Vandeleur
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Mister Vandeleur is something of an enigma to the people he governs. While the name of his family is well known to the entire continent, the only thing that it brings with it are the tales of unending misery and unspeakable horror. His family name has been around for generations, but such a name was nothing, but a byword to be used in the loosest manner thinkable. Cursed is this family, and so cursed is the current head of the estate. The only real reason why his family is still a prominent figurehead is merely because most other peoples would rather die than come up against the archduke Vandeleur, creating a surprisingly safe haven for people that live within Vandelia's borders.
No one knows the archduke by his name, so many just call him by his last name, or 'his grace'. Archduke Vandeleur is poised and quiet, the picture-perfect model of someone of his stature. An intelligent and dignified man, many have a hard time seeing anything other than the typical noble. He shows no emotion to the public, insisting on just speaking of what there is to speak of and letting the people get back to better business. His private life is a secret known only to the people who work in his estate, and they would often speak of the master being almost as still and emotionless in his own home as he is in public... At least, in the past they would say such things. Now? He's opened up a bit after his wife walked into his life.
Profile
- Punctual
- Self-Denying
- Faithful
- Colorless
- Reserved
- Vulnerable
Trivia
- Composes music and plays the piano, but it's never around anyone.
- He likes the sunlight, and will go outside in the day even though it burns.
- Has chronic insomnia, so almost never sleeps and usually looks tired.
- Surprisingly attentive and has a great memory, so has an easy time gifting people.
Design Notes
- Markings don't have to be perfect.
Background
It seems misfortune has always been in young master Vandeleur’s blood. It’s like it’s his shadow, part of him and always there, a reminder of what he is and that there’s nothing he can do to get rid of this shadow.
The day he was born, his father had been killed in an assassination incident, leaving the archduchess a widow and now a single parent. His mother never favored him, and would go out of her way to avoid him as he grew older. Vandeleur was desperate for his mother’s love, so tried everything he could to earn it or win it, and for a time he was convinced he had. However, it was only after she remarried the duke of Wendeland that he learned that she would rather be caught dead than love her own son. Since then, not only had he grown quiet, but began to keep out of his mother’s way.
The archduchess eventually became duchess and moved to live with her new husband and their soon to be child, leaving Vandeleur to govern Vandelia alone at the tender age of fourteen. He had to grow up quickly, but soon proved to be an excellent leader, even if most of the country would rather focus on his family curse than the good he is doing.
Vandeleur was twenty-three when he learned that his mother had agreed to an arranged marriage for him, and he was twenty four when he married the young woman who was almost a year or two younger than he was. Nevertheless, her beauty and her smile was so captivating that he would dare say he fell in love with her at first sight.
While it has only been four months since he has married her, he is only more head-over-heels for her now. He finds her to be a warm and pleasant light in his dark and disquieted world, even if all he does is admire her from afar. He wishes to win her affection and hopes that she will soon see that he has nothing but love for her.
Music Box
