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- ★ NAME: Kelly
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tinybro
- ★ CURRENT CHARACTERS & LATEST AC: Jason Grace / AC
( CHARACTER INFORMATION )
- ★ NAME: Saralegui
- ★ AGE: 17
- ★ CANON & CANON POINT: Kyo Kara Maoh! (anime version), post-episode 108 (right after he forces Yuuri to destroy Large Shimaron's naval fleet)
- ★ CANON INFORMATION: No thorough or complete wiki article for Saralegui exists, but I have an in-depth write-up of his canon history here. But if a new, concise overview would be preferred, I can do that as well.
- ★ PERSONALITY:
By all outward appearances, Saralegui is just the young and charismatic king of the country of Small Shimaron. He's intelligent and fair in his rule despite his age, and well-liked by his people. He's kind and charming and strives for peace, the sort of king that really cares about his people, rather than just enjoying the luxury that such power brings.
In reality, however, Saralegui is manipulative and scheming. He plays nice with others to keep up a good reputation, because it's that sort of thing that helps him most in the cutthroat politics of his world. Saralegui doesn't shy away from using others to accomplish his goals, and he's both intelligent enough and powerful enough to get away with it. "Powerful" in this case referring less to his rank and more to the hypnotic magic he can work with his eyes. He doesn't even need that much of the time though, more interested in the challenge of going without, or doing things the more complicated way, such as in the incident where he arranged a situations where he could take an arrow apparently intended for Yuuri in order to gain his trust. When asked by Belias why he was going so far when he could simply use his powers for the same purpose, Saralegui had simply answered that it was more fun going without. He's extremely intelligent, plotting moves out far in advance and predicting the moves on others accurately in order to make all his plotting work, and with his hypnotic abilities to fall back on, he's willing to make extremely risky gambles that always seem to work out for him in the end.
It isn't a lie that he cares for his country, but even that has a selfish root -- a need to be a greater king than his father was, to be acknowledged and loved and respected and feared by everyone because his father would barely even look at him. He has something of an abandonment complex, between his father's lack of care and his mother having been entirely absent from his life. No one is nice to others without wanting something from them, as far as he's concerned, and the concept of love is a pretty lie. How could he believe in something like that, after all, when his own parents, the people who are supposed to love you unconditionally and before all others, wanted nothing to do with him?
On a casual level, he ranges from genuinely affable to incredibly two-faced. He's very focused on appearances and often lies and sticks to polite surface interactions for the sake of maintaining that persona of a sweet and pleasant young ruler, but it's not as if everything he does always has such ulterior motives. He's very much capable of being friendly and getting along with others, and with all the societal rules and niceties out of the way he can actually be pretty great for intelligent conversation or flirting or joking around. After the whole revelation about his mother while at Blood Pledge Castle, with all the scheming and deception behind them, he actually manages to have a simple, pleasant day with Yuuri and Greta while getting a tour of the castle and being introduced to Yuuri's various friends. As long as things remain on a lighthearted surface level, he can be fairly genuine and likable without issue -- it's getting deeper than that that starts opening up a can of worms. He has some intense trust issues as well, so he lies and manipulates rather than put his faith into others, and his pride can just as easily get in the way of such relationships.
The only person he trusts absolutely his his bodyguard, Belias, and that's a trust built up over more than a decade of loyal servitude. Had Belias entered his life later it might have been too late, with Saralegui already too suspicious of others in general to allow anyone that close, but Belias came at a critical point, when Saralegui was still young and desperate enough to cling to whatever attention he was given. Belias is the only person he truly trusts, and he takes that trust to an extreme, even fearlessly putting his life in his bodyguard's skilled hands, as in that example with the arrow. For everyone else, however, he's skeptical of others as a rule, and prone to suspecting others of having ulterior motives than simply accepting the kindness of a stranger.
Despite everything he's done, Saralegui isn't exactly a villain. He does bad things, sometimes cruel things, but his intentions are often good. His world peace scheme, for example, wherein all his machinations to deal with Large Shimaron and take over as its king would supposedly lead to a situation where he and Yuuri could set an example for the rest of the world as allied leaders of the two greatest nations. He has a very "ends justify the means" attitude, which is why he could so easily trick his only friend, the pacifistic Yuuri, into destroying entire armies for him on two separate occasions -- it might hurt Yuuri, yes, but it gets rid of the threat of Large Shimaron's forces without having to send a single soldier into battle, and if it manages to kill off Large Shimaron's king in the process, then that just means he can claim the throne himself and definitely end all the fighting between humans and demons.
- ★ COURT ALLIANCE: Unseelie. As much as he is a thoughtful ruler at heart, and as much as he atoned for his various cruelties, Saralegui is still a person much more aligned with the Unseelie ideals than the Seelie ones. He primarily works to achieve his own goals and desires, even if he can dress them up to look completely selfless. He rejects all the stagnant and racist notions of the older generation and throws that rejection in their faces, no care given to the feelings of bitter old men who fear anything new. He lies often and well, and has no issue with using his powers when needed to get what he wants.
