Remington "Remy" Duquette

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Remington "Remy" Duquette

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[/b], yep so please call me that from now on. i've got 10 birds flying round my head and they don't half get annoying but when you've been around for 21 years you get used to it. have you heard about Fayne Undaria, 'cause they are right awesome so don't mess with me, 'cause i've read the rules and i say on with charrie number two!. so read my application yo!?! kthxbi.[/ul][/blockquote][/size]

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FULL NAME!?! - In truth, his full name Remington Duquette, son of Alwae of Lochtsern but seeing as that is far too much of a mouthful he tends to use the much shorter 'Remington Duquette'.
NICK NAMES!?! - Remy, You there, moron, bastard, ass and quite a slew other derogatory nicknames. Of course, Remy is the most preferred albeit not the most plentiful of the names he is called. there are also the various psuedonyms he takes on, but seeing as they change daily, if not hourly, they bare no mentioning.
AGE!?! - 27.
OCCUPATION!?! - Does con-artist count? If not, I suppose you could call him a 'connosier of all trades'. A master of slieght of hand, he dabbles in whatever he can dip his fingers into.
MEMBER GROUP!?! - completely and utterly human. after meeting him though, many have stated he has to be one of the seven devils themselves. apparently, he's the sort to leave a lasting impression.
RELIGION!?! Renascentialism, or at least so he says. The truth of the matter has yet to be actually found out. Some of his more unfortunate customers say however, that rather than worshiping the great three, he is a follower of the seven devils instead.
MAGIC!?! - None at all. That doesn't stop him from pretending he does, using slight of hand and quite a few bits of marvelous acting to fool people into believing he actually has some magic, whether it be sorcery, alchemy, soothsaying or summoning. he still has yet to work regeneration into his repetiour but have no fear--once he finds out a way to make it look as if he has regrown an arm he will quite happily add that into his stock of talents.
SEXUALITY!?! - Heterosexual for all intents and purposes. He is not however, above pretending he likes members of the same gender if the need arises whether its to fool an existing client or simply get a discount at the market.
GENDER!?! - male. At the very least, that much is obvious.
PLAYED BY!?! - Bartek Borowiec

LIKES!?! -

• money (there is nothing quite like the feeling of a coin in your hand, eh? the weight of it as you hold it between your fingers and better yet the look on your opponent's faces once they realize you're the one with it and not them)
• being in the know (it is better than knowing nothing at all, yes?)
• pulling off a good trick (all things considered, it is his job. Fooling someone when he didn't expect to tends to put a smile on his face, even if it is at someone else's expense)
• touching (alright, so he can be a bit clingy at times. but still, it is nice to know you're alive, yes? And what better way to know that than by touching?)
• people (oh people, no matter what the race, are such interesting things aren't they? Finding out what makes them tick? Even more so.)

DISLIKES!?! -

• drunkards (smell not withstanding, there is nothing more worthless in Remy's eyes as a drunkard.)
• brigands (oh he's a con artist yes, and a thief if the need suits him, but Remy will never be a rapist or a murderer. Brigands and their like, they can all rot in hell.)
• nobles (Remy has never held too much of a liking for the upper class.)
• goody two shoes (really, there is something simply grating about those who are far too happy and only wish for the good of the world. perhaps its the fact that it makes him feel almost guilty when he takes advantage of them. almost, but not quite.)
• being caught (no con artist enjoys such a thing. it goes against the very idea of being a con artist!)

GOALS!?! -

• become one of the richest men of city (perhaps then, he might be able to clean it up. )
• make a name for himself (all men wish for such things yes? his occupation is simply different from most.)

FEARS!?! -

• dying (well, no one wants to die, do they? least of all him. He's got too many things to do, too many plans to try, to die in some gutter like a rat.)
• losing everything he has worked for (too much effort, too many nights spent toiling away, to lose it all now.)
• being executed(fear of death not withstanding, he'd rather not be hanging from a post or have his head roll thank you very much.)

STRENGTHS!?! -

• calculating
• cunning
• charming
• witty

WEAKNESS!?! -

• no respect for authority
• vain
• prideful
• easily distracted

OVERALL!?! - To put it quite simply, Remy is a manipulative bastard. And quite frankly, that's the way he likes it. He's long since come to terms with his faults and strenghts thank you very much, and he'd much rather take advantage of them rather than brood in some corner.

Charming as he is at times, Remy can often come off as rude and off putting, rarely filtering his speech save in dire circumstances. He lies easily, and rarely tells the whole truth even to those he calls friends. Sometimes, he might feel guilty about it but well, the truth of the matter is that he's grown so used to lying he's not really sure he can stop.

