Tristan Grisdale

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Facts: He is a pure blood

Personality: none

Keyword: Sociopath

History: Tristan was born of a father he never met. He instead was raised by a drunkard who fathered 11 children. But his mother had 12 children. Tristan was the oldest and often acted as a shield and protector for his younger siblings. He developed sociopathy as a way to deal with their abusive father, and he inevitably ended up killing his father figure. When he was a child he acted out and was a bully, he stole, got into fights, was a trouble maker, and this was what originally put him at odds with Kiliru. Kiliru was a sweet boy focused on a goal, whereas Tristan resented him and manipulated him to do his bidding. Kiliru often followed along not knowing any better.

Relationships:
Father: Tristan killed his step father, but he doesn’t know his real father is still alive. He also doesn’t know that his step father isn’t related to him.

Mother: He resents his mother for subjecting him and his siblings to such hostilities, and he views her as weak and pathetic. But he fakes his love so that he can manipulate her.

Siblings: The only people in the world that Tristan actually cares for is his siblings. He became what he is now because he had to protect them, so protector is wrapped into his identity. But even though he loves them, it is a selfish love. He is the protector, so they must serve and help him with his life. But in exchange for this service he is their guardian.

Tristan - 25 (Mom was 16)

Matthew - 24 (mom rushed to pop this one out for John)

Becca - 21 - the stand in mother. Tough. The most mature of the bunch

Silas - 19 - Young, naive, idealistic, foolish, headstrong

Rachel - 16 - Caring, timid, quiet

Rory - 10 - young, timid, unsure of himself

Samantha - 6 - Twins

Clair - 6 - Twins

Kiliru: Tristan and Kiliru are rivals in the book. They will be the example of iron sharpens iron. Tristan doesn’t like Kiliru because Kiliru is put off by Tristan. Kiliru is a challenge, someone that despite Tristan’s best efforts he can’t manipulate. This is because Kiliru has mentally and emotionally checked out of the village, and he just comes and goes. Tristan views Kiliru as a threat because of this, because if the people ever listen to Kiliru and his warnings of Tristan’s behavior, then they might turn on Tristan. So Tristan does his best to get close to Kiliru and put him down in the eyes of the villagers. This is what eventually leads to Tristan trying to Kill Kiliru.

Tristan believes he is too good for the people that are around him. He resents them in a similar way that Kiliru does, Kiliru thinks they are pathetic because they fell prey to fear and didn’t go back to Matoa, but Tristan thinks they are pathetic because they settled for less and haven’t gone to a bigger city.

Fara: Tristan is drawn to Fara instantly and wants to fuck her. He tries his usual mind games, and while Fara does have vulnerabilities that he tries to exploit, he can’t get her to let him in because Fara is devoted to her duty and to Derrick. This leads to a flirtatious “relationship” where he is counting on her giving in over time, as all others have.

Others: He views the people of the village as pathetic and stupid. Around them he is very charming, fun, and the life of the party. But he views each of them with contempt. Tristan dreams of the day that he can leave the village of Frederick and become a fighter in the other cities. He knows he has the talent and that he can become rich and famous. He has no doubt of this. His friends are tools, he pushes them to bully others, while appearing to be the reasonable one in the group, that way the villagers don’t think poorly of him.

Motivation:
Tristan dreams of the day that he can leave the village of Frederick and become a fighter in the other cities. He believes he is the most handsome, the most skilled, and essentially a diamond in the rough that is his hometown. He believes he is too good for the people that are around him.

Desires:
He wants to achieve greatness. He is the best, so he deserves the best. If something can help him get there he will take it.

Strengths:
Physical: He is an exceptional fighter, and he lacks empathy to hold back. So if he desires to destroy someone, they can easily die.

Emotional:

Mental: He is very smart, cunning, and manipulative. He can often get other people to see his way of thinking, or to do what he wants.

Weakness:
Physical: Not good with weapons in a fight.

Emotional: Lacks self awareness and has self destructive tendencies. He is prone to impulsive behavior and can lose his temper in blind rage. Can’t always control himself.

Mental: Mentally he is obtuse about himself. He is in denial, his thinking is selfish and controlling, and in a way that can allow others to control him.

Aura skills:
Tristan is skilled with pure energy output. He doesn’t have good control over his aura, since that requires a degree of self awareness and control. But he is very good at exploding in fits of rage as he is normally prone. Since there is a correlation between magic and emotion, he can become extremely dangerous and unpredictable.

World View:
Tristan is a manipulator. He uses people to further his own goals. He is owed the best in the world, and he deserves it. He is better than everyone. Because of his ability to control people he feels he is better than everyone and superior.