- ★ ABILITIES:
~He has a power that allows him to more or less hypnotize other people. It seems to require eye contact (at least initially) and as he always removes his glasses before using it, most likely can't penetrate even transparent surfaces. The commands given don't have to be verbal, and resistance to them is based on willpower, but it should be noted that the ability is very powerful, with only the Demon King ever being shown actually breaking free from it. He doesn't seem to like abusing this power, however, as it's only ever brought out in situations he can't somehow manipulate through other means.
~If he were to ever gain possession of it here, he would have the ability to use the Holy Sword of Seisakoku to its full potential, which involves a sort of life magic that spontaneously creates plantlife in great abundance, can heal others, and provides vitality to an entire country.
~Other than those, he has no special abilities other than his charisma and cunning.
- ★ INVENTORY: Just the clothes on his back and his ever-present lavender-tinted glasses.
( SAMPLES )
- ★ NETWORK SAMPLE:
[the new face that appears over the lockets is strikingly pretty, with a sweet smile and all pale gold coloring that's probably reminiscent of some fairy tales. it's certainly pretty enough to be female, but the timbre of his voice is just such that it might call that into question for anyone actually paying attention.]
The rulers here are rather generous, aren't they? I can't claim to be alright with what basically comes down to kidnapping, but they certainly know how to soften the blow.
[there's a likable good-humor in his voice at that, and he spins the locket idly to show off his current living situation -- a king's suite.]
Are all quarters here really so nice? It's hard to believe enough wealth could exist anywhere, even in a place like this.
[he knows, of course, through a bit of magic-locket-network stalking and some eavesdropping, how the rooming situations here work. but it's an easy way to establish his station without having to give up that affable air he likes to affect, and a decent way to lure out anyone eager to explain things to a poor, confused newcomer. those are the sort of people he likes, after all, and some of the most useful.]
But then, who knows what the magic here is capable of? New worlds are sure to come with all new rules of their own, and I have to admit, I don't know exactly how this one works. [yet.] There are people who have been here for some time now, correct? I'd be extremely grateful if anyone who's had the time to learn such things could help me to better understand just what sort of place we're in.
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- ★ NAME: Kelly
- ★ AGE: 22
- ★ TIMEZONE: EST
- ★ CONTACT:
tinybro- ★ CURRENT CHARACTERS & LATEST AC: Jason Grace / AC
( CHARACTER INFORMATION )
- ★ NAME: Saralegui
- ★ AGE: 17
- ★ CANON & CANON POINT: Kyo Kara Maoh! (anime version), post-episode 108 (right after he forces Yuuri to destroy Large Shimaron's naval fleet)
- ★ CANON INFORMATION: No thorough or complete wiki article for Saralegui exists, but I have an in-depth write-up of his canon history here. But if a new, concise overview would be preferred, I can do that as well.
- ★ PERSONALITY:
By all outward appearances, Saralegui is just the young and charismatic king of the country of Small Shimaron. He's intelligent and fair in his rule despite his age, and well-liked by his people. He's kind and charming and strives for peace, the sort of king that really cares about his people, rather than just enjoying the luxury that such power brings.
In reality, however, Saralegui is manipulative and scheming. He plays nice with others to keep up a good reputation, because it's that sort of thing that helps him most in the cutthroat politics of his world. Saralegui doesn't shy away from using others to accomplish his goals, and he's both intelligent enough and powerful enough to get away with it. "Powerful" in this case referring less to his rank and more to the hypnotic magic he can work with his eyes. He doesn't even need that much of the time though, more interested in the challenge of going without, or doing things the more complicated way, such as in the incident where he arranged a situations where he could take an arrow apparently intended for Yuuri in order to gain his trust. When asked by Belias why he was going so far when he could simply use his powers for the same purpose, Saralegui had simply answered that it was more fun going without. He's extremely intelligent, plotting moves out far in advance and predicting the moves on others accurately in order to make all his plotting work, and with his hypnotic abilities to fall back on, he's willing to make extremely risky gambles that always seem to work out for him in the end.
It isn't a lie that he cares for his country, but even that has a selfish root -- a need to be a greater king than his father was, to be acknowledged and loved and respected and feared by everyone because his father would barely even look at him. He has something of an abandonment complex, between his father's lack of care and his mother having been entirely absent from his life. No one is nice to others without wanting something from them, as far as he's concerned, and the concept of love is a pretty lie. How could he believe in something like that, after all, when his own parents, the people who are supposed to love you unconditionally and before all others, wanted nothing to do with him?
