Post by equistar on Jun 7, 2010 22:28:35 GMT -5
Name: Fintan Farkas
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Orientation: ...
Guild: ------------
Shapeshift Form: wolf
Appearance:
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Orientation: ...
Guild: ------------
Shapeshift Form: wolf
Appearance:
~Human~Personality:
Fintan is, to put it quite simply, extremely attractive. With his eldest brother another example of such traits, his looks are probably derived genetically –that or he was blessed. Most girls swoon over him and there is even a rumored fan club in his honor. Fintan is of course oblivious to his allure and finds his fan-girls quite annoying. His build illustrates his fitness with a sturdy figure. Although not a brawny person, he does show some fine muscle giving him a nice rectangular frame with some slimming at the waist. He stands at a fair height of 5’10’’ so that he stands on long legs. This adds to his body shape making him lean without stockiness. Fintan’s complexion is very clear and fair, which contrasts against his dark hair. His hair is a very dark brown (a kind of chocolate-black) that falls naturally into a side swept bangs hairstyle. His hair is of medium-length and therefore falls 2/3 down from his neck and sweeps right above his eyes. Fintan’s eyes are truly the most appealing of his character. It’s easy to get sucked into his deep cerulean-cyan orbs. Fintan’s shapeshifter tattoo is located on the right side of his chest, atop the breast.
~Wolf~
Fintan takes the form of the famous white wolf; an arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos). He stands on particularly long limbs made for long distance sprinting. His narrow chest and powerful back legs facilitate efficient locomotion. His body is very supple but powerfully built nonetheless (this parallels with his human form). His shoulder height is approximately 30 inches with him weighing in at about 90 lbs. His body is covered with long, thick white fur that can grow a second layer in the winter. Like other wolves, he possesses wickedly sharp teeth and a strong jaw designed to tear flesh. His ebony nosed muzzle is long, which gives an elegant look to his face with slightly smaller triangular ears, as is characteristic to the species. His eyes are slightly slanted and reveal wild yellow orbs that look almost piercing when gazed at. As a wolf, he has more proficient eyesight and good hearing, however it is his keen sense of smell that distinguishes him from the others.
As an INTJ personality type, Fintan’s primary mode of living is focused internally, where he takes things in primarily via his intuition. His secondary mode is external, where he deals with things rationally and logically. Fintan lives in a world of ideas and strategic planning. He values intelligence, knowledge, and competence, and typically has high standards in these regards, which he continuously strives to fulfill. To a somewhat lesser extent, he has similar expectations of others.History:
Fintan places great importance on having things orderly and systematic in his outer world. He puts a lot of energy into identifying the best system for getting things done and therefore does not often tolerate foolhardiness. On the other hand, Fintan operates within himself on an intuitive basis, which is entirely spontaneous. He knows things intuitively, without being able to pinpoint why, and without detailed knowledge of the subject at hand. He is usually right, and he usually knows it. Fintan himself does not really understand his intuition at a level that can be verbalized. Consequently, he is protective of his inner self, sharing only what he chooses to share when he chooses to share it. He is a deep, complex individual, who is quite private and typically difficult to understand. Fintan holds back part of himself, and is therefore very secretive and stoic. He is often called mysterious.
Because Fintan has such strong intuitive capabilities, he trusts his own instincts above all else. This results in stubbornness and a tendency to ignore other people's opinions. He believes that he is right. On the other hand, he is a perfectionist who doubts that he is living up to his full potential. He is rarely at complete peace with himself - there's always something else he should be doing to improve himself. He believes in constant growth, and doesn’t often take time to revel in his accomplishments. He has a strong value system, and needs to live his life in accordance with what he feels is right. He has very high expectations of himself, and especially of his family. He doesn’t believe in compromising their ideals.
It is not easy for Fintan to express his internal images, insights, and abstractions. The internal form of his thoughts and concepts is highly individualized, and is not readily translatable into a form that others will understand. In other words, he isn’t very social. He usually doesn’t see the value of a direct transaction. However, his extreme respect of knowledge and intelligence will motivate him to explain himself to another person who he feels is deserving of the effort.
Fintan is a natural leader, although he usually chooses to remain in the background until he sees a real need to take over the lead. When he is in a leadership role, he is quite effective, because he is able to objectively see the reality of a situation, and is adaptable enough to change things that aren't working well. He is basically a supreme strategist - always scanning available ideas and concepts and weighing them against their current strategy, to plan for every conceivable contingency. However, his primary interest is not understanding a concept, but rather applying that concept in a useful way. He is driven to come to conclusions about ideas. His need for closure and organization usually requires that he take some action.
Fintan spends a lot of time inside his own mind, and may have little interest in other people's thoughts or feelings. His interest in dealing with the world is to make decisions, express judgments, and put everything that he encounters into an understandable and rational system. Consequently, he is quick to express judgments. Often he has very evolved intuitions, and is convinced that he is right about things. In the other case, Fintan tends to blame misunderstandings on the limitations of the other party, rather than on his own difficulty in expressing himself. This tendency causes Fintan to dismiss others input too quickly, and to become generally arrogant and elitist.
