Name:Draco Russ
Appearance:Standing at around six feet, four inches (give or take) results in Draco normally being the tallest in the crowd (Through he has encountered several people taller then himself). He has often been told that he has the broad shoulders and slim physic to be a natural born swimmer. His white skin is quite pale due to his somewhat nocturnal lifestyle, through it does match his blue eyes and brown-blonde hair rather nicely.
There was once a time where Draco was a handsome young man that could make a young woman's heart swoon; That ended during his first hunt. A misstep while dodging resulted in a werewolf leaving him without a nose and a monstrous looking scar running sideways across the middle of his face.
Time seems to have been kind of Russ; Despite appearing to be in his early forties he still appears to be in prime physical shape, even with a few extra scars and marks that pocket his body.
Age: Appears to be in his early forties (is actually 84)
Personality:Life has turned Draco into a highly cynical, jaded man who has made peace with his nihilism; 'Gods' are not some mythic, divine (or demonic) beings that are almighty and in control because of some 'divine plan'. Any gods that actually do exist are only such because they have power and thus anyone can become a god if they can discover and claim the source of that power. Strangely enough, he seems to have picked Eris, Goddesss of Discord as a personal deity but he keeps exactly why to himself.
Despite this belief that there is no inherit meaning to life (or existence), Draco still goes out each and every day (Well... night mostly) to try and make the world a better place because if he doesn't, who will?
Despite all the horrible things he has seen and done after all these years, he can still empathizes when someone else is having a hard time and it is hard for him not to feel some sort of empathy and desire to help them. There are times when he hates the fact that he is such a caring soul because there have been plenty of times where trying to be the nice, understanding guy has only resulted in him getting hurt but deep down he wouldn't have it any other way.
With the discovery that magic can be used by humans
without the involvement of the demonic, Draco has pursed knowledge of the occult in a rather scientific manner; Decades of research and testing has resulted in him having an amazing knowledge of alchemy and access to several magical abilities. He is by no means a witch himself, but he can understand the draw of the craft a lot better then most 'mortals'.
History:Much like many other hunter clans, the Russ family have a long and proud tradition of prowling the night to stalk and destroy those that would threaten the innocent and defenseless; Unlike many of their peers through it was rare for them to go out into the night with the intentions of hunting down a witch. The Russ family favored hunting the supernatural beast of the night, such as werewolves and the like.
Draco was raised in the somewhat abusive shadow of his father Johnathan, one of the most strong willed and stubborn hunters the family had ever produced. After a lifetime of hunting beasts, Johnathan lost both of his shins to a werewolf and was told by a doctor that he would never walk again; Six months after having his feet sewn onto where his knees should have been, Johnathan walked right up to that doctor and punched him in the kidneys despite his massive loss of height.
When Draco went out on his first werewolf hunt he slipped up, moving to protect a girl (who he later discovered was a witch) during the battle with the beast and gave it all the opening it needed to try and rip his face off with a swipe; The loss of his nose and the ugly scar across his face is a permanent reminder of that night.
Draco was present in Seren's Folly during the Witch Hunt of the coven there when Von'Strauss was in the area, but he didn't stay for all that long. Meeting and confessing his love to Genoveve Boudicca (the witch who he saved during his first hunt), the discovery that she was a witch (and that witches were in fact real and not just demons in human form) caused him to quietly leave the hunt due to his unwillingness to harm his beloved Genoveve.
The discovery that magic was real caused Draco to take a great deal of interest in it. At first it was out of a sense of duty to ensure that the Russ clan had an accurate understanding of what prowled in the night, but as time passed Draco found himself pursing knowledge of the occult out of a genuine desire to know more. He approached his research with a scientific mind set, researching and testing what he found heavily in order to split fact from fiction.
While he lacks the 'natural' gift of magic that is common in witches, Draco's research into the occult has resulted in him discovering and unlocking the ability to use a weaker form of magic without having to barter away his sole to any demon. His research into alchemy (aided by information bartered from more friendly witches or claimed as spoils from more hostile ones) has also yielded him amazing results, such as slowing down the aging process tremendously while helping to keep him in top physical form. The combination of both magic and alchemy has resulted in him appearing to be in his early forties instead of his true age in his mid eighties... and while he doesn't having the seeming immortality of a witch each new discovery and improvement to his art helps shave a few more years off the clock.
After almost sixty years, Draco has returned to Seren's Folly.
Signature Weapon: A custom weapon created by the Russ family, the saw-cleaver is designed to be used against large, quick moving beasts that can heal from injuries at an accelerated rate by being light, sturdy and able to inflect large, nasty wounds that are hard to heal even for the supernatural. The blade itself is a fusion of silver and steel and is often cleaned/coated with a wolfsbane elixir before every hunt.
Things they look for in a partner: Draco wants to meet a woman that can make him happy and who can look past the fact that fact that he is a horribly scarred person (in the physical, mental
and spiritual sense)... and who can accept him for the knowledge that he has acquired.
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