Despite this, he has a fierce loyalty to those he calls friends and will often call in favors for their sake if the need arises. He is however, cautious, and it takes quite a bit to actually earn his trust.

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EYES!?! - green, albeit a rather dark one. at times, they can appear hazel if in the right light.
HAIR!?! - red hair, reaching to the bottom of his ribs. If not dried properly it tends to curl when wet and in humid weather, he has been known to pull it back rather than have it poof around his face.
FACE!?! - Pleasing to look at, he decently proportioned features with fairly plush lips and a straight nose. He can pull off looking younger than he is if he has to.
BODY!?! - standing at a fairly tall 6'2, he's leanly muscled with long limbs. Despite being fit, his abs aren't exactly defined but he can hold himself in a fight--if only just long enough so he can get away.
UNUSUAL!?! - he has a brand on his shoulder, the mark faded with age but there none the less. The skin there is darker, more mottled and toughened. Few know of it however, and even fewer get to see it.
OVERALL!?! - It doesn't take a genius to realize that Remy is a good looking man. He's tall, with a face many would love to have for all he takes to disguising it. He dresses rather neatly in leathers, and usually has his hair untied and spilling down his back save when working on a particularly detailed project or in excessive humidity.

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MOTHER!?! - Alwae of Lochstern. She would have been a healer, were she not deceased.
FATHER!?! - Who knows. If the man who sired him is not already rotting in the ground he's likely a brigand, Remy is sure.
SIBLINGS!?! - only child.
IMPORTANT!?! - Unless you count the fact that his mother was once one of the head healers of Lochstern before her untimely demise 2 years ago, no one at all.
FINALLY!?! - With Remy's personality, I'm sure you're expecting a backstory ripe with strife, dirty deals and a childhood on the streets--and in that you'd be wrong.

At least, partially. The dirty deals and strife come later. Much, much later.

First off, no matter what he tells you, Remy was not born on the streets. Rather, he was the only son of prominent healer Alwae and an unnamed male. Seeing as his mother took on a dark look every time his father was mentioned, Remy didn't truly care. later however, he'd find out that his mother, in her younger years, had gotten a bit too enamored with with a dashing young knight who had up and left her the moment he'd found out his lovely lady lass was preggers. All in all, it didn't endear Remy to the idea of the man very much.

That said, Remy lived a fairly decent life with his mother. They did not want for much and despite Remy's sometimes less than savory ways (even as a child, he'd been of the precocious sort) they were happy.

It is fitting that Remy would try to repay his mother's hard work yes? At the age of 16, he tried to set out on his own and make a name for himself. And by that he ran away from home so he would not have to listen to his mother talk him out of it (Remy after all, did not get his silver tongue from his father). He tried to set out on the streets, making a name for himself through petty tricks.

He did so for years, making deals with petty gangs and sending money and goods anonymously to his mother. (His mother however, knew quiet well who was sending her the packages, so perhaps it was not so anonymous after all.). For a while, it seemed as if the world was working towards Remy's favor. By the time he was 22, he was running a small gang (little more than he and two friends) however his fortune changed for the worse not soon after he turned 24.

That was after all, when the plague hit and his mother was among one of the first hit. Needless to say, bastard or not, Remy came home to dirty little Lochstern the moment he received the news.

He stayed with his mother, helping her battle it out even as members of his small time gang fell like flies to the deadly disease. And like his friends, his mother too soon gave in.

And from there well...let's just say the following year or two wasn't exactly a happy one. For simplicity's sake (and the sake of his own dignity) we'll just say that his life went into a downwards spiral after his mother's death where his lack of respect for authority became even more apparent (somehow, Remy had decided that it was the noble's fault for the plague that had swept through the land). It took a few close calls (and an even closer one which resulted in the brand on his back) before some sense was finally knocked into him.

Oh he still hates the upper class--there's no getting around that--but at the very least he has realized that holding protests and screaming randomly at the castle walls won't do anything. A much more...subtle...preferred is preferred. There are rumors of him trying to incite some smaller rebellions in the city, but as of now, those are rumors.

However, if someone wished to act against the Upper Class well...

Remy might offer a hand...or two.

so all lyrics used are credited too PARAMORE, thee best female fronted band in the world. everything else is credited to rawr_dinosaur at caution. don't steal this template or take the credit off, if you do i shall be forced to come and pull your eyes out with a spork!?! 'cause you know you love sporks!?! and they are the best extracting eyeballs.

[♔ RISA]