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[color=#7d5cb3][b]Name:[/b] [/color] Damon Kessler
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Nickname(s):[/b] [/color] 'The Jackal' 
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Age:[/b] [/color] 88 (51 years as a Lycan) 
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Gender:[/b] [/color] Male
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Birthday:[/b] [/color] January 6th
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Race:[/b] [/color] Lycan. In human form, he is Caucasian (looks maybe a little Turkish, or Greek, or Eastern European... ) 
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Rank/Status Title (if any):[/b] [/color] Not the Alpha, but a trusted and capable (and intelligent) soldier, and a (thus far) loyal ally to the Iron Fangs. (Maybe one day, Beta.) 

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[color=#812442][b]Height:[/b] [/color] 6'5" in Human form, a little over 7' in hybrid wolf / human form.
[color=#812442][b]Build:[/b] [/color] heavily muscled, broad-shouldered, rugged. 
[color=#812442][b]Eye Color:[/b] [/color] pale blue in Human form
[color=#812442][b]Hair Color & Style:[/b] [/color] dark brown, militaristic cut, full beard
[color=#812442][b]Skin Tone:[/b] [/color] olive-complexioned
[color=#812442][b]Notable Marks:[/b] [/color] GSW scarring on shoulder blades, abs and back, scarring from fights on arms, keeps ritual scarring (some would call it 'cutting') on his chest to count those kills made for the pack. 
[color=#812442][b]Typical Clothing Style:[/b] [/color] functional, easy to move in. Favours the informal, worn in, familiar. 
[color=#812442][b]Aura/First Impression:[/b] [/color] strong, silent type. If he speaks, the pack tends to listen though. Ever the good soldier. 
[color=#812442][b]Voice:[/b][/color] Mads Mikkelsen

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[color=#7d5cb3][b]Hobbies/Interests[/b][/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] scrimshaw. He often makes time for carving from his victims' bones (if retrieving a bone shard is feasible.) 
[color=black]✦[/color] Blues guitar. He has a semi-regular gig at a joint called 'Suds,' a forgotten little bar on Shroud Ave.
[color=black]✦[/color] He's actually a pretty good cook, though few would know it.
[color=#812442][b]Likes[/b][/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] Good music, badly played. Or Bad music, well-played.
[color=black]✦[/color] The occasional cigar. 
[color=black]✦[/color] Ensuring his Pack's place in the world, via whatever means are necessary.
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Dislikes[/b][/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] Cowardice. 
[color=black]✦[/color] Dancehall music. 
[color=black]✦[/color] Unfortunately, most of the females in the Pack. Not their fault. Just never really hit it off with them. Good warriors, skilled, valuable pack members. Just never found he was very compatible with them. 
[color=#812442][b]Fears[/b][/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] Drowning. (it was how his sister died. He has been irrationally fearful ever since.)
[color=black]✦[/color] Letting the Fangs down. 
[color=black]✦[/color] Dying alone, without a mate.
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Habits[/b][/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] Seeks out items from his childhood, specifically coins from his birth (and 'rebirth') years, 1937 and 1975.
[color=black]✦[/color] always keeps a 1937 British George VI half crown coin in his pocket, worn almost flat and devoid of detail after so many years. 
[color=#812442][b]Vices[/b][/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] visiting the whorehouses of the Gutterdark. Maybe not for exactly the reasons you might imagine.
[color=black]✦[/color] 'enjoying' his powers, and his job for the pack a little too much. He is aware of it, of his bloodlust, and is attempting to be mindful of his zeal.

[color=#7d5cb3][b]Core Motivation:[/b] [/color] Find a love. Support the Pack. Find his place in Halcyon, whatever that means. (secretly: Find meaning, a purpose in life bigger than the pack, or something other than the pack he'd gladly trade his life for. ) 

[color=#812442][b]Personality Overview:[/b] [/color] Kessler is the good soldier. He is there whenever the pack needs him. He is dedicated, loyal to a fault, nearly fearless, driven / determined, and gets results. It is not typically Kessler's job to speak. He prefers it that way. Privately, he speaks with a few members of the pack, but he prefers to keep quiet. The problem with the good soldier is, sometimes there isn't much more in their lives. He's a bit lonely, though he's rarely alone. He struggles with his Human past, and the memories that occasionally invade. He has a troubled range of emotions when it comes to Humans, even Wardens. 

He does what he does, because he is very good at it, and because it is expected of him, and because he loves Dominic like a brother, and his pack are his family. Does he believe in 'the cause?' Maybe. Does he see right and wrong in the Pack's actions, or his own? Maybe. Maybe not. He wants change, and sometimes, just sometimes, sees himself as an agent of change -- but for better, or worse? These are the thoughts that he thinks on, long after the lights are out, and the claws are away. 

