"The Nephalem"

Decayuss wrote:

Name: Deniel Decayuss “Nephalem” Thormun
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birthday: January 8th
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Special Characteristics: A deep, vertical, harsh scar lining his sternum in the middle of his chest.

Personality: Just as his lineage dictates, Deniel Decayuss Thormun is oftentimes a man of many contradictions to his very nature and words.

Humor is a very prominent form of Deniel’s persona that shines through, and it can take various different forms. His most favored type of humor is typically taunting and sarcasm, in addition to many others. Though humor takes up a large portion of his personality because he finds joy in some genuine fun through the expense of others; he might not laugh at all of his jokes sometimes, but he’s definitely never without a smirk or a smug look. And in his own words: “Life wouldn’t be fun without making fun of things.”

Typically, in spite of his appearance with maroon red eyes and jet black clothing, he’s quite the lighthearted and carefree individual without much devious or sinister intent. Much of his demeanor is spent within a lax stage outside of combat, and is unusually lazy oftentimes with long periods of napping, sleeping, and relaxing.

Though in spite of this, his anger can sometimes crack itself or seethe through in uncontrolled passion and fury, almost to the point of no return. Rarely does this ever occur in a normal scenario, and is typically within some of the worst situations in combat, but once it does, Deniel enters a seemingly neverending fit of anger. And this is no childish, tantrum sort of anger either; this is the fury of a trained warrior that seethes out typically in physical aggression.

A tendency of Deniel is also his silence and lack of words; he’s not always a man of many words, and is typically soft spoken. He does like to have some fun and good humor ever once in awhile, but that’s only when he decides to even speak at all. Though his voice can be very harsh and oftentimes intimidating, he makes his best attempt to have whatever comes out of his mouth (though not much typically does) be soft and as least intimidating as possible.’ Even in the heat of battle and combat, Deniel can sometimes be seen as the silent type and unspoken warrior. This is not always the case, however, and most prominently during his Take Overs where he becomes much more loud-mouthed and combat shouting oriented individual.

Through these two personas, a silent and serious type and a smartass, trickster is typically what Deniel switches between, both in and out of combat. Depending on the situation and the consequences of the battle, he can go from one to the other almost immediately, and can ultimately shine through. But overall, regardless of the situation, one thing persists in either case of his personality:

Calmness. Whether he’s being loud-mouthed and sarcastic, quiet and serious, sincere, or even full of rage, there still exists a sense of calmness within him that plays a major role in his personality. Though it may seem contradictory to be calm and angered at the same time, the true meanings behind this is he still reminds himself, underneath all of the negative emotions, his calm demeanor shines through even through some of the most desperate and trying of times; above all else, he believes that a cool head will pull through any obstacle, and makes his best attempts to not let many emotions or anger get in the way of his better judgment.

In combat, he’s quite the headfirst and brave individual, and has almost no fear of battle. Unless it’s against a bug. Regardless, he is a very tactical individual in battle, and takes very keen observations to even the smallest of details to gain an advantage, though he may not seem like the type; initially, to some, he may not come off as the most intelligent or sharpest tool in the shed, but in the battlefield, he’s a tactician and planner sometimes beyond compare. And it certainly helps him out in the role of leadership, if he even wanted to take up the burden.

Leadership never suits well with Deniel, whether he is one, or is under one. He isn’t the type that likes to obey orders, or follow the judgment of what another might impose upon him; he’s an individual that adores and lives for making his own decision, with choice and freedom being one of his core values. To him, having a leader to seemingly obey takes away all accounts of that. At the same time, in spite of his tactical prowess, he isn’t much of a fan of ordering other people to do something that he, himself, perceives that he could easily accomplish at great efficiency.

Deniel is a man that isn’t the easiest to deal with; he’s oftentimes harsh, unspoken, and even when he does speak, it’s typically just to make fun of others. He’s a fearless warrior, and a cunning one at that, but that’s not to say he would ever consider himself a bad person, or even close to it. Far from it. Deep down inside, he has a kind heart (even though he literally lacks one), and seeks to do anything for the sake of the greater good, though that sometimes may be contradictory like his personality.

Likes:

• Everything strawberry: From strawberry shortcake, strawberry sundaes, strawberry whiskey, strawberry shakes, raw strawberries… Deniel is a fan of strawberries all around.
  
