Leonardo Matteo

Prince Tendo wrote:

Name: Leonardo "Mirage" Matteo
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birthday: 11/7
Sexuality: Bisexual
Special Characteristics: Photographic Memory

Personality:

On the surface, Leonardo seems to be your run-of-the-mill naive and pampered noble who has never had to deal with any type of hardship or problem, due to being born in high society as the only son and heir of the noble Matteo Family. However, he does appear to be the kind sort of person - assisting individuals who come to the home for support to the best of his ability. He does not allow himself to become angry or at least to express it visually to others. He rather let a person believe they were right about a particular situation and avoid the rest of the conflict.  However, most of this is simply an act as he is usually plotting and scheming within his own head - how to make a situation turn into an advantage for him and his family.

Leonardo is also capable of putting a variety of different acts, changing key traits of his personality. This all depends on the situation in order to blend in with the people around him. He learned a majority of this from the acting lessons given to him by his mother and by an acting troupe that she introduced him to at a young age as well. In conjunction with his photographic memory, his father started to put him to work learning more about the other noble families to use them to his own ends. As a result, Leonardo has very little problem with blackmail or even torture to obtain his end results - a better Fiore united under the King and the Noble Families. Due to his spy work, he has a habit of listening in on the conversations of others. He also has a habit of losing himself in a role that he has taken and has almost lost sight of he is from time to time.

In combat, Leonardo generally prefers to avoid direct conflicts or confrontations with his enemies - trying to use his silver tongue to get out of a situation and the like. Besides, if he is fighting a person directly that means he failed in deceiving them or his plan failed somewhere along the lines. However, if he is in a combat situation then he uses his head a lot more - using his magic to befuddle or confuse his enemies. He doesn't mind assassinations though since those are a lot cleaner than an actual head-on fight. Generally, he prefers to work by himself or in a very small group. If he is a leader, he tends to take the more effective route - figuring out the points of entrance, planning a quick assault, and taking out the head target since there usually isn't much use in taking out grunts.

Likes:

• Acting - In her younger days before she married Leonardo's father and eventually became a mother, Leonardo's mother was a renown actress whose first love was the stage. She performed a myriad of different roles ranging from hero, heroine, side-kick, love-interest, villain, and etc. Her love for the theater had passed down to her only son. It is due to this love for the stage that Leonardo has very little issue with taking on different guises - even those that might not coincide with his biological sex or even race.
  
  
• Baked Sweets | Candy - Leonardo has an undeniable love of candies and different types of sweets. In particular, he is a bigger fan of baked sweets such as cakes, pies, and other pastries. His favorite is an apple pie his nanny used to make him when he was a child.
  
  
• Learning - Leonardo has a fascination with learning about things he doesn't know and is constantly trying to learn new things - to benefit himself. He usually attempts to ask questions to learn about things but is not above infiltrating a place and taking the knowledge for himself.
  

Dislikes:

• Pointless Violence - Leonardo doesn't like unnecessary acts of brutality which don't yield any type positive or negative effects. This extends to fighting to simply prove the strength a person has and nothing else behind it. If violence is used to prove a point or anything within that line of reasoning, Leonardo can get behind it to a certain degree.
  
  
• The Enemies Of Fiore - Leonardo does not care for the enemies of the Crown and the Noble Families that side with them - viewing them all with contempt. Those who do not use their talents to further the strength of their nation or at least provide a bit of use should be removed like a bad tooth or growth. However, they are view with a bit less disdain compared to those who actively seek to uproot the authority of the Crown. This also includes Noble Families who side with the Magic Council.
  
  
• The Magic Council - Leonardo has been instilled with a great deal of national pride and high respect for the Crown by his father and mother. Due to this, he has a disdain for the magic council. He believes the affairs of the wizards along with all of the nation's other affairs should be run by the Royal Family and the Nobles.
  

Motivations:

• The Restoration Of The Crown's Power - Driven by the goal of various noble families that have banded together to see the downfall of the magic council and the restoration of the  Crown's and Noble Families' power, Leonardo works to make this dream of theirs a reality by working behind the scenes gathering information and such.
  
  
• The Improvement Of Fiore - Leonardo believes that it is his duty as a member of the nobility and as heir to Matteo Family name to improve the situation of his nation. By restoring the Crown's power along with the power of the Noble Families, he thinks that it will lead the nation of Fiore to a better future.
  
  
• Increasing His Own Power - While not focusing too much on his physical power or strength, Leondaro does want to increase his other powers or talents - such as his acting skill, magical power, and political influence. He believes increasing his abilities will open more of the world to him and allow him to help his nation even more.
  

Fear:

• Giving False Information - Leonardo is afraid of giving false information to everyone who is connected with him which may result in the death of his mother and father along with the other noble families that are associated with them.
  
  
• Losing Himself In a Role - Leonardo has a slight fear of losing himself in a role or alter-ego that he has taken in order to obtain information and other things. It isn't simply just enjoying a role and such, but it more losing his mind and no longer being himself and becoming the person who was acting as.
  