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[color=#7d5cb3][b]Openness to Friendship (1-5):[/b] [/color] 2
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Openness to Romance (1-5):[/b] [/color] 3
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Romantic Preferences:[/b] (casual/flirty or serious/trusting, none at all,etc.) [/color] Casual, open, trusting, but with zero strings. The pack comes first (so far.) 
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Current Romantic Interests (if any):[/b][/color] None.
[color=#7d5cb3][b]View on Forbidden Relationships:[/b][/color] (Officially) against. (Privately) open.
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Biggest Turn-ons:[/b] [/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] Someone powerful. Someone who can match him, physically and sexually.
[color=black]✦[/color] Someone who could challenge him intellectually. 
[color=black]✦[/color] Loyalty.
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Biggest Turn-offs:[/b] [/color]
[color=black]✦[/color] Frivolity, or displays of excess. 
[color=black]✦[/color] A lack of principles. 
[color=black]✦[/color] Vanilla.
[color=#7d5cb3][b]How They Handle Love:[/b] [/color] It has been a long time... he barely remembers. The last time didn't exactly... end well.
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Reputation Among Their Race/Faction:[/b] [/color] Rock-solid. Trusted. An ally you want beside you. But not necessarily the guy you go for a beer with after work. 
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Relationship with the Glamour:[/b][/color] A luxury for those who can't control their urges, or clean up their messes. 
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Known Enemies:[/b][/color] TBD
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Known Friends[/b][/color] TBD (the pack, Dominic.) 
[color=#7d5cb3][b]Known Family Members:[/b][/color] His human family? Dead, as far as he knows.

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[color=#812442][b]Current Occupation:[/b] [/color] Enforcer. 
[color=#812442][b]Level of Schooling(if any):[/b] [/color] As a human -- community college, studied to be a history teacher, post-secondary level. As a Lycan? A keen student of their own history. 
[color=#812442][b]Past Occupations (if any):[/b][/color] Motorcycle mechanic, teacher. 
[color=#812442][b]Socioeconomic Status:[/b][/color] The pack will provide. (The better end of low-class. Keeps a room in a lodging house in the Gutter.) 
[color=#812442][b]History Summary:[/b] [/color] Turned sometime in his 38th year (he recalls very little of the events leading up to the turning, and his Human life before is muddled and indistinct. Memories are disjointed and unclear. Like dreams. (Open to determining who turned him, and whether they are still alive, or not.) He was nursed back to health by a pack that no longer exists, and never truly found acceptance by that pack, due to his non-pureblood background. Even the Iron Claws (the few who know,) see him as less than, because he wasn't born, he was turned. It is subtle, and he has more than proved his worth, time and again. 

Kess has known Dom for nearly 50 years. Has fought and bled with him since the dawn of his new life, has seen him grow to be a fine Alpha, most certainly someone who can stir people’s spirit, engender a willingness to sacrifice, to go the extra mile. Kess loves his Alpha like a brother, would literally do anything for him. (Note: Kessler does not really recall how or why he was turned. Dom knows the truth of it, but it has never come out.) Kess has no interest in being an alpha. Especially if it meant stepping over Dom. Dominic is the leader the people of the Gutter —- his people — need. 


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[color=#7d5cb3][b]▸ Lycans:[/b]  [/color]
[color=black]✦[/color][color=#812442]Born or Turned? [/color] Turned. By a former Alpha. 
[color=black]✦[/color][color=#812442]Reaction to Full Moon: [/color] Revels in his power. (So far) sees no downside or limits to his abilities and waning, minimal remorse for his actions.
[color=black]✦[/color][color=#812442]Pack Loyalty Level: [/color] 100% (but questions the notion of the 'forbidden' love, and would alter his loyalty for a mate, or for an undeserving Alpha...)
[color=black]✦[/color][color=#812442]Views on Mortals: [/color] Tries to recall his life as a mortal. Struggles with his past, and reconciling his current status vs. his former self. Pities them, even the Wardens, to a degree. 
[color=black]✦[/color][color=#812442]Views on Vampires:[/color] Kill 'em all.
[color=black]✦[/color][color=#812442]Views on Fae:[/color] Distrusts, avoids.

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[color=#7D5CB3][b]Theme Song:[/b] [/color] 'Lenny.'
[color=#812442][b]Favorite Food:[/b]  [/color] Steak. Bloody. 
[color=#7D5CB3][b]Favorite Animal(s):[/b] [/color] Kessler isn't really an 'animal' person, but oddly, there are a host of stray cats in his neighbourhood, and he puts food out for all of them. They all hiss at him, distrustful of his Lycan scent, but he cares for them just the same. 
[color=#812442][b]Favorite Music Genre:[/b][/color] Delta Blues.
[color=#7D5CB3][b]Favorite Haunt (location):[/b] [/color] The Sundown, Blood Market Row, Suds.
[color=#812442][b]Signature Weapon (if any):[/b] [/color] twin reverse-curved blades, like Kukri.
[color=#7D5CB3][b]Preferred Vices:[/b][/color] Redheads.
[color=#7D5CB3][b]Guilty Pleasure:[/b][/color] see 'preferred vices.'

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