______________QUICK STATS
Name Lorcan Dempsey
Age 29
Gender Male
Species Human
Ethnicity Connlaothian
Height 6' 4"
Occupation Mordecai
Residence Connlaoth
______________IN-DEPTH STUFF
Physical Description
Lorcan is a man in his prime with youthful looks and strength. He does not have a bodybuilder's hulking body but he does have muscle definition. There is not an ounce of fat on his body. His hands are callused and scarred from years of swordwork. He also bares various other scars all over his body but the most noticeable ones are the two on his face.
There is a pale notch in his left eyebrow and directly below his left eye down to the middle of his cheek. While faint and thin this scar was given to him in a knife fight with a particularly vindictive Mage intent upon gouging his eye out. Lorcan is forever grateful he missed. His other facial scar is a small one on the left corner of his mouth. This one was earned during a drunken brawl that he was trying to diffuse.
His only other distinguishing body feature is an intricately designed tattoo (http://tattoodesignsidea.com/tribal-tattoos-meanings/tribal-arm-tattoos/) that he has on his left arm. It starts on the left side of his neck and runs down his arm to about his wrist. Part of it also marks his shoulder blade and the front of his shoulder, above his pectoral muscle. Lorcan likes to keep this tattoo hidden most of the time, although he is not ashamed of it. He had it done one night when he was drunk and still mourning his parents' deaths.
He keeps his dark blond hair short in a crew cut and shaves his facial hair as best as he can although the inevitable blond peach fuzz is unavoidable on long tours away from the barracks. His eyes are very dark brown in color and have a piercing quality about them when Lorcan is unhappy or displeased.
Lorcan (http://eventrue.deviantart.com/art/Dusk-301675459)
By: Eve Ventrue
Personality
This Mordecai is well-suited for his duties. Lorcan is both loyal and honorable. He is not excessive in his tasks, doing what is necessary to keep the peace and never more. His family's teachings have led him to be indifferent towards magic-holders. However, over a decade of work as a Mordecai has left him feeling a mix of disgust and pity towards those that break the law and use their magic.
Yet, while firm and commanding in the line of duty, Lorcan is fun-loving and kindhearted. He loves a good night out drinking and gambling with his fellow soldiers. But, he also enjoys his peace as much as his socializing. The soldier is a lover of beautiful things, no matter how simple. Lorcan has a real softspot for children especially and is a good mentor and role-model to the young ones.
The only thing Lorcan does not talk about is his family. He will defend his little brother Luke before his men but he will not bring the boy up in conversation. There is a mixture of guilt and resentment that Lorcan feels towards his brother on bad days and so tries to make up for it as much as he can on better days.
Magic/Abilities
~Mordecaism
~Swordsman
~Knowledgeable about metal strengths
Relationships
~Little Brother: Luke
History
Lorcan Dempsey was born the eldest son of two. His younger brother, Luke, was born not long after his starting Mordecai training at the age of eighteen. Life was good growing up; Lorcan had no complaints. His parents were loving individuals who taught him the upstanding values and qualities he carries throughout his life now.
While they were always very proud of their eldest son's career choice, they made sure to stress the importance of not losing oneself in a cause. Wrong or not, evil or not, a person is a person. Mages are sick individuals who should be helped, not treated like vermin. The wrongs that some commit cannot always be helped. For Lorcan it has always been a challenging lesson, but one he has worked very hard to uphold as well.
Sadly tragedy struck the Dempsey family when a fire from the family forge burnt down the family home, taking the lives of the Dempsey parents. That night at the age of twenty, Lorcan became both an orphan and a father to his then two year old baby brother. The child had been saved from the smoke and flames by their father moments before the roof caved in on mother and father both.
Since then, Lorcan has juggled the tasks of raising his little brother alongside of trying to rise in the ranks of the Mordecai. Up until recently Luke had been his elder brother's constant shadow, hanging on his every word and assisting in any way he could. Now however he is working as a stable boy in the barracks, lessening the strain on them both to explain Luke's puppy-like presence.
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