Post by ssowls1 on Apr 1, 2013 2:43:41 GMT
Dante Leonardo Ricci
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Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, just for today [/b][/size][/font]
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Age: 17
Species: Legend, Human
Kingdom: 2nd Kingdom
Occupation: Street Musician
Playby: Chace Crawford
Father: Nicholas Ross Ricci//Deceased
Mother: Elena Victoria Ricci//Deceased
Siblings: Lia Crystal Ricci//OlderSister//19
Araceli Mariela Ricci//Younger Sister//15
Other: Conri// Pet// a few months
Faolan// Pet// a few months
Likes:
* Singing
* Playing many instruments
* His family (pets included)
* Running
* Meeting new people
Dislikes:
* Fire
* Seeing his sisters upset
* Anything wrong with his instruments
* Animals in pain
* Guys flirting with his sisters
Strengths:[/size]
* Very talented musician
* Fast runner
* Fair endurance
Weaknesses:[/size] List at least 3
* He’ll usually end up doing whatever his sisters ask
* He has quite the temper when it comes to protecting his family
* Strawberries (allergic to them)
Personality:[/size][/font]
Dante lives, breathes, and sleeps music. It’s part of his very soul in every way possible. The boy is constantly humming to himself or jotting down lyrics on anything he has whether that be his hand or a napkin or a scrap of paper. He has a talent for the guitar and piano though above all he loves to sing. On that note he’s very passionate about how it is sung and the lyrics. AKA he doesn’t like pointless songs that only play the chorus over and over. He’ll easily start ranting how it isn’t real music but otherwise he’s open to any type of music, classical or folk it doesn’t matter.
He does have a slight temper, mostly when it comes to his family and close friends. Especially Ara, since he’s so close to his little sister and worries about her quite often. He’s very protective and can lose his calm if they’re in danger, very upset, etc. That doesn’t mean he’ll attack you right away but if you threaten or touch his family you will most certainly have an earful. Simply don’t understate him because he will get violent if the situation calls for it. Otherwise he’s usually pretty laid back and calm guy, ready to have some fun if you are.
He’s definitely a group person where he’s willing to talk to just about anyone. He’s open and friendly, an all-around good guy as some describe him. He’ll try to cheer you up if you’re down, help you out if it’s needed or anything to that effect. He’s also very loyal to the friends he makes which he tries for everyone he meets. He absolutely loves meeting new people, seeing new things, and trying just about anything.
Eyes:[/size] His eyes, when he’s in a good mood or an average day, are a shade of blue that tends to pop with joy. When he’s upset or angry they turn closer to a grey blue, leaning more towards grey depending on how strongly he feels.
Hair:[/size] When grown out his hair is a lighter shade of brown with varying highlights streaking through it. It falls about ear length and bangs just to his eyebrows.
Physique:[/size]
Dante has a well-toned body standing at six foot even. He’s not a body builder but he makes sure to keep fit and healthy. He’s known to be seen working out and most definitely on long runs. His skin is lightly tanned. He has a charming smile soft and always full of emotion. His thin upper lip compliments his fuller bottom lip with a soft, dark red color. His chin is often layered with a small amount of stubble as he often forgets to shave and simply doesn’t care to keep on top of it to have a clean shave 24/7.
Dante keeps it fairly casual most of the time. He prefers simple, breathable fabrics. His shirts are almost always long sleeves, tight or loose, a habit he picked up was rubbing his fingers over the fabric of his sleeves before playing. His pants are usually banged up and old. He kicks around in the same old pair of pants all the time. Even though it can give him a rougher look he just likes them and can pull them off just as well as the first day he got them.
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History: [/font]
Some people believe the life of a middle child is often a forgotten one. Well this was not in the slightest the case for Dante. He was born the first, and only, son after his elder sister and soon to be followed by his younger sister. His father and mother were very pleased to be blessed with a baby boy and loved them all equally. In his early years he would attempt to walk, then run around the house after his sisters having a ball in their small village. They had many adventures and stories to share springing straight from the imagination.
It was around the age of five they discovered his love of music. His parents jumped at the chance for him to have a talent and got him into some small lessons. The child took to it right away. As he grew older it seemed he always had an instrument in hand and was singing along with Ara. Making small shows to perform for his family was a joy of his that he will never forget. So many good memories in such a small town and each so very important to the young boy. Yet the happiness that he held in his heart wouldn’t last forever. There was a dark night coming to the Ricci house hold, one that would haunt him forever.
