Player Name: Prince Contact: insectlike @ discord, k1b0 @ plurk Invited by: already heeere Other Characters: Vash, Vergil, Jinwoo
Character Name: Wriothesley Canon: Genshin Impact Canon Point: 4.2 Story End Age: 33 Birthday: November 23 History: Here.
Personality:
Learn to Survive - No Matter The Conditions. Wriothesley has spent over half his life in a place known as the Fortress of Meriopede--an underground facility that functioned as a prison, it is a place that raised him to the person he is today. When he was young, it was a harsh and demanding environment, which made him need to learn what it meant to only have oneself to rely on. He quickly caught on how to keep himself safe, to protect what little he had on him in such a harsh environment, and even how to excel in a place that was only ever against him. Everyone started as equals in the fortress, money and status that one held aboveground becomes nothing once your life begins there, and Wriothesley came to understand its rules quickly and effectively.
Commanding Presence - The Duke of Meriopede. The years have since doubled or more since Wriothesley arrived in the fortress--and his time had not gone to waste. In the days and years he spent in the Fortress, Wriothesley trained himself to be an adept fighter--adopting the style of a boxer to make money in order to make his days in prison easier. He quickly became a terrifyingly good fighter--to a point where he soon accumulated more wealth than anyone else in the fortress. Upon being cheated out of his fairly earned gains, a challenge to the administrator for to overthrow his unfair garnishing of Wriothesley's earnt wage was sent out; resulting in the administrator fleeing the fortress instead of facing him in combat. Since then, the people of Meriopede have held a sort of reverence for his strength, many often becoming nervous in Wriothesley's presence due to the sheer amount of strength he coule back up behind a somewhat aloof demeanor. As the Duke of Meriopede, he now holds a position sort of like a king of the underground, where mention of his name can bring nervousness to those who may be in earshot of it.
Aloof and Playful -- Fear is no Factor Which brings around the matter of the way the Duke actually carries himself. While many are nervous or afraid of the man, in truth, upon meeting him, he holds himself in a somewhat aloof manner. Quiet but commonly turning to humor to make people feel a sense of ease around him; Wriothesley is the sort of person who would prefer to make a joke to break tension than to make others uncomfortable by being overly serious. This doesn't mean he doesn't know how to be serious--quite the opposite, when a situation demands a more serious take, he easily turns on a dime; his determination and presence becoming nearly cold and solid as ice in order to Get Things Done. The one thing he refuses to turn to in order to maintain order in his home turf, however, is fear. He has been seen many times to prefer to turn to compassion and understanding--having changed many rules in the fortress since becoming its administrator to make the lives of others easier, in fact--and loathes anyone who tries to use fear and manipulation in order to bend others to their will. Due to a childhood trauma relating to people using fear as a meams to control others, he won't stand for it even now as an adult, and holds nothing back against those who would use such tactics under his watch.
Lead by Example -- Anyone can be Redeemed The first step on the path to redeeming oneself is learning to reconcile with oneself. Wriothesley belives that those who understand themselves and their needs are the ones who will learn how to survive. "Needs are like Beasts," and if one cannot learn to face themselves and what path they need to take in life, they'll never truly be free to become their best self. Once an understanding of self can be achieved, one can move forward in life and become someone worthy of respect. Believing in this, Wriothesley leads by example--holding himself responsible for his own actions both from his childhood and in his day-to-day. He believes that everyone--those who live in his fortress and those outside it--should be free to live however they please. Just as people are allowed to give into the darkness of their heart, they should be allowed to redeem themselves from any mistakes they may have made in the past, as well. While he did commit a heinous crime himself in order to get exiled in the past, he believes that people can change if they're given the freedom and oppertunity to reflect and rise up from it. He fully believes and holds close to his heart that genuine expression of faith in others means more to him than any sort of forced obligation to obey those who hold positions of power over others using fear or manipulation.
Light in Others, Low Opinion on Self Wriothesley is the sort of person who will quite playfully and easily comment that he isn't really that impressive a person. He believes strongly that he isn't really talented, doesn't have many skills worth talking about, and that in many situations, he feels helpless to actually aid people. He is in fact very good at seeing the stengths and talents in other people; as he has sharp eyes that don't miss much and a mind that weaves things together in a way that he'll never forget it. Despite his claims of having no shine--he is actually extremely adept in understanding subtleties. Reading between the lines, knowing more about any situation than he's letting on--it's said that while the Duke of Meriopede doesn't often leave the fortress, he knows very well all the inner workings of his home. He has his ways of gleaning information without seeming like he's paying attention, and he's very keen of eye and ear; not much can get past him so long as he's paying even a modicum of attention. He will often let people continue what they're doing so long as he doesn't feel any real need to intervene, and he'll even let people do dishonest or sneaky things under his watch if it means they're doing something that will benefit or help him down the line. He doesn't enjoy interfering with others' lives, and loathes the spotlight so much that he didn't even attend his own Coronation when he recieved the title of Duke from the Iudex of Fontaine. He is also quite talented in terms of fighting, lockpicking, as well as tinkering--despite what he says he has built quite a number of machines and oddities that he uses day to day--like his Boxing Gloves that he uses alongside his vision; as well as his Catalyst, "Cashflow Supervision," a tiny robot tasked with understanding and recording the ins and outs of the economy of the fortress.
