Name: Cardamon Batavus, alternatively Cardamon van Oranje-Nassau
Age: 247
Birthday: March 23rd
Gender: The inner machinations of Cardamon's gender are an enigma. Answers to "he/him" pronouns.
Orientation: Panromantic Demisexual
Category: Citizen
College Major: Was an Art Major that specialized in sculpting
Appearance Description:
Cardamon's most striking feature would be his whole body, because it is entirely see through. He wears hoodies and pants to hide as much of himself as possible, but he can't hide the fact that its totally transparent.
He's not transparent in the sense that you can see all of his gooey organs under his oversized sweatshirts, but more like he's a statue made of glass, and is truly see-through. His skin his perfect and smooth, and his hair is very stiff--it's actually made of glass fibers that seem to grow and stop growing according to his will.
The only thing that can be seen inside of him is something that looks like a big black pulsating pearl, marred with small imperfections and cracks of varying sizes. This is Cardamon's "core", which also acts as his own "heart". It is special in that is is visible to everyone if he's not wearing a shirt, and his damage clear. Everything that makes Cardamon himself is stored within his core, and its the only part of him that always feels warm.
The other remarkable feature of him, is his bright, piercing eyes. They seem to glow in the dark.
Personality Description:
Despite being a gentle, incredibly fragile person both physically and emotionally, Cardamon wraps himself in several layers of snark. He is quick to poke holes in other people's logic in order to protect his own. His humor is somewhat mean, but he knows when its time to back off or even back down completely.
Due to his body being made of glass, Cardamon is incredibly cautious. He always walks on the inside of the sidewalk to minimize bumping into people, and he descends steps very carefully with his hands clutching the railing like a lifeline.
As part of being an Emotionlord, Cardamon feels all emotions exceptionally strongly. His happiness borders on euphoria, his anger is a blind fury, his sadness is a deep despondency. He feels every trace of emotion in every corner of his body. But the one emotion Cardamon feels the most is love.
Almost every friend Cardamon has ever made, he's had an earth-shaking crush on. In the heat of it he can't imagine himself without them, but after a month or even a week or two, the feelings fade and he's left wondering why he ever dreamed of kissing them.
If someone were to actually like him, though, his first instinct is to run away. He's seen the damage mishandled love has done to people, and he doesn't want to be any more damaged than he already is.
Powers:
Emotionlord — Things like breakups, disappointment, and grief leave scars and damage the emotional heart; the 'metaphysical' heart. Left untreated or unaddressed, these begin to negatively affect someone's ability to love and trust and care for others. Cardamon specializes in mending other people's metaphysical hearts.
The process requires temporarily separating someone from their emotional hearts. When done properly the connection to their emotions isn't lost, and they can always find their way back to their heart. The person is also able to 'feel' what Cardamon is doing to them, his touches and treatments tend to feel like a gradual betterment of mood and outlook until the heart is returned, where all the good feelings surge into them all at once and leaves them feeling almost euphorically good for a few days.
The process tends to leave residual feelings of yearning and affection towards him which will dissipate over time if the person decides not to act upon the emotions it leaves behind.
Heart Eyes — Can see the state of other people's metaphysical hearts if he can see either their face or the majority of their body.
Cursed — cursed to be made of glass. Power Nullification will temporarily break the curse, and he will very slowly start to die the longer the Curse is inactive.
To a degree, the curse is tied to Cardamon's own emotional state. The more uncomfortable and emotionally insecure he feels, the harder his body is, and the more it behaves glass. In this state, it will shatter if it comes in contact with anything hard. However, if he is happy and secure and safe, his body softens, making him harder to break, and also giving his body some color and texture, making him feel more human.
Biography:
-First son of William V Batavus of the House of Orange-Nassau, the ruling class of the Netherlands.
-Sent to America in 1784 as a dual measure to protect him from rising conflicts in France and the Netherlands at the time, and also to straighten him out for his eventual regency.
-Met an Emotionlord who took him as an apprentice, teaching him the art of Heartsmithing
-Eventually a wizard with an exceedingly damaged heart came into the store, and his mentor allowed him to tend to this customer.
-Cardamon successfully mended his heart.
-The wizard was driven crazy with his tender touch when mending his heart
-The wizard followed and harassed the young prince until finally attacking him one night and ripping his still beating heart from his chest and preserving it like a trophy.
-Seeing Cardamon dying the wizard decided that he too must be preserved.
-Turned him into glass to preserve his pretty face forever
-Word of Cardamon's death reached his family in 1795. His father passed away six years later, and his younger brother went on to become the first King of the Netherlands.