Lia and Ara stormed into his room waking him. Through his still sleep-filled eyes he registered the smell of smoke as his eyes started to burn. Without hesitation he jumped out of bed and followed his sisters downstairs. He attempted to keep Ara with him, trying to protect his sister while Lia rushed away to save their parents. But his youngest sister being as impossible as always he couldn’t keep her by his side and away from the growing flames within the home. He stood helpless as his sister darted back in clinging to Lia as their parents arrived. Finally a feeling of security flooded him as he looked up at his father’s face.
It wouldn’t last. There was a rumbling in the house before a large splintering sound gave a hint that something was wrong. He screamed for his family but was paralyzed with fear; unable to move, he wasn’t able to help them. Luckily his eldest sister wasn’t like the young boy and rushed forward bringing Ara with her. Finally he seemingly unfroze and helped his sisters out of the house. Later that night the Ricci siblings were found clinging to each other in front of the remains of their family home.
They were dragged off to the castle soon after. He was slowly becoming happy again. And now living a street musician he does what he loves so he really has no objections to his life unless his sisters are endanger. As an added bonus he was walking around the Forest one day and discover a pair of abandoned wolf pups. With Ara and Lia's help they nursed them to health. Currently the pair follow him on all of his adventures.
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Role-playExample:
. It had been normal just a few days ago. Ara happy at home and then they went on their daily business. Dante sadly had to go visit a very sick friend for a few days. While his friend, Kaleb was sick in bed Dante would be fixing up the house and making sure he doesn't have any sudden relapse when the doctors gone. Fae healing magic and all that jazz. Anyway that's where he was when he started to get a bad feeling the first day. In the middle of cleaning up the kitchen a bit (boredom... it does things to you...) when he just got that feeling something was off. Checking on Kal everything was fine then looking out the window it was such a beautiful day he didn't think anything could be wrong. So he ignored it.
Day two Kal was worse then ever. So Dante spent his day flitting around his bedroom making sure his friends was a comfortable as possible and administrating a bit of healing magic now and again while he was sleeping. Yet it wasn't looking good at all and the doctors had said he wouldn't last the week. Yes this was turning out to be a bad, bad day. So he wasn't surprised when he got that feeling again. Like something was terribly wrong. Well something was terribly wrong right in front of his eyes. So he brushed the feeling off to the side and focused on making his friends final days as good as they could get.
That night Kaleb passed. Dante had fallen asleep in the living room and when he woke up he had to make so many depressing calls... the feeling came back and this time he called his family. He was going to tell Lia about it but she cut him off. Ara... his little Ara was missing. No this couldn't be happening! Why hadn't he known? Why hadn't he listened to that feeling? Was she lost somewhere in the city hurt? In trouble? Dying.... NO. He was not going to lose anyone else today. After he switched control of Kaleb's passing to his family he slipped into an an old leather jacket throwing it over his grey shirt along with ripped up old jeans and work boots. In that he started combing the streets for any signs of his younger sister.
It wasn't long before he spotted a group of shady looking men hanging around an alley. Now listening to his guy instincts he hung so he could keep them in view. Once they started to leave he fallowed them. Running after a van... not fun.... not fun at all but if it would save Ara he would doing for a thousand miles. He slowed down as they rolled up to an warehouse. Letting them go for now he went around the warehouse spotting an old broken window. Popping the rest of it house he lifted himself into the dark place.
Looking around he kept to the shadows, keeping calm until he saw his little sister chained and beaten. "Ara..." he breathed rushing over to her. Arms, legs, back all with black streaks. Iron. Her clothes tattered and torn. And not to mention all the cuts and bruises she had on her. His right hand went over her heart and his left to the side of her face as they started glowing a blue green. "Oh Ara," He whispered eyes filled with love and worry. And the loathing in the back of them was for the men who did this to her. His hands moved down over her arms and he kissed her forehead. "It's alright, you're going to be fine. I'm here and i wont let them hurt you," He whispered to his little sister wanting nothing more for her to be okay. The only problem was he didn't hear the door open up behind him.
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Location: PA
RP Experience: About A Year And A Half
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