Member
Name: Theodore Levant
Race: Human
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Appearance:
He's about 175cm (5'9) tall.
Personality: Theodore is a sarcastic cynic at heart. He rarely views things in a positive light, choosing to approach people and situations with a heavy degree of caution. He is slow to trust, and slower to make friends. He can be quick to make verbal jabs at other’s expense, but he usually reserves that honour for the exceptionally stupid or the obviously obnoxious. Theodore can be taken for being a mean person himself, but he is never wastefully cruel; his words can simply come across less than friendly under the certain circumstances.
Theodore’s cautiousness is both his strength and weakness; it inhibits him from making rash decisions and motions him to thoroughly check his plans before he decides to go through with them. However, when the situation calls for quick action, Theodore would be the type to hesitate and try to think it through even when he doesn’t have the luxury. When under pressure, his instinct is to retreat to a safe position and carefully consider his moves, which can be the right move under the right circumstances, but it makes him ill equipped to stand his ground when he really needs to. He is the last person you would want standing between an enemy and their objective, but he would be useful supporting someone else standing there.
Theodore is also a bit of a utilitarian; his first concern is knowing what he can and can’t make use of. He has no need for “honour” or “pride” if he’s about to die, and if he can win by throwing dirt in someone’s eyes, he’ll do it. Attacking from behind is a perfectly valid tactic in his book, and so is pretending to co-operate with someone only to betray them for your own goals. Of course, he is not a monster only interested in self-satisfaction, and he won’t start killing people for a quick buck, but within the bounds of reason, he’ll use any dirty tactic to get his job done, even if he has to tread on some people’s feelings and sentiments to do so.
As a Hunter, Theodore’s primary motivation is simply the pursuit of a profitable and interesting existence. While he could have chosen to do something more mundane, he chose the life of a Hunter for two reasons; firstly he displayed an aptitude for combat, even if by unconventional means, and secondly he has a strong desire to put as much distance between himself and his old home as he can, and the Hunter’s experience suits this desire quite well. However, at a very basic level, Theodore just prefers the idea of exploring the world and making money at the same time.
Biography: Theodore was born in a land where tradition, honour, and martial prowess were highly valued, to a family that highly valued tradition, honour, and martial prowess. His father, Amaury Levant, continues to play at being a knight in shining armour like many from old families in their homeland. His two elder brothers, Jules and Mathis, were both big, strong lads that were expected to grow up to be great fighters themselves, and so received the bulk of their father’s attention. Theodore, on the other hand, was never especially tall or brawny, and was expected to grow up to be nothing special. While his father never expressed it openly, it seemed apparent from his actions that he didn’t care to waste time on him. Theodore was usually foisted on either his mother or any measure of serving staff of the household.
Although nothing was expected to come of him, Theodore was still expected to participate in the rituals and training impressed upon all Levant family children. While lessons in “honour” and “gentlemanly conduct” were mostly just a chore, the worst of it was when he was left to spar with his brothers, who used it as an opportunity to pick on the weaker Theodore. Theodore spent a great deal of time running away from confrontations with his brothers, which built for him a reputation for being a weakling and a coward, which both his brothers and some of the nastier household staff commonly mocked him for. However, it was during these moments of flight that he learned a very important lesson; there were places his brothers could not fit, and they often found themselves tripping on things around the house in their pursuits.
It was here that Theodore got the idea to fight them off while running; to make use of the natural snares and pitfalls that came with running around a building to his advantage. He would lead his brothers into storerooms where precariously placed pots and pans would suddenly fall upon them as though someone had placed them there for that purpose, and then he would just so happen to lead them through the one corridor where butter had been smeared on the floors. Soon enough, it was Theodore that tended to win their sparring sessions, if only by virtue of the fact that Jules and Mathis would end up covered in bruises by the end of the day. While his newfound success earned him little respect due to the methods he used, it did result in his brothers being less than keen to antagonise him than they used to be. It always struck Theodore that if his brothers had not been bound by their pretensions to “honour”, they could have easily got back at him.
Having gotten a taste for cleverly leading those that antagonised him through gauntlets of his own design, Theodore began to reach beyond his home, where his antics had nearly cowed his brothers into submission, and off to those that knew of the cowardly third Levant brother, but had yet to know how badly his brother’s tended to end up after a day of “sparring”. There was never much shortage of people to target; those in his families social circles were often eager to mock his apparent weakness, and even more eager to answer his challenges and jabs with force. As he provoked more and more people only to lead them into makeshift traps and such, he began to develop a reputation around the city. While most continued to pretend to be above him, many were in fact afraid of the man that could humiliate you in ways you would never see coming. Yet, many were still compelled to blunder into his traps, because Theodore made damn sure to mock them publically, and in his homeland, not answering a challenge like that would ensure a loss of face. Again, Theodore noted that it was their insistence of a foolish sense of “honour” that made them such easy prey for a “weakling”.