Additional Information:
Age: 247
Birthday: March 23rd
Gender: The inner machinations of Cardamon's gender are an enigma. Answers to "he/him" pronouns.
Orientation: Panromantic Demisexual
Category: Citizen
College Major: Was an Art Major that specialized in sculpting
Appearance Description:
Cardamon's most striking feature would be his whole body, because it is entirely see through. He wears hoodies and pants to hide as much of himself as possible, but he can't hide the fact that its totally transparent.
He's not transparent in the sense that you can see all of his gooey organs under his oversized sweatshirts, but more like he's a statue made of glass, and is truly see-through. His skin his perfect and smooth, and his hair is very stiff--it's actually made of glass fibers that seem to grow and stop growing according to his will.
The only thing that can be seen inside of him is something that looks like a big black pulsating pearl, marred with small imperfections and cracks of varying sizes. This is Cardamon's "core", which also acts as his own "heart". It is special in that is is visible to everyone if he's not wearing a shirt, and his damage clear. Everything that makes Cardamon himself is stored within his core, and its the only part of him that always feels warm.
The other remarkable feature of him, is his bright, piercing eyes. They seem to glow in the dark.
Personality Description:
Despite being a gentle, incredibly fragile person both physically and emotionally, Cardamon wraps himself in several layers of snark. He is quick to poke holes in other people's logic in order to protect his own. His humor is somewhat mean, but he knows when its time to back off or even back down completely.
Due to his body being made of glass, Cardamon is incredibly cautious. He always walks on the inside of the sidewalk to minimize bumping into people, and he descends steps very carefully with his hands clutching the railing like a lifeline.
As part of being an Emotionlord, Cardamon feels all emotions exceptionally strongly. His happiness borders on euphoria, his anger is a blind fury, his sadness is a deep despondency. He feels every trace of emotion in every corner of his body. But the one emotion Cardamon feels the most is love.
Almost every friend Cardamon has ever made, he's had an earth-shaking crush on. In the heat of it he can't imagine himself without them, but after a month or even a week or two, the feelings fade and he's left wondering why he ever dreamed of kissing them.
If someone were to actually like him, though, his first instinct is to run away. He's seen the damage mishandled love has done to people, and he doesn't want to be any more damaged than he already is.
Powers:
Emotionlord — Things like breakups, disappointment, and grief leave scars and damage the emotional heart; the 'metaphysical' heart. Left untreated or unaddressed, these begin to negatively affect someone's ability to love and trust and care for others. Cardamon specializes in mending other people's metaphysical hearts.
The process requires temporarily separating someone from their emotional hearts. When done properly the connection to their emotions isn't lost, and they can always find their way back to their heart. The person is also able to 'feel' what Cardamon is doing to them, his touches and treatments tend to feel like a gradual betterment of mood and outlook until the heart is returned, where all the good feelings surge into them all at once and leaves them feeling almost euphorically good for a few days.
The process tends to leave residual feelings of yearning and affection towards him which will dissipate over time if the person decides not to act upon the emotions it leaves behind.
Heart Eyes — Can see the state of other people's metaphysical hearts if he can see either their face or the majority of their body.
Cursed — cursed to be made of glass. Power Nullification will temporarily break the curse, and he will very slowly start to die the longer the Curse is inactive.
To a degree, the curse is tied to Cardamon's own emotional state. The more uncomfortable and emotionally insecure he feels, the harder his body is, and the more it behaves glass. In this state, it will shatter if it comes in contact with anything hard. However, if he is happy and secure and safe, his body softens, making him harder to break, and also giving his body some color and texture, making him feel more human.
Biography:
-First son of William V Batavus of the House of Orange-Nassau, the ruling class of the Netherlands.
-Sent to America in 1784 as a dual measure to protect him from rising conflicts in France and the Netherlands at the time, and also to straighten him out for his eventual regency.
-Met an Emotionlord who took him as an apprentice, teaching him the art of Heartsmithing
-Eventually a wizard with an exceedingly damaged heart came into the store, and his mentor allowed him to tend to this customer.
-Cardamon successfully mended his heart.
-The wizard was driven crazy with his tender touch when mending his heart
-The wizard followed and harassed the young prince until finally attacking him one night and ripping his still beating heart from his chest and preserving it like a trophy.
-Seeing Cardamon dying the wizard decided that he too must be preserved.
-Turned him into glass to preserve his pretty face forever
-Word of Cardamon's death reached his family in 1795. His father passed away six years later, and his younger brother went on to become the first King of the Netherlands.
Additional Information:
