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Ruby City does allow previous game history/CR to be brought over on a case by case basis. If you want to include this in your application please add additional sections for PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT and PREVIOUS GAME HISTORY beneath the Personality and Background/History sections.
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Johnny Rayflo || Vassalord || Reserved|| 1 of 3
Name: Marquis
Age: 27
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CHARACTER
Name: Johnny Rayflo
Canon: Vassalord
Age: Unknown
Timeline: Chapter 7: "The Incubus Calls Your Name Once"
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A
Personality: Despite being known as a 'ruthless killer' by the Vatican, Johnny Rayflo is actually a caring soul who deeply regrets losing his humanity. Johnny is a conflicted man damned for all eternity. It's this regret that defines him ultimately as a person. Johnny is known to wear many masks in hopes of concealing his pain. One minute he's the seductive playboy, the next he's the aloof vampire. He'll sometimes help others but hates receiving charity. Johnny makes it a habit of distancing himself. Whether it's by his flirtatious demeanor or his somewhat sarcastic attitude; Johnny doesn't like getting too close to others. He's scared of letting people into his dark world. Johnny doesn't believe that being a vampire is a 'gift' but he knows he can't ever be human again. He relishes the power and strength he has now and knows he cannot survive without it.
Johnny's a very private individual. He often avoids speaking about his past and put up airs when people ask. This aspect of his personality utterly frustrates Charley who, for better or for worse, wants to understand his Master. However, Johnny makes it difficult for anyone to sympathize him because of his standoffish attitude. Between all his 'fake smiles' and sexual innuendos, there's little wonder why they don't get along well. Johnny doesn't want people to get close to him, period. With Barry constantly chasing him and his own self-hatred, Johnny believes it's best for him to remain alone. He doesn't want anyone else to be sucked into his problems and ultimately fears Charley's judgement of him. Johnny lingers in guilt about Charley and goes out of his way to protect him. He wants do whatever he can to keep Charley safe even if it means pushing him away.
His reckless and flamboyant lifestyle is a topic of great controversy for those who know him. He always places the well-being of others above himself and doesn't seem to care whenever he gets injured or hurt. Johnny always has self-disparaging things to say about himself, and doesn't seem to mind living up to people's limited expectations. He honestly doesn't believe his life holds any meaning but still maintains his faith that somehow Heaven will still want him. I suppose you could say he's somewhat 'suicidal' in that aspect, but Johnny doesn't have what it takes to kill himself.
Despite his inner workings and personality seemingly always at conflict, Johnny doesn't wear his emotions on his sleeve. His usual demeanor is very playful and impish, almost childlike at times. He's a mischievous bastard who gets his kicks off by annoying people. Johnny's quirky sense of humor makes him quite fun to be around as long as he isn't teasing you. It's suspected that his relentless teasing is only but a mechanism he uses to keep himself from getting too attached. He often subjects Charley to this in hopes of keeping that mental gap between them. With Barry serving as a constant threat to Johnny's well-being, he doesn't want to risk getting Charley hurt.
While overall Johnny's just a lonesome moody vampire, it's best to stay off his bad side. Johnny has no qualms fighting anyone who hurts the people he loves. He's not a killer but he'll certainly go through great lengths to protect his friends. Johnny also has a soft spot for damsels-in-distress and will go out of his way to assist them however he can. He's not physically attracted to women at all, but he still carries a chivalrous flair about him thanks to his heyday as a knight. Johnny doesn't like to see people endanger and he has a special soft spot for children. He's quite the tender soul despite how rough and gruff he might seem.
Johnny Rayflo || Vassalord || Reserved|| 2 of 3
Background: Johnny Rayflo is a mystery shrouded in secrecy.
There’s virtually nothing known about this man other than the faint trail of bread crumbs he’s left throughout the ages. He changed his name often and wasn't fond discussing his past. Johnny Rayflo can be anyone and everyone. While there’s a few who try to unravel his past, not many succeed. All that’s known is that he once was a devout knight from a nameless kingdom who served as the guardian to a young princess named Marie. Through outstanding circumstances, Johnny soon found himself at the clutches of a demon who was infatuated with him.
