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Name: Lyuben Pranay
Nickname: Ben, Benny
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Stage: Teen
Item: Smoking Pipe
Height: 5'9"
Eyes: Jade Green
Hair: Out of Control
Skin: Pale Green
Style: Preppy, with a hint of hipster. He likes to dress in blazers and cardigans, polo shirts and scarves, loafers and argyles, as well as skinny jeans, trilbies, v-necks, and other hipster accoutrements.

Commonly known facts: He likes to get high. A lot. He's a daredevil, participating in ridiculous stunts. He leaves the school for long stretches of time to go travel the world. He's a decent gardener, cultivating all manner of both regular and illicit herbs. He spends money like there's no tomorrow. He is always grinning.

Hidden facts: He's actually suffering from a terminal disease, which will cause him to slowly loose all control of his body until he is completely paralyzed, in a vegetative state, and eventually, dead.

Overall Personality: If there were two words to describe Lyuben's personality, they would not be in the English language. "Carpe diem" is the philosophy that he lives by, and to shows through in everything he does. Lyuben is bold and adventurous, and he never backs down from any challenge or new experience presented to him. He seems to approach anything and everything without a care in the world, charging headfirst into perilous situations with no thoughts about the consequences. He calls himself an "Epicurean," meaning that he believes in experiencing all the pleasures that life has to offer, jumping from one thrill to the next. This leads him to be more than a bit of a glutton, overindulging himself in every way. If there's one thing that Lyuben cannot stand, it is anything that he would consider to be boring, and whenever he feels as if he's wasting valuable time on something that isn't fun or interesting, he immediately excuses himself to go participate in further riotous debauchery. Notably, Lyuben does not believe in attachments, and while he has had fun with numerous different girls, he has never taken any of them as his "girlfriend," preferring to avoid any such labels that would tie him down. Lyuben can be very haughty at times, seeing himself as a bit of a special snowflake, based on his social status.

The Good

Daring/ Lyuben is a man without fear- or at least, if he does fear anything, he doesn't show it. He charges into any challenge headfirst and never lacks the confidence to complete his tasks.

Carefreee/ Lyuben never gets sad or anxious or upset, these things just roll off of him. He fills his life with the good things and completely ignores/avoids the bad.

Well-Rounded/ Lyuben has tried a great many things in his time and thus has picked up a great deal of skill and knowledge in numerous different fields. He has many diverse talents and can participate in discourse on a wide variety of subjects.

Insightful/ Lyuben is excellent at reading people, able to deduce major facts about their life from a few pieces of evidence. People have often said that he ought to go into fortune telling, because his ability to psycho-analyze is almost supernatural.

The Bad

Careless/ Lyuben pays no heed to any warnings regarding his own safety, nor the safety of any others who accompany him. He never stops to think, preferring to simply act first and think later.

Overindulgent/ Lyuben's pleasure seeking and thrill seeking tendencies reach a level that could almost be called hedonistic. He cares about his own enjoyment of life above all else.

Narcissistic/ Lyuben thinks very highly of himself, and very lowly of most others, especially those with less money than himself. Even among the rich, he sees himself as very special and enlightened.

Inattentive/ If Lyuben doesn't think that something is fun, he pays no attention to it. He thus does not show up to most of his classes (although, much to his teachers' frustration, he performs well on tests despite this).

Pastimes

Boating/ Lyuben loves to go out on boats, whether it is for the purposes of racing, diving, or other activities, he just loves boats. He spends a lot of his time down by the lake.

Exploring/ There's adventure behind every corner as far as Lyuben is concerned, and he loves to go wandering around the wilderness. When he gets the chance, he likes to mix this with a bit of hunting and trapping.

Gardening/ Lyuben keeps his own secret garden of rare and exotic herbs, which he enjoys tending to during the few times that he needs a break from high risk activities. Given how seldom that occurs, he often needs to buy replacements for plants that have died from neglect.

Stunts/ This is a more vague category, but Lyuben enjoys participating in outrageous and risky extreme sports activities whenever he can.

Smoking/ Lyuben likes doing drugs. A lot.