LEXINGTON, ZANE

[Zane Lexington]

Player's Name: Ghosty
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Name: Zane Lexington
Alias: None
Age: 21
Birthday: January 27th
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Social Class: Nobility
Job/Position: Marquess, he doesn't work.
Sexual Preference: Bisexual

Hair: Short scruffy brown-blonde
Eyes: Green
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 200lbs

Zane is genuinely a gentle man. Unless you anger him – which is nearly impossible to do – you'll rarely see his dark side. Zane is very laid-back and calm, and has this serene air about him. He's not known to raise his voice, and rarely ever gets excited about small stuff. He’s the type that remains cool-headed and logical, and impulsiveness isn’t in his nature. Zane is a very reliable sort of person, the type of guy that you can spill everything to and he won't make fun of you. Well. He might. But he still will help.

First and foremost, you have to know that this guy doesn't seem to know the meaning of seriousness. When things get dark and heavy he is more likely to crack a joke than be somber. It isn't that he doesn't get depressed or anything like that, because he's only human. But he's the type who looks at the glass half-full, and does his best to cheer everyone else up. If Zane is somber, then you know that something has to be up. Zane is almost obnoxiously friendly and cheerful to just about everyone. He's the type that greets everyone with a smile, even those he really doesn't like. He has an almost annoyingly optimistic outlook on life, greeting everything head-on. That's where his stubbornness comes in. Zane has a stubborn streak a mile wide. Even if he is proven wrong, he will not change his path. He has been known as “mule-headed”, and once he has decided to do something, God help everyone, because he WILL do it. Even if it means running people over to do so. He has a sense of justice that no one but his really knows, and he will stick to that like glue.

Zane is a very caring sort of guy. He can be a bit overprotective of his friends, and is extremely loyal to them. He is the type of guy who believes in second chances, though if you break his trust, it takes a long time to earn it back. He likes to believe that everyone has a good side, though it doesn't mean he is naïve or anything like that. Because he isn't. Zane just wants to believe that everyone isn't evil. When around his friends, he's witty and sarcastic, prone to saying ridiculous things with a deadpanned face.

But despite his fun-loving and cheerful personality, he does have a dark side. He has a sharp tongue, and has the ability to reduce you down to nothing. Zane doesn't believe in beating around the bush, and always says what comes to mind, however brutal and blunt it may be. He doesn't mean to hurt anyone, but doesn't believe in sugar-coating anything. Zane hates idiocy, and can be rather sharp towards those who do stupid things. When he is around people he doesn't like, he's civil, but tends to be a bit colder. It is nearly impossible for his to hate anyone, or to get angry, really, but once you do, woe on you. Slow to anger and slow to forgive, Zane has been known to hold grudges for years. His temper, when aroused, is fierce and can be quiet violent, a change from his normal calm and gentle personality. He has been known to lash out physically, even though he hates hurting others. He has tried to control his temper, but will be the first one to admit that He doesn't have the best control over it. It's just wise not to anger him.

Then there is the side he shows to the nobility. Around his own kind he is rather stiff and formal, especially around females. He does want to get married (or rather, his parents want him to), but he doesn’t know how to act around them, or how to woo them. Also, he is attracted to males as well, which both horrifies him and intrigues him, but it’s one of his darkest secrets.

His life isn’t really all that interesting, if he was honest. Actually, it’s been fairly boring up until now. In Zane’s opinion, his parents have the much more interesting past. His mother, Adalina, and his father, Falcon, were one of those rare love matches. Falcon came from a long and proud noble family, and Adalina’s family had only gained nobility status a few generations back. Falcon’s parents weren’t thrilled that he was marrying someone “beneath them” but Falcon was head over heels for the young woman, and married her anyway. Adalina loved Falcon, and did her best to please his family. Three years after they were married, Falcon’s parents died in a carriage accident, devastating the family, but they moved on.

A year after Falcon’s parents died, Adalina gave birth to their first child, Zane. Zane was a very easy child, his parents thought. The nurses always had an easy time getting him to eat and sleep, and he never caused too much trouble. Up until he figured out how to walk. Then he was going all over the estate, never giving his nannies a moments’ peace. Zane had a fascination with horses and the archery range, freaking his mother out all the time. Falcon, on the other hand, was thrilled. He loved horseback riding and archery, and was the one to teach his son how to ride and shoot. Zane did well in both, though his mother insisted on making sure that he was watched all the time. He also did well in his studies, mostly to put his mother at ease.

When Zane was five he got a younger sibling, a little girl his parents named Catherine. At first, Zane was really not impressed with the baby. All she did was eat, sleep, poop and cry. But he began to love her when she started to follow him around. She was absolutely adorable, and the light of his life. Everyone thought it was adorable how protective Zane was about his sister, and Zane promised his parents that he was always going to protect her. Zane taught her to ride horses and helped her with her reading, and the two of them are very close.

When Zane was sixteen, his father died of a massive and sudden heart attack. The family was devastated, his mother inconsolable, the kids in shock. The title fell to him and although he had been preparing for it for years, he was still shocked. He struggled the first couple years to rule his estate and people, and pushed the grief away. Adalina removed herself from the ton’s eyes, secluding herself with her daughter. Years passed, and Zane has grown up, whether he wants to or not. He’s still a cheerful young man, but he’s determined to make his father proud. He is also looking for a husband for his sister, at the same time, looking for a wife for himself…

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Signed: Ghosty