Perses Vardi

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> ### Name
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> Perses Artair Vardi
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> ### Alias
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> * Percy (nickname)
> * Pocket Pussy 500 (drag persona)
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> ### Birth
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> October 14th, 1999 in
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> ### Age
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> * 17 (as of 2016)
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> ### Gender
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> Male
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> Black
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> Pale green
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> AB-
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> ### Height
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> 6'4" ft
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> ### Relative(s)
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> * Isis Vardi (mother)
> * Percival Jaegar (father)
> * Elizabeth Jaegar (paternal oldest half-sister)
> * Karis Vardi (older twin sister)
> * Atticus Jaegar (paternal younger half-brother)
> * Georgia Jaegar (paternal youngest half-sister)
> * Tristan Jaegar (paternal younger half-brother)
> * Elijah Jaegar (paternal younger half-brother)
> * Oscar Jaegar (paternal youngest half-brother)
> * Diana Vardi (maternal aunt)
> * Hekate Vardi (maternal aunt) †
> * Asterion Vardi (maternal first cousin)
> * Circe Vardi (maternal first cousin) †
> * Medea Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Pasiphaë Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Agamede Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Ariadne Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Asterie Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
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> “Your lips are like sugar and your cheeks an apple. Your breasts are paradise and your body a lily. O, to kiss the sugar, to bite the apple. To reveal paradise and open the lily.”
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> ― Louis de Bernières, Birds Without Wings
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**Perses Artair Vardi** is the youngest child and son of Isis Vardi and Percival Jaegar, and the younger twin sister to Karis.

Through his father he also has several half-siblings named Elizabeth, Atticus, Georgia, Tristan, Elijah and Oscar through his father's wife and mistresses.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Mystiokinesis** - Perses is a halfblooded hereditary warlock unlike his cousin Asterion, Perses developed thread magic which is a subtype of Life Magic. Like the rest of his family, he was born with an immense pool of mana.
	+ **Thread Magic** - Perses can create, shape and manipulate threads and string, long, thin and flexible form of material. He often uses it to mend and alter clothing for her squadmates.
	+ **Spell Casting** - Perses is a talented spell caster and according to Agamede, he's even better than her.
		- **Non-Verbal Spell Casting** - He is also incredibly skilled at non-verbal spell casting.
	+ **Animal Transformation** - Perses can transform into a bull.
	+ **Zoolingualism** - Like the members of their family, Perses can speak to animals.
	+ **Mediumship** - Perses since they were a child could see, communicate and interact with spirts and the unseen by non-magical individuals even if they have possessed inanimate objects or people. They are able to repel and run spirits away from an area, compel to employ an armada of ghosts, and may even view a visual conception of a spirit world in a trance if desired. This is a unique trait common in only a few families.

### Possessions

* **Wands** - Like the Vardi sisters, Perses has two wands named Metis and Howler. His true wand is Howler which is 151/3" inches and crafted from snakewood and the fang of a basilisk as its core, it is also coated in Hydra blood. His second wand and one on his record is named Metis which is 142/5" inches crafted from holly wood and a water serpent spine as its core.
* **Bulla** - Perses bulla is carved from scarlet oak in the shape of a stag. His stag is painted orange and gold with the sun and clouds painted on. The beads are lavender, yellow and brown.

## Etymology

* Perses is derived from the Ancient Greek word *perthō* (πέρθω – "to sack", "to ravage", "to destroy").
* Artair is the Scottish Gaelic form of Arthur which meaning is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements \*artos "bear" (Old Welsh arth) combined with \*wiros "man" (Old Welsh gur) or \*rīxs "king" (Old Welsh ri). Alternatively, it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius.
* Vardi is derived from Vered which means "rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.

## Trivia

* He is associated with the Knight of Pentacles.
* Perses is of Sephardi Jewish, French, English, German and Bavarian descent.
* He is bisexual.
* Perses is allergic to pennyroyal.
* His favorite meal is Mangalorean chicken sukka with bajji and coconut chutney.
	+ Perses' second favorite meal is sweet potato soup with pink tea and wild salmon canape.
* Perses is a fan of art rock and classic rock.
* He is a fan of manga and anime.
* Perses is the godfather of Ziggy Kalmus, his ex-girlfriend and forever muse's son.