• The Thrill of Battle: Previously in his life he merely called it a ‘thrill’ and didn’t really know what it sourced from, but he knows exactly what it is now and where it comes from. And nothing gets his blood rushing better than the thrill of combat and battle.
  
• Swordplay: Even without the heat of battle, dueling with his sword gives him an undeniable feeling of pleasure, like dancing to music.
  
• The supernatural and Magic: A hobby he found only in the later portions of his life before he died, something he seems to adore delving into is the realm of the supernatural and Magic. From the origins of Magic itself, the creation of mankind, and the existence of demons, angels, and dragons.
  

Dislikes:

• The Magic Council: “The Council can kiss my ass!” That’s not to say he’s going to be a Dark Guild Member, or even seek to destroy the Council, but he’s not the biggest fan of them this time around. He believes they merely saw him as a disposable minion.
  
• Cowardice: He’s never one to run so easily from a battle, although he does know the importance of tactical retreats. In spite of that, though, he knows exactly when to spot a coward, and there’s not many more things he despises more than that.
  
• ”Slayers:” As someone who once slayed dragons, demons, and angels, he can’t help but despise what he considers to be the pretentiousness of the countless slayers in the world.
  
• Dark Guilds: If he despised them in his first life, then his second one is going to be a zone of zero tolerance; his cockiness got the better of him, and landed him death at the hands of one.
  

Motivations:

• Die in glory: He’s done it once, he wants it to happen again. Any form of death that isn’t glorious is nothing acceptable for the reborn Nephalem.
  
• Regaining his lost power: Even though he didn’t enjoy it all too much initially, he’s got the ability to learn from his mistakes. And now he knows what lies ahead for him, and nothing will keep him from achieving it.
  
• Go down in History: Apparently trying once wasn’t enough, but he’s determined in a second life to try and make it happen again.
  
• Vengeance: Somebody killed him once, and he’s going to make sure that blood is payed for with blood. And a part of him is returned.
  

Fears:

• The afterlife: He’s died once, and he’s not scared of dying again. But what he is scared of is seeing what is ahead of him past the afterlife. He can’t exactly remember, nor does he know exactly why he’s been brought back.
  
• Entomophobia: Some things never change, and Deniel even in a second life is scared of all bugs. Whether they’re insects or arachnids, he’s scared of it all. This form of fear isn’t necessarily a form of cowardice, however, and moreso of screaming and lashing out blindly.
  
• Karma: It’s not easy waking up to a second life, especially when it’s the same one as your previous one, and the last thing he wants is anyone or anything he did in the past coming back to haunt him. Perhaps literally.
  
• Harm of bystanders: Though his current level of power is significantly smaller than what it used to be, it’s still something that he tries to be cautious about, as the death or harm of innocents is never deserved.
  

General Appearance


Height: 6’2” (Six foot two inches)/187 cm
Weight: 147 lbs/66.6 kg
Hair: Deniel has jet-black hair that reaches down to his neck in the back. His hairstyle rarely varies, and it's always in a manner on which everything is brushed down, save for the back. The sides of his hair are covering his ears, and his bangs are covering his forehead. Meanwhile the back of his hair is commonly spiked up, as if he had been lying down for a long period of time. The manner in which it looks is usually dependent on his environment or his own motions. Some parts of his forehead or ears may be exposed when he's moving fast, or they may be completely covered when its not.

Eyes: Maroon Red
Skin Tone: Light
Appearance: A tall, brooding, and somewhat lean figure, on the surface Deniel could merely appear as a typical bad guy or somebody who just doesn’t look like he ever has good days; he wears a jet-black jacket with short sleeves that have skull-shaped buttons on them, with a dark grey shirt underneath having a design of skulls on the top section around his neck. He wears jet black cropped jeans, with black combat boots with red soles. While his dominant right hand does not have a glove, he strangely prefers to wear one over his non-dominant hand, his left one.



Occasionally, Deniel might wear his black cloak. This cloak is very rugged and torn, and goes from his neck all the way down to his calves. It covers up whatever is in between completely, so when he's wearing this, the only thing a person can see is his head and the last part of his legs. Deniel can move his arms outside of the cloak easily, so fighting isn't difficult.

Guild/Council

Guild: Guildless
Tattoo: N/A
Rank: D