Viscardi LaFanu
Cardi/Vivi
Male (He/him)
233
Drow (Cambion)
Berserker
Melancholic
Wrath
Summary
A drow on the surface is a curious sight, especially one that stands out as much as Viscardi. Once the youngest member and only son of house LaFanu, now a vagabond searching for a place in a world that he doesn't belong in. He is a ferocious fighter, mauling foes with his massive rusty greatsword and an insatiable bloodlust characteristic of a beast rather than a man. He gets by on money earned from demon hunting, as his status as half-demon himself makes him perfect for the job. The latest bounty he's picked up has lead him to a sprawling network of dungeons and caverns said to lead straight to the Abyss, on the trail of... some kinda monster. It's far from a desirable job, but he has little choice if he wants coin for food and shelter. Worst case scenario, he'll just wind up dead and not have to deal with it anymore, right?
To be of the Abyss is to consume and conquer. It's a fact of life that even the most lowly and pathetic spawn fights tooth and nail with--a truth that Viscardi knows all too painfully well. Staring down his own death, he must make a choice: Show that he is more than what his abyssal blood and heritage makes him, or prove that he is exactly the monster he was born to be.
Personality
At first glance, one may write Viscardi off as your stereotypical berserker. Intimidating, angry, and kinda dumb. While that's not exactly false, that's not exactly true either. He may not the most well-spoken, but he has a heart, er, hearts of gold beneath it all. He is much like a hound: loyal, loving, outgoing, and would take a bullet or three for those he cares about. Of course, that hound also has the aforementioned anger issues, outdated rabies shots, and can't stop eating squirrels. He has no desire to actually cause harm, but the life of a half-demon who is drawn to the pain of both himself and others, no matter how much he doesn't actually want it, is not an easy one.
Buried beneath his golden retriever persona, however, lies someone much more pessimistic and violent. As much as Viscardi tries to put on a brave face, can't deny that he struggles to see himself as something worthy of love. That he is just a cornered dog who flinches at a raised voice and who bites at the hands that try to feed it. Such is the life of an animal who hates itself and has grown numb to all but pain and anger. An animal who needs to bleed to feel.
Likes
- Wine
- Spiders
- Trashy novels
- Meat ...the fresher the better!
Dislikes
- Bright light
- Heights
- Hook horrors
- Cowardice this includes himself, lol
Trivia
- His eyes are extremely sensitive to light. His habit of looming in dark corners is mostly because he can't see well otherwise.
- He has a pretty noticeable stutter that gets significantly worse when stressed, or with specific words.
- He's actually shockingly good at guitar (or... lute, I guess considering the medieval setting he's canonically in). Were it not for the fact that he starts going kind of crazy if he goes too long without eating demonic hearts and flesh, he could probably coast by fairly well just busking.
- He has two hearts. Interestingly, a lot of his demonic nature manifested internally rather than externally. Normal-ish drow on the outside, but his guts would be an absolute nightmare to decipher if you tried to dissect him. The presence of two hearts is simply the most noticeable facet of this—it would probably sound pretty funky if you put your ear to his chest.
- The man can purr. It is comically loud. Like a mountain lion. Do with that what you will.
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6'11" (211cm)
Muscular
Golden retiever with a bit of rabies
Design notes
- Markings by his left eye are just markings! Not... more eyes lol. He's only got two eyes.
- These markings do, however, glow red under certain strong emotions (mostly anger) (or comedically timed annoyance)
- Kinda funky anatomy when it comes to his torso. Due to his demonic heritage, he inherited the extra chest muscles and shoulder blades that one would find on someone bearing four arms. Unfortunately, he did not get the arms. Just back pain.
- Also thanks to his lineage, he's got some weird blood. Very dark red and acts kind of like very goopy spider silk once it comes in contact with the air.
- His good eye (that being his left eye) reflects light in the dark, like if you took a flash photo of an animal.
- His bad eye (his right eye) on the other hand does not reflect light and is lazy.
- His nails are naturally black and ever so slightly sharper than a normal person's nails should be.
I'll write it... eventually!
I'll write it... eventually!
