THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UPDATED:
MEMBER NAME: Grimoire
CHARACTER NAME: Saphyre Rose-Petal Sea-Shell Blue Static Lullaby Draust (n his birth certificate and everything, he has not changed it)
RACE: Lycanthrope – Wolf (Alpha)
AGE: 26
SEX: Male
HAIR: Over the last 5 years his hair has run the gambit of iterations, including a brief buzzcut phase. It is now a blue black shade with an oil slick of rainbow bangs worn long and shaggy, at it’s longest it touches the top of his shoulders. This new look somehow takes more up keep than louder versions but Saphyre’s gotten very good at doing his own hair.
EYES: Naturally pale blue with green flecks, he likes to wear coloured contacts to complete a look though.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: It has been 5 years, Saphyre has matured, his look has elevated – and though no one in their right mind would use the phrase ‘toned down’ neon is not the only colour pallet he draws from anymore. He still keeps himself in dancer’s condition, toned and flexible and all of that, he’s still so pale a sunnier climate than Seattle would fry him like a vampire, some things are inevitable and inescapable. He only shaves off most of his eyebrows now and his eyeshadow blending has gotten better, his cut creases are sharper. He does not wear nearly so many piercings anymore, taking them out and putting them back in every full moon was a task and Saphyre may have hours of his life to touch up rainbow bangs and blond roots but somethings nobody has time for. Most of the jewellery he wears now are magnetic or clip on but he still loves to accessorise. His style demands attention without seering retinas and he better understands how to put together a cohesive eccentric look that borders on trendy instead of gaudy.
In a few words: Chaotic androgyny refined.
It’s been a glow up for sure.
DISTINCTIVE MARKS/SCARS/TATOOS: His self harm scars have faded considerably and are not really not noticeable unless you know to look for them, this is probably attributed to some amount of concentrated self healing therapy he’s been dabbling with. He’s considered getting them tattooed over but his singular back tattoo is still the only one.
CHARACTER HISTORY UPDATE: When we first met Saphyre he was carving out an existence for himself, bartending and stripping and painting himself in glitter and neon like the only sustenance in his existence was attention. He lived an existence based heavily in the validation of others, he didn’t understand the concepts of responsibility and respect, the difference between confidence and self esteem.
He grew up a lot, every year that passed made it seem like looking back he could barely recognize the young man who had worn his skin a year before. The fashion decisions, the personal decisions, the way he treated himself – this is not a unique experience. This is what a persons twenties are for.
These lessons were hard won, he’d wrap himself up in people and find nothing of himself when they left. Life is complicated, and difficult. He’d been blessed with charisma, a strong sense of independence and individuality, and loyalty but things like self compassion and patience were harder to cultivate. He leaned more into his pack than he had in the past and in doing that found some sense of peace that his Beast had never before experienced. Naturally social he thought he served his extroverted personality best away from the pack, not becoming homogenized amongst them. There had been this notion that if he got too close, gave too much over to his beast, Saphyre the individual would be lost. But instead he found himself.
Saphyre grew into the responsibilities of being a part of the pack and though not ambitious with his rank or his role had moved up. He did not start fights, but he finished them, or defused them. His natural knack for being out going and outspoken has lead him to a place where he acts as a lesser moderator when its needed, a buffer, the one inclined to say “lets play the empathy game here” and speak out for everyone’s side. It was a surprise to him when he became an Alpha. It felt like a tangible achievement, a mark of how much he had grown, how far he had come. Everyone should be so lucky to learn the capacity for growth within them.
As for work Saphyre has gotten his fingers in a great many pies. The club scene intermingles quite a bit and he started managing the Social Media presence for the Manor House early on, which lead to other opportunities from the owner. Experiences in MCing and coming in to help with the creative aspects for the burlesque that went on upstairs.
Saphyre had never considered the possibility of wanting to work behind the scenes – he was an extrovert and still very much loved to be the center of attention which seemed to be counter intuitive. But he found he liked the networking and the collaborating and the creativity involved. He could juggle these things just as well as he juggled bottles. This carried over into MCing a couple of themed nights in smaller clubs, and queer spaces, consulting on promoting other nights. He has worn a lot of hats the last five years, and combined with his increased responsibilities to his pack he has certainly gotten into the hustle of his life.
As of now Saphyre is working about four days a week at The Manor House. His weekend nights are spent at La Cirque either dancing or bartending depending on what’s needed. He’ll do an odd night MCing at various bars and clubs, most commonly Nightshades or The Manor House. And fairly recently he’s been managing the social media for both The Manor House and Nightshades.
It’s a lot of work, but it exposes him to a lot of people and experiences which he enjoys. It also has the added bonus of keeping him on top of the latest gossip, which is a humble perk.
PERSONALITY: Saphyre is still the extrovert, the networker, the one to come say hello first. He’s still stubborn, he doesn’t always realize moderation is a good thing but he’s learning. He still enjoys being the center of attention but he’s less tapped into the validation of others. He’s grown a greater capacity for responsibility and respect. His greatest strength is probably his emotional intelligence followed by his resilience and his though it is debatable – his outspoken tendency towards the truth. He’s finally coming into the time in his life where he’s aware that there is so much he doesn’t know but he can still fall victim to his own vanity and pride. Saphyre is more wary of romantic entanglement, he’s focusing on himself and his career right now and that’s probably for the best.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: He’s still a fantastic dancer, he also juggles and can put his ankle behind his ear but that’s neither here nor there.
Coming into being an Alpha, Saphyre has been dabbling a little (when he has the time) with ‘concentrated’ healing – on old scar tissue primarily with mixed results depending on the day. Seeing what control he has over his healing, perhaps getting back to his old piercings without losing the holes every full moon. In time he may branch out to see if he can heal others, heal the scars of others, but for now he’s content with his self experimentation.
WEAPONS OF CHOICE: Agility and wearing ones opponent down, work smart not hard. After that, teeth and claws and force of will.
LOVE/LIKES:
- Creative opportunity/expression
- The experience of being a contributing member of the Pack
- The sense of pride that comes from maintaining his various responsibilities, he likes the challenge
- Meeting new people, making connections and connecting the people who need to be connected
- Dancing and showing off
- New experience (this used to be that ugly word ‘change’ but he’s changed his thinking on it)
- Keeping ontop of the hot gossip
HATES/DISLIKES:
- Bigotry
- Old pictures of himself “WHAT WAS MY MAKE UP?”
- Unresolved conflict, tension
- He still really hates being ignored
FEARS/PHOBIAS: Still dying and having no one notice and sharks
DREAMS/IDEALS: He’d like to follow these rabbit holes of club promoting and social media managing and creative input and eventually become a Creative Director or Entertainment Manager for an establishment. He’d like his pack to remain harmonious.
Update accepted. Note that Saphy cannot use his healing on others. Your rank in the pack is (because drama) 97