As he grew older, Theodore realised he didn’t exactly want to pot around his home forever; messing around was all well and good, but he felt an urge to broaden his horizons and make real use of his self-made talents. When he heard that his father planned to send his brothers off to become Hunters, however, Theodore figured that was the kind of life where he could actually put the skills he had developed over the years to good use. He flatly told his father that he wished to be sent to the Hunter’s Examination as well. While his father never had much affection for him, he was not so petty as to deny him his request, and he did not expect that Theodore would actually succeed. Thus, Theodore was arranged to head off to the examination site alongside his brothers. In spite of everyone’s expectations, Theodore has a strong feeling that the only one that would make it to through this examination would be him.
Abilities:
-Impressive Speed and Agility: Half of Theodore’s life revolved around his ability to run circles around others and keep them from getting within grasping distance of his person, so it was natural that he developed an exceptional running speed and learned how to manoeuvre through all kinds of environment to keep people off his tail. As he began to engage with more and more people, he trained even harder to make sure nobody was about to keep up with him when he didn’t want them to.
-Handyman: Theodore’s exploits always involved a copious amount of rigging mundane objects to be used as devastating traps. Hence, he became skilled at working with such things; creating tripwires from seemingly useless bits of rope or string, and refashion objects so that they would fall at just the right time and do a lot of damage when they did. In his hands, useless junk can turn into a semi-lethal array of weapons.
-Sneaky: Naturally, the shenanigans that Theodore undertook required a set up that would make him look extremely suspicious to anyone watching. That’s why Theodore put extra effort into making sure nobody did see him working. He became used to watching crowds and individuals to pick out the exact moment no one was looking and quickly get about his tasks. It was always a wonder to some people how he managed to create such elaborate traps without anyone noticing that he had done it in a public place.
-Knowledgeable: While Theodore did not enjoy much of the education given to him by his family, he did take well to the more academic subjects offered to him. Things such as literature and mathematics came to him easier than it did for his brothers. Had he been born somewhere else, this might have been the talent that defined him, but his family like many around them cared more for martial strength than academics. As Theodore came to rely more on his unique methods, academic achievement became much less of a priority for him.
Race: Human
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Appearance:
He's about 175cm (5'9) tall.
Personality: Theodore is a sarcastic cynic at heart. He rarely views things in a positive light, choosing to approach people and situations with a heavy degree of caution. He is slow to trust, and slower to make friends. He can be quick to make verbal jabs at other’s expense, but he usually reserves that honour for the exceptionally stupid or the obviously obnoxious. Theodore can be taken for being a mean person himself, but he is never wastefully cruel; his words can simply come across less than friendly under the certain circumstances.
Theodore’s cautiousness is both his strength and weakness; it inhibits him from making rash decisions and motions him to thoroughly check his plans before he decides to go through with them. However, when the situation calls for quick action, Theodore would be the type to hesitate and try to think it through even when he doesn’t have the luxury. When under pressure, his instinct is to retreat to a safe position and carefully consider his moves, which can be the right move under the right circumstances, but it makes him ill equipped to stand his ground when he really needs to. He is the last person you would want standing between an enemy and their objective, but he would be useful supporting someone else standing there.
Theodore is also a bit of a utilitarian; his first concern is knowing what he can and can’t make use of. He has no need for “honour” or “pride” if he’s about to die, and if he can win by throwing dirt in someone’s eyes, he’ll do it. Attacking from behind is a perfectly valid tactic in his book, and so is pretending to co-operate with someone only to betray them for your own goals. Of course, he is not a monster only interested in self-satisfaction, and he won’t start killing people for a quick buck, but within the bounds of reason, he’ll use any dirty tactic to get his job done, even if he has to tread on some people’s feelings and sentiments to do so.
As a Hunter, Theodore’s primary motivation is simply the pursuit of a profitable and interesting existence. While he could have chosen to do something more mundane, he chose the life of a Hunter for two reasons; firstly he displayed an aptitude for combat, even if by unconventional means, and secondly he has a strong desire to put as much distance between himself and his old home as he can, and the Hunter’s experience suits this desire quite well. However, at a very basic level, Theodore just prefers the idea of exploring the world and making money at the same time.
