The Baron
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[edit] The Mun
- Name: Heather
- Contact:
- Email: heather.roleplays@gmail.com
- GChat: same as above
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- LJ: calluna @ LJ
[edit] The Character
- Name: The Baron
- Played by: Ben Elton
- Age/Birthdate: 110 (January 13th, 1899)
- Species: Demon
- Type: Temeluchus
- Canon: Rift
- Journal: cuckoobaron
[edit] Appearance
- Height: 5'8"
- Weight: ~140 lbs.
- Build: Average
- Eyes: Brown
- Hair: Brown and messy, graying at the edges
- Wings: Baron's wings are the same color as a laughing kookaburra's. See below!
- Dress: Baron's wardrobe consists of clothing I call “Ren Faire-chic.” His outfits are horribly dated, though not actually old. I say Ren Faire-chic for a reason: he only “shops” when the Bristol Renaissance Faire is in town. At his best, he looks only a little unkempt; at his worst, he looks like he just crawled out of a cave.
- Other Things You May Notice: He speaks with a Northern English accent. He also smells, usually a mix of sweat and random air freshener scent, as he keeps one of those pine tree air fresheners in his pocket. Also, he has bad teeth and wears glasses, but they are not prescription and the left lens is missing.
[edit] Personality
Baron is what most people would call "crazy." If a psychologist were to diagnose him with anything from the DSM-IV, it would be grandiose type delusional disorder with a mix of mania. Throw in some dashes of pathological lying and ta-da, you have yourself one Baron. He's not really dangerous, though, especially for a Temeluchus. He just has a very twisted perception of reality and what is acceptable vs. what isn't. Trying to make friends usually ends in scaring people away or creeping them out, and when he does find the occasional someone who feels badly enough for him, he usally gets money instead of friendship. The only time he ever really uses his demon power anymore is when he wants something, like food or something to bring back to his gang to sell. (Or if he's in one of his manic states, which... well, then you really want to avoid him.) He enjoys poetry, songs, long walks near the Pier, and hot dogs.
- Talents: In a past life, Baron would have made quite the bard.
[edit] History
Baron was originally born Charles Byron Abbott to working class parents (one of whom was a Glaysa-Labolas; the other was a human) in Lancashire county, England. Dear dad always wanted Charles to take on the genes from his side of the family – the human side – but that was not the case. He later blamed this on the fact that Charles was born on Friday the 13th and then went kind of crazy over the whole thing. He committed suicide not long after.
Until puberty, Charles used the name Charles Abbott. When he sprouted his wings, he took his mother's last name – Byron. He is related, not all that distantly, to George Gordon Byron, better known as Lord Byron. Charles eventually became obsessed with Lord Byron and his work. In his early 20s, he decided to very much unofficially adopt the title of 10th Baron Byron, which he later shortened to just “Baron.” He only added “the” to that nickname after achieving a little bit of fame in the demon community by driving John George Haigh a little crazy. (John George Haigh, nicknamed the “Acid Bath Murderer,” killed six to nine people during the 1940s by dissolving their bodies in sulphuric acid.)
After his mother's death at the hand of an archangel, Baron decided to get the hell out of England before any archangels found him. Now, he's in Chicago. He's part of a small group of homeless dudes (some human, some demon) who comb the city together, mostly stealing things and re-selling them to pawn shops and the like for profit – the things they steal range from shoes to organs (but that only happened once and there were very dire consequences!). Their group has no leader and no real structure and no one particularly likes anyone else; they just recognize the fact that birds of a feather must flock together, so... they do, and Baron is their kookaburra.
[edit] In the Rift
Coming soon!
