Raziel

Name: Raziel
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Sexuality: Straight
Special Characteristics: He is not human in neither one of his two forms. In his true one, he can barely even be called alive. His true form has no lower jaw, his entire stomach area is missing, having only his backbone and ribcage left to form his torso, along with some muscles to cover his chest. His legs consist entirely out of just bone and muscle and his feet have no toes, rather he has two long claw-like spikes protruding from his feet, acting like toes. Same goes for his hands, though he has 3 of them, one acting like an opposable thumb. All claws can actually be bent and function with relative similarity to actual fingers.

Personality:
Raziel is a being rather difficult to explain. In his very essence, he was something that had no place in society and later become that had no place among the living. Regardless of which side one would choose to observe, one simple truth remains; he is incredibly lonely. His whole life, or what he recalls of it, was spent being alone, absolutely and completely solitary and far away from living beings. Of course, to him his life started on that one night when he woke up as what he would be cursed to henceforth forever be, a vampire. Any memory of what came before was gone and he had little choice but to confine himself in a self-made torture chamber also known simply as 'exile'. It is because even though he was "reborn" as a vampire, his new self held personality and traits inherited by his past, human existence. Indeed, as a human he was kind, merciful, warm and caring so upon realization of what he had become, Raziel saw no other way to continue existing other than stranding himself in uninhabited lands in hope to protect others from his bloodlust as it grew more uncontrollable with each passing day.

It is unknown how many centuries he spent in his exile, but during that whole time, Raziel struggled to retain his sanity as the overpowering crave for blood slowly eroded it. He spent all that time in search of a way to cure vampirism, spending decade after decade delving ever deeper into magical research in hope to uncover a method to defeat the eternal curse. All he ever gained however, was limitless disappointment and betrayal by his own hope, causing him to gradually grow colder. He eventually found out exactly how the curse of vampirism works, thus for better or worse understood how to combat it and there truly was only one way - through immortality.

Driven by the creeping insanity and thoughtless desire for salvation, the vampire spent nearly a thousand years researching ancient rituals, legends and supposed methods for attaining immortality until eventually he stumbled upon a tale as old as time itself describing how ancient demigods ascended into eternity to join their creators. Having lost sight of his once noble goal, Raziel set off on a journey to seek eternal life for himself. Along the way, he had encountered a beautiful woman lying lethally wounded in a meadow and lead by his still righteous instincts, saved her life and eventually had her join him on his quest. For several years they crossed the world together and Raziel had come to feel attracted to her, a feeling which was foreign to him. It was, perhaps, love he felt, and it was just enough to help him contain his bloodlust and persevere.
Eventually the two managed to find the location of myths, the only place where attaining immortality was possible. Ecstatic, Raziel prepared the needed ritual and had initiated it with the girl, Elika, helping him. However, at the very peak of the ritual she asked a sudden question. "Why do you yearn for eternity?" she muttered, to which Raziel could only reply with the truth - "Because I am a vampire.". "Then you should know something too" - she suddenly spoke - "I am a vampire hunter."

Just like that, the vampire's only support in his miserable life crumbled. Elika interrupted the ritual and attacked him, wounding him fatally, but falling to his superb vampiric self-preservation mechanism. With the person he loves betraying him and her blood on his claws, Raziel grew cold and cynical as he drowned in regret and confusion. With the incomplete key to immortality revealed to him and his life draining fast, the vampire abandoned the ritual site and used the knowledge he gained from the place along with all the magic he had learned throughout the centuries to force his soul to remain within the world and bound his will to survive to it through ancient magecrafts.

In the end, he had managed to invoke a "rebirth" of his soul, having it be able to manifest into a form through magic, the essence of its own existence. In the end, he had managed to attain what he yearned for, but his previous life had left him scarred, cold, ruthless and cynical, yet still retaining his once noble and untainted self somewhere deep within. It is what his personality to date is and it is often seen in his interactions with others, despite those being rare. He had never had any friends prior to joining a guild and due to his nature of almost never conversing on purpose and the image of cruelty most people see him fit, he is rarely approached by anyone. Even when he does talk to people, he never under any circumstances reveal any of his pleasant traits, for he himself is not aware of their existence. They are merely exhibited as thoughtless reactions, mostly shown during times where he has no choice but to act immediately without much thought. And despite all that, it is possible for the good part of his personality to be brought out, but only by someone incredibly close to him. But is there truly anyone who would chose to be close with a cynical abomination such as him?

