Tae Duman

Category:Umbra Coven
Category:Characters
Category:Returning
Tae Seo Duman is a returning student at Ninth House, part of the Umbra Coven. He is portrayed by Vernon Chwe. 
Tae Duman’s existence is a series of unfortunate events, beginning with his conception.  His father had left his first wife to marry Tae’s mother after having an affair, of which Tae is the result.  Then, when he was a child, a revelation after the passing of his father’s parents caused a feud which resulted in his father and his uncle becoming estranged.  His family lived in the lingering emotions of those events for a few years until something even worse struck their family.  One night, while out on their own together, Tae and his older brother, Isaac, were in a car accident.  Tae survived, though his injuries would continue to affect him for years to come, but his brother died that night.   
Adjusting to life after the accident was difficult for Tae as not only did he have to become acquainted with the new limitations of his body, he also had to come to terms with the death of his brother, someone he had looked up to since he was a child.  To cope, he turned to music.  It offered him a distraction from the pain he was experiencing, both emotional and physical.  Whether that meant spending hours in his room doing nothing but laying on his bed and listening to the records he collected when he was too sore to move or picking away at the strings of his guitar, trying to learn new songs when he missed his brother too much.  His brother was the person who taught him how to play in the first place and so playing made him feel closer to him.  
Tae is an honest individual, brutally so, to the point where he can be perceived as harsh by people who don’t know him and can sometimes speak without thinking.  However, he is compassionate and will apologize if he sees that something he’s said has hurt someone’s feelings, though he won’t deny that he meant what he said.  As a result of the accident, which he blames himself for, he has a tendency to overthink certain situations, especially when a decision he’s making could have an effect on other people.  While he is eager to help other people he sees are in need, he is reluctant to accept it for himself, even when he might desperately need it.  There are few people he trusts to help him, especially when it comes to his injury.