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Character: Constantin d'Orsay Canon: Greedfall Canon point: mid-game before he goes into a magic coma OU or AU?: OU Age: ~26 Species: human
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Disposition:
Charming: While the older and more ornery politician types in Constantin's life, including his parents, consider him a bit of a flighty airhead who's easy to trick, this is... mostly untrue! Constantin is very sociable and friendly by default, stemming from his compulsive need to be liked and accepted, and this can come across as, well, a very charming but not very worldly young man at first glance. He's aware of this and uses it to his advantage in the sense that he doesn't change his behavior for the people who'd judge him at all, choosing to put his friendly energy into the people who'll appreciate him. At times he's been described as "exhausting" with regards to his enthusiasm, but he defaults to acting like he has a full studio audience at all times and it usually works for him. Charming!
Lonely: As mentioned, he has a powerful hunger for acceptance. His father resents him for living while his older half-brother was murdered, his mother uses him as a pawn more than a person, the people at court are vipers at best— growing up in this environment has made Constantin a painfully lonely person. His cousin is his only friend and confidant, to the point that most of the others he's friendly with are his cousin's friends first and polite to him out of professional obligation (because he is a prince/governor). This isn't for lack of trying, but the trust issues he's developed with no parental support and a court of nobles that would poison him without blinking and very much did kill his older brother— well, it's hard. What he wants very badly is to have confidants, to have people he can call his and mean it from the bottom of his heart. It's only the unconditional love from his cousin that has kept his head above water in this regard, or he'd have given up years ago.
Spiteful: Perhaps unsurprisingly following his upbringing, Constantin has a pointed mean streak. This isn't to say that he's actively malicious, quite the opposite, he tries as hard as he can to champion the downtrodden and please as many people as possible with the power he has, but if he's wronged first... all bets are off. When he's kidnapped-then-rescued he wants his kidnappers killed as retribution; when the hired guards stage a coup he wants the people in charge all but drawn and quartered; when he learns terrible sins his father committed he wants to burn everything down and start over— he leans into the extremes when given the opportunity. He is not, however, impossible to reason with, and in most situations can be talked out of making impulsive spite-motivated decisions pretty easily; but his temper still flares and it's punishment tenfold that he thinks of immediately. Only when he's mad.
Loyal: Following his thirst for companionship, Constantin is fiercely loyal to those he does have, which at this point fresh out of canon is just his cousin. He would do anything for his cousin, and by extension his Loved Ones (broadly), up to and including scorching the earth. For Constantin, the happiness and safety of the people closest to him is paramount, and his dedication is second to none. Once a person has his love it's unconditional and he will make that abundantly clear through words and actions. When his cousin learns that they are not actually cousins at all and their life has been a lie, Constantin's immediate reaction is to declare them family no matter what; he pledges his loyalty without a second thought. He's a little intense about it sometimes, but it's a natural conclusion to just how badly he wants people he can be loyal too: he wants to keep them at any cost.
Adventurous: Although usually to his detriment, Constantin is very, very excited by the prospect of adventure and heroism and bold quests, etc. He's spent his whole life dreaming of being somewhere else, and wants more than anything to be heroic and bold himself— it just turns out that he's fragile and wholly inexperienced with actual danger (he freezes up at the first sign of earnest violence, for example). This doesn't stop him, though; he has a bad habit of getting himself into trouble and needing rescuing, whether that's from trying to climb the ramparts of his father's city and getting stuck or mouthing off at thugs and getting kidnapped. When he believes he's not in danger or knows someone (his cousin) is coming for him, his spirits stay high and he kind of doesn't take the danger seriously, going so far as to gush about what a damsel in distress he is and how exciting that is. He wants adventure, he would be terrible at it, but old habits, you know.
Under pressure:
Following his adventure-hungry... trait, being yanked into a new place will be initially very exciting for Constantin! The bonus of not being sick anymore will be thrilling, and since his world is much less modern than this one, he'll be dazzled pretty easily by basic everyday life things for a while yet.
That said, he is also very lonely, and being without his cousin or at least one familiar face will start to weigh on him sooner rather than later. This will push him to get out and interact with others even more than his natural sociability; specifically, while his trust issues are still very much there, the nature of this new world should hopefully ease him into actually allowing himself intimate relationships - physical or otherwise - that he holds in higher esteem than he would at home. Constantin craves companionship, as hard as it is for him to trust it when he has it, so it will be a work in progress but he'll do his best.
Also, he's hopeless on his own, so sticking to new people in a new world is going to happen purely out of necessity.
Condition upon arrival: Not too great! At this canon point Constantin is infected with and suffering from a disease called the malichor, which is a canon-specific plague that essentially corrupts/rots the body from the inside out, starting with the blood. By this stage he looks very pale and sickly and his veins stand out more starkly because the blood turning black is a symptom of the disease, and while it has not yet gotten super disgusting it will indeed kill him in a few weeks, so I would like that cured, thanks!
Abilities: Nothing supernatural at all! He is good at... being a governor, more or less.
Inventory: Just his clothes, a little satchel, and a tiny lantern.
Gembond: Emerald Gem Location: like there, on his hip
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