On one fateful night, the kingdom was attacked by an unknown enemy. Princess Marie was slain and Johnny left for dead. Upon the hour of his demise, Belial came to him. He promised Johnny a second chance at life that was too tempting to turn down. The demon corrupted his soul and turned him into a creature of darkness; a vampire. He managed to escape death's embrace and saved the princess by turning her into a vampire as well. Marie was his first child and his first mistake.
During this time, Belial became so obsessed with Rayflo that he created an incubus in his likeness to hunt him. Barry, the demon was called, served as Johnny's immortal tormentor on earth. He would break, bite, and tear Johnny’s flesh out of twisted pleasure. Barry even went as far as to break one of Johnny’s ribs and create a woman in Johnny’s likeness called 'Rayfell' as a sick homage to the Book of Genesis. He even goes as far as to refer to Johnny as 'Addie' a diminutive play at the name 'Adam'. The demon would burn entire villages in his name and brutally slaughter anyone Johnny cherished. Their relationship was one based around abuse and violence. Barry would rape and torture Johnny until satisfied. The incubus constantly drove Johnny to the brink of insanity in hopes of breaking him.
Somehow after finally managing to escape from Barry, Johnny wandered the landscape alone drinking the blood of the dead. While Johnny strove to stay away from his beastly urges, Marie succumbed even further into the darkness. She became a monster who committed terrifying acts of great horror. The princess couldn’t resist the evil within her and soon fell further into sin. Johnny knew he couldn't allow this massacre to continue and aligned himself with the Vatican to stop Marie. He betrayed the princess and stabbed her through the heart with a metal stake. Johnny warned the Vatican that Marie had to remain a 'sleeping princess'.
There were no shortage of corpses during the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. Johnny lived as a scavenger feeding off the dead until one fateful night. During the height of his blood lust, Johnny found a young boy among the dead. He took the boy in as his 'son' and named him Chris. The two were inseparable. While their time together was brief, Chris grew very attached to Johnny and confessed his love for his 'Master' under a starless sky. As much as Johnny wanted to keep Chris at his side; he knew he couldn't. Chris had grown wan and weak thanks to a harsh life out there within the wilderness. Johnny could never find enough food for the boy to eat and feared that he would starve. With the threat of winter approaching, Johnny decided to give Chris to the care of a local church. Just like he mysteriously appeared within Chris's life, Johnny suddenly vanished.
Reunited again years later within the backdrop of a war-torn Europe, Johnny found Chris this time dying on the rain slick streets of a nameless town. Now a man, Chris still remembered his Master's face and begged him to save him. Johnny at the time was masquerading as a priest in hopes of shaking Barry off his trail. He tried to ease Chris's passing into the next life but the man pleaded for him to save him. Asking Chris if this was what he truly wanted, Johnny eventually gave in and turned Chris into a vampire. He knew that sooner than later that Chris would regret his choice, but he hoped for that day to never come. Unfortunately, it did. Feeling utterly betrayed by his master, Chris changed his name to "Charley", and gave his allegiance to the Vatican as a vampire hunter.
Now on the run in this perverse game of cat and mouse, Johnny found himself with more enemies than allies. He managed to throw Barry off his trail when he took up the alias 'Pigeon' in order to find blood donators willing to satisfy his vampiric urges, but that didn't work with Charley. The two would clash often but the outcome was always the same. Charley could never truly kill Johnny. The affection between them was still there despite all the hate and remorse that concealed it. Charley acknowledged Johnny as his 'Master' again, and requested his aid for a mission overseas.
