Eye Color Benjamin has hazel eyes but they are rarely never seen until his hood drop and his fangs plunge in. His eyes have a shade around them, contrasting against his pale skin. Gazing into his eyes can be dangerous for anyone. You'll feel paralyzed if he chooses to meet your glance.
Hair Color Benjamin's hair is brown and is often swept back by the presence of his hood. The hair matches his golden-brown eyes and they are the only thing keeping him from becoming a pale ghost.
Height He is a tall man, standing at around 6'2". His impressive muscle mass gives him an intimidating stature, often uses by him to threaten others. With the apparel he chooses to wear he has a mysterious look and it sometimes scare people off during nighttime.
Place of Origin He was born in Imperia and "killed" in Imperia.
Biography:
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Benjamin, being the son of a poor farmer always adored the life of the noble in Imperia. He was a normal boy, enjoying simple games with his friends. Working on a farm was monotonous for a young boy who wanted to venture the worlds but he stayed on the farm until his sixteenth birthday. He moved to the poor slums of Imperia to study at the local “school” consisting of a drunk telling his stories. This of course wasn’t a school at all, but with the knowledge of a simple farm boy he thought this to be the place where every noble went. In his class there was a beautiful girl named Cassandra and he fell desperately in love with her. He didn’t know what to do but he spoke to her once and it was the start of their future relationship.
Despair Benjamin woke up and rubbed his eyes. He sat up on his bed and put his feet on the cold, wooden floor. He shifted his weight to his legs and stood up. His blood rushed to his head and he felt light-headed and he had to grasp the window sill to prevent falling over. He thought to himself he has to rise slowly next time and then he continued towards the kitchen. He grabbed an apple from the bowl of fruit and headed out the door. Benjamin went along the dusty roads of the Imperia slums to meet his beloved Cassandra. He arrived at her house and he knocked lightly. Not receiving any response he knocked again, this time a bit harder. Still not receiving any response Benjamin was worried and he noticed the door was actually open. He slowly opened the door and went inside, only to find himself in a moment of despair. The two room house was trashed and broken to pieces. Everywhere, signs of chaos were shown throughout the house, furniture broken, simple books torn apart and blood covering parts of the floor. Benjamin searched the house for clues and found a note. He read it over and over again. Benjamin! Help me, I am wanted by bandits and I am hiding at the inn, Dragon’s Nest. Meet me there during nightfall.
Fallen Benjamin waited until darkness tore over the city and he headed towards the Dragon’s Nest wearing a hooded robe and a small dagger in his clenched fist. He saw a couple of guards near the end of the road coming his ways and he didn’t want to be seen. He rushed into the nearest alley. This alley was dark indeed and it was almost impossible to see where he went. Benjamin stood still, watching the road, waiting for the guards to pass by. He heard something behind him but he didn’t have a chance to see what is was before he blacked out by a blow to his head.
Salvation Benjamin woke up, several days later in the cellar of his maker. The vampire wasn’t home and Benjamin was tied up. He felt dizzy and a hunger for blood went through his body. He was confused and tried to escape his imprisonment, but in vain. He waited several hours before hearing the steps of someone upstairs. The door to the cellar opened up and the vampire carried a torch and dragged a tied-up woman along the stairs. He threw the woman on the floor in front of Benjamin and spoke.
- Feast on her, my son, it will be the first of your many victims, said the vampire. - Who are you, asked Benjamin. - I am your maker and a vampire. You will be my son and I your father. I am Lestrat.
Benjamin was confused but the hunger for blood consumed him and he lunged towards the innocent woman but his bounds held him in place. Lestrat moved towards him and cut his ties with a knife. The woman woke up and looked around and screamed when she saw Benjamin. A pale man with a pair of long fangs and a pair of glowing, red eyes. He bit the elegant neck of the woman and felt the warm, satisfying blood pouring down his throat. He drained her on blood and looked up towards Lestrat. He felt a strange bond with him, unexplainable from a human’s point of view. He didn’t hate him but looked up to him, as if he was his father.
Truth This trend of hunting his victims with his father became a routine for Benjamin and he loved the life of a vampire. His body had grown stronger and his senses too.
Benjamin bent his legs, balancing his weight to the front of his feet and he lunged up towards the roof, dust swirling up from his original position. He landed with the agility of a cat, silently. He crept along the roof, his body moving like a predator. He spotted his victim, a lone woman walking the street. He listened and heard her heartbeat, being like music to his ears. He moved his weight to his legs and lunged forward, pouncing the woman. He held her down and was just about to bite her when he recognised her, it was Cassandra. She was paralyzed by fear and wept silently. He took a sniff and smelled her delicious, warm blood. Benjamin felt her smooth skin and dragged his finger along her cheek. She also recognized him and spoke.
- B-Benjamin is t-that y-you, she stuttered. - It’s me love, we are together again, he said. - W-what are y-you, she asked with a voice filled with fear. - I am a vampire, and I can make you a vampire as well and we will live forever, happily, he said. Cassandra tried to push him away and screamed. - Get away from me monster, she screamed. - Cassandra, what are you doing, he said while struggling to keep her down.
She brought up a knife from her belt and stabbed his stomach. Benjamin roared and jumped up with the swiftness of a cat. She stood up and came attacking, waving her knife around. He dodged her attempts with ease and tried to hold her wrists. He attempted to grab her and she brought the knife against him. Benjamin got a hold of her wrist and turned it away from him, accidentally towards her. As she moved for body forward in an attempt to stab him, she was stabbed, the blade penetrating her heart. A single tear fell from her as her body went limp and her heart stopped to pump. Benjamin roared in great sorrow but he heard movement behind him, far away he saw guards, coming towards him. He lunged up towards the roof and disappeared into the night.
