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Name Pyr
Age Unknown
Gender Agender, he/him
Species Demon
Ethnicity N/A
Height 6'7"
Occupation Tourist Wanderer
Residence N/A
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Physical Description Tall and broad shouldered, Pyr tends to attract some attention when first walking into a room. He's very pale skinned, with straight ink-black hair that's roughly shoulder length - almost all of it is pulled back and tied at the nape of his neck, while a large chunk falls over the left side of his face, hiding his eye. The underside of his hair is bright blue, so it shows through here and there. His eyes are a similar shade of intense, rich blue - however his pupils are actually a darker shade of blue rather than black. Both of his upper and lower canine teeth are bigger and sharper than typical in humans. The only other remarkable thing, though usually covered, are the large scars that spider out across his back.
Overall he looks remarkably human-adjacent, easily passing as many humans have non-human ancestry to account for odd hair or eye colors. His facade can slip up at times when he's exerting his demonic powers, generally causing the whites of his eyes to turn black, his blue irises to glow, and for his pupils to become white. If he really lets himself go, the demonic energy begins to coagulate over his head in a ring of dripping blue-black ichor.
Personality
To put it simply, Pyr is deeply curious and intrigued by all manner of life on earth - although it's not easy to tell at first. His default expression is completely blank, as if he were not thinking or feeling anything - it's incredibly rare for him to show anything on his face. This isn't to say that he doesn't experience emotions, he's just terrible at expressing them (Emote who? Not him!).
After one gets over his often intimidating stone-faced appearance, it becomes very apparent that Pyr is incredibly gentle and passive. He takes great care not to hurt others, and expresses earnest concern over them in his deep monotone if they should get injured. He most often observes those around him, quite happy to just watch all the various creatures go about their daily life. Children in particular seem to be a favorite - from their tantrums to their playing, he never grows tired of watching them. He seems to find all personal interaction with others to be very precious, and he tries very hard to do it "properly" - it often becomes apparent that he doesn't quite understand what that means though, and generally things turn out awkward thanks to his complete inability to properly convey emotion and follow general social norms.
Basically he is perpetually either confused or curious, while blank-faced the entire time.
Despite being almost entirely unflappable, with the world's strongest case of stoicism and a monotone that has never met inflection before, Pyr has a really, really, really long fuse on a really, really, really bad temper. It's VERY hard to bring out of him, but once you have, it's 0-to-100 in about three seconds. Protip - if he sweeps his bangs back against his head, you should probably get the hell out of dodge because that is the only outward indication that you've managed to piss him off.
Pyr has another interesting...trait. He has horrible "luck", which likes to manifest in bodily harm. Generally things are constantly falling on him, impaling him, exploding near him, etc. Being nearly indestructible however, Pyr seems to have gotten quite accustomed to this - his usual reaction is to just blink, and then continue on with his day. As one might expect, this causes those around him a great deal of surprise (and possible trouble) - though if you hang around him long enough, you'll grow used to it quite quickly due to the frequency of these accidents.
This "bad luck" is actually more of a curse, one that he chose to bear as a payment of sorts to be able to pass into this realm - he is not meant to exist here, and like a thorn in the side of reality, the world itself seeks to reject him.
Magic/Abilities
Superhuman strength - He's a demon, it's pretty standard fare. He takes great pains to keep his strength in check though, so that he does not accidentally hurt others or break things.
Superhuman speed - Again, demon, he can move faster than the eye can follow...if he really needs to, which he generally doesn't.
Nigh-indestructible body - He can be injured in a number of ways, but never mortally it would seem. It's as if his body has a 'damage threshold' and once that level is reached, his body rejects further harm. An example would be an explosion - he'd likely become burned, suffer shrapnel, and potentially even lose a few bits, but he would not be blown completely to pieces or die. He also begins to heal almost immediately, generally within seconds of the initial injury. His body will also reject all foreign objects, such as pellets or knives, and force them back out of his flesh as he heals.
Flames of hell - If he needs to use his powers, he generally just summons blue-black flames and turns everything around him into fine white ash. The flames are incredibly intense, far worse than any sort of flame one could find naturally or through most magic on earth.
Reflexes of a dead cow - It may just be due to the fact his body is basically death-proof, but the man does not know how to duck or get out of the way, despite his speed and strength. Throw something at his face and he'll...probably take it to the face, blink, and then ask why you did that.
Relationships
He sometimes ends up with a traveling companion, should they not mind traveling with a demon (and yes, he's quite upfront about that fact, even though he is careful to maintain a 'human' form). Unfortunately, if one travels with him for any length of time, his "bad luck" seems to rub off on them. Slowly but surely they will begin to experience all manner of mishaps and misfortunes, and it only grows steadily worse the longer they stay with Pyr. Eventually, if they do not leave him themselves, Pyr himself will disappear to spare them from reaching his level of "bad luck" - having a house collapse on you tends to be fatal to those with normal bodies.
Should he come across someone who is largely immune to his "luck", it would be quite the find! Pyr genuinely enjoys the company of others, and it would be quite welcome to have a companion he did not have to leave behind for worry of harming them inadvertently. Please come be friends with the walking brick walk, he can offer awkward hugs and cuddles!
For other sorts of relationships, Pyr is asexual but otherwise has no preferences regarding sex - though in deference to his carefully controlled strength he would rather be a more passive partner with anyone he was not entirely sure of being unable to hurt. He doesn't bother to manifest genitalia most of the time, though if he is going to be nude he'll default to traditionally 'male' - that said, his body is a construct and he can change it at will!
Romance is something he is (probably) capable of, but it's not a concept he fully understands due to the culture he comes from - and in a similar vein love has a different definition and weight for him. Of course this means he is fascinated by the many ways people of this world "love" one another and the relationships they form. Fall in love with him at your own risk - he'll most likely treat it like a school research project in his attempts to understand.
Also if anyone wants to try playing one of the other "Princes" from his realm, please hit me up for brainstorming!
History
Pyr is a demon from the recesses of hell, who has only recently come "topside" in this world for reasons entirely his own. His true name is hidden, and he is one of the Seven Princes of his realm - the most powerful once-angels who now rule over all other demons.
He refers to the other princes as his "brothers", and seems to hold some amount of respect for them. Other than that, he just worries one or more might come looking for him, and that they will not be as 'subtle' as he was when emerging in this realm - they would likely cause a great deal of destruction as collateral damage, unaware or uncaring for the fragility of the earth and its mortal creatures.
Still, he will maintain that he did not run and he is not hiding, so there's a good chance his brothers know where he went, if not why. Though he's very open about being a demon, it would be very difficult for anyone to learn who he really is, as he would rather his identity remain a secret.
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