Name: Lex WystenNickname: None. Lex is short enough, yeah?
Gender/Pronoun: Look, trying to explain his gender in Earth terms is going to get wildly confusing, since Madriuans had six “standard” genders and far more recognized variations in between. For the sake of simplicity, he/him pronouns will do.
Age: 1,028
Birthday: January 11, based on some calendar math he's done
Sign: Capricorn
Gemstone: Garnet
Blood Type: Does Lex look like the type of person who knows these things. (It's AB+)
Fav. Food: Whatever human created the “reuben sandwich” was a ******** genius and Lex would like to eat 800 of them.
Hated Food: There’s a particular Arcalian specialty desert that Lex had to eat a lot while he was a hostage that he’s come to absolutely despise. As far as Earth foods go, though, eating his vegetables is a ******** trial. Why would you make him do this.
School/Occupation: Lex is going to ******** university, because getting an education in the past was a pain in the a** and he’s going to find a way to get one now.
Hobbies:
Reading || Reading, reading, reading. As a political prisoner on Arcalis, he was denied access to so much information, and had to rely on it being smuggled to him by Chrysanthos and other people sympathetic to him. Whenever he got out, he devoured any books he could get his hands on, and this habit continues now that he's on Earth. Honestly, it's not just reading, it's learning in general; Lex wants to learn everything he can and educate himself in ways he was systematically denied, because ******** the people who told him he couldn't. He can.
Games || A thousand years ago, it was strategy games on a board, and war games on a tabletop. Now, it's video games--especially ones that require a certain tactical mein. And also tabletop games. No one tell him about Warhammer (or maybe do.) Lex loves stretching his mental muscles, and loves to be challenged, an strategy-heavy games are a great way for him to scratch that itch.
Virtues:
Dedicated || When Lex commits to something, Lex does not let anything get in the way of completing what he's promised to do. He will always give his everything to every endeavor, because anything worth doing is worth doing to the best of his ability. He's something of a perfectionist, and holds himself to extremely high standards--but that's just the way it ought to be, isn't it? After all, there's no point in half-assing something and getting shitty results.
Protective || Lex lets very few people close to him, and he is bitily protective of those he does. If you are one of Lex's people, he will go to bat for you--verbally, physically, whatever it takes. He had to sit back and watch harm come to those he care about for far too long--now, if it is within his power, he won't let it happen again.
Justice-Oriented || Lex grew up in an unjust system, on an unjust world, and had to watch his people suffer greater and greater injustice and struggle to do anything to help. For some, this would have cracked their belief in any kind of fairness; for Lex, this just made him more determined to implement it where he could. No, the universe does not have an atom of justice or a molecule of mercy in its foundations, but that means that people have to work to put it there, and work to counteract the systems that deny it. Lex tries to give people a fair shake, and does his best to advocate for fairness where he can, because it won't happen unless people fight for it.
Flaws:
Unemotional || Lex has always had to bury his feelings. He's always had to smile politely at people he hates, and accept insults he would rather repay in kind, and otherwise put his feelings in a box, and all that practice has made it so it's hard for him to actually show his real feelings even when he can. He often comes off as cold, uncaring, and distant--just because he cannot make himself open up and risk being hurt all over again. Or risk other people being hurt because of him. The stakes may not be as high as they were a thousand years ago, but Lex still can't let go of the need to protect his soft center with as many walls as he can build.
Overworked || Lex does not understand the concept of "taking breaks," or "putting things on pause," or whatever else you might suggest that would take him away from whatever he's doing. Given a project, a cause, a mission, Lex will pour all of himself into it....and then he'll pour that little bit more, and more, and more, until he is beyond having nothing more to give. Signs that he should slow down are things to be ignored. His body's limits are merely suggestions. If he can run himself ragged, he must, and if he fails or has to stop, that just means he didn't try hard enough. Although, by Lex's measure, it's never enough.
Self-Critical || Lex holds himself to a much higher standard than he would ever hold anyone else, and he will tear himself down for failures to meet those standards. Mostly, he keeps the criticism internal, but it's been known to slip out, and even without it doing so, his habit of setting his standards far above anything that is at all reaosnable and then berating himself for not meeting them ends up causing him more harm than it ever does any kind of good.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Round, gold
Hair: Oilslick rainbow
Face: Oval
Skin Tone: Tan
Body Type: Slender and waifish, much to his annoyance. He’s hoping to fix that.
Clothes: Punk vibes