After three-hundred and sixty fours years Benjamin arrived to the gates of Surna. His new life had just began.
Goals
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Rip the head of Noddy - Current Kill Ariel - Current Feed on Sylvia - Current Serve Shar - Abandoned
Greatest strength Benjamin relies on his strength and speed, but more so to his strength. He loves to use his brute strength to torture and humiliate his victims in every way. One of his favorites involves pulling the head off the victim clean off.
Greatest weakness His hot temper sometimes gets him into trouble beyond his capabilities. If taunted or irritated he will do things without thinking.
Skills General vampire skills As a vampire, Benjamin has superhuman speed, agility, strength and balance. Along with that he also has improved senses, about the five times more sensitive as the common man. He can hold up to three times the strength of a human and has far greater reflexes. He is master of speed, balance and agility, capable of running faster then the human with his slim, fine-tuned body. His balance is marvellous and he can with ease balance himself along roofs and edges. With the agility of a vampire he can dodge arrows, swords better then the human if he focuses himself.
Embrace of the vampire If the vampire gazes into a victim’s eyes, he/she will be mesmerized as long as the vampire focuses his look on the victim’s eyes.
Items
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A dark coat A dark hood Dark pants A pair of brown shoes Leather gloves, black Steel dagger A black/silver cloak. Black on the outside, silver on the inside.
I'd like to thank Jacque/Jack for letting me use his titles and format. It's brilliant.
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thorogoodd
Posts : 701 Join date : 2010-04-19 Age : 27 Location : London, Ontario
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 6:04 am
This is a good app...
It's got my approval, although I'm not good with knowing the difference between a regular vampire and a blessed vampire, and when a vampire's skills are crossing some-kind of 'vampire skills line'.
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Graley
Posts : 231 Join date : 2010-05-10 Location : Room.
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 6:20 am
The information was kinda bleak about differences and skill lines, but if anything is crossing the line, tell me so I can remove it.
Mack THE GLORY
Posts : 1415 Join date : 2010-04-06 Age : 43
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 6:32 am
As the writer of the current vampire lore, I'd say everything looks good. But the "vampire's gaze" is not really part of a normal vampire's abilities, so if you could come up with some sort of backstory or IC-reason as to why he would have it, that would be great.
Graley
Posts : 231 Join date : 2010-05-10 Location : Room.
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 6:37 am
Graley wrote:
When he lost the love of his life, he looked into her eyes and by watching her die, he changed. Whenever he looked into a person's eyes they would feel the sorrow he felt when he lost her and they would be mesmerized until the look is broken.
Backstory for the vampire gaze added, tell if it is good enough.
Mack THE GLORY
Posts : 1415 Join date : 2010-04-06 Age : 43
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 6:41 am
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 1:10 pm
Phry wrote:
If your hearing is that sensitive, someone could just bang a drum at you and you'd be in excrutiating pain.
Or, perhaps i could be wrong. But five times more sensitive may have more cons than benefits.
Vampires are mostly dead. Pain isn't an issue unless we're talking something holy, or if we're in the realm of Dhamphirs
Also, the people that chose their first characters to be vampires were... uh... well, we've had our ups and downs. 'Fraid I'm too tired to read through the bio, but the abilities are alright. I'm just a little iffy on his strength and agility. Seems like it's going into the realm of Blessed vampires. Hell, look at Marcus, he's an almighty blessed, but he can be as much a klutz as the next guy.
Graley
Posts : 231 Join date : 2010-05-10 Location : Room.
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 1:14 pm
Vampires are strong creatures, holding up to three times the strength of an average human according to the vampire race page while a blessed vampire holds the strength of fifteen times the one of a normal vampire. So I thought the three times were the standard for a common vampire.
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 1:41 pm
Well i know Grale from a previous community and he's not one to minge or power-trip.
Seeing as the story checks out, according to Mack, everything seems fine to me.
Psycheandromida He Who Wears Sunglasses at Night
Posts : 1503 Join date : 2009-09-25
Subject: Re: Benjamin Dawson Fri May 14, 2010 3:23 pm
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2:17 PM - Psyche: I need to talk to you about this Graley fellow 2:17 PM - Psyche: His app makes his character seem to be somewhat overpowered for a first character 2:18 PM - Psyche: But after reading it, I'm reassured by some simple facts. 2:18 PM - Psyche: 1; Basically every vampire is like this 2:18 PM - Psyche: 2; Blessed Vampires have moar 2:18 PM - Psyche: 3; Marcus could mop the floor with this guy 2:18 PM - Psyche: and 4; Marius absolutely decimate him. 2:19 PM - Mack: 5; He's suspectible to fire and holy magic. 2:19 PM - Mack: So pretty much everyone could turn him into roast 2:19 PM - Psyche: Guess so 2:19 PM - Psyche: And in terms of physical state, he seems up to par with a Vindicator. 2:19 PM - Mack: Heh. 2:19 PM - Psyche: You know, 2:20 PM - Psyche: Minus the Vindicator's equipment, magic affinity and past experience 2:20 PM - Psyche: So you wrote the vampire lore, and with you approving it, I cautiously accept. 2:21 PM - Mack: Don't worry, Psyche. 2:21 PM - Mack: Marcus is the emperor of the local lesser vampires. 2:21 PM - Mack: he's going to keep it in line