Vance McBride

Damian wrote:Name: Vance "Vee" McBryde
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birthday: October 12th
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Special Characteristics: Missing his left pinky and ring finger, his right thumb, index, and middle finger, and a few disparate chunks of each palm/hand.

Personality: At first glance one might find Vance rather quiet and hard to read. However, Vance is simply an introspective person who has issue with burdening others. He does not lack for passion so much as he lacks direction and confidence. This likely stems from his deadbeat parents who left him to fend for himself, and later for his younger siblings. Struggling to do so despite his fervent attempts and numerous jobs left him doubtful of himself. His failures and the loss of his family furthered this feeling, especially as he came into his magic too late to help.

Those who look to him for longer will find his face expressive, his body indicating his emotional state with childlike honesty(even when his mouth does not). His eyes are lonely yet eager, desperate yet inquisitive. He tends to try to avoid being in others' way as much as possible, which has perhaps stunted his ability to have healthy conversations ever so slightly. Where magic is concerned he tends to get a little braver however, a little bolder even. Some would call him standoffish, or anti social, or a coward. But there he sits in the library, book in hand, wistful smile on his face.

Non-confrontational by nature, Vance tries first avoiding ever getting into fights to begin with. On the off chance he is attacked outright he defends himself and any thing or one with him, but will try de-escalating at every opportunity. He doesn't seek to harm foremost, instead seeking to understand and heal. Gentle-hearted, those few who have spent time getting to know him would call it. He is overcautious with almost any object or living being smaller than himself, and tends to treat them with ginger affection. Vance also has a terrible habit of losing himself in anything that has his attention and is very easily startled at most times.


Likes:
Nature - Vance is enthralled by most anything mother nature has to offer: plants, animals, fungi, weather, rocks. Pretty much all of it. 

Sweets - Vance has a sweet tooth usually sated with sweet drinks rather than treats.

Reading - Vance learned to read in order to survive, but only learned of the joy of reading for pleasure recently after he gained magic.


Dislikes:
Sudden/Loud Noises - Vance startles easily, as do most animals, so he isn't fond of audible surprises.

Snow - He finds it beautiful enough, however it fills him with immediate sadness and often ghost pain in his fingers.

Violence/Cruelty - While Vance understands violence's place in the natural world, he believes inflicting it without defined purpose to be utterly sickening.


Motivations:
Finding Purpose - Since the loss of his siblings Vance has felt lacking in goals and joy both. Magic has brought a bit of the spark back into him as he searches for a purpose in life.

Developing Himself - Vance has found developing his mind and magic to be an enchanting experience, and with all the depressing extra funds he has books and supplies have been plentiful.

Helping Others - Vance genuinely enjoys helping other people to an almost worrying degree. As long as a request seems genuine he will likely try his best even if he doesn't believe himself capable.


Fears:
Loss - Vance never had his parents to begin with, and lost his younger siblings to starvation and hypothermia. He is scared to lose anyone he will come to love.

Failure - Vance blames himself for almost every wrong he has ever been dealt, and has a bit of a complex about failure. He often overcompensates by overworking himself and losing sleep over it.

Insects - While he still loves them as part of nature, Vance had several gruesome childhood experiences with insects when he was homeless and can't help but fear them. This usually causes him to freeze up or leave.


General Appearance

Height: 6'0"[183cm~]
Weight: 225 lbs.[102kg~]
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Dark brown with little spots of yellow upon closer inspection
Skin Tone: Lightly tanned
Appearance: With a stockier build due to recent diet increase, most of Vance's clothes are loose fitting and plain colored. While a large person, he almost seems to try and fold in on himself to take up less room and impose less. While he has no purposeful body modifications, he has a host of small and scattered scars of varying kinds from living on the street throughout his life. Regardless of what else he wears, he has a pair of plain black leather gloves he wears to hide his hand injuries. 

