Silas Blackwood

"there are few things as dangerous as a man with a smile that bewitches the senses."

## History

The kingdom of Serira in the words of Silas's grandfather is "a fucking mess. with those made mad by magic rampant within ever single corner in a place with as many corners as a circle"

Which is why it's a pretty great place to live, whether you find an area in the midst of a massive upheaval due to some form of magical experiment gone wrong, or you simply lazily find yourself encountering some arcane abomination turned by magic into a gibbering source of madness.

One might question why someone decided against the study of magic in such an arcane-endowed place, and the answer would be simple. "I don't have any talent for it." Lacking the blessing for the dark magics that others of his kind share, Silas is only a swordsman who excels at working magic with his blade despite lacking the required magical finesse to join in the ranks of the magi.

This doesn't mean that he is ashamed of himself, for while he struggled in the predominately magically inclined areas of the country, he has come to realize that few magic casters can perform well under the decidedly non-magical condition of having their throat violently slit, and for the other situations well...Magicians doing experiments usually need someone to clean up after them, and he's the type of fellow to thrive in a situation like that.

With his family being secluded wizards - some of whom had become too invested in their studies of black blood, Silas's childhead is near non-existent. In fact, he honestly couldn't tell whom of the blackwood family WAS his parents due to his primary caretaker being a sweet nurse who was hired on to prevent him from bothering them.

With this kind of disjointed style of being raised, Silas tends towards a moderate degree of sociopathy, and is intent on having his way or the highway. Which as far as his developmental years, consistent of being a mercenary and earning gold. Simple things that even a wizard could easily follow through with.

Following these bright-eyed years, there's been only a small amount of maturity and personal development occurring in Silas, by moderate one could also mean approximately non-existent. The selfishness of wizards being infectious to the point where what's his is his, and no-one can convince him otherwise.

This doesn't mean that his time has been solely spent around such folk though. Traveling through the lands of Serira teaches one much, for the greed of the efreeti, and the sternness of the Oread. To the freedoms of the Sylph and the old rules of the humans. These combinations have resulted in an adaptable nature that is allowed to exist outside his particular mannerisms when push comes to shove.

## Appearance

With light clothing, Silas is often carrying an engraved ornate rapier, while it's quality is below that of something produced by a true master, the nicks and scrapes of the metal speak well of it's usage despite the owner's maintenance of the blade. Favoring shades of blacks and whites for his clothing, he walks with a light step, but a firm look in his eyes, unafraid of a challenge and willing to rise to the occasion.

## Personality

A slight amount of cockiness infests Silas's personality, although it serves to guard the more calculating nature he displays when he starts slipping into his work mode. The scrapes he's been in resulting in a slight divergence between the "work" and "play" modes of his mind, as it takes more than just a happy-go-lucky attitude to survive when dealing with the wizarding kind.

Often times he's willing to lend a hand to help on the promise of money, but if it's a fight he doesn't think he can win, or something caused by idiocy he'll often disengage and look for a "better usage of his time."

## Loves

1. Girls - spending time with them, they're easy on the eyes, and of anything, the various cultues of Serira provide many women of many different shapes and sizes and styles, including the cute sylph volunteer.
2. Candy - any kind, sweet, sour, spicy, although he doesn't eat these often, they make for a gift that will strongly boost his amicability towards a person.
3. Art - any good dhampir is an afficianado of art, and Silas is no different.

## Fears

1. Dying in a boring fashion - Can you imagine how much it would suck to bleed out slowly in a corner? That's fucking mind numbing.
2. Getting hitched down - "The first woman who manages to steal my heart is going to be a monster, I'm right to already be afraid of her."

## Hobbies

1. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
2. Appreciating art or making his own through music, anything to provide something to do when wandering the roads.

## Family

The Blackwoods -

"Fuck if I know. Perhaps off in some dimensional rift somewhere?"

## Friends

Sure I have friends... I have lots of friends! Plenty of friends!

Yeah... no.

## Aspirations

1. "Do I have to put in an aspiration? Can't I say something like fuck the prettiest bitch around? Sure. Let's say that one."
2. "No, you're not getting a second aspiration out of me, No I don't care about 'befriending 100 people' are you fucking stupid?"
3. "Fine. Fine. Meet Darkness. Have a conversation with him, maybe introduce him to a demon hunter or something."