  
• Scoleciphobia - Never mentioning unless a situation requires him to go into an area infested with worms or actually deal with the creatures - both normal or parasitic, Leonardo has a fear of worms. It isn't a fear that will keep from acting since has learned to control his fear regarding them for the most part if he can mentally prepare for them. But if caught off guard it can terrify him.
  

General Appearance

Height: 5'7"
Weight: 154
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Skin Tone: Light
Appearance:

Spoiler:

Guild: Guildless
Tattoo: Black, On Back

Prince Tendo wrote:

Name: Leonardo Matteo
Aliases | Nicknames: Leo; Leon; Mirage; The Earl of Periwinkle
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birthday: November 7th
Sexuality: Bisexual
Special Characteristics:

❁Tattoo: Leonardo has a tattoo of a lavender colored periwinkle which is located in the center on the palm of his right hand. This tattoo serves as a mark to show that he is a member of the Matteo Family - a noble family in the kingdom of Fiore. Being created through the use of magic, Leonardo is capable of making the tattoo invisible by his will - for times when his identity as nobility would be less than beneficial for him.
❁Selective Photographic Memory: Leonardo has the ability to recall images from memory vividly after only a few instances of exposure. In contrast to other forms of photographic memory, Leonardo’s form of it can be compared to taking a snapshot of a moment based on choice. This is contrasted to other forms of photographic memory which are similar to leaving a video camera constantly on.
❁Genetic Modification: Leonardo’s genes have been altered quite a bit by his mother and father while he was still a fetus - making him one of the few designer babies within the borders of Fiore. His looks, his intelligence, and his strength have all been modified to be greater than the average human. He will live two times longer than the average human before other forms of magic and such are applied.

Personality:

Leonardo was blessed with both power and wealth from the moment he was brought into this world - having the blood of the Matteo Family, a Fiore noble family, running through his veins. Born as a noble, he had the best education in both academics and the arcane arts that money could purchase. He was also taught etiquette which calls for him to act in a certain way when addressing others of equal or greater rank than his own. His life as a noble crafted most his personality and his views on the world around him.

Well-mannered for the most part, Leonardo always presents himself in the noblest of light when it comes to his physical presentation - keeping his hair groom, his clothing pressed and tidy, and making sure his breath and his body smell sweet. He believes that order is the most important thing in the world and it can be seen from his general appearance along with the meticulousness system of organization that he maintains in his room. His view of order makes him look at things with an acquisitive eye - accepting nothing less than complete and perfect order. It is this part of his view that leads to the more ruthless part of his nature. He is not above using petty cruelty and shows of force to get what he wants - using a combination of order and fear. Leonardo has a bit of sadism running through his veins as well as he takes a bit of joy in the terror he leaves. Still, Leonardo is a man of rank and stature. He is not above acknowledging a person’s accomplishments, listening to the advice of those around him and who serve him or even seeking counsel on matters that are outside of his expertise. But he is also not above having those who fail him executed or cracking the whip, both literally and metaphorically, when those around him produce anything less than perfection. Regarding Leonardo’s view of order, he also believes in a hierarchy where each group is properly placed in the universe, from the lowest to the highest, strongest first, and weakest last. However, Leonardo does understand that strength is not about physical or magical power as well. But he does value the two above most other forms of strength outside of intelligence.

Outside of his more orderly nature and cynical nature, Leonardo isn’t above understanding the plight of others - but generally doesn’t help unless there is something in it for him in the long run. He has a code of morals that he follows to the letter as long as they don’t interfere with him accomplishing a particular goal of his own - such as being loyal to those who serve him or whom he serves(as long as they are competent), not killing children (if it can be helped), and not killing innocent people (if it can be helped). In conjunction, Leonardo has learned to act around others. A feat that is mainly linked to his mother’s time as an actress before nobility and his time within an acting troupe as a child. He is capable of masking his true nature and even take up roles or other lives to continue a bit of the shadow work assigned to him by his father. Leonardo generally has a disdain for people who are not Fiorina descent or were not born in the kingdom of Fiore. This disdain usually vanishes if the person is powerful or has potential in his eyes. However, he does dislike people who value chaos and the like. The world is supposed to have order and he will make sure that happens. After all, the world doesn’t need people who don’t believe in some form of order.

In combat scenarios or situations, Leonardo has overall taken the role of an assassin - sticking to the shadows and taking out his target without anyone else taking notice of his presence. He has developed this style due to his illusion magic and the type of stealth missions he is assigned by his family to increase their influence and eventually destroy the council. However, if he is fighting an opponent in a direct combat situation, he will fight them head on without any mercy - using a mixture of strength and trickery due to his magic. He will not back down from a duel or run away from a person as long as it is within reason. He will not die before he accomplishes his tasks.

