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IN CHARACTER

Character Name: Julian Devorak
Canon: The Arcana
Canon Point: Right before the Masquerade; Julian's route

In-Game Tattoo Placement: Nape of his neck
Current Health/Status: In good health
Age: Unknown; appears late 20's
Species: Human

History: Here

Personality: Julian has been counted by many as having a flair for the dramatic; even his own sister says he has a penchant for brooding and histrionics. As such, he conducts himself with much bravado in many of his dealings, speaking in a somewhat grand manner. Charming and smooth, he's able to help people feel ease, welcome, and even special; so says Asra, who Julian used to have a strange sort of relationship with.

In addition to the aforementioned penchant for theatrics, Julian is something approximating selfless and self-sabotaging all at once. It makes sense to him, early on in his route with the Apprentice, to push them away so that he doesn't hurt them. He's convinced that he's nothing but a danger to others, and stonewalling them has become the source of much frustration for many around him. At the end of it, he simply views himself as undeserving of the affection, love, and support that he receives. In fact, it flusters him quite a bit to be shown the romantic sort of affection, often balking in the face of the Apprentice's adoration. While he sees himself as undeserving, however, he craves it, very deep down.

There's a time where Julian finds himself on stage at a play by accident, and he manages to improvise some lines and get the audience laughing; he's evidently skilled at persuasion and improvisation. As he tells it, he was on a pirate ship for a while, and was spared his life only because of his occupation as a doctor; it was there, he said, that he learned the aforementioned skills.

While he seems to know much of the Vesuvian population — and is widely loved among them — he's not especially close to many, due in part to being chased by the Palace guards, and also because of his fear of affection. There's Mazelinka, the Apprentice ( in his own route ), and his sister Portia that he can call close to him. He detests Count Lucio, though he was helping him find a cure for the Red Plague that ravaged the city of Vesuvia. He worked hard — in tandem with Asra and many other doctors — in order to find a cure.

When he was locked in the basement by Valdemar, he was stricken with the plague himself; he worked with the Hanged Man — a personification of the major arcana card of the same name — to find a cure. The details of said cure escape him at the current canon point, however. Julian had since lost parts of his memory — as the main romance route characters and the Apprentice all have — and he was left with his wound-transfer ability.
 
Abilities/Powers/Weaknesses & Warping: Julian's ability is simply to transfer wounds onto his own body; if he touches his target, he can take their wounds and pain entirely onto himself. 

Warping: sometimes this fails and he ends up wounding himself as well as the afflicted.
Inventory: His clothes ( coat, shirt, gloves, pants, boots, and eyepatch ).

Writing Samples:

ONE // 

Coming to this place has been an exercise in managing stress; he can't help but worry — a little — about his sister, the Apprentice, about Mazelinka and even Asra and Nadia. He's been worrying a lot, lately, even back home. Everything left in the wake of the Plague and the fire — that happiness and healing — seems like it's tenuous, tentative, hovering over a dark chasm.

He can't claim that all the places he's seen even come close to the oddities of Deerington, in any case.

The bar he finds himself at seems good enough; he's poured a stiff drink and he promptly slams it, asks for another. It's not often -- if at all -- that Julian finds himself pouring his troubles, but the change of scenery warrants the whiskey.

"Pour me something interesting," he tells the bartender after a couple drinks in, grinning. With a smirk, he's poured something vibrant and poisonous looking; he takes a generous swig with no hesitation. It's after that that he starts chatting up the bartender. The night is young but it's quiet, not many patrons blessing the place with their presence.

"So there I was," he starts, gesturing a little, "no money and no place to stay in a town that had no name. I don't think there were over two hundred people in that place, it was bizarre — fog filled the streets at all hours, you know, and everyone was at home by six."

Another swig, "It was quite the place to hole up in, being on the run from those bandits. They were really quite persistent, as bandits often are."

"Uh huh." goes the barkeep, "You good for another?I have to admit I'm pretty interested."

"Give me another of the colorful ones and my stories are yours."

TWO //

With the sun down and the night fast approaching, Julian finds himself at Mazelinka's hut, and thereafter laden with questions from her. She seems more like she wants to chide than interrogate, but listen she does, all about the confrontation with Valdemar.

"I really love them, I think." he says, a bit abrupt.

"Who? Valdemar?"herv oice comes incredulous.

"N-no! Never! I mean the Apprentice," he nearly wants to laugh, but again his tone and his countenance grow grave. The smile is slight, "I daresay they might make an honest man of me."

"That'll be the day," she says, and her smile matches his. It tells him, without words, that she approves, and it feels like home and belonging all at once.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Player Name: Ace
Player Age: 26
Player Contact: PM journal

Other Characters In Game: N/A
In-Game Tag If Accepted: Julian Devorak: Ace
Permissions for Character: Here
Are you comfortable with prominent elements of fourth-walling?: Yes
What themes of horror/psychological thrillers do you enjoy the most?: Corruptions, possessions, unreality, delusions and hallucinations.
Is there anything in particular you absolutely need specific content warnings for?: Abortions, miscarriages, harm coming to pregnant people, pregnancy horror ( movies about an unborn child being a demon, etc. ).
Additional Information: N/A