Orpheus Langston

Born to the Duke Ezra Langston and his wife Laurel Langston, he never knew want or need that was not met. His family, particularly his mother, doted on him very heavily as a child. After her passing, his father became less loving and more focused on raising his older brother, Vincent, to take over the title. Being neglected by his only living parent, Orpheus turned to the only other father figure in his life, Corin Blackwood. Orpheus and Corin were very close as children and retained their relationship in their adult years despite their distance. They wrote to each other often, catching up on the happenings in their lives. When Corin’s family passed, Orpheus and his brother Vincent were two of the only people to show for their mourning period to help Corin adjust to life without his parents and to remind him he still had family somewhere. Orpheus adored Corin and wanted to imitate everything he did, much to his older brother’s discontent. Vincent found Orpheus’ love for Corin off putting in that he had both a father and older brother to look after him. However, being that he was his father’s favorite and next in line, Vincent understood why Orpheus might look elsewhere for affections. After the passing of Vincent, Orpheus’ older brother, Orpheus was thrust from his position as a second son into the role of future Duke. His father, quick to ignore him before, had to make time to educate Orpheus now. Orpheus, on the other hand, would much rather explore with his cousin Corin and write new music. Orpheus, although slightly resenting his father for his neglect, understood the line of succession was important. In fact, he took advantage of his life as a second son and often traveled the English countryside, discovering new variations of musical instruments and new ways to play each of them. Orpheus was a gifted musician who began to construct his own songs and symphonies at the age of 15.

## Personality

Orpheus is a man of his name. Having been named after the Greek hero, his parents led him toward music and romantic ideals very early in life. Unlike most tasks his parents asked of him, Orpheus took to music like a fish to water. Even as a small child he loved experimenting with new sounds and strings. If he was not writing letters to his cousin, Corin, he was practicing his music. He often jested with Corin that he should learn violin instead of a new language as spoken language limits your reach where music can speak to hearts in every language across the globe. Orpheus began to take long walks alone with his instruments where he would play for any creatures he stumbled upon. It seems they each listened as he played, and he would sit for hours using the sounds of nature to construct new music and using his new music, in turn, to sooth nature. Aside from music, Orpheus loved people. It was strange that his family, immediate and extended alike, seemed to have an aversion to parties and people where Orpheus thrives in such environments. Orpheus was, in every aspect, a man of the people. He loved to attend every event of the season, spending hours preparing his outfit and hair for all of the possible partners he would meet. He was eager to listen to the sorrows and pains of others and console them with both words and song. He loved to understand others, how they thought, how their past shaped their lives, and how they see the world around them. Aside from sheer curiosity for others, he often enjoyed flirting with each new soul he stumbled upon. Whether male or female, young or old, rich or poor, Orpheus was the type to convince you love was real and it was in his own eyes that it laid. He loves the idea of love, despite having never felt it himself, and has been desperate for his own love and muse for as long as he could remember. Orpheus is the epitome of his namesake, romantic and talented and pure.