When in combat, Raziel fights to win. He believes results justify the means and he is willing to follow his decisions through no matter what it takes. He has no qualms about killing his enemies or anyone who would stand in his way, but at the same time unconsciously follows some of his once righteous self's principles, thus he fights for good. He would instinctively fight to defend the weak, for example, but once asked why he fights or what he fights for, he would be able to provide no answer. Despite that, he finds combat greatly enjoyable and has nothing against fighting anyone, be that man or woman, good or bad. The vampire fears not dying so he is capable of facing off against dragons or gods without even flinching, despite knowing all too well he stands no chance. As a result of him being cynical, he is also rather pessimistic in general, although he often becomes more of a realist when in a fight.
He finds no particular enjoyment in neither leading nor following, only in winning. As such he can be considered an opportunist, taking advantage of chances to attack, cripple or effectively decimate opponents with little thought while consciously having no qualms about using allies as tools. Amusingly enough most of anything he does in combat is by instinct, so his righteous instincts apply here as well, almost always preventing him from treating those who help him as worthless pawns. Ironically enough, he might often find himself trying to save them, again not knowing why himself.

Raziel cares little for leading as it often requires much communication. For someone who has literally spent over 10 centuries alone, he is not very used to talking much nor does he feel comfortable doing it, thus he generally does not lead. Even so, when he occasionally does end up giving orders, he usually makes them noticeably short and direct, often leaving little room for dispute. His combat methods still remain the same in such a scenario, though he is far more prone to using allies as pawns if he stays outside the actual fight and just commands.

General Appearance

Height: 5.8 feet
Weight: 130 pounds
Hair: Black and reaching down almost to his jawline. His bangs are styled to the sides, not hanging in front of his face.
Eyes: Very Light Gold, they might seem to faintly glow gold/yellow in favourable lighting. When in his true form, his eyes have no pupils and are entirely light blue.
Skin Tone: Normal/slightly pale for his Vampire form, blueish-purple for his true form.

Appearance:


Due to what he has become after attaining a kind of flawed immortality, he is capable of shape-shifting, but with the catch that he can only look as "something he truly is". This will be further explained in his magic, but to summarise, he has two forms he can inhabit, his Vampire form and his Spectre form. Despite the name, the Spectre form is a physical one. The above picture shows him in his Vampire form. As described earlier, in stead of fingers and toes, he has large claws which can be bent just like normal fingers can, thus being relatively usable for things other than combat. He has three claws per hand and two per foot. He is very well-built and wears peculiar clothes which tend to reveal his body. He wears hard leather trousers which extend up to his lower ribs, but have the section that would normally cover his abdomen cut out and bridged by several straps of the same leather, thus revealing his chiselled abs (his abs are better than those in the picture). Raziel wears nothing on his chest, but has a strange piece of leather on his shoulders and neck to which metal plates are attached. A rather large and solid pauldron rests on his right shoulder while a smaller one is on his left. The larger pauldron has a red banner hanging from it, often hiding his right arm from people's sight. A white symbol rests engraved on the banner, much like an insignia, it being his only real remnant of his human life. He also wears sturdy metal boots and greaves which have been made for him specifically, as they are shaped to match his feet with the claws as well.




This is Raziel's Spectral form, also known as his True form. It is a reflection of what his soul looks like after centuries of torment and the spreading corruption of Vampirism. As stated earlier, in this form his body is little more than a corpse. His stomach and everything around it is completely missing with only his spine visible in that area and his ribcage is exposed, covered by blue muscle fabric. Most of his chest, his shoulders, neck and lower half of the face are covered by what appears to be a brown scarf with a white insignia on it, but that is actually the same banner he wears in his Vampiric form, wrapped around him to hide his missing lower jaw.

Raziel's appearance without the scarf:

In his Spectral form, raziel still has metal greaves, but his claws are exposed to plain sight. He also has leather wrapped around his forearms and hands with bandage-like cloth wrapped around his arms. Note that in both Vampiric and Spectral form, Raziel has wings, though in the Vampiric form he can make them disappear, this appearing slightly less frightening. In Spectral form, his wings have their bones ripped out and they seem to be useless for actual flight, but he can reform their bones and joints out of his will, thus being able to fly in it as well. (To be further explained in his magic)

Guild/Council

Guild: Eclipse Soul
Tattoo: On the right part of his chest, only visible in his Vampiric form.
Rank: D