Money isn't the only Valuable Thing The last important factor about Wriothesley's personality is his ability to see the value in others, and the value in things such as hard work. This doesn't necessarily mean actual physical labor, but rather it can also be seen that those willing to work on themselves are people of worth. While he did not create the Credit Cupon system in the fortress, he did change a lot of the rules and how they were handled in day to day life in order to give those in the fortress more of a chance to survive--and beyond that, a chance to do something better with their lives. Money isn't the only thing of value, after all--people and their talents, their drives and determination are often worth more than Mora, and with this belief in his heart, he often chooses to put more effort in helping others with self-improvement rather than caring about "profit". Changing the rules to make it so everyone gets a free meal, whether they work or not is something he does not view as a "kindness", for example, but rather because he believes that if people are given basic needs and means to survive, then they are more likely to be motivated to lead better lives instead of simply giving up.
Time of Arrival to Kaisou: Evening of Nov . 17th
His Labyrinth can include the Fortress of Meriopede (prison) itself, as well as things relating to his honestly pretty shitty childhood where he killed his foster parents + had to survive on his own for a long time.
Items: Cryo Vision, Canon Outfit, anime-ass metal boxing glove things good god
Retained Abilities:
Forceful Fists of Frost - Punching and close-combat abilities are released with bursts of ice from his Cryo Vison.
Icefang Rush - Adjusting his breathing, rhythm, and pace, Wriothesley sprints forward a short distance, entering the Chilling Penalty state and unleashing more powerful attacks than before. (Using this injures him the longer he remains in this state.)
Wriothesley / Genshin Impact \ Original Universe
Contact: insectlike @ discord, k1b0 @ plurk
Invited by: already heeere
Other Characters: Vash, Vergil, Jinwoo
Character Name: Wriothesley
Canon: Genshin Impact
Canon Point: 4.2 Story End
Age: 33
Birthday: November 23
History: Here.
Personality:
Learn to Survive - No Matter The Conditions.
Wriothesley has spent over half his life in a place known as the Fortress of Meriopede--an underground facility that functioned as a prison, it is a place that raised him to the person he is today. When he was young, it was a harsh and demanding environment, which made him need to learn what it meant to only have oneself to rely on. He quickly caught on how to keep himself safe, to protect what little he had on him in such a harsh environment, and even how to excel in a place that was only ever against him. Everyone started as equals in the fortress, money and status that one held aboveground becomes nothing once your life begins there, and Wriothesley came to understand its rules quickly and effectively.
Commanding Presence - The Duke of Meriopede.
The years have since doubled or more since Wriothesley arrived in the fortress--and his time had not gone to waste. In the days and years he spent in the Fortress, Wriothesley trained himself to be an adept fighter--adopting the style of a boxer to make money in order to make his days in prison easier. He quickly became a terrifyingly good fighter--to a point where he soon accumulated more wealth than anyone else in the fortress. Upon being cheated out of his fairly earned gains, a challenge to the administrator for to overthrow his unfair garnishing of Wriothesley's earnt wage was sent out; resulting in the administrator fleeing the fortress instead of facing him in combat. Since then, the people of Meriopede have held a sort of reverence for his strength, many often becoming nervous in Wriothesley's presence due to the sheer amount of strength he coule back up behind a somewhat aloof demeanor. As the Duke of Meriopede, he now holds a position sort of like a king of the underground, where mention of his name can bring nervousness to those who may be in earshot of it.
Aloof and Playful -- Fear is no Factor
Which brings around the matter of the way the Duke actually carries himself. While many are nervous or afraid of the man, in truth, upon meeting him, he holds himself in a somewhat aloof manner. Quiet but commonly turning to humor to make people feel a sense of ease around him; Wriothesley is the sort of person who would prefer to make a joke to break tension than to make others uncomfortable by being overly serious.
