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Val ❖
(Xavier Serrano, #99C1C3)
25 (8/31/1798)❖
Male ❖
Heterosexual ❖
Single ❖
Tepes Prince
❖ p h i l o s o p h y ❖
"There are no heroes."
❖ o c c u p a t i o n ❖
Valerian is the chairman of The Palace Hotels and Resorts international hotel chain, as well as owns several luxury apartment buildings in New York.
❖ a f f i l i a t i o n ❖
Formerly rebellious and rejecting of his father’s traditional ways, Valerian has settled into his role as the Tepes heir.
❖ s k i l l . s e t ❖
Mr. MoneybagsBeing the chairman of a successful, high class, international hotel chain is profitable to say the least. While his money doesn’t rival his father, or other more distinguished Tepes family or followers, he’s comfortable.
Guitar HeroDecades of playing the guitar have made him pretty sharp at guitar. It’s one of his favorite past times.
If You Were Passionate About Running A Business...Valerian prides himself in his hotel having no involvement or influence from his parents. He built it from the ground up on his own funds and merit.
In it For the Long RunValerian doesn’t tire of things when they lose his novelty. The same goes for people. Those who are close to him can take it as fact that he’ll stick with them through thick and thin.
'Tis Only A Flesh WoundMaybe it's the pureness of his blood, but Valerian's healing factor and stamina are definitely supernatural.
❖ p e r s o n a l i t y ❖
Diplomatic Power and wealth can come relatively easy. The real trouble is in keeping it. Valerian learned the hard way bossing people around doesn’t put them on your good side, no matter who your father is. Valerian has a much better hold on his tongue than he did a couple of decades ago.
Protective Almost to the point of possessiveness, whether it be over people or objects. The people Valerian cares about are always taken care of at the end of the day. Those in his inner circle are commonly the only receivers of his affections, even if it’s normally in the form of gifts instead of verbal expression.
Cynical Valerian naturally distrusts others. He’s dropped the childish naivety after years in the ruthless business of money.
Escapist Despite his climb up the social ladder, Valerian’s life leaves a lot to be desired. He has a tendency to be a little absent-minded or distractable.
Brittle Valerian has a very tough, uncaring persona, which rarely betrays his inner persona. Inwardly, he’s unstable and sensitive. Offhand jabs have a tendency of getting under his skin, but he rarely shows it.
Independent Valerian is no stranger to standing on his own two feet.
Assertive One of Valerian’s best leaderly qualities is his assertiveness. He isn’t afraid to speak his mind or let you know what he wants.
❖ f e a r s ❖
One of Valerian’s greatest fears is his fear of failure. His success is all he holds dear in his life, and failing or falling short would devastate him.
Valerian does not handle heights well at all.
While not necessarily strong enough to be counted as a phobia, Valerian is incredibly cautious about intimacy and attachment to other people.
❖ h i s t o r y ❖
Valerian wasn’t always the dream heir that he is now. When he was only a couple decades old, he spent his days skipping classes his father arranged for him, and the nights he spent sneaking out to nearby cities. There was something that fascinated him about getting lost in crowds and letting his decisions be guided by spontaneity.
It was on one of those nights that he met Aria, some time in the mid 20th century. From the moment he met her, he realized he’d never met anyone like her before, and never would again. He’d never be able to put it into words, but she rolled into his life like a hurricane. She was wild and uncontrollable, sweeping Valerian in and never giving him enough time to catch his breath. Inevitably, the damage she would leave behind would be irreversible. They had met at a music festival, in a guitar vendor’s tent. He’d ducked in to avoid journalists who had recognized him, and had mobbed him. She had been playing a song on one of the tester guitars while waiting for customers, singing a song Valerian later learned was by Elvis.
She must have caught him staring, because she’d put her guitar down and asked him if he needed anything. Somehow, they had gotten talking, and she figured out she was a Tepes prince. She didn’t hound him for a photograph or draw attention to him. Instead, she took off her heart shaped sunglasses and her scarf and put them on him. She pulled his hoodie up and grabbed him by the sleeve, calling to someone in the back that she was leaving. That night remains one of Valerian’s fondest memories. She’d introduced him to funnel cake and cotton candy, and they’d shared lemonade as set after set played onstage.
After that night, Valerian snuck out to meet Aria nearly every night. They took turns sharing part of each other’s lives, Valerian taking her on boat rides and to fancy restaurants, Aria showing him how to play the guitar. She gave him his first guitar, an acoustic guitar she’d painted black with red and white roses. Eventually, they started a small band, playing more for the fun of it than for any sort of career or profit. They became well known at local cafes and bars, and other hangout spots.
Valerian and Aria couldn’t hide their relationship forever, and when his parents found out they were furious. They couldn’t fathom a prince with a common human girl, and they demanded he separate from her immediately. Valerian wouldn’t hear any of it, and refused to honor his parents’ wishes. His mother warned him she would get tired of him, that humans didn’t have as much time on their hands as vampires did. She promised him that eventually, Aria would realize how short her life was, and would leave Valerian for something new and exciting. Regardless, Valerian and Aria kept seeing each other. For a while, their relationship was stable.
Six years after Valerian had met Aria, he had planned on marrying her. He had told his parents, hoping that they’d finally give the couple their blessing. Of course, they refused. Valerian had fought with his parents, and eventually decided he’d elope if he had to. For Aria, he was ready to throw away all of his riches and power.
The night he told his parents was the night before he wanted to propose. He’d planned to propose to her at the same festival where they had met, over lemonade and funnel cake. He’d picked out a ring since his parents refused to give him one of the family heirlooms. For all he was concerned, he’d make new traditions if he had to.
What he wasn’t expecting was for Aria to show up on his doorstep in the rain, soaked from head to toe. She begged him to let her in, and of course he did. He wasn’t prepared for what she had to tell him. Something about how “things had gotten out of hand” and she “wasn’t thinking right.” Unbeknownst to him and Aria, his own mother had sent someone to seduce and turn her. As she lost her humanity and began to change, she realized something had gone terribly wrong. Her body was rejecting the change, and the pain and thirst she felt were unbearable. With no one else to turn to, she had come for help from Valerian.
Valerian wasn’t heartless- heartbroken, yes- but not heartless. He didn’t know how to help Aria, so he asked his father for help. Of course his father knew how to help, but he offered aid at a price. If he found someone to help Aria survive her change and adjust to her new life, Valerian was not to see her anymore, and was to adhere himself to his princely duties. Stupidly, Valerian agreed.
Aria’s condition was rapidly declining, she’d apparently attacked one of the guards at the door. The last Valerian saw of her was her terrified expression, her body immobilized by chains. Valerian promised her she would be ok. Money was of no shortage in the Tepes family, and treatments that would be unthinkable for the masses were at Dmitri’s disposal.
Most people would be devastated by a loss like this, and Valerian was no different. Within the past couple of decades he's isolated himself from everyone that isn't his family or business partners and assets. He's also picked up a bit of a blood dependence. However, Valerian's business and name thrived. The chain of hotels he’d started and only half committed to flew up around the world and gained popularity rapidly. He threw away most of the things he’d kept from Aria, but couldn’t bring himself to toss the heart shaped sunglasses and the rose painted guitar. He started meeting with other leaders and powerful officials, acquainting himself with them and building a name for himself.
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