Name: Thorn Kincaide
Nickname: No... Look, if you must, you can use his RP name, Darkan Triptych.
Age: 16 17 18 as of Nov 2017
Birthday: November 19th 1999
Sign: Scorpio-Sagittarius cusp
Gemstone: Topaz is valid for both his signs
Blood Type: B
Fav. Food: Chocolate Mousse
Hated Food: Fish. Bland, slimy and full of tiny white bones.
School: Hillworth Grammar School (Males only, dispriviledged backgrounds or bad behavior)
Hobbies: Art - If Thorn could only do one thing forever, art would be it. He does not stop arting, it's almost compulsive. He's particularly a painter, mostly acrylics because they're cheaper and dry faster than oils, but he also works in charcoal or pastels - he prefers messier mediums, pens and pencils are too neat for him (but if that's all he's got, it will do). He admires a lot of artists: Caravaggio for the lighting, Dali for the beautiful strangeness. His own style tends to be dark, a little gothic. Common themes are still life with broken glass, or scenes with figures obviously absent, gaps and missing pieces.
Fortune telling - Thorn is fascinated by the symbolism and varied interpretations of runestones in particular, and of other forms of divination such as astrology and the Tarot, and frequently references them in his art. He doesn't consider himself a believer, but frequently does readings for himself, searching for inspirations and answers in the stones or cards or stars. One of the few things he has from his mother is a small stone amulet carved with the rune 'Thurisaz'. Thurisaz is linked to danger, giants, and warnings, but also to his name, a thorn. After a lot of reading on the subject, trying to get closer to his mother and understand her, he chooses to interpret it in its more positive meaning as a protective rune. His mother must have loved him, to put a symbol of protection not just around his neck, but into his name.
Missing persons, conspiracies, mysteries, detectives - Thorn's mother was a Missing Person in Destiny City before it became so commonplace. He doesn't remember her well. He started out collecting old newspaper clippings related to her disappearance, but soon broadened his interest to other missing persons. His old collection was kept in scrapbooks, but in recent years there are far too many mysterious goings-on to keep up with. He keeps a meticulously referenced blog, and checks police announcements regularly. He does occasionally read mystery or detective novels, because that's really the only place he can see bad guys geting caught and the missing coming home.
RPGs - Chaotic Neutral Rogue. Will steal anything that isn't nailed down. Thorn enjoys roleplaying to escape his own life and live a new one, be someone else. His characters have no limits, no restrictions. He likes PC gaming for the art (Skyrim is visually his favourite) and tabletop gaming for the way it makes you think on your feet, and really become the character. (And the way it allows him to be a jerk to the other players and still be friends with them after.)
Virtues: Creative - Thorn uses his art to interpret and reimagine the world around him. He tends to see the world through a veil of creative potential, and it colours his understanding and reactions. He appreciates other people's creative works, and can be supportive or critical as needed. He makes a decent sounding-board. While primarily an artist, he is also creative in daily life: he doesn't take 'traditional' methods at face value, and is always seeking to know why it's done that way, and whether it can be done differently. He won't take the tried and true method without first examining it to see if there's a better solution.
Focused - Once Thorn settles in to work on something, nothing can disturb him until he's done. Whether he's gone into an art trance, or buried himself in a book or computer game, he will barely acknowledge external disruptions. When his schoolwork is of interest to him, this comes into play. He can also memorise things well. Once a person has his attention, they have all of it.
Easily A-Mused - Thorn has an eye for beauty, and he can find it in just about everything, even things not conventionally 'beautiful'. He notices small things. His compliments are frequent and sincere. He'll go out of his way to tell someone he likes their outfit, or they have a nice smile or something. It's not always to draw, but just to appreciate it. The world is his muse.
Flaws: Obsessive - Thorn's focus can also be his downfall. He grabs hold of ideas and won't let them go, obsessing over details and reworking paintings, insisting that the image isn't perfect yet. He will draw the same thing repeatedly until it's just right, and scrap things that aren’t up to his standards, even if objectively they’re still good. He will put up with a lot of discomfort and skip meals to keep working or playing. Interpersonally, he can become a bit intense, and may come on too strong with the opinions he holds and the arguments he has. If he ends up focusing on a person too much, he can become an unintentional creeper.
Vindictive - Thorn holds a grudge, and his responses to other people’s slights can be both creative and nasty. He tends to pick his moments for revenge, and may not retaliate straight away, giving him a passive-aggressive reputation, but he will bite back eventually. He’s not above ruining other people's work or possessions, if the offence is serious enough, or drawing nasty pictures about the other person for a more minor grudge. A teacher confiscated his paints in class? Well maybe he will paint their car for them on the weekend. And see how they like that!
Temper Trap - Thorn has strong emotions, but he's not great at handling them. He bottles things up, and when he hits his limit, tantrums are thrown. When things don't work out the way he planned, or aren't 'perfect' by his standards, he gets agitated and then angry. He usually tries to channel what he's feeling into his art, but sometimes that just isn't possible (like in the middle of gym class) and he flies off the handle, yelling and becoming irrational, regardless of who he's going off at - teachers, friends, doesn't matter. He defends his 'artistic' temperament, but trying to justify it doesn't save him from the consequences of his outbursts.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Bright deep purple.
Hair: Long (mid-back or longer), slightly wavy, kinda messy. Dark purple. Most often left loose.
Face: Heart-shaped face. Caucasian, fair skin (what are the sun, how does tan?)
Better than half chance that there's still a spot of paint or charcoal dust on his hands or arms that he's missed cleaning up. One-in-ten chance he's got some on his face.
Clothes: Low-key gothy. Black hides the paint stains.
Thorn almost always wears a runestone pendant showing the protective rune Thurisaz, though it's on a sliding leather cord, and may be hidden under his clothes.
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