Venimir Argestel

Venimir Argestel is the current Angel of Apathy and prince of Eionei. He acts as the unofficial assassin and liaison of the royal family.

## Personality

As a child, Venimir was intelligent, introverted, and sensitive to the feelings and opinions of others. These traits led his parents to conclude that he would make a weak and ineffectual ruler, which caused all of them distress.

After absorbing the essence of Apathy, Venimir became outwardly emotionless and prone to compulsive violent behavior. He now views happiness and survival as things which the strong must be willing to take for themselves, no matter the cost. Those who die or are hurt have only themselves to blame for being weak.

His fear and reverence for his parents, however, became an obsession. His desperation for their approval is obvious to anyone who sees them interact. He obeys them without question and without exception, and has no tolerance for any kind of disrespect directed towards them. He is reticent to speak of them himself.

## History

Venimir was born into the royal Argestel family to mother Aventine and father Kelistandt. As the only child of the king and queen, he was prince and heir to the throne of Eionei.

Venimir was a quiet, timid, and empathetic child, in stark contrast to his parents, who were prideful and callous both in their rule of their kingdom and their treatment of Venimir. Even young Venimir saw the king and queen as figures that were beyond his reach, larger than life. Their interactions with him were usually to assess his progress in his studies or dole out punishment.

Venimir's primarily caretaker was a young woman named Eriel Monheide, who was hired by the king and queen and took a genuine liking to him. The two often played board games when Venimir had free time. As he grew older and assumed more responsibilities, their relationship became more of a friendship. On Venimir's 16th birthday, his parents fired Eriel, and the two would never see each other again. While saying goodbye, she told him "Be a good king, okay?"

In the months before Venimir's 18th birthday, the kingdom captured Inderia Willows, the previous Angel of Apathy. By the will of the king and queen, Inderia was to be executed and her Essence of Apathy given to Venimir, in hopes that by removing his "emotionality," the boy could be "more logical" in his decision-making as king.

Venimir found the idea terrifying. He endured a long and solitary reckoning leading up to the date, wrestling with his conflicting emotions and grieving for the part of himself he might lose. In the end, despite all his fear, he feared his parents most, and would not dare go against their wishes.

When the date arrived, Venimir ceremonially killed Inderia and became the Angel of Apathy. Absorbing the incompatible essence of Apathy fractured Venimir's psyche, rendering him merciless and uncaring towards anyone except his parents, whom he fears to an extent that defies reason and is obsessively servile towards, though he does not normally speak about them.

Since absorbing Apathy, Venimir has served as the unofficial assassin and messenger of the royal family, earning him his nickname. As of the present, the fact that he is the Angel of Apathy is not known for sure, but it has been speculated; that he is incredibly powerful and seemingly invincible is widely known.