Raphame "Rafe" Draganarakta

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“Begin somewhere. You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.” ― Liz Smith
NAME: Raphame Brynn Draganarakta
PRONUNCIATION: Rah-fame Bah-rin Dragon-na-rak-ta
NICKNAMES: Rafe
AGE: 473; physically appears mid-twenties
BIRTHDAY: August 14th
GENDER: Male
HAIR: White
EYES: Red
HEIGHT: 6'2"
WEIGHT: 180 lbs
BUILD: Statuesque

SEXUALITY: Pansexual/romantic
OCCUPATION: Personal Guard of Draganarakta Clan/Teacher
GRADE: 7th - College
CATEGORY: NPC
CLASS: Combat Training; Combat Strategy
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Draganarakta mansion

RACE: Dragon
RACE SUB-CLASS: Blood Dragon
Appearance;

“A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.” ― Joseph Hall


Rafe is a tall man, standing at a striking six-foot-two with a toned body enhanced through long hours of vigorous training. If his height weren't an indication of his race and heritage, his off-white hair, and scarlet eyes would be. Raphame is among the Draganarakta clan, a prestigious family of Dragons, and that brings him no small amount of pride. Raphame walks with the grace and confidence of royalty, even if he's not in the line of succession.

Rafe's facial shape is angular; his chin is sharp, and his jaw is only defined enough to give age to his face. His eyes are angled upward, and almond shaped matched with his soft smirking, makes him come off crafty. However, soft lips, a confident smile, silky hair, and a rosiness to his upper cheeks have Rafe creating the illusion of prince charming when he's anything but.

His usual style involves a mixture of warm and cool colors, along with cold metals and silken capelets. Among his favorite colors are silver, black, golden, red, and plum. His armor is on the bulkier side and has plenty of sharp edges to give it the illusion of oversized dragon scales. Raphame's gauntlets are sharp and slightly clawed at the fingers, meant to showcase his status, though his are much smaller than those of the royal line. Below his armor, Raphame tends to wear dark gray or black bodysuits.
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Rafe's dragon form is lithe and long, lacking the bulk of other dragons. While in his dragon form, Raphame is the size of a two-story home. Like in his human form, Raphame's face is angular, and his eyes are slanted and red. He is primarily colored black, with an underbelly and head of red the same color as his eyes.

While most of his body is made up of smooth scales, there are patches of risen scales all over his body, and each of them is colored a bright red. Specifically at his shoulders and the back of his head are a series of hard, jutting bone-like structures. These structures travel his spine and gather at each notch.

The membrane of Raphame's wings is also red, though the fingers and thumbs are black like the rest of him. At the end of each finger is a sharp claw, the same color as the membrane.
Personality;

“Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.” ― Brandon Sanderson, Steelheart

Raphame is a warrior at heart, and as such is better with actions than words. Honor is important to him, so he upholds it at all times. While he's a kind guy (for the most part), he keeps himself from getting distracted or emotionally connected to those around him. He never knows when he'll have to take someone down.

Despite his courtesy, Raphame's image is everything to him. How far he'll go to keep himself in good standing with his clan leads to some interesting life choices. Rafe won't openly interact with people who he thinks will ruin his reputation, leading him to ignore people in public who he may have gotten along with in private. Rafe's personality in private is much different than it is in public.

He does have a big heart, which is why he keeps himself so emotionally distant from the people around him. He can't make friends, or he'll see those he destroys as people and that would kill him inside.

While in public, Raphame plays the part of a high-class gentleman. Polite, reserved, and calm. Behind his courtesy, is a biting criticism that he directs to anyone he feels deserves it. Rafe can't stand those who pick on the weak.

In private, he's much more passionate. He finds interest in other cultures and the local politics. He enjoys strategy and discussing past events. Raphame much more relaxed during one on one conversations than he is at parties. He's more prone to laughter and smiling, and more likely to voice a genuine opinion.
Powers;

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

BLOOD EMPOWERMENT Blood is like both a drug and medicine to Raphame. When consuming blood, he is given a bout of energy but when coming off that high, he is sick and irritable. Prone to bloodlust.

