Thought I'd forgotten something yesterday XD too busy watching debates and then writing. I'm almost done working out how the Human Empire got corrupted. I gotta say it's been one hell of an unexpected ride, during which I created seven or so new characters (complete with background info because of course). The worst was that moment when I got four new ones at once. I had to quit the story to go and write their individual stories XD
No background story however got as long as that of this guy...
Richard
Need to finish his hair sometime. Man was I so glad with this pic. << still kinda am :)
Who is Richard?
The short of it is: Richard is a Vampire who rose from being the leader of a tiny guild of mercenaries, to influencing the entire history of the Human Empire. He was of course not alone in doing so. The reality is that he had never intended to become involved in anything beyond assuring for himself and his subordinates a comfortable life. One encounter changed his life forgood.
Richard is the sort of man who cares about very little beyond the scope of his own little life. He does not connect with people, not really, and even when he reluctantly accepts to spend time with some, it will always be with an ulterior motive in mind. He is not a man of his word, nor does he care: in his eyes, no one is to be trusted, so what difference does it make if he chooses to break any half-hearted promise he may make.
Beneath deceit and lies, there are but few consistencies, but they have affected him for the many centuries of his life. Richard does not like women; for good reason, as the Vampire woman who turned him treated him like her own personal lapdog until the day he managed to take her by surprise and kill her, breaking free at last. Killing her, however, did not satisfy a deep part of himself - the part that still conjures recurrent dreams of inhuman screams, the only sound capable of reminding Richard that even he has a heart.
Richard and the Novel
Whether he will appear in it is still up in the air... If he does, it won't be in the first one (because ambitions << XD). So why am I talking about him? Because, as mentioned, he has influenced the history of the Empire, and that this history has ramifications that, in a way, set the entire story in motion.
I won't delve yet in the reasons for his creation, so let's just say: I don't yet know how important Richard truly has become. I'm still writing the story involving him (42 pages and counting), and am just about to reach the one point in time that completely changes the Empire's fate. Yes, he has a role to play in it. In fact, it's his own idea I'm about to write out. Like seemingly always, it's gonna involve killing << XD I just don't know yet how the scene will play out. ... I'm actually really curious to discover it, so here we go. XD
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