Guild:Guildless
Tattoo:N/A
Tattoo Color:N/A

Vance McBride wrote:Name: Vance "Vee" McBryde
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birthday: October 12th
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Special Characteristics: Missing his left pinky and ring finger, his right thumb, index, and middle finger, and a few disparate chunks of each palm/hand.

Personality: At first glance one might find Vance rather quiet and hard to read. However, Vance is simply an introspective person who has issue with burdening others. He does not lack for passion so much as he lacks direction and confidence. This likely stems from his deadbeat parents who left him to fend for himself, and later for his younger siblings. Struggling to do so despite his fervent attempts and numerous jobs left him doubtful of himself. His failures and the loss of his family furthered this feeling, especially as he came into his magic too late to help.

Those who look to him for longer will find his face expressive, his body indicating his emotional state with childlike honesty(even when his mouth does not). His eyes are lonely yet eager, desperate yet inquisitive. He tends to try to avoid being in others' way as much as possible, which has perhaps stunted his ability to have healthy conversations ever so slightly. Where magic is concerned he tends to get a little braver however, a little bolder even. Some would call him standoffish, or anti social, or a coward. But there he sits in the library, book in hand, wistful smile on his face.

Non-confrontational by nature, Vance tries first avoiding ever getting into fights to begin with. On the off chance he is attacked outright he defends himself and any thing or one with him, but will try de-escalating at every opportunity. He doesn't seek to harm foremost, instead seeking to understand and heal. Gentle-hearted, those few who have spent time getting to know him would call it. He is overcautious with almost any object or living being smaller than himself, and tends to treat them with ginger affection. Vance also has a terrible habit of losing himself in anything that has his attention and is very easily startled at most times.


Likes:
Nature - Vance is enthralled by most anything mother nature has to offer: plants, animals, fungi, weather, rocks. Pretty much all of it. 

Sweets - Vance has a sweet tooth usually sated with sweet drinks rather than treats.

Reading - Vance learned to read in order to survive, but only learned of the joy of reading for pleasure recently after he gained magic.


Dislikes:
Sudden/Loud Noises - Vance startles easily, as do most animals, so he isn't fond of audible surprises.

Snow - He finds it beautiful enough, however it fills him with immediate sadness and often ghost pain in his fingers.

Violence/Cruelty - While Vance understands violence's place in the natural world, he believes inflicting it without defined purpose to be utterly sickening.


Motivations:
Finding Purpose - Since the loss of his siblings Vance has felt lacking in goals and joy both. Magic has brought a bit of the spark back into him as he searches for a purpose in life.

Developing Himself - Vance has found developing his mind and magic to be an enchanting experience, and with all the depressing extra funds he has books and supplies have been plentiful.

Helping Others - Vance genuinely enjoys helping other people to an almost worrying degree. As long as a request seems genuine he will likely try his best even if he doesn't believe himself capable.


Fears:
Loss - Vance never had his parents to begin with, and lost his younger siblings to starvation and hypothermia. He is scared to lose anyone he will come to love.

Failure - Vance blames himself for almost every wrong he has ever been dealt, and has a bit of a complex about failure. He often overcompensates by overworking himself and losing sleep over it.

Insects - While he still loves them as part of nature, Vance had several gruesome childhood experiences with insects when he was homeless and can't help but fear them. This usually causes him to freeze up or leave.


General Appearance

Height: 6'0"[183cm~]
Weight: 225 lbs.[102kg~]
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Dark brown with little spots of yellow upon closer inspection
Skin Tone: Lightly tanned
Appearance: With a stockier build due to recent diet increase, most of Vance's clothes are loose fitting and plain colored. While a large person, he almost seems to try and fold in on himself to take up less room and impose less. While he has no purposeful body modifications, he has a host of small and scattered scars of varying kinds from living on the street throughout his life. Regardless of what else he wears, he has a pair of plain black leather gloves he wears to hide his hand injuries. 

Guild:Guildless
Tattoo:N/A
Tattoo Color:N/A