Émile Theroux (Were-Swan, Done)

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Émile Theroux;;
is now entering it's all in yer mind

About You;;
behind the RPer

Name: Roseanna
Age: 19
Years of Rping: A few
Contact: pm, msn, email

ID Tag;;

Alias: Siggy
Name: Émile Theroux
Gender: Male
Orientation: Straight
Real Age: Born 1885 so 123
Physical Age: 18
Species: Were-Swan
Sire: François de la Fontaine (Ballet Master)
Religious Affiliation: Vaguely agnostic
Wealth: Around €800,000 in the bank
Job: Savings from ballet career and various awards, as well as his inheritance from his uncle and parents.

Dear Diary;;

Specialities:
1. Ballet
2. Literary Criticism
3. Art Appreciation
4. Cutting A Dash
5. Ancient Theology, Occultism and Mythography
6. Polyglot

Summary:
Obviously, given his profession as a ballet dancer for the Parisian company, he is a very well-trained and adept dancer. His talents mainly lie in the area of ballet, though his is not incompetent in others by any means. He prefers, however, to dance to softer music rather than the harsher, modern pop.
Given that much of his life has been devoted to dance, it often comes as a surprise to find him rather intelligent, and very much a keen literary enthusiast. He is particularly interested by the authors of his native country, but maintains a lively interest in those of the English, German and Italian languages too, and translations of older works from Latin and Greek. He reads incessantly, finding solace in literature from the physical exertions of his life, as well as in reading books on art and ancient belief systems. He has found a strange fascination with the ancient religions, and it makes a sharp contrast to his own disinterest with belief itself. He refuses to participate in organised worship, and yet he feels drawn, intellectually, to the ancient styles, and he is now quite learned.

Weakness:
1. Reluctance to handle weaponry
2. Vanity/Arrogance
3. Obsessive Personality
4. Moral Monochrome

Summary:
Despite being very physically apt and a prime candidate for martial prowess, he dislikes handling any form of weaponry. He refuses to be responsible for harming any living thing, and will only resort to physical action when absolutely necessary. This sometimes causes him problems when he refuses to defend himself against attack.
His vanity, alas, often leads to situations where this might be the case. Many's the time when he has arrogantly been talking about himself, and more often than not chatting up a good-looking woman, when her boyfriend has taken offence and taken it out physically.
His personality, as shown by his devotion to dance and to other interests, is one of black and white. He is interested, or he is not. When he cares, he does so with a passion and a fire, when he doesn't, nothing could be farther from his mind.
The same goes for his morals. What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong. He will rarely accept middle ground in anything.

Human Appearance;;

Hair: Dark Brown, almost black.
Eyes: Dark Brown
Height: 5'11"
Marks: He has two wings tattooed in black ink on his shoulder blades.
Race: Caucasian
Skin Tone: Pale
Body Type: Athletic and muscular, yet slim. Perfect for gymnastics and ballet.
Clothing Style: Tendency towards older fashions and a propensity towards suits and shirts with cravats.
Footwear: Anything flexible enough to allow dance.

Summary:
Like most things in his life, his appearance is carefully and obsessively maintained. He likes to keep his looks exactly as he likes them, and will constantly fidget and fiddle with something if it isn't right. His clothes are always carefully chosen, his hair always cut stylishly and his face always, always clean-shaven. He does this not only to soothe his obsessive compulsions, but because he likes to feel the eyes of people upon him, particularly the eyes of attractive women. He often succeeds, given that he is rather handsome. Dirt, however, or any form of mess in his appearance, make him very unhappy.

Swan Appearance;;

Eye Color: Deep Brown
Feather Color: Greyish White
Fur Texture: Soft
Size: Small
Marks: None

Personality;;

Likes:
1. Ballet
2. Reading
3. Classical Music
4. Order

Dislikes:
1. Violence
2. Pop Music
3. Mess and Chaos

Flaws:
1. Narcissism
2. Obsessive
3. Critical of others

Summary:
His ordered mind dislikes any disorder. When he is not focused on his main obsession, he finds himself needing to do things and so he tidies. He refuses to be in a messy or cluttered environment, and hates untidiness of his person or clothes. Chaos goes against his temperament, and since he follows a strict regime, any disruption will irritate him greatly. This is true for all areas of his life.
Calm is his happiness, and he enjoys reading and dancing more than anything because they give him quiet in which to think.
However, his strictly regimented nature does not always endear him to others. They not only find him arrogant and vain, but find his neuroses a little too much to handle sometimes. When he is happy and at peace, he can be a pleasant and affable person, but annoyed, he is crotchety and irritating in the extreme.