Fintan is an ambitious, self-confident, deliberate, long-range thinker. He dislikes messiness and inefficiency, and anything that is muddled or unclear. He therefore values clarity and efficiency, and will put enormous amounts of energy and time into consolidating his insights into structured patterns.
Other people may have a difficult time understanding him. They may see him as aloof and reserved. Indeed, Fintan is not overly demonstrative of his affections, and is likely to not give as much praise or positive support as others may need or desire. That doesn't mean that he doesn't truly have affection or regard for others, he simply does not typically feel the need to express it. Others may falsely perceive Fintan as being rigid and set in his ways. Nothing could be further from the truth, because Fintan is committed to always finding the objective best strategy to implement his ideas. However, he is usually quite open to hearing an alternative way of doing something.
The Farkas family is very well known, both in the whole of Shelpey and worldwide in the business sense. Farkas Corp. is a trading company known for its high income commerce and wealthy assets in the market. Shelpey is rather proud to have such a prestigious company originate within its city. But for the individual citizens, Farkas is most well known as an extremely affluent and distinguished family that holds much respect. They own much of the land around Shelpey and have a compound several miles away in the foothills where some of the most distinguished and traditional Farkas family members live. This is where Fintan was raised as a child. But he was not raised like most other children, or even other shifters.Sample:
The Farkas family, for all its fame, holds one monumental secret: the Farkas are a clan of shapeshifters. Not all members of the family can shift –for those married into the family or those who simply did not receive the genetics for it- but those who can, shift into wolves. Fintan was therefore born with the knowledge of his shapeshifting abilities. In fact, he was raised to hone these abilities, as is the Farkas tradition.
Fintan, having been born into such a wealthy family, had many benefits and much indulgence. But Fintan had an even more advantageous position in the clan than many of the other members. He was born the second son to what is called the “alphas” of the pack. His father had inherited the company and the pack, which meant that Fintan and his older brother, Brennus, were next in line. From a very young age, the two brothers were given a top-notch education and training in preparation. Despite the tough coaching and high expectations, Fintan lived a happy life. He was particularly close to his mother and was probably the most spoilt of the two brothers. Still, he grew up in his brother’s shadow with Brennus being the acknowledged prodigy. Fintan’s father in particular took an active interest in Brennus. Brennus on the other hand was rather ambivalent and full of oddly conflicting undercurrents, and acknowledged Fintan by taking interest in his progress, but did not spend as much quality time with him as Fintan would have liked. Fintan, feeling unable to achieve the same level of recognition from his father that Brennus, worked diligently to try to attain it. Despite this, he was very close to his brother and looked up to him with much admiration. But it was at this young age that Fintan’s happy existence was extinguished in a single night.
At the tender age of 9, Fintan’s parents died in a terrible aeroplane accident. He was completely shaken and absolutely devastated. When he looked to find his closest source of comfort, there was none. Brennus had soon left, abandoning his brother, to go study abroad and further his education. Fintan was truly alone. His great uncle assumed role as leader of the family and head of the company. At the same time, he stole the opportunity to take Fintan in and raised him without affection to succeed the clan, using the young boy’s fragile state to mold him. Fintan very rarely saw his brother since the accident.
After 4 years of not seeing his younger brother, Brennus, now living independently, moved back to Shelpey and began his work in the company. Soon thereafter, in an attempt to rebuild old bonds, Brennus had Fintan move in with him to his apartment in the city. Although very stubborn and cold towards Brennus, Fintan still resides there, going about his daily activities and harsh training.
Fintan didn’t always go to Shelpey’s high school. With his family’s wealth and status, he could easily go to any prestigious boarding school. However, with his ties to his family and due to his great uncle’s personal charge of him, Fintan chose to stay close and therefore goes to the local high school. However, he refuses to join any of the shifter gangs believing their squabbles and statutes to be foolish. This does not mean he isn’t familiar with other shifters. The Farkas family secret isn’t so secret to shifters, so he knows the others rather well (and some of their attempts to recruit him). One particular recruiter won’t leave him alone. Despite his cold demeanor, Tyler has been Fintan’s best friend for years (though Fintan prefers not to acknowledge it). It’s plain to see why others find their relationship rather strange; they are quite literally opposites (even when shifted).
Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Shelpey?! Do you know who I am?!Other:
-Brennus is about 5 years older than Fintan, now aged 22 years old.
-Fintan has a terrible phobia of water (swimming in it of course).
-Fintan has an exceptionally good sense of smell.
-Fintan particularly dislikes the Thieves’ gang leader, Alex.
***NOTE: Because I plan on making the Farkas clan extended, I invite people to make characters from the Farkas family. Only rules are that if they are shifters, they must shift into wolves and I would like a pm first before creation of such a character.