As a leader, Leonardo is callous and tactical - using his underlings to their utmost ability but not accepting any result less than perfect from them and himself. As he believes in a hierarchy, he believes that every person working under him should obey his word as if it were law. Individuals who do not obey his word will end up receiving his scorn or his wrath. While he will not impede a mission’s success due to a person not listening to him when he is a leader - in time he will make them pay for their insolence in the matter. He never forgives or forgets a single instance of being disrespected.

As a follower, Leonardo has respect for the person that is in charge and will listen to their orders without too many questions. Leonardo only questions a motivate if a person who is in charge fails in their mission to due to lack-luster tactics or if they wish to truly break any laws that will negative repercussions on him. There is another thing if he will end up disobeying his family’s orders. Outside of that realm, he will do everything in his power to make sure the person in charge succeeds. He views their victory as his own - knowing that his hard work will rise him through the ranks of even nobility.

Likes:

❁Order: In Leonardo’s mind, everything in the universe has a proper place where it is supposed to be situated - like the strong are supposed to be above the weak and the like. This extends to his view about how is room and such are supposed to be organized and tidy. He detests when items and such are thrown around rapidly in a chaotic fashion.

❁High-Quality Food: Growing up as a noble, Leonardo has been fed the highest quality food made with the highest quality ingredients. As such, he has developed a taste for the finest food and drinks available. If he has a choice, he will only dine at the highest rated restaurants and only have the best chefs prepare meals for him.

❁Acting: Leonardo has developed a slight affection toward acting and taking other roles - mainly due to his mother’s influence and the like. While he doesn’t enjoy the lifestyle he is forced to take while undertaking a role and such, he actually finds it a bit fun to take a new guise and play around with the common filth from time to time.

Dislikes:

❁Chaos: Leonardo has a dislike of chaos in both an organizational sense along with the state of the world. As he believes everything in the world has a place and the like, he can not stand to see a place where everything is thrown around otherwise very messy. He also dislikes the idea of a chaotic world where there are no laws.

❁Weak Individuals: Individuals who have no abilities or talents of any use are simply trash in his eyes and deserve to be at the bottom of the barrel. These people are only meant to be in the world to serve the elite and the strong. Leonardo desires to do away with all laws that attempt to cuddle the weak and limit the strong.

❁The Magic Council: While Leonardo doesn’t mind a world of law, he dislikes a world of law that doesn't benefit him or those who are his allies - along with laws that cuddle the weak or limit the strong. It is to this end that he has an intense dislike of the Magic Council and believes that Fiore would benefit from the Royal Family and The Nobles regaining complete control over the wizards in Fiore.

Motivations:

❁To Establish A World Of Law: Currently, Leonardo has put this goal to the back-burner of his current goals due to having to work for his father and attempt to bring the Royal Family and the Noble Families back into power in Fiore while dismantling the Magic Council. Leonardo aspires to create a world of law where the strong are capable of rising and securing a place at the top while the weak are at the bottom serving the strong - a world where if you have the talent and put in the effort you can do what you want. However, he wants strict laws put in place because a world of chaos is something he would be disgusted with.

❁To Re-establish The Royal Family and Noble Families’ True Power: While Leonardo isn’t for complete anarchy where there aren’t any laws to govern the actions of people, he does believe that the Magic Council is full of incompetent individuals. A view that has been cultivated by his father and mother from the moment that he was born. He desires to re-establish the Royal Family and the Noble Families’ power once more. In conjunction with this, he wishes to destroy the magic council and the noble families that back them - believing the latter to be traitors to the land of Fiore.

❁Increasing His Power: Being a firm believer in that might makes right as long as one operates within the rules of the laws, Leonardo desires to increase his power in every form that he can think of. He believes increasing his physical, intelligence, magical, and political power will allow him to fulfill his goals and open a wider world to him.

Fears:

❁Death: Like any normal individual, Leonardo has a normal fear of his life ending before he is able to accomplish any of his tasks or goals. While he doesn’t mind dying for his cause - becoming a martyr and inspiring people to create a world of law where the strong are able to craft it as they see fit and the weak are at the bottom. Dying without doing any of his or other terms having a pointless death does, in fact, terrify him.

❁Disgrace: Leonardo has a fear of disgracing his family name and bringing shame to them all. It is to this reason that he acts within a semi-acceptable code of conduct that has been approved by his father and his mother - while it might not be acceptable to all other noble families.

❁Helminthophobia: Leonardo doesn’t have a fear-fear of worms or rather an intense hatred of them - enough to make him want to kill them on sight. It is linked back to an incident where the family was out to a festival and one of the stands served him a rotten apple which had worms in it. Ever since then, he has hated the creatures with a passion. This doesn’t extend to snakes though. He can tell difference between a worm and worm-like creatures.

General Appearance

Height: 6'
Weight: 169 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Skin Tone: Light
Appearance:

Guild Information:

Guild: Guildless
Tattoo: Lavender; Back of Right Hand