Background Check;;

Family Members: Mother - Coralie
Father - Guillaume
Brothers - Jean and Jacques (twins)
Birth Place: Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon (a small village near Paris)
Childhood: His early childhood was spent with the other village children, until his parents discovered his determination and ability to become a dancer. After the age of nine, he spent his time in Paris, at the Dance Academy, where he trained with other hopefuls to join the ballet. He was happy in both places, since his treatment at the hands of his parents was kind and fair, and at the hands of his teachers, if not kind, then never cruel.
Transformation: His ballet Master in the academy groomed him from the age of fifteen to be changed, and did so when he turned eighteen and had joined the ballet proper.
Prey: Willing victims and donor sources. He doesn't like to harm anyone.
Moon Tidings: The moon is normally the only cause for transformation. He finds it extremely difficult to change at other times, and has only done so rarely, when needs desperately must.
Other Transformation: A bite turns, if it draws blood.
History:
Born to a middle class family in Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon, he was the eldest of three boys. His mother and father doted on him until he was four, and his twin brothers were born. They then turned much of their affections to the babies, but were still caring and considerate enough to their eldest. He didn't suffer much from the downturn in affections. He was quite an introverted child, and so was content to sit by himself thinking, or to listen attentively to music played by the gipsies who camped on the green by the village. He loved music from an early age.
His parents soon picked up on this, and on his evident ability to dance. Whenever he heard music he enjoyed, he would move to it, and many in the area remarked that he seemed to have the beat of it in his soul. He was in tune with it, and would move so well to it that it was clear he should take it up as a career.
His parents took him to the dance academy in Paris, where he was assessed and checked and found to be perfect to join. He even won a scholarship.
Thus, he began on his career to become a dancer.
He boarded in the school with the other boys, and the long days were spent training and working hard. Some time was put aside for academic work, but very little compared to the time for training. He found he had an aptitude for literary studies, and threw himself into them with vigour as he did with everything he enjoyed. Already he was developing an obsessive personality.
His persistent effort and hard work soon earned him the eyes of his teachers. It was clear he was destined to do well, and so they pushed him further, which suited him. It did, however, build his confidence overmuch, sowing the seeds of his adult arrogance.
When he was seventeen, he was accepted into the ballet proper, and was soon acclaimed throughout Paris as a rising star.
His trainer François de la Fontaine, who had taught him for many years in the academy, continued to help him as he grew to adulthood and semi-stardom.
When he reached eighteen, François revealed to him his true nature, and offered him the choice to become what his master was. Young and foolish, he accepted, not really understanding. The change was swift and relatively painless, and for a while, as his Master taught him what he needed to survive, he found he quite enjoyed his new being. But after a while the lure of it became dull and he only found consolation in the immortality he brought.
When he was 26, and had not noticeably aged, he was forced to retire from the ballet to allay suspicions. He moved to England for a few years, learning the language, as well as the other modern tongues, and immersing himself in academic study for a time.
The death of his parents, however, soon brought him back to his home country.
They had been old at the time, but it was a sudden accident, a fire at their house. He discovered that he had been left sole inheritor, and that they had saved up quite a fund of money by the time they died. His brothers, bitter that he should receive everything (a move fuelled by his parents' guilt at his neglection as a boy), refused to speak to him, and he was forced to leave them be. He never heard from them again, and after many years supposed them dead.
He returned to England again after that, spending a time with the Royal Ballet, about seven years, before again being forced to retire to allay suspicion.
From then on, he moved around Europe, avoiding wars wherever they popped up and spending a few years in the biggest ballet school in the area, before mysteriously disappearing.
In the 1970s, he finally settled in Paris again. He set himself up as a private tutor of ballet, and has remained so for the past thirty-eight years. He offers his services mostly to the wealthy, and often to the prettier of their elder daughters. This is really a hobby for him now, however, since he spends more time practising alone and reading than he does teaching. He certainly doesn't need the money.


Code Word:
Poof the magic fairy baby

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