This doesn't mean he doesn't know how to be serious--quite the opposite, when a situation demands a more serious take, he easily turns on a dime; his determination and presence becoming nearly cold and solid as ice in order to Get Things Done.
The one thing he refuses to turn to in order to maintain order in his home turf, however, is fear. He has been seen many times to prefer to turn to compassion and understanding--having changed many rules in the fortress since becoming its administrator to make the lives of others easier, in fact--and loathes anyone who tries to use fear and manipulation in order to bend others to their will. Due to a childhood trauma relating to people using fear as a meams to control others, he won't stand for it even now as an adult, and holds nothing back against those who would use such tactics under his watch.
Lead by Example -- Anyone can be Redeemed
The first step on the path to redeeming oneself is learning to reconcile with oneself. Wriothesley belives that those who understand themselves and their needs are the ones who will learn how to survive. "Needs are like Beasts," and if one cannot learn to face themselves and what path they need to take in life, they'll never truly be free to become their best self. Once an understanding of self can be achieved, one can move forward in life and become someone worthy of respect. Believing in this, Wriothesley leads by example--holding himself responsible for his own actions both from his childhood and in his day-to-day. He believes that everyone--those who live in his fortress and those outside it--should be free to live however they please. Just as people are allowed to give into the darkness of their heart, they should be allowed to redeem themselves from any mistakes they may have made in the past, as well.
While he did commit a heinous crime himself in order to get exiled in the past, he believes that people can change if they're given the freedom and oppertunity to reflect and rise up from it. He fully believes and holds close to his heart that genuine expression of faith in others means more to him than any sort of forced obligation to obey those who hold positions of power over others using fear or manipulation.
Light in Others, Low Opinion on Self
Wriothesley is the sort of person who will quite playfully and easily comment that he isn't really that impressive a person. He believes strongly that he isn't really talented, doesn't have many skills worth talking about, and that in many situations, he feels helpless to actually aid people. He is in fact very good at seeing the stengths and talents in other people; as he has sharp eyes that don't miss much and a mind that weaves things together in a way that he'll never forget it. Despite his claims of having no shine--he is actually extremely adept in understanding subtleties. Reading between the lines, knowing more about any situation than he's letting on--it's said that while the Duke of Meriopede doesn't often leave the fortress, he knows very well all the inner workings of his home. He has his ways of gleaning information without seeming like he's paying attention, and he's very keen of eye and ear; not much can get past him so long as he's paying even a modicum of attention. He will often let people continue what they're doing so long as he doesn't feel any real need to intervene, and he'll even let people do dishonest or sneaky things under his watch if it means they're doing something that will benefit or help him down the line. He doesn't enjoy interfering with others' lives, and loathes the spotlight so much that he didn't even attend his own Coronation when he recieved the title of Duke from the Iudex of Fontaine.
He is also quite talented in terms of fighting, lockpicking, as well as tinkering--despite what he says he has built quite a number of machines and oddities that he uses day to day--like his Boxing Gloves that he uses alongside his vision; as well as his Catalyst, "Cashflow Supervision," a tiny robot tasked with understanding and recording the ins and outs of the economy of the fortress.
Money isn't the only Valuable Thing
The last important factor about Wriothesley's personality is his ability to see the value in others, and the value in things such as hard work. This doesn't necessarily mean actual physical labor, but rather it can also be seen that those willing to work on themselves are people of worth. While he did not create the Credit Cupon system in the fortress, he did change a lot of the rules and how they were handled in day to day life in order to give those in the fortress more of a chance to survive--and beyond that, a chance to do something better with their lives. Money isn't the only thing of value, after all--people and their talents, their drives and determination are often worth more than Mora, and with this belief in his heart, he often chooses to put more effort in helping others with self-improvement rather than caring about "profit". Changing the rules to make it so everyone gets a free meal, whether they work or not is something he does not view as a "kindness", for example, but rather because he believes that if people are given basic needs and means to survive, then they are more likely to be motivated to lead better lives instead of simply giving up.
Time of Arrival to Kaisou: Evening of Nov . 17th
His Labyrinth can include the Fortress of Meriopede (prison) itself, as well as things relating to his honestly pretty shitty childhood where he killed his foster parents + had to survive on his own for a long time.
Items: Cryo Vision, Canon Outfit, anime-ass metal boxing glove things good god
Retained Abilities:
Forceful Fists of Frost - Punching and close-combat abilities are released with bursts of ice from his Cryo Vison.
Icefang Rush - Adjusting his breathing, rhythm, and pace, Wriothesley sprints forward a short distance, entering the Chilling Penalty state and unleashing more powerful attacks than before. (Using this injures him the longer he remains in this state.)