[hider=Louis][table][row][cell][color=Gainsboro] [hr][h2][color=940310]Louis[/color][/h2][hr] [color=ff3838][sub][b]Appearance[/b][/sub][/color] [justify]Thin build, 5’11”, 6’ even in the armor. A full suit of intricately crafted plate armor, inscribed with magical runes along the interior that aid in movement. Long, white cloak, attached by a pair of clasps at the shoulders. To most, that's all they'll ever see, and he doesn't take off his armor in front of others in case they found his appearance more unsettling than the armored knight he appears to be. Beneath the armor, his entire body is covered in various burn scars from a mixture of flames, branding, and lightning. Short, messy hair that is stark white with wisps of the original auburn throughout.[/justify] [color=ff3838][sub][b]Personality & Reputation[/b][/sub][/color] [justify]Intimidating on the surface given the armor, he does what he can with his demeanor to soften that initial impression. He’s friendly and kind, and almost always trying to find the bright side or lighten the mood slightly. He mostly keeps his armor on, in order to prevent his appearance and disfiguring scars from unsettling others more than seeing a knight in full armor might. He’s built two, conflicting reputations, one as a heroic knight that helps those in need, gives his cloak to children as a blanket, and makes hot soup for the hungry. The other as a keen and merciless warrior, who draws his sword in defense of merchants and common people, and willing to face impossible odds for even so much as a single man, woman, or child while wielding the terrifying power of lightning.[/justify] [color=ff3838][sub][b]History[/b][/sub][/color] [justify][hider=history]Content warning: Mentions of torture and rape. As a child, Louis was born with a silver spoon in his mouth to a noble family of middling repute known as House Evermoore, to Lord Louis Evermoore II and Lady Marianne Demaar as firstborn. Being the eldest, he had ingrained into him early that he was going to be a leader, and that he needed to embody the virtues of a good leader. Fortunately, he took to it naturally, and as he grew he sought to be the example everyone looked up to. His father educated him on statecraft and swordsmanship while his mother taught him politics. However, with few coping mechanisms in his life, he ended up suffering from a nervous breakdown after a particularly aggressive meeting between a number of noble houses that narrowly avoided bloodshed. For his safety, the family servants brought him into the kitchens at their lord’s order, and taught him a skill to help him cope and relax; cooking. By age of 14, he was a model noble scion, with four siblings, a loving family, and hobby he was both good at and enjoyed. He couldn’t have known how it all went so wrong. Within the cutthroat politics of the Siliach nobility, his family were thought of as a threat. Loyal to the crown above all else, paragons of virtue, seemingly incorruptible, yet humble in court. All the while, amassing political capital and quietly taking lands and businesses from nobles seen as less deserving by the crown, who thus didn’t act to stop them. However, this made many powerful enemies for the Evermoore family, leading to an event known as the Crimson Gala. The Crimson Gala was a party, throne by the noble House Ferron, supposedly in an attempt to smooth over some issues between them and other noble houses, and to introduce Louis to his bride-to-be, Elanore Ferron. This would not be, however, as it actuality it was a trap laid by House Ferron and a number of other noble families who had been affected by the actions of House Evermoore. It quickly turned from a party to an ambush, resulting in the death of the Evermoore family’s bodyguards, and the capture of a family. They spent long, harsh weeks in those dungeons, initially together, then separated. Lord Ferron wanted Lord Evermoore to sign over his family’s holding to the Ferron dynasty, which Evermoore refused. He withstood the lord’s torturers for three months, until Ferron brought his wrath down onto Evemoore’s children. Louis was dragged before his father, as Lord Evermoore was forced to watch as Louis was tortured before him. It took mere minutes to make Lord Evermoore break. Minutes that would cost the young lord-to-be his boyish good looks, reward him with severe scarring across his face, lose him the use of his left eye, and gave young Louis a fear of fire that would never leave him. With no further use for them, and not wanting the family to report back to the crown, Lord Ferron ordered them to be executed in whatever ways his torturers saw fit. As a result, under the blades, brands, and devices of those sadists, they suffered for another two months. Louis’ youngest brother was starved to death. His second brother was burned alive. His third, drawn and quartered. His only sister, raped to death. Louis had accepted his fate, overhearing how they planned to drown him. Then, he remembered something. The only chance he had. He prayed to every god that would hear him, until he got his chance. At the age of fifteen, he swore into a compromise, and sacrificed one of the few things that used to bring him comfort and help him relax. He traded his sense of taste for magical potential. When he was dragged out to a lake just beyond the city with a piece of iron around his neck and thrown in, he called upon what limited power he had. He channeled lightning, turning the entire lake into a deathtrap, barely surviving with even more scars seared into his flesh. The light and sound, however, attracted attention from some passersby, who offered him the first kindness he’d had the entire year, and saved his life. Louis never did find out what happened to his parents, but given who was holding them, he's long since assumed they died. He became depressed over the loss of his parents and siblings, along with his loss of ability to do anything under his own power. He spent an entire year just trying to teach and train himself to walk again, and fighting seemed to be something he'd never again