On a casual level, he ranges from genuinely affable to incredibly two-faced. He's very focused on appearances and often lies and sticks to polite surface interactions for the sake of maintaining that persona of a sweet and pleasant young ruler, but it's not as if everything he does always has such ulterior motives. He's very much capable of being friendly and getting along with others, and with all the societal rules and niceties out of the way he can actually be pretty great for intelligent conversation or flirting or joking around. After the whole revelation about his mother while at Blood Pledge Castle, with all the scheming and deception behind them, he actually manages to have a simple, pleasant day with Yuuri and Greta while getting a tour of the castle and being introduced to Yuuri's various friends. As long as things remain on a lighthearted surface level, he can be fairly genuine and likable without issue -- it's getting deeper than that that starts opening up a can of worms. He has some intense trust issues as well, so he lies and manipulates rather than put his faith into others, and his pride can just as easily get in the way of such relationships.
The only person he trusts absolutely his his bodyguard, Belias, and that's a trust built up over more than a decade of loyal servitude. Had Belias entered his life later it might have been too late, with Saralegui already too suspicious of others in general to allow anyone that close, but Belias came at a critical point, when Saralegui was still young and desperate enough to cling to whatever attention he was given. Belias is the only person he truly trusts, and he takes that trust to an extreme, even fearlessly putting his life in his bodyguard's skilled hands, as in that example with the arrow. For everyone else, however, he's skeptical of others as a rule, and prone to suspecting others of having ulterior motives than simply accepting the kindness of a stranger.
Despite everything he's done, Saralegui isn't exactly a villain. He does bad things, sometimes cruel things, but his intentions are often good. His world peace scheme, for example, wherein all his machinations to deal with Large Shimaron and take over as its king would supposedly lead to a situation where he and Yuuri could set an example for the rest of the world as allied leaders of the two greatest nations. He has a very "ends justify the means" attitude, which is why he could so easily trick his only friend, the pacifistic Yuuri, into destroying entire armies for him on two separate occasions -- it might hurt Yuuri, yes, but it gets rid of the threat of Large Shimaron's forces without having to send a single soldier into battle, and if it manages to kill off Large Shimaron's king in the process, then that just means he can claim the throne himself and definitely end all the fighting between humans and demons.
- ★ COURT ALLIANCE: Unseelie. As much as he is a thoughtful ruler at heart, and as much as he atoned for his various cruelties, Saralegui is still a person much more aligned with the Unseelie ideals than the Seelie ones. He primarily works to achieve his own goals and desires, even if he can dress them up to look completely selfless. He rejects all the stagnant and racist notions of the older generation and throws that rejection in their faces, no care given to the feelings of bitter old men who fear anything new. He lies often and well, and has no issue with using his powers when needed to get what he wants.
- ★ ABILITIES:
~He has a power that allows him to more or less hypnotize other people. It seems to require eye contact (at least initially) and as he always removes his glasses before using it, most likely can't penetrate even transparent surfaces. The commands given don't have to be verbal, and resistance to them is based on willpower, but it should be noted that the ability is very powerful, with only the Demon King ever being shown actually breaking free from it. He doesn't seem to like abusing this power, however, as it's only ever brought out in situations he can't somehow manipulate through other means.
~If he were to ever gain possession of it here, he would have the ability to use the Holy Sword of Seisakoku to its full potential, which involves a sort of life magic that spontaneously creates plantlife in great abundance, can heal others, and provides vitality to an entire country.
~Other than those, he has no special abilities other than his charisma and cunning.
- ★ INVENTORY: Just the clothes on his back and his ever-present lavender-tinted glasses.
( SAMPLES )
- ★ NETWORK SAMPLE:
[the new face that appears over the lockets is strikingly pretty, with a sweet smile and all pale gold coloring that's probably reminiscent of some fairy tales. it's certainly pretty enough to be female, but the timbre of his voice is just such that it might call that into question for anyone actually paying attention.]
The rulers here are rather generous, aren't they? I can't claim to be alright with what basically comes down to kidnapping, but they certainly know how to soften the blow.
[there's a likable good-humor in his voice at that, and he spins the locket idly to show off his current living situation -- a king's suite.]
Are all quarters here really so nice? It's hard to believe enough wealth could exist anywhere, even in a place like this.
[he knows, of course, through a bit of magic-locket-network stalking and some eavesdropping, how the rooming situations here work. but it's an easy way to establish his station without having to give up that affable air he likes to affect, and a decent way to lure out anyone eager to explain things to a poor, confused newcomer. those are the sort of people he likes, after all, and some of the most useful.]
But then, who knows what the magic here is capable of? New worlds are sure to come with all new rules of their own, and I have to admit, I don't know exactly how this one works. [yet.] There are people who have been here for some time now, correct? I'd be extremely grateful if anyone who's had the time to learn such things could help me to better understand just what sort of place we're in.
- ★ LOG SAMPLE: Sample thread from
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