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Lord Niccolo Vittorio; 1st character.
Topic Started: Apr 6 2009, 07:16 PM (102 Views)
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FIRST NAME- Niccolo
×MIDDLE NAME- Alonzo

LAST NAME- Vittorio
Prefix - Lord

GENDER- Male

AGE[font]- 35

APPEARANCE

×HEIGHT- Six foot two inches.

×BUILD- Vittorio is a very well built man, with practically no body fat to speak of. He prefers to disguise this through thick, upper-class clothing, however, as it might draw suspicion. In modern times, he could be described as having a swimmers build. Vittorio’s chest and back are also marred by a number of thin scars, which may have been caused by a blade. The truth is unknown, and indeed, neither his chest not his back are often seen.

×SKIN TONE- Oddly, Vittorio possesses a dark tan, highly unusual for a man of Italian heritage. It is speculated that his father may be of some foreign nationality, for his mother was very pale. He is, by most standards, fairly handsome, but it his is this exotic quality that draws most of the amorous stares.

×HAIR COLOUR- Truly, Lord Vittorio must be a man of ecentricities indeed, for even his hair style is a sharp contrast to the norm. His faint blonde hair is cropped close to his skull, almost a fuzz, which continues down into sharp sideburns on either side of his head. On the nape of his neck however, Vittorio’s hair is long and silky, and has several crimson feathers woven into it.

×EYE COLOUR- His eyes are light, crystaline blue. He never seems to blink though, and many have found that his stare is quite unsettling.

×ACCENT/PHONETICS- Vittorio’s accent is, of course, Italian, having been born there and raised there for a large portion of his life. What most do not know, however, is that he is fully capable of “switching” off the accent. Furthermore, he is skilled in mimicking the accents of other nationalities, and can speak several languages.

HISTORY

Little is known about Lord Niccolo Vittorio’s life. It is known that he was born in Venice or perhaps some neighboring city to a wealthy Italian aristocrat and an unknown father. It is believed that his father may have been Indian or perhaps Native American. Vittorio himself is unsure, but neither does he especially care. Because of his family’s wealth he was privileged to an expansive education. This, coupled with his natural intelligence, allowed him to become knowledgeable in many areas, including subjects such as science and philosophy, from an impressively early age.

But despite his sizeable intellect, Vittorio was always distant and vaguely unsociable. He didn’t look upon other children as other people did. He used his intelligence in order to manipulate and control his class mates, having realized early on that he could utilize their own skills to meet his desires. Furthermore, as he grew older, Vittorio expressed a lack of interest in professions that would seem normal for somebody of his social class. Rather, he became intrigued by the nuances of organized crime. He also took an interest in subjects that were largely unheard of in “civilized society,” such as the various religions and cultures of the East.

In his nineteenth year, Vittorio masterminded an attack on the household of a family that his had been feuding with for some time, one that resulted in the death of that family’s patriarch and, eventually, it’s dissolution. He did this not in his own family’s interest, but in order to test the knowledge and skills he had been acquiring in the past years. As a result of this, however, Vittorio realized that being able to defend himself properly was a necessity, and that being able to defend himself better than anyone else would be an invaluable asset. Because of all of this, he left his family for a time, and traveled to China to learn the ways of the martial arts. He was not gone for very long: It appeared that his natural aptitude for learning extended to combat skill as well.

When Vittorio returned to Italy, he found himself abruptly ostracized from his own family. It had transpired that the attack on the rival family had incurred sizeable retribution, and now his family faced destruction itself. Naturally, Vittorio cared little, and easily accepted his exile. Facing an open world with untold riches to plunder, he decided to take up residence in one of the main hubs of the modern world: Paris France. It did not take him long to make a foot hold in the underworld, nor did it take long to establish himself in the echelons of the aristocracy. With nobody of any power great enough to challenge him, nor anybody to contest his nobility, Vittorio was free to begin his reign as one of the most powerful crime leaders in France, and the most untouchable.

