Post by Pierce on May 20, 2010 0:23:58 GMT -5
Character Basics
Name:Pierce
Nickname: none
Age:Appears to be in his mid-late 20s, actually over 230 years old
Appearance
Looks:Pierce is tall with a slender build and pale skin, typical to his species. When he was still human he had blue eyes that could get the attention of any woman with the right look. His ability to lure women with a gaze has not changed with his changing eye color. His hair is a dark brown color. As for clothing, Pierce only wears expensive designer outfits. Whether he's going casual in jeans and a tshirt, or deciding to don a suit for the evening, everything is designer and worth more than most people's wardrobe.
Scars, tattoos, other marks:
Portrayed by: Ian Somerhalder
Personality and Stats
Basic Personality:Pierce is confident and expects the highest quality out of everything in his life. His attitude can sometimes be seen as a cocky, but below the surface he has the occaisonal bout of self-doubt, though he'll be damned if he shows it to anyone. He's extremely charismatic and charming, a definite ladies man. He enjoys women, nice cars and designer clothes.
Species: Vampire
Abilities: standard vampire abilities
Occupation: none
Car: luxury cars as he finds them
History:
Birthplace:Bordeaux, France
Family:Jean-Paul and Henrietta de L'Orendale (parents - deceased), Juliette (younger sister - deceased), Laure (younger sister-deceased)
Friends:the Volturi, various covens, eventually the Denalis
History:Pierce was born into a privilege. His parents were wealthy landowners and he always had everything he ever desired. He was used to getting what he wanted, in both material possessions and women. Life was good while he had it.
Pierce was changed amidst the French Revolution (1793) when he was 26 years old. He had enlisted in the army and had the misfortune to be on the losing end of one of the battles. Most of his batallion had been killed or severely injured. He himself had been badly wounded and was lying on the field, with little hope of surviving. The battle ground with its bleeding and dying soldiers was like an all you can eat buffet for a group of nomads wandering through. The soldiers that were still alive weren't for very long after the vampires made it through. The only thing that caused Pierce to be changed and not killed was the abundance of fresh blood around him letting the vampire feeding on him move on to the next body before finishing him off.
As a vampire, though he travels around frequently, Pierce has never considered himself a nomad. He thinks that his taste in clothes alone makes him not fall into that category. While sometimes he travels alone, he has been known to stop in and have extended "visits" with other covens, though he hasn't quite found one he feels he wants to stay with. His travels have included a stay or two with the Volturi (as a guest, not a guard member), and he was one of the witnesses called on behalf of the Volturi when the immortal child was suspected.
Pierce's main weakness has always been women. Given the choice, he will almost exclusively feed on women because of the excitement he gets in the chase. His seduction of women before they become his victims has been thought to be where the legends of the incubus has developed in many of the countries he has visited (he has heard rumors of the original succubi as well being vampires, something that has amused him). As he's gotten more experienced, he's been able to restrain himself from feeding to allow the seduction to go further and further, often sleeping with the women before giving in to the feed.
It is Pierce's love of women, and learning after his experience in Washington as a witness through the Volturi about groups of vampires surviving on animal blood that eventually led Pierce to attempt a change of diet. It is not something he has yet mastered, as he has many slips, but he has enjoyed the chance to continue more flirtations with women, though since the change in diet he has yet to be able to engage in any physical interactions without losing himself in the passion and feeding, so for now he enjoys merely playing the games and knowing he could have any he wants.
((OOC: Permission given by admin for future vegetarianism for this character at a minimum of 50 years Post-BD. Any threads before that time he will feed on humans as per the rules))