MERCIER, KLAUS QUINTEN

[KLAUS QUINTEN MERCIER]

Player's Name: Lexy
Other Characters: Enric
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Name: Klaus Quinten Mercier.
Alias: N/A.
Age: 20.
Birthday: December 17.
Gender: Male.
Species: Human.
Social Class: Noble.
Job/Position: Duke / Hunter
Sexual Preference: Heterosexual.

Hair: His hair is a dark brown, close to a shade of black, tossed in a mess of slight waves. The bangs are always slightly longer, allowing him to style as he pleases: either in small wisps, loose curls, smoothed down to look sophisticated or sport the just-got-out-of-bed look. The sides never grow past his ears, and the back of head is lightly shaven; he is a rather clean cut fellow.
Eyes: Again his dark hair, the irises of his eyes are a startling gray. In places filled with a lot of lighting, his eyes change to a blue, and in the dark they look almost green. However, sometimes his irises almost look white, as if he's going blind.
Height: 6"
Weight: 138 LBs.

Klaus is a proper gentleman. He follows the social norms of a noble class as best as he can, attempting to create an image of perfection. People usually describe him as polite, generous and even compassionate. Even if he is from an upper class, he appears to have a lot of sympathy for the poor. When he has the time he usually donates money to charities, as well as offer his time to help volunteer. Naturally, most people look down at him, believing that Klaus is “sullying” his name. He isn't the type of person to want to start an argument, thus he attempts to steer clear of any heavily opinionated topics. Even though his over personality has selfless traits, there appears to be something distant about him. It is usually difficult to engage what Klaus is thinking or how he truly feels. Perhaps his guarded visage works in with his lofty nobility, making him slightly untouchable. He carries himself with an air of importance. Generally Klaus agrees with his family members, knowing that he is powerless when it comes to their final word. However, he does voice any concern or disagreement, knowing he can get away with it – after all, Klaus puts a lot of his time into his family's secrets.

If Klaus comes off as guarded, it is because of the many secrets that he has come to carry. This makes him less likely to share what he was doing through out the day. He doesn't want his family knowing that he had a lover, even while being promised to another woman – nor does he want anyone outside of his family knowing of the hunter's foundation. Sometimes all of the secrets leads Klaus into fits of bad moods. Although he never gets physical with any of the people he knows, he is known to break things. Sometimes living the way he does gets unbearable. As a person with a lot of obligations and duties, he doesn't have time to partake in the extreme side of the noble class. That means he makes less appearances at parties or social gatherings. With his absence, people feel that Klaus is being rude. Though with the help of his parents, they are constantly reminded that he is just protecting everyone – by the standards of the military.

On a personal level, Klaus is a great person to have has a friend. He is loyal to the sense of never going back on his word, if he has made a promise. If there was someone he truly cared about, he would make sure that everything went smoothly for them. However, he does expect that his friends and allies do respect that he does have secrets. If he is ever found stress free, Klaus' company is generally fun to be around. He isn't afraid to try new things or go on a few adventures. Sometimes he is known to be playful or even sarcastic, just to get a reaction out of a conversation.

The Mercier family is one of the few families still standing that practice and believe in folklore. It is a tradition to pass down superficial teachings to their children, to protect them from evil. Most of the females of the Mercier family are taught to guard themselves with silver as well as the graces of God (with a cross). The males are put under a more strenuous education, one that consists of using weaponry and techniques into slaying the supernatural. It was a tradition that was on commonly practice, until recently when the safety of human kind increased. The old folklore traditions soon died out, but the Mercier family were byproducts of “better safe than sorry.” To avoid being misunderstood for witchcraft, coveting with the devil, the family tradition is kept a secret. If the secret is ever shared or exposed, it could take down an entire family. Which is the last thing a noble family desires.

Klaus Mercier was born to Benton and Astra Mercier. He also has a younger sister (18) Anabella Mercier. Due to the superstitious beliefs in the family, it was only natural that the Mercier family achieve a status of prestige. The family's wealth was once based on bounties from killing the supernatural now has been crossed over with the military sector of London, England. The Mercier family is known for crafting weaponry, using the latest elements to create the strongest and most sufficient guns, bows, arrows and knives. There is such a high market value on the weapons that products are even exported to neighboring countries. Due to the innovations around weapons always getting better, and the impending nature of war, the Mercier family never have to worry about their finances.

During Klaus' younger years, he maintained a very normal life style. He did his studies diligently, listened to his parents and generally got along with his classmates. Klaus had been enrolled in a private school for boys, keeping him educated and labeled as scholar. There was always a healthy balance in his life when it came to balancing his workload and attending his friend's obligatory birthday parties or celebrations. Due to his charisma, even at a young age, he has become well known around the city of London. He is well liked. Because of his family's wealth and how promising Klaus was turning out, people were constantly proposing an arranged marriage with the Mercies. Some even went after his sister, just so that they could be a share holder in the Mercier's business.

Astra was really picky about extending her children to strangers, not wanting their wealth to be too divided. Thus, Astra made a deal with her cousin, who was apart of the White family. The two made a deal to betroth (her cousin's daughter) Danielle White to Klaus. This way, the family's wealth wouldn't be too scattered and Astra would still have control to how much is divided. Plus, it would work out in the White's family who came from a working class, elevating the White's status. Astra did this because she always got along with her cousin the best. Because Anabella is a female, a suitor for her is delayed when she reaches a much older age. Astra decided to be picky for her daughter's sake.

Behind the scenes, Klaus was being slowly exposed to the folklore. At first, he took it negatively. He thought it was a joke and it even caused him to have nightmares. However, as he grew older he started to take it seriously when he had a run in with a vampire. At Benton's side, he had watched his father take down the beast who was feeding in the poor district of London. Benton himself had only killed about 3 supernatural beings in his life, knowing it wasn't very many. Thus, he keeps the traditions intact. With the guise of their business in weapons, navigating the town became easier. Benton passed down his methods of how it was possible to spot these creature. Something that Klaus will never forget.

Although Danielle and Klaus were put in an arranged marriage, he didn't take it quite seriously. Since it was his mother's bidding, he thought of it as a joke. Generally, most female decisions were looked down upon. It wasn't because he wanted to hurt his mother either, but he didn't care for the fact. Thus when he got into his later teen years and started expanding his social spectrum. He found himself being enamored by the life of the poor. There was something romantic about the poor, as well as tragic. During one of his visits he had fallen in love with a girl name Samantha. She is Klaus' “lover” though they are not public about it, nor have they actually done anything to make them a real couple. He is more of a companion to her, helping Samantha out with her financial disposition. In a sense, Klaus takes care of Samatha's family. Because of his duties as a hunter, a businessman and his obligations – he hasn't quite fallen in love with Samantha. However, he does care for her deeply. She is the closest person to Klaus.

Reaching the age where he must marry, he struggles with everything he is trying to keep secret. Most often he gets himself lost in work to deal with the stress that comes from being a noble. He find himself running to Samantha more often, just so that he can vent.

Now there is a rumor that supernatural activity has resurfaced, though it's still scarce. This causes him to be guarded more than usual.

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Signed: Lexy