Landar Starag made a name for himself as arguably the most powerful mage on the human side, as well as the most tenacious. He took to his magic more easily than most, ever so slightly shifting the power balance in each battle he fought. Fighting off the vampires and freeing the human race was his singular goal; he led mage forces against them time and time again, wielding fire at the head of each encounter, and even accrued the most vampire kills on the human side. He was strong-willed and well-respected, and even in the face of certain defeat, would not surrender.

His resolve didn't falter when the werewolves attacked. Even in the face of sure destruction, he was the last to be swayed in favour of the Blood Treaty. Fortunately, his desire to save humankind won out over his hatred of vampires and he did finally sign the Treaty as the co-signatory to Queen Anastasia Noila herself. After the combined armies of the humans and vampires fought off the werewolf invaders and a shaky peace was finally established, Queen Noila took Landar as her personal mage and, to set an example, declared that from that day on the Noila family would take only Starag mages as their attendants. Outwardly, Landar accepted his place under Queen Anastasia's thumb and performed well as her mage servant until he eventually died of old age.

Ever since, as Queen Anastasia declared, the Noila vampires have only taken Starag mages as their attendants. As a result, the Starag family came to be held in high regard by House Noila and the Moonlight Council for their history of dedicated service. In return, the Starags have developed an affection for the Noila line and vampires in general, having reaped benefits from their service most mages are not so fortunate to recieve. As such, the Starags have changed from begrudging servants submitting for the greater good to enthusiastic attendants who consider their position to be a noble one and take it as a source of pride, telling themselves and their offspring that through their work they are participating in the system that emancipated mankind from tyrannical rule.

To this day the Starags are some of the best trained and highest regarded mages in the Treaty. However, this will be the first year a Starag will attend Noila Academy, having traditionally been privately tutored.[/hider]
Born to a mage family well-respected by the Council, Aaron's pedigree is long and impressive. Directly descended from Landar Starag himself (albeit many, many generations on) he has big shoes to fill and a sparkling reputation to uphold; as such, it comes as no surprise that he had a very structured and disciplined upbringing. Indeed, Aaron has been held to a high standard all his life, his entire childhood having been spent learning everything from etiquette to swordsmanship. He was taught academics and etiquette alike from private tutors, and has been kept on a strict diet and exercise regimen since he first became a teenager. You see, in the Starag family, the best thing you can become is an attendant to a vampire, and they take their assignment to the royal family [i]very[/i] seriously. Therefore, their children are taught from a young age anything and everything that could be of use to make them the best attendants out there; how to conduct themselves in a vampiric court, how to keep themselves fit and healthy (i.e. in good feeding condition) and everything they might need to keep their future masters happy, from organizational skills to keep their master's appointments to martial training should they have to defend them.

Aaron was no exception. In fact, he was a glowing example of a Starag child on his way to great accomplishment as a royal attendant. Only one thing stood to impede him: whether or not he was actually a mage. One of the things Aaron remembers best from his childhood was a combination of anxiety and desperate hope that he would have magic and be accepted, as his ancestors were, into the ranks of royal mage attendants. Most of the Starag descendants before him had been mages, with the few who had not having left royal service and having their names forgotten by history. His Awakening day was the most exciting, terrifying, and highly-anticipated one of his life; he remembers practically shaking as he held his crystal in a white-knuckled grip, eyes tight shut, hoping with all of his might that the damn thing would light up. To his considerable joy and great relief, the crystal glowed brightly, emitting sharp rays of golden light all throughout the chamber.

In the two years since his Awakening, Aaron has been training harder than ever under the watchful eye of his tutors, knowing any day could be the day he was finally chosen to take his place at a Noila vampire's side. However, only a few weeks ago, he was informed that, against tradition, he would be attending Noila Academy instead of completing his studies under a tutor - at the command of Princess Ryner herself, the vampire whom his mother and other relatives served - and, consequently, end up possibly being assigned to a vampire outside of the Noila family. As of now, he will be the first Starag mage to ever attend the academy.[/indent]
[color=f0d705][b]Likes[/b][/color]
[indent]Self-improvement / success / magic / routine / formality / some animals / structure / swordsmanship / playing cello / the night sky / quiet / dressing up / sunlight, on occasion[/indent]
[color=f0d705][b]Dislikes[/b][/color]
[indent]Failure / feeling overwhelmed / sloppiness / blatant emotion / crassness / laziness / noise / ungrateful mages[/indent]
[color=f0d705][b]Habits[/b][/color]
[indent]Journaling / tugging on his left ear / grooming / foot tapping / fidgeting with his ring / twirling his sword before combat[/indent]
[color=f0d705][b]Other[/b][/color]
[indent]Aaron keeps extremely good care of himself, partly because it's good for him both physically and mentally, and partly to make himself the best protector and most satisfying feed possible for his future master.

He was raised nocturnal in anticipation of his service to a vampire, so he'll have no trouble adjusting to the night life.

He uses full-spectrum lighting to prevent vitamin D deficiency and seasonal affective disorder.

Aaron also keeps a diary and a detailed log of his health and habits. He uses a smartwatch to track his steps and activity.

Aaron wears a [url=http://www.thecarrotbox.com/store/cz/dianna/dianna_large.jpg]ring[/url] on his left middle finger (although it changes fingers frequently what with his fidgeting) made from the crystal that was used in his Awakening as a tool to help channel his magic. When he uses it, it glows bright yellow. When it's not being used, it appears [url=https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkJ4qJuzD66n6QZ9RGGPkObH3MPMY4ilK-KDiO65dFN3J0RiWiag]translucent yellow[/url]. He also wears a [url=https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/cd30d3fb-b44c-4525-a1b7-ea1c9d82b6dd.jpg]longsword[/url] on his hip, for ceremonial reasons as well as for caution; it acts both as a weapon and another object through which to channel his magic. The scabbard features an embossed royal emblem on the hilt and a smaller embossed Starag crest on the tip. The sword's name is Dawn. 

Aaron has a jagged scar on his left ear, as if the upper and lower halves had been separated and fused back together.

He’s a talented cello player, but also knows a little piano. His voice is alright, but nothing to write home about.

He’s not the type of guy you’d expect to like country music, but you’d be wrong. [/indent]
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