Shant



Alias(es): Shant, Des, Desmond

Real Name: Desmond Casey

Freehold: Motley:

Apparent Age: 26 Seeming: Elemental

Kith: Levenquick Court: Summer Titles:

Concept: Anti-social Survivalist

Quote:"When it comes down to you or me, I'll choose me. Every time."

Mien
Des is average male height, about 5'10" and weighs 170 lbs. His physique is very muscular. What stands him apart from all others is that his body is almost entirely composed of electricity. He keeps from shocking everyone and flying apart because by exercising complete control over his physical self. If someone touches him, he can choose when and if he will electrocute them. However, he is prone to fits of anger. When this happens, he is a danger to friend and foe alike.

==Mask ==

His mask has a similar build to his mien, except a bit thinner. He has an air of a punk about him, and chooses to dress in baggy clothes as if he is trying to hide something. He has long red/brown hair that he wears in a ponytail and hazel eyes. ==Mantle ==

The World of Men
Desmond was an army brat whose parents and grandparents had all served in the military during both peaceful and warring times. He has a younger sister. He was brought up on many different bases, and as such never grew to have many friends. Instead, he and his sister would study their parents' training and survival manuals and at 11 he was proficient in CQC and unconventional combat. His father further honed his instincts of survival by taking him as much as he could on trips that resembled basic training. He was taken during one such when he was 11. His father was killed before his eyes, and he spent what amounted to 15 years in Arcadia.

Durance
By delving into his head, his Keeper learned of his fledgling skills and decided that he would use his new possession as a bodyguard. The Gentry who took Des gave him a new name and stripped him of his free will, but left his mind. He became an unwilling bystander to what was happening to him. It was a painful process to turn his young body into one suitable to for combat. He had decided to change him into a form capable of both offense and offense, and thus Des was transformed into an elemental. His Keeper was not above torture, using his memories to taunt him and fuel his aggression. He was also subjected to the whims of his Keeper's kin, pitted in battle against other who were augmented like he was. He eventually grew stronger than his handler. During one match that his keeper had arranged, he mentally "woke up" and killed everyone. Afterwards he fled to the Hedge, where he wandered for a time. Eventually, he was able to find his way out...

Muddled Memories
Des remembers most things from his time in Arcadia. Time seemed to slow down or speed up at any given interval, so asking him when something happened may prove tricky. His memory of the Hedge, however is a murky. He doesn’t know how he arrived or how he got out, only recalling basic memories of how he met his basic needs for survival. When he wasn’t running around mindless, he thought of his family, and wonders what happened to them during his time away.

Playing the Part
Desmond learned early not to develop attachments; only his small family circle was ever going to care about his well-being, and they were with no longer with him. In a pinch, it is necessary to work with others, but never trust them. He came first.

Because of these traits, Desmond puts all his faith into his strength and tenacity. They had never failed him before. He is secretly proud of being his Keeper’s strongest, but his cruelty overshadows any sentiment he would have ever had for him. He endured most of the torture by retreating into his own mind, reminding himself of the family who loved him, and he who loved them in return. It was the proverbial final straw that drove Desmond to kill his former master, a desperation to have little bit more strength to finally break his bonds. He gave a little bit more of his humanity to gain that little bit extra strength that let him rebel, and in doing so he became a little more lost.

It is a wonder why Desmond does not actively seek to form bonds with the people he finds himself in the company of, but old lessons are ingrained. The child he was had been tempered by his lost older self. It is the source of his anguish, but also his strength. Which will win out?

Quotes
"I don't remember days; I remember moments."

"You can only trust yourself... and barely that."

Fact or Fiction

 * Shant is an Armenian name meaning "Thunder". Desmond's Keeper thought it a cruel joke to name him something with ties to his home.
 * Desmond still possess his father's dogtags from when he was taken.

Soundtrack
"The Tide Began to Rise" - Demon Hunter

"Hide and Seek" - Imogen Heap

OOC Info
Name:Aileo

Region: North East US