Biography: Theodore was born in a land where tradition, honour, and martial prowess were highly valued, to a family that highly valued tradition, honour, and martial prowess. His father, Amaury Levant, continues to play at being a knight in shining armour like many from old families in their homeland. His two elder brothers, Jules and Mathis, were both big, strong lads that were expected to grow up to be great fighters themselves, and so received the bulk of their father’s attention. Theodore, on the other hand, was never especially tall or brawny, and was expected to grow up to be nothing special. While his father never expressed it openly, it seemed apparent from his actions that he didn’t care to waste time on him. Theodore was usually foisted on either his mother or any measure of serving staff of the household.
Although nothing was expected to come of him, Theodore was still expected to participate in the rituals and training impressed upon all Levant family children. While lessons in “honour” and “gentlemanly conduct” were mostly just a chore, the worst of it was when he was left to spar with his brothers, who used it as an opportunity to pick on the weaker Theodore. Theodore spent a great deal of time running away from confrontations with his brothers, which built for him a reputation for being a weakling and a coward, which both his brothers and some of the nastier household staff commonly mocked him for. However, it was during these moments of flight that he learned a very important lesson; there were places his brothers could not fit, and they often found themselves tripping on things around the house in their pursuits.
It was here that Theodore got the idea to fight them off while running; to make use of the natural snares and pitfalls that came with running around a building to his advantage. He would lead his brothers into storerooms where precariously placed pots and pans would suddenly fall upon them as though someone had placed them there for that purpose, and then he would just so happen to lead them through the one corridor where butter had been smeared on the floors. Soon enough, it was Theodore that tended to win their sparring sessions, if only by virtue of the fact that Jules and Mathis would end up covered in bruises by the end of the day. While his newfound success earned him little respect due to the methods he used, it did result in his brothers being less than keen to antagonise him than they used to be. It always struck Theodore that if his brothers had not been bound by their pretensions to “honour”, they could have easily got back at him.
Having gotten a taste for cleverly leading those that antagonised him through gauntlets of his own design, Theodore began to reach beyond his home, where his antics had nearly cowed his brothers into submission, and off to those that knew of the cowardly third Levant brother, but had yet to know how badly his brother’s tended to end up after a day of “sparring”. There was never much shortage of people to target; those in his families social circles were often eager to mock his apparent weakness, and even more eager to answer his challenges and jabs with force. As he provoked more and more people only to lead them into makeshift traps and such, he began to develop a reputation around the city. While most continued to pretend to be above him, many were in fact afraid of the man that could humiliate you in ways you would never see coming. Yet, many were still compelled to blunder into his traps, because Theodore made damn sure to mock them publically, and in his homeland, not answering a challenge like that would ensure a loss of face. Again, Theodore noted that it was their insistence of a foolish sense of “honour” that made them such easy prey for a “weakling”.
As he grew older, Theodore realised he didn’t exactly want to pot around his home forever; messing around was all well and good, but he felt an urge to broaden his horizons and make real use of his self-made talents. When he heard that his father planned to send his brothers off to become Hunters, however, Theodore figured that was the kind of life where he could actually put the skills he had developed over the years to good use. He flatly told his father that he wished to be sent to the Hunter’s Examination as well. While his father never had much affection for him, he was not so petty as to deny him his request, and he did not expect that Theodore would actually succeed. Thus, Theodore was arranged to head off to the examination site alongside his brothers. In spite of everyone’s expectations, Theodore has a strong feeling that the only one that would make it to through this examination would be him.
Abilities:
-Impressive Speed and Agility: Half of Theodore’s life revolved around his ability to run circles around others and keep them from getting within grasping distance of his person, so it was natural that he developed an exceptional running speed and learned how to manoeuvre through all kinds of environment to keep people off his tail. As he began to engage with more and more people, he trained even harder to make sure nobody was about to keep up with him when he didn’t want them to.
-Handyman: Theodore’s exploits always involved a copious amount of rigging mundane objects to be used as devastating traps. Hence, he became skilled at working with such things; creating tripwires from seemingly useless bits of rope or string, and refashion objects so that they would fall at just the right time and do a lot of damage when they did. In his hands, useless junk can turn into a semi-lethal array of weapons.
-Sneaky: Naturally, the shenanigans that Theodore undertook required a set up that would make him look extremely suspicious to anyone watching. That’s why Theodore put extra effort into making sure nobody did see him working. He became used to watching crowds and individuals to pick out the exact moment no one was looking and quickly get about his tasks. It was always a wonder to some people how he managed to create such elaborate traps without anyone noticing that he had done it in a public place.
-Knowledgeable: While Theodore did not enjoy much of the education given to him by his family, he did take well to the more academic subjects offered to him. Things such as literature and mathematics came to him easier than it did for his brothers. Had he been born somewhere else, this might have been the talent that defined him, but his family like many around them cared more for martial strength than academics. As Theodore came to rely more on his unique methods, academic achievement became much less of a priority for him.