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Origin: n/a
For Dragon Lords.
Race/Nationality: Human (with Royal Blood), Quinian.
Age: 20
Height: 6’2”
Weight: about 76 Kgs
Build: Tall, Lithe.
Hair: Straight and thick, coloured a very dark but rich red, an ancient trait of the Tynosthenes line.
Eyes: A deep blue, often mistaken for those of someone innocent and honest.
Typical Attire: Longinus is the only true son of the existing Royal family of Quin. (he has many half-brothers and sisters) Being heir to the throne, the prince of Quin dons only royal and extravagant attire. His dress, (when not in disguise) is a combination of fashionable, sharp and elegant, and almost always fiercely compliments his shape and dominant personality.
When participating in a battle or war, Longinus will wear high-ranking Quin battle armour that protects him from most long range gunfire.
When in disguise, Longinus employs well fitting travelling clothes and a cloak. He will often wear a cowl in these times to avoid being recognised, or standing out of the crowd. Fashionable items such as flight goggles and aiming eye glasses are also among his travelling equipment.
Facial Appearance and other distinguishing features: Most people would call Longinus “handsome”, or even “beautiful”, just by seeing him from afar. It’s when you get close, however, that you really see the truth in these statements. Longinus’ face is smooth and proportioned, with a well shaped jaw-line and balanced features. His youthful appearance is accurate to his age but a very deceiving judge of his emotional and mental capacity.
Weapon: Longinus almost carries the Quinian Royal Blade at his side, a symbol of his status. A finely crafted sabre, it was made by the Dwarves centuries ago for the royal family, and has been passed down the Tynosthenian line ever since.
Being royalty, he also has access to a variety of finely crafted guns, the type of firearm he uses depending on the situation.
Religion: With Quin having no official religion, Longinus was raised with no guidance in this area. Familiar with the histories of the religions of Panak, Longinus has a peculiar belief in the existence of all the major religions and their deities, thinking that they all serve under one power; a power which he seeks to identify someday.
Strengths: Longinus’ dominant and most obvious strength is his influence and brilliant political mind. His father, King Archias, once said, “Longinus could charm a Dragon Knight into eating his own heart.” Though this may be an exaggeration, it is not far off the truth.
A master of public oration and rhetoric, Longinus’s persuasive abilities are almost flawless, which is only enhanced by his charming manner and stunning good looks. An extremely strong mental will is the basis of this, and gives the Prince an incredible aptitude for speechcraft and the art of politics.
Whether he wants to charm them, intimidate them, sleep with them or just use them, Longinus has a certain power over almost anyone he meets that is weaker mentally than he is. (which is almost everyone.)
Longinus, though he doesn’t know it, has certain abilities in Psichoran magic which only strengthens this natural talent in influencing others.
Longinus, growing up in a rich family, has had the privilege of being trained in marksmanship for most of his life, and has moderate abilities thereof, especially with a long range rifle.
His skinny, lithe frame also gives him speed in battle to avoid attacks or to retreat.
High intelligence and strategic ability come naturally to Longinus, his heavy schooling in the arts, culture and history of Panak (and especially Quin) only aiding this. He is well spoken, observant and always has control of himself and his emotions. Reading others desires and weaknesses come naturally to him, and he is extremely adept at determining how a person thinks or feels in a short period of time.
Greatly familiar with culture and the arts, he is also very talented musically, and is an accomplished tenor, and piper.
Longinus is also a master in the art of love, having had much practice in pleasuring the many beautiful ladies (both young and old) of the Quinian court.
Weaknesses: Longinus, is in a word, weak. Being trained in fencing and hand to hand combat as he was growing up did nothing really to improve this, as his heart was never really in it. His lithe body is not conducive to taking any major amount of damage, and growing up in a palace where he was bathed and well fed did nothing to improve this. This weak constitution makes him easy to capture, and even easier to kill, a fact that makes him constantly alert.
Though he carries a sabre, he is an extremely average fencer, and only uses it as a symbol of his status as the crown prince of Quin. He is rather unfit and could be easily outrun (long distance) by any common farm girl.
Though he is very good at hiding it, Longinus becomes very anxious at the prospect of fighting anyone close range. In this way, he is a coward, and will always revert to dirty tactics where he can in such a fight.
Longinus easily becomes sick, and has allergic reactions to a moderate amount of the flora and fauna of Panak. He has a horrible stomach for alcohol and will almost always end up extremely drunk after just a few drinks.
Extremely arrogant, Longinus will often gravely underestimate his enemies’ intelligence, a fact which will usually come back to bite him.
This being said, Longinus has great potential to being a master user in Psichoran, but is prevented by his great hatred of magic, thinking it a travesty of the natural order used by primitive folk. This combined with his arrogant denial of ever using it himself, inhibit some of the Prince’s latent abilities in magic from developing any further.
Also, because of his unintentional use of Psichoran, Longinus often leaves his own mind completely open and vulnerable to mental attacks by other magic users.
Bio:
To know the history of crown prince Longinus Quin’Tynosthenes, you also must have a basic understanding of the history of Quin, and its royal line.
A history Schpiel:
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It was into this world of relative peace that Longinus was born. King Archias Quin’Tynosthenes finally took a Queen in his old age, and a shortly after, an heir was born. Longinus, supposedly named after the first King of Quintarfin, was not born without a cost.
After the rigours of childbirth, the fragile body of Queen Tyrsii was racked and broken, reducing her to a vegetable for the remainder of her days.
The King, greatly affected by this, was never the same. Though the people still loved him, he grew odder and odder, and began to give out insane declarations of war and execution. His closest advisors began to quietly rule the kingdom in his stead, ignoring his commands, but ensuring him that they were carried out. To the people, all was well.
The young Prince was the fresh new hope for the kingdom, and the advisors raised him accordingly, educating him, and filling him with the knowledge that comes with power. The Royal Blood flowed strongly in Longinus, and all around him could tell something was different, even as a child.
When he was 18, and already exhibiting his political brilliance, the advisors secretly gave him rule of the kingdom after he convinced them he was ready.
Longinus ruled secretly for two years, but made himself well known as the beloved Prince of Quin. The people loved him, and couldn’t be more thrilled about his coming succession. But law was law, and he could not become King until Archias was dead.
But Longinus had secret desires; desires that no one but him knew or would ever know; desires for power.
Longinus knew he could rule Panak. He could unite this land of petty conflicts and small wars, and it became his only and overarching goal. His right to the throne of Quin was only a stepping stone to this ultimate goal, and he would use it. Every ounce of it.
As he ruled Quin, he began to hatch plans… millions of plans.
In his secret room in the palace, he would spend days at a time making giant charts and graphs of plans. He made thousands of them, and when he made one that he thought would work, he would commit it to memory, and burn it. No one must know.
Between all this, he played the part of Crown Prince: enjoying himself where he could, going to balls, seducing women and winning the love of the people.
How He Became Lord of Drojok Schpiel:
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So now Lord of Drojok, and heir to the Quinian throne, Prince Longinus travels to the imperial city. What new adventures await him there? What will he learn? Who will he meet along the way? What other cheesy catchphrases have I missed?
Note: Spoiler tags have been added for the general reader's convenience in skipping over some rather descriptive passages. I encourage you to to still read them if you want the full understanding of this character.
Edited by Ransom, 14 July 2009 - 05:55 AM.