The two traveled to Beijing to investigate vampiric disturbances there. Little did the pair realize that all of it was merely a ruse devised by the slumbering princess. In a message to Charley, Sister Famille revealed to him that they managed to awaken Princess Marie and they wanted to exchange her for Rayflo. Despite knowing this was a trap, Johnny agreed to their negotiations much to Charley's puzzlement. Perhaps Sister Famille and her clergy betrayed the Vatican in hopes of obtaining eternal life, but whatever the reason they soon fell to Marie's wrath. The whole reason behind Marie's summons was for her to have her beloved knight back, and she would kill anyone who got her way---even Charley. However, Johnny had his own ideas. He allowed Charley to feed from him again and take the form of a winged monster in hopes of faking his own death. The two clashed until dawn and Marie turned to ash one the suns rays reached her. She died trying to save Johnny from Charley, a fitting end to the child liege that Johnny once cherished. Johnny also supposedly died as well but because of his dark lineage he transformed into a bat instead. Seven days passed until Johnny would reclaim his human shape, and Charley decided it would be best for them to live together so he could protect his master. Now spending all of his time by Charley's side, Johnny forgot about the enamored incubus who wanted nothing more than to shatter his fragile peace.
Johnny Rayflo || Vassalord || Reserved|| 3 of 3
One very interesting aspect of Johnny's powers is his ability to trans-morph his blood into battle ready maids (image). These servants of his have no personality or will of their own. They're merely familiars for which he can summon to battle in his stead. Their bodies congeal together from droplets of his blood and form into the shape of two human females. One of the maids has long blond hair and the other wavy black hair very similar to Rayflo's. This is a unique ability token to only Johnny since no other vampires in the series seem to possess this skill.
Besides his supernatural powers, Johnny is also a rather skilled swordsman. He's adept in physical combat and picked up various skills since he literally traveled the world during the course of his long life. Johnny is also well learned in various languages and cultures.
While he might sound like he's a little too overpowered, keep in mind that Johnny's primary weakness is sunlight. He cannot walk within the sun or risk being burnt to a crisp. In addition to that, Johnny has a weakness against silver and blessed weaponry. He also cannot enter a room not his own unless invited inside. He can enter a church with no problem but he can't quote the Word of God(the Bible) without injuring himself.
Third Person:
This was going to be a long, very long day.
A frustrated sigh escaped Johnny as he peered down at the desolate streets below. Somewhere after his message to the general public, Johnny decided to strike out on his own and explore. The city itself was like strange macabre between England, Venice, and Toulouse, all cities that Johnny visited during the course of his life. However there was something 'unsettling' about this place that he simply couldn't comprehend. For one thing, the streets were almost completely bare and it was only twelve-something in the afternoon. As rare as it was for him see sunlight, it was even rarer for him to be outside during this time of day. After all, his vampire nature doesn't exactly allow long strolls through the park during the middle of the day.
Forced to cling to the shadows of a few adjacent buildings, Johnny's dark gaze lingered upon the golden pocket watch he found earlier in the day. It was pretty trinket but a little too bland for Johnny's liking with its smooth golden brass finish. It was simple but elegant with a beaded golden chain attached to the tip of it. He found the watch sitting neatly among the folds of his bloodstained shirt as he tried to shake away his grogginess. When Johnny first found the pocket watch, he honestly didn't pay it any mind that was until his mind strayed towards some unsavory thoughts.
'Barry.' A hiss slipped from his lips once he thought of the incubus. Only able to recall fragments of what happened prior to the train ride, Johnny cringed when a familiar ache traveled up his spine. "That bastard...!" He grumbled lowly.
Just the mere mention of the incubus's name alone was enough to throw Johnny into a fit of rage. While their little game of cat and mouse had always been a tad violent, Barry out did himself this time. Even now, Johnny wasn't sure if he could ever truly heal from the wounds inflicted upon him on that night. His spine still tingled in agony and his innards twisted into knots as he thought of how Barry tore and ripped them. The entire ordeal roughly lasted about an hour or so until Johnny couldn't take the pain anymore. He fell unconscious once Barry began gnashing at his bones only to awake later missing the rest of his torso. "Ugh." He slapped his hand against his groggy face and sighed deeply. Johnny was so glad no one was here to see him all mangled and beat up. He doubted he could explain all the blood on his clothes and the haggard gleam in his eyes if Charley was here.
"...Charley." All of the color drained from his face once all of his memories came flooding back.
'He knows.'
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