be capable of. Then, he swore something to himself that gave him the drive he needed. He swore he'd never again let someone else suffer as he had, to do whatever it took to protect others. Louis used what little power and influence his could to ensure the family that saved him would be taken care of. House Evermoore, for all intents and purposes, had ceased to be. What few loyal servants of his house remained did what they could, managing to quietly commission a set of magical armor for the young lord and grant him the ability to move as he once did. Horribly mutilated and having seen the worst humanity could offer, he left, attempting to find a new direction in his life, now that he had a reason to hold on. Then, he met the Venators. Taken in by their lofty ideals and kind hearts, and disconnected from what few allies he had left, he followed them for a while under the guise of mercenary work, providing protection with his sword arm for meagre pay, room, and board. Still, despite everything, he wanted to help people. He spent the next several years honing his abilities, relearning how to move and fight as he was, and helping people alongside the Venators as they helped show him that he need not give up hope. While he struggled to find meaning for his own life, now that everything he had was stripped away, he sees his only purpose being to aid and protect others, as any lord should to their people.[/hider][/justify] [color=ff3838][sub][b]Strengths & Limitations[/b][/sub][/color] [justify][hider=Strengths][center][b]Magical Might[/b][/center] While physically ruined outside the armor, his armor boosts his strength in addition to aiding in his movement, making him capable of feats of strength that normally might not be possible for a huma. [b][center]Trained Warrior[/center][/b] Louis is a trained and rather skilled swordsman, and while he won't be going toe to toe with the Adjudicators anytime soon, he's defiantly not bad either. With formal combat training from a relatively young age, he's able to hold his own while keeping a sword in his hand. [b][center]Former Lordling[/center][/b] Louis is a capable bureaucrat who's had to develop the eye for detail and bookkeeping abilities in order to fulfil his role. He was also required to study politics and the major figures of both the nation and world, leaving him rather well-educated as to who the big players are, so to speak. [b][center]Never Back Down[/center][/b] He swore to himself to never leave people behind again, an oath he takes extremely seriously. Louis will gladly be the last man out in any situation, and will refuse to cut and run before impossible odds. [b][center]Skilled Cook[/center][/b] While his is unable to enjoy his skill himself, he is a talented and trained cook that can make a good meal out of just about anything edible, with enough preparation. Foods he is unfamiliar with may require the help of someone else, however, as per what he sacrificed in his compromise. [b][center]Magical Abilities[/center][/b] With his compromise, Louis was granted the wild might of lightning at his fingertips. Furious Bolt - Louis throws a bolt of lighting like one would a javelin. Might of the Divine - Louis channels lightning into his sword, causing it to glow blue and crackle with electricity. While doing so, naturally, his blade becomes even more dangerous. Nature's Wrath - Louis summons bolts of lighting from the sky. As these bolts are not directly connected to him, he is capable of calling on far more magical power that normally possible due to the risk of injury to himself, making these bolts especially powerful. In exchange, these bolts require more time to prepare than any other attack in his arsenal. [/hider] [hider=Limitations] [b][center]Physically Ruined[/center][/b] Outside of his armor, Louis has been scarred in ways that make even just movement difficult. Should his armor ever be destroyed or somehow disabled, he would barely be able to walk under his own power, let alone fight. [b][center]The Ones Left Behind[/center][/b] Whenever he fails to save someone he believes he could have, he's reminded of his parents and siblings, and tends towards a depressive downward spiral. In addition, a fear of this happening and a genuine desire to do good will lead him to putting himself into extremely dangerous and even unwinnable situations in an attempt to save others. [b][center]Unfettered Rage[/center][/b] Having been on the receiving end of some of the world's worst, he swore to not allow others to suffer as he did. This led to him feeling an almost blinding rage upon seeing undue cruelty or injustice, that has more often than not gotten him into trouble. [b][center]Fear of the Flame[/center][/b] Louis suffers from pyrophobia, causing him to grow nervous even near something as simple as a campfire. More explicit reminders of his past, such as burning pain or flame-based attacks, might send him into full panic attacks at inopportune moments. [b][center]Half-Blind[/center][/b] Louis has completely lost all function out of his left eye, leaving him with a massive blind spot on his left side.[/hider][/justify] [color=ff3838][sub][b]Miscellaneous[/b][/sub][/color] [justify]Lacks any sense of taste. [/justify][/color][/cell][cell][sub][sup][color=2e2c2c]____________________________________________________________________________[/color][/sup][/sub][hr][color=940310][h3]◤ [sub]”Don’t worry about me. My job is to keep you safe, not the other way around.”[/sub][/h3][/color] [img=portrait goes here]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019b729d-7c86-7139-9e9e-f99a30672f06.webp[/img] [hr][color=ff3838][b]Full Name[/b][/color] Louis Demaar Evermoore III [color=ff3838][b]Age:[/b][/color] 24 [color=ff3838][b]Voice Claim:[/b][/color] George Newbern (STAS/JL/JLU Superman) [color=ff3838][b]Race:[/b][/color] Huma [color=ff3838][b]Birthplace:[/b][/color] Siliach [color=ff3838][b]Occupation:[/b][/color] Mercenary [color=ff3838][b]Affiliation(s):[/b][/color] Venators [hr][/cell][/row][/table] [center][sup][color=a9a9a9]———————[/color][/sup][/center][/hider]