×FAMILY MEMBER(S)- Mother deceased and father presumed deceased.
×SPOUSE/FIANCÉE- None
×LOVE INTEREST- None
×CRUSH- None
×LOVER- None
×BELLE/BEAU- None

PERSONALITY- To many, Vittorio is the very image of a gentleman. He is certainly well off, but does not boast or brag about his wealth. He has been seen giving charity to beggers on a number of occasions, and so he must obviously be quite a generous man. Vittorio caries himself with a certain kind of stoic dignity, despite his “outlandish” and foreign appearance. In fact, he is secretly the subject of many noble woman’s affections because of this unusual and sometimes mysterious quality. To his peers in the upper class, Vittorio is almost painfully polite, and is seemingly permanently collected. He rarely, if ever, draws undue attention to himself, but when the spotlight is on him, he is the life of the party, so to speak. All in all, Lord Niccolo Vittorio is a shining example of the nobility of the aristocracy.

Outside of the public eye, however, when the rich and the foolish have all gone to bed and the dark side of France surfaces, Vittorio is a different man altogether. For underneath his eloquent, charming, and well-respected façade is a man with the mind of a villain, the soul of a killer, and no heart to speak of at all. In reality, Vittorio is the mastermind behind much of the underworld’s operations: Thievery, murder, opium trafficking, and arson. Much of it can be traced back to this refined Italian gentleman. In truth, Vittorio cares nothing for human life and has no respect for their laws, for he considers himself “above it all.” He sees people as either tools to be used or trash to be thrown aside for the other trash to feast upon. Anybody who does not serve a purpose to Vittorio or gets in his way is “dealt with,” which often means that that person will never be seen again.

Of course, it would take someone quite skilled to trace any of the crimes he has masterminded back to him. Vittorio is the very definition of evil genius. He calculates everything, even the value of a particular persons existence, even the effect his appearance has on other people, and makes sure to leave no possibility of error. If one were to witness Vittorio in actual attendance to a crime, well, they would never witness anything again. In short, he does not leave loose ends. Period.

However, this could easilly prove to be a weakness, for is committment to perfection is borderline paranoid. He simply cannot leave any detail of any plan unnatended to. This all stems from Vittorio's greatest and likely only fear: to lose. If he were to be found out and convicted, it would mean that he was conquered by the people who he views as being so inferior. He secretly dreads that somebody capable of outsmarting him and finally bringing him to justice actually exists. This paranoid obsession, coupled with a tendency to lose his temper when something goes wrong, could certainly be a useful weapon in the right hands.

×QUIRKS- Beyond the odd, red feathers he wears woven into the hair at the nape of his neck, nothing that bares mentioning. All the public ever sees of him is a stoic, well-cultured gentleman.

×SEXUAL ORIENTATION- Presumed heterosexual.

LIKES[/font]

  • Art.
  • Cleanliness
  • Efficiency.
  • When things go “according to plan.”

DISLIKES

  • The police.
  • People who can’t follow simple directions.
  • People in general.
  • Blood on his clothes.
  • Filth.
  • France.
  • You.

ABILITIES

  • Masterful skill in Chinese martial arts.
  • Master fencer
  • Diabolical genius
  • Has gang of criminal underlings at his disposal.
  • Little to no empathy for any breathing human.

Edited by Cassus, Apr 6 2009, 08:31 PM.
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Alandree
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Yay! Welcome to OM Cassus!

I noticed that you haven't really included many faults for Niccolo. I'd love to see some. What are his weaknesses? Fears?
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Oh that. I wasn't sure about that, seeing as how he's a complete amoral sociopath. Not really much he's afraid of. I suppose he might be afraid of getting find out, but only because of the inconvenience it would create for him. o.o Same goes for weaknesses. He's rich, has lots of power, and knows Kung Fu.
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But he'll need some faults, fears, and weaknesses to balance out the amount of power he has. Tis human nature, my friend.
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Alright, I'll whip some up in a jiffy.

EDIT: Added weaknesses to personality.
Edited by Cassus, Apr 6 2009, 08:30 PM.
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Splendid!

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