Eoin O'Leary

***Eoin O'Leary*** is a main antagonist in *Dark Blaze*. He appears in both of Hadrian Voivode and Nicholas Aero's 1918-1920 storylines and Nick's 1915-1916 storyline too.

Eoin is a powerful being that serves the Pope and the Papacy, known as an absolver. The absolvers were once inquisitors who were secretly endowed with magical powers to aid the Catholic Church in vanquishing evil.

## **Pre-Book History:**

Eoin O'Leary was born in Dublin during turbulent times, often clashing with the Dubliner's British overseers. Due to his upbringing and desire to be independent of British rule, Eoin began to harbour a deep hatred for them. Eventually, Eoin joined the Papacy, desiring to become an inquisitor.

During his youth, Eoin was an avid boxer and was Irish Heavyweight Boxing Champion for sometime before retiring to persue a career in the Papacy.

Since the late 1700s, whilst in service to the Catholic Church as an inquisitor, O'Leary was honoured when Pope Clement XIV invited him to become an absolver, to further aid the Papacy in protecting their lands and faithful followers.

He fought against Protestants and the Protestant Church Order, blaming them for many of Ireland's woes. Eoin was the final member of the Council of Absolvers, due to pressure at the turn of the 1800s, the Papacy themselves put pressure on their own craftsmen to abandon the process.

Throughout the 1800s, Eoin O'Leary travelled the globe fighting in the name of the Papacy. By the 1900, Eoin had been to and fought conflicts on every continent, fighting every form of creature on the planet and even clashing with the likes of the Kataphraktoi, P.C.O. and other religious orders, from Pagans, Hindus and Muslim factions.

## **Appearance & Personality:**

### **Physical Appearance:**

* **Eye Colour -**Green.
* **Hair Colour -**Blond.
* **Hair Style -**Short, spiked.
* **Facial Hair -**Stubble.
* **Skin Colour -**White.
* **Height -**6'6" (198.12cm)
* **Weight - 20**st (280lbs)
* **Accent -**Dubliner accent.
* **Age (End Of Novel) -**174-years-old.
* **Other Features -**He wears small lens spectacles and has a devilish grin.

### **Attire & Arsenal:**

Eoin O'Leary is never seen without his clerical collar or his priestly robes. In his arsenal he has but two identical basket-hilted broadswords.

### **Personality:**

Eoin is a man who takes pride and enjoyment in his assignments, even ones which most people would find extremely difficult. His hatred for anything that is not of the Catholic faith and his belief that his powers and abilities are subpar to none means that he heads blindly into any conflict, regardless of how powerful his enemies are. His belief in his regenerative abilities make him reckless in the face of any foe, as does his undying faith in Catholicism.

## **Biography (1915-1916):**

***This section contains potential spoilers, be warned.***

Eoin is seen in a few of Nicholas' chapters, where he arrives at a French commune to lay a spirit to rest, the spirit of Deacon Charles Pelletier, which turns out to be a poltergeist. Eoin arrives with Cpl.Mag. Guillermo Errico and some Italian cavalrymen, however, instead of working alongside the P.C.O.'s Ascalon Squad to lay the spirit to rest, he turns it into a competition to see who is superior, the Catholic way or the Protestant way.

## **Biography (1918-1920):**

***This section contains potential spoilers, be warned.***

Eoin appears throughout both Nicholas and Hadrian's chapters. He goes on the hunt for whomever is involved in the meeting between Mircea and the emissary for the Oque Puinsim.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Master of Lingua Diaboli.
* Master swordsman.
* Increased speed.
* Increased strength.
* Increased durability.
* Deep knowledge in lore and the weaknesses of monsters.
* Regenerative powers.
* Immortal.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Although a super human, Eoin is still prone to the same weaknesses as regular humans.

## **Major Relationships:**

***This section contains potential spoilers, be warned.***

## **Defeated:**

***This section contains potential spoilers, be warned.***

## **Trivia:**

* Eoin O'Leary is the last absolver to be created by the Papacy.
* He gained the nickname, Celtic Crusader, due to his exploits during the 18th Century.
* His hatred for Protestantism is due to his Catholic Irish roots, he also blames Protestants for weakening Christianity, by forcing it to split into two for a third time.
* Eoin is the Irish equivalent to Owen.
* Eoin's Zodiac Star Sign is Cancer.
* Most obviously, Eoin's favourite book is the Catholic Bible, especially that of the stories from the Old Testament.
* The source of Eoin's immortality is as of yet unknown.
* Eoin has homes in both Rome and Dublin.
* Eoin's role and station within the ranks of the absolvers is still as of yet unknown.
* Darryl M. Finch-Ellis believes Pablo Schreiber, Jason Isaacs or Liam Neeson would be perfect for the role of Eoin O'Leary in a live action adaption.
* Eoin can speak Irish Gaelic, Lingua Diaboli, Latin, Italian, French and Spanish.