Blood Healing: Each mouthful of blood heals Raphame, little by little. This works best when using the blood of people who aren't his family or part of his bloodline. The healthier the blood is, the better, people with blood diseases and unhealthy eating habits tend to be less efficient at healing. It is better for Rafe when he drinks blood directly from people, though that is a matter of preference rather than a direct obstacle.

While Raphame can drink from his bloodline or himself to minorly heal himself, he needs three times as much blood to equal the healing factor of a mouthful of anyone else's blood.

Blood Enhancement: After drinking blood, Raphame feels energized as if he's just had a really good sleep or a surge of caffeine. For up to three hours after he drinks one pint of blood, Rafe's strength, stamina, and endurance are doubled. The downside of this is, as it was, the coming down. He's slow to react, tired, and irritable. His bloodlust is at an all-time high and if he's exerted enough strength throughout the day he gets a migraine.
SPECIES ABILITIES Being a dragon, Rafe can switch between his draconic form and his humanoid one. He has enhanced strength and senses like any dragon. Being a blood dragon, Raphame grows stronger the more pain is inflicted on him. However, this comes with a strong bloodlust so common among his clan. This curse brings a whole new level to blood boiling rage; Rafe is not only incredibly easy to provoke but has the tendency to seek out fights and people to hurt when angered.

The more damage inflicted on Raphame, the more power he receives. He's essentially a tank with the ability to power and gains strength through pain until he either passes out or he calms down.

As a dragon, he also is capable of flight when in his draconic form.
WEAKNESSES Blood Addiction: Blood is a drug to Raphame, literally. It's stronger than heroin to his body. He's completely and utterly addicted to it and the power it gives him. Without regular consumptions of other people's blood, Rafe goes through withdrawals including headaches, irritability, vomiting, sickness, fever, and more. Because his powers and his whole being revolve around blood, he will never beat this. Never. This is a neverending hell. The highs are great, but the lows are ten times worse.

Blood Lust: Easily angered and with bloodlust to the extreme, Raphame struggles to control himself when even in the presence of a fight. Anger (or simple irritation) makes it nearly impossible for him not to hurt someone. When in a state of bloodlust his eyes illuminate, and he's prone to attack first and ask questions later. He's nearly incapable of coming up with plans or thinking things through.

This Won't Do: Raphame's taste in blood is very particular. His bloodline doesn't quench him or empower him the way other blood does, and blood diseases and unhealthy eating habits make a notable difference between Rafe's becoming empowered or becoming sick. Despite his abilities revolving around blood, he has no defense against bloodborne illnesses or anything of that sort.
Biography;

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

The Draganarakta clan is a royal family of pure blood dragons. Raphame wasn't high in the line of succession; he was born the third child to his parents, and more importantly to a father who had been born low in the line of inheritance.

He was raised well and wealthy; Rafe was taught about proper etiquette and trained in the arts of war. His off-time was spent reading and learning the finer points of warfare. He was to be trained as a great warrior and would bring honor to his family and in turn his clan through actions rather than words; his inherent bloodlust was a significant help in this part of his life. By adulthood, Raphame was a master swordsman and on his way to becoming a high ranked army commander. His ambition was on the rise.

It took him years, human lifespans before he ranked high enough in the Draganarakta army for any his comfort. But still, Raphame wanted more. He wanted to be near the royal family. He wanted to interact with them. He wanted to be important.

He met the royal family several times as a child, but his interactions with them were fleeting. So when Aricia lost control and murdered her grandfather and another noble dragon, Rafe had only the rumors as an explanation.

Things didn't go back to normal, not quite, but they continued. After Aricia's technical exile, Raphame continued his work and rose through the ranks until he was noted for his combat finesse. In that time, he was appointed one of Alaric's personal guards right before the heir traveled to Manta Carlos. Raphame went with him, charged with keeping Alaric safe and his honor upheld.
SPECIAL ITEMS;

“Some must be warriors, that others may live in peace. ” ― Mercedes Lackey, Exile's Honor
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